> From: http://www.juno.com/~bhavaniowl > Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:27:37 -0400 > > To Family & Friends from Susan & Robert Barber > On 10/1/2010 we left for Westville Fl. In the Panhandle on the Ala. > Line the best of both States actually in the Bush Country to visit my > sister Beatrice 85 yrs. old who had begun Chemo-Therapy for cancer > of the colon and she was down to 85 lbs. Hospice was already called in to > assist her comfort level. They don?t do much on the week-end but we did > meet one that Bea favors. > We spent 2 days at each camp-ground as her immediate family of > children were there until the 9th. We enjoyed the time as we hadn?t taken > a vacation for some years. We enjoyed ourselves as we hit KOA?s some > deluxe campsites and activities mostly window shopping and taking walks > in wooded surroundings. We both eat out & cooked in our petite Motor-Home > which is called ?The TREC? > Bea?s daughter Jan called on our Cell- phone as we arrive on Sat. the > 9th. We found Bea fragile weak but starting to eat as the Chemo > was not working for her. Jan her daughter and Caleb seemed worn out from > all the visitors mostly family coming two by two. Caleb directed us to > the ?L? shape driveway after we found our way on the small country roads > to their door-step and plugged us in for electric. We visited in the P.M > but saw her in the morning when we did our toiletry in her bathroom. We > had very good visits with her. Her Garden-Cottage had the best pluming > and she welcomed us to make use of it. It saved our 3 tanks from filling > up to capacity so we could dump at the first camp-ground when we left. > Caleb was very kind he has taken just about all the visitors some > place. He took us to a Flea market & to a ?MOM?S res. for dinner so we > could treat him and I shared my big dinner stuffed peppers Stuffed peppers? Wow, where did that come from? I thought "we" didn't like green peppers. (I do like 'em, as it turns out.) > with Bea when > we got home. He told me that was her favorite. It will be like two days > dinner for her. Hope she can put on some of the weight she has lost. > As we prepared to leave she told us we would ? meet again in > Heaven?. How could we be anything but happy with that kind of farewell? > I think the next visitors will be Dave & Dan. Ellen wad flying down to > await her second grandchild expected on our mother?s birthday the 22nd > of Oct. > They are very dry there. Coming home was much easier > Love, > Susan & Robert