Dear Sharon,
I'm praying for your Dad that he will not suffer any longer, and that
God's will is done. I pray for comfort and peace and love for you.
I've been there, and I know what you are going through.
Sending you bunches of lovings and squeezings.
Lovingly,
Pat Ferguson
At 08:57 PM 1/27/2008, you wrote:
>Hi again, folks!
>
>I went to see Dad today. I'd been told that he can get up and walk
>around and talk, though his voice doesn't sound normal. Although
>he's still slowly recovering, things looked worse to me than what
>I'd pictured. He's on oxygen, and that's been lowered even as I was
>there. He still has to suction out his throat too, though my sister
>did say he's using it less than he used to. He been sleeping a lot,
>at least today, and he isn't up to doing much. He said a couple of
>things to me, and he sounded a lot like himself, though somewhat
>deeper in pitch. He asked me how my hearing was doing. the
>funny/exciting thing is that I understood him but my mom did
>not! He apparently still prefers to write than talk sometimes.
>
>As we gathered around him to pray before most of us left for home,
>Dad and I held fingers, with a tube between us. the praying was
>interrupted by the beep-beep-beep of what I thought was the alarm
>signaling that he wasn't getting enough oxygen. At first I thought
>maybe Mom was telling me it was my turn to pray, but now I realize
>that maybe she was telling me to let go of Dad's fingers and the
>tube. We stepped back, and, after a moment, the beeping
>stopped. Judy reassured us that things were okay, so we went back
>to pray, this time being more careful with Dad's hand. Apparently
>the device that clasps his finger had gone off kilter.
>
>Anyway, the doctor should be checking him tomorrow, and maybe he can
>go home, but he does get discouraged. Please continue to pray that
>time will fly! :)
>
>Thank you all!
>
>Sharon
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