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Place: Updates on Odis McLean Comments: I sent Andrea & Heidi my email so I could get updates from them, they are Odis & Karen's daughters. The message below is a little long but if you will read it you'll understand how grave this is for Odis and his family. Please note, today, 10-17, they are getting Odis set up on Hospice Home Health Care because it didn't happen Monday. They have requested No Visitors today. But they welcome all visitors starting 10-18 from 1 to 7 each day. God Bless this family as I know this is over whelming and very difficult. October 14th: Hello, This is Heidi Mercer, the youngest... writing on behalf of my mom. After the talk with the oncologist on Friday, we were told it is now days (although we can hope for weeks) due to how aggressive this particular cancer is. Our focus has now turned to pain management with a goal of getting him to come home to be more comfortable. This goal will be achieved tomorrow if everything falls in line with home hospice care. We are beyond grateful for the prayers that we have had. We truly can feel them... He has been up down, up down, up down every handful of minutes. However, doing it on his own is not an option so it takes one, sometimes two people to help him each time. This has become tiring on us, especially his sweet son, Jason, who has been taking the majority of the night duties. We were approved for a hospital patient sitter who actually went to the same high school as Odis and immediately bonded with our family. This has lifted a huge burden off our shoulders of worry. Odis has highs and lows, ins and outs. ... and honestly, so do we. To think, at this time last week we had not even been told it is cancer, blows my mind. And two weeks ago, everything was totally normal. This has taken his body so quickly and with that comes blessings and curses. Curse that it happens so quickly and unexpected but blessings that he isn't going to have to suffer like mom and Odis' first spouses did. Blessings that they had truly AMAZING MOMENTS that were not fabricated. We are going to enjoy him now with the few days we have left... as much as we can. Since he will be getting set-up with hospice at the house tomorrow, we would appreciate not having visitors since our focus for Monday is getting him home and settled and he will be spending time in the evening with Andrea, his daughter. Thursday going forward, the family welcomes visitors 1-7pm. Again, the prayers are incredible and have helped keep us going so far in this whirlwind we have been in. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Place: California Comments: Well, that is just too sad. Sorry to read that Odis is going through this.
Place: Odis (Mac) McLean updte Comments: The below message was posted yesterday (10-15-18) on FB by Andrea McLean Becker, Odis' dtr. I have no words, only prayers. God be with Odis & Karen and their children & grandchildren. If you are friends with Odis or Karen you should be able to see the messages the two dtrs are posting.. If you would like further details, please send me your email address and I will email you the updates of this short journey. Thank you for your prayers; we have felt each one.
Place: Galveston Comments: So sorry about Odis but I will pray for his healing and especially his comfort as he and his family face this battle.
Place: Sugar Land Comments: Sad news about Odis. I’ve known him since grade school. Praying for healing and comfort. Peace for family.
Place: Allen, TX Comments: So very sorry to hear about Otis. Always sad to hear bad news about our class members. Hope and pray for his comfort at this time. Praying for you, Otis.
Place: Plano Comments: My heart goes out to Odis and family. Praying for Odis especially, Karen and all family, friends. Sandy - Your eyes will be 100% soon! Janice
Place: Mansfield Tx Comments: We are praying for Odis.
Place: California Comments: That's a tough read on Odis. Known him since about the 3rd grade, I'd say. I hope he does well. He seems to have carved out quite the life-style for himself and his family.
Place: OK Comments: Same here
Place: NH Comments: Odis is in my prayers.
Place: Sad News Comments: This is not a message I want to post. Heidi got in touch with me (she is Odis (Mac) McLean's step dtr & Karen's dtr) to say her step-day Odis McLean has been in the hospital since last week. He has been diagnosed with cancer that has spread to his liver. Right now the liver cancer is what's shutting him down. She went on to say that if they can't get his liver to start functioning he only has a few days. If it can start to function he may have a few months. PLEASE think of Odis & Karen & their families and say prayers for his survival. God Bless the McLean Family.
Place: Soggy in Richardson Comments: Paul - Here in TX, especially N. TX, we are dog paddling to keep our heads above water! Since a few days before the party and right on thru now, we've seen only 2 days of sunshine. It's pouring now & monsoon expecting right on thru Sunday with showers forecast for all of next week! Seriously, roads flooded, several are shut down because water over the bridges, it's a mess. I'm going to work on the photos that Don L & Ronney Mc sent me. I appreciate it guys!! Plan to create a new page for all our photos with sub pages for Old Photos, Minis, Reunions, and of course, our 70th Party. Not sure how just yet, but I'll figure it out. Will let you know when I get something working that you can see. Everyone please watch the roads and high water . . . Don't get caught off guard. It can be deadly!
Place: OK Comments: Where’d everybody go?😮
Place: LV, TX Comments: GM, Sandy - Glad you're feeling better! Saw your post after I got off work last evening, but was tired of computer work for the day. Heading into town shortly, but will shoot you those pix beforehand. Our older son, Greg & his girlfriend, Val, are coming up from Corpus for a weekend visit tomorrow. They both live down there & work for Boeing at the Army's helicopter overhaul depot, located on the Naval Air Station. It's Val's birthday, but Greg & I are taking the ladies out to the Roaring Forks restaurant in north Austin for dinner tomorrow evening. Kathy has put up with a lot of my overtime due to project work schedules lately, but at least I was able to telework from home for most of it. But, it chews up our time & I can't take that for granted, so I'm also picking up flowers while I'm out today. So, I'll get you those pix & check-in again later. |
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