My father is not my bio father, so I have two fathers. My bio father I knew briefly in my life, and the man who transformed me was Tom Henley. He married my mother and adopted her 3 children and merged his 2 children. He gave us his name, his heart, and his wisdom. I think about him everyday and when I meditate, he is in my Kiva, supporting me still.
I would not be the person I am today without Tom Henley. Born in Wetumka, Oklahoma, served in WW2 as an Air Force Navigator, completed Med School and had a General Surgery practice for 30 years. Often he didn't charge patients because they could not afford surgery, so they gave us vegetables, venison, services, things like that. He really liked it when people gave him vegetables, and he had his own garden and would take produce to the hospital to give away.
Once he got me up early to go cut firewood. We loaded the truck and I thought we were headed home. Instead he stopped at another doctor's house and we unloaded the wood. The doctor had done something for my father, this was his way of giving back.
Thanks Dad.
I would not be the person I am today without Tom Henley. Born in Wetumka, Oklahoma, served in WW2 as an Air Force Navigator, completed Med School and had a General Surgery practice for 30 years. Often he didn't charge patients because they could not afford surgery, so they gave us vegetables, venison, services, things like that. He really liked it when people gave him vegetables, and he had his own garden and would take produce to the hospital to give away.
Once he got me up early to go cut firewood. We loaded the truck and I thought we were headed home. Instead he stopped at another doctor's house and we unloaded the wood. The doctor had done something for my father, this was his way of giving back.
Thanks Dad.
