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Comment on About Wendy Booker… by Charley Akers

Charley Akers — Tue, 18 May 2010 05:04:24 +0000

Wendy,
I’ve been following you progress. It sounds like you may be heading up in the next few days. I wish you good weather and God speed. May the wind always be at your back!

Charley

Comment on Then There Were Four by Craig John

Craig John — Wed, 12 May 2010 20:13:36 +0000

Hey you…Another tough one….but how you have lived!! It is so hard up there for anyone without the challanges you face. How well you have done!!! To go back a second time and live through it all again and struggle again with all the uncertainty…you are an inspiration beyond what you know…you have done very well….my congratulations to you. Lets go rock climbing. All the best, CJ

Comment on Then There Were Four by ALAN WINSTON

ALAN WINSTON — Mon, 10 May 2010 18:56:11 +0000

Wendy some day you will make it to the top. You and Ken Green(the golfer) are my heros. I will someday break 80 again even having suffering from MS, you will climb to the top and Ken will be back on the Champions tour with one leg. Our goals will be reached but there is no gain without pain. We must never give up, for if we do we are defeated. If we keep trying we are not losers, but winners in life. Good luck and I hope to see you in Sarasota Florida in a Friends Of Hope meeting this year.

Comment on Then There Were Four by Wendy Drake

Wendy Drake — Tue, 04 May 2010 22:49:15 +0000

Hey Wen! Good to see you on the mountain. All the very best for a wonderful experience. We’ll toast to you at Happy Hour Friday night.
xxxooo,
Wen

Comment on Then There Were Four by Maida Broudo

Maida Broudo — Sun, 02 May 2010 11:10:17 +0000

Dear Gwendolyn,
We were in Paris when this all unraveled for you, and it must have been around the 23rd……which is when Theodore Roosevelt gave this address in Paris at the Sorbonne! I can think of nothing better to say that to offer this! You are my hero and I am so happy to have my girlfriend home safe and sound……!

“It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.”

“Citizenship in a Republic,”
Speech at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910

Comment on Then There Were Four by Sharon Cohrs

Sharon Cohrs — Sat, 01 May 2010 01:36:26 +0000

Dearest Wendy

We have never met and I live along way from you. (I’m in Australia) but I have followed you on your amazing journey and feel you need to know how much your journey has reached others around the world.

Everything you do is an achievement and what you have done to help MS sufferers. The inspiration and hope you give to others is admirable.

I too have a passion and love for mountaineering and I totally understand the fine line of making the right decision.

Having gone through Breast Cancer in 2007 I can relate to you on every level from the struggles to the determination in rising above it all. It is the heroes like yourself Wendy that drive me to be a better person and raise awareness for the disease that effects so many.

I wish you a safe journey home and I have no doubt you will continue to “Climb on”

Sharon Cohrs

Comment on Then There Were Four by Shawn Ames

Shawn Ames — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 03:49:35 +0000

Are we on new journey, or is it just a change in direction?
You are alive and feeling better! Can’t wait to see you!

Shawn

Comment on Then There Were Four by Madge Rindos

Madge Rindos — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:34:39 +0000

Wendy,

I just found out that your back at Everest, because I’m still on the West Coast. Know that you will be in my prayers daily and that I am so-o-o proud of you and your strength and determination. Be strong..believe..and be happy!! See you back in Manchester soon I hope! Love ya!!

Madge

Comment on Then There Were Four by Susan Wellborn

Susan Wellborn — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:41:04 +0000

Dear Wendy,
I’ve been following your treks since I heard you speak in Houston a few yrs. back. I can imagine how disappointing it must be to not be healthy when you are there at base camp and want so badly to climb. You made the right decision, though, to not jeopardize your life or others in pursuit of the summit.Please know that despite not summiting Everest(or maybe even more because you tried and did not summit) you provide inspiration to others living with MS to keep on going..with work, family, travel,physical workouts etc. I know you motivate me to live life to the fullest albeit with MS.To face the fears and take on a challenge despite having MS. Can’t wait to hear what you have planned next..maybe some adventure in a warmer climate? Best of luck and safe travel!

Comment on Then There Were Four by Josh Jones

Josh Jones — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:20:18 +0000

Dear Wendy,
My friend, my tentmate, an inspiration to all who have been blessed with your kind words and loving smile I am proud of YOU!! From your words and actions you have laid a fondation for so many people to take the hard road in life and thus gain the greatest reward, belief in themselves inspite of any hardship. This journey has taken you all over this earth and given you so much in return, all of which you share with anyone who passes by. I am humbled and honored to have had a chance to spend some of my time with you in some of those places. You have helped me to believe in myself and see more of what life is truely about. It’s about the memories and not the accomplishments. Those moments in time that bring a smile to your face or a the rememberance of a hard fought lesson that has helped you to be better at life. You my friend return home as a hero!!!! Tonight I will say a prayer and ask for your safe return to your family and the safe journey of your team left behind. May you all rest your heads peacefully tonight. With great love and affection!
Josh
P.S. The first round of Gummy Bears is on me!!