Noontime Updates on Tom Tate and Edith Hern

It's scary. Dad's white cell count has gone down but a new xray shows congestion in the lungs and his heart beat continues with an abnormal p-rate. There is no bowel or renal function at all, so he will be on permanent dialysis. There is another dialysis session scheduled for him in one hour from now. He's quite swollen now because of the zero output. He is not responding or rousing at this point but he is also on lots of morphine and versed to combat the pain. The doctors have asked mom (Emily) to talk to him a lot to let him know he is surrounded by love and give him encouragement, so she has been telling him about his beloved roses which line the front walk in front of their house, while his children wait in the ICU waiting room. Thank you all for your prayers.
I tried to telephone Rick to see how Aunt Edith is doing but got his answering machine. I know he spent all night last night in the ICU with her; hopefully he is at home catching an hour or so of sleep now. Our prayers continue with you, Rick.

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Anonymous said…
My thoughts, prayers, love, hope, support and strength are sent to all of you. Edith and Tom have both been a huge piece of my life since I was a very young girl and I love them both very much. My hopes and best wishes are with them and all of my Tate "family". Love you all,
Jan Weston
Friday, March 31, 2006 7:58:00 PM
TheWebWalker said…
God bless you, Janice. What would we do without you, our 'extended family?!' We need you, and appreciate your love. Rick especially asked me to send his hugs to everyone, and his gratitude for the love being sent his way.
Saturday, April 01, 2006 1:43:00 PM
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