December Update
December 24, 2009
December update:
Wow, it’s Dec. 24, 2009 where did the month go. This month I finished the fall semester and I was relieved that it’s over and I get a winter break before a new semester in January. Today I am sitting down at my parent’s kitchen table as I write my Dad is preparing a nice big pot of menudo for later tonight. I am waiting for the sun to set so I can light the homemade luminarias. My older sister and brother are in town for Christmas.
The week after Thanksgiving we got hit with a snow storm, here are excerpts from Facebook:
Current conditions as of 6:30 am IN San Elizario Tx. Light Snow Shower (more like a mixture of rain and snow) feels like: 32 °F Barometer: 29.47 in and rising Humidity: 100% Visibility: 1.55 mi Dew point: 32 °F Wind: NNW 1 mph Sunrise: 7:52 am Sunset: 4:35 pm
November 30 at 10:36am
Christina Sanchez
Lots of snow in Horizon! It's not even raining here anymore
November 30 at 12:00pm
Minerva Cheatum
Yes, it snowed down here, but now it is just "slush". No more snow. Maybe later tonight it will snow again. It's just a cold front "passing through". Wish it would hurry and move on its way. By the way beautiful picture.
December 1 at 7:42am
Current conditions as of 7:20 am MST (In San Elizario Tx.) Cloudy Feels Like: 32 °F Barometer: 29.9 in Humidity: 55% Visibility: 6 mi Dew point: 18 °F Wind: CALM Sunrise: 6:47 am Sunset: 5:01 pm (snow on the ground is turning to slug very slippery.)
Ok. It’s more snow sticking on my deck and stair case. Just when I was getting comfortable walking up-and down without skating. Maybe I'll just get an inner tube and slide of the deck maybe a faster and safer trip. I will wait until the am. to see how it looks.
December 5 at 5:24pm
I just got home a little while ago. I had a very spiritual and emotional day today. I experienced a lot of positive energy, and mixed emotions. We had a day of dancing a good group of dancers (Danza).
This has been a very emotional last few months after the news that one of our dancers had lost her life to domestic valence as posted on lost month update. I got some more disturbing news that another of our dancers has become very ill and the doctors are unable to determine what is causing her body to shout down. One day she woke up and was unable to walk and her nervures system causes her body to experience seizures like symptoms.
Here is a copy of a messages I received from her mom:
My daughter Joyce Lynn (Poti) has had little or no improvement. I rushed her back to Providence ER on Wednesday for severe cramping 11/11/09 and she was seen by Dr Greg Howell, she was placed on another medication to relieve her cramping symptoms but is not feeling well at all, she has these episodes throughout the day, her whole body is hurting, she was released and referred to a neurologist, but her appointment is until the 30th of November. She cannot stand or walk at all. Please continue praying for her, God has to heal her. Prayer is powerful, please join me!
God bless you, and thank you.
Rose Vasquez
Sunday Nov. 15, 2009
She was admitted on Fri 13th and still needs to get an EEG tomorrow, MRI of the brain and lower spine came back normal. The doctor said she may go home Monday afternoon or evening. She still can't walk and loses her ability to speak when she has an episode and right after because her whole body cramps up. Will tell her you are praying for her, thanks.
Rose Vasquez
On December 5, 2009 we dance in honor of the Virgen de Guadalupe in Fabens Tx. @ a house we dance every year for the last ten years. I was emotional because we also remembered Salina, who had lost her life and was not there in person to dance with us as she had done for years. From a distance I saw a car approaching and Joyce was in the car. She had to be with us this day, she joined us and she was dancing from her wheel chair. She was in good sprites and tears were in her eyes because she could not use her legs. But those tears were also from joy of seen us and being around the danza again. (We are like a little family.) Joyce is like a niece to me I known her since she was born. I have known her parents for even longer, her dad and I rode or Harleys on road trips a few time. He has been recovering from an accident that he had last year. Now he has to go through all the medical expenses and emotional experiences again with his little girl. I am waiting for pictures that were taken that day when I receive them I will add here and update Joyce's condition. Please keep her in you prayers. Thank You.
December 12 at 9:11pm
I received a message from Minerva Cheatum a friend and mother of some of the learned of the danza. She wrote the following: Chee-ee broke 3 ribs, One pretty badly. She is home. Doctor gave her pain pills. She fell getting ready to go to the doctor. As I get more information, I will update it to you. Chee-ee is an elder from Isleta Pueblo in New Mexico, she is my extended family’s grandmother. She opened to heart and doors to her home and welcomed me to be part of her family a long time ago. Every time I travel to Isleta or north to Albuquerque I stop by and visit the family. I also heard from her grandson and she is doing better but still weak. She is also on thoughts and prayers daily.
December 19 at 7:02am
Dancing today @ the Tigua Indian Cultural Center — 305 Yaya Road, at Socorro Road east of the Ysleta Mission. Tonight is the Luminarias Festival/Posadas. The Mission Trail will glow with traditional Christmas luminarias for its 15th annual event. Around 30,000 luminarias will be lit at 6 p.m., lining Socorro Road down to San Elizario.
Today as we danced I was sadden not have Joyce join us. She has been in and out of the hospital for the last few weeks. It seems that she had more episodes of her body cramping up and the doctors still have to conclusive results of as to why this is happing. Her older sister Cindy did dance with us, she was my partner. But I could tell she was in deep prayers and had Joyce on her mind. As part of the danza tradition we gather around her and said a few prayers and ask the creator to her Joyce in the recovery process and to help the doctors find answers so they can help her. I ask that you also say a few prayers for Joyce and her family.
