Re: Please pray
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03/07/07 04:28 PM
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Pam...thanks for the update...as Joanna said - LCT is here for you!
Please keep us posted - we'll continue to send good thoughts your way.
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Re: Please pray
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03/07/07 05:03 PM
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Pam, Glad to hear the good news.
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Re: Please pray
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03/07/07 05:39 PM
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Hi Pam,
Glad to hear the encouraging news! Please take care,
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Re: Please pray
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03/07/07 06:18 PM
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Bette
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So glad to hear that your son is improving. Please keep us posted
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Re: Please pray
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03/07/07 07:53 PM
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Pam, I'm glad to hear that Rich is inmproving. Sending good thoughts and sincere prayers your way.
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Re: Please pray
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03/07/07 08:07 PM
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Pam, so happy to hear your news; continued thoughts and prayers with you. Do take care,
Another Kathy
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Re: Please pray
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03/07/07 08:15 PM
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Pam, we are glad to hear that he is improving. We will continue to pray for his recovery.
Don
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Re: Please pray
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03/07/07 08:48 PM
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We're glad to hear he's improved. He'll continue to be in our thoughts and prayers.
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Re: Please pray
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03/07/07 09:45 PM
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Thanks for sharing the update, Pam. Glad to hear that he's starting to get better.
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Re: Please pray
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03/08/07 04:50 AM
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Pam, Glad your son in better...we continue to pray!
Betty
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Re: Please pray
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03/08/07 05:27 AM
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What wonderful news to read that your son is improving and I pray he continues to do so well!
Sue "A vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it in" Robert Orben *******
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Re: Please pray
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03/08/07 05:52 AM
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That was a scary fever. Glad to hear he is on the way back.
Diane
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Re: Please pray
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03/08/07 07:13 AM
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Glad to hear your son is doing better.. my thoughts are with you Pam.
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Re: Please pray
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03/09/07 05:15 AM
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He made a tiny bit of positive progress yesterday, but the pneumonia is still very much there. At least his fever is within a fairly normal range without the cooling blanket, and he seems to be maintaining a blood pressure on his own.
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Re: Please pray
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03/09/07 05:16 AM
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He's headed in the right recovery direction, Pam. Very, good news!
Denise
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Re: Please pray
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03/09/07 08:55 AM
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Little by little, Pam - he will get better! Thanks for reporting in, and of course, we are continuing our prayers.
Kristin
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Re: Please pray
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03/09/07 01:44 PM
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Good news Pam. Day by day, little by little, pneumonia is pretty major and it takes time to recover, but every little step is good.
Interesting thing that the anestheologist told me when I was having my kidney surgery a couple of years ago, he said "everytime a tube comes out, you are one day closer to home". Thought that was an interesting perspective, and in Rich's case, maybe a modified version, everytime something is normal, or improves, he is closer to home.
Hugs and prayers Pam - we are with you. Thanks for keeping us updated when you can.
JoAnn
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Re: Please pray
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03/09/07 03:17 PM
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Oh Pam, I am so sorry to read of your son's illness. He is now in my prayers for a complete recovery. It is so good that you were able to travel to be there with him.
Kathy
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Re: Please pray
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03/09/07 04:36 PM
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The power of prayer is amazing. We;ll keep them coming. Lynn
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Re: Please pray
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03/09/07 05:17 PM
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Hoping and praying for continued progress, Pam. I can't even imagine how frightened you were/are! Please keep us posted as time permits; :hug: to you all!
Another Kathy
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Re: Please pray
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03/09/07 06:36 PM
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Pam, I'm so happy things are improving for your son. Hang in there!
Julie
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Re: Please pray
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03/10/07 02:14 AM
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Still thinking of you and your son, Pam! Keep up the good news!
Masaki
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Re: Please pray
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03/10/07 04:00 AM
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Mark and Jason are coming to get us today; Sonja has to get home to her family and I need to bring my own vehicle back here. There is one rental agency in town, and I am paying $50/day for a car about the size of a sand flea. It's a good little car, but I need my own. I'll do some laundry tomorrow and come back on Monday.
