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  • Please Pray for My Niece

    01/07/2024 5:38:48 PM PST · by Bigg Red · 116 replies
    self ^ | January 7, 2024 | Bigg Red
    My dear Prayer Warriors, I need your help, please. I have a 49-year-old niece who is in serious condition after contracting a lung infection that has now led to her being put on a ventilator. She has been hospitalized since 23 December. Hilary has been battling Stage IV cancer for 7 years, and her treatments have left her immuno-compromised. But she has a fighting spirit. Pray, please, for God to heal her completely. Ask Him to give her loved ones the strength to accept whatever is His will for her.
  • Please Pray for My Brother (Update at #100, 144)

    07/03/2020 7:01:26 AM PDT · by Bigg Red · 180 replies
    self ^ | Today | Bigg Red
    On Monday, my brother Ron will undergo cardiac bypass surgery. He is 84, and it was just discovered that he has this blockage. He is rather active, and the doctors were amazed that he has been getting around as well as he does, so my hopes are high. But, of course, God's will be done.
  • Prayers, Please, For My Surgery [update at #246]

    05/26/2020 3:30:20 PM PDT · by Bigg Red · 247 replies
    Self ^ | 26 May 2020 | Bigg Red
    I am asking for prayers, please, for myself. Tomorrow, I am undergoing hernioplasty for a ventral incisional hernia.
  • Advice Needed for Attending Trump Rally

    12/05/2019 4:54:25 AM PST · by Bigg Red · 36 replies
    Trump 2020 ^ | December 5, 2019 | self
    Need advice, please. I will be going to the Hershey Rally on 10 December with a sister and two of her adult daughters. We plan to get there early, and we know that there will be a long wait. I am thinking about bringing an old lawn chair that I can throw away since I am sure that I would not be allowed to bring it into the arena. Will there be a way for me to dispose of the chair? What is the bathroom situation while one is in line and while inside the arena? #grannyponderings
  • Please Pray for My Husband (Post-op update at 189)

    06/01/2018 2:50:18 PM PDT · by Bigg Red · 191 replies
    self ^ | June 1, 2018 | Bigg Redd
    My husband Dave is in the hospital. Seems the area of his artificial hip has developed an infection, which today's aspiration biopsy revealed to be the result of Gram-positive bacteria. The plan now is for him to be transferred from our small town hospital to a large hospital in Baltimore, where he will receive IV antibiotics and undergo a replacement of the infected hardware.
  • Memorials of Grief

    09/11/2017 6:50:46 AM PDT · by Bigg Red · 10 replies
    Sultan Knish blog ^ | September 10, 2017 | Daniel Greenfield
    It was around the time of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, that memorials stopped being remembrances of virtue, and became therapy sessions. The old statues of determined men gave way to empty spaces to represent loss. Their lessons of courage and sacrifice, were replaced by architecture as therapy session, clean geometrical shapes, reflective pools and open areas in which to feel grief at what was lost and then let go of it. September 11 memorials have inevitably followed this same pattern, empty spaces, still pools of water groves and names tastefully inscribed in row after row. How do you tell the...
  • Advice For Boston Visit

    08/13/2017 8:44:34 AM PDT · by Bigg Red · 53 replies
    self ^ | August 13 2017 | Bigg Red
    The husband and I will be visiting the Boston area in about 10 days. As history buffs, we are very much interested in seeing all of the sites relating to colonial history and to the Revolution. Hoping to hear from anyone familiar with the city advice regarding areas to avoid, transportation, places to eat, must-see sites, etc.
  • Interesting Christmas Tradition in Great Britain: Apple Howling

    01/08/2017 3:45:36 PM PST · by Bigg Red · 52 replies
    Chanctonbury Ring Morris Men ^ | 27 December 2016 | unknown
    Apple Howling or 'wassailing' is an ancient custom in which the 'evil' spirits are driven out and the 'good' spirits are encouraged to produce a good apple crop for the following year's cider. The Chanctonbury Ring Morris Men revived this tradition in the area over 45 years ago and it has become an essential part of Christmas for many people, especially families with young children, who seem to welcome the opportunity to make as much noise as possible! The ceremony was traditionally held on the eve of Twelfth Night, old Christmas Day, but we have settled on the first Saturday...
  • Prayer Request - My Son's Surgery (Updates at #74, #75 and #81)

    10/11/2016 1:27:11 PM PDT · by Bigg Red · 82 replies
    self | 11 October 2016 | Bigg Redd
    Tomorrow morning , my son is undergoing laminectomy (spinal decompression) surgery. Alex is my firstborn, a good father to two of my grandchildren, a wonderful stepfather to two stepchildren, a devoted husband, and a good man. I am asking our Blessed Lord to guide the hands of the surgeons and the other medical staff and to send His peace to my son, who is rather anxious about this procedure. Please pray for Alex,and his wife, and his family.
  • Video Of Son Connecting With Dad With Alzheimer’s Through Song Goes Viral

    08/30/2016 5:22:31 PM PDT · by Bigg Red · 34 replies
    Scary Mommy.com ^ | 17 AUG 2016 | Jeriann Sullivan
    Eighty year old Ted McDermott has been entertaining most of his life and was well known for singing in clubs around England. His nickname – The Songaminute Man – was given to him because of his incredible ability to remember so many songs. In the past few years his memory has deteriorated as he battles Alzheimer’s, but the songs remain. Simon McDermott, 40, uploaded dashcam video of him and his dad, 80-year-old Ted, driving around and singing. “In the last few years his memory has deteriorated a lot – often not recognising family and with many aggressive episodes. When we’ve...
  • Please Pray for a Young Mother

