[Faith-talk] Prayer requests

[Ericka]

Hi all.

Every day I count my blessings as most all of you do too. Well now that we have three people who are diagnosed with some kind of cancer or extremely challenging medical issue, we really need to be on our knees.

Chad and I are both friends with his ex-girlfriend. She's had a lot of medical troubles in the past and doctors have been kind of putting her off thinking she's a hypochondriac. Well I am so grateful that she's change doctors and medical facilities because today she was definitely diagnosed with colon cancer. We don't know what stage it's in or whether she'll need radiation and chemo but she certainly has lost a lot of blood. I'm thinking it's going to be more serious then beginning stage because she already has an autoimmune disease. Janessa certainly is a fighter as she's had hearing loss and medical issues all her life including needing back surgery as a child because she was not born with an entire spine. She's walking fine and everything but she certainly has a lot of medical issues now including diabetes. Please pray for Janessa Olson, Bob Mulder, and Chad's mom Barbara Nelson.  

Your prayers do work.  My cousin is now attending counseling sessions and hopefully this will draw my family together and deal with our issues better. My mom seems to think that walking away from my cousin Who is hurting is the best thing to do. No he does not do everything we wish she would do but he did not have the life the rest of us did. Abandoning him yet again is not right. I think my mom believes she's just giving it up to the Lord when she walks away. I think when the small silent voice from God says go to counseling with him for mediation and learn how to handle this right is sometimes the better option.

I would like to report that Jenny Keller has her rotten days still, but is having more better days. The 24 hour syndrome  medication is still trying to right her clock and doctors are trying to figure out more about the damage to her brain will change her life. Nothing seems to be predictable right now and that is really frustrating I would say!  She's trying to get help from county and state programs but nobody is offering at home assistance for someone who is low income. She definitely need some help at home. She  is sounding more positive which makes me happy too. I don't know if you would mind, but her ex-husband is on dialysis and waiting to die. I don't remember what his name is, but we should be praying for him also. It hurts her to see him like this. I understand. Even when I knew I was going to get divorced after 10+ years of marriage I could tell suicide was being considered and that scared me!
Love isn't a switch you can turn off. In fact, I just sent my ex-husband a birthday card telling him thank you for doing the best he could but also asking him to move on with his life.


Ericka Short
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