I would like ask you to keep 2 VERY special ladies in prayer.

The first is for my Aunt Lillian. She is a colon cancer survivor and in the process of having her 10th (and hopefully last for a while) colonoscopy (sp?) since she was diagnosed with colon cancer. In order for her to get this, she had to get "ok'd" by her cardiologist, who required a heart cath. She underwent the heart cath, was given the ok to proceed with the colonoscopy. This colonoscopy is to be performed this coming Wednesday. However, last night we received a call from her daughter telling us she had taken Aunt Bill (our families nickname for my aunt) to the hospital with chest pains. We found out this afternoon, Aunt Bill was being transported to Charleston to the "Heart Hospital". I ask her point blank if she was in ANY discomfort and she laughed and said "No, and I'm just eating like a pig!" Please keep my aunt, and cousin(s) (her family) in prayer. Aunt Bill is regarded very highly in our family and I feel safe in saying my entire family (from aunts/uncles to cousins, etc) appreciate your prayer support.

The 2nd request is for a very special lady I go to church with. Grandma Doris. I've come to several of you in the past requesting prayer for Grandma Doris. I've had the honor of knowing this very precious lady for nearly my entire life and she has been SUCH a blessing. She loves the Lord with all her heart. She is a breast cancer survivor (2 times) and now is faced with a cancer scare in the form of a little skin lesion that her surgeon didn't think was anything to worry about but we late found out it was. Doris is not down and out. She has put her faith in God and even is singing the children's song "deep and wide" but changing it a tad saying something about the surgeon will make the cut more deep and wide (can't give you a direct quote sorry!). She is to undergo surgery tomorrow (Tuesday, April 19) afternoon (after 2pm I believe). Please join me in lifting this dear friend up for healing. She was annointed this past weekend after church. Also, please pray for her beloved husband Grandpa Jim. He suffers from macular degeneration and Doris is his eyes. I don't know what their family (or our church family for that matter) would do without her. I pray we don't get to find out.

Thank you for your time and thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules for these 2 very precious daughters of God.



Blessings
Puddly

will certainly be praying for these 2 special ladies! and Grandpa Jim too.

aldona

Thanks everyone for your kind words and prayers for these 2 ladies.

I spoke to Grandma Doris and the doctor gave her a 99% chance that she will be fine. Fortunately this cancer was in stage 1 and whichever the type it was, was considered the best to have IF you HAD to have melanoma. Whew...did that make sense? This little melanoma was located on her jaw bone/cheek and as you know, there is not a whole lot of skin/muscle before you hit bone, therefore, she is quite sore. Please pray she can get thru this painful stage.

However, in regards to my aunts situation...when she had the heart cath about a month ago, it was discovered that she did have a 100% blockage BUT that the artery bypassed this blockage and grew new paths and just kept on going. For some reason, she was experiencing chest pains and her cardio now wants her to go to the Cleveland Clinic and be checked out. She is NOT wanting this and is bucking them tooth and nail. Please keep my Aunt Bill in your prayers. She is 85 and don't see the point in going thru all the efforts the medical staff are wanting her to go thru.

Thanks again for all your prayers!
Blessings
Puddles

Update on my aunt.

She was supposed to be sent to Cleveland Clinic for further examination in regards to her heart but later we found out that...Cleveland Clinic didn't want her! Actually there wasn't anything that could be done to her up there that hadn't been already done down here... She was looking great, had gained some weight, had numerous things checked out while in the hospital and was just waiting on the various doc's to tell her what was going on.

The short version of this story is: She underwent a colonscopy yesterday and pasted with flying colours. The colonoscopy was what initiated all this heart stuff to begin with...sigh...She hopefully will get to come home tomorrow (Wednesday).

Thank you SO MUCH for your prayers.

Glad to hear some of these good reports coming back, Puddles!

I want to offer a special prayer for Grandma Doris specifically: Dear Lord, I know what it is like to be in pain daily, how much it consumes every waking moment, how it robs every bit of energy, what a drain it can be on the whole body and mind and spirit when just one little part is hurting. Please be near to Grandma Doris right now and bring her relief from the pain, Lord. She is your servant and must be about her Father's business. Help her to rest in You and find her comfort in You during this time. Please be very near to her and grant her relief from her suffering, that her time and energy may be spent in praising and serving you as she loves to do. In Jesus' name Amen.

p.s. Lord thank You for helping Puddles' aunt's health to improve too!

Amen

Thanks again for the prayers. My aunt finally made it back home this past Sabbath. She was very glad to get home after being in the hospital for 2 weeks! It's so wonderful having a great group of friends that you KNOW pray for you and/or whatever situation is brought to their attention. May God bless each and every one of you on this board!

Thank you Nico! What a beautiful prayer. I plan to print it out and give it to Grandma Doris tonight at church.

You are such a blessing! God bless you!