Hi Kathy, Wow! I do hope and pray that you can get the a medical 
emergency flight! They wouldn't let me do it! I even have a letter 
still from my Mom's doctor! Kathy, I hope you can get one. I was told 
they don't do that any more. That's what the airlines told me. I paid 
$740.00 for a round trip ticket. If you do it on line, though that 
may not work to get a medical emergency ticket. I did it audomated 
over the phone, and that is the same as an E-ticket.

I'm really praying that you go. Please don't let anyone or anything stop you.

I'm praying and sending you bunches of lovings and squeezings.

Love,
Pat Ferguson
What ever you do, Please go see your Dad! I'm glad I went and saw mine.



At 04:28 PM 1/9/2007, you wrote:
>Brad,
>American and United airlines have medical emergency flights and, 
>you're right, the price does come down.  Thank the Lord.
>Kathy
>
>
>At 02:24 PM 1/9/2007, you wrote:
>>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