MARINE, VIETNAM VETERAN NEEDS PRAYER!

Oct. 16, 2004 | self

[pax_et_bonum]

Jim White, U.S. Marine and Vietnam veteran, needs our prayers. He has cancer and his prognosis is awful.

Jim is about sixty and he's one of the best people I've ever met. I never saw him that he wasn't smiling.

Jim is married and has four children, several grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Several months ago he found out that he had cancer in his esophagus. His doctors told him that surgery would take care of it and that his chances of recovery following surgery would be excellent.

However, Jim's insurance company argued with his family and doctors over details for five weeks. At the end of those critical five weeks, it was discovered that the cancer had spread so severely that surgery was no longer a safe option.

Treatments since that time have not been able to defeat the widespread cancer. He is now extremely weak and due to the cancer in his brain he is now blind.

Jim White was a huge bear of a man and today he weighs less than a hundred pounds.

[pax_et_bonum]

I'm leaving now for a local benefit for Jim and his family. (Jim is too weak to attend.) I'd like to ask my fellow FReepers to please pray for this wonderful man and his family, and to help to keep this thread bumped while I'm away. A prayer or two that the benefit will go well would be appreciated, too!

Thank you all in advance. pax

[pax_et_bonum]

ping

[Arpege92]

Done!

[Two Dawgs]

My prayers to him and his family and a HUGE THANK YOU for honoring our country with his military service.

[Just mythoughts]

done

[pax_et_bonum]

Thank you so much for your prayers.

I'll be sure to tell his family when I see them in a few minutes.

[squirt]

Not only will I pray, but give us contact info, please.

[jamaly]

Jim and his family will be in my prayers.

[pax_et_bonum]

My prayers to him and his family and a HUGE THANK YOU for honoring our country with his military service

Thank you. I'll be sure to pass along your thanks to his family!

[austinaero]

Hey, tell him we pray with and for him and we are so indebted to his sacrifices and service to our United States.

PS-Don't let him watch Skerry on TV!

PSS-Is he strong enough to log into FR?

[pax_et_bonum]

Thank you very much for your prayers.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Prayers for a brave man.

[Bahbah]

Prayers for this good man and for his family and a boatload of gratitude for his service.

[JOE43270]

Incoming.

[Constantine XIII]

prayer bump

[pax_et_bonum]

Not only will I pray, but give us contact info, please.

Thank you for your prayers.

I don't have his family's permission to put his personal contact info on the forum, but if you'll freepmail me I'll pass along your messages.

Also, when I see them today I'll ask them about giving out an email address to those of you who'd like to send an email.

They will probably be very happy to do that, but I'd better ask first!

I know that they will be very, very touched by such a kind and concerned response from everyone.

I'm already crying. Thanks to all of you.

[pax_et_bonum]

Hey, tell him we pray with and for him and we are so indebted to his sacrifices and service to our United States.

PS-Don't let him watch Skerry on TV!

PSS-Is he strong enough to log into FR?

Thank you!

I'll tell his wife to log on to FR and read to him!

Thank you for the idea!

[MrChips]

Dear Lord, may You bless, and heal, and comfort. Amen.

[pax_et_bonum]

Thank you very much for your prayers.

[Allegra]

Prayers will continue from here...