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Waterloo Sunset
[one_half] Hi Everyone! My talented friend Ian McGlynn just released a cover of one of Vernon’s favorite songs in order to make a little extra money for the family. It is so generous of Ian McGlynn and Chris Newkirk to give their time and talent to our cause. I love how my creative friends are…
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New Friends
I am going to share a Facebook post I put up the other day (some of you have already read this.) There is a little more to the story now, so bear with me… Sunday, July 7 Today was kind of a hard day emotionally for me…but I managed to reach out to a hurting person in the…
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A Toe-Tapping Good Time
We have been blessed with so many wonderful visiting musicians and friends. Today Vernon responded to the music in a new way… Watch for it… Did you see? He moved his foot! This wasn’t the ‘intermittent pneumatic compression pump’ that has been manipulating his ankles over the past 46 days. This was a new movement…
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Treasure from the Sea
Today, I have many things on my mind, many things I cannot write about here. But I want to update on Vernon’s progress. He did move his thumb more today than he has for days. I know that sounds like a small thing, but they say that the thumb moving is a sure sign of…
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Out of the Mouths of Babes
“When you put faith, hope, and love together, you can raise positive kids in a negative world.” Zig Ziglar This update is from yesterday, when Justine made an spontaneous appearance in the hospital room. She of course, was prepared, as I show her photos of daddy every night. But I hadn’t known she was near…
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The Riding of the Bikes
I’m having a great time here in New Zealand, I got a bike and now im having fun riding it araund today weve been to a bmx track and the two little ones maniged to go Down some bumps, and i was of course wering a helmet.
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The Mystery of Music
“The soul is composed of harmony.” ―Leonardo Da Vinci “If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.” ― Nikola Tesla ” Rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul.” ―Plato I won’t pretend to understand the complexity of these concepts,…
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Wonder Boy
Wonder boy,And the world is joy, every single day.It’s the real McCoy,Wonder boy. Everybody is looking for the sun.People strain their eyes to see,But I see you and you see me,And ain’t that wonder? (The Kinks) So with all the friends bringing in personal music therapy every day this week (not to mention all the…
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Day 41
On Day 41 since Vernon’s accident, Allison shares a picture tells 1,000 words.
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Small Things With Great Love
I admit I am a little discouraged today as the progress is still so slow, the storming continues, and there are rumors that it will soon be time to move Vernon to a long term care facility that can accept patients still on ventilators. (His progress on oxygen alone has taken another step back and he…