something funny...

Alyse gave her bible verse tonight: Problems 3:5&6

(she meant Proverbs 3:5&6)  

As I reflected, it is so true, go to this verse for your problems.

update on Terry

Mom left a message on my cell phone during meeting stating that he was at the Crisis Unit in the hospital.  I called the hospital on my way home from meeting to get an update and was told Terry was discharged at 03:05pm today. Not sure what this means since they show him discharged.  I do not have any other information yet and without him having a cell phone, I do not know when I will.  I have attemped three times to get ahold of my mom and she is not answering or is screening my calls.  Jeff, Russell and Delbert all got to speak with Terry before he was discharged from the hospital. Please continue to pray!

another update on Terry

I just spoke with Terry.  I asked him what happened and he told me he was in a bad part of town looking for drugs and got beat up.  The hospital has discharged him but at the moment he is waiting for mom to come get him.  He told me she is not cooperating with the hospital because she believes he needs to stay for another day or two, but they medically have cleared him.  She has his car keys and won't release them to him.  He said he wanted to call me and Jeff last night but that mom wouldn't let him and told him it was midnight and that was too late (but mind you she called me at 02:21am my time and left me a voicemail).  I asked him what his plan was and in frustration he said that he doesn't have a plan because he doesn't have a key. I asked him to assume we could get that worked out and then what did he want to do?  He said, "I don't have a plan, Misty".  He said the hospital might drop him off at my parents, but he was sure mom would take him somewhere else and he would just end back up in the hospital. I don't know what he means by that, but neither did I ask for carification.  I asked him if he wanted the street life again, and he said no. I asked him if he wanted to stay with mom and dad, he said no.  I asked him if he wanted to come back to Texas, he said his car wouldn't make it as it was making a sound.  I know his car is old, but I felt this was a lame response as it made it out there just fine.  I told him that I love him very much and that I want to help him however I can. I told him that there are others who really care and are concerned too. 

Please continue to pray so that we may have wisdom to know how to help...when to let go and let him choose his life.

update on Terry

Terry left Monday night to head to California to visit Mom & Dad and gather his things. The last time I talked with him on the phone was at 6.30pm last night and he was in Blythe. He was concerned that he shouldn't be talking on his cell phone driving down the highway not knowing the CA laws regarding cell phone use, so we did not talk long. I received a confusing voicemail from my mom at 2.21am that I retrieved at 7am this morning. I have spoken with Jeff and the information he has received from my mom likewise is confusing, doesn't add up or make complete sense. I will not try to confuse you with the details she has relayed but give you as clearly as I can the facts:

Somebody stole Terry's cell phone, took some of his money and tried to overtake Terry's car last night.  In fighting back he received a blow to the back of his head, had profuse bleeding (head, nose, mouth), but drove himself to the hospital and has received stitches. He waited for 2hrs before they could place him in an ER bed.  He is still in the ER and doesn't have a phone in his room. The nursing staff would not release me any details (other than they did give him stitches, they consider him stable, and he was sleeping as he had been since he arrived) because they didn't know who I was and due to HIPAA regulations they could not disclose any information to me. I faxed them the POA paperwork and Durable Medical Power of Attorney for their records. By the time I called back he was awake and able to make his own decisions they said so they would not release me any more information. I had tried his cell phone this morning before I knew it was stolen and it went straight to voicemail, I went ahead and left a message. I also had sent a text message and it doesn't show that it was received (he is Verizon also so I can tell when it has been delivered). I have since has his phone inactivated so that whomever has it can not rack up a bill on his behalf.  Jeff would like to talk to him as soon as he can to find out what happened and what his plan is from here. We should be able to when he is transferred to a room. Please pray for Terry.

Quotes

Peace

it doesn't mean to be in a place

where there is no noise, trouble

or hard work. it means to be in

the midst of those things and still

be calm in your heart.

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