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
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