Juel's Journal

Papaw's...

...happy! I was over there a few days ago and got this photo, I take one every time I go and he just looks better and better every day. Mom, you have really worked miracles with him. When you first got him out of the nursing home, just the pallor on his face, the hopelessness in his eyes, the fear and pain in his voice, everything about him screamed "I give up." I remember hearing him say he didn't want to live anymore, and I heard him praying to die. What a difference now.. he's not the same man.

He doesn't scowl at me when I go in his room like he used to do when I went to visit him back in the summer.. he looked like he'd just sucked on a lemon back then. Now, he's downright personable.. his sense of humor is back, he's laughing and joking again, I'd have never EVER believed it would be possible to see him like this again.

He and I were talking the other day, and I asked him if he was happy.. "Lord yes, I'm happy, I like it here." He said it without hesitating, and he meant it. He talked up a storm, down memory lane and then to my surprise, he started telling me his plans for the future. He's determined to get himself one of those electric scooter wheelchair things and he says he's going to ride it back and forth from Mom's house to Lisa's. I bet he'll do it too. :)

Mom, Mamaw would really be proud of you. When you meet again in heaven, I'm quite sure she's going to let you know it too.

Posted by juel at November 24, 2006 10:39 PM