Friday, May 29, 2009
hello
i am so glad you have this blolg we can send messages
my thoughts have been with you so long,
i know your a fighter and will do your best ...
i will keep you in my prayers and hope you can feel better again.
charlene
Dolly from Wide Awakes, Free Republic & The Right reasons.
Hi Melminda.. I have tried 5 times to post on the wall at your/his blog
.. Please tell your dad I am trying. I dont know what the difficulty is..I dont have a genius rating with computers that is for sure but I do KNOW HOW & always have had success with various wall in past..
Please keep us posted.. I know how very difficult this is for you & I truly appreciated your sharing of your story.. Your dad is so precious...
warmest regards,
Dolly Howard
Cleveland/Akron Ohio area
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ON THE WEB : http://www.freerepublic.com/~dollycali/
.. Please tell your dad I am trying. I dont know what the difficulty is..I dont have a genius rating with computers that is for sure but I do KNOW HOW & always have had success with various wall in past..
Please keep us posted.. I know how very difficult this is for you & I truly appreciated your sharing of your story.. Your dad is so precious...
warmest regards,
Dolly Howard
Cleveland/Akron Ohio area
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ON THE WEB : http://www.freerepublic.com/~dollycali/
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Just wanted to say....
I appreciate all your stories and comments. Papa takes comfort in knowing that he is loved. Keep 'em coming! :)
Thank you,
Melinda
Thank you,
Melinda
Lew
Am so sorry that you're not doing well, I wish there was a way that you could beat this thing. Was just remembering our cruise to Mexico & what a great time we had, also wish there was time enough to do it all over again. My thoughts and prayers are with you, as always, Paula |
my cousin my best friend
Lew and I grew up together, as our mothers were sisters. As kids if one of us was in trouble the other one was too. Lew come to live with me and my parents for a short while when we were kids, about 5 or 6. We lived next to a railroad track and Lew loved to watch the trains go by. We slept in bunk beds in the middle room in our house and we could look out the window and watch the trains go by. One night we were supposed to be sleeping and a train came. We both crouched at the window watching, and trying to be quiet, at least I was. A caboose was in the middle of the train and Lew yelled "look an end in the middle". We both heard my stepfather’s feet hit the floor from the living room and we scurried to get in bed. Lew made it and I did not. Guess who got spanked?
My mother was a wonderful mother but was a real stickler on mud and water; we loved playing in it and always got caught because we would get dirty. We lived in the country and had a pump outside that made a lot of noise if you used it. Mother always heard it, so we had to be very careful if we pumped the handle. We learned if you just pumped it once after someone used it we could get a little bit of water without it making noise, so one day after mother got water for the house we were able to get about a cup of water. We divided the water and I went under the window and Lew sat next to the porch. He ran out of water before me and came over and yelled "you took all the water". Guess who got spanked. I owe him for these times as spanking or not they are some of my greatest memories.
As teens we only saw each other on Sundays as Lew moved back to Fort Wayne with his parents and I live in the country with my mother and stepfather. Grandmother Romery had the family over on Sundays so everyone came and we made the most of our times together. We stole cigarettes from anyone who left them unguarded, especially Lew’s older sister Carol. Our whole family smoked and how cool we thought we were. Little did we know the harm that later would be revealed about this product. Wish we had never started. Luckily I quit very young and before I had children. Lew quit later in life.
He married and moved to California so my best friend went away. We visited him once and then kind of lost touch. He married Marta and from what he told me about her they had a really wonderful life together. He told me about her reading to him if he was driving and then when they went to bed he would read to her. I thought that was the loveliest story I had ever heard. He loved her so very much; I envied him as very few people find that kind of love in life. I regret we lost touch and I never got to know Marta better.
After she died I visited Lew several times in California and surprised him and his brother Lyle and his wife Luann and his sister Sue and her husband Jack by showing up on a cruise they were on. It was our first cruise and it couldn't have been better.
I have so many great memories from our life together, I am so grateful he is my cousin. I have always thought of him as my brother and my friend. I could always tell him my most awful and most wonderful secrets and he loved me no matter what. I don't think GOD could have given me a better friend. I love you Lew, you are always going to be in my thoughts. Thanks for the memories and the love you shared.
My mother was a wonderful mother but was a real stickler on mud and water; we loved playing in it and always got caught because we would get dirty. We lived in the country and had a pump outside that made a lot of noise if you used it. Mother always heard it, so we had to be very careful if we pumped the handle. We learned if you just pumped it once after someone used it we could get a little bit of water without it making noise, so one day after mother got water for the house we were able to get about a cup of water. We divided the water and I went under the window and Lew sat next to the porch. He ran out of water before me and came over and yelled "you took all the water". Guess who got spanked. I owe him for these times as spanking or not they are some of my greatest memories.
As teens we only saw each other on Sundays as Lew moved back to Fort Wayne with his parents and I live in the country with my mother and stepfather. Grandmother Romery had the family over on Sundays so everyone came and we made the most of our times together. We stole cigarettes from anyone who left them unguarded, especially Lew’s older sister Carol. Our whole family smoked and how cool we thought we were. Little did we know the harm that later would be revealed about this product. Wish we had never started. Luckily I quit very young and before I had children. Lew quit later in life.
