Prayer Request Thread

[SueScribe]

I am seeing the signs of depression on his face every day. . . . By the time he begins, he will be a full month behind, "the new kid--and a yankee to boot", and (if things continue as they have) depressed.
I'm in knots over it.

You're in my prayers. It is hard for a "new kid" from another state, particularly a Yankee one *smile*, to adapt, but it's always more difficult in the mind that reality. He'll be fine. Southern kids are soft-hearted, as a rule. Remind your son that there is much more that binds us together than separates us - kids are kids all over, pretty much the same, pretty much wanting to be liked and to fit in. Just keep telling him that he'll "fit."

If, however, he continues showing signs - serious signs - of depression, then get him medical, professional help. Depression is a killer, in many different ways.

God bless,

Sue

[SueScribe]

I've come to the opinion that it's easier in the long run just to say take the money, and leave this person a little happiness & dignity. That's worth more than the money could buy them anyway.

Tonight, I would trade all that has happened, all the pages of legal documents, anything, to have my uncle down the road, in his bed, where he wanted so desperately to be, and to die. I told the hospice nurse in Tennessee that I wanted her to know one thing - my uncle did not want to die in Tennessee and then she told me that he'd been saying my name, talking, as far as she could tell, about me. I wasn't on her "contact list", she said, but . . I needed, she said, to come NOW if I wanted to see him before he died.

There is a young lawyer tonight who I believe probably isn't much happier than I, who spent his afternoon frantically trying to get passage through a Tennessee court's door, pounding on the door, an emergency writ, anything, something, to gain access for me. He listened to me cry and I heard him typing. I cried. He typed. "I'm sending an e-mail up there now," he said, pecking pretty fast for a fine young barrister, "something, anything, an emergency writ, [the Tennessee lawyer] needs to get off her a** and DO something . .", and he typed away. He'd call as soon as he heard something, he said. We left it at that. He will.

And, like my daughter said, either way, I'm going to Memphis this Friday. They will have to turn me away at their door. And that brings me to my prayer request this evening:

If you would, pray that I stay sane. Pray, please, that The Almighty keep a close eye on me, that I stay strong - and sane.

Thank you all so much, for so many things. Not least among them, your tender mercies, as The Book says.

[OLDLADY]

All thoughts and prayers for the above mentioned... take care and God Bless!

[pEtAl mIsFiT]

sue i got a chill reading your post. you are in my heart and thoughts I will be praying for you. I hope you will get the chance to make another memory before he dies.

[XC9]

My prayers are with Greg and his son and the rest of the family. Thank you for the information. Fishin girl. Please keep me posted.

[Chichiguita]

Thanks, SueScribe! I was searching Oak Grove Apartments. That helps. I read them all and found some more options. Its really hard to make a decision when you are living 13 hours away! There are good and bad reviews on all of them. We are heading down 1 week from this wednesday--so I'd better git crackin'!
Thanks to all who are praying. Please add discernment for these quick decisions we are needing to make. Sorry if I'm being a prayer-hog--I just know it works!
My son seems to be getting a little excited. Its just hard for him to imagine a world outside of the nurturing small community he has grown up in. We have a lot of healing to do. lk

[Maggie-Doodle]

Just an update...I went this afternoon to see Dr. Melancon for a check-up on my knee. He looks great. :clap: To look at him you would never know he has been sooo sick. His attitude was good too..I figured he might be down in the dumps. He told me that right now he can't do surgery (we knew that of course) but he pumped his hand and told me it is getting better everyday...and that he hopes in the future he will get 100% use out of his hand. He told me he is working hard to meet his goal.

With all that said, I just ask that each of you keep prayers going up for him...he is a wonderful doctor and christian...it would be a shame to loose his knowledge and talents in the surgery field. He told me today he would have never gotten to this point had it not been for everyone praying for him...Let's KEEP IT UP!

[mybabysmomma]

I would like to ask everyone to pray for someone that I don't know. Her name is Amy Alkon and she is the Advice Goddess http://www.advicegoddess.com. She has many readers and encourages a lifestyle that (I feel) goes against what the Bible teaches. She is very athiest and promotes her beliefs on her page (which is her right). I just feel if there are people out there that aren't saved or that are struggling with their faith, they could be swayed away from God based on what they read. I know I probably come across as a little silly, but I've been trying to pray for her and her readers on my own. Unfortunately I don't think that my prayers are enough. Please pray for her and her readers. Thanks :(

[SouthChic]

Some will find this a silly request; some will understand.

