Re: PLEASE,PLEASE;READ THIS MESSEGE TO YOU ALL FROM KEN!!!IT IS IMPORTANT!!!

[Guest guest]

Dear Ken,

I'm sitting here absolutely crying after reading your post. I'm so

grateful that God has decided to keep you with us longer, and for

seeing almost first hand a miracle occur. Thank you and Thank God!

Judi

[Guest guest]

Ken, I am so glad your alright!!! I have been worried about you.

What a scare you had, thank God for a miracle. I know your happy to

be back home, and without glasses, way to go:) My prayers are with

you, Tawny

>

> Greetings to you all! a, Lynn, Tawney, Tess, Jan, Pat, ALL OF

YOU: I am so grateful to be alive! And the ONLY reason, which I

believe with ALL OF MY HEART is because ALL of you, who have kept me

in your prayers,asking God not to take me home yet,are the reason I

am sitting here. Let me explain:

> For some unknown reason, because I do NOT drink, my liver

started shutting down. I remember desperately trying to send

Alvarez, (only ONE of you who I hold dear to my heart) a messege, and

the words were all jumbled. Couldn't get them out right. Finally gave

up. My legs, from my feet, all the way up to my belly, were swollen

terribly, my face and eyes were yellow...This happened after my

cataract surgury, which was a REAL trip, because even tho' the

surgery went GREAT ,they tried for an hour to wake me up, and

couldn't!. Finally, I did, went home(when I tried to contact Pat),

and my Lady, Tammy came home, tried to wake me and even tho' she

could, I couldn't STAY awake for more than a few minutes!

> She rushed me to the V.A. Hospital, and they took one look

at me, and told Tammy that it appeared that I had extensive liver

damage, and was " shutting down " . They gave me a shot of something,

and my heart started burning so badly, and the burning spread all

thru my abdomen.....the last thing I remember, before blacking out

was the Dr,yelling at me, " Ken, stay with us, ken, stay with

us! " .Just as I was going " down " . I remember calling for my wife, and

she came to me, and the last thing I remember was telling her " I've

always loved you with all of my heart! "

> They tell me I slept for two days,hardly ever coming out

of it for more than a few minutes....Finally, when I DID wake up,

with all of these tubes running into and out of me, I did wake up.

They then told me I had severe liver damage, they didn't know yet how

much....but upon weighing me, they told me they had " drained twenty

five pounds of " water " from my body! . I started contemplating my own

death,and couldn't quite come to terms with it. I wasn't even quite

sure of my Faith....Then I got a phone call from a friend, " Blue " ,

who has been my best friend for 35 years....then from Jim, same

story. We've always kept in touch, tho Jim lives in Seattle, and Blue

lives in North Palm Beach. At that pointe, I realized how much God

Loves me, and Tammy told of how she had called Alvarez, and

of how so many of you all across the country were praying for me. I

can NEVER thank you all enough! Truly, as Frost, Late Great

American Poet once said: " Family is NOT a manner

> of " blood " ..........

> it's a manner of LOVE!.

> I'd been in the hospital five days by then. Satuarday, I

awoke feeling a world of better! Sunday, I felt even better than

that! They took that " real embarresing tube " out of me, by then (I'm

sure you know what I mean, haha). They had been running all kind of

tests on me, to find out how much of my liver was still working. C-

scans....ultra sounds..they gave me e.k.g.'s. all kinds of tests!I

can't remember the name of the machine, but it was one where they put

you in a " tunnel " , kind of...they even did that!

> Monday morning, my Dr. was supposed to come in and read

all the tests, and stuff.....time went on....and on...and on...and

I'. wondering, by this time " where the heck IS she, she TOLD me she

would see me first thing in the morning, and by now, it was afternoon.

> Well, my Dr.finally showed up, and THAT was good, because

I was feeling really pretty good,tho very weak, and all I wanted was

to GO HOME!(Has anyone ELSE out there ever noticed how BAD hospital

food was? and how their idea if pajamas, which fall down every time

you stand up ,to their thinking is o.k.? ) Ha! I told Tammy to bring

me a pair of flannel lounge pants, and the guy in the room, who was

across from me just " lost it " laughing, 'cause when she got them to

me, all HE saw was a pair of scrub pants come SAILING over the

curtain, to land in the middle of the room! Yeah, I was feeling

pretty good by then.!!

