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Thank You
May 30, 2005 - Number of Comments » 1I’ve been here at the computer for the last hour trying to thing of something grand and awe-inspiring to write regarding this Memorial Day. I failed. The only two words I can come with are “thank you”
Thank you to those that:
Spent a lonely cold winter at Valley Forge…not knowing where the next meal would come […]
Update VI
May 26, 2005 - Comments OffI want to take this opportunity to thank everyone for all of their prayers and support.
Tuesday, Jim had a tracheostomy done in order to facilitate his breathing. Now that this has been done he is doing much better. In fact, the doctors believe that he is strong enough to have the ventilator removed in […]
Update V
May 20, 2005 - Number of Comments » 1Even though Jim is still in ICU and on a ventilator, he continues to improve. The docs have discontinued most of the sedation Jim was receiving; so, he is a bit more awake and able to communicate by nodding his head and blinking his eyes. I had a long talk with his pulmonologist this morning […]
Update IV
May 15, 2005 - Number of Comments » 8I just wanted to let everyone know, that while Jim is still in a coma, the doctors are very pleased with his progress. The x-rays of his lungs continue to show improvement and the blood studies show marked improvement as well. The doctor says that if all goes well, he should be able to remove […]
Update III
May 12, 2005 - Number of Comments » 5Out of necessity, this post will be pretty short. Jim’s condition remains essentially unchanged. He still remains in very critical condition. The doctors are making some minor changes (tweaking) to the ventilator settings. One of the most encouraging bits of news is that the x-rays of his lungs show some improvement over previous x-rays.There have […]
Update II
May 10, 2005 - Number of Comments » 4Once again, before I give the latest update on my son Jim from Thinking Right, let me take this opportunity to thank everyone that has expressed their love and concern. Especially though, I cannot begin to express my gratitude for the all the prayers that have been lifted up before the Lord in Jim’s name.
Jim […]
Brotherhood
May 9, 2005 - Number of Comments » 5In light of my son Jim’s illness and the tremendous outpouring of love and concern that we have experienced, I felt that this offering from Henry Blackaby was appropriate.
Let no one seek his own, but each one the other’s well-being.
– I CORINTHIANS 10:24
As a Christian you are obliged to view your actions in light […]
Update
May 7, 2005 - Number of Comments » 3First, before moving forward with an update on Jim’s condition, I want to offer my most sincere thanks to those of you that have been praying for Jim and the rest of our family. It is incredibly comforting to realize that there are folks “out in the blogosphere” that don’t know us that are willing […]
Jim
May 4, 2005 - Number of Comments » 4Those of you that follow the writers of the RMA are familiar with Thinking Right. Jim, my son, is the owner and chief mischief maker at the site. As you may, or may not know, Jim has fought for three long, hard years against a series of debilitating diseases. As of this writing, he […]
Why We Fight
- Number of Comments » 1This pretty much says it all.

