Ride to Marquette

I want to begin with a thank you to the doctors and nurses who took care of my husband in Iron River. I also want to thank Pastors Fred and Kim who were there with me. It was early morning when I was told that John would be sent to Marquette, It was late afternoon before the ambulance left . My oldest son and daughter arrived . The doctor talked to us as a family. Pat had not arrived and the ambulance pulled out . As we were driving away Pat passed us. He was flagged down. We drove to the house where I threw in a suitcase a bunch of things to wear. I had no idea how long it would be before I could return, and as it turned out it was a long time.
It was late when we got to the hospital. We tried to stay at the hospital guest rooms but they were filled. There is a former hotel which was open to people who needed to stay for someone in the hospital. The former Best Western became the Beacon House. There was no charge just a donation. You can't smoke and there isn't a TV in the room. There is a room that has a TV and a refrigerator for the guest to use. The room at that time had a couch and a chair and a table with some chairs around it. Quite small. At this time we couldn't care less. It was a place to stay. We got to see John who was in a coma and attached to many tubes. We didn't see a doctor but the nurses talked to us. I will continue later.

We had a nice weekend with the family. My youngest grandson missed the train show because of his behavior in school. He understood this. He did get to go to the water park. I enjoyed the train show and tried hard not to buy everything. I proved to be a coward at the park and would not go down the slide which everyone else enjoyed. I got in the hot tub however. Best of all, we got together as a family.