Freepers sister in life or death situation-Florida-help please!! PRAYER REQUEST

me | December 9, 2003 | me

[Beach_Babe]

They moved my sister to the ICU unit at Ocala Regional Medical Center yesterday and she is scheduled for surgery today to drain the excessive adominal fluid. The surgery was originally scheduled for yesterday, but she's now developed a URI too.

She is very, very sick and so weak. Any prayers that can mustered up for her would be more than appreciated. Her name is Marilyn and she's 51 years old.

She has a rare spinal cord abscess. Usually, surgery is performed to lance the abscess. But she's not a canidate for surgery because, as a health care professional, she contracted Hepatitis C years ago which has caused extensive liver damage.

[tiki]

A prayer for God to heal her and make His presence known among you.

[Tuscaloosa Goldfinch]

Prayers being said.

[Beach_Babe]

Welcome to Free Republic, running9s!

To everyone: running9s is an long-time friend of Marilyn's and one of our newest FReepers!

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

ALL: Please ping everyone.

Prayers for Gods MERCY in Marilyns situation. See Beach_Babes post 199

Beach_Babe;

Is there "any" talk of a liver transplant?

She would be at the top of the list in her condition.

I'm praying so hard for her. That she was let to get in this condition is horrifying.

I am not a doctor, and I know she had the spinal abcess too, but from what you were telling us about the spinal abcess and what needed to be done with regard to that, and from what I know about liver disease being a liver patient for all these years and having known a TON of liver patients, the care she was getting (I should say LACK of care) concerning her liver, really frightened me.

I say this from knowing a TON of liver patients as friends, and from being a patient myself. Things just weren't right, and you are right in feeling the way you did. You had a "gut" feeling..and those feelings are usually right. I'm not surprized that Shands was HORRIFIED with Marilyn's condition.

For Marilyns sake and for the sake of future patients, I hope you take Oncalla to task for how they treated Marilyn. This was so wrong. It makes me sick to my stomach just reading about it. I hurt so bad for you Alice. I think reading your frustration and hearing your cry for help all this time, is why I have felt such a need to be involved. It wasn't only because Marilyn has the same illness that I have, it was because I could feel your love for her, and I knew things just were NOT right. I wanted to help you so badly. And I felt so helpless to do anything.

After you sent me her lab numbers, and I saw the increase in her Bili's and her Albumins... I knew then they needed to get a Liver specialist in. That they didn't,..and that they CONTINUED to abuse her liver the way they did, IS CRIMINAL.

I am so thankful that Marilyn has been transferred to Shands.

Shands is a Liver Transplant Hospital and from everything I've heard, an excellent hospital.

I am going to pray that Marilyn is put on a Transplant List.

I know it seems like she is too sick to be helped. But remember,.. it is ONLY DYING patients, who get TRANSPLANTED. Only dying people are on the list.

The only thing that may prevent her from getting one, is her spinal abcess. I've been so concerned with her liver of late, I haven't even asked if her spinal abcess resolved... did it?

It could disqualify her if it is still abcessed. If that happens, you tried everything you could do to save her. Then again, it may not.

I will be praying so hard for her, and for you and Claudia.

If it is Gods Will for her to be transplanted, it WILL be done.

Maybe with GOOD medical care, they can even fix her abcess. Who knows. All I know is you have done all you can. It truly is in the Fathers hands now.

She is in good hands.

God Bless you FRiend.

[TexasCowboy]

"It truly is in the Fathers hands now."

Yes, it is.

Dear Father, thank you for delivering Marilyn from the clutches of the death merchants.
We pray that you guide the hands and minds of the doctors and nurses in Shands to do what is necessary to restore her to health.
We pray for the defeat of evil, dear Lord.
We pray for this woman's life.
In Jesus name, Amen.

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

Thanks for the prayer bump FRiend. I feel our prayers are needed SO MUCH RIGHT NOW. This is the critical moment. I don't have a ping list... but we just can't give up now. I'm trying to remember all the people I can who pray mightily for people! We need all of you so much.

PUBLICLY praying to our heavenly Father for His Love and Intercession. We know if it is HIS will, He CAN do miracles. We accept whatever HIS will is.

I give so much thanks that Claudia arrived, she was an answer to our prayers and her help to Alice is an answer to prayers too!

That Marilyn is out of that horrible hospital is our prayers being answered!! PRAISE GOD!!

We have that to be thankful for.

She is in Shands now, and if ANY hospital can help her, it will be Shands.

I just saw Lord of The Rings. It was such a beautiful movie.

When you see it.. (if you see it) I thought of all the people I know who believe in God and have passed on. It was so comforting. There were so many times they referred to death in such a beautiful way and glorified the beauty of the Kingdom of God. As only Tolkien could do. :o)

God Willing, Marilyn will survive this. I have seen people with Liver disease so close to death, be transplanted and survive. So there "is" hope until I am told otherwise.

Even then, there is "hope". Hope that the hospital will help her become more comfortable, then hope for a peaceful transition from this life to the afterlife. Hope never dies,.. it just changes from one phase to the next.

I just wish I could put my arms around Alice and comfort her. What a wonderful sister.. what an awesome friend Claudia is!!!

Thanks to God that Marilyn has both of them!!

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

Meant to ping you also to post 206. But also wanted to repost this pic of Marilyn. Here she is at work. She is an RN. She used to help patients now she's the one needing help.

[Pegita]

Heavenly Father, we return to give You thanks that You have placed Marilyn into a hospital with hope, truly an answer to prayer. We ask that You guide the hearts and hands of those tending her, giving wisdom and sound judgment for the appropriate procedures to stabilize her. Place Your healing hand upon her, I pray, for she has suffered greatly at the hands of those who were supposed to help. Thank You for the courage and determination of her sister and friend ... reward their diligence, I pray, in the restoration of Marilyn's life. Lift her from the brink of death back to recovery, in the Name of Jesus, I pray, Amen ...

[TexasCowboy]

"I don't have a ping list... "

I do.

We need your help again, prayer warriors!

We need another of God's miracles!

Thank you for your prayers!

[blackie]

Prayers on the way.

[Soaring Feather]

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[DLfromthedesert]

Prayers for Marilyn; that her body be healed, and prayers for her devoted sister.

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

Pegita, even I am finding comfort in such a beautiful prayer!

Like you, I am thankful for what has started happening, and I am hopeful because good things "are" happening. Even though things look bad, so many good things are beginning to happen.

I know our prayers are being answered. Only God knows what the ultimate outcome will be. But He IS stepping in and He IS at work. Of that I have no doubt. What else can explain the good things that are finally happening? That Claudia is there and that Marilyn is at Shands, are prayers answered.

Now to have our Christmas miracle. We've seen them before when "many have gathered in His name". There is power in prayer! I believe this with all my heart and soul.

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

Prayer Bump!!

I'll be back tonight. Praying for some WONDERFUL News!!

[DLfromthedesert]

Looking forward to your updates; hope they are GOOD ones!!!

[tiki]

Prayer bump.

[Quix]

SURE. DONE.

Will again as Holy Spirit calls to mind.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!

[boxerblues]

Prayers are on the way.

[maestro]

Amen,......More Grace and Mercy,......In Jesus' Precious Name, Amen!!!