Goody's Girl
09-16-2002, 09:15 PM
I just have to share this with my wonderful PTO friends and family.
I work at the local Waffle House. One of the women that works there has been with this company for over 25 years. Her husband and her 25 year old daughter both have cancer. Her daughter has either 4 or 5 children (all VERY young). Anyway, one of her sons is in the local prison here in FL, called Walton Correctional Institution. A couple of months ago, knowing that the end for her husband was drawing near, Miss Sue approached me for information. She knows that my husband is in prison and that I work with the JDMC and have lots of online contacts regarding helping inmates. She wanted to know who she could contact to get her son home for a bedside visit with his father before he died. I told her to call the Warden at the facility he was in and if he acted like he didn't want to do it, threaten him with going to the local news media. So, she did.
Last week, Hospice told her it was a matter of days until her husband was to die. So, she once again called the warden (don't know his name, but am trying to find out) and told him the situation. He informed her that the paperwork had been sent to Tallahassee for approval by Michael Moore's office. Now, keep in mind in order for her son to be brought home to see his dying father, his mother would have to pay gas, mileage and an hourly rate for the CO's handling the visit. They had agreed to a 3 hour visit.
After she got off the phone with the Warden on this day, the Warden took it upon himself to call the DOC office and DEMAND that the approval be given verbally right then and they could fax the written approval later. Chris (her son in prison) was home to see his father within 2 hours. When the car pulled up to her house and Chris stepped out of it, the CO's came around and took off the cuffs and shackles so that Chris could actually have a visit like at the prison.
When Chris got into the room where his father lie dying, he sat down and took his father's hand. He told him "Daddy, it's me. It's Chris, I'm home". Now, his father had been semi-comatose for days. At this point, hearing his beloved son's voice, he actually tried to open his eyes. He knew his son was there!
Forty-five minutes into the visit, he died. Holding Chris' hand.
I think the warden deserves a hand shake and a pat on the back for being sympathetic to this families time of sorrow. The family was able to take pictures during the visit and what a wonderful story.
I work at the local Waffle House. One of the women that works there has been with this company for over 25 years. Her husband and her 25 year old daughter both have cancer. Her daughter has either 4 or 5 children (all VERY young). Anyway, one of her sons is in the local prison here in FL, called Walton Correctional Institution. A couple of months ago, knowing that the end for her husband was drawing near, Miss Sue approached me for information. She knows that my husband is in prison and that I work with the JDMC and have lots of online contacts regarding helping inmates. She wanted to know who she could contact to get her son home for a bedside visit with his father before he died. I told her to call the Warden at the facility he was in and if he acted like he didn't want to do it, threaten him with going to the local news media. So, she did.
Last week, Hospice told her it was a matter of days until her husband was to die. So, she once again called the warden (don't know his name, but am trying to find out) and told him the situation. He informed her that the paperwork had been sent to Tallahassee for approval by Michael Moore's office. Now, keep in mind in order for her son to be brought home to see his dying father, his mother would have to pay gas, mileage and an hourly rate for the CO's handling the visit. They had agreed to a 3 hour visit.
After she got off the phone with the Warden on this day, the Warden took it upon himself to call the DOC office and DEMAND that the approval be given verbally right then and they could fax the written approval later. Chris (her son in prison) was home to see his father within 2 hours. When the car pulled up to her house and Chris stepped out of it, the CO's came around and took off the cuffs and shackles so that Chris could actually have a visit like at the prison.
When Chris got into the room where his father lie dying, he sat down and took his father's hand. He told him "Daddy, it's me. It's Chris, I'm home". Now, his father had been semi-comatose for days. At this point, hearing his beloved son's voice, he actually tried to open his eyes. He knew his son was there!
Forty-five minutes into the visit, he died. Holding Chris' hand.
I think the warden deserves a hand shake and a pat on the back for being sympathetic to this families time of sorrow. The family was able to take pictures during the visit and what a wonderful story.