By now Dad had been in the hospital for three weeks and I had 32 people on my prayer list, many of whom were blessing me with notes of...

Dad was taken off the ventilator Friday evening, and we anxiously waited for a phone call. That Friday evening, Mom got a call from the...

By now Mom had finished quarantine and a family friend who is also a nurse said she believed it would be safe for me to visit. So I left...

Thursday, April 23, Mom and I got to hear the good news together. I wrote in my e-mail: Mom just called the nurse and Dad is resting...

It was good to be with Mom; she was worn out from all of the stress and the constant phone calls. I was able to alleviate some of her...

On Saturday, April 25, Mom and I were able to Zoom with Dad and my brother so that we could all see Dad together while the attendant held...

On May 5, I scheduled a Zoom call with Dad and Mom. Mom isn't overly tech savvy, and she had to get on by herself, but with the help of...

Sunday, we were thrilled to hear that Dad’s ventilator use was now down to 35%. The next day, as seemed to be typical by now, we had bad...

Throughout this time, we were still calling Dad on a daily basis so that even though he was sedated he could hear our voices and...

Once we “solved” the phone call issue and got Mom that first call to Dad, we thought it was all taken care of, but as most things go, it...

Even though Dad was starting to wake up, he was becoming agitated and the nurses continued to sedate him. We were so disappointed when we...

At this rehab hospital, more than at the hospital, we were beginning to learn who people were. We knew the nice lady who had helped us...

May 2 found me back home with my husband and boys. It was hard to leave Mom, knowing firsthand what she was going through. But my family...

Meanwhile, people were praying for Mom to be able to get a call to Dad. A dear man from Mom and Dad’s church even offered the use of a...

Three days later, Mom was informed by the social worker that she couldn’t talk to Dad at all because he had COVID-19 and the tech girl...

Mid-afternoon on Thursday, May 7, Mom got a call from the hospital. They had found a rehabilitation hospital that would be willing to...

May 18, I received a phone call from the doctor’s physician’s assistant who was very kind and very concerned about Dad because he was...

The next day, God gave me Isaiah 52:12 “…for the LORD will go before you, the God of Israel will be your rear guard.” God knew that I...

The next day, Thursday, May 21, God worked another miracle. Mom called me around 1:30 to tell me that Dad was awake and she’d gotten to...

Wednesday, May 20, my brother actually called the rehab hospital's corporate office and spoke to the president and CEO of the company. He...