> The Dr. FINALLY came in, and sat down on the bed next to me,

and motioned Tammy over.: Are you ready for this? I mean, ARE YOU

REALLY READY for this? She said she had gone over EVERY TEST over

and over.................and could NOT find ONE THING WRONG with me!

NOTHING!!!!! My liver was working just like it was supposed to, all

the yellow went away, the weight went away along with the swelling,

and she could not find ANY liver damage! NOTHING AT ALL!!!!!!

> I believe in God the Father, maker of Heaven and

earth, in Jesus Christ, His only son, the power of PRAYER , and the

power of THOSE WHO LOVE YOU!!!!!!

> And I believe that because of all of you who lifted

me up in prayer, and in love, when I needed it the most, because of

YOU.....I was healed! The Dr, said she could not figure it out, and

she couldn't tell me what happened, or what was wrong with me, and

all that she saw was a 53 year old man, in reletively good shape! Go

Figure!

>

> And by the way....for the firdt time in TWENTY YEARS I

am sitting here WITHOUT a pair of glasses! And nexx the ninth, I go

in for " pre-op " . for the OTHER eye, and they do the surgery on

theOTHER one the 12th!!!!! FaR OUT, HUH?

> i AM SORRY THIS HAS BEEN SUCH A LONG POST.I just wanted to

thank all of you for being the family I have needed for so long, for

the love you have shown me.....and I wanted to tell you all how much

effect your prayers have had! Please believe me when I tell you that

I love you all, and you ARE my family! To al of you....bless you, and

thank you.......from the bottom of my heart!

> With all my

love....the " squarehead " ...ken

>

>

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Ken, I'm so glad that things turned out so well for you. You had me in

tears reading the story of your ordeal. I guess you have your Christmas

present early, don't you?

Sue

[Guest guest]

((((((((((((((ken)))))))))))))))) glad you are back home and doing well, may God

continue to bless you and your family.

kerri sue

kenneth samuelsen <squarehead52@...> wrote:

Greetings to you all! a, Lynn, Tawney, Tess, Jan, Pat, ALL OF YOU: I am

so grateful to be alive! And the ONLY reason, which I believe with ALL OF MY

HEART is because ALL of you, who have kept me in your prayers,asking God not to

take me home yet,are the reason I am sitting here. Let me explain:

For some unknown reason, because I do NOT drink, my liver started

shutting down. I remember desperately trying to send Alvarez, (only ONE

of you who I hold dear to my heart) a messege, and the words were all jumbled.

Couldn't get them out right. Finally gave up. My legs, from my feet, all the way

up to my belly, were swollen terribly, my face and eyes were yellow...This

happened after my cataract surgury, which was a REAL trip, because even tho' the

surgery went GREAT ,they tried for an hour to wake me up, and couldn't!.

Finally, I did, went home(when I tried to contact Pat), and my Lady, Tammy came

home, tried to wake me and even tho' she could, I couldn't STAY awake for more

than a few minutes!

She rushed me to the V.A. Hospital, and they took one look at me, and

told Tammy that it appeared that I had extensive liver damage, and was " shutting

down " . They gave me a shot of something, and my heart started burning so badly,

and the burning spread all thru my abdomen.....the last thing I remember, before

blacking out was the Dr,yelling at me, " Ken, stay with us, ken, stay with

us! " .Just as I was going " down " . I remember calling for my wife, and she came to

me, and the last thing I remember was telling her " I've always loved you with

all of my heart! "

They tell me I slept for two days,hardly ever coming out of it for

more than a few minutes....Finally, when I DID wake up, with all of these tubes

running into and out of me, I did wake up. They then told me I had severe liver

damage, they didn't know yet how much....but upon weighing me, they told me they

had " drained twenty five pounds of " water " from my body! . I started

contemplating my own death,and couldn't quite come to terms with it. I wasn't

even quite sure of my Faith....Then I got a phone call from a friend, " Blue " ,

who has been my best friend for 35 years....then from Jim, same story. We've

always kept in touch, tho Jim lives in Seattle, and Blue lives in North Palm

Beach. At that pointe, I realized how much God Loves me, and Tammy told of how

she had called Alvarez, and of how so many of you all across the

country were praying for me. I can NEVER thank you all enough! Truly, as

Frost, Late Great American Poet once said: " Family is NOT a manner

of " blood " ..........

it's a manner of LOVE!.

