Do any of you have prayer requests??

Prayers uplifted to everyone in need. God Bless you all!

I could use some positive thoughts. My job is driving me nuts...and I feel like a wuss for even letting it bother me but at the same time I know I could be doing a lot better. I work two 12 hr days and two 8 hr days. The 12s start at 6 am and the 8s start at 2pm. I can't sleep during my working days and on my days off thats all I can seem to do. I feel tired all the time even when I sleep a good 8 hrs. I caught some virus about two weeks ago and its caused me to miss shifts and even though I rest and take care of myself I still feel worn out and ill. I feel like if I bring up my concerns with the higher ups my complaints will fall on deaf ears because they feel like I should just be happy I'm getting hours at all. Never mind that its turning me into a spazz...*sigh*

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prayers... My niece... My friend Mary,
Thank you,
Elyse

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You got em, Elyse! Will say prayers for everyone else, too

My thoughts and prayers are going out to everyone mentioned.

I have a new one tonight. Update first, I have not heard yet how my friend Mary did on the first dose of the new drug. I will update again when I know more.

The new one is this. I have lighted some candles in the past for one of the pastors at my church, Dr. Bob. He had a cancer of the thymus gland (part of the immune system) and responded well to chemotherapy and radiation. He was diagnosed with another type of cancer (atypical carcinoid) a little over 3 years ago and has been on chemotherapy ever since. Today he announced that he is going on long-term disability. He asked for prayers for healing and for patience. I am sure it won't be easy for him to be away from his pastoral work. He is a dear heart.

Thank you again,
Elyse

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... I have lighted some candles in the past for one of the pastors at my church, Dr. Bob... He asked for prayers for healing and for patience. I am sure it won't be easy for him to be away from his pastoral work. He is a dear heart....

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I'll keep him in my prayers,Elyse. When my Mom had cancer, her heart was damaged by the chemo and she became housebound. But next to her chair was a lamp, a telephone and a little stack of prayer cards. She told me that although there wasn't much she could do, she could pray for people. I was very touched by her undaunting spirit of service. God bless her, she set an example for me till her dying day. God will help your Pastor continue his (or should I say, His ;)) work too, no matter what.

I'd like to ask, if I may, for prayers on behalf of my brother. He's become quite infirmed and I just pray he can be helped.

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Originally Posted by Pinot's Mom

I'd like to ask, if I may, for prayers on behalf of my brother. He's become quite infirmed and I just pray he can be helped.

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i'm so sorry to hear about your brother,i hope he gets stronger.prayers on the way.

Good thoughts to all who need them :love:

Please send your positive vibes and healing thoughts to Bobcat today. He is going in at 11:45 (Alaska time) for major back surgery. It's expected to last 6+ hours. He'll be in the hospital 4-6 days then on house arrest :p for 6 weeks. The worst part is that he won't be able to bend or pick up kitties. :(

Thank you!
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I have lighted candles for Bobcat and for you! The time will fly and soon he will be scooping kitties up once more.

I pray that all goes well.

No picking up kitties? That's unthinkable! We'll send up those prayers right now so that at least he can lie on the bed and have the kitties all gather 'round and comfort and heal him. :love:

prayers for all who need t hem. I dont post in here often but always know my prayers are with those that need them.

bobcat... get well soon sir. he may not be able to bend and pick up the kitties for a while but once he is well he'll be scooping them up by the armful :D

Hi God ~

Don't furget to wear Your Mittins onna flite up to Alaska tuday!
Dint know You anna White Coats pulled O.T. inna OR on Sundays!

Prolly gonna hold a Purrayer Service affore You put BobKat's Zippur in -
We'll sit inna back an kross paws quietly.

And maybe You kuld instruct da Fur Tribe just how to *GENTLY*
Lap Leap to save BobKat frum having to bend over and *scoop* a Kat.

BEST of Luck to BobKat!!

Thanks, God!
/s/ the Prayer Pups

Prayers for healing for Bobcat. I hope the surgery is a success and that he will be way more comfy and happy after he heals up.

Fur nurses - you know what to do. Get ready! ;)

Hugs to your family. :love::love::love:

On Tuesday I fly to Winnipeg to retrieve the vehicle that my ex drove off with at the beginning of September.

Everything has gone well - the ownership is back in my name, I have a buyer for the vehicle; the ex even had a landlord of his call me - this guy sells cars and the ex had told him about the spot I was in with the vehicle.

I am asking for prayers for the drive back. Weather forecasts look good - but it is a 15 hour haul. Will overnight with a cousin in Moose Jaw and having a pizza din din with Nicole on the way back the next day.

Prayers and good thoughts please for good weather and a safe drive home.

Thanks!

