Praying on, Sharon. ...
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Carol
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From: "Sharon Hooley" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 12:27 AM
Subject: My Dad Today
>I talked with Judy this morning, asking if I could hang out at the hospital
>today, where my dad is recovering. She suggested that maybe tomorrow I
>could go with them. I was disappointed, partly because my brother, Gary,
>and sister-in-law, Lois, (we call her Loie, but Jaws should say it more
>like "LoE."), who live about 3 hours from me, might not be there then.
>Blanca, my care provider, offered to take me there. It takes maybe 20 to
>30 minutes to get from Caldwell to that area of Boise, and I rarely go that
>far with her. this is the biggest gift she's ever given me! I asked her
>to stop at MacDonald's. I paid for a lunch for me, and she accepted a
>drink. On the way, I listened and sang to carman's old-time hymn album on
>cassette, but the tape was acting up in some places. It was nostalgic,
>thinking of Dad when I was much younger, growing up in a church that sang
>such simple, uplifting tunes that I rarely hear anymore.
>
> so I got to see Gary and Loie, as I'd seen another brother, Gene, and
> sister-in-law, Mary Esther, (We call her M E, not sure of the spelling.),
> from another direction on Thursday afternoon. Dad seems to be slowly
> getting better, but, as far as I know now, is still on the ventilator,
> still unable to speak. He was asleep when we arrived, and, with my
> cochlear implant, I was able to talk quietly with my family! Gary
> explained to me that when Joel, our nephew and Judy's son,spent one night
> with Dad, Dad was afraid he was dying because of some mucus that was
> clogging the airway. It was after Gary and Loie left, that Dad signaled
> that he wanted to write something, saying he wanted to hear our
> conversation, so Judy, Mom and I came to his bedside. He kept nodding
> and/or smiling, indicating that he understood, and even signaled that we
> could talk more loudly. I told him that I'd brought some things for him
> to do to pass the time, whenever he was ready. Blanca went out to the
> waiting room for most of my visit, but in the end, she came in and said
> hello to Dad.
>
> We returned home, listening and/or singing again, with Blanca yelling when
> the tape would play backward or something every once in awhile, which
> sounded funny to me. I'm going to buy two CD's of Carman's, the old
> hymns, and the newer choruses with Awesome God, which she says is her
> favorite song but was ruined on that tape. I was able to find them
> through my mall.
>
> thank you again for your continued prayers and support. I love you all!
>
> Sharon
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