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On the fourth of July, 2007 Caleb Potter was involved in a skateboarding accident.
He suffered serious injuries and continues to need all of our positive thoughts and prayers.
This blog is to serve as a space for updates on Caleb's journey of recovery.
He suffered serious injuries and continues to need all of our positive thoughts and prayers.
This blog is to serve as a space for updates on Caleb's journey of recovery.
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A BIG Thank You
In this season of giving thanks and celebrating family togetherness, I wish to extend a warm thank you to everyone who has been involved in a myriad of ways with my son, Caleb Potter, and his recovery. On July 4, he was involved in a skateboarding accident in our little hometown of Wellfleet on Cape Cod, that caused him serious injuries. He came home from Spaulding Rehab in Boston just before Thanksgiving. Through the blog we started:
http://calebpotter.blogspot.com/
the Wellfleet community of support stretched far and wide across the country, and in fact, throughout parts of the world, with many people offering prayers and words of wisdom. We could not have come so far without this legion of support from all of you, in Wellfleet and beyond. We are sincerely grateful.
Sharyn L. Lindsay and family
http://calebpotter.blogspot
the Wellfleet community of support stretched far and wide across the country, and in fact, throughout parts of the world, with many people offering prayers and words of wisdom. We could not have come so far without this legion of support from all of you, in Wellfleet and beyond. We are sincerely grateful.
Sharyn L. Lindsay and family
DONATIONS
THE CALEB POTTER
BENEFIT FUND
Donations may be made in person at any branch of Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank or mailed to the bank at P.O. Box 697, Wellfleet, MA 02667.
Thank you SO MUCH
for your contributions.
With love,
from all of Caleb's friends and family
BENEFIT FUND
Donations may be made in person at any branch of Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank or mailed to the bank at P.O. Box 697, Wellfleet, MA 02667.
Thank you SO MUCH
for your contributions.
With love,
from all of Caleb's friends and family
Official Information
If you have questions about calebpotter.blogspot.com,
email Sky at:
novembersky.freysscole@gmail.com
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novembersky.freysscole@gmail.com
For Sending Cards etc.
Caleb Potter
c/o Sharyn Lindsay
45 Sapokonish Way
Wellfleet, MA
02667
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45 Sapokonish Way
Wellfleet, MA
02667
(please be respectful)
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- A Snapshot of Edie Sweet
- Anna and her sisiter
- Report from the Homefront
- hospital ward
- stange beginnings
- "Wellfleet braves storm to honor brave man"
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62 comments:
will be happy to kiss someone new to honor you!
wonderful news for this thanksgiving.
amen!
amy in ct
More happy greetings from CT and a ditto from Amy. Enjoy your day and days and tomorrows and all of life's ups and downs.
Mom in CT
Caleb is simply amazing. And so are all of you! Someone shared this quote with me today that I must share with you:
"On Thanksgiving Day, we acknowledge our dependence."
[William Jennings Bryan].
The bond we share with family and friends is the greatest joy of all.
Love and hugs from Norwell, MA
Elizabeth and Peter Barger
Yeeha! I love you guys!
Get ready for MORE SOUP!!
Love, Martha
YIP YIP YIPPPEEEEEE!
Awesome news. Thanks for posting so promptly! Take care of each other.
Jerry G
sharyn,spud is really upset.he say's that no matter how hard he tries he can't slim down.i think you better apologize when you get home.much luv to you and leb.see you soon for thanxmacgibbens.timmy
Sharon, Hip,Hip,Hooray!!! Thanksgiving will taste so sweet with the good news! Our love to you & yours. Love, Sue & Casey
Oh my God, I can unabashedly say I love each and every one of you! And as we join hands around our table tomorrow in Schenectady, NY we will give thanks for each other and all our bounty and most assuredly for the force that is Caleb Potter! Blessings to you all. Happy Thanksgiving.
Jackie
We do the dance of joy! I need to put on my red lipstick then kiss everyone I see. Keep the faith, Jane
Rock on Caleb, rock on! We here at the Greenway's are thankful and grateful for your continued progress. Happy Thanksgiving one and all...
Audrey
I am squealing with delight and doing a dance of joy - and I'll gladly follow instructions by filling my belly and kissing someone new...
Thanks for the FABULOUS news!
Susan
GREAT NEWS.....HAPPY THANKSGIVING ONE AND ALL
What a luckybunchofsonsofbitches we are....life is so good...peace and love and pumpkin pie for everyone!
Happy, happy Thanksgiving!
For this and so many more things we are thankfull.
