Thursday, February 14, 2008

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

Yes, this is Valentine's Day, 2008! Yesterday marked four years since my dear husband, Ed, left to go home to Glory. He must be having a wonderful time! Meanwhile, we miss him-not just his presence, but also who he was and how he helped all of us with our problems from day to day.

I am doing well. Life seems to be more and more normal, with the exception of having a trach and a feeding tube. But i can live with them, and I am so thankful for all the things I do have: my mind is pretty much in tact-although I'm somewhat forgetful and mix up dates occasionally-I can see, I can hear with my hearing aids, I can walk by myself, I can type on the computer, and many more things that are right. So, I am content and know that God has given me a life to live. I'm doing the best I can. I'm working on a second book-this one will be MY journey with health and all the many people and circumstances I came in contact with-especially at the University of Chicago.

I have had many kind reviews of my book, Do Not Go, My Love: An Odyssey of Eight Years with Stroke and Dementia. It is available. Just write or e-mail Warren Anderson Judson University 1151 N. State St. Elgin, IL 60123 or wanderson@judsonu.edu. Amazon.com lists it as unavailable, but I know of several people who have bought it from them. I think you have to by-pass the written information and just order the book.

A wonderful verse that I am memorizing is Job 9:10. I feel that I have had miracles in my life, so this verse is very appropriate for me.