I'm not sure if the Ballroom music CD that I prepared and played took steps to heal Richard but the life sign monitor kept buzzing and lighting up with code red and code yellow which brought the attending nurses rushing in and out of the ICU room.
When Lani and I got to Tripler ICU yesterday (Wednesday), there were other friends of Richard and Cora in the room...Stanley & Florence, Bella Acosta, Lucille Nakamoto, and Rev. Monica (I think that's her name) from a Waipahu Church. Richard was still on life support and in a coma. We all gathered around Richard's bed holding hands as Reverend Monica said a prayer.
There was no reaction from Richard while Lani massaged his hand. More friends came to visit,,,Derek and Keiko Oh. When Cora came in, the Reverend gave a second prayer with all of us holding hands. This is a difficult time for Cora, so please continue praying for Richard to recover from this serious illness and also for Cora.
As I mentioned earlier, I'm not sure if the Ballroom music was beneficial at that time but knowing that Richard loves music, Cora handed the music CD to the attending nurse to play in Richard's room. Hopefully it will help show a spark of recovery for our friend and fellow dance instructor.
As we left, Larry (Bella's husband) came, and we met Gilda Morita as she was going up to ICU.
(For more info on Richard's condition and visiting hours, please read Maurice's e-mail in the previous blog).
