Update on PFC Levine!
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Well I just wanted to take a minute and thank everyone who emailed me over the last 24 hours about PFC Levine. If I haven’t responded to you yet.. don’t worry I will tonight/tomorrow.
I received this email from Julie with BlueStarMoms who visited with Hunter this afternoon .. so I wanted to pass it along..
Well, we already went today and just got back actually but we wouldn’t mind going again. When I say we, I took my daughter-in-law and granddaughters too. One of the staff did go in ahead and asked Hunter if he minded us coming in. That was Hunters request to be notified ahead of time.
I figured that if he did not want visitors today that we would just leave what we had brought for him there for him to have and I understood his request. He let us come in because I told the nurse about my son serving in Iraq. Tht seemed to make Hunter feel better.
We just stopped in for a minute and took a card, a box of See’s lollipops, some other candy and a small fimo clay frog wind chime. (FROG=Freely Rely On God) That made him sorta laugh, the wind chime. He said he didn’t know where to put it so we suggested over the a/c unit or hang it on the window that way he could know if the a/c was working or not.
I figured that he could use the practice in getting his other senses a little sharper while his eyesight was getting some work. The room was pretty warm though, and there was a soldier visiting him as well so I didn’t want to take up too much of his time. I will call Stephanie later this week and see if he wouldn’t mind having us visit again, without the girls though. I would love to have you come with or meet me there. I have a map now and it is pretty easy to get to.
He has a DVD player and an i-pod and told me he has all the music he needs, he is still pretty angry inside. I know that later in life he will look back and think about us going there, it will be just a random thought but I hope it will be a good one.
Also, my granddaughters class is going to make a mobile for his room, that should help him with some eye coordination exercises without him knowing that he is actually doing them.
I did see that he had the DVD Gladiator (great movie!) so he has some vision. He also had a watch on with a magnifier on it. Also, the lollipops will help with the muscles in his neck which will in turn help with the face restructuring.
In fact, I am thinking that getting some crossword puzzle books and other items like that as well as some cards for other soldiers who are there would be worthwhile. There were a couple who had no visitors and looked like they could use someone to visit with.
A HUGE amount of thanks goes out to to Trish of Email our Military (who originally posted about it) Vince Patton of Military.com as well as Caitlyn Scanlon (Military.com employee and member of Soldier’s Angels) for getting someone in touch with Hunter so quickly! This is what I love about our military family and of course for being a part of an AWESOME organization like Military.com ! : )
There is nothing we can’t do when we milbloggers put our heads together and reach out across the internet and help a service member in need. Big thanks to you for posting this on your blog and sending out a CALL TO ACTION. Big thanks to Blue Star Moms, Soldier’s Angels, Military.com and to all those who snapped to attention through eMail Our Military.
Now, let’s keep it going!
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[...] 20, 2008 by callee Here’s an update from Julie, a Blue Star Mom! She went to visit Hunter last Saturday. Check it [...]
As strange as it may sound, a good means to help him regain his vision and hand-eye coordination as well as some reflexes would be video games. If he does not have a video game system (portable hand-held, or “regular” one), please comment. These games seem like a waste of time to some people, but they could be quite a treasure in some situations. I already e-mailed PFC Levine with some words of support, but if I can do a “deed of support” by sending him some games would be even better.
Thank you ever so much for making this call for help public.
2 LT J. Natasha Patten, EN.
[...] has an update here from a BlueStarMom who visited with PFC Levine. Keep those well wishes and prayers coming. Posted [...]
I don’t know exactly what this soldier may need at this point in time, but I will say a rosary to the blessed mary for her immaculate heart.
It may not be much in material things, but will go along way in his spiritual life.
God Bless you my soldier!
Thank you so so much for your sacrifice
sincerely
Dave
Julie with BlueStarMoms wrote:
“I am thinking that getting some crossword puzzle books…would be worthwhile.”
I have extra puzzle books. Where should I send them?
I’d pay for a subscription for them if I had a mailing address and name.
Emily Nelson
Plano, TX
emdorsai@verizon.net
Please let me know what my family can do to help or encourage this outstanding young man. Please convey that we will storm heaven in prayer for him. I am a cancer survivor and I will ask God to use the suffering I experienced to somehow bless him. Please please let me know if we can send cards or letters of encouragement and to what location we can send them. Thank you!! And please convey our deepest gratitude for his service.
To let everyone know, Mark Levin Fan blog has your request posted.
I will Email Rush and Hannity as well as my friends.
As I said at the Malkin blog, I worked at the Palo Alto V.A. as a LVN in the late seventies. If I can help with anything, let me know.
Please convey my best wishes to this young man and my message to never give in and never give up. And thank him for his service.
I just sent you an email. Please let me know if I could help too.
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I drove down to the VA hospital from Half Moon Bay this afternoon. As requested, I asked the nurse if Hunter was accepting visitors. I was told that today was kind of a bad day for him and he was refusing more visitors. But, the good news was that others have been coming! I was also given the phone number to call before driving down next time. I look forward to going back. I want to thank a young soldier for his service and let him know, just as I always reminded my son when he served in Iraq, that more people than he will ever know pray for him daily.
yes today was a BAD day for Hunter. He received some not so good news yesterday so he’s been in a bad mood since.
I have quite a few updates to mention tomorrow including a BIG visit for Hunter this weekend. I’ll be posting an update tomorrow in detail but I’m happy to announce that Hunter will have his own website up and running in just a few days! : )
Thank to everyone for your support and love for Hunter!
Thank you for supporting this True American Hero
Will you post the URL for Hunter’s website?
My son’s home school co-op would like to do something for a specific soldier who is recovering from her or his service to our country. We were upset that the email forward about sending Christmas cards to soldiers at Walter Reed was on snopes.com, and now I am looking for an individual person to honor.
Meanwhile, Hunter is our home school hero of the day and we will add him to our daily prayers. I agree about the video games– can someone get him a Wii system? There are so many awesome games and a lot of sports ones.
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