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30Apr/09Off

Thursday Evening Update

Here's the latest information:

The last time I went in to see Sean his ICP was 16-21. They had moved him to the airbed and his ICP went up to 28 but dropped right away. The DR. came in when I was there and said that he thinks that Sean has turned a corner. That doesn't mean he's out of the woods yet but it does mean something. We have to be careful how excited we get because things can go up and down but you know what, we are feeling pretty good right now and feeling the hope and thats a good thing. Thank you God for holding my boy! As always pray ceaselessly and know that God is great and He is present.

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30Apr/09Off

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From the family this morning:

Here's the latest from this morning about Sean:

Last night they started the barbiturate coma at midnight, and his [Sean's] ICP dropped into the teens at about one. They took him down for a CT at three, which caused his ICP to climb back into the high twenties. When they got back, they increased his dosage a bit, and his ICP hung out around twenty for the rest of the night. The nurse was confident that with the addition of another medicine at 7 a.m. his ICP would drop to the low teens again. They are monitoring his heart, and it is staying strong (his heart rate is doing great).

We got some much needed rest . Please send Kiersten words of encouragement, Sean is her best friend.

As always, thank you for all your love and support...We could not do this without all of you. Pray. Pray for us, pray for Sean.

Please note that any comments posted here for the family are being sent to the family so if you have any words of encouragement to offer Kiersten, Sean's younger sister, feel free to leave them here.

Also, available to anyone I personally know, if you would like to mail Kiersten or any member of the family a card, letter, note, etc. and need the mailing address, send me an email or leave a comment below and I'll get in touch with you.

Thank you for your continued support, positive thoughts and prayers.

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17Oct/08Off

The Letter

A mother passing by her son's bedroom was astonished to see that his bed was nicely made and everything was picked up. Then she saw an envelope, propped up prominently on the pillow that was addressed to 'Mom' . With the worst premonition she opened the envelope with trembling hands and read the letter.

Dear Mom,

It is with great regret and sorrow that I'm writing you. I had to elope with my new girlfriend because I wanted to avoid a scene with Dad and you. I have been finding real passion with Stacy and she is so nice. But I knew you would not approve of her because of all her piercing, tattoos, tight motorcycle clothes and the fact that she is much older than I am. But it's not only the passion...... Mom she's pregnant.

Stacy said that we will be very happy. She owns a trailer in the woods and has a stack of firewood for the whole winter. We share a dream of having many more children.

Stacy has opened my eyes to the fact that marijuana doesn't really hurt anyone. We'll be growing it for ourselves and trading it with the other people that live nearby for cocaine and ecstasy. In the meantime we will pray that science will find a cure for AIDS so Stacy can get better. She deserves it. Don't worry Mom. I'm 15 and I know how to take care of myself. Someday I'm sure that we will be back to visit so that you can get to know your grandchildren.

Love,
Your Son Jon
P. S. Mom, none of the above is true. I'm over at Tommy's house. I just wanted to remind you that there are worse things in life than the report card that's in my center desk drawer.
I love you.
Call me when it's safe to come home

Yes, this was passed via email to me with a note "I thought you might like this because you'll probably relate to it." My response was: "Relate? With the wit my children have been raised with, I can see them writing this! Thanks for scaring the crap out of me. And it's not even Halloween yet!" And I wasn't kidding either. I seriously need to buy one of those do-it-yourself heart defibrillator deals.

Look for an upcoming article about protecting your online presence and work. You will find a lot of useful information that will get you on the road to a safe, enjoyable online experience.

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11Sep/08Off

Remembering 9/11/01

I'm not going to recount the events of that day that changed Americans' lives forever. I'm not going to retell the emotional rolls that catapulted me through a day that I will never forget. I can't even begin to pay a tribute to the lives that were lost that day. Like with my relationship with God, this is something that I just have to have faith in - I simply won't forget.

9.11.01 Never Forget So in memory of Ernest Alikako, Jimmy Audiffred, Juan Salas, Francis J. Nazario and Frederick Kuo, Jr. and the other 2,991 souls lost that fateful day, the hundreds upon thousands of men and women we've lost in the war against terror and their families, I offer this:

My children are being raised with a more profound sense of pride, respect and responsibility because of what happened on September 11th, 2001. I have renewed my vestment in America, the country which has afforded me life, liberty and justice but most importantly freedom because of what happened on September 11, 2001. My husband's daily fight to preserve life and safety has not been forgotten as he drives the fire engine to calls with our American flag waving gloriously above the cab.

I stopped today to remember
and I remembered last week, too
In fact, I often remember since 9/11/01
and sometimes stop to do so.

As an American, I had forgotten
how precious my freedom is.
I have taken for granted
my inalienable rights.

But when life and liberty
was taken from my fellow Americans,
I remembered. It's a painful
memory to endure.

I support justice.
    I support liberty.
        I support life.
But most of all, I support freedom
And honor those who have
Reminded me to never stop.
                                       Never Forget 9/11/08
                                       by Kathie Leung (c) 2008

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2Sep/08Off

At The Firehouse

Living with firefighters gives one the opportunity to witness some pretty interesting quirks as they emerge. That handsome, buff guy wielding an axe as if he were playing tennis, making the girls all sigh is the perfect victim for a firehouse prank. Especially when one of the crew is fairly adept with graphic manipulation programs. That same dude has had his face reincarnated

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