Hey Sister!!! I'm glad the surgery seems to be a success!! Hang in there! Praying that your body will heal correctly and quickly! You are one of the strongest people I have ever met! I wish I could take some of your struggles from you. You have positively touched so many lives and I have no doubt that you will continue to make a positive impression on many more. Sending so much love and recovery your way. Reach out if you ever need anything... I seem to have some extra time on my hands!! Love you!

Sending love and prayers your way.

Love, hugs & prayers going out for you Ruth! ♥️🙏♥️🙏

I hope you bust out soon to see the spring blooms, Ruth! Sending love!

💜 Thinking of you and keeping you and your family in our thoughts and prayers. Ruth. 💜

My prayers for you continue. You are ver much in the minds of St. Peter’s parishioners

Ruth, it's so nice to hear from you again! There hasn't been a day (for well over a year) that I don't think about you and everything you have been through or are currently going through. Your strength to take on life's challenges helps to guide me daily, and it truly makes me a better and stronger person. I often ask myself "what would Ruth do?" and then I proceed. Your example continues to help me address a world that often doesn't seem fair.

Jello sounds like progress! You can’t get to the steak and potatoes until you’ve mastered jello. The small steps have to come before the marathon. In the meantime healing is taking place and sometimes the hospital is the safest place to do that.
Your family, home, friends, job, your own pillow, familiar environment, comfort food and routine aren’t going anywhere. It’s all waiting for you and this hospital stay will soon be at your heels.
So relish the jello, apple juice and broth knowing it’s just a stepping stone to healing. And keep looking forward to losing those tubes and drains one by one by one!
Let the prayers and love we have for you lift you up today!
I❤️you Ruthie!

Yay! You got to eat some jello? How is that going?