Do any of you have prayer requests??

[cassiesmom]

Just an FYI. I came home from the hospital yesterday after my back surgery on Wednesday. All went well as expected, and the pain in my hip and leg is gone. I had a first time bad reaction to anesthesia tho - something I never had previously - a wicked migraine and severe nausea. It took from Wednesday afternoon until Thursday evening for them to find a combo of meds to relieve both. I was soooooo sick! Once that was remedied, I felt fine, or as fine as could be expected. I'm tired and feel like I was run over by a bus, but that's to be expected. I ain't no kid no more! I can't do much of anything - including driving until after my first post-op appointment in a couple of weeks. Everything's cool - right???? - not so fast. I was getting dressed to come home, and I ruptured the tendon in my left shoulder. Of course I said nothing to them at the hospital, since there was no way I was staying any longer - I'll just deal with it later. I've been keeping heat on it when possible, and I have the muscle relaxers and pain meds for my back, and that's about the only thing they would do for it anyway. I tore the one in my right shoulder 7 years ago, so now I have matching "popeye arms". Never a dull moment here!

It's good to be home!

I am so glad that Pomtzu is home! I lit candles for Kuhio98 and for Pom

[momcat]

Lisa, This is WONDERFUL news!!! I'm so happy to know you're cancer free and hopefully you can now get back to life as normal. I'm praying thanks right now. Please know my prayers for you will continue.

[Catty1]

YAAAY!!!! Lisa, that is SUCH good news! I hope you heal quickly and comfortably!

[Catty1]

Major major prayers needed folks.

Long story short - a woman I know is severely alcoholic. We thought she had hit her "bottom" recently when she was hitchiking home and got a ride with a guy in a truck. She started drinking. Heavy dose of date rape drug in booze. He "offered" her at every truck stop between here and northern Ontario before she got his cell phone and called her (now ex) fiance. Truck was pulled over, guy arrested, friend in hospital, flown back home.

She stayed with her dad - I visited her on Sunday. She went back to her fiance's home in another town. He drove her back to her dad's place early this morning - he was just done. She was drunk again on six bombers and a mickey of vodka.

This evening neither he nor I can reach her. Her dad's home number suddenly has a French message on an answering machine. Apparently earlier today she hacked her legs and arms to find out if she is still alive.

He has called the cops and they are on their way over. I am worried for the dad. And her.

I know this sounds like a bad movie. But it is really happening.

Prayers, PLEASE.

UPDATE: She is at a city hospital that has a psych ward waiting for assessment. Her father is with her and ok. Thank you!

[Karen]

She will be in our prayers.

[phesina]

Prayers of gratitude for Lisa's good news!!! Hallelujah!!!

And Candace, prayers for this woman, and her father too.

[Catty1]

Thanks, Karen and Pat. This woman's fiance heard from the father last night. He is ok. I guess they had gone to the local Urgent Care where the Mental Health dept is and they called an ambulance. She was getting a psych assessment at a city hospital last night but was too drunk for it to be completed so it will be done this morning. Apparently she had a brain injury some years ago (I never could tell!) and has really gone off the deep end in the last three months. The three of them were already seeing an addictions psychiatrist here, but she obviously needs a different intervention at the moment.

All is as well as it can be. Thanks so much for the prayers and thoughts.