Hi Kathy, 
I am still praying for all of you.  
Huggs and blessings, 
Virgie and Hoshi 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 6:28 PM
Subject: I'm still in a holding pattern


> HI Guys,
> I'm still here.  I make one plan and then the family says, "wait," 
> and I get sent back to square one.  I had been planning on heading 
> out today, but my Dad had some tests done on his liver to see if it 
> was still functioning and so they asked me to wait.  His liver is 
> fine, so they did dialysis today for the kidneys and that really 
> cleared him up.  Now, here's the rub.  My mom wants him to try 
> dialysis again tomorrow, and it will probably help, but my Dad is 
> very clear that he doesn't want to be on dialysis for the rest of his 
> life.  I think my Mom is hoping that, as his head clears, he'll 
> change his mind, but everybody else is kind of thinking that that 
> won't happen.  Anyway, my next plan was to fly into Detroit.  I can 
> get a straight shot from Bangor to Detroit and another brother can 
> pick me up from there, but it would be a nine hour drive to get the 
> the hospital where my Dad is.  However, these plans aren't firm yet 
> either.  At this point, if I had my way, I'd still fly to Green Bay 
> either Sunday or Monday.  I can't get an emergency fair on  Friday or 
> Saturday, plus, we won't know anything further until after Dad has 
> his dialysis tomorrow.  I'm not the only one in this fix, however, 
> there are others in my family who are also hanging and changing, so 
> don't think that my family is just picking on me or anything.
> 
> It will get sorted out one way or another.  I'm getting some real 
> pece about all this, that God knows what he is doing.  You may want 
> to pray for the travel agent though.  She's having to work right with 
> us.  I had to laugh because today, when Greg called, he started with 
> a medical update on my Dad.  I hope that she doesn't think that we've 
> completely lost it or something.
> 
> Anyway, God bless, and thanks for praying.  Truthfully, I think that 
> Dad wants to go, but Mom isn't ready to let him.  My heart really 
> aches for her.
> 
> God bless,
> Kathy