Sending prayers and good thoughts to all who need them.:love::love::love:

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Originally Posted by Cinder & Smoke

Hi God ~

Don't furget to wear Your Mittins onna flite up to Alaska tuday!
Dint know You anna White Coats pulled O.T. inna OR on Sundays!

Prolly gonna hold a Purrayer Service affore You put BobKat's Zippur in -
We'll sit inna back an kross paws quietly.

And maybe You kuld instruct da Fur Tribe just how to *GENTLY*
Lap Leap to save BobKat frum having to bend over and *scoop* a Kat.

BEST of Luck to BobKat!!

Thanks, God!
/s/ the Prayer Pups

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Phred ~ We didn't know they did surgery on weekends either! The surgery team is booked for a month or 2 so they agreed to work this weekend because Bobcat needs surgery ASAP or the nerve damage and muscle weakness could be permanent if they don't repair it now.

Thanks for all your prayers. I read them to Bobcat and he was very touched. We're heading out the door to the hospital. I'll start an update thread later.

http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthre...97752&page=145 Post 2165

Irene just called me, just before 10:50 MT.

She and another person are overnighting at the hospice; Greg, the priest I know, was to go up tomorrow.

He left about 20 minutes ago.

Joe is unconscious and unresponsive. He has been dying for a few weeks, of course, but this looks like the end.

He has been in a lot of pain the past several weeks; even Irene was wanting him to die so that the pain would be over for him, at the same time being torn up because he was going to die. That horrid mixed feeling.

I joined Irene at the hospice yesterday afternoon. Joe and I were out on the smoking deck waiting for Irene.

The breeze was chilly, but the fall sun was nice. Joe appeared to doze in his wheelchair, then opened his eyes and said, "That feels good." "The sun?" I asked. He nodded, and closed his eyes again, soaking it in.

Asking for prayers for Joe and Irene, and Karen who is with them too. Irene promised Joe that she would be there for him, as far as she could. And she kept her promise, even though she herself has put off surgery to treat something that has her in great pain.

Thanks, all.

ETA: Irene phoned me just after 3:30. Joe died peacefully at 3:05 am.

It's all right now, Joe.:love:

May I ask one more, please?

My Aunt Lydia is in her early 70's. She smoked tons all her life til several years ago when cancer the size of a centimeter was removed from one lung. She was lucky, and has been off the smokes ever since.

She just had a checkup, and she has a carcinoma at the back of her bronchial tube in the lungs. I am hoping that since she has had regular post-cancer checkups that this was caught early enough that she can recover.

Thanks.

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Two. My friend Mary, who's a couple of years younger than me and has three children, has been on chemotherapy for recurrence of a brain tumor for over a year. The tumor has stopped responding to the chemotherapy and she will be starting on a new medication probably next week. Please pray that the new medication will work.

Thank you,
Elyse

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Update. Mary has had her first few doses of the new drug. So far it has left her extremely tired. I got an e-mail asking for friends to prepare family-friendly meals, freeze them and deliver with reheating instructions because she is not up to cooking for her family. I don't know yet if the chemo is working - I don't believe she has had any follow-up imaging studies yet. I'll keep you posted.

Thank you,
Elyse

When Star was called Up, North of the Bridge, on Sppecial Assignment to God,
Jack-a-Roo took a road trip wiffa Bi-Ped Folks over to the ole stompin Farm
in OhHiHo ... did an interview wiffa Nice Gurl (who they hired onna spot) -
jumped back inna Husky Bus an motored back to the Island wiff Tori.

{Tori on the left; Jack on the right} >>>

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mUjTCG24JB...400/hi-dad.jpg

Things have been GREAT wiff Jack an Tori - he's taken her to da Ocean,
da Sights, da Parks, da Neighbours, shared his mini-Bi-Ped Friends ...
they've become Good Buddies! All has been well ...

:eek: Till Tuesday nite! :(
Tori suddenly showed extreme pain - and was rushed to the ER.

By 3:30 AM Wednesday morning she was in Sir Jury for a serious bowel obstruction
AND a twisted artery. Bad pieces were removed, holes patched,
artery straightened, Zippur installed ... and the Healing has begun.

Need we suggest ...

Pet Talk Prayers are requested ... this is a *serious* situation that will
require a *serious* PT Prayer commitment from ALL the PT Critters
and their Hooomins. ~~~ *!, 2, 3 ... Let's all PRAY!*

Jack-a-Rooo & his Bi-Peds say THANKS!!

You can count on my prayers for immediately healing for Tori.

I am copying this from the Dog House "Thursday 343" thread.
Thank you,
Elyse

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Originally Posted by Queen of Poop

my mom's sister whose cancer has come back

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Phred ~ We didn't know they did surgery on weekends either! The surgery team is booked for a month or 2 so they agreed to work this weekend because Bobcat needs surgery ASAP or the nerve damage and muscle weakness could be permanent if they don't repair it now.

