Note From Lee Woodruff

GREAT NEWS! I can't wait! Congratulations Bob for your great recovery, we're looking forward to your return. Lee

Mr.and Mrs Woodruff

Thank you for the update,can't wait for Bob to return. My family has certainly thought about you often enough.
My joy is not only in your recovery , but the time to spend with your family is incredible.
Please take care and we will see you soon.

Dear Woodruff family --

It sounds like you've had an idyllic summer - the kind of time we all need more of but somehow find ourselves 'too busy' to make happen.

I'm so very glad to hear the good news about your family and Bob's recovery and continued progress.

Wishing you all well,

Donna

So very glad that your family has had time to spend together in the wake of a tragic situation. Every cloud has a silver lining. Praying for your return to ABC Nightly News. (not that I don't love Charlie) God Bless

Thanks so for the update. I think the whole country has been worried about Bob. He has been in our prayers as has your entire family. May God bless you for the work he does for all of us.

This is a blessing and a miracle! Good luck,Rick

Hi from Mississippi! Glad you are doing so well! my family looks forward to seeing you back on tv. Hope God will continue to bless you!

I am a big fan of Bobs as well!!! So glad to hear you are coming along. Take your time, don't push yourself too hard. We love ya and look forward to your return. From Richmond VA

I am glad that Bob is coming back. Can't wait to see him again. I am also very happy for your family.

Dharti

lee and bob thank you for your generousity in sharing your family and health progress. i am a big bob fan. especially as a nurse i have some understanding of your recovery and courage and perhaps strength you didn't even know about. way to go. welcome back---this is what life is all about. mcdavault

Bob, I look forward to having you back @ ABC, let alone having you back at all! My prayers have been with you all along and I know there is a reason for your remarkable recovery, and I look forward to see what you make of it.

How wonderful to hear how well you are all doing after such a horrendous event. Hold each other close and Godspeed.

why bother? you're a bush stooge.

LOL... hardly idyllic, anyone who's been through TBI knows how painful and emotional the recovery is. And recovery is never complete :( that's the super-frustrating part. Not only does Bob have so much to relearn and hone, but Bob's an entirely new man, and he has a lot to learn about who this new guy is, how his brain "ticks" now and understanding a whole new set of strengths and weaknesses. And Lee and kids -- you have a new husband and a new Dad. Yes, he is still the same guy, but he is different, and he won't ever be 100% the same, because his wiring's different. That's just how the brain works. You (and we) all both mourn the loss of the parts of Bob which are gone, but you also now are charged with discovering and embracing these new parts.

It's not easy. It's damn hard. It's incredibly frustrating and emotional for Bob AND for his family. It is as much a journey for Lee & the kids as it is for Bob himself. And it is something that you all live with, every minute of every day, and something that Bob lives with even in the "restfulness" of night. Hopefully nights HAVE been restful and recuperative. They aren't always, for TBI patients, which is another frustration to carry. It sucks when you've got nowhere safe and recuperative to retreat at some point in the day. Healthy people take a night's sleep for granted. It is a precious, precious gift.

So what's my point? LOL ... Lee and Bob, YOU'VE GOT FRIENDS. You've got folks out here who DO very much understand, who embrace you in empathy, who've been there & done that, who continue to do that, and we love ya' to pieces. :) It is genuine and wholehearted support. Life has thrown us this crazy curve ball, "WAY TO GO" for dealing with it as well as you have (you HAVE done a great job!!! - no matter how clumsy it seems sometimes) and keep your chin up. I recognize what a HUGE leap Bob's progress is for him and all of you. I am deeply proud and happy for you. And I'll keep praying.

Thank you for the update. I check the ABC website every day specifically for updates about Bob!

From Your Wisconsin Head Injury Warrior,

Bailey :)

Now that's great news !

Dentry

Congrats to all with Bob's recovery. Don't be in a hurry to chase that career. It will always be there but spending quality time with your family will not. I have never met Bob but he has to have one of the most postive attitudes going in order to over come so much in such a short time. We will all be cheering for him from the Life is good company. Wishing and your family the very best!

Life is good,
Donnie Bowlin

BOB AND LEE....YOU ALL ROCK! WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE BOB BACK ON ABC...NEVER GIVE UP! PEACE BE WITH YOU BOTH, BECKY

Hello Lee and Bob,

I am so happy to read the good news! Our family looks forward to your updates. Bob and the family have been in our prayers. Take care! I am glad you had the summer to enjoy the fun.

Diana

I am so glad to hear that your family is healing from people that want to kill us. May be Americans will understand that.

Dear Bob and Lee,

God is faithful! In the big things and small things too. It is great to hear of Bob's continue improvement and eagerness to return to ABC. I am sure that you have been "stretched" farther than you ever thought you could be during these last few months. My husband was seriously injured and went through months of therapy also, so I have walked in similar shoes. But again God is faithful and He never gives us more than we can handle. Through circumstances like these we learn a lot about ourselves as individuals and as a couple and family. Be encouraged that there are many who stand behind you, silently in prayer for your family.

Many blessings to all of you!

Caroline & Steve