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Home – Update from Phyllis & David, April 29, 2011

Posted on May 4, 2011 by claire

Taxiing in a 757 down the Quito airport runway is like being strapped to a rocking chair in the back bed of your grandfather’s ’65 pickup truck speeding at 250 miles per hour over a freshly plowed cotton field.  Jarring … Continue reading →

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Update from Quito – April 22, 2011

Posted on April 24, 2011 by claire

QUITO Final Update from Quito, Ecuador. (Weekly Updates will continue as to David’s health.) For ten weeks our home away from home, laying in the valley on top of a volcanic mountain range at 10,000 feet elevation, has been Quito … Continue reading →

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We prayed for you! We prayed for you!

Posted on April 17, 2011 by claire

The first time I heard that cry was in the Richland Hills parade in May 2008 after the March 30 accident when a drunk driver hit me and the bell.  The drunk thought I was dead, cursed God, and fled.  … Continue reading →

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Update from Quito – April 16, 2011

Posted on April 17, 2011 by claire

QUITO, ECUADOR David’s heart journeyed home this week, as the Liberty Bell & Law Memorial tolled for two more North Texas Fallen Heroes.  Even 4,000 miles cannot separate his heart from the duties of the Bell.  His thoughts not here … Continue reading →

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Update from Quito: April 9, 2011

Posted on April 10, 2011 by claire

QUITO, ECUADOR Perspective is defined as the way in which objects appear to the eye.  Today I stood on the roof of our hotel (ten stories), as I have done many times the past few weeks to view the city … Continue reading →

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Update from Quito: April 2, 2011

Posted on April 2, 2011 by claire

QUITO, ECUADOR On Sunday the song “With All I Am” we heard for the first time. Immediately our spirits melted because all the words we were hearing is what we needed. For the past few weeks we have been trying … Continue reading →

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Update from Quito – March 26, 2011

Posted on March 26, 2011 by claire

QUITO, ECUADOR While away from home we daily receive great comfort and strength knowing our family, friends who uphold us in their prayers and thoughts. We are now beginning our 6th week of cancer treatments in Quito, Ecuador for David. … Continue reading →

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Update from Quito – March 21, 2011

Posted on March 22, 2011 by claire

QUITO, ECUADOR  MARCH 21, 2011 We spent the past two weeks at home after being a month in Quito, Ecuador receiving alternate cancer treatments for David.  While home, David had a procedure to open his blocked bile duct.  A metal … Continue reading →

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Update from Quito: February 19, 2011

Posted on February 19, 2011 by claire

On Wednesday we experienced our first Earthquake in Quito.  Quito sits in the valley surrounded by 5 volcanoes.  Ecuador itself has 78 volcanoes some active most asleep.  By earthquake standards a small hiccup we were told, but all the patients … Continue reading →

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Update from Quito: February 12, 2011

Posted on February 12, 2011 by claire

Today marks 17 days in Quito, Ecuador receiving alternate cancer treatment for David. As with the first update on February 5, 2011 we stand strong in Our Lord.  With all the strange sounds and sights of this city now becoming … Continue reading →

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