Kathy,

At times like these it's hard to be far from family.  I'm praying for you 
and Greg.



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>From: Kathy Du Bois <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Electronic Church <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: please pray for my Dad
>Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 11:36:07 -0500
>
>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