[SEL] Very Sad Day for our engine buddy Bill Miller

[Paul Maples]

Folks I just received this terrible e-mail in regards to our dear friend and engine buddy, Bill Miller. Please pray for him and his family.

Paul

----- Original Message ----- 
From: BillMil357 at aol.com 
To: paulmaples at sbcglobal.net 
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 12:37 PM
Subject: Bill Miller


Paul,
  I hate to tell you this in an email but Daddy is back in the hospital
with terminal brain tumor. I'll let you read the email my sister sent
out. We don't have Daddy's cell phone or I would have called. I know
how much you mean to him. You can call me Diana or Mom if you want to.
Randy

  me 901-409-8242
  Diana 901-491-5465
  Mom 901-901-849-0013

Friends and family,
   
  He is in Tower 904.  They moved him about 9:00 last night.  He has an
aggressive form of brain tumor that is incurable.  We began palliative
care last night, which the doctor explained to him this morning and he
understands and wants. The biggest blessing of all is that when he
left Methodist North, he could no longer maintain his internal medicine
physician, since Dr. Versoza does not practice at Central.  But God sent
a dear family friend from his church, Dr. Jeff Warren, who took over
his care and promptly gave my mom the straight scoop on his illness and
prognosis.  They were afraid he might not make it through last night.
  My mom was able to sign DNR orders with sadness but with the absolute
knowledge that we had done everything possible for Daddy.  She got the
information gently from someone who knows and loves her and my Daddy.  My
brother spent the night last night and my mom came home to spend the
night with us at my house.  Both of us slept well after a long,
tense day yesterday.  Dr Warren came to the hospital at 6:30 this
morning and explained everything to Daddy and my brother.  He understood
and agreed.  He did not want my mom to go through the horrors of
procedures that would do no good.  We will be able to be with him now with no
beeping machines, no loud noises, no scary procedures and no
restrictions on who and how long anyone can visit.  We will hold his hand and walk
with him to the gates of heaven.  
   
  We thank our friends and family for their continued love and support.
  I have included a long list of recipients on this e-mail, but hope
you will forward this to anyone you know of that loves my Daddy and would
want to know.  You’ll find us in Room 904 Tower at Methodist Hospital
Central or in a waiting room nearby.  Your e-mails, calls and prayers
are a blessing to us right now.  Some of us will be with him at the
hospital until Jesus comes to take him home.
   
  Love,
   
  Diana






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