My brother and sister-in-law had 2 cats. They are indoor/outdoor cats and after they went outside last Thursday night, they have not been seen since. Recently, my brother started noticing a smell from the woods behind his house, so he went into the woods looking around and he found what was left of one of the cats. He's not sure what happened but he suspects some dogs got the cat because my sis-n-law heard a pack of dogs early one morning that sounded like they were fighting out there. Anyway, their other cat has not been found, so please pray it comes home safely. They were both pretty upset about this last night when I talked to them. Thanks.

[jessi_s]

Some will find this a silly request; some will understand.

My brother and sister-in-law had 2 cats. They are indoor/outdoor cats and after they went outside last Thursday night, they have not been seen since. Recently, my brother started noticing a smell from the woods behind his house, so he went into the woods looking around and he found what was left of one of the cats. He's not sure what happened but he suspects some dogs got the cat because my sis-n-law heard a pack of dogs early one morning that sounded like they were fighting out there. Anyway, their other cat has not been found, so please pray it comes home safely. They were both pretty upset about this last night when I talked to them. Thanks.


That's so sad! I worry about our adopted kitties all the time. They are the get aways from the shelter and they wonder the complex we live in. I feed them and play with them, but don't let them in. I try to make sure I see them every day, and these aren't even my cats! I hope the other one comes home safe!

[pEtAl mIsFiT]

I completely understand. I hate what they are going through, I guess as a pet owner that being a cat owner I really hate that he walked up on his cat in the woods.

[SueScribe]

I request that prayers go out for my Uncle Loyd, that he is "gathered together with his fathers" in peace. I spoke to him this afternoon, a nurse held a cellphone to his ear. "Don't expect him to acknowledge you," she forewarned me. "You're going to hear his breathing," pause, "don't be alarmed." Just talk to him, she said. She believed he'd hear me. And so, I did.

He heard me, he sobbed just once, tried to speak and couldn't. And, yes, I could hear him breathing.

The social worker and the nurse were rather shocked to observe that he reacted to me. He "even opened his eyes a little".

My last request for prayer is that you pray for my mother's youngest brother, Warren. He lives in Memphis, Tennessee, and is a devout church-going, Solomonic-quoting man who teaches Sunday school and who took my Uncle Loyd away. He, most of all, needs your prayers.

As for me. I'm beyond that.

[Maggie-Doodle]

Sue, I am so sorry for all the mess that your family has been going thru with all of this...we have had something similar in my husbands family..it is not pleasant...that is for sure.

Prayers go out for each of you, may you all be at peace and rejoice in the love of the Good Lord. I hope your second uncle is as big a christian as he claims to be...if not he is in for a rude awakening at some point in his life. I am a firm believer that God doesn't like "ugly" and he will get his just rewards at some point before he passes on. It may not be today, may not be tomorrow, maybe not next year but he will suffer the consequences of his mean, hateful theiving attitude at some point...wait and see! May the Lord bless you all and make you strong whatever comes about!

[XC9]

Sue, I am glad you got to speak to him. I do believe that people are actually more alert than doctors give them credit for right before they cross over. I believe he heard you and by his movements it is obvious. I know your voice was a great comfort to him. Prayers to you and your family. God bless.

[XC9]

southchick, I am sorry to hear this. My prayers will include your family as well. No I don't think you are crazy for this post. Any animal lover knows what the "parents" of these pets feel and they do sympathize.

[SueScribe]

Some will find this a silly request; some will understand. The great title from a great book says it all, they, and we, are all God's children, great and small.

I held a sick, dying pug puppy in my against my chest years ago, and it looked up into my eyes. What I saw was the purest, must trusting love in that little puppy's eyes. Unreserved, unconditional and unquestionable love.

I have your friends in my thoughts and prayers. Tragedy is all the more heartbreaking, when a thing you love is suddenly gone from your life.

[SouthChic]

Thanks to everyone who is praying for my brother & sis-n-law.

Sue, I am so sorry about your uncle, but I don't think you will ever regret your talk with him. I will also be praying for your Uncle Warren.

[Maggie-Doodle]

southchic, Sorry to hear about the kitties..fur babies are important too...I know mine have always been. Hopefully the other kitty will return home. I pray that is the case.

[jmb]

Some will find this a silly request; some will understand.

My brother and sister-in-law had 2 cats. They are indoor/outdoor cats and after they went outside last Thursday night, they have not been seen since. Recently, my brother started noticing a smell from the woods behind his house, so he went into the woods looking around and he found what was left of one of the cats. He's not sure what happened but he suspects some dogs got the cat because my sis-n-law heard a pack of dogs early one morning that sounded like they were fighting out there. Anyway, their other cat has not been found, so please pray it comes home safely. They were both pretty upset about this last night when I talked to them. Thanks.

