Visiting has cheased

We are asking for no further visitors. Dad is just too tired and must have peace before his passing. We are sorry if some of you were not able to have your goodbyes. Dad has been sleeping most of the day now and is not able to have much strength to talk anyway. We love you all and will enjoy visiting with you during visitation.


Love Tim

Monday report

I am sorry to report that we will be shutting off the visitors after Tuesday. Dad has said that it just too hard with all the GoodByes. It hurts so bad.The pain has subsided today so we say thank-you for yours prayers. Dad has felt so much more comforted after Friday night when Pastor Steve assured Dad that Mom would be OK after he leaves.
Another great statement was made to Dad today: Mel, I wish you were my Dad. Boy how lucky to do I feel to have a Dad that highly regarded. A man of God and true friend to many. Please continue to pray that Dad may go home to maker this week. It has been a tough 4 months trapped in a body that no longer functions.
May you all live by Dads motto of honesty,forgiveness,friendship and character. Sleep peacefully Dad I love you.
Tim

Prayer for comfort in pain

Please pray for Dad in this day. He has been in a lot of pain since later Friday night. The left side has been bothering him real bad.Please continue to prayer that this doesn't drap on as Dads special request. Even through all the pain endured with his knee replacement, this pain in different and worse.
Thanks to all who helped with the very succesful full spring clean up at Mom and Dads house Saturday. The house was cleaned from the inside out. The garage,the vehicles,the yard,the windows and the yard all looked great after completion.

Love Tim and family

Prayer for comfort in pain

Please pray for Dad in this day. He has been in a lot of pain since later Friday night. The left side has been bothering him real bad.Please continue to prayer that this doesn't drap on as Dads special request. Even through all the pain endured with his knee replacement, this pain in different and worse.
Thanks to all who helped with the very succesful full spring clean up at Mom and Dads house Saturday. The house was cleaned from the inside out. The garage,the vehicles,the yard,the windows and the yard all looked great after completion.

Love Tim and family

Friday update

Dads prayer request to all at this time is that this doesn't drag out. "I am ready are his words". Tuesday was an especially painful day for Dad as his whole left side was in pain and the right hand bothered him as wel. The body begins to ache all over when you have been in bed for 4 months now. Lori and I have the great opportunity to have our last talks with Dad. Even thought their should still be a few in the future. Friday the family will meet with minister at 5pm for a get to know eachother session. We will also review the funeral arrangements. We are still asking that only immediate family members visit. However, if you would like to get in a last visit please call Mom to set up an appointment. We are trying to limit it to 2 visitors a day. This has allowed for extra rest that Dad so badly needs. Please prayer for the grandchildren in these coming days as they just don't see their PAPA as they use to remember him. This has been an exceptionally tough 4 months for Jarod, a child who is so smart and fully aware of all that is going on. He has been acting out a little which is totally not JB. Thanks again to all for your OUTREACH. What an awesome group of people you all are! Dad comments yesterday were: "Boy what a great group of friends we acquired in the past 5-10 years. Another statement was said to Dad as well the other day: " Boy I wished I could have met met Mel more than just a year ago as you are such as great man. One man reaching out and expressing his love to another:)I have to go as I am crying on the keyboard.

God Bless and God is good!
Tim

Final Days for Family members only

At this time the family is asking for no visitors except immediate family. We trully appreciate all the visitors but the family needs the extra time for ourselves to have our final good byes with Dad. Dad and Mom are just trully exhausted after all of your wonderful visits. 400 visitors in 6 weeks. Holy Cow, the hospice ladies are amazed of all the love and support for Dad. Dad has been a true confidant for so many. Dad is spending a lot time thinking and reminising of the great past, almost to the point of not resting. Please feel free to write Mom a card until the time of visitation. We trully wish you all could still come but the last days are trully the hardest for the family and we will need the extra time together to gain strength before the tough times of visitation and funeral. Thank-you all for love and prayers
God Bless as he done for US.
The Wolters Family

Wednesday Update-holy cow has it been snowing

Sorry for the lag in blogs. We have been spending extra time with Dad. The family was able to enjoy lunch together on Easter.Dad was asked to pray and rolled right into the Lords Prayer full strength. Dads appetite was good as usual. Mom was able to do the annual easter egg for the kids in the adjoining appartment. Still keeping up those traditions even in the tough times. Dad is still in very good spirits but is weeping a little more now. We have seen some steady regression and definitely more sleeping. Dad has even eaten 2 of his most dreaded foods in this past week. JB made him chocolate covered BANANAS and Ray Terpstra helped him with a TUNA sandwich. Both items Dad would not eat in the past. The nurses have sadly reported that Dad has 2 to 4 weeks to live. They believe it may be closer to 2 weeks. Boy how quickly this has gone. It has been a short 5 month ordeal since dignosis on December 22. We have experienced many great times with Dad in that time. Boy what a great out reach you have all been to him.as well. The love is amazing. What a treat it has been for Dad to see all his old Pfizer(Parke Davis) friends.
Please continue to pray for Mom in these last days. She has been holding together
quite well. God is definitely helping all of us through this. Please pray that God can give me the wisdom to write an awesome eulogy for Dads funeral. It has been real hard so far putting it together.

God Bless and I will try to update this a little sooner.
Tim and family.

Monday night was Wild Hog BBQ night with Dad:)

Rajean and I were able to celebrate our 13th Wedding anniversary with Dad and Mom this evening. We all ate together at the sunny dining room table with a fine take out from the new Wild Hog BBQ. I would recommend it to anyone. Fun idea for take out this summer if you are heading to a park or the beach. Dad continues to be very funny. Everything seems to be funny. This is much better than a lot with similar brain tumor/cancer who are angry and profane. We are definitely seeing decline in Dad. He is very weak and is not able to help much when leaving bed and entering the wheel chair. His mind is still very sharp most of the times. Dad is definitely sleeping more and is more tired. Please do not be affended if Dad falls asleep while you are visiting. We ask that you limit your visit time to 10 minutes and no later than 6:30pm. Continue to pray for rest and comfort for Mom. Thanks for all your continued thoughts and prayers.

The Wolters Family

ps: Dad is routing for the Buckeyes this evening(better than during football season) whereas JB is pulling for the Gators.