FROM: Dean
July 25 @ 9:21 AM

Dear Larry, Your courage and determination, as well as your dedication to Lea are very inspiring to me. We have followed the situation very closely because we feel that you all are members of our family, and we have really had our ups and downs as Lea has had hers. We are there for you if there is anything we can do to help, other than our prayers.

FROM: Barb S
July 25 @ 9:37 AM

I am sure you will feel like your mailbox is overflowing before all is said and done. It’s just our way of showing we love you guys and are thinking of you. Letting you know you’re not alone. Our prayers and thoughts are with you constantly.

Lea is such a strong person, I know she is trying her hardest to get back to us. Like you said, it is going to be a long road but if anyone can do it, it’s Lea. It sounds like she is in the best hands she can be in between God and the hospital. It sounds like a real caring hospital. Maybe that’s why things happened the way they did. This was the hospital that could help her the most.

Well, know you’re busy. Just wanted to make sure you knew that even though everyone is gone, you both are still in our hearts and prayers. If you need anything, let us know.

FROM: Gayle
July 25 @ 10:32 AM

Dear Larry,
I just want you to know that I am thinking of you and keeping you and the boys in my prayers, too. I know God is an AWESOME GOD and he has blessed Lea’s situation with great care from the drs. and all involved.
I know how difficult serious illness is and think of you often. Lea is so special to me and a wonderful part of our family and we all need her.

I wish there was more I could do but I will continue the prayers which I know at this time is the best thing that is needed. Please take care of yourself, too, because you also are special to our family. My love goes to all of you. Being able to send ecards and regular cards and listen to nurse updates is so helpful. What a great hospital!

Barb has been forwarding your messages to help keep me informed and I send them to my children who constantly ask about Lea, too. Lea truly is a remarkable woman and has touched many lives and I love her so much!!

FROM: Jean
July 25 @ 11:36 AM

My darling brother: My thoughts and prayers are with you all the time. I love you.

FROM: Gracie
July 25 @ 11:41 AM

What a warm heart filled letter. I can just feel the love, thank you for sending it my way Kathy. Lea IS a beckon of Light even I can feel her Love. Somehow this lady touches my soul even though I’ve never met her. Larry I am Laura David’s Aunt Gracie, and Blake’s Great Aunt. He is so in love with Aunt Lea it almost made me jealous for I adore this little guy. Yet I too have to adore her for the loving way she treats all those who happen her way. Blake felt special being with her and from all indications she has a way of making everyone feel that way.

Sweet Kathy’s heart was breaking for fear Lea wasn’t going to make it and I could feel her pain also. I just can’t stop thinking about this lovely lady, and her family. Hang in there, I’ve thought much about all of you and I send my love your way.

FROM: Jean
July 25 @ 12:01 PM

I have been forwarding any information I have been getting to both Randy and Phil if you want to add them. I know they would like to be informed.

FROM: Jonathan
July 25 @ 12:50 PM

Larry – Roxanna has kept me informed of Lea’s serious condition, and I want you and Lea to know that prayers from many of your Indiana and DBM friends are offered daily, including Cheryl, Jerry, and Marv.

The suddenness and severity of Lea’s health is a shock to us all. We wish we were there to comfort both of you. If there is anything we can do here and in Atlanta while you care for Lea, please let me know. If I can assist in any way with docs out of the IU School of Medicine, please let me know as well.

We will continue to pray for Lea’s safe and speedy recovery, and for your continued strength and stamina throughout this ordeal. All the best.

FROM: Marlowe
July 25 @ 2:11 PM

Dear Larry, Thanks so much for the detailed update. It is good to hear from you, to know that you are keeping your head above water through all this. How terrifying and incredibly stressful all this must be for you. In a way, it is harder for you than for Lea, at least now while she is sedated and you are left helplessly watching and waiting.

I think it is always at least as hard to watch a loved one suffer as it is to be the one who is ill. We have been praying as much for you as for Lea-you are very much in this together!

We know that Lea is not out of the woods yet, despite how much she has miraculously come through. Probably the greatest danger is infection. We will pray for the Lord to have His angels wrap her in an “antibacterial shield.” She must really be a fighter. She is not ready to leave you, either, after 43 years!

As we said in our card, please let us know if there is anything we can do to help in any way. Of course, our prayers and sympathy will continue to go out to you both. May you continue to have courage and hope in the loving compassion and mercy of our Lord.

FROM: John
TO: Link
July 25 @ 6:05 PM

Thank goodness for good news, at least guarded good news. We are still praying for everyone, especially your mother and father. If you think that your father would like a call, please send his cell number and I will contact in a few days.