Southchic, prayers for animals are never silly, will remember both of these kitties in mine. Hopefully the second kitty ran like crazy and will show back up at home soon. We had one that was gone for over a month. When he finally made his way back home, he flew in the door and hasn't tried to go outside in the seven years since then.

I request that prayers go out for my Uncle Loyd, that he is "gathered together with his fathers" in peace. I spoke to him this afternoon, a nurse held a cellphone to his ear. "Don't expect him to acknowledge you," she forewarned me. "You're going to hear his breathing," pause, "don't be alarmed." Just talk to him, she said. She believed he'd hear me. And so, I did.

He heard me, he sobbed just once, tried to speak and couldn't. And, yes, I could hear him breathing.

The social worker and the nurse were rather shocked to observe that he reacted to me. He "even opened his eyes a little".

My last request for prayer is that you pray for my mother's youngest brother, Warren. He lives in Memphis, Tennessee, and is a devout church-going, Solomonic-quoting man who teaches Sunday school and who took my Uncle Loyd away. He, most of all, needs your prayers.

As for me. I'm beyond that.

Sue, your Uncle Loyd is lucky to have you and Amandah for nieces. I can imagine how happy he was to hear your voice. He is in my prayers. God bless you both for doing all you could.

[Elle May]

I'm sorry you're having to go through this. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

[SouthChic]

Southchic, prayers for animals are never silly, will remember both of these kitties in mine. Hopefully the second kitty ran like crazy and will show back up at home soon. We had one that was gone for over a month. When he finally made his way back home, he flew in the door and hasn't tried to go outside in the seven years since then.

Oh, I agree completely. I have had animals all of my life and have prayed many times for them.

Growing up, I had a Lab/Collie mix that lived 18 years and a cat at the same time who lived 21 years, so when they died, it was like losing a family member. We now have a 4 year old Lab and a 9 year old cat. I told my sister-in-law the other day that I didn't know what I would do when something happens to them. My co-workers will think I'm insane because I'll probably miss a day of work.

I know some people who aren't animal lovers, and they think it's ridiculous to grieve the loss of a pet. So that's why I said that. ;)

I am praying that their 2nd kitty will return home. Thanks for your concern. ;)

[jmb]

Oh, I agree completely. I have had animals all of my life and have prayed many times for them.

Growing up, I had a Lab/Collie mix that lived 18 years and a cat at the same time who lived 21 years, so when they died, it was like losing a family member. We now have a 4 year old Lab and a 9 year old cat. I told my sister-in-law the other day that I didn't know what I would do when something happens to them. My co-workers will think I'm insane because I'll probably miss a day of work.

I know some people who aren't animal lovers, and they think it's ridiculous to grieve the loss of a pet. So that's why I said that. ;)

I am praying that their 2nd kitty will return home. Thanks for your concern. ;)

Our two oldest cats are 18 and 16, then there's a stray we took in 8 years ago that was pregnant, and we have her son that's 8. He's the one that got lost and found his way home a month later. Well, he didn't really get lost. Mama took him off somewhere and didn't bring him back. His sister never did find her way home. I dread the day when something happens to any of them. They've been a part of the family for so long...

Let us know if there's any news. :)

[eyescene]

All of y'all, uncles, cats and family members are in my prayers!

[OLDLADY]

Southchic, prayers, wishes and hope for the return of the kitty...
Sue, my heart goes out to you and Amandah and the rest of your family..sad, sad situation.

[amanda]

I'm asking, yet again, for prayers for Mom and my Uncle Loyd. We've managed to get him away from my other Uncle. With much angst. Now he is in a hospital, and I won't even go into what condition we found him, but he is getting treatment that he needs. We are having him transported back home on Tuesday. Please pray that he continues to get stronger to make the trip back home. Thanks everyone.

[Maggie-Doodle]

Prayers have been sent and will continue! With the care he is now getting and knowing ya'll are working to get him home, he may make a good recovery. He now knows he has something to live for. May God bless you all and keep you strong.

[LipsofanAngel]

This is a rather general request...

But please if you could make time, say a prayer for fellow believers who have lost sight of their faith... Those who have stumbled so many times that they are getting to the point that they believe that's all they're capable of doing. Just pray that they find their way out of a period of darkness and find the joy that they once had.

