FEBRUARY 28, 2009

Hello Everyone - Just wanted to update everyone. I have moved over to another blog because some people are having a hard time posting on this blog. It will at caringbridge.org and then type in dannywhisler (small letters and no spaces). Danny has had a great week. Patty commented that she can't believe how good he looks. My dad is amazed also. 1 week Thursday night, we thought we lost him and he wasn't eating or drinking and there he fights back and just did so good. I am so proud of him. Yesterday and today, Danny at times has had setbacks. But he still comes out in the living room and eats dinner and watches a little TV and then he has to go back to bed. Today, his headaches were a little bit worse, so I increased his morphine and he then sleeps alot. I just don't want him in any pain.

When we wake him up, he gives me and Chris such a look. But then he realizes who we are and he starts kidding around with us. Today, his dad and Joy came by (I wasn't here) and they had a good visit but short because Danny was a little sleepy from his morphine. His Grandpa Joe comes by almost every other day and Jamie spent Friday night with us. Jenna was here earlier in the week and gave Danny a haircut and trimmed his beard. He looks so good.

Well, like I said, please check out the new blog.

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Well here we are again - Danny has had a great day. His nurse came by and she is dumb founded on his good attitude and how he can walk. Tonight, he isn't walking as well as this morning but he sure does try. Like my sister Linda said he is an amazing kid and he is probably telling us not to give up. His grandpa Joe came by but Danny was asleep and then Aunt Patty came by and fed Danny his lunch. I gave him some morphine around 2:30 and he has been awake since then. He came out into the living room and has been there ever since.

My friend Sharon brought us some really good dinner and Danny ate pork loin and potatoe casserole. He also loves garlic bread. He is at a stage like my mom was. He is always inspecting every thing. Like any lint that is on him or around him, he wants to pick it out. Mom did that alot. He picks up the telephone and just looks and studies it. He always that cute little grin that he has. I love seeing him smile. I think he is about sick and tired of laying in his bed in the same room. He likes sitting out in the living room and having family around him and watching TV.

Everyone that has seen him are just amazed by how good he looks and how good his motor skills are. He has great color again. You never know, God may decide to give us a miracle healing.
Oh, wouldn't that be awesome.

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

WE HAVE SUCH GREAT NEWS TODAY!!!!

Danny is up and walking around. I just can't believe and I certainly don't understand it. He is eating again and drinking root beer. He is happy all the time and loves being in the dining room with me where I work on my loans. If God is not giving us a miracle of complete healing, he is giving me a miracle of some great days with Danny. I will give more of an update tonight.

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

The earlier blog was posted by Chris.  After he posted that, we had such a great time with Danny.  As Chris said earlier, Danny was having a great day and it lasted all the way to bedtime.  Nicole - you won't believe what Danny ate for dinner tonight.  Yep, he ate curry rice.  And then before he went to sleep, he ate a whole ice cream sandwich.  I was sneaking around the corner going into his room and when Danny would see me, he would crack up laughing.  We had so much fun with him.  He was so alert today.  And he acted like he was really watching a movie which was "The Rock" with Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage.  Aunt Patty, Scotty, Zac and Mac came by to see how well he was doing.  Patty said he looked so good and he was so alert.

After everything that has happened in this last week, I am so happy to have Danny like he was today.  I sometimes want to believe that he might be cured but then I come to my senses and know thats very unlikely to happen but I certainly pray that God would do that for us.  I will cherish today forever.  Thats what this blog is all about to remember how he was.  

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

Danny had a wonderful day today.  This morning he got out bed and went outside and watched his brother work in the yard raking up the grass and the leaves while he laughed at him working. he also ate some chili with cornbread. This afternoon Danny is sitting up in his bed and carrying on with the family. Its just so good that he is laughing and in good spirits. Danny would love to thank all of his supporters and their comments and support.

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Hi Everyone -  Its been a tough week with Danny.  He has detoriated quite a bit.  But he is a trooper and a fighter.  His grandpa comes over regularly to sit with him and sometimes feed him.

Aunt Linda comes on Tuesday and makes us all a great meal.  Danny's dad and Joy come often to visit Danny also and bring him his favorite things.  We are limiting visists for Danny to just family and that's pretty large in itself.  We try to keep things around here quiet for him.  As of last Friday, Danny went from walking around the house and smoking to not being able to walk at all.

Every now and then, we are able to get him out in his wheelchair for maybe 10-15 minutes at a time.  During a 24 hour period, Danny sleeps about 23 hours.  He is on liquid morphine now every 4 hours.  Chris and Patty are just the best with helping out with Danny.  Thank goodness Chris is here to help pick Danny up out of the bed and into a wheel chair so that I can change his sheets.  As of 3 days ago, Danny has had no liquids or food other than the morphine.  But I wish you could have all heard him laughing at me and Keith playing with him.  He has such a great attitude and let me tell everyone that this guy is a fighter.  He has so much will to live and take it to the very end.  I am so blessed to be able to take care of my oldest son and have some more good memories with him before he leaves to be with Jesus and his grandma and his cousin Cortni.  

I am very sorry for not keeping this up to date but my heart has not been in it.  Our family is very broken right now and we are just taking it by the hour.  

By the way, Jamie, Jenna and their mom Jackie has also been here to see Danny. His sister-in-law, Breon, who Danny has shared such a great friendship with for so many years has been here to see Danny along with his nieces, Chay, KK and Jordan.

February 12, 2009

Hi Everyone - Its been a while since I wrote about Danny. He has had some really good days. Today wasn't real good. He's been disoriented and tries to sleep but just can't do it. His nurse came by and said his heart and blood pressure was good. He can walk around, eats good and drinks root beer and grape juice. He lights up when his brother is around him. Last night, I went out with 2 girlfriends (some of you know them- Susie Schumacher and Janet Lowrance).
Both of them have been my two longtime friends. They both are my inspiration. But when I left to meet them at Steaksmith-Danny, Chris and Keith were sitting in the front patio and I went over to ask Danny for a kiss and he gave me one on the cheek. It was so sweet. But I sure hated to leave him. When I got home, I brought him some nachos from Taco bell and he loved that.

Danny says to tell all of you that he loves you all especially his family i.e. his dad, his brother, his aunts, his grandpa, his cousins (all of them, 1st, 2nd and third cousins), his nieces and friends.

Thats all for now.