Keeping you and family in prayer. Flying is good. Be sure to tell them you 
need a family hardship discount. They will knock the price down consierably.

Now go.

Brad


At 12:16 PM 1/9/2007, you wrote:

>Brad,
>Greg just talked to my sister in law, who is a nurse.  He is in the I.C.U. 
>at Bay Area.  I trust that Laurie has a pretty good handle on what's 
>happening.  Greg is checking into having us fly into Greenbay.  I don't 
>think that our car could do it, even after all those major repairs, I 
>still don't trust it.  Just keep praying for our wisdom and if we go, 
>please pray for our safety.
>Kathy
>
>
>At 11:57 AM 1/9/2007, you wrote:
>>Sorry to hear about your dad's failing health. I understand the cloth 
>>your dad is cut from and it is hard, especially for that generation. That 
>>is a tough  one to decide. Perhaps it is some meds they have him on that 
>>cuased the stoppage? Like REggie White suffered, the rhthm can be off and 
>>cause the heart to stop and is, dare I say after my last post, fixable 
>>with meds to level out the beats. For what it is worth, if it were me, as 
>>best I can slip my foot in  your shoe, I'd probably call, try to talk to 
>>the doctor or medical care folks and get an assessment of the situation, 
>>if there is not a definitive answer and he is doing porly, I'd fill the 
>>kitty box, grab the kids and dog, and call their school from the cell 
>>phone on the way back to the U P.
>>
>>Praying for him and yawl.
>>
>>Brad
>>
>>
>>At 10:36 AM 1/9/2007, you wrote:
>>
>>>Hi Guys,
>>>         Well, my dad had hip replacement surgery over a week ago, but 
>>> he hasn't been doing very well.  He was moved to a nursing home last 
>>> Friday.  This morning, my brother called Greg to let him know that my 
>>> Dad's heart stopped for a bit this morning and he has been taken back 
>>> to the hospital, but I don't even know which one!  It's one of those 
>>> times when I could kick Greg for not being more curious.
>>>         I don't exactly know what to ask for in prayer.  My dad used to 
>>> be a tough farmer and woodsmen.  He worked for more than twenty years 
>>> building tug boats for the government.  If something needed to be done, 
>>> my Dad would jump for the chance to serve and do it.  He did a lot of 
>>> heroic stuff during W.W.II also and, in short, he has been really 
>>> frustrated with his physical decline over the past few years.  He's 
>>> truly just running down.  His kidneys have been slowly failing for a 
>>> while.  He has been on medication for, the Lord only knows what 
>>> all.  For a guy who used to lift 300 pounds, to be content with a short 
>>> walk out to the mailbox, has been a tough pill to swallow.  I'm sure 
>>> that he would be much happier in heaven.  The hard thing is that, first 
>>> of all, I may not get a chance to say goodbye because we are so far 
>>> apart, and secondly, my Mom has made caring for Dad  her 
>>> universe.  This is going to be very hard on her.  Perhaps my prayers 
>>> are these, peace for our family, especially for Mom, if she truly has 
>>> to say goodbye to the love of her life, and wisdom for us, meaning Greg 
>>> and myself, as we consider whether we should pull the kids out of 
>>> school and head west, or stay put and wait to hear more definitively, 
>>> what is going on.  It's hard to know that the rest of the family is 
>>> gathering, but that we are too far away.  I know, I will gather with 
>>> them in spirit, but that is hard to accept.
>>>Kathy