Caring, Sharing, and Understanding

This is Fleta, Patsy, and I when we went over

in Oklahoma one year and met a bunch of Powells

who were kin to us that we had discovered. We went

to their family reunion. Oh, course, Patsy was the hit

of the day as she was able to tell them stories and keep

everyone entertained. She has aged and grown tired,

but inside she is the same. On the computer, she is

young and vibrant again...up to her old antics.

My daughter Erin is a nurse and she went yesterday to

check on Patsy. She said she did not think the intestines

had a lot of infection in them like we feared.

They put a suction on Pat's intestines through her nose.

This I guess was to relieve the twisted kink. Anyway,

when they take it out if Patsy is without pain, she

will get to go home and come back for her surgery

that will be scheduled. When they take it out

the pain returns, she will have surgery now.

I was going to Rogers today, but now I will wait

to see what happens.

Patsy is an independent lady. She had been all her

life. She has worked hard in garment plants, nursing

homes, chicken plants. She often did the work of

a man. She has some mesh in her stomache from a

hernia repair. She has scar tissue there from past

operations.

Each of you who have responded by sending Patsy

a card or email, don't realize what it will mean to

Old Sister. Thanks to all for caring. If she goes

home, the hospital will forwardany mail to her

home address, she will not miss any message.