UPDATE
July 2, 2008
I spoke with the nurses when I got up this morning. Jack had a restful night and had wanted a glass of buttermilk, one of his favorite Southern drinks. He drank about ¾ of a cup. He stopped eating yesterday so per the doctor will likely not last long now.
His Dr. said he had never seen anything quite like this before. Last evening when Dr. Kettyle checked on him, Jack told him that he woke him up (Jack’s voice is barely audible now) but thanked him for checking on him. Jack told him he had no pain and that he was comfortable.
Yesterday, Myra, Jack’s sister, and I were talking to him as we stood by his bed. He looked up and feebly said, “Double Trouble” and then laughed.
He is comfortable. He has had many people visiting and bidding him goodbye. He is content – his and our cups runneth over thanks be to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Love,
Carolyn and family
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Dear Carolyn,
Jim has often said that the greatest privilege of being a physician is that he is allowed into the most private moments of people’s live – the births, the deaths and all the struggles in-between. You, Jack and your children have allowed the rest of us into these same private moments, and we are immensely appreciative.
You and Jack were our first real friends as a newly married couple in Boston in 1970. We shared rides, meals, subway excursions and a camaraderie that we have never experienced since – especially not on oriental rugs with red wine. Although we left Boston in 1973, when we returned in 1998, it was as though we had never left. Part of that familiarity and love was due to our constant connection through the annual Christmas updates, but mostly it was due to the true friendship we shared.
Now, thousands of miles separate us. We’re in Wyoming; you’re in Boston. Yet, through your selfless sharing of Jack’s final journey, we once again feel connected. More importantly, we want you and Jack to know that you are in our thoughts, hearts and prayers every minute of every day. I walked this walk a couple of years ago with my father, another kind of brain cancer but with the same course. It is difficult, but there is a “the peace of God, which passes all understanding, [that] will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:6) and we know that you have found that peace.
Give our love to Jack and know that that same love surrounds you, Jonathan, Megan and Courtenay.
Love,
Cheryl
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