September 18 - Day 96
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he -.Proverbs 29:18
It was hard to sleep last night and before long the clock blurred my vision to remind me that in 3 hours it was time to shower. I peered out the window as the trees waved farewell and the winds howled while clouds rolled across our gray skies with their heavy burdens. A storm was brewing all around us as we took note that Dean's right ear was 98 degrees and his left was 100. 7 degrees. I immediately prayed that the possibility of a fever would not delay so I pressed onwards with hope. Time was whisked away as I met with various staff before we loaded Dean into the ambulance at 10:37 am. I made a dash for the car as the raindrops began to dance upon the earth and followed closely behind the ambulance for the next 4 hours as we made our journey closer to home. This was Dean's seventh ambulance ride and my first time not riding with him. It poured and poured the entire way from New Jersey to Pennsylvania causing us to take the slower route at times. We pulled into Quincy Retirement Village around 2:34 pm and were met with kindness and a warm welcome by staff. They showed us our room and we spent the rest of the evening settling in, completing paperwork, and meeting staff. Dean's temperature has now risen to 101 degrees in both ears. The nurse supervisor suggested that Dean should have a bigger bed so I could lay down with him. She talked to me for awhile and I wept. I longed to lay next to him but never wanted to hurt him and was never given permission. It has been 96 days since I snuggled next to him; it really feels like we are one step closer to home.
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- September 10 - Day 88
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- August 31 - Day 78
- August 30 - Day 75-77
- August 27 - Day 73/74
- August 25 - Day 71/ 72
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- August 20 - Day 67
- August 19 - Day 66
- August 18 - Day 65
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- August 16 - Day 63
- August 15 - Day 62
- August 14 - Day 61
- August 13 - Day 60
- August 12 - Day 59
- August 11 - Day 58
- August 10 - Day 57
- August 9 - Day 56
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- August 5 - Day 52
- August 4 - Day 51
- Prayer and Fast Day
- August 3 - Day 50
- August 2 - Day 49
- July 31 -Day 47
- July 31 - Late report
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- July 29 - Day 45
- July 28 - Day 44
- July 27 - Day 43
- July 26 - Day 42
- July 25 - Day 41
- July 24 - Day 40
- July 23 - Day 39
- July 22 - Day 38
- July 21 - Day 37
- July 20 - Day 36
- July 19 - Day 35
- July 18 - Day 34
- July 17 - Day 33
- July 16 - Day 32
- July 15 - Day 31
- July 14 - Day 30
- July 13 -Day 29
- July 12 -Day 28
- July 11 -Day 27
- July 10 - Day 26
- July 9 - Day 25
- July 8 - Day 24
- July 7 - Day 23
- July 6 - Day 22
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- July 4 - Day 20
- July 3 - Day 19
- July 2 - Day 18
- July 1 -Day 17
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- June 28 -Day 14
- June 27 -Day 13: Prayer Needed
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- June 25 -Day 11: Praises & Prayers
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- June 23 -Day 9
- June 22 -Day 8
- June 21 -Day 7
- June 20 -Day 6
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