<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><font face="Verdana" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Verdana"><b>August 10th, 2008 - 1:01 pm KY Time</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 19px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><b><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></b></span></font></div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px"><font face="Verdana" size="3" color="#303030" style="font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #303030">Howllo Fellow Hound and Susan Update Lovers:</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px"><font face="Verdana" size="3" color="#303030" style="font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #303030">I just got off the phone with Susan’s Mom. More good news. Keep that drool a flowin’ because it is working like a charm!</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px"><font face="Verdana" size="3" color="#303030" style="font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #303030">Susan stayed awake the entire time her Mom was visiting today. She answered questions that were complicated with exact details. She gave her Mom combinations and passwords, stuff like that. Her condition is improving rapidly for this type of surgery.</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px"><font face="Verdana" size="3" color="#303030" style="font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #303030">Susan even asked for her glasses and the book she is reading!!!</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px"><font face="Verdana" size="3" color="#303030" style="font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #303030">Her black eye is gone and she cannot wait to get out of ICU. I bet tomorrow they finds out a lot from the doctors about all of that.</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px"><font face="Verdana" size="3" color="#303030" style="font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #303030">Since she stayed up for so long today, her Mom and I think it is best to wait until tomorrow for me to call her. Rest is the best thing for her now.</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px"><font face="Verdana" size="3" color="#303030" style="font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #303030">Wow, I am so happy for her. She really is such a kind, caring person with a heart of gold. She works tirelessly for our hounds.</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px"><font face="Verdana" size="3" color="#303030" style="font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #303030">There are also other folks outside of the basset world who are reading these updates. Welcome to everyone who loves Susan. Check back daily. Tomorrow should be another big improvement!</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px"><font face="Verdana" size="3" color="#303030" style="font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #303030">Maybe she can take a bath!</font></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px"><font face="Verdana" size="3" color="#303030" style="font: 12.0px Verdana; color: #303030">More Good News Later…Cat, Chaps, Emma, and Mrs. Randolph!</font></p></div><div><br></div><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div>Cathy L. 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