WELCOME to this blog for the JOSS Class of 1968. This blog is for us, members of this class. It celebrates all of us, all that we are individually and as a group, and honors those who have died. Each one of us is uniquely graced and gifted.

Most of us first came together in 1956 at a little-known place in Central Ohio. Others arrived later. Whether we left the Josephinum before ordination or were ordained in 1968, we all followed uniquely individual calls.

We have journeyed through significant historical times - "Camelot", Vatican II, the Vietnam War, exploration of space, the civil rights movement, advances in communication technology, sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, growth in and loss of relationships, terrorism, medical/surgical breakthroughs, "Arab Spring", and much more.

The vision for this blog is to connect anew, share our stories, support one another.

Greetings! Jump on board! Peace and Shalom!

Tom Meyer
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Recovering from Heart By-Pass Surgery

Norm Hageman is now home recovering from open heart surgery.  On May 14, during the course of a lengthy surgical procedure, surgeons completed five heart by-passes to restore optimal blood flow.  In an email Linda reported that a couple weeks earlier Norm started experiencing periodic tightness in his chest and diagnostic tests revealed obstructions.  Amazingly, in my mind, Norm was discharged home within a week.  When I talked with Norm on May 24, he shared with me that some days he felt better than others.  Largely he was just feeling tired and weak.  He said he wasn't sleeping restfully at night yet, so that he was napping a lot during the day.  Of course, he will have several weeks of cardiac rehab ahead of him on his road of recovery.

Keep Norm in your prayers!  He also will be happy to hear from you.
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