Thanksmagibbins to one and all...
I am so delighted all went well, & you are together. Timmy.. you will have many more yrs to eat Sharyn's yummy stuffing.. and those folks preparing food in the hospital will take one look at your crew and be most thankful indeed to serve you there together.. giving thanks!!!
Caleb, you are awesome billy buddy. Love you mucho, & hope for a speedy recovery so you can get back to the Mumsie's crib. We all love ya.
Sharyn, and the rest.. bless you for all your patience, strength and light of love you give to us all! We are most fortunate to be part of your family!
Give thanks everyone.. we are all well, love the life you live, and I pray you all enjoy your days together! XO.. Clance!!
A free pass to kiss someone new? Don't have to tell me twice! Thanks Caleb and Sharyn and the HAPPIEST OF THANKSGIVINGS TO ALL!!
Lisse in Boston
Great news!
Hugs all around...
Yahoo ! What great news. It will be a great Thanksgiving. Gail
Thank you all! Tears of joy. Not surprised though, expected nothing less.
Your hospital turkey will taste wonderful tomorrow.
My red lipstick will be "on" for my guests and I'll tell 'em why.
Will also get to hug Grandma P and family, for sure.....
Claire
Sharyn,
I started kissing all the new faces of customers here in Wellfleet for the Thanksgiving rush and now I’ve got a ton of unpaid for bottles of wine all over the counter from people who ran out of the store! Thanks! I’m never listening to you again!
Go Caleb! Great News!
Happy Thanksgiving
Kevin
Yeah right, Kevin. Such good news. Will try to follow instructions but not sure I can find someone new to kiss in Wellfleet. If the lad is fine the tribe is fine and feasting tommorrow!
His surgery went well-AWESOME!!! Glad to hear! Happy Thanksgiving to you all, and enjoy all that you have tomorrow! We love you all...Be well!
Nicole Miner :)
Ah, such good news. Many people have touched your lives, our lives, but only a special few become like family in our hearts...What a wonderful family and circle of friends you have. Happy Thanksgiving and God Bless.
Kisses and hugs for all, too.
Natale and Peter
When we gather around our table here in Jersey tomorrow, we will be including thanks for sharing this journey with each and every one of you. There will be a very special THANK YOU for Caleb.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone
Denise (Jersey & Eastham)
I'm so glad to hear that Caleb is doing well. I've been following Caleb's recovery since our annual August vacation this year. I've smiled when I've read about Caleb's, and I've cried as well for you also. Have a very Happy Thanksgiving!
Beth Henzler, Hilton Head Island, SC
A huge hello to All You Pirates, I am thinking of you all as a scramble to do the impossible...please everyone one this day of thanks... I want to start a new tradition instead of turkey.... Stone Soup...you know sow what you reap...all pitch in... As a summer Wellfleeter and a watcher by far I can only say a huge THANK YOU! To ALL OF YOU! Thank You all for letting us experience this journey. My Thanks this year goes to Caleb Potter and His Amazaing Family for what they have taught us! Much Love and Respect, The Gang In Catskill
FABULOUS, FABULOUS, FABULOUS NEWS!!!
Happy Thanksgiving to all the Lindsay/Potters, and Happy Thanksgiving to all you bloggers!
NY/Wellfleet Mom
God Bless you and your amazing spirit!
I'm with Amy in ct--woo hoo!
Love,
El
Thanks for the wonderful news... Happy Thanksgiving to all who share this journey..as the circle ever widens. Looking forward to many hugs and kisses...
I like the candle idea that someone proposed on yesterday's blog and so throughout the holiday season I will keep a special candle burning for Caleb and the rest of the Von Lindsay/Von Potter clan (including Spudly). And tomorrow among the things I will give thanks for are the amazingly wonderful lessons and realizations I've had from all of you, and most especially the strength and grace of Caleb and Sharyn. XXOO Alycia
I will think of this boy we've never met named Caleb tomorrow and be thankful that he is the son of such an incredible Mom and has made it through such a tough and long road.
Sharyn, you made 3 sons who are just as wise and as strong as you are.
I know you will look around and be Thankful tomorrow as you eat your hospital turkey dinner, surrounded by your amazing family - you wouldn't have it any other way!!
Nancy, mom of 3 - from NY
I am ecstatic that Caleb had a successful surgery! YAY! I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving tomorrow. There is so much to be thankful even through the thick and the thin life offers. I am going to celebrate and be thankful for all that life does offer, even when I'm 6,000 miles away I will be sending all my happy thanksgiving thoughts to you all.
