Prayers needed

[Guest guest]

----------

>

> To: chronic_painonelist

> Subject: Fw: Re: Why Doctors are afraid to

prescribe pain meds.

> Date: Thursday, August 06, 1998 7:44 PM

>

> Ken please use this letter and not the attached one I can't get it

deleted

> but use this one please.

> ----------

> > From: Be2u4u@...

> > To: icu2@...

> > Subject: Fwd: Re: Why Doctors are afraid to prescribe

pain

> meds.

> > Date: Thursday, August 06, 1998 7:20 PM

> >

> > In a message dated 8/6/98 6:58:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

> icu2@...

> > writes:

> >

> > << Subj: Re: Re: Why Doctors are afraid to prescribe

pain

> > meds.

> > Date: 8/6/98 6:58:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time

> > From: icu2@... (ANA)

> > To: be2u4u@...

> >

> > Ken, Could you get this message out to everyone please? A very dear

> friend

> > of mine who had lived in constant pain for more years than I have know

> him

> > needs everyone's prayers. He has been rear ended 3 times and has bad

> back

> > problems. The last surgery he had didn't do to well and he wound up

> > throwing a blood clot that landed in his lung. Through all of this I

> have

> > never heard him say why me one time. I also have never seen him let

his

> > pain show. You knew he was in pain but he never complained and always

> was

> > the first to laugh at a joke. I have never heard him raise his voice

> ever.

> > In our family which is close he is the only grandfather and not just

for

> > his but for their cousins as well 12 children total. The other

> children's

> > grandfathers are have either passed away or they don't take time at

all

> with

> > their grandchildren. Bobby had always been their for every child. He

> and

> > his wife are very special people. Last Sunday he had a heart attack

he

> was

> > just able to get to the phone and call his son in law he was in so

much

> > pain his son in law did even recognize his voice. They live close by

so

> he

> > was able to get there very fast and call EMT's they put him in this

> > hospital which for once I have to give them credit, they brought him

> back

> > when hid heart stopped while his wife and daughter were back with him.

> They

> > sent them out and worked and brought him back around. Today they

> > transferred

> > him to ville Fla where they have great health care. They did

the

> > cather. and went on and did the angioplasty and put a pacemaker in

> > also they told his family that the heart attack was a bad one he is in

> very

> > critical condition But if he makes the next 48 hr. he has a chance

would

> > everyone please say a prayer for this dear man? We all have been in

> pain

> > like he is and we can all understand that and I am a firm believer in

> > prayer. This is from a person who rarely goes to church, but my faith

> is

> > deep. When I had gangrene and had home IV's and fought to stop a

> nursing

> > agency from coming in to charge me 135bucks 3 times a day to do

> something I

> > was sure I could to with help from up above. I prayed and said Lord

> > without you I will never get through this please guide me. He was

with

> me

> > and no one could believe how well I did. But I didn't do it the Lord

> did it.

> > So Please I know this is for chronic pain but this man has lived in it

> for

> > years with no support groups like we have and here I am being selfish

> but

> > my heart would break if we lose him he is young so please everyone

> remember

> > him in your prayers Thank you all so much Ana

> >

> >