Life before 2008 21 Aug 2007 02:42 pm
Our needs…
In response to the many notes and emails…what we need or could use:
- Wheaton can not eat at least for the next week. If you come by and bring food, we are trying to keep the food items in the Family Kitchen near our room and out of his sight.
- We will need to find homes for all of our animals except for our dog. This means four puppies, 7 kittens, 1 cat, and 3 chickens. If the puppies and kittens are to go to shelters, we’ll need volunteers from counties who have shelters to take them there themselves; as out of area residents (and our county has no shelter) we can not take them ourselves. If anyone is interested in adopting one, please let us know.
- Wheaton is finding comfort in playing with toy monkeys and dinosaurs. Rather than sweet treats, if you want to send him something, anything with monkeys or dinosaurs will be sure to entertain him quite a bit! Cards and pictures will also be quite welcome.
- Mom and Dad are doing okay for now…big brother and sister are with grandparents in Mississippi and little brother is running amok hither there and yon. With Ronald McDonald House, more grandparents, a flexibile employer, a helpful parish family, and “village” friends we may have a gameplan for the coming days. There are gaps here and there so if you are willing to help but wonder how/where, please let us know. One thing we are running low on is creativity and ideas.
- As ever, prayers are covetted.
on 21 Aug 2007 at 4:23 pm 1.Tim said …
Tia:
I had the thought on Saturday to call you and offer help but was dealing with my own health issues which worsened with the weekend. Our caring, sharing family has been ill with Adele and me being the final holdouts to be over taken. I, relunctantly, flew to Jax today for a three hour program tomorrow (been in bed most of the afternoon). Prayers - you got em. Whatever else we can do, we are willing.
I am amazed you write through all this. As I have said before, you are destined for greatness (you heard it from me first!).
on 21 Aug 2007 at 4:40 pm 2.KMH said …
I’m to far away to do anything besides pray. But you’ll have plenty of that from my neck of the woods.
Umm . . . on second thought. I’ll find a monkey. Now where should I send it?
Kim
on 21 Aug 2007 at 4:56 pm 3.Sarah said …
Tia, I would love to send Wheaton a little toy or game. If you don’t mind, could you please email me your hospital address and any gift ideas you have?
on 21 Aug 2007 at 5:22 pm 4.Mimi said …
Oh no, I’m so sorry to hear what you are going through. Lord have Mercy, Lord have Mercy, Lord have Mercy.
on 21 Aug 2007 at 7:30 pm 5.Queenofthehill said …
Prayer is a given. Send me a list of what to do and/or bring. I’m already working on your kittens and puppies — I know a few farmers and will inquire about the chickens. What is the deadline? Can I post the pets to the Loop?
on 21 Aug 2007 at 8:49 pm 6.Tia said …
Thanks all! Send anything you’d like to here:
Children’s Hospital
Att: Wheaton Graham, 2nd floor
2018 W. Clinch Ave.
Knoxville, TN 37916
And Queen, THANK YOU for your help with the animals! Even if we can find a home for one, it will help. I’d really love for them to find homes rather than a pound if possible. My chickens I’d really like to give to a potential “city” keeper, and they should not join a flock; they’ve been used to their own hutch, which is included should anyone want it. David says we should keep them but….
on 21 Aug 2007 at 11:48 pm 7.Queenofthehill said …
If you’ve got a moment, send me any photos you may have there on your hard drive and any descriptive notes on the pets. I’ll a.) list ‘em on the loop, and b.) on petfinder.com.
on 21 Aug 2007 at 11:51 pm 8.dalimama said …
(((Tia)))
I’ll be praying for you guys. I’m glad you finally know what’s going on with him. I wish I could do more.
Much love- dali
on 22 Aug 2007 at 5:33 pm 9.Pea said …
God bless you and yours, Tia. We’ll be praying for you and your little one.