[meteorite-list] Santa Vitoria do Palmar - my Christmas Meteorite

From: Pat Brown <radio_ranch_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 15:09:08 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <20061216230908.13427.qmail_at_web51310.mail.yahoo.com>

Hi Bernd,

Very glad to hear that your pathology results are
good!

Best Regards,
            Pat
--- bernd.pauli at paulinet.de wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> Santa Vitoria do Palmar is a truly beautiful
> meteorite and it has many a story
> to tell part of which can be found on pages 12-16 of
> the latest issue of "our"
> Meteorite magazine. Thank you very much, Svend! What
> a pity the pictures are
> "only" black & white but, a color version is
> available on Svend's homepage!
>
> Santa Vitoria do Palmar is my very special Christmas
> meteorite, and here's
> the story:
>
> Well, not very many list members know that I needed
> surgery last November 27th.
> A tumor had to be removed (the 2-inch scar still
> itches and pinches) and while
> my Pauline and I were at the hospital waiting for
> the pathological results, we
> were quite understandably a bit nervous ... would it
> be malignant, would it be
> benign?
>
> I tried not to brood too much and so I decided to
> take my Meteorite magazine
> with me and read Svend's article while waiting for
> the results. I was soon
> taken up so intensely that I almost forgot to worry
> about the impending results.
>
> The result was: b e n i g n ! ... and so I decided
> I would like to own at least a
> small slice of this meteorite that I was reading
> about while waiting at the hospital.
>
> Svend's large slice on EBay was a bit too large for
> my budget (although it was and
> still is worth every cent the winnning bidder paid
> for it!) but I was lucky enough
> to acquire a 7.9-gram slice from Anne Black (she
> still has a 7.0-gram slice and two
> really large ones if you would like to own a piece
> of this beauty).
>
> Now, I think I really don't have to tell you why
> this 7.9-gram part slice rightly is
> my very special Christmas meteorite and will never
> leave my meteorite collection as
> long as I live!
>
> Thank you, Anne, and, to all listees and listoids:
> thanks for being able to share with
> all of you - near and far - Merry Christmas and a
> very happy Holiday Season wherever
> you are.
>
> Bernd
>
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Received on Sat 16 Dec 2006 06:09:08 PM PST