John Ephraim Versluis

We were able to see dad tonight. I haven't seen him in over a week because my family's been sick, so what a change! He smiled when the kids came in and we were able to show him the slideshow of the grandkids I made him. He smiled a lot. I asked him if he remembered "so-and-so" and he would shake his head yes, but whether or not that was just automatic reaction, I 'm not sure. He smiled at the cute and funny pictures.

Joe said he had to leave and he said, "why?" Joe said because he had to go get the kids and he asked, "where are they?" So he was comprehending a lot, it seemed.

Rob called mom while we were there and she put the phone up to dad. He listened to what Rob was saying then he started "talking" quite a bit. It was just babble, but I believe he knew exactly what he was saying to Rob, it was just coming out very quickly. He stopped then I heard Rob say, "I'll see you tomorrow" and dad said, "OK". It was so good to see!!

We showed him Lily's pierced ears and he made a fun face like, "ooo, pretty!" and then we showed him Tyson's buzz cut and he laughed.

Oh, what a wonderful day to see him, it was so good and fun to see him sitting up. I asked him if he wanted to lay down, he said no. That's good, since he's always wanted to be in his bed.

What a wonderful Christmas present to us all. Hang in there dad!

Susie