You know how they say you can judge a man by the friends he keeps? Well that, in a nutshell, is one of the many reasons why my dad is such an amazing guy.
I've been here with dad in the ICU most of the day today and have seen several of his good friends come by to visit him. One of his closest friends from high school, Jim Carlson, stopped by with rootbeer floats from Hires, their favorite burger joint. And earlier in the day his friends Mike Petersen and Bart Hopkins stopped by to check on him and brought him a Cottonwood Heights 5k shirt (which made me cry, so sweet!) There are so many others who come by all the time that I know I'm forgetting, but I hope you know how much we appreciate it and how much your friendship continues to mean to my dad.
This blog is dedicated to the biggest Ute fan and the best guy in the world - Dwight Osborn. He was diagnosed in July 2009 with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, a deadly lung disease with no known cure or treatment that kills as many people every year as Breast Cancer. He was put on the transplant list at the U (go Utes!) on November 29, 2011. We received the call on Friday, December 23rd around 7pm and Dad received the greatest gift ever on Christmas Eve. It really is a wonderful life!
Thank you for sharing your families miracle and journey of friendship love. You are all inspirational and provide new insights into how family and friends can support each other in the times of tragedy and triumph. Thank you for your healing powers. Our Gods, Father in Heaven, Savior, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit are clearly in all of your lives. Outstanding teaching lessons you all have portrayed in your Father's, family and friends hard core ability to persevere and never quit. May the Lord bless all of you.
ReplyDeleteJim Carlson isn't the only old friend tracking Ozzy's remarkable progress. A couple of hundred classmates from Olympus and the U. are reading each and every update from Ozzy's Second Wind. Keep it up and be sure to let us know when he's ready to receive more visitors. Most of all, give him our love while reminding that we are all pulling for him.
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