Kent Wood

I have been in California for the last 3 days, visiting Uncle Kent Wood a few times. He was looking much better yesterday and responding to me with thumbs up and smiles, eyebrow raising, etc. so I rewarded him with a foot rub (or tortured). He is still on the critical list because he has the tube down his throat for breathing and another tube inserted into his lung to inflate it. While he is in this condition the doctors have instructed the family not to disclose that Kathy has passed away. He seems to be aware that something is wrong, but has only asked about her once. His children told him that "Mom is safe." As soon as the tubes are pulled (maybe Thurs of Fri) they will gather as children and have to tell Kent about his sweetheart. There are very tender feelings among all the kids as might be imagined, but absolute confidence that Kathy is a celestial person. The love that the whole stake and Kent's friends and relatives have for both he and Kathy are overwhelming.

The good news is that his neck is not broken and they expect a full recovery. Daniel has started a blog with updates on Uncle Kent:

http://kentandkathywood.blogspot.com/