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Phil Price, lay minister at Plymouth Congregational Church, combats a grim prognosis with faith and the support of his family ■
Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series on lay minister Phil Price’s battle with Peripheral Arterial Disease. By KELSEY HAUGEN CNA staff reporter
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ometime between September and November 2014, Phil Price had his second stroke. He doesn’t know when it happened, but doctors said he must have had another stroke because they found one of his back-up arteries had become completely blocked. As of November 2014, Price is down to the one reserve artery functioning at 50 percent. “After I had another stroke and completely lost use of my left carotid artery, they (doctors) couldn’t figure out why I didn’t lose function. It’s just a little miracle by God.” Learning to walk again From the time Price had his first stroke in May 2014, he could only drag his left leg. Doctors told him he’d never use it again. But Price had already made up his mind. He would walk normally again. “I’d sit here in my chair, trying to bend over and stare at my toes, trying to reconnect my brain to my toes – all the nerves – because they’re disconnected in my spine from the strokes,” he said. “I’d sit there for hours sweating, trying to get my toes to move.” After about 10 days, it happened. He saw his big toe move. Eventually, he got all his toes to move. Then he worked on moving his ankle. The next step was to try walking while holding onto something. “I walked around the kitchen for hours, holding onto the counter,” he said. “I’d tell myself, ‘Bend your toes, bend your ankle, lift your knee and take a step.’ At first, I would land flat-footed, but I saw it was working so I kept trying.”
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Pictured is a Price family photo taken in December 2012. From left, Phil, his daughter Danielle, his daughter and son-in-law Erica and Ben Clear with their son Caden and his wife Diana, who passed away in January 2013.
By October 2014, against the disbelief of his doctors, Price was walking again. It doesn’t look too graceful, and he has to think about the movements to avoid stumbling, but he’s walking. The third stroke On Dec. 31, 2014, Price had his third stroke – the only one he remembers having. “It was so scary. We had no idea what was going on,” said Price’s daughter Erica Clear, 27, of Afton. “Later on, he remembered what happened, but at first he had no idea.” Price’s doctors don’t understand why the three strokes and complete blockage of his carotid arteries haven’t affected him much. Clear attested to this, saying her father doesn’t seem to have lost any fuctionality mentally. The only hindrance on his life is not being able to walk normally. “I shouldn’t be able to do
“I always have a good day, and some days are better, because I shouldn’t have any days. Each day is a blessing.” — Phil Price
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anything myself,” Price said. “I shouldn’t even be here, but for some reason, this last reserve artery is staying where it is, and I’m functioning.” Living day-to-day Now, it has been more than a year since Price was told he had 30 days to live. It’s been a year this month since he was diagnosed with PAD. “I’ve changed my whole mindset and attitude, and my faith has brought me around to full circle,” Price said. “Make every day a blessing, not only for you but for someone else. Every day, whether it’s encouragement or doing something for somebody – make your time here really worthwhile.”
Snyder said Price’s faith despite all his struggles is the most inspiring thing about him. “He’s never not been faithful to believe that God’s in charge,” Snyder said. “He passes his enduring faith onto others because he just accepts everything that comes his way and truly believes it is God’s plan.” As far as Price knows, he hasn’t had a stroke since last December. But doctors tell him a massive stroke may be in his future. “I always have a good day, and some days are better, because I shouldn’t have any days,” Price said. “Each day is a blessing.”
CORNING — The trial date for one of two men charged with first-degree murder in the June homicide of a Nodaway man will be April 19, 2016. James Bost, 39, was charged during a Department of Criminal Investigation case involving the homicide of Allen Pafford, 44, who was found dead in his bedroom with an apparent bullet wound to the back of his head, according to an Adams County Sheriff’s report. Jon Rubendall, 41, was also charged with first-degree murder. According to the report, Bost Bost and Rubendall were found in Hiawatha, Kansas, and interviewed as persons of interest. During the interview, Bost said Pafford owed Rubendall $3,000 for drugs. Several items of Pafford’s were found in Rubendall’s residence. Bost and Rubendall have submitted written arraignments and pleaded not guilty. Both were being held on $1 million bond each. Rubendall’s pretrial conference will be Feb. 1, 2016, with a jury trial March 2, 2016.
Iowans who sought Christie in 2011 back him again DES MOINES (AP) — He’s behind in the polls and has spent little time in Iowa of late, but Chris Christie is set to get a major bump in the leadoff caucus state with endorsements from nearly all of the local Republican heavyweights who tried to recruit him to run four years ago. Six of the seven big-money donors and activists who flew to New Jersey to urge the Republican governor to run in the 2012 race plan to formally endorse Christie in Des Moines Tuesday. The news was first reported by the Des Moines Register. Please see CHRISTIE, Page 2
Christian to perform at Corning Opera House CORNING — Daniel Christian is what might happen if you merged The Beatles, Bob Dylan and James Taylor. Christian is performing at the Corning Opera House Cultural Center, 800 Davis Ave., on Saturday, Oct. 10. You will definitely become a fan of this Nashville recording artist who has won two National Country Music Festival awards and seven Omaha Entertainment Award nominations. Christian taught high school
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