A LETTER FROM CHARLIE

Uncle Bill,

Thought I would send some pictures of our visit to the hospital in Bismarck.The first night we had to sleep on the floor in the waiting room because it was "touch and go" with mom, and the doctor wasn't sure she would make it thru the night. However, she proved him wrong once again. She is on the mend, thank the lord! She is out of ICU and in the Telemetry unit until Tuesday, then she is suppose to be going to the Transitional Unit. She is definitely a trooper and has a strong will to live. We keep teasing her that she has nine lives, and she's used up 4 now. She definitely wants to go back to her apartment and wants nothing to do with a Nursing Home. I do believe she will be able to take care of herself with help from Home Health.

I'm attaching some pictures that I thought everyone might enjoy. We had lots of visitors, including Ron, Mavis, Grandpa, Susi & Harvey from Detroit Lakes, Julie from Garrison, Karen's kids who live in Bismarck plus her oldest daughter, Julie (and boyfriend) who drove up from Iowa, Linda's daughter, Jenny ,and her husband, Dallas, then all of us kids. Seemed like a mini family reunion in a time of crisis, but having all that support sure was wonderful! Thanks to all of you! All the prayers really helped mom pull through.