To the Editor:
I just got my newspaper, read Shea’s article. It was so true. Nothing is as important as being with family and friends.
I know how she feels. I lost my precious dad in 75. He had surgery for a tumor in his head at Schumpert Hays in Shreveport, La., got a blood clot and passed away. It broke my heart.
He was a loving, hard working man. He worked hard when he was not able to see Mom and got what we needed. If every child had a loving and caring dad our world would be a much better place to live.
Folks work and work to have some of the world’s goods, which will pass away. We need to lay up treasure in heaven .
I am looking forward to the day our Lord comes back. I am 82 and have lost Mom, Dad, grandparents and aunts and uncles, my precious son James Thomas, (Jimbo) Wilson and his dad Jim. Jim was a hard working man but was away from us so much. We lost Jimbo in a car wreck when he was not quite 18. Jim regretted being away when he got old but Jimbo was never with him much. Stay close to your family … being away causes you to stray.
I am not a spic and span housekeeper, but would rather be wth family and friends. I love Bible study and have gone to TOPS 14 years. I ought to be the just right size, but I am like Shea's dad. Give me the real thing, not all this "no sugar" stuff. Dr. Sheppard came to out TOPS and gave a program on plant foods. This caused me to start buying food that's good for us and not the bad stuff. Diet drinks are bad for us. Have a real one. There's so much sodium in diet ... we would all live longer and be healthier if we ate the correct way. So many heavy people, it's caused from eating all you want and not working hard enough. I grew up on a farm where if you ate too much you would work it off. Now we have TVs and computers and that's bad for us healthwise and spiritually also. There's not much clean to watch. Why have nasty stuff when good, clean shows would be so much better? Long ago folks worked hard but had time to visit family and friends.
Thanks for your article, Shea.
P.S.: If we expect our children to do the right thing we have to live the correct way ourselves. I miss Jimbo so much but I gave him to the Lord when he was a baby and tried to teach him the right way. It's hard for a child to do this the right way when there is so much garbage out in the world. All kids want to be accepted. If I had known more when he was living I would have worked harder to keep him on the straight and narrow. I ask God to do what I could not do. When we do our best that's all God expects.
Bobbie Wilson
El Dorado
To the Editor:
Awareness of 9-1-1 and its link to immediate help from police, firefighters and emergency medical services (EMS) is so ingrained in our society, it's hard to believe that just a little over 40 years ago, a national EMS system had yet to be established.
EMS has expanded and evolved tremendously in this short period of time. Advances in technology and more in-depth training have allowed first responders, EMTs (emergency medical technicians), paramedics and registered nurses involved with air-transport (medevac) to provide higher levels of pre-hospital care at the scene of accidents, illnesses and during transport. As a result, their efforts are making the difference between life and death for more people than ever before.
This year National EMS Week the theme is "EMS Strong." Please join me in recognizing these professionals who make our entire emergency healthcare system strong through their knowledge, skills and passion to help others. Whether it's responding to the scene of a car accident, a heart attack or a natural disaster, they make every second count. We are grateful for their commitment and fortunate to call them our partners in healthcare.
William Daniel III, M.D.
Director, Emergency Medicine
Medical Center of South Arkansas