He married and moved to California so my best friend went away. We visited him once and then kind of lost touch. He married Marta and from what he told me about her they had a really wonderful life together. He told me about her reading to him if he was driving and then when they went to bed he would read to her. I thought that was the loveliest story I had ever heard. He loved her so very much; I envied him as very few people find that kind of love in life. I regret we lost touch and I never got to know Marta better.
After she died I visited Lew several times in California and surprised him and his brother Lyle and his wife Luann and his sister Sue and her husband Jack by showing up on a cruise they were on. It was our first cruise and it couldn't have been better.
I have so many great memories from our life together, I am so grateful he is my cousin. I have always thought of him as my brother and my friend. I could always tell him my most awful and most wonderful secrets and he loved me no matter what. I don't think GOD could have given me a better friend. I love you Lew, you are always going to be in my thoughts. Thanks for the memories and the love you shared.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
To My Wonderful Friend Lew
Dear Lew,
We became friends quickly, and our friendship has gotten better and better. You are a wonderful, caring person, and we dance the lindy really good together!
Melinda is a wonderful, caring person.
I love you both and am so happy you will always be my friends!
Fran
We became friends quickly, and our friendship has gotten better and better. You are a wonderful, caring person, and we dance the lindy really good together!
Melinda is a wonderful, caring person.
I love you both and am so happy you will always be my friends!
Fran
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Lew and Melinda -
I am glad we have this page as a way to reach out and say hello. We all know how the story goes, and your opening statement reminds of of a similar chapter in our lives. One filled with kindness, tenderness, sadness and love. The time we have is precious and should always be spent appreciating that fact. Lew, you have been and will continue to be in our thoughts and our prayers. Melinda, thank you for being there to provide Lew with your care. We are all here for both of you.
With love,
Elizabeth, Greg, Patrick, Kathleen and Michael - Tuesday, May 26, 2009
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Hey Lew and Melinda:
Thank you so much for setting this page up. We fully understand about wanting to stay in touch with people and this is an excellent way to do it. We are both sending you all our love and strength and have been including you in our prayers. We hope that you are able to open those windows and feel the sunshine and breeze on your faces. They give us so much energy and even the squinting will cause us to smile. Enjoy each second, as they are precious. We are so glad that you have gotten to know each other as love transcends all time and space. Know that we are all with you.
Love Marta and Tim
Monday, May 25, 2009
Open Invitation
As you all know, Dad's [Lew's] cancer is back. It would be fair to say "with a vengeance" His condition is deteriorating daily, rather, hourly. I signed up a page on blog spot for Papa and thought it would be nice if there was one page he could go to and read all your well wishes, etc. He has a hard time doing any thing lately and visiting is something he really has no strength for. He still cant shake his hospitable nature, no matter how big of a strain it puts on him. I think he'd rather not have company than fail his manners when he does. Unfortunately, he barely has the strength to walk 5 feet from the bed and talking for more than a minute or two, leaves him winded. He appreciates all the love and support he's been getting, immensely. I thought that maybe this blog thing would be a simpler way for him to hear from you all and if he's up to it he can post a note himself. You should have all received an invitation to author on the page so you can have access. Let me know If there are any problems. Also please forward the link and/or this email to other family members I have missed. I know that I don't have Christina's, Kathleen's, Marta's or any of the grandkids email addresses.
We appreciate all your prayers, as well.
We appreciate all your prayers, as well.
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Hi Lew,
I'm so grateful your daughter put this blog page up, and to Dolly for letting us know.
You taught me a lot about living, with your Grace, humor, kindness, strength, knowledge and love of music, etc.
It's amazing that people that have never met, can have their lives touched and blessed to such a degree.
You have touched mine Lew. I'm proud and honored to have known you through your sharing online.
My prayers and best wishes are with you and your family.
You made a difference and an impact.
Thank you.
Love
Cindy
(Rheo)
Lew,
FOOTPRINTS
One night a man had a dream. He
dreamed he was walking along the
beach with the LORD. Across the sky
flashed scenes from his life. For each
scene, he noticed two sets of footprints
in the sand; one belonging to him, and
the other one to the LORD.
When the last scene of his life flashed
before him, he looked back at the
footprints in the sand. He noticed that
many times along the path of his life
there was only one set of footprints. He
also noticed that it happened at the very
lowest and saddest times in his life.
This really bothered ham and he
questioned the LORD about it. "LORD,
you said that once I decided to follow
you, you'd walk with me all the way. But
I have noticed that during the most
troublesome times in my life, there is
only one set of footprints. I don't
understand why when I needed you
most you would leave me."
The LORD replied, My precious,
precious child, I love you and I would
never leave you. During your times of
trial and suffering, when you see only
set of footprints, IT WAS THEN THAT I
CARRIED YOU."
Sending you sunshine,
Gee
I really like the picture that you have up with you and your dad.
Cindy
(Rheo)