Thanks for all your prayers. I read them to Bobcat and he was very touched. We're heading out the door to the hospital. I'll start an update thread later.

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Kuhio98, how is Bobcat doing?

Any update on Tori, too? Prayers being said for all.

Karen, I checked Cyber-Sibes' blog. Would you accept a photo in lieu of an update?

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mUjTCG24JB.../sillysibe.jpg

Sending prayers & sibe vibes to those in need.

:)And we thank all of you for your prayers for Tori. :love:
I haven't written much because its still been a bit up in the air as to how her recovery is going. But she is finally showing some interest in eating, and the last 3 nights, she's eaten a small meal. She's very picky, what she'll eat one day, she won't the next. But I talked to the vet (again) today, we're unsure why she still isn't going potty more firmly, but the vet said we can start to focus on that being the main problem right now rather than complications from her surgery. He said she's pretty much in the clear from leaking into her gut from sutures or tears. That's good news!

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:)And we thank all of you for your prayers for Tori. :love:
I haven't written much because
its still been a bit up in the air as to how her recovery is going.

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Hi God ~

Jest a lil re-mynder - that Miz Tori still needs sum HELP wiffa rekovery.
Her Hu-Mom thinks she's not eatin enuff yet ... any chance You kuld
spice up her grub so it tastes more Yummie?

We're trustin You to keep an eye on her medikal kondishun so da Hoomins
don't have ta be onna worrie alert allua tyme.

We'll all keep sendin PT Prayers fur Tori ... be much abliged iffin You'd
keep helpin her to Feel Better, Soon!

THANKS, God
/s/ the Prayer Pups

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:)And we thank all of you for your prayers for Tori. :love:

I haven't written much because its still been a bit up in the air
as to how her recovery is going.

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All the Pet Talk Prayers in the world just weren't enough ... :(

I guess sometimes God has a Plan that we just don't understand.

THANKS, God, for allowing Tori to spend her final Earthly Days with
Pat, JoJoe, and Dear Jack ... no better place than on the Island.

Wrap her in Your Loving arms and carry her North, over The Bridge;
and fit her with her Silver Harness ... that she can take her place in
Your Sled Team ~
beside Sherman and Star ...

Run With the Wind, Beautiful FurKids ...
We'll bask in your Silver Glow.

:love: :love: :love:

Prayers for my Grandma Hollandsworth.

While shopping with my parents yesterday, she had a mini stroke. They were able to get her to the hospital in time before any major damage was done.

Doctors want to run some more tests (something about her heart :confused:) and keep her there for a few days.

I'm very close to my grandma (my sisters and I are the only grandkids) and she hasn't been taking very good care of herself since grandpa died in 2002.

But I have to hand it to her, she's still as sharp as a tack, lives on her own and she'll be 90 on Dec. 26th! :love:

Thanks!

I thinks this is my first personal request here...

hubby made an awful choice of bussiness with a "family" member of his... now we´re up to our neck in debt... this person is more than likely never gonna pay...

he sold both cars we had to get a better one.. but this better one has no papers and it´s still owed!!.. add to that that we might need to sell our house so the banks step back a bit..

at first the idea sounded good.. hubby lent his credit to get a car for him (or so I knew) and he would pay back in a month with whatever bussiness he had and hubby´s credit score would be awesome so we could get a bigger house.. well.. not... he started making monthly payments and hubby said "as long as it gets paid it´s ok".. then he stopped paying at all.. and now i know it was not one car but FIVE!!.. and guess you owes them... yup the hubs..

so I ask for prayers so this can get sorted out.. that we can pay the debt and still be able to have a home and car of our own... and of course that the mf relative pays us one way or the other..

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Prayers for my Grandma Hollandsworth.

While shopping with my parents yesterday, she had a mini stroke. They were able to get her to the hospital in time before any major damage was done.

Doctors want to run some more tests (something about her heart :confused:) and keep her there for a few days.

I'm very close to my grandma (my sisters and I are the only grandkids) and she hasn't been taking very good care of herself since grandpa died in 2002.

But I have to hand it to her, she's still as sharp as a tack, lives on her own and she'll be 90 on Dec. 26th! :love:

Thanks!

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She's a strong woman, that's for sure, to still be living alone at 90. Prayers going up.... Keep the faythe.

Dear ones, would you say a prayer for my family's friend George, who was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor around Labor Day. He has had surgery followed by radiation and chemotherapy. A repeat MRI of his brain shows that the radiation and chemotherapy have basically done nothing and the tumor has begun to re-grow. He starts a second round of chemotherapy on Monday, Dec. 14 with a second-line drug, Avastin (every two weeks).

