[Ohio-Talk] Urgent prayer request

[Richard Payne]

Good evening, Sadie:

It is easy for people to say they understand how you feel but at this time even with the fact that a number of my family members have been sick or even moved on I will not  say that. I will keep you in my prayers. I did see that you said that you do not have the money to travel contact me off list if you still have this struggle.
 

Richard Payne,  President
National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
937/829/3368
Rchpay7 at gmail.com
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From: Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Sadie McFarland via Ohio-Talk
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2023 11:31 AM
To: ohio-talk at nfbnet.org; pacapitalchapter at nfbnet.org
Cc: Sadie McFarland <sadiemc01 at gmail.com>
Subject: [Ohio-Talk] Urgent prayer request

Good morning, NFB family. In May, my grandfather was diagnosed with lung cancer. Throughout the summer, he received his treatments, and one of the tumors was properly shrinking. However, in October he was admitted to Cleveland clinic. He was there for 10 days. During this time, we discovered that the other tumor had grown. After his hospital stay in October, he progressed nicely through November until around Thanksgiving when they thought he was well enough to travel to Texas. In Texas, he was hospitalized on Black Friday and kept for around two weeks as he battled fungal pneumonia due to the steroids he was on. Once he was strong enough to come home, 10 days after being released from the hospital, they traveled back to Ohio, where he has been in and out of hospitals and emergency rooms battling fungal pneumonia ever since. After being in the hospital for one week, January 4 through 12, the doctor rudely kicked him out, telling them there was nothing more the hospital could do. Palliative care was called in, but would only have visited once every two weeks, so they called hospice. Hospice came on Saturday and we were encouraged by what they told us about the program, besides the fact that they would only come once each week. However, this morning, my mom called me telling me to prepare to come home over the weekend. It’s looking like he’s in his final days. We are all in for a very difficult several weeks. In order for me to go home over the weekend, it’s going to cost me either two or $400 whether I take Amtrak or fly. Prayers are appreciated for my grandmother, my family, and myself, personally financially and academically. I will have to leave and miss several days of class, and the cost to travel is more than I have at the moment. They are both strong in the Lord and we know that this is God’s will. Thank you in advance for your thoughts and prayers. 


Blessings,

Sadie M. McFarland
(740) 827-5613
sadiemc01 at gmail.com 
sm1685 at messiah.edu
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