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Showing Original Post only (View all)Seeking calming vibes... [View all]
My family is in the midst of a crisis.
We lost mom to COVID-19 and cancer in November. Yesterday, my father travelled from Chicago to St. Louis, he flew in and it was the first time he did anything since mom's passing. Just over an hour ago, I received a frantic phone call from my sister that dad was having symptoms of a stroke.
He is being hospitalized and is alert, but slurred and showing signs of a left side stroke - loss of strength, garbled speech. The h
I am not religious in any way, but I need calming warm thoughts to be able to hold this together right now...
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Better to be spiritual than religious and here are the warm thoughts for Dad's recovery!
Karadeniz
May 2021
#12
Sending healing. Vibes for your dad, and vibes for calm and strength for you and your family.
niyad
May 2021
#15
UPDATE: To all who have so kindly sent messages and thoughts - THANK YOU forever...
Moostache
May 2021
#36