A sad story of my ex- sister-in-law.........

[knife7knut]

Last night my son called from Mass. General Hospital to inform me that his cousin(and my nephew) Jessie had succumbed to injuries he had suffered at the hospital where he had resided.A bit of background:
He was born with a severe case of microcephaly in which the head is very small and as a result has very little brain capacity. Although Anne and her husband attempted to care for him at home for almost two years,too many medical complications resulted in him being lodged in a pediatric nursing home.And that was where he resided for the past 39 years until a fall while moving him resulted in a broken femur.The surgery was performed but he had a reaction to the anesthesia and died.
What made this story even more tragic is Anne had just recently buried her daughter(at the age of 49)who died of a drug overdose. And the fact that her first born son Danny who suffered from Hydrocephaly(spinal fluid escaping into the cranial cavity and causing the brain to not form)who died after only 26 days of life.
The problem was traced to a genetic defect peculiar to her family which was carried by the female members but only passed on to male offspring.My ex-wife(her sister)and I also had twins;the male born with microcephaly and the female who died in utero.
I would simply ask for some prayers to be said for my ex sister-in-law as I believe she is going to need a lot of them. Thank you for listening.

[Colonel26]

Bless her heart. Prayers for her.

[treefarmer]

That is a sad story.
Prayers of comfort for those mourning.
Treefarmer

[Doc B]

Ditto. Prayers to you and your family, during this difficult time.

[dlr110]

What a sad story. Prayers for the whole family and more comforting days ahead.

[kootenay joe]

Ray, what an amazing story. It shows me how much i have to be grateful for.
Thank you,
kj

[kennedy knives]

Very Sad story in my prayers . Sometime we don't know how blessed we are till we see other peoples problems. My God Bless

[XX Case XX]

Prayers for your family heading Skyward.

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Mike

[XX Case XX]

Sometime we don't know how blessed we are till we see other peoples problems.

Amen Brother.

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Mike

[eveled]

Prayers sent.

[djknife13]

Prayers sent. ____Dave

[orvet]

I will be praying too Ray.
Thanks for sharing that with us and allowing us to pray for her and the family.

[philco]

Praying for Gods comforting hand to be upon her.

[btrwtr]

Very sorry to hear of this misfortune.

[Mumbleypeg]

Very sad to learn of this tragedy Ray. I pray that the Lord may comfort her and grant her strength to persevere.

Ken

[WillyCamaro]

Man, I totally feel for her, may god's hands bless and hold her close .
Here's a couple of songs that really touch me when the going gets tough.
Dream On - Aerosmith (especially there boston memorial concert in 2015, I think).
Shine on You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd
Knocking on Heavens Door - Bob Dylan
Day By Day - Doug and the Slugs
Amazing Grace
Sunshine On My Shoulders - John Denver

[Reverand]

Praying for their peace and comfort.
Thank you for sharing. Sometimes that is harder to do in the case of an ex-spouse, and it says a lot about your character.

[mariacrow44]

So Sorry To Hear This. Prayers sent Her Way.

[wlf]

Sometime we don't know how blessed we are till we see other peoples problems.

Amen Brother.

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Mike

Amen again.

[KleenCut61]

From The Heart Ray ____ Joe

[glennbad]

Oh my, sounds like Anne has a had a lot of tragedy in her life. My prayers to God so that he may ease her suffering, pain, and grief.

[Quick Steel]

May the Lord bless and strengthen her.

[bighomer]

May God bless her.