Rich is still critical, but at least the fever is staying down and the lung doctor said that whatever his lungs are doing is a good thing. He is from Jordon, and is just the nicest person; we can chase him down when we have a question and he will take the time to explain until we understand.
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Re: Please pray
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03/10/07 04:15 AM
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Pam - so glad you can get back to Rich on Monday. The family support is vital when fighting off a major illness.
Glad the fever and blood pressure are moving in the right direction. He's putting up one heck of a fight.
We are thinking of you and sending all of you a big hug. :hug:
Anne
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Re: Please pray
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03/10/07 05:18 AM
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Thanks for the continued encouraging and positive news, Pam. Rich is taking small and steady steps towards regaining his strength and fighting this.
Alan and I hold you all in our thoughts. Take care, my friend. :hug:
Denise
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Re: Please pray
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03/10/07 06:44 AM
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Pam, I'm so glad to hear that Rich is improving and that you can be there with him. Please make sure to take care of yourself. Here's another hug :hug: .
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Re: Please pray
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03/10/07 07:29 AM
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Pam, It is great news to hear he is improving! Will continue to keep him and your family in our thoughts and prayers. Hang in there!
Miriam
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Re: Please pray
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03/10/07 08:29 AM
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I'm so glad to hear he's improving. How scary it must be to watch your child have to go through this.
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Re: Please pray
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03/10/07 03:17 PM
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Arlene, it's absolutely terrifying. Rich is 6'3" and is built like a redwood tree. To see him flat and know that a machine is breathing for him is horrible. When we are in the room with him, we have a hand or two on him all the time. The nurses who monitor "numbers" have told us that they can see him relax when he hears/feels us there with him. I hated to leave him, but he is in good hands and I'll get back there soon. We were talking to a nurse this morning, and I was on his left side instead of his right. He turned his head toward me.
We made it home with no problem, I already have one load of laundry done and we did a grocery run.
My thanks to all of you who are here with me through this ordeal.
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Re: Please pray
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03/10/07 03:24 PM
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Friends are here for friends, Pam! So good to see that you've arrived home safely. I know you left with mixed emotions, but Rich will soon have you back beside him.
Try to get some much-needed rest for yourself. May each day find Rich stronger and approaching full and complete recovery!
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Denise
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Re: Please pray
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03/10/07 03:26 PM
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Pam :hug: ....get some rest so you can share your strength when you go back.
Margo
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Re: Please pray
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03/10/07 07:05 PM
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Pam, I am so glad he is doing a bit better! I hope you get some rest before you have to head back!
Karen Live long and prosper
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Re: Please pray
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03/10/07 07:18 PM
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Hi Pam Glad you were able to get home, if only for a day. I know your heart is still in Mountain Home, but you'll be back soon. As the others said - Get some rest tomorrow. Thinking of you and your family at all times.
Betty
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Re: Please pray
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03/11/07 07:30 AM
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Glad to hear that your son is doing better. I hope that he is able to leave the hospital soon.
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Re: Please pray
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03/11/07 08:04 AM
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Really glad to hear Rich continues to improve. I'm sure you being there helped a lot. Take care -
JoAnn
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Re: Please pray
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03/11/07 04:16 PM
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I am heading back out tomorrow. I'll have my laptop with me, so I should be able to check in periodically.
Thanks, y'all!
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Re: Please pray
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03/12/07 03:12 AM
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I just came here and saw this post, of course I will have Rich and all of the family in my prayers.
I pray he has a full and speedy recovery.
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Re: Please pray
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03/12/07 04:07 AM
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Gald to hear that Rich is recovering. I know it helps him that you are there. Have a safe drive.
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Re: Please pray
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03/13/07 03:56 AM
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I'm back in Arkansas. He is still so very sick, but I just hold his hand and babble and hope that one day he'll squeeze my hand.
Thank you for your words of encouragement! They mean a lot.
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Re: Please pray
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03/13/07 04:32 AM
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Little by little. One day at a time.
Diane
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