Thanks for the update, Sharon.  Will keep praying.

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From: Sharon Hooley <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 9:37 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: My Parents

Hi Phil and all!

 You asked me how my parents are doing.  The surgery for my dad to get his
 voice back went okay, but his voice has still been very weak.  Would be nice
 to get it back the way it was!  As far as I know, he's still on oxygen in
 the house and car, and still has the stomach tube.  He might be working on
 swallowing, but I haven't heard much about it.  He's driven himself and Mom
 to Mountain Home.  On Father's day, we picked them up from there, and went
 for a nice drive, exploring places some of us may have never been before,
 with Wendell, Judy, Joel and me.  there is an old volcano not far from the
 town, where we picked up rock that was once molten.  It's the kind that's
 like cinder and lightweight.  We took some home.  Then I saw them this past
 Sunday when we took Maxine down to the Cove where they live.

 I guess we're a bit concerned about Mom, because they were talking about her
 not eating much.  I can kind of understand that; she's getting older, she
 doesn't like to cook much anymore, and she's the only one in the house who
 eats normally right now.  She's also wanted to lose weight, which I'm not
 sure if she needs to.

 Thanks for asking and praying!

 Sharon