Hello everyone. I wish that I could send out the emotions and feelings as stong as I felt them this weekend. He is totally awake, knows how long he has been in the hospital, what month and year it is, and most of all how lucky he is to be alive. When I walked into his room Friday evening he said “Hi babygirl,” pulled me to him and started sobbing. He told me that he had died and that is was so hard to come back but that he was so lucky, thankful, and sorry for putting his life out there so many times. He just held me in his arms crying, telling me how much he loves me and how he could mot have made it with out me. Of course I was sobbing my eyes out too. Just the relief, after a week and 3 days of complete fear that I would not have my dad anymore, to feel that connection of life again between him and I was something I will never forget and that I will thank God every day for. While we were still crying I told him what a comforting, humbling, peace of mind exerience it had been for me to read and feel the love that sooooo many of his friends and family had been sharing and giving to him on this web sight. I told him that I believe he was saved because he is so strong, because of God and because of everyone out there who has sent prayers and love his way. Thank you everyone with every ounce of my being for loveing my dad. You too have saved his life. And yes he is still not through it all and has a long recovery ahead but what you have done so far has touched us all forever.
He began facial reconstructive surgery today at 1:00pm. Please continue to pray fo my dad everyday. Beyond thankful, Joe’s daughter, Courtney Self