August 2009
Is in church singing my dads favorite praise chorus - cares chorus.
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12:30 am
“But I want you to know brethren that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel.” Philippians 1:12
Many a night as I lay on the couch in…
Please tell me my life is a dream right now. I so badly want this all to be a bad dream. Father, I miss my dad.
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A wedding, a birthday, a graduation and a funeral. “The only month with no holidays,” Mark always said. Somehow in thirty-one days we will have managed to pack several months worth of emotional…
Cool. No longer have to use an application to link Twitter to Facebook. Just go to www.facebook.com/twitter
My dad is finally in heaven. Thank you God or healing him. Please let me be exactly like him so when I see him again he will be so proud.
Goodbye, Daddy. I love you and I miss you already. I’m jealous of you, but I’ll see you soon. I have a hope and a future.
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9:15
Mark continues to sustain his life on approximately 8 oz. of fluids over a 24 hour period. Although his toes have returned to toasty warm, his breathing remains shallow and irregular with an…
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9:20
Mark Dixon Walz passed into the arms of Savior this evening at approximately 8:05. Mark Jr., Randee, Ruth Ann Shepherd and I approached his bedside as we noticed a change in Mark’s…
Facebook is going crazy! Won’t let me or Randee on my mom’s profile and all the indents and spacing and sizing is SO off on all profiles.
Wow. A big camo army copter just flew over KCU. Two rotating blades.
Maybe it’s a bug! All of the curved corners…on the Profile thumbnails, profile pics, and top nav bar have all disappeared.
Just realized Facebook also removed the curvy corners from profile pics. Facebook, just leave stuff alone! You’re keeping it from working.
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4:15
Mark presses on in this life. Many times Dr. Musgrave and a doctor friend of mine are amazed Mark continues to live. Against all odds his heart beats with only half the pressure running…
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7:00
The nurses have been honoring Mark’s request, to be catheter free. Yet, with this request come nights filled with interruptions as his nurses ultrasound his bladder quite frequently….
YouTube didn’t let me log in and said “I call shenanigans” Then when I tried to log in, it let me the next time but it said it again.
Does Facebook’s design look a little different to anybody else tonight…or is it just me? Hmm…Something looks…off
Why is YouTube saying “I call shenanigans” when I’m trying to log in?
Wow, Ted Kennedy has passed away.
Facebook changed the length of the top blue bar, it threw me off: http://bit.ly/5r2jH
Ugh! So many web related problems tonight. YouTube, Facebook, now TwitPic. Won’t let me log in!
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9:15
Another day passes. The children and I have begun to look toward the holidays. Where will we spend Thanksgiving? With whom will we spend it? Who will cook the turkey? Who will make the…
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11:00
Time seems to crawl. Yes, the end nears, but the when, I do not know. Last night Mark began the period of Cheyne-Stokes breathing. He will go several seconds between shallow respirations….
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9:00
No appreciable change.
Anyone have experience with MySpace CSS. I am brand new to this-working on a band’s CSS Style for a MySpace layout.
Oh boy, I do LOVE applesauce.
Anyone want to add my band on Facebook, we just changed our named, style, etc http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ravenna/127809647594
Seriously, no one knows anything about MySpace CSS?
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7:50
We are still hanging in there although we have experienced the roughest night so far. Mark has basically slipped into a coma and appears nonresponsive. Mark’s sweet nurse came into the room…
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9:45 pm
Little change. Low grade fever. Breathing alternates between shallow breaths and deep breathing. He’s covered in a sheet with the name of Jesus written all over it. Will post tomorrow…
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4:30
Mark lays in the bed and moans much as he has throughout the entire day. His eyes occasionally open but he does not focus. All of the children have visited today with the exception of Matthew….
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2:00 pm
We have experienced some change but in the wrong direction. We were hoping Mark’s blood pressure would continue to drop so he would pass peacefully into the arms of his Savior. But, his BP…
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11:30 am
As we near the end of Mark’s final earthly journey, I will try to keep you better informed of our day. Mark spent nearly every hour of the night in confusion trying to motivate his muscles…
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I tread through a darkened tunnel toward the faint light at the end. The light continues to grow brighter as I step through the opening of the tunnel. I awaken from the couch in our hospital room to…
It’s not very fun to wake up every morning and wonder if your dad will die today or not.
Paula Dean really is one of THE MOST irritating TV personalities ever.
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Although many aspects of my day seem very difficult, my time spent in the shower ranks as one of the hardest times. Maybe the sobbing comes because I realize no one can hear me. Maybe it breaks…
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Quick Update:
Mark has slept all day. He can awaken to the sound of his voice but then immediately returns to sleep. Lab test results reveal a decrease in liver and kidney function. Not much has…
Woah, the Twitter.com front page looks SO different. And great.
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As one long day transitions into the next I can’t help but to compare each succeeding day to its predecessor. This morning, unlike the previous morning, Mark’s communication skills deteriorated…
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Dad is being taken to the hospital. Randee and i may be headed to pikeville soon.
http://twitpic.com/ee9pj - Photoshoot today. Woohoo! #fb
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As the better part of the day wanes, I realize the necessity of posting today’s message in a timely manner. The sun sets and the blanketing darkness almost smothers me. I remember as a child…
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“…for I know that through your prayers and the help given by the Spirit of Jesus Christ, what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance. I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be…
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Yesterday, Matt had the privilege of spending time as Jodi Meeks Sharpie-assistant at Pikeville High School. Of all the children chosen from the surrounding crowd, Matt, alone was selected. He sat…
Last night of summer.
Mom just got the deans honor award!
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Many times I have cried through the writing of a post but with this one my tears literally drip off my chin. My best friend lays in a bed obviously ill designed for the family room. The oxygen…
My little brother, Matt, went to see Jodie Meeks & Calipari. They ending up making him the Sharpie kid & he sat next to them all afternoon
