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Freepers sister in life or death situation-Florida-help please!! PRAYER REQUEST
me | December 9, 2003 | me

Posted on 12/09/2003 4:43:34 AM PST by 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.


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To: Beach_Babe
Heavenly Father, we return to give You thanks that Marilyn is receiving the attention that is to critical to her ... we praise You for answered prayer, and we praise You for the dedication of her beloved sister and friend. Shower her doctors and caregivers with wisdom, knowledge, and skill ... may they be correct in diagnosis and correct in treatment. Guide each step in her care, O God, unto the day of her recovery. May they deal as kindly with her as she has dealt with others, for in serving one another, we serve You, Creator God. In the Name of Jesus, I pray, Amen ...
241 posted on 12/18/2003 7:07:04 PM PST by Pegita ('Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, just to take Him at His Word ...)
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To: PoisedWoman; Vets_Husband_and_Wife; Beach_Babe
Amen to your prayer PW.

Logan, Beth & Nana
242 posted on 12/18/2003 8:07:30 PM PST by Texas Termite (I love my Freeper Framily!)
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To: Beach_Babe
Praying for a Christmas miracle.
243 posted on 12/18/2003 8:33:50 PM PST by tiki
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To: Beach_Babe
Prayed.
244 posted on 12/18/2003 9:14:32 PM PST by 185JHP ( "What seest thou, Jeremiah?")
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To: Vets_Husband_and_Wife
I forgot to tell you that she is 'out of it' ... I don't think she knew I was there. Her BP was about 90/64 ... and resp. rate was fluctuating between 24 & 30.

Here she is on her horse, Diablo, back in NJ.

Thank you everyone for your prayers ... I believe they are keeping her alive.

245 posted on 12/18/2003 9:59:09 PM PST by Beach_Babe
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To: Vets_Husband_and_Wife
And guess what: I've been told by someone in the know that Shands, which is in Alachua County, NEVER accepts a hospital transfer of patients from Marion County (us) who are on Medicaid.

Is that legal???

And if that's the case, I wish the staff at Ocala had been upfront with me from the beginning, instead of letting Marilyn rot in their bed for more than forty days. I would have AMAed her and taken her there myself long ago.

246 posted on 12/18/2003 10:11:07 PM PST by Beach_Babe
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To: Beach_Babe
prayer bump
247 posted on 12/18/2003 11:13:03 PM PST by oceanperch
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To: Beach_Babe
Prayers coming, Beach_Babe.
248 posted on 12/19/2003 12:37:38 AM PST by Humidston (Two Words: TERM LIMITS)
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To: TexasCowboy
I continue to lift her up for God's healing and blessings!
249 posted on 12/19/2003 8:54:30 AM PST by Alamo-Girl
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To: Beach_Babe; TexasCowboy; Saundra Duffy; trussell; DLfromthedesert; MeeknMing; ...
UPDATE!! Below in italics is an update from Alice/Beach_Babe. POST 239 and POST 245. I can tell she is just exhausted. Please if you all would PING your ping lists agian, I would appreciate it SO MUCH!! God Bless!!

Our prayers are working, maybe in baby steps. But I know they are. So does Alice, as you will see reading her update.

Alice, it sounds like Marilyn is getting EXCELLENT care at Shands. PRAISE GOD!!! As you can see from all the beautiful prayers you are getting in this thread, prayers are being answered, in that Marilyn is FINALLY getting the kind of care she needed and deserved.

Be sure to take care of YOU while she is there in such capable hands. God willing, they will get her well, and the day will soon be here when she will be going home with you. YOU WILL NEED to be rested so you can care for her. What good will you be to Marilyn if you collapse from exhaustion?

(((Gentle Hugs Alice))). And TONS of prayers. WHEN YOU ARE RESTED you can update us! UNTIL then, we will continue to pray for her and you. Give our prayers and gratitude to Claudia too.

Here is Beach_Babes update:

An update: They have Marilyn in their 36-bed Intermediate Care Unit. There must have been twice that number of staff running around.

They did a MRI on her back ... results were inconclusive. They don't know if it's a blood mass there or what ... at this point in time. Herpes was mentioned at some point (I think about the back, but I don't remember --- there's so much going on and I'm so tired.)

The liver specialist was there today and doesn't think her condition is entirely from the HepC ... that she's not jaundiced enough.

They did an EKG today ... but no results yet. Will keep you posted.

239 posted on 12/18/2003 6:11:14 PM PST by Beach_Babe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

To: Vets_Husband_and_Wife I forgot to tell you that she is 'out of it' ... I don't think she knew I was there. Her BP was about 90/64 ... and resp. rate was fluctuating between 24 & 30.

