Goodbyes

Wednesday March 5th was a party day at Riverside Rehab.

All the residents in Will's class plus many members of the faculty and Community Outreach Programs came by to shake Will's hand, wish him well, get their pictures taken with him, and leave him with their blessing and their love. There must have been 50 or more. It was a very emotional day as they spoke of the clinics they had shared together, the times Will had served with them as home teaching companions, or fellow clinicians in cardio or infectious diseases, or been there when they were new at OSU. They spoke candidly on the issue of Will's stroke, his recovery of his ability to eat, and the promising prospects for further and hopefully complete recovery.

In the evening representatives from the Singles Ward came by. Brother Smith, entertained us with his latest trip to Israel–tempting Will's sister Sarah, the anthropology major, with accounts of the ruins of the Masada he had just visited. Doherty came with memories that she and Will shared as two of the senior members of the Singles Ward. Christian Bahr dropped by with promises of visiting Will when he comes to Bountiful after graduation from dental school, and Dave Ricks with promises to welcome him back to the ward when he returns to resume his residency at Riverside. It was a very good day.

Sarah was kept busy taking pictures to document our time here and the people that made it special, so we are including some of them to give you a little insight into Will's world.

Once again, thank you to everyone at Riverside for all you have done, and thank you to all of Will's friends and coworkers for your love and support. We could not have gone through this hard time without you. Thank you.