Hi Sharon,
I am praying for you and your dad. Hang in there girl,
Virgie and Lady Hoshi
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From: "Sharon Hooley" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 9:57 PM
Subject: Another Update
> 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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