Thanks for the great report. Mike
On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 7:06 PM, Tom Davenport <[email protected]> wrote: > > I drove down to Provo to see Larry today. What a wonderful, satisfying > visit. The positive change from when I saw him a couple of weeks ago was > extraordinary. All of the jaundice is gone, Larry is in good spirits, and > most important, he is LARRY again! The same smile, the same sly sense of > humor. He still has a long haul ahead of him, probably the most important > is regaining mobility so he can start to lose the fluids that have built up > in his body, but I am sure that will all come quickly. He also still has no > appetite. But all of these things will come once he starts moving again. (I > know, I have been there myself). > > While I was there I got to meet two of his beautiful daughters and three > grandchildren who obviously have a special relationship with their dad and > grandfather and are relieved to see him getting better. Shauna came in as > well during the visit, it was nice to see she is now able to "get out and > about" and not have to be at his bedside every minute. > > Larry joked about his liver finally "getting out of jail" (the donor was a > prison inmate) and his gratitude for all of the miracles that happened in > his behalf. And he is right, Larry's situation was very grave, he was only > a few days and a couple miracles away from death's door. One miracle was > getting the liver three days after his name was placed on the donor list, > something that almost never happens. > > He asked me to do him a favor. He said he wanted me thank all of you for > your prayers, phone calls and visits. He told me how much he enjoyed his > visit with Joyce, and what a "wonderful lady she is". He mentioned the > phone calls he has received from some of you and how much the meant to him. > He said he is a little afraid of being overwhelmed when he finally looks at > his VFB mailbox again, and can't imagine how he will be able to thank each > of you for your support and prayers. I told him not to worry about it, just > send one email thanking all of us at once! I suspect that email isn't to > far away in the future. > > I've got a son getting married this Friday and a very busy week ahead of > me, so I won't be able to see Larry again until next week. I suspect to > see even more positive changes when that time comes. > > Alan, thanks for your post with the address info. I'm sure he will love to > get those cards, and they will be a treasured memory for him after this > ordeal has passed. > > Thanks again for all you have done, > > Tom Davenport > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscribe@** > googlegroups.com <[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** > group/vfb-mail?hl=en <http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en> > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com -- Mike Bliss Aloha from Hawaii -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com