[Guru]

I will say a word for all of you tonight, all of yours and for everyone here that simply posted a thanks to what they read. We fool around here a lot but the kindness of your souls is very visible to me. Such lovely people to cavort with.
I pray to be well balanced Lips, without falling too far off the wagon or away from my light. It's a very precarious thing for me but the obstacle course of life triggers your awareness of your boundaries most times, I am going to wish that for your friends too.

[OLDLADY]

Amandah, I am so glad to hear that your Uncle is hanging in there.....prayers and thoughts are continued to be with you and your family.....On another note, I can see where Guru got his name....he is one wise fellow with words and compassion.

[amanda]

Keep the prayers coming. :) We are enroute home. Butterball is driving like a bat out of and Sue's in the back looking over my shoulder. :) Uncle is holding his own and the sun is shining.

[SueScribe]

There are few words to express how much I appreciate and am so moved by the concern and prayerful intercession of some folks I've never met. I'm humbled, and I'm moved, and I'm incapable of articulating or expressing my thanks.

I bought a new book to read in Memphis, didn't get past the first few pages, but I picked this up in those pages -

"All things have I seen in the days of my vanity; there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness. . . be not righteous over much . . . Why shouldest though destroy thyself? . . . for God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil. --Ecclesiastes

"Whoever tries to turn angel turns to beast." -- Pascal

All glory to God, all glory. That's where I am right now. My uncle is stabalizing, alive, and only several miles ahead in an ambulance. He is going HOME.

Sue

God Bless You All, and Thank you from the bottom of my very very Grateful Heart.

[OLDLADY]

Godspeed, Ladies...and Butterball be careful with your precious cargo!!!! And thank you so much for taking the time with an update for us!!!

[Hermione]

Wonderful news, Amandah, Sue, and BB! Keep us posted.

[jmb]

Good prevails over evil! :clap:

[Maggie-Doodle]

Sue, Amandah, BB, I hope you all got home safely with Uncle in tow...I hope by this time he is safely deposited and resting well. Prayers still going up for his continued recovery and for you all to have the strength to help provide for him. God bless you all!

[XC9]

Good luck and be safe. God works in mysterious ways.

[dollfus46]

My dear friends. I thought not talking about it and keeping it out of my head would make everything okay...and I should be just fine, but I have to go to the cardiologist in the morning for a routine stress test, but I'm a little nervous. I'm the first one to tell you all it's only the unknown that scary, but now here I am. HA! I know it sounds a bit selfish, I would appreciate it you would keep me in your prayers.
Mike

[Sister Golden Hair]

I will certainly be praying for you! A request for prayer from friends is never selfish!

[pEtAl mIsFiT]

I hope all goes well with your test in the morning.
let us know

[Elle May]

Thanks for your post dollfus. Will keep you in my prayers and hope that things will be ok for you.

[eyescene]

My dear friends. I thought not talking about it and keeping it out of my head would make everything okay...and I should be just fine, but I have to go to the cardiologist in the morning for a routine stress test, but I'm a little nervous. I'm the first one to tell you all it's only the unknown that scary, but now here I am. HA! I know it sounds a bit selfish, I would appreciate it you would keep me in your prayers.
Mike

Hey Mike thinking of you :attack: and believing all will go well! Just rest tonight knowing God has you in his hands and he is working in your favor! You'll be fine! Let us know how it goes ASAP!

[jmb]

Mike, it's normal to get nervous at the thought of any medical test. We'll be thinking of you tomorrow morning. On the bright side, maybe there will be a good lookin' nurse in there. Let us know how it goes. :)

[No-Halo]

Hang in there Dollfus, we'll be thinking of you brother. :smt023

[Elle May]

Mike, it's normal to get nervous at the thought of any medical test. We'll be thinking of you tomorrow morning. On the bright side, maybe there will be a good lookin' nurse in there. Let us know how it goes. :)

That should be a pick-me-up for you dollfus.:smt001

[dollfus46]

That should be a pick-me-up for you dollfus.:smt001

Heh heh heh. That'll be like the dog chasing the car. Uh, now what? :smt023

[SueScribe]

. . . I'm the first one to tell you all it's only the unknown that scary, but now here I am. Mike

Psalms 91

A perfect stranger pulled me aside and told me he'd been "compelled" by God to instruct me to read that verse. This happened in Memphis, and the stranger was Chinese - a doctor - who actually grabbed my arm, pulled me into a waiting room and proceeded to pray for - and with - me.

Mike - I feel it's "pay it forward" time. You're in His hands.

Jan

[OLDLADY]

Way to go, Sue with the"pay it forward".......Here's thoughts and prayers for you, Mike.

[amanda]

Mike - how did the appointment go?

