Southeast High School Class of '94 Reunion
Please don't forget to RSVP for the football game. We have 12 people signed up so far. One thing to note ... the tickets for the game are $6 each. The newsletters that were sent out say the tickets are $7 each. Make sure you ask to buy a ticket from the "Class of '94" section when you are at the ticket booth. Only four more weeks until we meet again ... hope to see you there!
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Monday, September 11, 2006
Homecoming Football Game
Postcards (for homecoming game) and newsletters are going out in the mail this week. If we have your address you will get one. Gretchen called the school and they are going to reserve seats for us for the game. We need to get a headcount for them. I know this will be difficult to do but we will also reserve a few extra for people that hear about it at the last minute. Please help us spread the word. And remember, send me (Celena) updates for this blog. Thanks.
Join Us!
Southeast Homecoming Game
Oct 20th @ 6:30pm
Why wait ‘til the reunion to see your old friends. We are planning a pre-reunion get together. The plan is to meet before the game to mingle. The deadline to reserve your tickets is Monday, Oct 16th. So dust off your tomahawks, practice your war chant, and look for the C/O ’94 Banner. Hope to see you there.
Contact us at:
sehsclassof94@hotmail.com or
www.southeasthighclassof94.blogspot.com
Join Us!
Southeast Homecoming Game
Oct 20th @ 6:30pm
Why wait ‘til the reunion to see your old friends. We are planning a pre-reunion get together. The plan is to meet before the game to mingle. The deadline to reserve your tickets is Monday, Oct 16th. So dust off your tomahawks, practice your war chant, and look for the C/O ’94 Banner. Hope to see you there.
Contact us at:
sehsclassof94@hotmail.com or
www.southeasthighclassof94.blogspot.com
An update from Rodney Massengale
On 1/25/06, my wife, Jamie, gave birth to our first child. Jamie had zero complications and other than the constant morning sickness, had a routine pregnancy. Olivia Rae was born at 6:50AM at Lakewood Ranch Women's Center and weighed in at 3lbs 9oz. Yeah, even the OB was surprised. They decided to transfer Olivia to All Children's that afternoon for precautionary reasons and to see if they could figure out why she was so small. We were told that sometimes they are just small.
On 1/27/06, an echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) was completed and Olivia was diagnosed with a Congenital Heart Defect called Truncus> Arteriosus along with a Ventricle Septal Defect (VSD) or more commonly known as "a hole in the heart." In a nutshell, your heart has a pulmonary & aorta artery leaving the top of the heart that takes blood to the lungs (pulmonary) & the body (aorta). This artery starts as one, and then splits around 8 weeks gestation. Olivia's never split. She had 1 "trunk" artery leaving the heart and then it split into the aorta & pulmonary. This caused blood that should go to the body, to go to the lungs and vice versa. Because of her lack of size, they wanted to wait as long as possible for her to gain weight before they repaired the defect.
After the heart diagnosis, they started numerous genetics testing. A week later, Olivia was diagnosed with DiGeorge Syndrome. This is a partial deletion of the 22nd Chromosome. This answered a lot of questions, her size, the heart, she has a low immune system, and her body does not produce calcium and numerous other issues that won't show themselves until she is older, like learning disabilities and behavioral problems. There are over 180 different issues that are associated with DiGeorge and varying degrees of each issue. No two DiGeorge kids are the same, so they cannot tell us what obstacles Olivia will encounter in the future.
On 3/7/06, weighing just less than 5lbs, Olivia had her first open heart surgery. Walking Olivia from the ICU to the operation room holding area has been the longest & shortest walk in our lives. I looked down at her and she had the look of fear, even though she had no idea what was about to happen to her. It is something that no parent should ever have to do. I would not wish that on my worst enemy. Then we had to walk out of that room with the fear that she may not be here much longer. The surgery consisted of disconnecting the pulmonary artery from the "trunk" and re-routing it to the left ventricle using a vein homograft. In addition, they patched the VSD. Olivia spent the next few weeks in Cardiovascular ICU recovering from the surgery and getting bigger.
On 3/30/06, after 64 days of ICU life, we left the hospital for the first time with Olivia. She weighed just less than 6lbs. She was on 10 different medications, she had to eat every 3 hours, no matter what and she came home with a feeding tube to assist us in her eating. Because of the heart issues and somewhat because of the syndrome, she did not have the stamina, or strength to eat a full bottle (which was only 2 oz) so we use a feeding tube to give her the rest.
As I write this, Olivia is 7 months old, weighs 10lbs 12oz and is thriving at home. We have a home nurse that comes by twice a week; she regularly sees a cardiologist, immunologist, endocrinologist, pediatrician, ophthalmologist, Geneticists, in addition to occupational, speech and physical therapists. She is starting to stand if you hold her hands and even talks to you if you let her. She definitely has a personality and is proud of it. She will need additional heart surgeries, we just don't know when. It could be next year, it could be several years. Only time will tell. Each day is an adventure with new discoveries and new fears.
