In just one week each of you has helped, through prayers, love, words of encouragement and exceptionally generous donations to give Bobby and Barbara time to make a thoughtful decision about what to do while in Pittsburgh. Your donations have provided them a room through the summer and we will continue to raise funds in an effort to keep them there as long as they need to stay.
The most amazing thing about being part of this is the connections that have been remade through this love. Old friends have been reunited. Many Christ our King graduates have e-mailed or written words of support. Distant relatives have reconnected with Bobby and Barbara. Old friends from their early years have e-mailed and called. Love is a powerful thing.
The Chinese Philosopher Lao Zhu said
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage."
Bobby and Barbara are stronger because of each of you. Thank you.
Words from the Top:
Good Morning! I wanted to let you know that Uncle Bobby and I have decided that we are going to stay put here at the Inn. We have done a lot of talking and figuring and listening to the other transplant families. What we have come to realize is that there is much more involved than we originally thought in acquiring alternate housing. I am not talking about just the obvious problems of finding a place that will work for us and arranging for all of the utilities, furniture, supplies,etc. There are many intangibles that we had not considered such as the support we can get here that we will need to get through this journey. The amenities here, not to mention the meals,shuttle service and parking take a big load off of me as well. Uncle Bobby has told me too that if we are here he won't have to worry about being isolated in case we have a problem or me being alone while he is in the hospital and going back and forth by myself to the parking garage at night. We are beginning to understand that this journey may be longer than we first thought The anxiety factor can be significant. Some things don't have a price tag.
Thanks to your wonderful fundraising efforts and the support and generosity of our family and friends, we will be able to extend our stay here and spend all of our time and effort into getting Uncle Bobby better. As I said before, we are overwhelmed and humbled by all of this. Thank you seems to be an inadequate response but for now it will have to do.
Love,
Aunt Barb
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