December update:
Wow, it’s Dec. 24, 2009 where did the month go. This month I finished the fall semester and I was relieved that it’s over and I get a winter break before a new semester in January. Today I am sitting down at my parent’s kitchen table as I write my Dad is preparing a nice big pot of menudo for later tonight. I am waiting for the sun to set so I can light the homemade luminarias. My older sister and brother are in town for Christmas.
The week after Thanksgiving we got hit with a snow storm, here are excerpts from Facebook:
November 30 at 6:41am
Current conditions as of 6:30 am IN San Elizario Tx. Light Snow Shower (more like a mixture of rain and snow) feels like: 32 °F Barometer: 29.47 in and rising Humidity: 100% Visibility: 1.55 mi Dew point: 32 °F Wind: NNW 1 mph Sunrise: 7:52 am Sunset: 4:35 pm
November 30 at 10:36am
Christina Sanchez
Lots of snow in Horizon! It's not even raining here anymore
November 30 at 12:00pm
Minerva Cheatum
Yes, it snowed down here, but now it is just "slush". No more snow. Maybe later tonight it will snow again. It's just a cold front "passing through". Wish it would hurry and move on its way. By the way beautiful picture.
Current conditions as of 7:20 am MST (In San Elizario Tx.) Cloudy Feels Like: 32 °F Barometer: 29.9 in Humidity: 55% Visibility: 6 mi Dew point: 18 °F Wind: CALM Sunrise: 6:47 am Sunset: 5:01 pm (snow on the ground is turning to slug very slippery.)
December 3 at 9:20pm
Ok. It’s more snow sticking on my deck and stair case. Just when I was getting comfortable walking up-and down without skating. Maybe I'll just get an inner tube and slide of the deck maybe a faster and safer trip. I will wait until the am. to see how it looks.
December 5 at 5:24pm
I just got home a little while ago. I had a very spiritual and emotional day today. I experienced a lot of positive energy, and mixed emotions. We had a day of dancing a good group of dancers (Danza).
Joyce Vasquez August 10, 2005
Here is a copy of a messages I received from her mom:
My daughter Joyce Lynn (Poti) has had little or no improvement. I rushed her back to Providence ER on Wednesday for severe cramping 11/11/09 and she was seen by Dr Greg Howell, she was placed on another medication to relieve her cramping symptoms but is not feeling well at all, she has these episodes throughout the day, her whole body is hurting, she was released and referred to a neurologist, but her appointment is until the 30th of November. She cannot stand or walk at all. Please continue praying for her, God has to heal her. Prayer is powerful, please join me!
God bless you, and thank you.
Rose Vasquez
Sunday Nov. 15, 2009
She was admitted on Fri 13th and still needs to get an EEG tomorrow, MRI of the brain and lower spine came back normal. The doctor said she may go home Monday afternoon or evening. She still can't walk and loses her ability to speak when she has an episode and right after because her whole body cramps up. Will tell her you are praying for her, thanks.
Rose Vasquez
On December 5, 2009 we dance in honor of the Virgen de Guadalupe in Fabens Tx. @ a house we dance every year for the last ten years. I was emotional because we also remembered Salina, who had lost her life and was not there in person to dance with us as she had done for years. From a distance I saw a car approaching and Joyce was in the car. She had to be with us this day, she joined us and she was dancing from her wheel chair. She was in good sprites and tears were in her eyes because she could not use her legs. But those tears were also from joy of seen us and being around the danza again. (We are like a little family.) Joyce is like a niece to me I known her since she was born. I have known her parents for even longer, her dad and I rode or Harleys on road trips a few time. He has been recovering from an accident that he had last year. Now he has to go through all the medical expenses and emotional experiences again with his little girl. I am waiting for pictures that were taken that day when I receive them I will add here and update Joyce's condition. Please keep her in you prayers. Thank You.
December 12 at 9:11pm
I received a message from Minerva Cheatum a friend and mother of some of the learned of the danza. She wrote the following: Chee-ee broke 3 ribs, One pretty badly. She is home. Doctor gave her pain pills. She fell getting ready to go to the doctor. As I get more information, I will update it to you. Chee-ee is an elder from Isleta Pueblo in New Mexico, she is my extended family’s grandmother. She opened to heart and doors to her home and welcomed me to be part of her family a long time ago. Every time I travel to Isleta or north to Albuquerque I stop by and visit the family. I also heard from her grandson and she is doing better but still weak. She is also on thoughts and prayers daily.
December 19 at 7:02am
Dancing today @ the Tigua Indian Cultural Center — 305 Yaya Road, at Socorro Road east of the Ysleta Mission. Tonight is the Luminarias Festival/Posadas. The Mission Trail will glow with traditional Christmas luminarias for its 15th annual event. Around 30,000 luminarias will be lit at 6 p.m., lining Socorro Road down to San Elizario.
I have other items to post and I will do so in the next few days. I will spend some time with family this weekend, a holiday weekend.
Just want to wish all of you a safe and happy holiday season. Don’t get caught-up in the commercialized Christmas that we know today. Remember the true meaning of the Christmas and spend time with family and friends. If your traveling don’t rush to get there enjoy your trip.
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