Jamesie update and request for prayers for my niece

Several months ago I asked for prayers for my 3 year old grandson Jamesie. He had a slow heart and the doctors were talking about installing a pacemaker in his little chest. They said "Lets give it six month for his condition to improve and his heart to start working properly. Before we decide our next move." His heart was slow. If it was fast doctors could do something, but a slow heart leaves no options but time and prayers. When this first came up our family asked everybody we met to pray for Jamesie. Well that six months has passed and the other day we got the news.Now his little heart is beating as fast as it should and the doctors are pleased but puzzled. The doctor was "amazed" but we know prayers have turned things around once again. Jamesie's heart is "perfect" according to the latest tests! Thank you all for your prayers!

On another note I am sad to ask for your prayers for my niece Diane who has been in unending pain for the past ten days. She has been in and out of hospitals last week and the tests they are giving her don't explain why her stomach area is so painful that she can hardly stand up.

Tomorrow we will take Diane to her regular doctor and ask her if maybe she might have diverticulitis which is bad but something she can deal with. Diane has a bad heart so she can't take pain pills as they clash with her heart medicine. She needs our prayers.

I have a Diane story: Saturday morning she called me because she was very despondent. She asked me to come up and see her. Of course I got right up to the hospital - her father is dead and my sister is not of totally sound mind so Diane prefers she not come to see her.

The hospital people had told Diane her heart was only working at 20% and her kidneys and liver were not functioning well enough for her to have an operation to fix her gall bladder. I did some research and was able to calm her fears by showing her that a 20% heart output is not a death sentence and can be reversed with diet and exercise. But most of her problem is that her physical condition - weak heart kidney and liver problems have made it impossible to operate and remove the gall bladder (the problem - finally diagnosed- and the alternative is a drain that could take six weeks to work.

We prayed together. I said, “Jesus Christ as the Great Physician please heal Diane and give the staff here the skills to carry out your will.

Immediately Diane said, “Oh I felt and saw a white light come over me when you said that.” Let’s see what happens.” I said.

A few hours later a doctor came in to see her and said, “Diane your heart is just about normal (she has had a bad heart for years) your kidneys are just about normal and the numbers on your liver function are going in the right direction.” Today they moved her out of ICU!!!

I could not wait to get to mass yesterday to tell my pastor Father John what had happened. Jane and I were going to go to pick up Joanie - Diane’s mom to take her with us - but when I turned the key in our older car it exploded in flames. I got out called the fire department and asked my neighbor to take over which he did. We got in our new car and away we went.

Father John and his assistant Father Joseph were thrilled with the story as is everyone who hears it.

God has been good to my family.

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