He's gone

Roy Lee Young passed away shortly after 11AM EST on 02/09/09. Pray for us as we begin the process of mourning and also as we begin to heal from this. Thank you all for your prayers

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Pain, exhaustion and stress

That's basica;;y what this blog is all about. Stacy is doing her best not to go insane from sleep deprivation. I'm trying to keep things going here at home, which has lead to an enormous headache and both of us are extremely exhausted. Stacy's dad is still holding on. There have been a couple of mements where things looked grim, but the nurse has continued to tell us that he is following text signs that the end is near. He is down to about 100 pounds and his breathing is shallow ahd short. Stacy doesn't want him to die alone, thus she has been by his side, along with her brother, since last Thursday. Barely sleeping and eating, she remains vigilant. The boys don't know anything other than poppa is very sick. I took Megan up there last night so she could see Stacy and boy it was it a wonderful reunion. She hadn't seen her since Wednesday night, after church. She gave her poppa a tohn of kisses on his hands and told us the he was "sleeping". Stacy is ready for all of this to end and I think so are the rest of us.

On a brighter side, Jimmie lost one of his front teeth. It's not much, sseing him without a front tooth was enough to bring a smile to my face. A face that hasn't had much to smile about recently. I miss having my family together, all in one place. I miss the warm touch of my wife's skin. I miss us going out to the mall, or out to eat. I miss her voice telling me she loves me. What I miss the most is her presence. Just her being here. Just her.

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Our status at home

Well, as most of you know, Stacy's dad is suffering from both Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, and now to add to that he has septicemia from a urine infection. I haven't posted because frankly, I haven't really wanted to, nor have I had the time. As of yesterday, the decision was made to stop all medications (except pain meds) and allow nature to run its course. This was a VERY hard decision for Stacy to make and it took her a good long while to make it. We are basically expecting a phone call at any moment. almost happened last night as his blood pressure dropped all of the sudden, but it stabilized. It's been a rough month at the house, and believe it or not, not because anything as gone wrong with Megan. She is doing well, as are the boys.

Having said all of this, we went and made funeral arrangements on Friday and I was asked to write a poem for the brochure at the funeral. Now, I have written some poetry in the past, and I am no e.e. cummings, most of it has been in an uplifting tone. This, however, I knew was going to be a difficult task. I prayed about it over the weekend and came up with something, that Stacy and I wanted to share. She said maybe it can comfort someone here on the site, that may be going through the same thing. I pray that it does.

Come to me

“Come to me, my little angel.”

My Savior said to me.

“I know you think there’s more out there,

So much more for you to see.”

“You’re very tired and I know you’re weak,

You’ve been put through quite a test.”

“So, my child, I offer peace,

Please, come to Me for rest.”

“I offer freely, no charge at all

This, a promise made.”

“My sacrifice has secured it all

Your debt, I gladly paid.”

“So now my son, please, worry not

Continue not, the fight.”

“For I am here, your God and King

Never out of sight.”

With these words, I was at peace

I felt a bit at ease.

My Lord Jesus, swift and true

Had come to rescue me.

On my way, to Heaven’s Gates

With angels’ wings, I fly

O my Lord, my gentle Savior

He did not pass me by.

Matthew 11:28 “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”

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Not looking forward to tomorrow

Getting my wisdom teeth cut out tomorrow. Fun times.

On another note, Stacy finalized some info on getting Megan started in school, this March. I know, she will only be 3, but they have special programs for children with special needs. Gets them started in school and learning and getting used to a school atmosphere. I believe the nurse will be attending with her, but Stacy can confirm that. So, our little girl is growing up. Makes me both happy and sad.

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Last night and some disturbing news

Ok, firs Megan. She seemed to have slept well last night. Her coughing was at a monimum and she got some much needed rest. She woke up bright-eyed this morning which was nice. So, thank you all for your prayers, as we have a ways to go, last night was a good start.

On to some disturbing news. We received word yesterday that Dr. Kendall, Megan's Mito doctor has decided to leave Emory University Medical and has not decided whether or not she will continue as a Mito doc. This leaves us with one doctor down here, Dr. Shoffner, who is a great doctor but has a waiting list well over a year and has become a bit picky as to who he sees. Choice number two? There are Mito doctors in Boston who are VERY good, but we are not sure how insurance will help us get there for appointments. MEgan HAS to see someone at least once a year, so if it's Boston, so be it (maybe we can meet up with Smooth, Greth and CodeMonkey at some point). We would just need insurance to help us get there. I will post when I get more info on this.

Thanks again 2old2play, the love you show is unimaginable. God Bless You All!

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