AUG 1980

August 12

So much has happened since I wrote before.
On the 2nd & 3rd of July all the family(our immediate family) got together.  We went to Stoddard camp just north of Spencer Idaho.  It was a beautiful campground.  Rom & Ronda came from Canada, LaVar & Brenda, Wallace & I, Larry, Patricia.  All the grand children were there that belonged to thee families except Kevin who had gone to California to see Penny with Glade.
My sister Fern Watkins and daughter Cynthia and son and step daughter also Fern's son Bruce came camping with us.
Fern and family had gone to Island Park because this is where we said we would be.  They found us after talking to Alden & Julia in Rexburg.  JoAnn was not her usual self.  She was very slow and it was very evident that she was not feeling well.
The morning of the 4th we went to Rexburg and had a Fullmer reunion.  That was so special.  All of my brothers and sisters and their partners were there.  Verlan & Janet were even there from the Marshall Islands.  It was so wonderful to see everyone and talk to everyone.  Dorsel & Birdie, Alden, (Julia was ill and Alden took her to the hospital)  Wallace and I and our family that had been camping, Freda & Harold,Velma & Jack and their daughters Kathy, her small daughter, just three weeks old, Janet and her two children a boy & a girl and Jack & Velma's son David.  Fern and her family that had been camping with us, Verlan, Janet and their two boys and daughter.  Uncle Mont and Aunt Golds, daddy's brother, were also with us.  It was such a wonderful day.
Sunday afternoon I took Patricia, Larry and their family back to Salt Lake City.  I came home on Tuesday evening and Russell, Larry & Patricia's boy came with me.  We had a wonderful drive home.  When we got home Wallace told me that Blair had called.  JoAnn was paralyzed on her right side and he was going to take her to Salt Lake at 3:00 in the morning.  I could not rest so I got up and went to Blackfoot and went with Blair, JoAnn & family to Salt Lake.  They did some test and found that she had another tumor.  She had had one removed from the frontal part of the brain five years ago and she had done so well.  The power of the priesthood had given her five years to be with her family.  The surgery went wee.  She was in intensive care about 48 hours, five years ago she had been in intensive car for five days.
Wallace & I came home but we told Blair that we were willing to help in anyway we could.  I am not working now and felt that I was in a position to help.  Five years ago I was not able to help very much.  Blair called last night and said that he needed help.  I will go down to Salt Lake Thursday and learn physical therapy that they have been using.
Glade is going to California tomorrow.  Penny will get her endowments Thursday Aug 14th.  I am so glad that Glade will be able to be in the temple with her.  God bless them both!