I'd been in the hospital five days by then. Satuarday, I awoke feeling

a world of better! Sunday, I felt even better than that! They took that " real

embarresing tube " out of me, by then (I'm sure you know what I mean, haha). They

had been running all kind of tests on me, to find out how much of my liver was

still working. C- scans....ultra sounds..they gave me e.k.g.'s. all kinds of

tests!I can't remember the name of the machine, but it was one where they put

you in a " tunnel " , kind of...they even did that!

Monday morning, my Dr. was supposed to come in and read all the tests,

and stuff.....time went on....and on...and on...and I'. wondering, by this time

" where the heck IS she, she TOLD me she would see me first thing in the morning,

and by now, it was afternoon.

Well, my Dr.finally showed up, and THAT was good, because I was feeling

really pretty good,tho very weak, and all I wanted was to GO HOME!(Has anyone

ELSE out there ever noticed how BAD hospital food was? and how their idea if

pajamas, which fall down every time you stand up ,to their thinking is o.k.? )

Ha! I told Tammy to bring me a pair of flannel lounge pants, and the guy in the

room, who was across from me just " lost it " laughing, 'cause when she got them

to me, all HE saw was a pair of scrub pants come SAILING over the curtain, to

land in the middle of the room! Yeah, I was feeling pretty good by then.!!

The Dr. FINALLY came in, and sat down on the bed next to me, and motioned

Tammy over.: Are you ready for this? I mean, ARE YOU REALLY READY for this? She

said she had gone over EVERY TEST over and over.................and could NOT

find ONE THING WRONG with me! NOTHING!!!!! My liver was working just like it

was supposed to, all the yellow went away, the weight went away along with the

swelling, and she could not find ANY liver damage! NOTHING AT ALL!!!!!!

I believe in God the Father, maker of Heaven and earth, in Jesus

Christ, His only son, the power of PRAYER , and the power of THOSE WHO LOVE

YOU!!!!!!

And I believe that because of all of you who lifted me up in

prayer, and in love, when I needed it the most, because of YOU.....I was healed!

The Dr, said she could not figure it out, and she couldn't tell me what

happened, or what was wrong with me, and all that she saw was a 53 year old man,

in reletively good shape! Go Figure!

And by the way....for the firdt time in TWENTY YEARS I am sitting

here WITHOUT a pair of glasses! And nexx the ninth, I go in for " pre-op " . for

the OTHER eye, and they do the surgery on theOTHER one the 12th!!!!! FaR

OUT, HUH?

i AM SORRY THIS HAS BEEN SUCH A LONG POST.I just wanted to thank all of you

for being the family I have needed for so long, for the love you have shown

me.....and I wanted to tell you all how much effect your prayers have had!

Please believe me when I tell you that I love you all, and you ARE my family! To

al of you....bless you, and thank you.......from the bottom of my heart!

With all my love....the " squarehead " ...ken

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Ken

That is amazing!! I am so pleased that god has chose you to stay here with us

for a lot longer.. Good luck for the future

Love Joyce

kenneth samuelsen <squarehead52@...> wrote:

Greetings to you all! a, Lynn, Tawney, Tess, Jan, Pat, ALL OF YOU: I am

so grateful to be alive! And the ONLY reason, which I believe with ALL OF MY

HEART is because ALL of you, who have kept me in your prayers,asking God not to

take me home yet,are the reason I am sitting here. Let me explain:

For some unknown reason, because I do NOT drink, my liver started

shutting down. I remember desperately trying to send Alvarez, (only ONE

of you who I hold dear to my heart) a messege, and the words were all jumbled.

Couldn't get them out right. Finally gave up. My legs, from my feet, all the way

up to my belly, were swollen terribly, my face and eyes were yellow...This

happened after my cataract surgury, which was a REAL trip, because even tho' the

surgery went GREAT ,they tried for an hour to wake me up, and couldn't!.

Finally, I did, went home(when I tried to contact Pat), and my Lady, Tammy came

home, tried to wake me and even tho' she could, I couldn't STAY awake for more

than a few minutes!