You know the saying - "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure"! I'm just know everything will be just fine and that they will find that you have a heart. :) Keep smiling and let us know how it went.

[Hermione]

Psalms 91

A perfect stranger pulled me aside and told me he'd been "compelled" by God to instruct me to read that verse. This happened in Memphis, and the stranger was Chinese - a doctor - who actually grabbed my arm, pulled me into a waiting room and proceeded to pray for - and with - me.

Mike - I feel it's "pay it forward" time. You're in His hands.

Jan

"He will give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways" -- wow!
Mike, sorry I'm just now seeing this -- let us know how it went.

[Maggie-Doodle]

Mike, hope the test went well...I have sent up prayers and while those are working, here is you a big :bhug:Keep us posted on how thing went today!

[dollfus46]

Psalms 91

A perfect stranger pulled me aside and told me he'd been "compelled" by God to instruct me to read that verse. This happened in Memphis, and the stranger was Chinese - a doctor - who actually grabbed my arm, pulled me into a waiting room and proceeded to pray for - and with - me.

Mike - I feel it's "pay it forward" time. You're in His hands.

Jan

Bless your heart, and thanks.

[dollfus46]

I cannot tell you how much you all have meant to me. Now I have the embarrassing duty to tell you they did not do the test. I have to wait until the 12th. So I have another sleepless night to endure.
But, it does bring up a topic for discussion on another thread. First, they sent me a package a week ago to fill out. 6 pages of info, a bag to bring all my meds with me. I did so. When I arrived at Carolina Cardiology (huge place. Looks like a hospital), i signed in and gave the girl at the desk my papers. She handed me one sheet back and told me to give it to the nurse when I was called back.
I was called back right on time, 10:00.
Nurse Erin calls me back and I sit in the examining room while she asks me about 10, 15 questions, that I'd already answered on the packet, or certainly could have been included there. Yes or No type. Then she takes my BP in left arm, right arm and standing. Tells me my BP is a little high. NO KIDDING!! I thinking they'll find I need open heart surgery and I'm 'spose to have normal BP? I should have left then, but noooo. Nurse Erin leaves and tells me the doctor will be in in a few. Sure enough in comes Dr. Smith (real name-Female, attractive) She proceeds to ask me more questions that were or could have been included on the packet. "Yes ma'am. No ma'am" She asks me if my ankles are swollen, feels my right ankle through my sock. Asks me if I ever have sleep apnia? I ono, I sleep through it. HELLO?
And for the coup de gras, she hands me my bill, tells me to see the scheduling girl outside. I have to be scheduled for a stress test. These people are screwing Medicare out of an extra visit. So, I haven't had a test, wasted a day and lost sleep and have to do it again in 6 days. Nah, I'm not even upset. I just want to slap somebody. Sorry for the false alarm folks.:oops:

[Fishing Girl]

Sorry you had to go through all that and still have to do it again. I hate going to dotors...all they do is make you wait, wait, and wait somemore.

How are you feeling? Is this like a yearly check-up or are you having some heart problems.

[Fishing Girl]

I have aprayer request that needs to be added to the list.

A few weeks ago mamaw (hubbies grandmother--96) went to the hospital had test run and the "doctor" said it was a bladder infection, and sent her home. I come home tonight to find out she was admitted to the hospital last night for what don't know yet.

[SouthChic]

Mike, I'll be praying for you and for your hubby's grandmother, FishingGirl.

[eyescene]

So, h a v e your ankles been swelling?

LOL glad all is well...if you weren't stressed when you got there you will be while there! Don't flip....you need the stress test. It's a good thing!

[dollfus46]

I have aprayer request that needs to be added to the list.

A few weeks ago mamaw (hubbies grandmother--96) went to the hospital had test run and the "doctor" said it was a bladder infection, and sent her home. I come home tonight to find out she was admitted to the hospital last night for what don't know yet.

Glad to pray for your grandmother-in-law, fishing girl.:smt023

[dollfus46]

So, h a v e your ankles been swelling?

LOL glad all is well...if you weren't stressed when you got there you will be while there! Don't flip....you need the stress test. It's a good thing!

I had one of those things when I was in my late 20's. I figured out then how they work. If you don't drop dead on the treadmill, your heart is probably okay. I can do that at the gym for less money.:-D

[eyescene]

yes less money, but when did you exercise like that last? You need this Mike! It lets them know stuff!!! You know! Hope it checks out good!

[Maggie-Doodle]

Mike, prayers continue to go up for you..fishing girl I will remember granny too!

