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