Cheers,
ariana
Hey Caleb, There is a show about pirates on the history channel tonight!
Cheers!!!
Caleb and Sharyn and folks...
we will count you among our blessings tomorrow and through the seasons...
wishing you health, love and
peace,
Janet and David
in Eastham
Yippee! You go Caleb! Congrats and Happy Thanksgiving for the best and brightest yet! Life is good.
Love you,
Sue and her wayward collegians in Ohio
Happy Thanksgiving and we're thrilled everything went well. Think of you and Caleb often. We hope you all get back home soon and continue the path of recovery.
Love, Lynn
Happy news!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh, I'm so happy that the boy's doing well.
Happy Thanksgiving, all you Potters (and Tim)! Make Boston sparkle.
love,
Mia
great news!!!!!!!
please give yourself a big hug from me and a sweet kiss on that boys forehead!!!!!
truly a happy thanksgiving to you all!
Happy Thanksgiving to one and all, I love your spirit. You are truly inspirational to others who are in the same boat. I am a visitor from Support for Courtney Land and have been following Caleb's blog for some time now. It is a treat to become part of the caring and loving virtual family network. Today's Thanksgiving meal is a sweet and tender one for us as we have a family member with cancer and she needs all our strength and prayers Please include Arlene in your prayers.
A friend in Maine
So much love, so much hope, so much gratitude....we are filled to overflowing....no better day for it than today.
Love to all,
As always, with hope,
peg from PA
Yippee!! Happy Thanksgiving to everyone everywhere!
Timmy, give Spudly some turkey today, he will need the comfort food. :)
Yippee!! Happy Thanksgiving to everyone everywhere!
Timmy, give Spudly some turkey today, he will need the comfort food. :)
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you. I will be happy to kiss someone new just for you! Give Caleb a kiss for me.
Peggy from Western MA
Sharyn, Caleb and all,
There was a report issued this morning that the streets in upstate NY are filled with new found friends-planting kisses on each other! All in the name of joy and celebration for Caleb....and his Mom that has taken us along this incredible journey and given us all a renewed meaning to our lives. Sending lots of love....and kisses!
Cheers! Happy Thanksgiving to all!
O FOR JOY!!!!!!!When your intention is to live in Gratitude you are NEVER in need or doubt..the road always rises up to meet you.
To Caleb, continued Healing Blessings, and know that you are held in Love by so many. May you grow stronger and healthier with each passing day. And when possible may Spudley give you the grandest of grand Thanksgiving smooches.....with delight!
To Sharyn, Jan, Kai, Max, Jen, Timilah and the rest of your beloved family, Thanksgiving Blessings of abundance, love,joy,health and the peace that passes all understanding. May this community continue to uphold and embrace you when you are in need, and celebrate in joy with you when you are rejoicing and sustain you as you travel your journey. We all have so much to be grateful for. WE ARE BLESSED....
AMEN.
Con todo carino,
Melinda and Mari
Happy Thanksgiving to you all.
I am so happy and relived that Caleb is all right. Yesterday,while working and raking, he was all I could think about. He was on a loop in my mind, pick up that leaf, caleb, rake over there, caleb, the whole day went like this. To be back in the unknown was very troublesome. I am super happy that all went well and cannot wait to see you all home again. I love all of you potters and lindsays so much. I will cheers to you all today and dream of the day you are all back in the fleet.
I love you so much Mumsie, Caleb, Kai, Max and Juan. Take care and hopefully you will be home SOON.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo shannon
p.s. jonah sends his love too.
hi sweetie,
I dreamt about you all last night. I am so proud of you that you are being soo strong and I can not wait till you come home again. You are getting the biggest kiss EVER!!! Miss you and love u babe.
love you--jennie
amen!!!
this was sent to me this morning by my dear friend miles andrew kramer... he was manager of golden ratio woodworks massage tables, producers of fine massage & salon tables....when i approached him for a job (in montana) they did not have any positions available so he created one for me...we ended up traveling all over the country to AMTA shows selling tables. he has remained a dear friend over the miles & years & is one of the folks i was assured would keep CALEB in his prayers EVERY day from day ONE!!!
"HAPPY THANKSGIVING 2007
At the heart of the word Gratitude is attitude. If we truly have our head and heart
in the right place we have a positive attitude, which make us grateful and through
gratitude many blessings flow. You know what they say “your attitude determines your
altitude.”