[Bluesman]

Just found out a friend of mine, Mike Blakenship, that works for Miss. Farm Bureau Safety Dept. was diagnosed with liver cancer day before yesterday and they say it has spread to his lungs already and only gave him a few mos. to live. He hasn't been taking well and they have been keeping him sedated for the past couple of days. Please keep him and his family in your prayers. He is nationally recognized for his safety videos and programs he has developed and if you've ever had an ATV safety course he was the guy narrating and demonstrating on it.

[dollfus46]

Just found out a friend of mine, Mike Blakenship, that works for Miss. Farm Bureau Safety Dept. was diagnosed with liver cancer day before yesterday and they say it has spread to his lungs already and only gave him a few mos. to live. He hasn't been taking well and they have been keeping him sedated for the past couple of days. Please keep him and his family in your prayers. He is nationally recognized for his safety videos and programs he has developed and if you've ever had an ATV safety course he was the guy narrating and demonstrating on it.
I don't 'spect I'd take it too well either, Bluesman. I'm sorry to hear that. Mike is added to my prayer list for sure. Thanks for the heads up. :(

[amanda]

Dollfus, sorry for your aggravation. That is what doctors are in the business for, right? But bear with it, it is a necessary evil.

Fishing Girl, will pray for your gran-in-law. Hope all will be well.

Bluesman, likewise for your friend Mike. May God give him the strenght he and his family will need to get through this time.

[SueScribe]

Dollfus, sorry for your aggravation. That is what doctors are in the business for, right? But bear with it, it is a necessary evil.

Fishing Girl, will pray for your gran-in-law. Hope all will be well.

Bluesman, likewise for your friend Mike. May God give him the strenght he and his family will need to get through this time.

What she said, I say. I could say more . (re doctors) . but perhaps another time, another place.

SS

[Fishing Girl]

Thanks for all the prayers. Grandma is at home now (Starksville). Still not sure what is going on. Mother-in-law going to see her this week-end. Hope to know more in a few days.

[dollfus46]

Thanks for all the prayers. Grandma is at home now (Starksville). Still not sure what is going on. Mother-in-law going to see her this week-end. Hope to know more in a few days.
You are very welcome, Fishing Girl. Please keep us posted.

[Baloo]

You are all in my prayers...

[XC9]

I will remember All in my prayers. Fishing -girl, good luck and I hope they find out what is going on. Prayers for all who need them:angel::smt051

[SueScribe]

Psalms 91

A perfect stranger pulled me aside and told me he'd been "compelled" by God to instruct me to read that verse. This happened in Memphis, and the stranger was Chinese - a doctor - who actually grabbed my arm, pulled me into a waiting room and proceeded to pray for - and with - me.

I'm home today, my cousin Mary is at the hospital with our uncle. And so, I just thought I'd pull up the Baptist Memorial Hospital website and check out my Chinese doctor, planned to write him (like I promised in the hall of the hospital as he hurried away on his "call").

There is no such doctor.

There is no such person in or around Memphis (according to Google).

So.

That's that.

[Honey]

SueScribe,
Your story about the Chinese doctor sent chills. Thank you for sharing that. Dollfus, somehow I missed this thread and didn't know your story but I do know now and I will pray for you. I will also pray that your next trip to the Doctor will be filled with God's humor. Whenever I am faced with a very troubling thing He sends me something to make me smile. Always. The fact that I am standing in the ER with the most dirtiest clothes on and I look like I live on the street but the days I look good no one ever needs to go to ER. Once I was in a waiting room in Jackson and we had been there for hours and hours and He sent two little fleas that had been living on the person next to me. But I have to say my favorite is when my daughter was needing to have the cat scan because she was having neuro troubles and I was a little nervous he sent the woman who was picking her nose. See all you got to do is look around and he will send you something that will make you less nervous. Now I'm not saying that he made the woman pick her nose but He let me notice. Don't be nervous you are in His hands and He hasn't dropped me yet. Honey

[SouthChic]

I'm home today, my cousin Mary is at the hospital with our uncle. And so, I just thought I'd pull up the Baptist Memorial Hospital website and check out my Chinese doctor, planned to write him (like I promised in the hall of the hospital as he hurried away on his "call").

There is no such doctor.

There is no such person in or around Memphis (according to Google).

So.

That's that.

An angel! :smt059:smt051

[SueScribe]

An angel! :smt059:smt051

Uh-huh. But his name wasn't Earl, it was Samuel. If he shows up in the local Wal-Mart, ya'll please come see me up in Whitfield, ok?