Thank you,
Elyse

Prayers and positive thoughts are being sent to everyone in need.

I have two prayer requests. As many of you know my Sunny has been diagnosed with cancer.:( It's oral squamous cell carcinoma and it's a very aggressive form of cancer. Please send some prayers and positive thoughts his way. I hope to have a lot more good quality time left with him.

The second request is for my SIL's nephew. He's only 7 years old and he's been diagnosed with cancer.:( He was playing soccer and got hit in the chest really hard. Then he was complaining of being in pain. They took him to the doctor and he had internal bleeding which they were able to stop. They then took x-rays or an ultrasound and this is when they found several tumors on his liver.:( My mom told me this bad news today. She said that one form of this kind of cancer usually responds well to treatment but the other form doesn't. Hopefully he has the kind that will respond well to treatment. Thanks in advance.

My aunt...about 74, next oldest to my mom...

She smoked like a chimney and drank like a fish all her life. A few years ago - 7 maybe? - they found she had lung cancer. They removed a lower lobe from one lung; she stopped smoking totally after that. A year or two later - the lobe from the other lung. In both cases, they got it all.

A couple of months ago, x-rays showed a shadow. After all the scans and tests, she went into surgery again to have an upper lobe removed.

The cancer has moved into her lymph nodes; it's inoperable. The surgeons just closed her up again.

My mom once said that my aunt "was born angry". She had a hilarious and outspoken sense of humour.

They are going to maybe try chemo.

I am asking for prayers for my mom, her sister. Also - for my aunt - yet I feel she deserves peace after being at war with her world for so long.

Thanks.

My aunt, the one with cancer...I phoned her yesterday and she was sort of ok until I told her my mom had kept me informed. She started crying and said "I'll be fine," and that she would just go home and get ready for the chemo (it'll only give her a few extra weeks - and she does NOT have a good time with chemo). I told her she was a brave woman, and told her I loved her. "I love you too, sweetie," she said.

She was a radiology technician when younger. She is an amazing knitter - knits baby kits for the local hospital, and made beautiful sweater's for her nephew's two little boys. She does have a heart. Her dad was alcoholic and beat up mom...I guess each child responds a different way. I feel sorry for her - she did do the best she could, and she and my uncle raised two great boys.

If anyone can spare prayers - my wish for her is that she finds some serenity and peace within herself. A remission from cancer would be the ultimate miracle, but it doesn't seem likely.

Prayers for one wee moment of pure joy and peace.

Thanks.

Trivial prayer...but asking anyway.

Tomorrow I am going to a client's place to install a 2GB RAM kit. I bought this before Christmas - it was $62.+ including tax.

I can't find the d*** thing anywhere...not in my car, office...checked all coat pockets...I have NO idea where else to look!

I remember putting them in my carry bag after I bought them, and one of the staff was hauling an old computer tower out to my car.

I can only hope that when I go to the store to buy it AGAIN, that somehow I will have dropped it there.

This just sucks...and it's not a type I will use frequently at all. OH WELL.:(

Hello all, I check in here every so often to see how everyone is doing and for folks with prayer requests, and I have one to add to this chain. Recently my dad went in for surgery for what they thought was a hernia. They also found a mass which they removed, so that was unexpected. They didn't seem too concerned about it, but sent of a sample for a biopsy anyway. Turns out it was cancer. :( I have been so upset about this news and feel really helpless...like there's nothing I can do. I love my dad very much and am not ready to lose him. :( He's supposed to go in for some further tests to see if it has spread anywhere else, so I'm asking for prayers that they got it all during surgery and that everything will be ok and that it hasn't spread. Thank you all for caring!:love:

wolflady - I pray that the doctors did remove all the cancer. Even if they didn't I pray that was the bulk of it and any remaining can be treated quickly and successfully. :love::love::love:

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Hello all, I check in here every so often to see how everyone is doing and for folks with prayer requests, and I have one to add to this chain. Recently my dad went in for surgery for what they thought was a hernia. They also found a mass which they removed, so that was unexpected. They didn't seem too concerned about it, but sent of a sample for a biopsy anyway. Turns out it was cancer. :( I have been so upset about this news and feel really helpless...like there's nothing I can do. I love my dad very much and am not ready to lose him. :( He's supposed to go in for some further tests to see if it has spread anywhere else, so I'm asking for prayers that they got it all during surgery and that everything will be ok and that it hasn't spread. Thank you all for caring!:love:

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Karen, I'm so sorry to hear this.:( Lots of prayers and positive thoughts are being sent his way. You and your family will remain in my thoughts and prayers. Please take care. (((HUGS)))

Prayers and positive thoughts are going out to everyone else who needs them.

Karen, prayers going up for your dad and you right now......Keep the faythe. :love: