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So proud of you Nikki!!

FYI to all, Louis's cousin is posting these updates on Louis's newsletter site if you would like to check for future updates. I didn't want to post the link without moderator approval just in case it was against the rules.

Please keep Louis Meadows in your thoughts & prayers. Louis is a great friend to, and can be considered THE authority on, Kentucky Girls Basketball. I am copying the updates from a member of Louis's family. Wishing Louis a speedy recovery & hope to see him home & at court side soon! On a personal note, Louis was incredibly supportive of my daughter throughout her HS career. He always told her to keep her head up & battle through her injuries. He said she would get where she wanted to go by doing so...Louis obviously knows about that. He is an inspiration to us all. Tues,10/6 Louis Meadows underwent extensive cancer surgery today Oct.6th, at 12:30 Pm. He was in surgery for roughly six hours. Without going into specific details, the surgery went essentially the way Louis thought and had said that it would. The Doctors also did exploratory surgery and could find no other trace of cancer outside the areas that we already knew about. We are hopeful that he might be able to retain most of his colon, but will not know for sure until today's surgery heals. Louis will be in ICU until possibly Friday at Good Samaritan Hospital http://www.trihealth.com/GSH/gsh_index.aspx in Cincinnati. The doctor seemed extremely pleased at the outcome of today's surgery. I will update as more information becomes available. Please keep Louis in your thoughts and prayers. Jim Curran Louis Meadow's cousin Wed, 10/7 Greetings; Louis had to undergo another surgery today. Apparently the tubes leading from his kidneys to his Catheter got tangled up with his intestines, making the tubes too short to reach the Catheter. And thereby creating a renal leakage into his system. This was not good. So the Doctors had to go back in and straighten out the intestines to allow the tubes to reach their objective. I have to say that I was concerned there for awhile. I've heard horror stories about Renal Shock and didn't want to go there. His sister(Pat) was returning to Cincinnati anyway to see him this afternoon. She just left a few hours early due to the crisis. Anyway, it all appeared resolved by early afternoon Right now, Louis is still heavily sedated in ICU until tomorrow at some time. Hopefully tonight and tomorrow are much less eventful. Again, please keep Louis in your thoughts and Prayers His Cousin Jim Thurs, 10/8 Greetings; I just got home from seeing Louis in the hospital. And doing so, something occurred to me that I need to pass on to all... Louis has always kept very strange hours compared to most of us. It's not unusual for him to go to bed at 3 or 4 PM and sleep till midnight. I am certain that he is having difficulties with this sleep habit being in the hospital. It's hard enough for those of us who maintain normal hours staying in the hospital. So, if you could, if anyone plans on visiting or calling him, I would suggest doing it early in the day, keeping it brief, and respecting his habits. Unfortunately tonight I was guilty of committing the cardinal sin which I mention. I'm going to try not to let it happen again. As to my visit; He is still in ICU, looks rather frail and tired. They expect him to be there for at least a week and probably a bit more. Of course he's not on solid foods or even liquids as of yet. He's had a lot of work done. I will keep you posted as things further progress. Keep Louis in your thoughts and Prayers His Cousin Jim

Glad to hear Kevin Skinner made it! My husband won't give up the TV for me to see the results. :irked: There is just something special about Kevin. Makes me tear up every time!

Farrah & Michael...huge icons of my generation. I had the Farrah haircut, all the MJ albums, danced like a fool trying to imitate MJ, we had the glove, the socks & the jacket...it may sound strange but yesterday, my generation realized that we have grown up.

I didn't mean anything directly toward Hill or Gallatin in particular. I was just thinking about summer ball in general & how players not participating for one reason or another can make for interesting contests between schools.

I think having players missing this time of year for vacations, etc is sometimes a good thing for a team. You have opportunities to try combinations of players that you typically would not if all are present, especially a starter.

He was a boys coach at Grant Co High, not girls. He was however present at many girls games in the stands & very supportive of both programs. I believe that Grant's loss is most definitely Bishop Brossart's gain.

:thumb: Congrats!

Quote from Grant County News article this week regarding Gorby's commitment: Wilmington coach Jerry Scheve believes the battles that Gorby has gone through, on and off the court, have made her a better player and she has a strong future with Wilmington. “Candace is an outstanding student-athlete who has the potential to do very well in our program,” Scheve said. “As a point guard, she knows how to run a basketball team and she will fit in well with our system of play. She is a competitor who has had to overcome a lot of adversity and that will make her a better player in the long run.” The entire article: http://www.grantky.com/cgi-bin/c2.cgi?195+article+Sports+20090513121843195195011

To clarify regarding Gorby after a few PM's! Candace played her entire Senior season with no ACL. She had torn her ACL midway through her junior season, had surgery & was back on the soccer field for her senior year at 100%. She planted her foot in a low spot in the field & tore her ACL again. For her, the second tear was bad luck, seemingly unrelated to the first injury. She chose to play basketball braced with no ACL (with her surgeon's OK!) & waited to have surgery after her senior basketball season. She has had her knee repaired & is on the way back to a full recovery, preparing to take to the court in Wilmington this fall!

Congrats to both!:thumb:

Candace Gorby committed to Wilmington College in a ceremony held at Grant County High School May 6 and will be playing for Coach Jerry Scheve's Lady Quakers next season. Congrats to Candace! GCHS folks are so very proud & wish you luck as you continue your education at Wilmington. A great student with an amazing work ethic, the fortitude & determination you showed as you committed to play for the Lady Braves your senior season despite your knee injury was nothing short of amazing. There is no doubt that your best is yet to come! :dancingpa

Congrats to Katie!

Congrats to both girls & their family!! I am thrilled & so very proud of them! :dancingpa