Here are photos from a beautiful hike we took yesterday in the Manzano Mountains, in a canyon where maples thrive b/c of the moisture. Enjoy!

Marlowe

PHOTOS Dean & maples Maple path summit

FROM: Sherri
Oct 13 @ 5:29 PM

Larry

As Shana let you know, we are planning on visiting you and Lea October 24th – October 26th. Do you think Lea is OK with us visiting? What can we bring you (or Lea) – what do you either of you need (besides a full recovery and to come back home)? Do you need anything from your house?

We are looking forward to visiting you two, and helping out any way we can. I am amazed and awed at her progress…..So impressed with the way you two have handled this. Big road ahead, but look how far you’ve come!!

FROM: Jean
Oct 13 @ 10:37 PM

I received your cell phone message tonight. I was delighted to hear the news that Lea is speaking. I am so excited and overjoyed and I stand in awe of our wonderful, healing, considerate Lord. Glory to his beautiful Name. I love you. Rest well.

FROM: Shana
Oct 13 @ 10:37 PM

Oh my gosh!!! I can’t tell you how excited I am with this update!!! What a complete joy it must have been to hear Lea speak. I know she has the fight in her to complete her recovery and now I’m even more excited to come visit again! Have a good evening and get some rest yourself.

FROM: Barb and Larry
Oct 13 @ 11:09 PM

How cool! We are so happy for you! We know you have been waiting for a long time to hear Lea’s voice! God does send miracles!

Sorry I haven’t kept in touch as much as I should but Mom has kept me kind of busy. She thought she would have the surgery and be home in 5 days! We are into week 6! She has been staying with us since leaving the hospital. She is still on oxygen and the feeding tube and has to use a walker.

At 75, it has slowed her down and she don’t like it! It looks like she will be here at least 3 more weeks and then we’ll see what the doctor says. I know if he wants her to do Kemo, he will have a fight on his hands. She has been so sick with the operation that she says she isn’t going to do kemo and be sick again. ( The woman has never been in a hospital except to have babies! This has been hard on her.)

We finally got the vomiting to stop the last couple of days so that should help. They had to go in and enlarge the opening from the stomach to the small intestines. Her stomach is now in between her breasts and half the size.

Well, better go. Didn’t mean to make this so long, know you are busy. Take care and remember our love and prayers are with you.