She rushed me to the V.A. Hospital, and they took one look at me, and

told Tammy that it appeared that I had extensive liver damage, and was " shutting

down " . They gave me a shot of something, and my heart started burning so badly,

and the burning spread all thru my abdomen.....the last thing I remember, before

blacking out was the Dr,yelling at me, " Ken, stay with us, ken, stay with

us! " .Just as I was going " down " . I remember calling for my wife, and she came to

me, and the last thing I remember was telling her " I've always loved you with

all of my heart! "

They tell me I slept for two days,hardly ever coming out of it for

more than a few minutes....Finally, when I DID wake up, with all of these tubes

running into and out of me, I did wake up. They then told me I had severe liver

damage, they didn't know yet how much....but upon weighing me, they told me they

had " drained twenty five pounds of " water " from my body! . I started

contemplating my own death,and couldn't quite come to terms with it. I wasn't

even quite sure of my Faith....Then I got a phone call from a friend, " Blue " ,

who has been my best friend for 35 years....then from Jim, same story. We've

always kept in touch, tho Jim lives in Seattle, and Blue lives in North Palm

Beach. At that pointe, I realized how much God Loves me, and Tammy told of how

she had called Alvarez, and of how so many of you all across the

country were praying for me. I can NEVER thank you all enough! Truly, as

Frost, Late Great American Poet once said: " Family is NOT a manner

of " blood " ..........

it's a manner of LOVE!.

I'd been in the hospital five days by then. Satuarday, I awoke feeling

a world of better! Sunday, I felt even better than that! They took that " real

embarresing tube " out of me, by then (I'm sure you know what I mean, haha). They

had been running all kind of tests on me, to find out how much of my liver was

still working. C- scans....ultra sounds..they gave me e.k.g.'s. all kinds of

tests!I can't remember the name of the machine, but it was one where they put

you in a " tunnel " , kind of...they even did that!

Monday morning, my Dr. was supposed to come in and read all the tests,

and stuff.....time went on....and on...and on...and I'. wondering, by this time

" where the heck IS she, she TOLD me she would see me first thing in the morning,

and by now, it was afternoon.

Well, my Dr.finally showed up, and THAT was good, because I was feeling

really pretty good,tho very weak, and all I wanted was to GO HOME!(Has anyone

ELSE out there ever noticed how BAD hospital food was? and how their idea if

pajamas, which fall down every time you stand up ,to their thinking is o.k.? )

Ha! I told Tammy to bring me a pair of flannel lounge pants, and the guy in the

room, who was across from me just " lost it " laughing, 'cause when she got them

to me, all HE saw was a pair of scrub pants come SAILING over the curtain, to

land in the middle of the room! Yeah, I was feeling pretty good by then.!!

The Dr. FINALLY came in, and sat down on the bed next to me, and motioned

Tammy over.: Are you ready for this? I mean, ARE YOU REALLY READY for this? She

said she had gone over EVERY TEST over and over.................and could NOT

find ONE THING WRONG with me! NOTHING!!!!! My liver was working just like it

was supposed to, all the yellow went away, the weight went away along with the

swelling, and she could not find ANY liver damage! NOTHING AT ALL!!!!!!

I believe in God the Father, maker of Heaven and earth, in Jesus

Christ, His only son, the power of PRAYER , and the power of THOSE WHO LOVE

YOU!!!!!!

And I believe that because of all of you who lifted me up in

prayer, and in love, when I needed it the most, because of YOU.....I was healed!

The Dr, said she could not figure it out, and she couldn't tell me what

happened, or what was wrong with me, and all that she saw was a 53 year old man,

in reletively good shape! Go Figure!

And by the way....for the firdt time in TWENTY YEARS I am sitting

here WITHOUT a pair of glasses! And nexx the ninth, I go in for " pre-op " . for

the OTHER eye, and they do the surgery on theOTHER one the 12th!!!!! FaR

OUT, HUH?

i AM SORRY THIS HAS BEEN SUCH A LONG POST.I just wanted to thank all of you

for being the family I have needed for so long, for the love you have shown

me.....and I wanted to tell you all how much effect your prayers have had!

Please believe me when I tell you that I love you all, and you ARE my family! To

al of you....bless you, and thank you.......from the bottom of my heart!