It is my fond hope for all those connected to me in a myriad of ways, that as you
sit down to share the traditions of Thanksgiving with friends and loved ones, you
all will be gifted with a special blessing. May all be blessed with a spark of
divine energy that ignites in each individual heart an expansion of love for our
fellow man as we realize the manifest gifts in our life.
I am continually amazed, when I pause to look, that I am so blessed and receive so
many gifts from so many in so many ways. To each of you I say THANK YOU, I AM
GRATEFUL for the way you have enriched my life.
May you enjoy the gift of gratitude this Thanksgiving and may all be embraced by the
light of God’s love.
Enjoy the day!!"
Dear Sharyn,
so happy to hear all is well!!!
happy, happy, happy day of THANKS... GIVING... LOVE... PEACE... STRENGTH... & KISSES TO EVERYONE.
a note to Kevin S.
if you had offered a free bottle of wine to all the new faces before you puckered up i'm sure the outcome would have been a little different.
guess you'll just have to take a loss, box up all that extra inventory and bring it to Sharyn's house for the REAL thanksgiving celebration when the "tribe" is back home in Fleet.
xoxoxo
Cool brill news...Ali Manchester UK
Give us grateful hearts, O Lord, for food, for health, for friends. Be Thou our guide in all we do and keep us to the end.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
just got back with kai and max.caleb and sharyn will get picked up tomorrow by jan(or juan as shannon c. put's it.you rock)caleb is okay and slowly getting off the anethstesia.sharyn is mad at me for telling her secret stuffing recipe so just pretend you've never heard of stovetop before.also her computer doesn't work in the wing of mgh caleb is in so don't get nervous if you don't see her blog for a couple of days.happy macgibbons to us all even mr scrooge.luv timallah
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ok..so i am with kevin..make note kev...i'd kiss anyone for a bottle of wine! way to go caleb. hope you're home and tucked in today, cozy with the family. i'll be picking up some half priced eastham turnips for your new holiday next week "thankspotter day" ! peaceout love me
Hey Sharyn,
Just wanted to let you know we're thinking about you and Caleb and Kai and Max up here. We miss you all so much! Donna and Fran came up to visit for Thanksgiving! Mike and I cooked the whole meal and it turned out pretty awesome, especially considering our kitchen is like the size of your office. I hope Caleb is home by now but wherever he is I know you're with him. Give him a hug for me please :-) Love you and can't wait to see you again, Katie
COME TO CALEB'S FINAL BENEFIT, TONIGHT, AT THE HARMON GALLERY, ON COMMERCIAL STREET IN WELLFLEET BETWEEN 5-7 PM. HOODIES, TEE SHIRTS, STICKERS, AND PIRATE CD'S AVAILABLE!!! ALL PROFITS GO TO THE CALEB POTTER BENEFIT FUND. COME GET SOME HOLIDAY SHOPPING DONE AND HELP CALEB'S CAUSE!!! THANK YOU!
Just got home from our Thanksgiving on the Cape. I am hoping Caleb is safe at home. We passed by their driveway today, and I wondered where and how he was.
Hope you all had a good Thanksgiving!
Amy from western MA
More wonderful news and more to be thankful for!!!
Laura in CT
I've been lurking since August and I apologize for not acknowledging sooner how moved I am by Caleb and the love he's generated. I learned of Caleb in August when I was in Wellfleet and have been following his recovery ever since through this blog. To say that your courage and devotion is an inspiration seems so inadequate and yet those words are the best I can come up with to communicate my immense gratitude for sharing your journey with the world. Thank you with love, Joan Oliver (Glenmont, NY)
I have been a "lurker" and have been following your story for quite some time and sending prayers and good thoughts along your journey. I am a single mother of two teenage boys and one thing you said really struck me - ... I, on the other hand will get to exercise my right as a mother to love unconditionally while realizing that I do not get to choose for him what his life will be. I will learn and re-learn the art of letting go. ... thank you.
I have really been struggling with this and have been focusing on the pleasure of having my boys healthy and whole yet still struggling with their indipendance - this really struck home with me...
Hello Potter/Lindsay's and all!
This is Haley.. I send greetings from North of the border! I am so glad to hear that Caleb is doing well again. I still check the blog often at my office job in Canada (Shhh, I'm working I swear!!). I still wear the bracelet and am eager to share Caleb's story when people ask. I am thankful to have such an inspirational family (not to mention the greater community) in my thoughts. It reminds me that not everyone lives a self contained life in surburban sprawl. Though I am far from Wellfleet, Your spirits sing strong in my heart. Best of luck to everyone. Love you Leb.
Bless you all. Love you all. Haley
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