15 Jun Update at 3.5 hours
Received a call from Mom's OR Nurse at 12:45 CDT to report she is still in surgery and Mom is doing OK. That's all for now....
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15 Jun Surgery Start Time
We've been here since 5:00 am CDT. Mom was wheeled down the hallway for the OR at 8:10. We just got word that surgery started at 9:12. The surgeon expects it to go about 5-6 hours. Will keep you posted as we know more....
15 Jun Countdown to Mom’s Surgery
Only a few hours from now, 4:00 am CDT to be exact, the family will make the trek together to Baylor Medical Center in Dallas. Mom's surgery is scheduled for 7:00 am.Today has been one of laughs, tears, and even hard discussions. We are all...
14 Jun Leroy’s Story
Spent last night not just reminiscing with my Mom, but actually writing down details of much of her story. It's worth its own post one day soon.Part of her story is Leroy's story. I write about him a post or two ago and told you...
13 Jun The Family Reconnecting
I will blog more about our reconnections as the week progresses, but want to mention an exciting reconnection that happened yesterday. Our family has a pretty extensive knowledge of my Dad's Mother's side of the family, the Barkowska's (or ...
13 Jun The Family Reunited
After a really good night of sleep, I awoke this morning to a flat tire! Apparently took a nail sometime yesterday and developed a slow leak. Fortunately, my brother, Steve, has spent the last couple years in his mechanic career specializing in tires and suspensions....
11 Jun It’s Monday
Last night, spent much of the evening with my brother, Steve, catching up on the events of his life. The last couple months have been somewhat chaotic. He is hopeful (as we all are) that this move to Texas will give him a chance at...
11 Jun Commissioning of USS Kidd
Saturday's events were really cool. Spending the day with Matt, Kerry and Gramps was fun. Matt looks and sounds good.Kerry and I got to take a guided tour of the ship, including the CIC (I forget what it stands for) that is the "nerve center"...
11 Jun Safe Arrival
Arrived at Mom & Dad's about 5:30 pm CDT. Will blog more Monday, including some pics from Matt's ship commissioning....
10 Jun Day 5
Had a late breakfast with Kerry and Gramps on their way to the airport, I left South Houston for Royse City at 12:45 pm CDT. It is now 2:25 pm and I just crossed the 2,000 mile mark. More later!...