Prayers for tubebender

July 27, 2004

[glock rocks]

FReeper tubender entered UCSF hospital yesterday and is having a heart bypass operation this morning.

His daughter will be in touch through the week, and I'll post updates here.

[Cindy]

Dear Lord,

Thank You so much for hearing these prayers.
We pray that You continue to guide the doctors
and nurses who are monitoring Tubender's
recovery.

Please hear our humble prayers.

We pray all of this in Jesus' precious
name.

Amen.

[WSGilcrest]

I'm right here near SF. If tube needs to get his fix, I have a laptop he can borrow. Lemme know.

[Cacique]

Prayers on the way.

[JackelopeBreeder]

Hey, tubebender. I made it through a triple and so will you. The only long-term discomfort is waiting for the hair to grow back on your chest.

[JohnHuang2]

Great news -- thanks for the update. More prayers on their way.

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks, keep us posted.

[Libertina]

Prayers to you for complete healing and strength, FReeper friend.

[ChefKeith]

Thank You Lord for watching over tubebender and bringing Him safely through this procedure.

Thanks glock for the update.

tubebender You be nice to those nurses.

[glock rocks]

update:

I got a voice message from tubebender's daughter last night.

"Everything went well, in fact better than we could have wished for. He looks fabulous, and is breathing on his own. The family is grateful for all the prayers, and tubebender will be calling you later in the week."

[ChefKeith]

COOL! Thanks for the update.

Go tube! Go tube! Go tube!

Tubebender in the pits for a tire change and He's gone in 14.5 seconds with 4 new tires!

[mewzilla]

Great news! Thanks for the update! Get well soon, tube :)

[Vigilantcitizen]

"Everything went well, in fact better than we could have wished for. He looks fabulous, and is breathing on his own. The family is grateful for all the prayers, and tubebender will be calling you later in the week."

WOO HOO!!!

[Fierce Allegiance]

tubebender will be calling you later in the week.

Glock, Thank you for the update. Great news.

Tubebender - heal up quickly. Thankfully it's pocono this week, not Bristol, to give you more time to heal. Maybe should have sheduled it before Kansas or Texas so you could be even more relaxed during the race - zzzzzzzzzzzzz! I'm just glad you are doing well.

[clyde260]

Prayers sent.

[Grampa Dave]

Great news!

Sounds like Tube Bender's main heart tube got rebent and cleaned the right way.

Go Tube Bender!

[WestCoastGal]

CK I think tubebenders team could change those 'tars' in 13.8 seconds unless he needs a track bar adjustment.

Here's some news for you tube in case you're having Nascar withdrawal. I hope it's ok to post it here...I'm hoping someone will read the thread to you so you know we're all thinking about you. Jr's getting better and I hope you are too.

Dale Jr. hopes to go all 200 laps: Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver, #8 Budweiser team: "The plan is to rest and take it easy this week so I'll be ready to do 500 miles Sunday. The burns heal a little more every day, but I'm still in a lot of pain. I felt pretty good inside the car, but I'm going to need all my strength. Pocono can wear you out even when you're 100 percent healthy.

I couldn't have finished 300 laps (at New Hampshire) but I'm going to do all I can to get through this and be ready to go this week. I owe it to my team. They've worked so hard for so many years to put us in a place where we're in position to grab a championship, and I owe it to my sponsors and especially my fans.

Everyone has been really supportive of me and that means a lot. Anybody can be cool and get along great when you're winning races and kicking butt, but when things don't go right, it's important to have that support behind me." Dale Jr. and the #8 Budweiser team have four top-10s in nine races at Pocono Raceway and have finished no worse than sixth in the last three events at the unique 2.5-mile tri-oval. Dale Jr. has led at Pocono four times for 89 laps and has been running at the finish in each of his nine events there.

Sending another angel over for good measure.

[Vigilantcitizen]

Evening bump.

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

TONS of prayers for Tubebender!!!

Please keep us updated. We'll be praying until he is at home all healed and back to his old self! Ummm, NEW self!!

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

Just so ya know, I responded with prayer to MeekOneGops ping. But another prayer bump never hurt anything :o)

[don-o]

I love the NASCAR threads, and tubebender knows NASCAR.

Look forward to the next race, with tb on line