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chesapeakes

07/08/2012 06:37PM

Spent all day at hospital with my dad. 6:00am my dad calls out to me Im having trouble breathing so I run into his bedroom. He's sitting on his bed out of breath struggling to breathe. I rush him to the emergency room. They check him out and say its either heart failure or pneumonia ( I love spell check). I've nevered prayed for pneumonia before. Luckily it was pneumonia. I don't know much about pneumonia but they want to keep him for 5 days. It maybe normal to keep an 83 year old but it seems like a long time. We've been going to Ely since1989. The only year we missed was 1993 when my Mom died. Don't want to think about going up there with out him.

Paddleaway, I will post the picture of the Ella Hall portage to Basswood when I get dad home.

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Old Hoosier

07/08/2012 06:56PM

I'll pray for him. Time with Fathers is very precious. Will ask for more time with yours.

Thanks for asking.

Old Hoosier

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nctry

07/08/2012 06:58PM

Prayers will be sent. Our parents are special people, your dad's lucky to have someone like you who cares.

Pray for my chesapeak too... She fell out of my truck bed when I was backing up and I ran over her... Freak thing.

Nctry Ben

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kanoes

07/08/2012 07:01PM

prayers sent.

i think bigfoot is blurry. (mitch hedberg)

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gutmon

07/08/2012 07:11PM

Hope your dad's feeling great again soon.

"The trouble with the world isn't that people know too little, but that they know so much that just ain't so." Mark Twain

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mocha

07/08/2012 07:13PM

my thoughts and prayers are for you and your dad.

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OBX2Kayak

07/08/2012 07:15PM

Thoughts and prayers for you and your dad.

"I go because it irons out the wrinkles in my soul" -- Sigurd Olson

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Sierra1

07/08/2012 07:20PM

Praying for your dad and you.

Watch out for that rock!!!........ Oooo.... That's going to leave a mark...

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Frenchy

07/08/2012 07:22PM

My father lives with me and has had similar episodes.My prayers are with you.

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OneMatch

07/08/2012 07:25PM

Here's praying for a speedy recovery for your dad and more trips with him to come.

All the best.

We all have to believe in something. I believe I'll go paddle.

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Spartan2

07/08/2012 07:30PM

Five days probably not out of line for pneumonia, especially with an older person. I think they kept Spartan1 in the hospital four days when he had it. Relax about that, and just take care of yourself and know that they will take care of him.

Prayers from here, of course. We'll be waiting for a positive update.

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missmolly

07/08/2012 07:44PM

Good thoughts for your dad.

And good thoughts for Ben's dog.

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Freddy

07/08/2012 07:52PM

Prayers for both of you!!!

"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul" John Muir

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overthehill

07/08/2012 08:36PM

Prayer here. Hang in there.

Not to Hurry-Not to Worry

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sunnybear09

07/08/2012 08:39PM

Hoping the best for you both, Sunnybear(s)

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PINETREE

07/08/2012 08:48PM

Prayers.

Sig: All of us our Dreamers. Dreams are what started everything. We our asking ourselves a great question? all of us interested in wilderness preservation are asking...What kind of world do we want.?

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SunCatcher

07/08/2012 08:56PM

Jeff,

Praying for a Quick Recovery!

SunCatcher

Dad Always said "We don't Always catch fish...but we ALWAYS have a good time"

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ozarkpaddler

07/09/2012 08:05AM

Prayers sent for your father, may he heal fast!

"Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." Mark Twain

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Hawbakers

07/09/2012 08:23AM

Prayers for both of you. Get well wishes to Dad!

"Far more interesting than the chase itself is the observation, the study of the life histories of the strange and wonderful creatures of the wilderness." President Theodore Roosevelt

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Frenchy19

07/09/2012 09:33AM

My thoughts and prayers are with you, your father and entire family. Hoping for a full and speedy recovery.

"He hits from both sides of the plate. He’s amphibious." Yogi Berra

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2K10

07/09/2012 09:48AM

quote Frenchy19: "My thoughts and prayers are with you, your father and entire family. Hoping for a full and speedy recovery."

+1 !!!

"Live in the Moment: You can't change yesterday, but you can ruin today worrying about tomorrow"

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chesapeakes

07/09/2012 06:26PM

Thank you for all your prayers. Dad is doing better today, able to walk to the bathroom now. Doctor says he should be going home on Wednesday. The trip up north this Sept. is still on. He said as long as he can walk he's going.
This is an amazing site with wonderful people.

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Basspro69

07/09/2012 07:17PM

Glad to hear your dad is doing better, he will be in my prayers to continue getting better. It is a special thing you share with your Dad. I never got to share this place with my Dad and im always envious of those that have , cherish your time with him .

" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein.

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kavdvm

07/09/2012 07:55PM

Prayers and wishes for a speedy recovery coming to you and your father.

"In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir

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mjmkjun

07/09/2012 08:37PM

quote chesapeakes: "... Luckily it was pneumonia. I don't know much about pneumonia but they want to keep him for 5 days. It maybe normal to keep an 83 year old but it seems like a long time."
They want to make sure ALL the fluid is cleared from the lungs. They are making sure nothing is going to be left to chance, particularly in his age bracket. Affliction of such nature is not uncommon in the elderly but is hard on their system. Recovery time is slower.
Prayers sent.

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PuffinGin

07/09/2012 08:44PM

Glad your dad is feeling better. Sending prayers and wishes for continued speedy recovery so you're both ready to go in September.

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nctry

07/09/2012 09:00PM

That is great news... That September trip is going to be a good one. :) This has been a good day all around!

Sorry if I hijacked your thread... I thought it a coincidence that you... Chesapeake... and my Chesapeake had problems at the same time. :)

Nctry Ben

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BWPaddler

07/10/2012 12:31PM

Hoping for everyone's healing - piping in late, but wanted you to know that I'm thinking of you and your dad (and nctry and Bernice) and hoping health returns quickly and BW plans can again proceed.

Hang in there!

Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau

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rlhedlund

07/10/2012 06:25PM

Praying he'll be going home and continue planning tripping in the BW.

Life is good, living is better. Everlasting Life is Best! Pray for Us Amok.

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fitgers1

07/10/2012 07:26PM

Wishing your dad the best and a speedy recovery

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson...and...“Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".

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Thwarted

07/10/2012 07:40PM

Praying for a speedy recovery and many more BW experiences for you both.

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