And so began the waiting and the phone calls with the hospital...

April 1-3 Confirmed COVID-19 On April 1, we got the test back and Dad was officially diagnosed with COVID-19. We were so grateful that...

Now Dad was worse than before they removed him from the ventilator... Friday, April 4, we were told that Dad had a relapse and wasn't...

Now came the waiting and wondering and praying as Dad continued to hold on to life. The next few days were hard. Dad's kidneys were still...

Dad wasn't getting any worse, but he wasn't improving either.

The nurse told Mom that Dad had stopped trying to breathe on his own.

How could it be two weeks already? Would Dad ever get out of ICU? By Monday, April 13, my e-mail list of praying friends had grown to 25....

Dad was surviving, but how long would he linger if he didn't start improving soon? Tuesday and Wednesday were bad days. Dad was put on...

Although the doctors didn't say it, this call was basically about whether we would end Dad's life. Friday, April 17, we had the 11:00...

By now Dad had been in the hospital for three weeks and I had 32 people on my prayer list, many of whom were blessing me with notes of...

Dad was taken off the ventilator Friday evening, and we anxiously waited for a phone call. That Friday evening, Mom got a call from the...

By now Mom had finished quarantine and a family friend who is also a nurse said she believed it would be safe for me to visit. So I left...

Thursday, April 23, Mom and I got to hear the good news together. I wrote in my e-mail: Mom just called the nurse and Dad is resting...

It was good to be with Mom; she was worn out from all of the stress and the constant phone calls. I was able to alleviate some of her...

On Saturday, April 25, Mom and I were able to Zoom with Dad and my brother so that we could all see Dad together while the attendant held...

On May 5, I scheduled a Zoom call with Dad and Mom. Mom isn't overly tech savvy, and she had to get on by herself, but with the help of...

Sunday, we were thrilled to hear that Dad’s ventilator use was now down to 35%. The next day, as seemed to be typical by now, we had bad...

Throughout this time, we were still calling Dad on a daily basis so that even though he was sedated he could hear our voices and...

Once we “solved” the phone call issue and got Mom that first call to Dad, we thought it was all taken care of, but as most things go, it...

Even though Dad was starting to wake up, he was becoming agitated and the nurses continued to sedate him. We were so disappointed when we...

At this rehab hospital, more than at the hospital, we were beginning to learn who people were. We knew the nice lady who had helped us...

May 2 found me back home with my husband and boys. It was hard to leave Mom, knowing firsthand what she was going through. But my family...

Meanwhile, people were praying for Mom to be able to get a call to Dad. A dear man from Mom and Dad’s church even offered the use of a...

Three days later, Mom was informed by the social worker that she couldn’t talk to Dad at all because he had COVID-19 and the tech girl...