04-JUN-A-7

 

KEVIN BERGMAN’S VALEDICTORY

AS HE MOVES WEST AFTER HIS VACATION

WITH HIS FATHER, TO START HIS NEW LIFE

 

From:        kevin bergman <kbergman@yahoo.com>

To:          Glenn Geelhoed <msdgwg@gwumc.edu>

Date:        6/8/04 1:51PM

Subject:     Re: Opening up the new manse in the Derwood woods

 

thanks dr. glenn. you are the best and you have made

an indelible imprint upon me as a physician and most

of all as a person.

i feel indebted to you and i appreciate the

opportunities you afforded me.

 

whats the story with virginia?

 

im keeping my same email and cell # for now.

hoping this finds you and finds you well.

best to you in every way,

kevin

‑‑‑ Glenn Geelhoed <msdgwg@gwumc.edu> wrote:

> Happy Trails!

> 

> You have some idea of what I think of you and your

> medical school career‑‑now, go out and be even

> better than my estimate of you!

> 

> I envied you and your Dad's time under the Negev

> Desert skies, and a time of bonding you will never

> forget in a land that is Holy‑‑like much of the land

> you and I have trekked through already!

> 

> I am sorry you were not here to see the new Derwood

> and to launch it into its Open House.  I had hoped

> to do that with another by my side, but you are as

> familiar as I with the bittersweet partings of this

> life of graduations and transitions.  We will have

> to talk, and I will learn about Chilenas and

> prospects, as well as your settling in out West as I

> have just tried to do back on the home front!

> 

> Call me‑‑you know how‑‑at 202/994‑4428 or cell

> 240/401‑0247

> 

> And best of everything to someone who deserves it!

> 

> GWG

>

> >>> kevin bergman <kbergman@yahoo.com> 06/05/04

> 11:27PM >>>

> wish i could.

> dad and i spent a little longer in israel ‑ what a

> trip! (sleeping out in huts under the negev desert

> stars near nabatean ruins at mitzpe ramon and

> wandering around the old city of jerusalem..)

> anyway, i was back in dc for a day or two to pack up

> my life in my car and begin the whistlestop tour

> westward.

> stop 2 is here in louisville, ky where my mom just

> underwent a 2 level corpectomy with fusion to

> decompress her progressive cervical

> spondylomyelopathy

> (anterior approach). the procedure was successful

> but

> shes pretty uncomfortable at the moment.

> anyway, im headed to california next week and

> looking

> forward to starting my new 3yr adventure.

> ill stay in touch. and you do the same.

> best,

> kevin

> ‑‑‑ Glenn Geelhoed <msdgwg@gwumc.edu> wrote:

> > And now you should drop on over!

> > 

> > According to the old formula "It will take twice

> as

> > long and cost three times as much" we are spot on!

>

> > But, just wait until you see the results!

> > 

> >  From packing it all away on the Fourth of July

> last

> > year to unpacking the boxes on this Memorial Day

> > weekend we are now about ready for that long

> awaited

> > visit!

> > 

> > Cheers!

> > 

> > 

> > GWG

> > 

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