Fantastic!
Gary H.
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Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 11:23 PM
Subject: [OM] Walt update - read this one
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> Sounds like good news to me from a friend of Walt . . . Bill Barber
>
>
>
> What a surprise tonight when we walked into Walt's room, and found he was
> off the respirator! According to the nurse, they removed it around 11
> this
> morning, just 2 hours after the doctor told us it would be at least a
> couple of
> days....go figure....guess the pulmonologist knew better. At any rate,
> he
> was relatively alert, although it was apparent he is still in and out,
> evidenced by the fact he had told the nurse right before we got there
> that he had
> been kidnapped. He also told us he had been shopping at a store that
> sold big
> clothes.
>
> The most telling thing, though, and to me, the evidence that all our
> prayers
> and good thoughts DO have an effect, is the story he told us about a
> dream
> he had, where he saw Jesus. He dreamed that Jesus picked him up and
> threw him
> over his shoulder and smacked him on the bottom, and said, "J. WALTER!"
> That was all he remembered about it. (For those of you who may not know,
> since
> his father's name was Walter, he was known as J. Walter when he was
> growing
> up.) As you all know, he is not a religious person, so this was pretty
> out of
> character. We suspect that he had this dream Wednesday, when he was at
> his
> lowest point, since he has been improving since then.
>
> He was hungry and asking for food, but we explained to him that since he
> hadn't eaten anything in over a week, it would be a gradual process to
> work his
> way back to real food. The nurse said that they will probably start him
> on
> clear liquids tomorrow.
>
> He was making jokes, singing, and lucid for most of the time, with
> periodic
> rambles into things that only made sense to him. They still have his arms
> restrained so he can't pull out any of the tubes, but I suspect that won't
> be
> necessary as he gets stronger and more aware of his surroundings.
>
> So thank you all again for the prayers and good wishes. I am totally
> convinced that's what has made the difference in the progress he has made.
> He
> still has a very long road ahead of him, but at least he is still with us
> and
> slowly improving. I'll keep you updated.
>
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