    06/21/2016 5:35:27 PM PDT · by Bigg Red · 45 replies
    self | 21 JUNE 2016 | Bigg Redd
    Asking for prayers for someone whom I have never met. One of my sons works with Jen, who recently learned that she has bone cancer in one leg and cancer in one of her lungs. Prayers requested also for this woman's husband Phil, a marine, and for her 2 small children.
  • Prayers Requested for a Very Young Widower

    10/10/2015 11:51:41 AM PDT · by Bigg Red · 49 replies
    self ^ | October 10, 2015 | Bigg Redd
    Please pray for a young man that I do not know personally, who is a neighbor of one of my sisters. Yesterday afternoon, he came home and found his wife dead. She had been ill for a few days, but they do not yet know the exact cause of death. This man is only in his thirties and now must raise on his own three little boys -- 5 years, 2 years, and 1 month. I know that his name is Aaron, but I do not know the name of his wife.
  • Need Help with Opera Spell Checking

    08/26/2015 5:39:35 PM PDT · by Bigg Red · 20 replies
    My lame abilities ^ | 26 August 2015 | self
    When I compose a comment here or on Facebook, the spelling check function underlines every single word in red. Problem began about 1 week ago and occurs only when I am using Opera. I went to the Opera settings, but I could not find a way to correct this. Sorry, I am not tech savvy, and I would appreciate advice from someone who is.
  • FEDERAL AGENTS JOINING BALTIMORE POLICE TO COMBAT MURDER SPIKE

    08/08/2015 7:27:02 AM PDT · by Bigg Red · 42 replies
    Breitbart ^ | August 3, 2015 | Lee Stanahan
    In the wake of an unprecented murder spike, the Baltimore police announced Sunday that ten federal agents from a variety of agencies plus another twenty agents from the ATF will he embedded with the homicide unit “effective tomorrow.” ~snip~ The move to put federal agents into place in Baltimore also comes on the heels of a March President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing report touted by President Obama. That report called for more federal involvement with police agencies, with the president saying, “The moment is now for us to make these changes.”
  • Prayers for My BIL with Cancer (Update at #98)

    07/20/2015 11:51:28 AM PDT · by Bigg Red · 136 replies
    self | July 20, 2015 | self
    Please pray for my brother-in-law Den, who has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Today, he is undergoing bone scans and other tests to determine where the cancer has spread. Pray also, please for his wife Mimi and their family.
  • See The Constitution While You Still Can

    04/22/2015 4:17:09 PM PDT · by Bigg Red · 31 replies
    self ^ | April 22, 2015 | self
    Please, if you are able, visit Washington, D.C., and see the Constitution and the Bill of Rights before Obamugabe has them shredded. When you visit the National Archives you will find them housed in the same room as the Declaration of Independence. Although I am a Boomer who has lived in Maryland all of her life, I just saw these precious documents for the first time yesterday. Embarrassed that it has taken me so long. We just spent a week at a DC-area private campground, a fairly affordable alternative to staying in a hotel. I highly recommend this place, Cherry...
  • Please Pray For My Husband's Recovery [update at 114, 124, 139]

    03/02/2015 4:39:34 AM PST · by Bigg Red · 164 replies
    self | March 2, 2015 | self
    My dear husband fell, fracturing his femur and tearing a rotator cuff in his shoulder. He does not have osteoporosis; it was just a freaky accident. He is a big man -- not fat, just big -- and he landed on his hip and his elbow on a neighbor's blacktop driveway. As is so typical of him, he was there to help the neighbor with a task. He is in very good health -- but not too graceful -- so I am confident that he will heal, but, right now he is in a great deal of pain in the...
  • Ebola, A Nurse’s Perspective

    10/15/2014 6:54:46 AM PDT · by Bigg Red · 56 replies
    Wordpress Blog ^ | OCTOBER 1, 2014 | DTOLAR
    ~snip~ First the virus gets into your system, I’ll elaborate on that later. Then, it hangs out for a few days, even up to 21, growing, multiplying at a rate of millions a day, and guess what, you’re infectious. Now at this point it would pretty much require a straight blood to blood interaction so the only real threat here is for IV drug users who share needles. Just like with the flu or hand foot and mouth disease, you can be spreading it to others before you show a symptom*(apparently not many see the *, so please read the...
  • Help! 'Puter Help Needed

    10/08/2014 6:03:19 AM PDT · by Bigg Red · 51 replies
    Vanity ^ | October 8, 2014 | self
    Can someone please help out a technology-challenged damsel -- okay, old lady -- in distress? A few days ago, while posting a comment, I apparently made some errant keystrokes, which resulted in blowing up the fonts on every FR page that I go to. The display is so large that I am required to scroll left to right in order to post this, as I cannot see the entire text box at once! This problem is only on FR and not on any other website that I visit. I have looked all over the site, and I have sent private...
  • Hiroshima's Lessons for the War on Terror

    08/12/2014 5:22:25 AM PDT · by Bigg Red · 12 replies
    Sultan Knish blog ^ | August 10, 2014 | Daniel Greenfield
    In the summer of '45, the United States concluded a war that had come to be seen by some as unwinnable after the carnage at Iwo Jima with a bang. ~~snip~~ The two bombs stand in stark contrast to our endless nation-building exercises in which nothing is ever finished until we give up. Instead Truman cut the Gordian Knot and avoided a long campaign that would have depopulated Japan and destroyed the lives of a generation of American soldiers.