[Hermione]

I believe in angels and all. However, the doctor may have been a resident at UT School of Medicine. He wouldn't be listed as a staff member at Baptist, and he might not have a phone book listing. He could also be a visiting "fellow" (I used to work with medical residents at LSU med.) Or -- he might have been an angel. Sometimes people do angel work too.

[countrygirl]

It's really very difficult to check out docs....been there and done that a few times. Hospitals are money making enterprises.....especially the private better ones...My advice is to talk with a local doc that you trust. We even have to worry about our own family docs....Forrest General has a program for professionals that are addicted....Nothing shows up on their records so that they keep on practicing...

[SueScribe]

Note to all those who've kept my family in your prayers:

In Court today, I won. Very very big.

However, as we adjourned to the courthouse steps to discuss the depth of the legal victory, Amanda was on the phone with Butterball. The hospital needed me - right away.

I'm on my way back there for the night. My uncle's blood-pressure "bottomed out." The nurses are telling me things I can't compute, but know and dread in my heart.

And now, please pray for my uncle's peaceful departure from this world and celebrate, if you can, his passage into one like no other. Today is his 88th birthday. And pray, if you will, that I forgive myself for not having gotten him home soon enough.

Sue

[Hermione]

Sue, the fact that you got him home at all is a sho-nuff miracle right there. At least you know how he's being treated, and can be there for him.

[jmb]

Sue, you and Amandah are the angels he needed to get him home one last time. If he doesn't make it through another day, have peace in your heart that you got him "home", even if not to his house.

[Baloo]

Sue, I hope that you make it to see him again... Know that he knows what you and Amandah have done for him and you have both helped him more than you will ever realize. My thoughts and prayers are with you both. I have lost several very close loved ones and was minutes away from them when they passed from this life into the next. I have peace in knowing that they all knew how much I loved them and that I was there for them as much as I could be and that the Lord must have known that it would have been too much for me to take to be there the moment that they passed away... My sincerest thoughts and prayers are with you both... At least you guys were able to get him home and surrounded by loved ones... Maybe that is what he was waiting for and he can go in peace... may the Lord bless you all and keep you in His comforting embrace...

[Augustus McRae]

Note to all those who've kept my family in your prayers:

In Court today, I won. Very very big.

However, as we adjourned to the courthouse steps to discuss the depth of the legal victory, Amanda was on the phone with Butterball. The hospital needed me - right away.

I'm on my way back there for the night. My uncle's blood-pressure "bottomed out." The nurses are telling me things I can't compute, but know and dread in my heart.

And now, please pray for my uncle's peaceful departure from this world and celebrate, if you can, his passage into one like no other. Today is his 88th birthday. And pray, if you will, that I forgive myself for not having gotten him home soon enough.

Sue


Our honest and cherished friend....

The courage you have shown is remarkable. My God and yours not only forgives, He actually "forgets" those things at which we think we have failed. There is nothing for your to forgive - only to celebrate the life your Uncle lived and gave to you. I am convinced (I hope Aaron, et al, will forgive my undocumented opinion) that the "good" that is of and in people does not pass from this world with them. That "good" is left for those us who loved them and were touched by them to make part of our spirit, thus keeping them so very much alive. Your Uncle's goodness will always be a big part of you, and he is likely already at peace - much because of you and those who supported and love you.

I hope you've felt all our prayers - and I hope you have felt all our admiration and respect for and blessing from you!

The Right Reverend Augustus McRae

[Fishing Girl]

My thoughts and prayers are with you all. Please take comfort in the fact that when your uncle is at peace and lets go, he will be one more angel in heaven watching over you.

[Fishing Girl]

Update on grandma-in-law. Mother-in-law got back today from Starksville and said mamaw was better. She will have good and bad days, but she has had a good long life at 96.

I feel in my heart that she will not be here much longer. This may be shelfish on my part, but I don't wont her to suffer with any pain.

When my mother passed she was in a coma, but I know she still had feeling. It was very hard watching and waiting for her to take that last breathe.

[Maggie-Doodle]

Sue, lots of love and prayers going out for you and the whole family. You can rest and know you did all you could possibly do for your uncle. I am sure he knows in his heart how much you, Amanda and BB did for him...when it comes his time, know he will be in a better place and will no longer be sick or in pain. God is watching out for you all...trust in Him and know he is taking care of you all and your uncle.

[pEtAl mIsFiT]

Sue and Amandah I am sure your uncle is so grateful to have you both in his lives and I hope yall can and have had some time to make another special memory!

[Elle May]

Sue, all of the above. I continue to keep you, Amandah and your uncle in my thoughts and prayers. He is lucky to have such wonderful people in his life. :smt001

[amanda]

Thanks and many blessings to all of you. It gives us energy as we go on day to day, not knowing from one minute to the next what will be happening. I've given my Uncle to God's hands to hold and comfort him.

