Miata Mailing List: December 1997, Message #171
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From: 	"Ficarra, Lou" <lou.ficarra@attws.com>

Subject: RE: Sign a card for Fletch

Date: 	Tue, 2 Dec 1997 08:45:54 +0000



Good luck Fletch!  We'll get a tonneau for that brace in no time!



-Lou



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>From: 	Sandy[SMTP:sleaman@clear.net.nz]

>Sent: 	Tuesday, December 02, 1997 3:42 AM

>To: 	Multiple recipients of list

>Subject: 	Sign a card for Fletch

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>I guess that card got through:

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>Hi there, 

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>I'm Fletch's mother and I wondered if you could pass on our thanks to all of

>Fletcher's friends out there in Miataland for their good wishes.

>He has now had his operation (this morning NZ time) after having to wait for

>almost three days!!!

>He is in good spirits although still a little groggy when I left him about

>an hour ago.  Had to have a plate and some pins inserted into his leg.  He

>broke the top of the Tibia (shinbone) up under the kneecap.  He will

>probably be in hospital for up to a week before coming home to stay with me

>for some TLC for a few weeks.

>He was quite disgusted to learn that he would have a special brace instead

>of a cast.  He had hoped that he could have a nice bright red fibreglass

>cast with two wide white stripes on it - to match his car!!

>He THINKS that after a couple of weeks he'll be able to drive my Honda CRX

>because its automatic (its his "clutch leg" that he broke) but he has

>another think coming.  Motherly love can only stretch so far!

>Once he comes home here he will no doubt spend most of his days sitting here

>on my computer making contact with you all.

>Our very many thanks again for your wishes - and greetings from New Zealand.

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>With very best wishes

>Sandy (Fletch's mother)

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