[Nfb-idaho] prayers for Shelly Newhouse... Sunday morning update

[TYGH HALES]

I just called Noel's house, and talked to Shelley's brother.  Shelley made it through the surgery late last night, and was stable ad back in the ICU afterwards. Noel & family will be heading back to the hospital shortly. 
 > Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2012 09:06:16 -0600
> To: nfb-idaho at nfbnet.org
> From: raynme at mindspring.com
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-idaho] prayers for Shelly Newhouse
> 
> Becky, thank you so much for this update, and for you and Tygh 
> staying with Noel all afternoon and evening.  We will be praying for 
> them!  Mary Ellen and Ray
> At 06:56 PM 4/7/2012, you wrote:
> 
> 
> >  Hi everyone, this is Becky Hales. We, as an NFB, are a family, and 
> > right now, the Newhouse family needs all the prayers they can get, 
> > from all of us. I'm not sure how much to say, but I will warn you 
> > right now, some of it will be very blunt. Shelly has been feeling a 
> > little under the weather the last week. Turns out she has had at 
> > least 2 types of infections, which have only gotten worse. And 
> > there are other serious medical issues at play, as well, on top of 
> > the ones she already had To make a long story very short, she was 
> > taken to the hospital early this afternoon. From the ER, after all 
> > needed test were done, she was admitted directly to ICU.  Tygh & I 
> > have spent the last 6 hours with Noel, waiting in either the ER 
> > conference room, ICU waiting room, or ICU conference room. (I came 
> > home in order to post this, and to eat & relax a little, Tygh is 
> > still there with Noel) The Dr's are saying that there is not a very 
> > good chance that she will survive, and if she does survive, she 
> > will be facing many surgeries, and many weeks, if not months, in 
> > the hospital or some type of a care facility, and she would be on 
> > dialysis at least short term, if not for the rest of her life. 
> > Right now she is not stable enough to have the kind of surgery 
> > needed to get rid of one of the infections. SHelly's mom is on her 
> > way up from Twin Falls.... honestly, we don't know if Shelly will 
> > last long enough for her mom to get to the hospital.  She is at St 
> > Alphonsus Hospital in Boise. But obviously, no visitors or phone 
> > calls, really. If anyone wants to call Tygh or mysself, that would 
> > be okay. if anyone wants either of our phone #'s please reply here. 
> > And I will do my best to post updates here when possible/ 
> > necessary.  We know that Shelly is strong and stubborn, and is a 
> > fighter. But we don't know how long she will be able to fight 
> > this.  please keep Noel and Shelly in your prayers. We will post 
> > updates when we know more/ as we are able.   Also, please, let your 
> > family know what your final wishes are (Ie, CPR, ect) and make sure 
> > to have it on a living will. And please, do what needs to be done 
> > to take care of your self. Being independant is an excellent thing 
> > in most cases, but it is only good to a point.  As I said, Shelly 
> > had only been getting worse since she went to the Dr Thursday. She 
> > needed the help of paramedics twice since then... they helped her 
> > with what she needed, but she refused any further medical care (ie, 
> > going to the hospital). Noel pleaded with her this whole morning to 
> > go to the hospital, but she still wouldn't. Only after he called 
> > Tygh & I around noon, and we came over and pleaded with her for 20 
> > mins, did she finally agree to go to the hospital. I could see a 
> > change in her from the time we got them and the time the ambulance 
> > took her to the hospital.  I never want to have to experience this 
> > again, and I don't want any of you to have to, either. again, 
> > please keep Shelly and Noel in your prayers.  and I appologize if I 
> > have said too much, or offended anyone. God Bless all of us this 
> > Easter Season, especially the Newhouse 
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