Back home

I spoke to my mom Thursday from Sweden and she is back home safe and sound.  They wanted her to stay one more day in the hospital, but I think she was getting restless.  The staff at the hospital are very good and she appreciates that.  "They make you feel like family," she said.   "They really care."

She sounds good, no problems breathing or anything.  They've upped the dosage of the medication in her pain patch and have given her some morphine she can take if there is serious "breakthrough" pain.  There is a risk of intestinal blockage from tumors and if that happens it is quite serious and requires an immediate trip to the hospital.  The pain there would be very intense and she feels confident that she would recognize it if it happened. 

My wife had sent her flowers which they got when they got home, so that was nice. 

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[Kevin & Cecile]

A Hug

It's wondrous what a hug can do,
A hug can cheer you when you're blue.
A hug can say, 'I love you so'
Or, 'I hate to see you go.'
A hug is, 'Welcome back again!'
And 'Great to see you!' or
'Where've you been?'

A hug can sooth a child's pain,
And bring a rainbow after rain.
The hug! There's just no doubt about it,
We scarcely could survive without it.

A hug delights and warms and charms.
It must be why we have arms.
Hugs are great for fathers and mothers,
Sweet for sisters, even for brothers.

And chances are, some favorite aunts
Love them more than potted plants.
Kittens crave them, Puppies love them,
Heads of state are not above them.

A hug can break the language barrier,
And make the dullest day seem merrier.
No need to fret about the store of 'em:
The more you give,
The more there are of 'em.

So stretch those arms without delay
And give someone a hug today.

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Mark...I'm stretching my arms and hugging each of you. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. I have all of you placed on 'My Special Shelf'... within my heart.

Kevin