Hi Sharon,
Praise the Lord for the good news!  I am continuing to pray for you, your 
living situation and your mom and dad.  Keep us posted!

Virgie and Lady Hoshi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sharon Hooley" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: Attention Sharon


> Hi Phil!
>
> I hope things are going well for you and yours.
>
> Well, life has been just terrible!  As I was trying to move, the earth's 
> magnetic pole was so strong that my implant got sucked out of my head, 
> along with the processor, and I'm being spoiled rotten here!  And, to top 
> it all off, my dad went home to be with.........
>
> Hahahahahahahahaha!
>
> My implant is working so well now that I don't use a microphone anymore! 
> I can't always hear what some people are saying, but then I'm not sure if 
> the microphone would help either.  It's so nice not to be burdened by the 
> FM system anymore!  However, I'll probably want one for big buildings, 
> such as church.  I also feel that I'm declining in ability with it, but 
> maybe that's because I'm getting used to it, and maybe not exercising it 
> enough without my hearing aid on the other side.  I've experienced before 
> what appears to be a decline in function of the system, but apparently I 
> just get used to it, and then I go for another sound mapping and get 
> something a bit new to try.  Jenaa told me my basic setup is pretty much 
> stable, and she just makes small changes.  My next mapping is April 16 at 
> 1:00 p.m.  Please be there! :)
>
> Yes, Dad actually went home to be with........my mother at the farm!  He 
> still needs special equipment though.  He continues to be fed via the tube 
> in his stomach, sleeps in a hospital bed, still uses oxygen much of the 
> time except for the few times he goes outside.  He has the suction 
> machine, but he doesn't use it as often as before.  He's also being 
> watched by Big Brother, kind of like George Orwell's 1984!  A voice comes 
> on in the morning, in a box, instructing him to put on the instruments 
> that monitor what goes on in his body, and the air fills the cuff, etc. 
> He can choose not to cooperate, of course, but isn't that a bit scary?
> I don't think he uses a walker anymore, but his voice is still pretty much 
> a whisper.  The doctor says that something, I'm not sure if it's the vocal 
> chord or the nerve, is way out at an angle, as I understand Judy to say. 
> He can do outpatient surgery to correct this, but wants to wait until 
> Dad's lungs get stronger.  Sigh.  Isn't the waiting hard?
>
> The people I live with here are great!  The other clients, both women, are 
> friendly and much easier to interact with than the other clients I've been 
> with before.  we go out on the weekends, like I've always wanted, and our 
> care providers, Virgil and Tabbitha, are more free to run errands with and 
> for us!  I once asked to stay home so I could get some business done, and 
> the only requirement they had was that I go with them to an appointment 
> and errands.  That's the day I got my email set up!
>
> Please continue to pray with me though, because I'm having emotional 
> struggles with things related to the move.  Since God put me here, I want 
> Him to help me truly enjoy it!
>
> Thanks much!
>
> Sharon
>