Re: Please pray
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03/13/07 04:33 AM
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Pam talking to him so he can hear your voice is the best medicine for him. He can feel your love and your strength!!!
God be with you and your son! :hug:
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Re: Please pray
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03/13/07 07:32 AM
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sedona
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Pam, as a parent, I certainly feel your pain, and wish you and your family the strength to get through these hard times. Keep the faith. This will soon be behind you.
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Re: Please pray
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03/13/07 07:54 AM
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Betty K
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Pam. Thanks for checking in. We continue to keep you and Rich in our thoughts and prayers.
Betty
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Re: Please pray
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03/13/07 12:01 PM
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Denise
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Pam
I'm sure your presence is of great comfort to Rich.
Please have faith that one day, very soon, he will not only squeeze your hand, he will say "Mom, I love you. Please don't worry. I'm getting stronger and I'm going to be OK."
:hug: Take care and please let us know how it's going.
Denise
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Re: Please pray
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03/13/07 12:20 PM
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Pam, I'm keeping you and your family in my thoughts! I know Rich will get stronger every day.
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Re: Please pray
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03/13/07 12:50 PM
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Pam: Good thoughts going to you and Rich - he will get stronger each day and your lives will get back to normal after this sad episode - XXOO Joanna
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Re: Please pray
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03/13/07 02:07 PM
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Pam, we're all here by your side. Take good care. I so agree with many others here...Rich can feel your strength & hear your sweet voice.
Michele
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Re: Please pray
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03/13/07 02:21 PM
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Step by step Pam. He will get better every day, and I'm sure he is so glad you are there, even though he may not be able to really express it at this point - as said above he will and I have faith that it will be soon.
Take care - keep the faith and know that all your LCT friends are here for you. :hug: :hug: :hug: Hug time - wish I knew how to do a big one.
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Re: Please pray
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03/13/07 03:29 PM
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Rich is a little tiny, itty bitty, minute sliver of a percent better. He had a worrisome fever yesterday, but the blood cultures didn't show any new threat and Tylenol got it down. His kidneys still aren't doing their job, but that isn't the concern that the pneumonia is.
They let me stay straight through from 3:00 til 5:30; I could have stayed longer but my back and feet were screaming for me to sit down. I picked up a book this afternoon so I can read to him when I run out of things to babble about.
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Re: Please pray
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03/13/07 03:34 PM
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Pam, I'm just reading this thread for rhe first time. I had missed it all together but please know that my thoughts and prayers are with Rich as he continues to improve little by little!! I can only imagine how difficult this has been for you! Sending hugs your way too!!!
Marcie
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Re: Please pray
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03/13/07 03:41 PM
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Pam, this is encouraging news! He is young, and I have no doubt will get through this just fine.
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Re: Please pray
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03/13/07 03:54 PM
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Like Marcie, I did not see this until today. My heart goes out to you and your family and my prayers are offered for a full recovery. -------------------- Helen
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Re: Please pray
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03/13/07 05:22 PM
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Hold good thoughts, Pam, as we all are! May tomorrow be a better day.
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Re: Please pray
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03/13/07 06:24 PM
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Pam - glad there's some signs of progress. Try to take care of yourself, as he needs you for the long haul. As a practical matter, though, I know how hard it is to do. It's your son who is ill!!
Just know how much of a difference it makes for you to be there. Importantly, you're in a position to make sure he's getting the best care. He is really fighting to improve, and to be able to squeeze your hand. We are very much keeping all of you in our thoughts and prayers. Give Mark our best when you have the time and energy to do so.
Hugs, Anne & Gary
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Re: Please pray
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03/13/07 09:57 PM
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I know Rich feels your love and appreciates all the babble. Thinking of you, Rich, and Mark in this stressful time.
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Re: Please pray
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03/13/07 10:54 PM
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Pam - we certainly wish you two the best! If we can help in any way, please let us know ...
Masaki
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Re: Please pray
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03/14/07 02:52 AM
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Pam & Mark:
We do pray that the sliver of improvement turns into an avalanche of improving health.
Ray & Penny
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Re: Please pray
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03/14/07 10:41 AM
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He's beginning to turn the corner; he looked at me today, and "waved" with one finger. Thanks for your prayers.
