Marion Futhey has talked with Mary's brother and learned that Mary's condition is very poor. As we know, she has been fighting cancer and other problems for several years. We all wish her well and hope she can weather yet another storm. Please keep Mary and Ray in your thoughts.

Yesterday Richard and Marion visited with Bill in his St. Francis hospital room. He has been moved from ICU to a regular room while they continue to run tests. It appears the main problems are complications from out-of-control blood sugar levels. Infection is present in both hands and feet, but how severe is unknown at this time. We will update as we know more.

Since Richard and Marion were in that part of town they stopped by to see Wayne Bacon and found him to be very alert, witty, and in good spirits.

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Friday morning (February 18) Bill was taken to Winfield Hospital by Marion Futhey. All we know at this time is he has an infection in the body which has affected his left foot the most. Since then Richard has reported that Bill was moved to St. Francis hospital in Wichita. We'll have another entry when more information is available. Get well soon Bill!

Richard Pearson visited Wayne Bacon on Friday, January 9th. Read More...

Richard Pearson spoke with Al Jones on Wednesday, October 8th, and Al reported his sister, Mary Ann, is in very poor health with complications from throat cancer and not doing well at all.

We all are pulling for her and hope she can bounce back from this latest difficulty.

Juanita is doing better and thanks all for thinking of her. Read More...

Juanita sent an update saying Wayne will have to stay in a nursing facility. He remains in good spirits. Read More...

Thanks for Paula Pearson for this latest news: Last week Wayne was supposed to go home, however, a trial run did not prove successful. He is still at Lakepoint while Sharon decides what to do next. Sharon said he is content there for the time being, but assumes it is short term, which may or may not be the case. Marion and Rich visited him recently, and found him in pretty good spirits. More details as we get them.

Juanita came home from the hospital yesterday and is recovering better than expected. We wish her a speedy and complete recovery!

From Juanita: "Wayne is improving, but slowly. The MS disease is his biggest enemy. He's in the Lake Point Nursing and Rehab Center located right off of 13th Street on West Street, Room 907. The address is 1315 North West Street, 67203. He does not have a telephone. We do not know when or if he will go home. Lou and Sharon are taking turns staying with him in the afternoons."

In Mary's own words: "Everything in my life has gone cock-eyed lately. I'm having radiation treatments for throat cancer and hoping for good results. Won't know for sure for quite some time. Ray is doing as well as possible with only having minimum care from me. I spent some time in and out of hospital and didn't have much contact with anyone. I am feeling pretty good today and haven't had many of those days. I go back to the hospital for more radiation this afternoon."

We all hope for some positive news soon, Mary.

As most of us know Wayne fractured his hip on July 12 and has had surgery to put in a steel rod. Recovery has been slow with a few complications. He has now been moved to rehab and plans are to transfer him to a skilled nursing facility. We all wish him a quick recovery!