Update from Sheree

[Guest guest]

I'm emailing you from my parent's home. Thank you to everyone for the

wonderful wishes and encouragement. I have received so many emails, cards

and beautiful flowers - I can't help but be cheered. The email delivery

person at the hospital said that with the exception of a celebrity that was

there last year, he's never seen so many email€  ’²s for one person. The nurses

dubbed my hospital room the " decorator room " because of all the pictures of

friends and family I had and the wonderful, beautiful, beautiful flowers

that surrounded my bed. And, of course, all in purple! The surgeons had to

give me a bad time about my pajama wardrobe. :-)

I was kept in the hospital a couple of days more than anticipated because

my blood pressure was too low. And, I found out that when you take demoral,

you have the potential of seeing bugs crawling on the walls. Who knew!? So

with all of that, and needing to get me off of the demoral, I was there

until last Sunday. But as my little niece said, " I'm glad she stayed in the

hospital longer. Hello, she just had BRAIN SURGERY! "

I'm at my parents home now for a couple of weeks to re-coop. My

get-up-and-go is slow. Taking a brief bath wears me out for a full morning.

But, everyday I improve more and more.

I'm a zipperhead now, with thirty staples up the back of my head. They are

to be removed this Friday. My family, especially the kids, thinks this is

really cool. My mom took pictures that my neurosurgeon will post on his new

website. I won't be viewing them, EVER, as I do NOT think it's cool looking.

:-)

I have received good wishes and prayers from people I don't even

personally know, but that through family and friends have encouraged me and

prayed for me. My parent's pastors drove all the way up to Columbia to be

with them during my surgery. A host family that we had never met before,

kept Marvin and my parents in Columbia near the hospital at their house

during the week so they wouldn't have to stay at a hotel. My kids were loved

and cared for by loving friends, making my recovery so much more easy.

Some of my children€  ’²s friends wrote me letters. What a hoot! I laughed so

hard I hurt myself. One little girl drew a picture of me cooking and said,

" €  ’¥get well soon and if you cook a nice dinner you won€  ’²t believe how good

you

will feel. " She obviously hasn€  ’²t tasted my cooking!

These are only a very, very, small example of all the love I've received.

It's amazing how God has blessed me!

I spent a good part of the last week of my the hospital stay listening to

my CD player. If you ever want to know how incredible it is to have my

hearing back, listen to your earphones with only one ear. That's how I heard

it for 13 years. Then, listen with both earphones. That's how I hear now.

So, so very, very incredible to me.

I'm no longer dealing with the vertigo. Just the normal weakness from any

surgery. And, everyday I find more and more little surprises in my improving

health for which I am so thankful. I know I have a bit of road ahead on

which I will recover. I promise to do as reminded by so many and take it

slow and easy.

When I have a little more energy I will email, write or call each of you

individually. I hope you'll understand. Please also forward this to any of

those you have had pray for me or encourage me (, my darling cousin,

you especially!).

Many of you asked for my parent€  ’²s phone and address and I can€  ’²t recall

who

you were (it's the drugs!). However, the phone is and the

address is 3746 E. Bowman St, Springfield, MO 65809.

Thanks again and much love,

Sheree