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My 17 yr old nephew Jack has Autonomic Dysfunction it is devastating Please pray
March 31, 2026 | Kevin Collins

Posted on 03/31/2026 3:07:56 PM PDT by jmaroneps37

Your prayers have helped me and my family get through some awful days before so I am once again turning to my Freeper Friends for prayers for my niece Amy’s son Jack.

Because of the grace your prayers have brought down on my family before Amy has asked me especially to ask Freepers for help.

Jack has something called autonomic dysfunction.

Here’s what that means:

Autonomic dysfunction refers to a condition where the autonomic nervous system does not work properly, affecting involuntary body functions like heart rate, blood pressure, digestion, and temperature regulation.

Symptoms can include dizziness, fainting, and gastrointestinal issues, and it may result from various underlying health conditions.

The symptoms of autonomic dysfunction can vary widely among individuals. Common symptoms include:

•Dizziness or lightheadedness, especially when standing (orthostatic hypotension)

•Rapid or slow heart rate (tachycardia or bradycardia)

•Gastrointestinal issues like constipation or diarrhea

•Temperature regulation problems

•Excessive or reduced sweating

•Fatigue and weakness


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Jack’s life is destroyed at this point but there are treatments that can give him back some quality of life. It will take time and prayers, but that’s all we have right now.

Please Join us and ask us to join us as we pray for this 17 year old boy who is fighting to get his life back. Thank you and may God Bless you.

1 posted on 03/31/2026 3:07:56 PM PDT by jmaroneps37
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Sweet Lord Jesus, please be with Jack and heal him completely. Lord, I can’t imagine the pain this is inflicting on all involved, and I can only ask in this season of amazing grace, that You, the salvific source of our redemption and eternal life, touch Jack and restore him to Your glory. In Jesus name, amen.

I will continue to pray for precious Jack and know that this is heartbreaking to those of us reading this as well. You are not alone.


2 posted on 03/31/2026 3:12:47 PM PDT by panzerkamphwageneinz
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Prayers for Jack. So sorry to hear this.

That is one awful disease as it has such wide affects on the nervous system controlling the entire body. I pray for a miraculous cure for Jack.


3 posted on 03/31/2026 3:13:34 PM PDT by plain talk
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Will certainly pray for your nephew Jack and all his family and loved ones.

Thank you for asking.


4 posted on 03/31/2026 3:13:55 PM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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🙏


5 posted on 03/31/2026 3:16:21 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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Prayers up for this young man’s healing, in Jesus’ name.
Also for Amy and your entire family, as well as for his doctors and other caregivers.


6 posted on 03/31/2026 3:17:46 PM PDT by Nervous Tick (Hope, as a righteous product of properly aligned Faith, IS in fact a strategy.)
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Prayers up.

So sorry to hear this.


7 posted on 03/31/2026 3:21:33 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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Prayers up for Jack!


8 posted on 03/31/2026 3:21:49 PM PDT by TalBlack (Their god is government. Prepare for a religious war.https://freerepublic.com/perl/post?id=4322961%2)
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Dear Lord, Jack needs you.


9 posted on 03/31/2026 3:25:21 PM PDT by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months-is that a big deal?)
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Prayers for Jack’s healing!


10 posted on 03/31/2026 3:26:25 PM PDT by Prince of Space (I cannot hate the media enough!)
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Prayers the medical system can resolve his health problems soon


11 posted on 03/31/2026 3:27:14 PM PDT by goodnesswins (Make educ institutions return to the Mission...reading, writing, math...not Opinions & propaganda)
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May Jack be made well again through prayer and wisdom.


12 posted on 03/31/2026 3:29:23 PM PDT by lastchance (Cognovit Dominus qui sunt eius.)
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FYI, This might give Jack and his mom some hope. It is a very recent paper.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12705040/

Update on the Treatment of Autonomic Disorders


13 posted on 03/31/2026 3:34:05 PM PDT by lastchance (Cognovit Dominus qui sunt eius.)
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I hope your son recovers and that you and your family enjoy a long time with him.


14 posted on 03/31/2026 3:37:28 PM PDT by wildcard_redneck ( Neocons in love with the Ukraine War hate how long the Iran War is taking..........)
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This happened to me at 50 from a toxic chemical exposure. I
don’t even work with the stuff! Wrong place, wrong time. The result is autonomic and peripheral neuropathy.

It’s never going to get better. When nerves die they don’t come back.

I’ve had it for 12 years now. Sometimes you just got to deal with life’s unfairness. Watch for mood issues and anhedonia. As for the rest, he might develop a form of narcolepsy and perversely, times when he can’t sleep because his nerves are humming like a powerline.

Try to medicate as little as possible beyond what’s critical, (That’s the doctor and his call on how he’s feeling.)

The two things I credit as the greatest aids are a service dog and a C-PAP machine. The positive pressure overcomes the times your body forgets to breathe at night.

Long story short, it sucks but it can be managed long term without serious risk.


15 posted on 03/31/2026 3:38:44 PM PDT by Eastern Shore Virginian (Yea, I sometimes gild the lily.)
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Amen.


16 posted on 03/31/2026 3:40:49 PM PDT by Rumplemeyer (The GOP should stand its ground - and fix Bayonets)
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He is young and strong, so the treatments may do wonders and continued research may do the same. Bless him!


17 posted on 03/31/2026 3:41:03 PM PDT by gloryblaze
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I am petitioning the Lord Who Heals, asking for a miraculous healing, restoration and PEACE for all of you.


18 posted on 03/31/2026 3:42:23 PM PDT by gitmo (If your theology doesn’t become your biography, what good is it?)
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So sad to hear that, my prayers are with your 17 year old nephew Jack, his family, and extended fa,ily such as yourself. Not a nice ailment for sure, from what I have been reading.

May the Lord lay his loving hands upon this yyoung man.

19 posted on 03/31/2026 3:48:56 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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🙏 Saying Prayers for Jack and the family.


20 posted on 03/31/2026 3:52:15 PM PDT by US_MilitaryRules (#PureBlood )
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