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
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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
>
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