Thoughts and stories, by Pal

Our nephew who is a bishop asked us to write up the story of how much indexing Wayne has done, and the reasons behind it.  He plans to give it as the 5th Sunday lesson to the Priesthood and Relief Society this coming Sunday.  You can have a preview, with pictures!  And the update on his cancer is that the cancer is not gone!  We wrote last week that the tumor was gone, but the results of the biopsies came in showing there is still cancer there.  He has decided to not do chemo at his age, 85, and hope he feels good for quite a while in the days to come.  He still has trouble swallowing, and his throat and esophagus are sore, from the radiation.  But he is a trooper! On the right you can see our wedding picture, and on the left some pencil drawings by our grandson, Sam Lieske.  Also in the mirror is reflecting some of the mural of Hawaii on our bedroom wall I made a few years ago. ----------------------------------------------------------...

------- I thought I had lost this story about Wayne this morning !  When I went to post the other one, I found the draft I though I had lost.  So I guess I'll put them both on, and you can read one or the other.  They are similar. (Started early this morning, Thurs. Nov, 21, 2013) Last night I decided to write today about Wayne, and the miracle that he is still alive.  When the two twins were born at home one month early, and weighed around 4 pounds each, they were not expected to live through the night.  They were given a Priesthood blessing at that time and promised they would live a mature life, and fill their missions in life.   His beloved twin brother Blaine passed away at age 68 of what they considered to be an aortic anurism. (Probably spelled wrong -- hemorhage of the abdominal aorta .). Wayne's health problems began when he developed diverticulitis at around age 60, and was in the hospital a day or two.  Since then he has taken Fibe...

Wayne has been the recipient of many blessings, ever since he was born.  The night Wayne and Blaine were born, each weighing about 4 pounds, they were not expected to live.  They were immediately given a name and a Priesthood blessing, and in the blessing they were promised they would live a mature life, and fill their missions in life.  When Wayne received his Patriarchal blessing, the Patriarch, who didn't know him, stated that he was living today because of the power of the Priesthood.  When he was about 60, he was in the hospital for diverticulitus, but recovered with heavy antibiotics.    Blaine filled his mission in life at age 68, and at age 69, Wayne had a his greatest health crisis.     We had been in Connecticut on a Portuguese speaking mission, and came home in March 2000, early to help my sister Mavis, who was in the middle of a severe chemo series for colon cancer.  (She is still alive thankfully!)  After being with her ...