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Good to hear Dale

That is most excellent news indeed brother!

We may not understand what is happening @ the moment, but the Lord knows what He is doing. We just have to patiently listen for His for voice, and He will lead us through.

God bless you all!

Encouraging news!
Treefarmer

Praise God, Dale! He is on the throne.

So nice to read that your mom is doing better, brought a smile to my face this morning.

That is great to know Dale. Thanks for the praise report.
I was wondering how your Mom was doing while praying this morning.

Praise the Lord!

Sure glad to see that she's doing better Dale, will keep yawl in our thoughts and prayers

Hi guys, I have an update on my mom and a prayer request for her. She was taken to the doctor today with her eye swollen shut. The doctor that she had talked to on the phone thought it was a scratched cornea which was why she went to see him today. He said this is not a optical problem this a medical problem, and sent her to an urgent care doctor who promptly redirected her to the emergency room.

So far at this point about all I know is that given her two units of blood and because of Covid rules no one but her medical power of attorney can visit her. Her med POA happens to be my sister which means my dad can't even get to see her. He said I "When I kissed her goodbye tonight I felt like I was telling her goodbye for the last time."
The hospital did say they will relax the rules a little bit if it looks like she is in imminent danger of passing away It would be nice if they would allow us to see her while she can still talk and understand what we are saying.
They're doing all kinds of tests on her but they think one of the possible things is that she had a stroke although I did talk to her a little bit on the phone and she sounded very coherent.
Please pray for her and especially for my dad.

God bless you all,
Dale

May the Lord's grace and peace be in great abundance with your mom, and dad, and your entire family.

Father, bless Dale's mom with Your healing power and a quick recovery. Bless the doctors with Your wisdom. Bless Dale and his family with Your comforting peace. All for Your glory in Jesus's name. Amen

Dale,
Not the update we wanted to hear. Our desire is for her to be healed and restored. Praying the Lord will be gracious and merciful to your mom and family.
Treefarmer

Heavenly Father I pray for healing for Dale's mother and for peace and comfort for his father and the whole family. Put your loving arms around them Lord and let your Spirit bless them this day. Father guide the doctors in all their care and the decisions they will make. In the Holy name of Jesus I pray. Amen.

Praying for your family Dale.

Sorry to read this, Dale. Let's hope your mom pulls through this quickly. Until, then, I will pray for her.

dlr110 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 2:24 pm Heavenly Father I pray for healing for Dale's mother and for peace and comfort for his father and the whole family. Put your loving arms around them Lord and let your Spirit bless them this day. Father guide the doctors in all their care and the decisions they will make. In the Holy name of Jesus I pray. Amen.

Amen

Steve Warden wrote: ↑Sun Jan 23, 2022 12:13 am

dlr110 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 2:24 pm Heavenly Father I pray for healing for Dale's mother and for peace and comfort for his father and the whole family. Put your loving arms around them Lord and let your Spirit bless them this day. Father guide the doctors in all their care and the decisions they will make. In the Holy name of Jesus I pray. Amen.

Amen

And Amen

Holy Father... We always depend on you for our comfort and peace during hard times. Father, please be with Dale's Mom and give her that peace and comfort she needs at this time. We also ask that you would comfort all of her loved ones and let them know everything will take place according to your will at this time. We are your children and I know you love us with a love we can't begin to understand.
Thanks you father for the promise of healing that is given in your word. May your perfect will be done!

In the Holy name of Jesus Christ our Savior we pray.

dlr110 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 22, 2022 2:24 pm Heavenly Father I pray for healing for Dale's mother and for peace and comfort for his father and the whole family. Put your loving arms around them Lord and let your Spirit bless them this day. Father guide the doctors in all their care and the decisions they will make. In the Holy name of Jesus I pray. Amen.

Thank you, David, very well prayed!



Hi guys,
I wanted to give you a quick update on what's happening with my mom.

They kept mom in the hospital Friday night and were running more tests, CT scan and an MRI on Saturday. They're looking for a stroke but there was no stroke to be found. Instead what they found was cancer had made its way into some of the nerves around the left eye, thus causing the swelling. The swelling has gone down now but she cannot open her eye without using her fingers and when she does open it she cannot focus her eye. Along with losing her vision, she has had excruciating headaches.

Due to Covid protocols set by the federal government, it somehow linked into Medicare and Medicaid funding, hospitals are not allowed to let family members into patient's rooms. The one exception is the person who has the medical power of attorney. In my mother's case the medical power of attorney is my sister. She was the logical one to do it as she is closer to her geographically. My sis is about to the point of exhaustion driving back and forth every day and a couple of times not getting out of the hospital until after midnight and then driving nearly an hour to get home. My father is not allowed to go into the hospital and visit my mother at all. I'm sure you can imagine our family frustration with this nonsensical situation!

The plan as last I heard it, and I haven't been updated this morning, is that Tuesday the hospice doctor will do an assessment of mom and determine her needs so they can make her comfortable. Then she will go home with hospice care and possibly some in-home aid.
That's the Cliff Notes of the situation at this point in time.

Thank you all for your prayers. Unless you've been in a similar situation with hundreds of people holding you up in prayer, you probably won't understand just how much those prayers mean to me and my family.

God bless you all,
Dale

My brother that is what families do, we pray and help one another and we who are believers are
all in the family of God. We are your "prayers warriors" and will be faithful to pray everyday for
your needs. Stay strong.

UPDATE: Monday evening

I talked with my mom and my sister today, Docs had gotten moms pain under control somewhat with a combination of medications including a steroid. She will be in the hospital until the hospice doctor has a chance to do an assessment on her, which probably won’t happen until Wednesday morning at the earliest, to my understanding. This means she probably won’t go home until Thursday. Aside from that we don’t know much more than we did other than that she did not have a stroke, but apparently the cancer reached the nerve around the left eye and is affecting her vision on that side. Her vision is affected by her eye being swollen shut and when she or her doctor holds her eye open her eyes will not track together. The other thing that is affected is her hearing on the left side as well.

Thank you all for your prayers.
Dale

I am continuing to pray for your Mom daily Dale. You and your family remain in my thoughts.
We always want to see our prayers answered in the way that WE want to see them happen. God's plan is perfect. We have to trust Him.

Heavenly Father, please give Dale and his entire family comfort and peace during this difficult time. Please give Dale's Mom relief from her pain. Let her see the angels you have sent to her side to lovingly care for her at this time. Please give her comfort and flood her with your love.

In the name of our Holy Savior, Jesus Christ we pray.

Prayers continuing.

Dale, it's a heavy time for you and your family. Praying God's mercy on all involved. I pray your mother's pain will continue to be controlled.
Treefarmer

Dale, along with prayers for your mother and father and your family I will be praying for your sister who is carrying a heavy burden. I have been that POA and care giver for many years. I have no doubt that she has great passion for her responsibilities because that is what it takes. It is an extreme burden.
God bless all of you.