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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Resting comfortably

Cory has been resting comfortably (as comfortable as you can with the back/neck brace on!). The doctor came in this morning and ordered a different neck brace that should be more comfortable to sleep in. He has some general soreness and a sore throat, but his voice sounds normal (a little more hoarse) and all his nerves are good.
So, another successful step forward!
Last night I was talking with him about his mission and some of his favorite scriptures. He was able to quote them in their entirety to me (sorry, he quoted so many, I forgot which ones they were, and of course, I wasn't writing them down. I thought it would only be one or two at the most).
He is still describing the surgery as "They cut my THROAT!". Oh well, it just may be something we will have to learn to deal with!
Love Dave and Linda

2 comments:

  1. Hi Fifes,
    I'm so glad to know things are improving with that great boy of yours.
    I was thinking of President Kimball when he anounced that he had fallen among "cut throats" Here's the quote:
    He went back home for his maiden speech. He went back to the valley. Anyone close to him knows it is not a valley, it is the valley. There, in a conference of the St. Joseph Stake, accompanied by his beloved associate from Arizona, Elder Delbert L. Stapley, he stood at the pulpit.

    “I have come back here,” he said, “to be among my own people. In this valley I presided as stake president.” Perhaps he thought that should he fail, here he would be among those who loved him most and would understand.

    There was a great outpouring of love. The tension of this dramatic moment was broken when he continued, “I must tell you what has happened to me. I went away to the East, and while there I fell among cutthroats. …” After that it didn’t matter what he said. Elder Kimball was back!
    From the talk:
    President Spencer W. Kimball: No Ordinary Man By Elder Boyd K. Packer
    Boyd K. Packer, "President Spencer W. Kimball: No Ordinary Man", Ensign, Mar. 1974, 3

    Give that boy a big hug for me!
    Love, Shauna Haderlie

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  2. President Spencer W. Kimball: No Ordinary Man Article
    Hi Cory, Linda & dave,
    We pray for you daily. So glad things day by day are improving for the wonderful boy of yours.
    I thought of Pres. Kimball and his throat surgery. How he said he fell among cutthroats. Here's an article about him.
    Hope you have a great day! Love, Shauna

    Boyd K. Packer
    March 1974 Ensign
    ...outpouring of love. The tension of this dramatic moment was broken when he continued, “I must tell you what has happened to me. I went away to the East, and while there I fell among cutthroats...

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