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Prayer request for my father
June 13, 2016 | Self

Posted on 06/13/2016 4:51:53 PM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican

I ask your prayers for my father. He is eighty-eight years old and has been living alone since my mother died eight years ago. He has been in excellent health and condition for a man his age. He still drives. He is active in his church, the American Legion, and volunteers at the information desk of his county courthouse. He is a valued neighbor and member of his community. He went into the hospital last week for some bad back pain, an issue that pops up every couple of years. He also had a case of cellulitis, which was not responding terribly well to the antibiotics. They also found arterial fibrillation, which might be something new. He had not had any heart issues before.

My aunt has been feeding me some very alarming information about his condition (probably from my cousin, who is a nurse), and how even treatment for the heart issue can be life-threatening. I don't know if I want to believe her. I have to trust that the doctors will do the right thing, and that God will watch over their work.

I ask your prayers for the restoration of the health of a very vital man -- a good and kind man, a proud veteran of the Korean War era, and a patriot. I am thankful for having him for my fifty-nine years -- a lot longer than a lot of people have their parents. But I am scared, and I still need him.

Thank you.

SCR


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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

Prayers for your father’s good health.


21 posted on 06/13/2016 5:17:48 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: All

I forget to add that his name is Loren. And thank all of you for your kind replies.


22 posted on 06/13/2016 5:18:11 PM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.)
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

Nearby Prayers from the western suburbs headed up now.


23 posted on 06/13/2016 5:18:34 PM PDT by infool7 (The ugly truth is just a big lie.)
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

Heart treatment is improving all the time. Hang in there with your dad, Loren.

May the Lord reach down and heal him. Amen.


24 posted on 06/13/2016 5:20:05 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

They also found arterial fibrillation, which might be something new.

Is he taking ibuprofen? Ibuprofen caused fibrillation in me, so I quit taking it.


25 posted on 06/13/2016 5:21:22 PM PDT by Excellence (Marine mom since April 11, 2014)
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

Prayers in work.


26 posted on 06/13/2016 5:22:31 PM PDT by Shark24 (.)
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To: BloodScarletMinnesota

I certainly will.


27 posted on 06/13/2016 5:23:29 PM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.)
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

Praying for you and your dad.


28 posted on 06/13/2016 5:25:53 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

Prayers up.


29 posted on 06/13/2016 5:29:04 PM PDT by piytar (http://www.truthrevolt.org/videos/bill-whittle-number-one-bullet)
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To: Excellence

I don’t know, but it’s worth checking to.


30 posted on 06/13/2016 5:29:11 PM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.)
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican
In my prayers.

In the elderly, you have to watch for medical side effects. There are several medicines to stop atrial fibrillation that may or may not prolong life so we don't use them a lot anymore.

The important medicine is using a blood thinner to prevent a stroke. (The atria don't pump so can get blood clots inside, which break off and can travel to the brain). So we thin the blood to prevent this, but bleed thinners are hard to gt the right dose, so this can cause bleeding.

And watch the driving... reflexes slow in the elderly.

31 posted on 06/13/2016 5:31:25 PM PDT by LadyDoc (liberals only love politically correct poor people..)
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

Prayers sent. Hope you get to have your Dad around for many more years.


32 posted on 06/13/2016 5:32:01 PM PDT by Old Grumpy
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

Prayers on the way..
God Bless..


33 posted on 06/13/2016 5:45:01 PM PDT by late bloomer ( Neglegere homo pone aulaeum. semi-retired warlord)
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

A prayer offered up for your wonderful Dad and his rapid and complete recovery.


34 posted on 06/13/2016 5:47:01 PM PDT by The Duke ( Azealia Banks)
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

Loren, and you, are in my prayers. No matter what the picture, hold fast to the knowledge that God is in control, all is well. Neither your father in heaven nor your father on earth, will ever leave you.


35 posted on 06/13/2016 5:49:17 PM PDT by Auntie Mame (Fear not tomorrow. God is already there.)
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

Prayed just now.


36 posted on 06/13/2016 5:51:16 PM PDT by Drawsing (Fools show their annoyance at once, the prudent man overlooks an insult. Proverbs 12:16)
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

Prayers up


37 posted on 06/13/2016 5:51:40 PM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

Prayed.


38 posted on 06/13/2016 5:57:01 PM PDT by Edward.Fish
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To: LadyDoc

Thanks for the information.


39 posted on 06/13/2016 6:01:05 PM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.)
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican
Done.
40 posted on 06/13/2016 6:02:35 PM PDT by JoeFromSidney (,)
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