Phil, praying for Larry and I'm glad you are giving us updates wow I hate
even loosing my voice thinking of not even having a choice yikes.

Lelia


----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 6:41 PM
Subject: Report On Larry


> Virgie called today.  Yesterday, Larry had a tracheostomy which is when
> they, by surgery, put a breathing tube into your wind pipe.  The
ventilator
> was through his mouth and in his throat clear down to his trachea.  Boy,
is
> that scary or what for a blind person who then cannot talk or communicate.
> It would freak me out, I can tell you for sure.  Anyhow, now the
ventilator
> is attached to the trake tube so it is out of his mouth and throat.  He
> still cannot communicate verbally, however.  I remember the last time I
had
> a ventilator jammed down my throat which was several years ago when I just
> had a hernia repaired.  So I was never awake when the ventilator was in.
> When I awakened in the recovery room I coughed my head off.  The
ventilator
> is also taped down all around your mouth so it doesn't fall out and move.
> Larry had that in for many days now.  The trake tube will help him breathe
> better and they are already turning the ventilator down little by little
in
> attempt to wean him completely off the ventilator.  Virgie needs prayer,
> too.  This has been a very difficult time for her since they just got
> divorced.  Someone gave her the money so she could fly down to Mississippi
> to be with Larry.  This means she had to leave the vending stand she runs
> for a week.  She is staying with Larry's daughter, which has got to be
> awkward in and of itself, but his daughter insisted Virgie come and stay
> with her.  For the most part, of course, Virgie has been staying up at the
> hospital.  The first night she was there, she stayed all night with Larry.
> So at least the trake, I am misspelling trake to make the synthesizer say
it
> right, is in and so things should improve.  In my opinion, and I base this
> on everything I know up to this point, and I know a lot I have chosen not
to
> share as far as background information is concerned, I believe Larry went
to
> his daughter's to die and I believe he doesn't want to live.  Under the
> circumstances, if Larry recovers fully and goes back home, he will be
living
> alone.  He has a wonderful place he is living in which is sponsored by a
> church and all of his food and lodging is basically only 250 dollars a
> month.  Larry has little money so that is all he can afford but his two
> bedroom ground floor apartment is the nicest place he's ever lived.  Yet,
he
> has nothing to do and he thinks he has nothing to live for.  So, quite
> simply, Virgie and Larry both need prayer.
>
> Phil.
>
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