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Betsy to undergo surgery on ACL

NEW ORLEANS -- After months of having people call her "the gimp" behind her back, Betsy is going to have her anterior cruciate ligament -- her "ACL" -- corrected surgically.
   You'll remember several months ago that she blew her knee out while playing soccer. Since then, she's been dogged by persistent knee problems.
   On Friday, however, she will begin the long road to getting it fixed. After spending one night in the hospital, she will have to her knee locked straight for three weeks. Upon having the brace removed, "I will be allowed to bend it 10 to 90 degrees for another three weeks, and then my tough six-month-long rehab begins," she wrote in a recent e-mail.
   If attitude is, indeed, the most important component of a sucessful rehabilitation, then Besty is in good shape: "Hopefully, I will be able to run and get back in shape by next year's Crescent City Classic," she wrote.
   Perhaps she can get some advice from Mike Walsh, who spent some time flat on his back after that severe leg break of his a few years ago. Comisseration might also come from Magdi, who, like Betsy, suffered a leg injury recently while playing soccer.
   Visit the message board or drop her an electronic postcard to let her know you'll be thinking of her.

HAPPY FEET
NEW ORLEANS --  Betsy will be spending

PICTURE OF THE WEEK: Sam enjoys a lollipop that is nearly as big as his head after a recent trip to an old-time ice-cream parlor in Houma. Finishing the sucker was a task, but he got help from his dear old dad. (Photo by Mike)
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PHONE LINK
NEW ORLEANS -- It's not technically a link, but Liz couldn't help passing on a funny phone number recently.
   Given to her by a student, the number is for Brown and Williamson Tobacco Company's Customer Service Department, and it will elicit guffaws from smokers and nonsmokers alike.
   Call toll-free (800)578-7453, and listen to the messge until prompted to choose an extension.
   "This is great," Liz wrote in a recent e-mail. "Can we add a phone number as link of the week?"
   Check it out; It's worth the two-minute investment.

QUOTABLE QUOTE
"Ice cream!"
--Sam, in a wide-awake voice after sitting up in bed with a bolt at about  3 a.m. He was sleeping in his parents' bed at the time. His unexplainable craving went unfulfilled.

time off her feet due to ACL surgery on Friday, but one member of the family will be spending much more time on his: Gus.
   Within a couple of weeks of his first birthday, Gus has figured out how to put one foot in front of the other; he is walking like an old pro.
   He has been readying himself for walking for some time, cruising along while holding on to furniture or someone's hand. Recently, though, he made the big step into toddlerdom.
   During a recent weekend on the Gulf Coast with Sherry, Mike, Lanie and Sam, he insisted on motoring around under his own power during almost every waking hour.
   While some nattering nabobs of negativism talk of how hectic life becomes when youngsters learn to walk, Sherry has a more positive outlook. She intends to teach Gus
how to use the vacuum cleaner, lawnmower,  washing machine and dishwasher as soon as possible.

-- Mike, May 9

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