Gary's made great progress, thanks to all your prayers!!! He is still
paralyzed on the right side, but that's his only handicap!!!
Yesterday, when we entered the room, he opened his right eye and
smiled. He speaks, but not clearly, however, we understand some
words,like JELLO!! (Wouldn't that make a great commercial? What's
the first thing you want after you wake up from a stoke?...JELLO!!)
We call mom in Kansas everyday & let him hear her and he
replies "better". His sense of humor is keen, spends most of the day
trying to get the mitten off his left hand. Yes, he wears a mitten
because he's pulled his nose(feeding tube) out twice! So, he's
figured out how to stick the mitten under his behind on his left side
and sit on it to pull it off or...stick it in his teeth and pull it
off... or put it between his legs and clamp down on it and pull it
off! I'm telling you, the other day when I got home from the
hospital, I thought I'd been running a daycare center!! I was
pooped!! But that's good! That means he's fighting!

His best friend from Austin drove up yesterday, just to visit Gary for
the day. He wasn't too responsive in the morning, however, that
afternoon, I think he heard us saying that Ramon was going home the
next day and he rallyed!! He jerked his head up and pulled his
shoulders off the bed and we guessed he wanted to sit up. Right! We
ran the bed up and he sat up straight, opened his right eye and looked
over at his friend and grinned!! We are teared up! So, we left the
room so they could have some quiet time!.

I believe that your prayers and support are the strength that Gary
relies on. We read the email everyday to him and some makes him smile,
some make him raise his big red fuzzy eyebrows and some make him frown
a little (I think his frowns are the verge of tears). Each one of you
make a difference in his life and each other's lives. When I first
sat down and hacked into his computer, he had a mere 275 emails from
last Monday. The support you provide for one another is truly
amazing. Wouldn't it be amazing to read the "Great Plan" book
upstairs. We are so far apart but yet so closely connected.
Intertwining strenghs and weaknesses into soul connections.

Our family is doing well. Gary's wife, Ann (wife), Dawn (daughter),
Jeff(son),and grand kids are holding up well. We're all doing good!

Thanks! Keep your inspiring emails coming! He greatly appreciates
them! We will keep you updated!

Greatfully, Janet Duarte, Gary's sister, Albuquerque, NM
JD970@...

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Gary Suboter El Paso, Texas
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