FROM: Jean
Sept 24 @ 8:32 AM

From my friend, Pat, whom I forward your emails. I love you!

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Jean, Try not to miss us too much! All though choosing the dentist over lunch with us could hurt our feelings. The meeting last night was really great – Jan always amazes me! I just finished reading your brother Larry’s outpouring. What a wonderful guy – are you sure he is really your brother? My brother is such a dud! How did you get such wonderful brothers? Larry truly amazes me at his outlook and his faith. Reading what they go through each day makes me realize that our daily problems are nothing compared to what Larry and Lea are going through. He touches my heart every day and I continue to pray for God’s will to be done in their lives. His poem today made me cry. He loves her so much. Have a great day!

FROM: Larry Vaughn
Sept 24 @ 12:28 PM

Hi, Lance, Could you please send me your photo of mom and me dancing? I know I have it somewhere, but I can’t remember where it is. SO frustrating!

REPLY FROM: Lance
Sept 24 @ 2:18 PM

Sure, Dad. I think I know where it is.

FROM: Bob, Billiann, Mary, & Isabel
Sept 24 @ 3:52 PM

Please send us updates on Lea.

FROM: Peggy
Sept 24 @ 9:26 PM

Hello Larry- I’m a friend of Karen and Gary Rouch. Karen told me about Lea’s illness, and please know that both Lea and you are in my prayers. You BOTH sound like very special people that one day I hope to meet. Karen is forwarding me the updates on Lea.

Please forgive me if I speak out of turn. But I just recently returned from a visit to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota with my mother. She has many medical problems, (diabetes, congestive heart failure, life long unexplained problems with her blood pressure, internal bleeding to the point of receiving of 11 units of blood in 5 months, and the list goes on and on.) She continued to fail very fast during the past few months, and my sisters and I knew if we didn’t do something, we wouldn’t have her here much longer. So we made an appt with Mayo. They are ABSOLUTELY amazing at finding what the root of problems are.

Only you and your family can decide what you think is best for Lea, but I felt I HAD to mention this option to you, since so much of Lea’s condition seems to be such a mystery. I’m sure her doctors there are very good, but Mayo clinic is an unbelievable place. It’s absolutely amazing the way all of the specialists work together for the good of the patient. None of the staff or doctors that we came in contact with had an ego that got in the way and they had the upmost respect for their colleagues and their expertise,,,,and believe me, we saw plenty. They all work very, very closely together.

We ended up being up there for 3 weeks, versus the average 2-4 day stay. I even had a doctor stop in the hallway and ask if he could help me,,,because I was trying to get my bearings while pushing mom in her wheelchair to another of her appts and I must have looked lost. The staff of this clinic, (and we even had to make a trip to the ER and found the same to be true), are all extremely special people tuned into all the needs of the patient.

They found out that my mother has non-alcoholic sciorsis of the liver. Her doctor back here in Indiana was surprised, and doubted that they would have ever figured that out. It didn’t solve all of her problems, but stopped the internal bleeding,,,and by adjusting her medications,,,she is so so much better. They helped her to get a better handle on all of her illnesses, and worked together to address her over all health. When she was here in Indiana, she would see one specialist for one thing, and another for the next, and so forth. Some of her medicines for one illness, affected the treatment and status of another of her other illnesses in a negative way.

Even though they are all wonderful doctors, it seemed they weren’t concerned about anything out of their specialty, because the other issues were being addressed by another specialist. Thus, the correct co-ordination of her treatment was not very successful here at home. Now that she has returned from Mayo, at the very least, her overall health has definitely improved, thanks to the work they did at Mayo. She is like a different person.

If you are interested, the appointment phone number is #507-284-2111. And you do NOT need to have a doctor’s referral. If there is anything I can do, or any additional information you might want,,,please feel free to call me. I will continue to keep you both in my prayers!

REPLY FROM: Larry Vaughn
Sept 24 @ 9:30 PM

Thank you very much, Peggy. It was very kind of you to take the time to write of your great experience at Mayo. What a relief it must be for you to finally find a solution to all those medical conditions you’ve been struggling with all this time. Congratulations to you and your family! May God’s blessings be with you always. Thank you, again, for the information. I will keep it handy in case we feel we need to take any further action in resolving Lea’s issues. Warmest regards.

FROM: Merna
Sept 24 @ 10:16 PM

We are praying for you and Lea. I appreciate the updates on your wife. Your updates are a blessing to all that read them, I am sure. I receive the updates from your Uncle Jack and Aunt Ro. Don’t you worry about answering all emails to everyone who has written. We just want to let you both know that we are praying for you and love you, in Christ.

Our God will take care of His own. And this means you and Lea. He promises to never leave us or forsake us. He loves us so much. It is wonderful to hear how much you love God and the wonderful love He has given to you and Lea for each other. May God continue to bless you and Lea and restore her health in His time.