More About Frieda and an Update

(Frieda and Wayne on Mrs. Nancy's porch during the Croaker Festival. WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH FRIEDA! WE'RE RIGHT BESIDE YOU!)
First of all, I cannot thank you enough for all the calls and emails of support to Frieda Hudson. She is simply going to be amazed...and humbled. Frieda is not one of those "in your face" kind of people. She does what she does in quiet, simple ways and believe me, she does a lot. Since Friday evening, my life has been a blur of uncertainty. It has been a feeling of "numb."
I have watched Frieda's family move from one emotion to another, wait, ask questions, wait, ask questions, etc. It is a relentless cycle of the unknown. It is exhausting....the whole process is exhausting.
Frieda continues to battle. As I said, she's a fighter and we know she's fighting as hard as she can to come out of this. Today, we are under the impression that she will be moved to Pitt Memorial in Greenville. There are doctors there who are more involved with the type of stroke Frieda has had...and that is what she wants. She has told me on many occasions that "if anything significant ever happens to me, I want to go to Pitt." Having conveyed that to the family, Frieda is on her way to Pitt at some point today by way of helicopter. She will like that. She doesn't like planes, but loves helicopter rides. Go figure! I am kind of digging "terra firma" myself these days.
I will continue to ask you to pray for Frieda, for her family, for the wisdom of her doctors and care team. I miss her so much. I came in last night and was washing dishes. It was pure impulse to "see if Frieda had called." Wayne even said, "On Saturday nights, Frieda's always sitting right there," pointing to "her chair" here.
We're lost puppies right now. We're helpless puppies right now and can rely only on what a medical community can do for her.
However, there is ONE Great Physician. Wayne and I have handed this to Him on Friday night and though we still worry, we can take comfort in knowing that God is in charge of what happens here. I do not believe Frieda's work here is finished. She has so much to offer and so much more to give to everyone she comes into contact with.
Please pray with me for Frieda, her family and all of those who are taking care of her medical concerns. I will keep you posted on how things are going and when she gets transported to Pitt Memorial.
Thank you all for being "our friends." We love each and every one of you and wish you peace, contentment and most of all good health.

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