God Bless you always! Love Bev
At Mon, 27 Jan 2003, Karla wrote:
>
>When I sent my earlier letter thanking people I forgot to thank some
>very special people. For that I am sorry, but it did down on me this
>afternoon.
>
>First, to Cindy Shruhan for working so diligently at trying to keep you
>all informed...as hard as that was for her. She couldn't reach my mom
>because they spent their entire days at the hospital. They even slept
>there for four days.
>
>Second, to Dr. David Wiseman for keeping you informed, yet at the same
>time letting you know that there would be no means to contact me. The
>ICU staff could in no way handle the phone calls and the hospital
>wouldn't have been able to release any information. When I do go back
>into the hospital...and am not in critical condition, I would love to be
>able to speak with you all. Also, thanks to Dr. Wiseman for having
>this site. While there remains no cure for me, the ability to talk to
>other sufferers and prevent them from making the same mistakes I made
>gives my life a purpose. I know that I don't post as much anymore and I
>am sure that now it will be much less...at least for awhile, but that
>doesn't mean that I'm not reading your stories or thinking and praying
>for you.
>
>Thirdly, I made my first venture out today. It was about -5 out and I
>didn't want to run upstairs to get a sweatshirt...so I threw my bathrobe
>on over my clothes and my coat on top of that and drove to Bev's. I
>spent about an hour there. Bev has always been my sounding board...my
>connection to reality. While I was hospitalized and out of ICU I spoke
>with her in some form or fashion almost every day. To her the biggest
>of thank-you's for just being there and listening. I love you!