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Re: Please pray
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03/14/07 10:50 AM
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Re: Please pray
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03/14/07 10:53 AM
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Awesome!!! I know that must be such a relief!
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Re: Please pray
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03/14/07 11:09 AM
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Wonderful news, Pam!!!!!!! Rich is on his way back!!!
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Re: Please pray
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03/14/07 11:37 AM
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Doug and I are so happy to hear this, Pam.
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Re: Please pray
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03/14/07 12:41 PM
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Fantastic! We are so pleased he's shown so much improvement today.
Cheers, Anne
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Re: Please pray
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03/14/07 01:09 PM
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YES!!! Fantastic news Pam. We will keep those prayers and good thoughts coming.
JoAnn
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Re: Please pray
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03/14/07 05:45 PM
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Oh Pam, I am imagining the wave of relief that came over you when he did that. As others have stated here, the power of prayer truly IS amazing!
Kristin
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Re: Please pray
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03/14/07 06:53 PM
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SO thankful for encouraging signs; we're with you, Pam!
Another Kathy
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Re: Please pray
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03/14/07 09:41 PM
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Thanks for sharing that encouraging sign, Pam! We're hoping for continued good progress reports.
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Re: Please pray
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03/15/07 03:58 AM
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So glad to hear he's improving! I'm sure having you there helps make him stronger every day. You, Rich and Mark continue to be in our prayers!
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Re: Please pray
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03/22/07 03:54 AM
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Pam, it has been a while since we heard from you. Please give us an update as you are able. I do pray that Rich continued to improve and you might be busy watching over him at his home by now.
Kathy
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Re: Please pray
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03/22/07 03:58 AM
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Sorry I haven't been back, it's been a rollercoaster ride all the way. Rich seems to take two steps forward and then one and a half steps back. He is still critical, they are trying to find an ICU bed in a hospital that has more equpment. We have almost lost him a couple of times just in the last few days; the diagnosis we finally got has a horrifyingly high mortality rate. Yesterday they finally managed to get him stable enough to do a tracheostomy, then it took hours to get him past having to be flat for that.
Thank you for the thoughts and prayers.
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Re: Please pray
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03/22/07 04:24 AM
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Oh Pam, What a difficult time this has been for all of you! I know you must be exhausted, physically, and emotionally! We will continue our prayers, for you all!
Betty
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Re: Please pray
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03/22/07 04:44 AM
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Pam - we too will continue our prayers for Rich and your whole family. This must be so difficult and such a helpless feeling for you. :hug: Know that we are thinking about you.
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Re: Please pray
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03/22/07 04:48 AM
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Pam,
Please know we are with you in spirit and we are hopeful right along with you. I am so sorry you and your family are dealing with such a critical illness. Wishing you strength and peace in your hearts as you deal with this.
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Re: Please pray
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03/22/07 04:53 AM
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Pam,
I know how difficult a time this has been for you and your entire family.
Please know that Alan's and my continued thoughts and prayers are with all of you each day. We do hope that the next update is one more positive in Rich's progress. You are doing everything in your power to help him through his illness, as best you can.
Take care, my friend.
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Re: Please pray
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03/22/07 07:45 AM
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Pam, I am so sorry that Rich is still critically ill. We'll definitely continue to keep your entire family in our prayers.
Kathy
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Re: Please pray
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03/22/07 08:15 AM
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My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family for your son's recovery...
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Re: Please pray
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03/22/07 08:57 AM
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Pam - We are continuing to hold you, Rich and your families in our prayers. It has been a rollercoaster, indeed. He is fighting as hard as he possibly can, undoubtedly strengthened by your constant presence.
Many, many hugs and good thoughts coming your way.
Cheers, Anne and Gary
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Re: Please pray
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03/22/07 10:50 AM
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Pam it sounds like your son is a fighter! I know he feels your strength with you being there with him.
Many prayers are being said for his recover and for you and the rest of your family! :hug:
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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Pam, please know that we continue to hold your son in our prayers.
Kristin
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Re: Please pray
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03/22/07 12:46 PM
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I'm so sorry Pam. Thinking of you all and praying frequently.
Another Kathy
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