Here is a photo Dick took earlier this summer. They are dining at The Old Log Cabin, near Scandia, MN.

Dear All: Here is a message from Dick, describing the events of August 28.
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On Monday morning, Roberta arrived for surgery at Regions hospital in St. Paul at 5:30 AM. Surgery began at 8:15 and was complete at about 4:00 PM. Her surgeon was very satisfied, and reported that everything went exactly a s planned.

Monday evening at about 5:30 Walt and sons Dick and Steve were able to visit her for a few minutes in the Surgical ICU. She was awake, breathing on her own, and looked good. Though groggy from the pain medications, she was aware and could talk.

Tuesday morning we visited just before lunch time. She was in a great deal of pain, but they were giving her some different medications and within about an hour she was doing much better.

Expectations are that she'll be in the hospital for a couple of weeks, and then be able to move to a convalescent home for the remainder of the recovery.

She does not have a phone in the SICU and can't take calls as of yet. Once she's on a ward (a few days) you could call the hospital directly to speak with her.

D