[milliken2]

Hello All;
Thanks so much to each of you for your support. We left for Tampa on Monday night so that Earl could have his appointnment with Moffitt on Tuesday. We got there - had the blood work done, and were waiting to see the Dr. Earl's cognition became very altered, and I was worried he was having another stroke. They sent us across the street to another hospital since Moffitt does not have an E.R.
We found out Earl had sepsis, and was also in the early stages of renal failure. We got him up to the ICU floor, and they began to force fluids and antibiotics. His kidneys did begin to function late Tuesday night, and even on Wednesday night - he voided . Today, in a 12 hour shift, he only voided 100 cc - and he kept getting continually worse. Both yesterday and today, he was not communicating at all - either on command, or in response to my "I Love You" - his eyes were rolled half way back into his head. Today, the Dr. asked if I wanted to intubate him, and I declined.
At 1:30 on Friday Morning, he left this world to be with God and the angels. We will be heading back north for his funeral and arrangements.
I am empty, and alone.
Beth