Windchill

[Laurel]

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{{Nookie}} ... my first stop had to be here this morning ...

I was telling my bus rider friends about you and WindChillie ~

Blessings to you and all the hard working care givers!!!

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[Nanook]

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Marnin Laurel! yep the first stop every morning is now the Windchill report! It is all the caregivers doing all the work. All I am doing is rounding up prayers and I know I have gotten him a little bit of funds from posts on my website. But...if I could be there to help turn him and help to lift him I would be!

[Laurel]

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You just leave the heavy lifting to somebody else!! You can not do it all!!

just love him up!!

[Kojak and Lucky]

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[schultz]

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Good morning to all our Windchill supporters! I sure wish I was there to go with you Nanook. Hug him up for me and tell him he's got prayers going up from way down south. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70459-hugs.gif[/img]Windchill [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70459-hugs.gif[/img]

[Nanook]

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Marnin Lucky! Isn't the news better to hear today! I was so worried yesterday! Yes Laurel...I know better than to go try to do anything I can't do but it doesn't stop me from wishing I could. I can hardly wait until the first time I see him standing up!

[schultz]

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A morning update:

February 27th, 7:35am: Good morning world. Sorry for the delay in updating, I should've done it earlier this morning but came back in and closed my eyes for a second and now I'm running late...groan... Windchill was in pretty good spirits this morning I would say - you know when your kids are munching on something good and watching television and thus not paying a whole lot of attention to you? That was Windchill this morning. He's got himself a good bale of hay, he was steadily munching away and completely oblivious to us 'pit crew' scrambling around him to roll him over, put now wraps on, swap blankets. We rolled him over and I'm not sure if he even missed a munch. It was too cute.

By the way, I don't know if you're telling your neighbors or what, but as of yesterday 2.1 million of you had visited my site in the last two weeks. There's an average of 71,000 hits a day, and it averages around 3500 hits an hour. And most of you call if I don't update! Seriously, I'm really amazed there's so many that are apparently following Windchill's progress and I'm very touched that when my, or our, spirits lag you folks take the time to send an encouraging email. Unfortunately the reality in this situation is it isn't always easy to be upbeat and positive and not get angry, I'm only human. But I'm surrounded by a world of caring people who are sharing this burden with us and I want you to know we are all very, very grateful. Thank you for being here.

Oh, and one other thing. A shipment of three cases of deep dish pizzas arrived last night! WOW! We're going to make lots of pizza for the volunteer crew. Thank you so much Vavra's! And Patty - those chocolate chip cookies made the best dessert. We put the cookies the Skorich's made out with the coffee and they're gone so it was so nice to have more. Plus you've found my weak spot - oh man I like chocolate chip cookies. Thanks so much guys for everything.

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Nanook, when you go today pet Walter for me too! He's doing a good job looking after Windchill.

[Nanook]

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Too cute. I love Jeff's sense of humor! I am glad he seems more upbeat today! he does much better than I would be doing in this situation I know that much.

[schultz]

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Good afternoon! No updates since early this morning. Maybe Nanook will come back soon with something. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70384-praying.gif[/img]

[Nanook]

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I just came home from visiting poor little Windchill. Gonna just write shot and fast cause I guess I might as well bundle up and go back as long as I will be so close when I drop off my recycling/trash.

ANyway, I don't think he looks too good. He is very very tired. He drank and I see he is eating and now is is sort of sitting up but he has a bale of hay for a pillow. I just don't feel right to take any pics of him until he is standing up though. I thought his eyes were brighter when I saw him last week. Hopefully he will be perkier when they all come and do the lifting tonight! I will probably be there around then.

ANyway, now I need to go bundle up cause it's colder than hell and even so I need to go get rid of this recycling and trash.

I will report back later.

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[Seveen]

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let us know nanook [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70459-hugs.gif[/img]

poor windchill - i'm not sure how i feel about this [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cry.gif[/img]

i'm starting to feel like Dr. Kevorkian [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cry.gif[/img]

[Laurel]

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oh dear ... [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/blushing2.gif[/img]

[Kojak and Lucky]

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[schultz]

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Oh God please heal our little guy! Give him the strength that he needs to stand up and walk. Please give him another chance at life!!!

Steph, I want to hear back from you when you return! Bless your heart. I went for a walk when I got home from work today. It was in the 30's and my hands were so cold. My mind run pon you & your cold tundra and our poor little friend. Just trying to imagine how cold it is there. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/cold.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70394-bawlout.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70384-praying.gif[/img]

Here is Jeff's latest post:

February 27th, 4:47pm: Great news! I came home from work today and when Windchill heard me enter the barn he tried to stand up, leaning on a hay bale calling to me! What a great thing to come home to. I suspect the little man is going to be very easy for tonight's lift. Must've been our pizza party for him last night (he ate hay just to make sure that that statement doesn't get blown up into we fed the horse junkfood and let him stay up too late).

I am sorry that some of you feel that his life was not worth saving and I'm also sorry that some of you feel that now that he's famous that he shouldn't be in a "smaller, uninsulated, backyard barn." He doesn't seem to mind and he's grateful for the opportunity that we gave him to live. He's surrounded by people who love him, in a warm soft bed. We feel that it is in his best interest to tighten security at Raindance Farms. All weekday visitors need to be cleared through us and we have added additional cams, one of which we will be web-enabling so that you can watch him along with us. The others are being placed for security. This colt is giving his all to survive - we are keeping him surrounded with people who love and care for him and constantly post the cards, well-wishes and prayers that people have been sending. Under no circumstances will we allow this colt to become part of a political agenda. He's monitored by medical professionals who are routinely updated. He has passed his blood work thus far with flying colors - so his system is functional and his digestive tract is fully functional (as is the end feeding that). There are only two people who can make arrangements for Windchill - myself (Jeff Tucker) and Kathi Davis.

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Sounds like they've had some bad minded people make negative remrks about what should be done with the colt. Anytime you deal with the public you are gonna have a whole heap of different ideas about how to handle things. I know that from 20 years of volunteer work.

[Nanook]

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Out little Windchill is doing so great! I felt muscle in his neck. He is whinnying and he is starting to look like he will soon be able to get up on his own. I told Kathi one morning she is going to come out there and he will be standing there to greet her!

I left before they lifted him but met the crew as I was leaving. I had to get home to the kids here before dark. Kathi just loved the Windchill bead! And she wants to have it just like I pictured...on a cord all by itself. That is what I was going to do for her. Yay.

Keep on prayin, our little guy will be fine. Really Seveen..he will.

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