Rae Knerr's Stroke

Dear family and friends,

I am sending this to my "Rae's BD party" list and several others so I hope the emails are mostly still correct.

I have sad news about my beautiful mother and wanted you all to know and be in prayer for her and for us. This Tuesday I had gone over to her home to get her ready to have her nails and hair done and then on to bridge, her favorite entertainment! We were visiting as she was getting ready. She went to brush her teeth and while wheeling her wheelchair back to the kitchen where I was, I found her stopped and slumped over in the chair. She has had a massive stroke on the left side. She is currently in Orange Park Medical Center and is aware but cannot speak hardly at all and cannot swallow. We do not think she can see much of anything from her "good" eye either.

I have been able to communicate with her mostly with yes/no questions. Today or tomorrow we will probably move her to an in-patient hospice facility. I will send another email when we decide when and where. Bill, Paul and cousin Kathy are flying in on Friday and Donnie's sisters will probably be here this weekend. Mom's wonderful caregiver, Elysia, has been staying the night with Mom at the hospital these past two nights so I have been getting some sleep.

I will send an update when I can.


 Much love to you all,

Peggy & Donnie