ANOTHER GOOD NEWS UPDATE ~ talked to my SM, GRACE tonight and she is feeling very well. Her latest surgery went perfectly well with no complications at all, and all went very smoothly with no after-effects either -- PTL! She explained to me that what they are doing is removing little tumors off the bladder; so far, they have all come back benign, meaning NOT CANCEROUS -- PTL! As long as they keep coming back negative like that, she doesn't have to have the chemo treatments. THANK THE LORD, for his grace in this matter for our GRACIE ... and thank you for your prayers as well: she is very grateful for them, as are we, her family. Thanks again ... Rosebud
I would like prayers for a young man. I don't know his name, but God surely does. This young man was sleeping in his car at a local grocery store. As most of us know, it has been horribly cold, especially at night. I watched the young man sleep with just a thin blanket covering him as he lay in the reclined driver's seat. As he slept I wondered where was his family? His home? When he awoke, he seemed embarrassed that I had seen him, and he left. Prayers please for him that he might have a place to call home and family to embrace him. Let there be restoration in his life. Pray that he will be blessed abundently.
He was diagnosed about 2 months ago with a stage IV non-metastasizing brain tumor, and is undergoing chemo and radiation. Tonight, he started having seizures, and was taken to his local hospital, where they ran a CT scan. Whatever the results of that CT scan, they were troubled enough that they are currently helicoptering him to UCSF Medical Center. Clearly, that is not a great sign. My mom, dad, and grandpa are driving out right now to meet him and his daughter at the hospital in San Francisco.
Can I get prayers that whatever God's will is, He will protect and comfort his family and loved ones, and that my uncle will not experience any pain and suffering as a result of whatever treatment he undergoes or actions are taken? His daughter has remained strong throughout this due to her faith - I know that your prayers would mean so much to her (and to me).
Heavenly Father, As this difficult situation in Amanda's family progresses we ask for Your will to be done and that the comfort, only You can give, surrounds her uncle, the entire family and friends.
As the celebration of the birth of Your Son draws near we ask as those look to You for help, that they may see Your Glory and be reminded that pain, suffering and even death has already been conquered because of the work of Your Son.
Thank you all so much for your prayers...I have an update, and it is mostly good news!
My uncle is still in UCSF. We spent probably half of the time we weren't sleeping this holiday at the hospital in ICU or driving the hour there or back. His daughter was all by herself for most of the time, and he pretty much needed someone in the room at all times (once he was more conscious, he was very aware of the catheter/breathing tube/IV and the discomfort that they were causing, but not aware enough to know that they had to stay in. So he would attempt, constantly, to pull them out unless he was restrained. The restraints that they put him in, though, were bruising the heck out of his wrists and arms, so it was better if someone was in the room to hold his hand and calm him down. We were able to take shifts so his daughter could go nap, eat, shower, etc, which was great, but meant we spent a lot of time at the hospital. Totally worth it to be there for her, though, and we had a couple of very tender moments with him and with her.
On Friday he was totally unconscious and on a respirator after being medivac'd to UCSF, but on Saturday he woke up, which was an awesome Christmas present. He still wasn't talking or responding consistently to commands...but he got to be off of the respirator. Sunday, he was talking in full sentences, but without a filter (at one point, he looked squarely at Sarah while his nurse was in the room, and said "Sarah, do you think (male nurse's name) is gay?"). He was definitely getting his sharpness back, though...a speech pathologist game in to do a swallow test, and was talking to him like he was confused - not her fault, he totally was a lot of the time - and said "I'm a doctor who looks at your talking and swallowing"...and he looked her in the eye and said "You're a speech pathologist named (name he read off of her nametag)". Today he moved out of ICU and onto the regular floor, and is eating again and continuing to talk. So that's all good. Apparently his anti-seizure medications were really hard for him to swallow (they were large and his mouth was dry from the chemo), so he and his doctor decided to wean him off of them...which was clearly the wrong decision. But he's back on them and on the mend.
NOW the good, other than the fact that he's recovering well. They did a CT scan to check for damage in his brain from the seizure, and those scans showed a TON of improvement in the size of the tumor. Like, remarkable improvement for one round of chemo. Where there were obscured ventricles before, they were totally visible. Where there was evidence of the tumor putting pressure on his brain, the brain was back in place. He'll always have some damage, and he'll probably not get a whole ton more years, but the responsiveness he had to the chemo and radiation is a GREAT sign. And there didn't appear to be any actual damage from the seizure once they got it controlled. So that part is simply phenomenal, even though it was one heck of a weekend. It looks like he'll be released Wednesday-ish.
So thank you all very much...despite the scary circumstances, it looks like things are looking up for his health in general.
Will continue prayers for your Uncle, doctors and nurses and his wonderful family. The family sticking together being there for him I bet means a-lot to him and helped him get better. God is good! Please keep us updated.
AMANDA ~ that's awesome news and what a nice Christmas present for your family too -- prayers continue for you & yours ...
MORE GOOD NEWS UPDATES ~ thanks for your prayers for my niece too; we asked GOD that she would contact her family over Christmas as a gift to my sister who couldn't sleep with concern for her safety ... well, our GOD IS SO GOOD -- she not only contacted them but her & her new friend went back home and spent Christmas with them; and are now living with his relatives there. They asked us to thank you for your prayers, and ask for continued prayers for their daughter as she goes through this personal learning & growing curve in her life ...
PRAYER REQUEST ~ we have a foster nephew (SS) who is mentally challenged, and needs special prayer: he has a unique gift that needs correction -- he is a squirrel .... he likes to take things -- anything of value and hide it, then gives it away: mostly to his birth family members. They have tried everything to curb this behavior; and now are trying counselling. I wonder if he is trying to impress his family or buy love from them (that's my interpretation of what he is doing). Sometimes these kids try to buy their parents love & acceptance & approval this way (i.e. to want to let him go back home with them again); I have seen this before ... Anyway, his foster parents ask for prayers that he will eventually grasp that what he is doing isn't right and could lead to big trouble and/or harm for him in the future ... thanks in advance.
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