December 19, 2006 - January 22, 2006
And so in room 449b began the most memorable one month of our lives.
In sickness and in health
With aunt Robyn (photo taken by aunt Jo)
San Diego Family comes to visit
Ate Crispina
Aunt Jo
Mama
Lucasi-hood
The girls
Cherry and Lyle
When he still eats by himself
Uncle Guddin and Auntie Lourdes (Mom's sister)
certified faithful nursing aides
With aunt Robyn
Papa would talk to the nurses and when he was feeling better, he would share God's Word to them. One time he presented the Salvation Story to a nurse. For that one month, his nurses and nursing aides learned to love and respect him.
Mama tries to assure papa that his colostomy was only temporary... and it really was
Ptr. Ferolino leads the prayer
Fixing papa's not-too-comfortable bed
Head of quality control trying it out
16 sessions of radiation
Presenting "And The Word Came With Power" to Dr. Rosales
Papa's new bed (taken from the VIP rooms)
Daily rounds
With Pastor Clem and Merlyn Guillermo
Father and son
Gathering enough strength to talk, papa takes a call from his brothers and sisters in Tufuy
Hard as it may seem, this is the most coveted sleeping spot. The rest sleep on the floor.
sweet.
The simple things that he can do alone matters so much
SEND's Ruth & Laura and SIL's Missy, Aunt Robyn's friend
CHRISTMAS DAY
The family
The hug
The birthday girl! Joy turned 17 that Christmas day!
Leo, Violet, Joy, Lyle (Bethany not in picture)
Papa laughs at mama because she doesn't know how to put the gloves on
Brother Noel, our favorite nursing aide and a brother in Christ. God used him to provide us with additional comforts like more chairs, more pillows, more sheets and a VIP bed that made papa more comfortable.
Tufuy family arrives
Extracting blood for sample tests
Cheering him up
He surprisingly let go of his hands and pretended to shoot us with a make-believe gun then he fell back. Funny moment.
"I love Leo"
With Uncle Dunor, his brother
'Till death do us part
The gang
Mr. Danny Hugs, the guy next door of our semi-private room. Amidst the pain, papa stood up and walked next door and prayed for his neighbor.
Heavy under morphine, mama is the only one who could wake him up
The feeding team
Standing up
Colostomy cleaning
Last picture with Beth
Luzon Convention of Southern Baptist Churches youth department
Propping up
Uncle Fukuda arrives from Japan
AL and Mickey Williams, God-given helping hands
Pastor Mike and Aunt Sandy arrives from California
Starting to tell jokes and stories
Hardest laugh on one of his own funny stories... the last laugh he had
Morning readings and devotions
Hymn singing
Our dear aunt Solita
Saying goodbye after a week of joyful reunion
Twin brothers hand in hand
holding on and letting go
NPMTTA (Northern Philipines Mother Tongues Translators Association)
One last brush all by himself
Our home for one month
Rare moment of walking out his room... the farthest he got of the outside world
Tita Minnie and Karl Gallo, friends of great encouragement
Ateneo IVCF comes over
He tries all positions to lessen the torments. But never did he howl or growl in pain. Even in the most excruciating pain, he would just cry to the Lord for mercy or sing a hymn to God.
Our wall of visitor's encouraging words
Family
"Lyle will come when the time comes"
MFEC Choir (Leo's friends) sings for him
Papa cheers on, claps after the song... not knowing it was his last night
January 22, 2007, Monday, 8:40 am
Papa is eternally healed in Heaven
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