THURSDAY February 12th

The arrangements for Anne Westbrook McGinnis Mills Memorial Service has been set for:

Monday February 16th at 11:00am at Saint John's Episcopal Church
906 South Orleans Avenue in Tampa, Florida.

Following the Memorial Service we will Welcome all to join us at Mother's house at
710 South Wilow Avenue.

Please consider enjoying the beautiful walk from the church one block East to Willow and one block north on Willow, as parking is very limited in these tight Hyde Park streets.

We Thank You ALL for your amazing support, prayers, thoughts, and well wishes during the past month.

Love,

John and Courtney

WEDNESDAY February 11th

We are saddened to say that our Mother, Anne Westbrook McGinnis Mills has gone to be with her Lord and Savior, along with a celebration of her life with her mother Anne Hawkins Lowry Knowlton, and her Father Stephen T. McGinnis, and Stepfather Loper B. Lowry. We will be making arrangements in the days to come and will be sure to update the blog accordingly. Your continued prayers, thoughts, and strength are what have brought us both this far and will continue to comfort us in the weeks, months, and years to come. We will also be planning a Celebration of Life party in her honor at the Tampa Yacht Club at a date to be announced.
GOD BLESS to you ALL and especially to our beloved Mother Anne....

Thank you all so very much...

Love,

John and Courtney

WEDNESDAY Feb. 11th

Hello to all!!! We are going to discontinue updating the Blog daily as there are few marked changes that are occuring on a daily basis. Mom continues to rest comfortably at home with 24 hour home health aids that assist in all of the daily routines she needs help with. She has not been able to ambulate very much but we have enjoyed taking her on a few rides in the wheelchair around the neighborhood. She has so so so enjoyed that. She still is not able to swallow and is still suffering from the right-sided paralysis. This doesn't give her many of the normal privelages we all have. Your continued thoughts, prayers, visits, and well wishes are truly wonderful for us to share with her and each of you. Please keep her in your thoughts and we will update you as changes occur.

Regards,

John and Courtney

TUESDAY Feb. 10th

We thank all of you for the continued support and well wishes you have sent us throughout this trying and difficult time. You never really know how many people there are out there that love you until you are in such a place. Mother's friends and family continue to be a driving force behind helping Courtney and me get thru this together. Mother continues to be the same without much marked improvement. She has been able to get out of the house with the help of a wheelchair and has enjoyed many walks in the neighborhood. She spends the bulk of her day resting comfortably and watching the TV. We all know how much she enjoys the Court TV....
God bless to you all and Thank you again for the continued support you show us.

Regards,

John and Courtney

THURSDAY February 5th

HELLO TO ALL... We are happy to report Mother is doing much better today and has been enjoying sitting up in her wing chair in the living room. She has shown marked improvement with her breathing and has been sitting up in bed most of the day. We are expecting a visit from the doctors today to give us an update on her condition. We are looking forward to hearing from them tomorrow after their visit. She had a chest xray this morning and we will know the results from that later today. She has enjoyed seeing the many visitors that have come by. We appreciate all of your thoughts and prayers...

Regards,

John and Court

WEDNESDAY Feb. 4th

Sorry for the late entry today. We continue to enjoy all the entries and blogs, as well as, all the visitors and well wishes. Mom continues to rest comfortably and is making great strides to get some words out and communicate with us better. She has enjoyed the time she gets with her friends who have come by, and she surely has enjoyed all of the time she has had with her cats. We thank you all for the continued support you have all provided and we look forward to sharing the blog with you each day forward.

God Bless

John and Courtney

TUESDAY Feb. 3rd

GOOD MORNING TO YOU ALL...
We are happy to report that we have seen some marked improvement in Mom's breathing and general condition. Yesterday we were able to get her out of the bed and in to a chair in the living room for some time sitting up. She has been very happy to be able to spend time with her cats, and has enjoyed the many visitors she has had. We are encouraged that she will continue to have improvements in her overall condition. We will continue to care for her at home and encourage any of you that would like to visit to just call the house and see if the time is good for a visit. Typically 11am to 12:30pm and then 3pm to 430pm. Thank you for all the thoughts and prayers...

Regards,

John and Court

MONDAY February 2nd

Thanks again for all the kind words, flowers, and cards. Mom continues to be happy to see all the well wishes that each of you send. At this time she is at home and continues to rest comfortably and has shown some signs of improvement with her breathing difficulty. We are happy to be receiving visitors daily but need to keep the times and amount of people to a minimum amount. Please feel free to call the house prior to coming to see if it is a good time. Typically the mornings are best from 10am to 12pm. We look forward to seeing all of you...
House phone number is 813-254-8815.

Regards,

John and Courtney

SUNDAY February 1st

"MOM IS HOME".... She is resting beautifully and has been comfortable since her transport home Friday afernoon. She has been so happy to be home and see her cats and be in her familiar surroundings...She continues to have issues with the breathing elements, but is being treated accordingly.. Thanks to all who have visited and please remember we will not receive and visitors after 530pm, and remind any all to please come to the back door..

God Bless,

John and Court