LISA TODAY
March 24, 2006
St. Joseph Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ


Today is different from yesterday, and tomorrow will be different from today. Lisa was transferred from the Arizona Burn Center to St. Joseph Medical Center, Specialty Care Unit. The real work with Lisa will begin on Monday, so today is one of transition, and getting acquainted with her new environment. Richard reports the facility is wonderful. He accompanied Lisa in the ambulance to St. Joe’s. I asked if it was a specialty vehicle, and Richard happily said, “No Dad, just an ordinary ambulance…siren and lights aren’t even on.” That was very meaningful statement to me because the last time Richard was in the ambulance with Lisa, with the siren, with lights churning as they were barreling down the road for the Emergency Room at Northwestern Medical Center. Richard called me in Illinois to ask me to contact Lisa’s Mother, as he didn’t have time to reach her before they left.Fortunately Jack and Napua Davis, in Midwest City, Oklahoma could and did make the link. Then was a night of uncertainty, and fear. Now it is a Friday, afternoon, the sun is shinning. and Perfect for leisurely drive in Phoenix with pride in the people who have made Lisa’s journey a true promise for the future. I’m getting goose bumps telling you about this and not a little unemotional.

Michael
mlwintory@msn.com