You can read Olivia's entire story and see pictures of her at her own website. www.oliviarae.net
Rodney Masengale
On 1/27/06, an echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) was completed and Olivia was diagnosed with a Congenital Heart Defect called Truncus> Arteriosus along with a Ventricle Septal Defect (VSD) or more commonly known as "a hole in the heart." In a nutshell, your heart has a pulmonary & aorta artery leaving the top of the heart that takes blood to the lungs (pulmonary) & the body (aorta). This artery starts as one, and then splits around 8 weeks gestation. Olivia's never split. She had 1 "trunk" artery leaving the heart and then it split into the aorta & pulmonary. This caused blood that should go to the body, to go to the lungs and vice versa. Because of her lack of size, they wanted to wait as long as possible for her to gain weight before they repaired the defect.
After the heart diagnosis, they started numerous genetics testing. A week later, Olivia was diagnosed with DiGeorge Syndrome. This is a partial deletion of the 22nd Chromosome. This answered a lot of questions, her size, the heart, she has a low immune system, and her body does not produce calcium and numerous other issues that won't show themselves until she is older, like learning disabilities and behavioral problems. There are over 180 different issues that are associated with DiGeorge and varying degrees of each issue. No two DiGeorge kids are the same, so they cannot tell us what obstacles Olivia will encounter in the future.
On 3/7/06, weighing just less than 5lbs, Olivia had her first open heart surgery. Walking Olivia from the ICU to the operation room holding area has been the longest & shortest walk in our lives. I looked down at her and she had the look of fear, even though she had no idea what was about to happen to her. It is something that no parent should ever have to do. I would not wish that on my worst enemy. Then we had to walk out of that room with the fear that she may not be here much longer. The surgery consisted of disconnecting the pulmonary artery from the "trunk" and re-routing it to the left ventricle using a vein homograft. In addition, they patched the VSD. Olivia spent the next few weeks in Cardiovascular ICU recovering from the surgery and getting bigger.
On 3/30/06, after 64 days of ICU life, we left the hospital for the first time with Olivia. She weighed just less than 6lbs. She was on 10 different medications, she had to eat every 3 hours, no matter what and she came home with a feeding tube to assist us in her eating. Because of the heart issues and somewhat because of the syndrome, she did not have the stamina, or strength to eat a full bottle (which was only 2 oz) so we use a feeding tube to give her the rest.
As I write this, Olivia is 7 months old, weighs 10lbs 12oz and is thriving at home. We have a home nurse that comes by twice a week; she regularly sees a cardiologist, immunologist, endocrinologist, pediatrician, ophthalmologist, Geneticists, in addition to occupational, speech and physical therapists. She is starting to stand if you hold her hands and even talks to you if you let her. She definitely has a personality and is proud of it. She will need additional heart surgeries, we just don't know when. It could be next year, it could be several years. Only time will tell. Each day is an adventure with new discoveries and new fears.
You can read Olivia's entire story and see pictures of her at her own website. www.oliviarae.net
Rodney Masengale
Thursday, September 07, 2006
We have a date ... well maybe
We're looking at the weekend of July 4th, 2009 for our 15 year reunion. Here's a run down of our ideas so far:
Friday Night - Cocktails/Ice Breaker at a restaraunt or bar on the beach
Saturday - Tour SEHS, have band boosters sell us lunch
Saturday Night - Party ... dinner, dancing, drinks, maybe semi-formal or business casual
Sunday - BBQ/picnic at a park or the beach
Thanks,
Your Reunion Committee
Friday Night - Cocktails/Ice Breaker at a restaraunt or bar on the beach
Saturday - Tour SEHS, have band boosters sell us lunch
Saturday Night - Party ... dinner, dancing, drinks, maybe semi-formal or business casual
Sunday - BBQ/picnic at a park or the beach
We are still three years away from this so there is plenty of time to come up with better ideas. If you have some, please let us know. We are trying to plan this so it is not very expensive because we would like everyone to be able to attend. We've looked at some dinner cruises and they are expensive and don't hold all that many people. We just want to find a decent place where we can eat, drink and be merry. If you have any ideas, again, please let us know. Also, we need committee members who are willing to help. Please email us or post a comment to this post if you want to join us. The more the merrier!
We are also planning to have informal get-togethers at least twice a year leading up to the reunion. Don't forget about the homecoming game October 20th. Meet in the stands at 6:30 to mingle before the game. Maybe we'll all go out after the game. Look for the "class of '94" banner.
Thanks,
Your Reunion Committee
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