Stapleton News

We arrived in Ashland just before the snow storm hit. In fact, we got dad to the hospital in plenty of time, but had some trouble getting back and forth to be with him.
Physically dad did great. He has had little or no pain. The incision in his neck is healing great. However, he had lots of trouble mentally. The anesthesia and other meds caused him to have long periods of confusion which led to extreme anxiety as he thought he was in the waiting room to see the dr. or at home. The worst of it was when he started having hallucinations.
It was finally decided to send him home a day early to put him in usual surroundings. Mentally it was a good decision (though my sister, the nurse, really questioned the decision on a physical basis). Now he is only having some short term memory loss and that was already a common thing for dad. Our hope is that the surgery will help with that memory loss over time. We finally decided dad would be OK and the roads would be passable and headed home to Taylorsville Thursday. My sister hopes to arrive in Ashland Friday evening and spend the weekend. Sorry we did not have our camera as we traveled. What a beautiful Winter Wonderland. Beautiful, yet deadly.
As we traveled toward Taylorsville we realized we were headed toward a home with no electricity. As many know, much of KY is without power. As we drove into our little town we commented on how all the downtown shops were closed and dark. We approached our one traffic light and saw they had set up a 4 way stop sign. Just as we slowed the light suddenly activated and turned green. The electricity had just been restored. Daphne commented on how she had prayed all the way home that the power would come back on.
We immediately called Daphne’s mom and she, (Rosaline), JW and our son Russ joined us in Taylorsville. They have been without power since early Thursday. Our house was only 46 degrees and it took all night to get it up to 70, but we are so thankful to have power and be able to offer a warm place for our family.
Thanks for your prayers for dad. Please continue to remember him as he still lives alone, works two jobs and tends to all his own business (with the help of one VERY special niece; the same one responsible for me being a Christian. Please say a prayer of praise for Rita Queen as she has sever physical challenges of her own) at the age of 76.
Blessings to you all.
Tim