Thank you everyone for your prayers ... I believe they are keeping her alive.

245 posted on 12/18/2003 9:59:09 PM PST by Beach_Babe

250 posted on 12/19/2003 3:17:22 PM PST by Vets_Husband_and_Wife
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To: Beach_Babe
Continued prayers for Marilyn, and for you.

Hang in there ... God's in charge!!
251 posted on 12/19/2003 3:31:14 PM PST by DLfromthedesert (We got Saddam, but Vicente's still at large.)
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To: Vets_Husband_and_Wife
Update ping.

UPDATE!! Below in italics is an update from Alice/Beach_Babe. POST 239 and POST 245. I can tell she is just exhausted. Please if you all would PING your ping lists agian, I would appreciate it SO MUCH!! God Bless!! Our prayers are working, maybe in baby steps. But I know they are. So does Alice, as you will see reading her update.

Alice, it sounds like Marilyn is getting EXCELLENT care at Shands. PRAISE GOD!!! As you can see from all the beautiful prayers you are getting in this thread, prayers are being answered, in that Marilyn is FINALLY getting the kind of care she needed and deserved.

Be sure to take care of YOU while she is there in such capable hands. God willing, they will get her well, and the day will soon be here when she will be going home with you. YOU WILL NEED to be rested so you can care for her. What good will you be to Marilyn if you collapse from exhaustion?

(((Gentle Hugs Alice))). And TONS of prayers. WHEN YOU ARE RESTED you can update us! UNTIL then, we will continue to pray for her and you. Give our prayers and gratitude to Claudia too.

Here is Beach_Babes update:

An update: They have Marilyn in their 36-bed Intermediate Care Unit. There must have been twice that number of staff running around.

They did a MRI on her back ... results were inconclusive. They don't know if it's a blood mass there or what ... at this point in time. Herpes was mentioned at some point (I think about the back, but I don't remember --- there's so much going on and I'm so tired.)

The liver specialist was there today and doesn't think her condition is entirely from the HepC ... that she's not jaundiced enough.

They did an EKG today ... but no results yet. Will keep you posted.

239 posted on 12/18/2003 6:11:14 PM PST by Beach_Babe
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To: Vets_Husband_and_Wife I forgot to tell you that she is 'out of it' ... I don't think she knew I was there. Her BP was about 90/64 ... and resp. rate was fluctuating between 24 & 30.

Thank you everyone for your prayers ... I believe they are keeping her alive.

245 posted on 12/18/2003 9:59:09 PM PST by Beach_Babe

250 posted on 12/19/2003 4:17:22 PM MST by Vets_Husband_and_Wife
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If you want on/off my prayer ping list, please let me know. All requests happily honored.

252 posted on 12/19/2003 3:45:00 PM PST by trussell (Prayer WILL work!!)
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To: Vets_Husband_and_Wife; Texas Termite; Brad's Gramma; farmfriend; Simcha7; Yaelle; ...
God is answering our prayers, prayer warriors!

The situation is SO much better than it was a few days ago.

Thank you, dear Lord, for interceding.
We praise you for your work, Heavenly Father.
Please restore Marilyn to complete health.
Please let this woman who has helped so many rise from her bed healed in every way.
We pray in Jesus name, Amen.

253 posted on 12/19/2003 4:09:00 PM PST by TexasCowboy (COB1)
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To: Beach_Babe
Prayers on the way.healing in progress
254 posted on 12/19/2003 4:18:46 PM PST by jd792
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To: Beach_Babe
Continuing with my prayers.
255 posted on 12/19/2003 4:31:35 PM PST by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (Please answer our prayers God)
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To: TexasCowboy
I will continue to pray for Marilyn.

Please Father, continue helping Marilyn that she may be completely healed. WE ask this in Jesus Name. Amen
256 posted on 12/19/2003 4:33:31 PM PST by JustAmy (Thanks go out to our military for a job well done!! God bless them all. God Bless America!)
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To: TexasCowboy
Thank You Lord bump.
257 posted on 12/19/2003 4:50:08 PM PST by Soaring Feather (I do Poetry.)
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To: bentfeather
Ditto, bentfeather, and continued prayers for Marilyn, Alice, and all who are involved in returning Marilyn to good health.
258 posted on 12/19/2003 5:07:08 PM PST by LucyJo
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To: TexasCowboy
So Mote It Be ~ Prayers work.
259 posted on 12/19/2003 5:07:30 PM PST by blackie
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To: Beach_Babe
Amen,....More Grace and Mercy,....In Jesus' Precious Name, Amen!!!
260 posted on 12/19/2003 5:08:39 PM PST by maestro
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