Again, my many countless thanks and humble blessings to you all.

[lwood]

you can see my request below

[pEtAl mIsFiT]

just said a prayer lwood will be sending many more up for him

[Maggie-Doodle]

Prayers have been sent, keep us posted on how he is doing.

[Kitty]

I understand yesterday was the tenth anniversary since Coach Jeff Bower and his wife Debbie lost their daughter Kristen (http://www.kristenbower.org/) in an automobile accident.

I think it would be appropriate to remember the Bower family in our prayers, and know that Jeff's heart will be a bit heavier this weekend as he leads the Golden Eagles into the game against East Carolina.

[Augustus McRae]

I understand yesterday was the tenth anniversary since Coach Jeff Bower and his wife Debbie lost their daughter Kristen (http://www.kristenbower.org/) in an automobile accident.

I think it would be appropriate to remember the Bower family in our prayers, and know that Jeff's heart will be a bit heavier this weekend as he leads the Golden Eagles into the game against East Carolina.


Thank you for this! Kristen was a student of mine. I don't talk with Jeff frequently, but her passing took a chunk of him.

[pEtAl mIsFiT]

I couldn't imagine having to bury my child...

[Natural Sunshine]

Everyone please pray for the two atheletes that were taken away in ambulances tonight from the Petal football game....and any others that may have been hurt also.

[pEtAl mIsFiT]

natural sunshine do you know who they are?

[SueScribe]

To those of you who've kept our family in your prayers, who've prayed for my Uncle Loyd, Amandah, Butterball, and me - thank you so very much, from all of us.

Uncle Loyd departed this life at 1:02 a.m. this morning. He died peacefully, and quickly. God blessed him with a long, bountiful life, and blessed me and many others with the honor of having known, respected, and loved him. He left an imprint on my heart that began a very long time ago and is sealed there forever, the impression of a man who believed in honor and doing "the right thing."

Late this afternoon I'll celebrate my daughter's wedding, a passage of another kind, a solemn rite, and a beautiful beginning of other lives precious to me.

My God bless and keep us and you.

I am the ressurrection, and the life:
he that believeth in me, though he were dead,
yet shall he live. John 11:25

[Maggie-Doodle]

Sue, I am so sorry for the loss of your uncle. May the Good Lords, love and peace be with you all. I know the loss will be in all of your hearts today as BB & Amandah tie the knot...I pray that the Lord will not "cloud" her day but let you all rejoice in it....not only for the blessing of their marriage but for the fact that your uncle is now free of his burdens and enroute to be with the Good Lord. Love and peace to you all.

[Hermione]

Blessings and prayers to your family, Sue. What a day of contrasts. So grateful you were able to get your uncle home and be with him at the end. (We had my dad at home the last week of his life -- he had spent the previous five years in nursing homes. His death was so much "better" in the quiet of my mother's room with just his wife and surviving two children beside him, though I'm sure our sister was there with us as he left.)

I'll be praying for both the happy and the sad today.

[Elle May]

Sue, there are no words that I can use to express how I know you and Amandah must feel. Just know that you did your best, you got him home where his heart was and he was surrounded by love through you and by you both. God be with you, Amandah and Butterball in the joyous union of marriage and to all those affected in your sorrow of uncle Loyd's passing. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

[lwood]

Blake is not doing good his brother told me he went from 160 to 122lbs and his port to his brain is not clotting right, chemo is hard on him and he is very sad and angry, please cry out to God for him, and pray for his family that they can handle it.

[lwood]

To those of you who've kept our family in your prayers, who've prayed for my Uncle Loyd, Amandah, Butterball, and me - thank you so very much, from all of us.

Uncle Loyd departed this life at 1:02 a.m. this morning. He died peacefully, and quickly. God blessed him with a long, bountiful life, and blessed me and many others with the honor of having known, respected, and loved him. He left an imprint on my heart that began a very long time ago and is sealed there forever, the impression of a man who believed in honor and doing "the right thing."

Late this afternoon I'll celebrate my daughter's wedding, a passage of another kind, a solemn rite, and a beautiful beginning of other lives precious to me.

My God bless and keep us and you.

I am the ressurrection, and the life:
he that believeth in me, though he were dead,
yet shall he live. John 11:25

Very sorry for your loss,will continue to pray for your peace of mind.

[Imapepper]

Blake Simon was put on the prayer list at our church Wednesday night. We will continue to pray for him and his family.