Dad continues on his journey of rest and recuperation. He swings back and forth between feeling OK and feeling crummy, but his general trajectory is good.
One request we have is to keep the phone calls to a minimum. Email and posting on this blog is a great way to get a message to Dad, but he generally doesn't know how he'll feel from one moment to the next. Plus, after 40 years of night call, he gets a fight-or-flight reaction every time the phone rings, thinking there's an emergency and he is needed to save the day. While I'm sure Mom appreciates Dad's attempts to establish an airway, it's probably best that he not be woken up when he gets a few precious moments of rest.
If you feel like you want to do something nice for Dad, think today about some way to appreciate the world and make your immediate environment better. Smell a flower, gaze upon a songbird, give thanks to mother nature for another sunset, listen -- really listen -- to a beautiful piece of music.
Thanks again to everyone for all of your love.
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Thanks. We appreciate your efforts to keep us in the loop.
Hello Eric!
Diane Christopher emailed me about your situation. You and I were on several PMMC committee a few years ago--the Quality Committee stands out--remember all those dashboards? I kept waiting to find the rest of the car..... Just wanted to send healing energy your way while Monty and I are at OHSU and in week 6 of his stem cell transplant for recurrent lymphoma. As you may have noticed, this crappy disease seems to happen to wonderful people. Sure beats hanging out in waiting rooms and infusion clinics with crappy people.....please know we send healing energy your way. And,don't believe everything you read OR everything the docs tell you (especially about prognoses...). Live Strong and in the moment. Hugs to your wife and other caregivers--the unsung heroes & heroines of the world! Julie Cartwright (OHSU nursing faculty)
Hello, Eric and the Overland family,
Many, many of my conversations with our fellow Rotary Club members are on the subject of our our dear Eric is doing. People feel very fondly about you,
Eric.
We await ongoing updates here on this blog.
Nice hair-do.
Peter Sage
Dear Marjorie and Eric,
We are glad you were able to enjoy last evening and take a hike-it was a perfect temperature.
Thank you for all the updates-we are thinking of you and hoping you grow stronger each day, Eric.
Our love to all the family.
Love, Phoebe and Peter
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