With all my love....the " squarehead " ...ken

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ken, although we haven't spoken before and i am

relatively new to the group, i just wanted to say how

amazing this is. God really has good plans for you

here with us. i am so stunned at your story, take care.

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Ken:

I am so very happy that you are doing well now - what

an ordeal you had. Yes, it surely does sound like a

miracle occurred - I, too, definately believe in the

power of prayer. I am also glad that your cataract

surgery went so well - isn't it amazing?

Anyway, glad to have you back at home -

Kathe in CA

--- kenneth samuelsen <squarehead52@...> wrote:

> Greetings to you all! a, Lynn, Tawney, Tess,

> Jan, Pat, ALL OF YOU: I am so grateful to be

> alive! And the ONLY reason, which I believe with ALL

> OF MY HEART is because ALL of you, who have kept me

> in your prayers,asking God not to take me home

> yet,are the reason I am sitting here. Let me

> explain:

> For some unknown reason, because I do NOT

> drink, my liver started shutting down. I remember

> desperately trying to send Alvarez, (only

> ONE of you who I hold dear to my heart) a messege,

> and the words were all jumbled. Couldn't get them

> out right. Finally gave up. My legs, from my feet,

> all the way up to my belly, were swollen terribly,

> my face and eyes were yellow...This happened after

> my cataract surgury, which was a REAL trip, because

> even tho' the surgery went GREAT ,they tried for an

> hour to wake me up, and couldn't!. Finally, I did,

> went home(when I tried to contact Pat), and my Lady,

> Tammy came home, tried to wake me and even tho' she

> could, I couldn't STAY awake for more than a few

> minutes!

> She rushed me to the V.A. Hospital, and

> they took one look at me, and told Tammy that it

> appeared that I had extensive liver damage, and was

> " shutting down " . They gave me a shot of something,

> and my heart started burning so badly, and the

> burning spread all thru my abdomen.....the last

> thing I remember, before blacking out was the

> Dr,yelling at me, " Ken, stay with us, ken, stay with

> us! " .Just as I was going " down " . I remember calling

> for my wife, and she came to me, and the last thing

> I remember was telling her " I've always loved you

> with all of my heart! "

> They tell me I slept for two days,hardly

> ever coming out of it for more than a few

> minutes....Finally, when I DID wake up, with all of

> these tubes running into and out of me, I did wake

> up. They then told me I had severe liver damage,

> they didn't know yet how much....but upon weighing

> me, they told me they had " drained twenty five

> pounds of " water " from my body! . I started

> contemplating my own death,and couldn't quite come

> to terms with it. I wasn't even quite sure of my

> Faith....Then I got a phone call from a friend,

> " Blue " , who has been my best friend for 35

> years....then from Jim, same story. We've always

> kept in touch, tho Jim lives in Seattle, and Blue

> lives in North Palm Beach. At that pointe, I

> realized how much God Loves me, and Tammy told of

> how she had called Alvarez, and of how so

> many of you all across the country were praying for

> me. I can NEVER thank you all enough! Truly, as

> Frost, Late Great American Poet once said: "

> Family is NOT a manner

> of " blood " ..........

> it's a manner of LOVE!.

> I'd been in the hospital five days by

> then. Satuarday, I awoke feeling a world of better!

> Sunday, I felt even better than that! They took that

> " real embarresing tube " out of me, by then (I'm sure

> you know what I mean, haha). They had been running

> all kind of tests on me, to find out how much of my

> liver was still working. C- scans....ultra

> sounds..they gave me e.k.g.'s. all kinds of tests!I

> can't remember the name of the machine, but it was

> one where they put you in a " tunnel " , kind of...they

> even did that!

> Monday morning, my Dr. was supposed to come

> in and read all the tests, and stuff.....time went

> on....and on...and on...and I'. wondering, by this

> time " where the heck IS she, she TOLD me she would

> see me first thing in the morning, and by now, it

> was afternoon.

> Well, my Dr.finally showed up, and THAT was

> good, because I was feeling really pretty good,tho

> very weak, and all I wanted was to GO HOME!(Has

> anyone ELSE out there ever noticed how BAD hospital

> food was? and how their idea if pajamas, which fall

> down every time you stand up ,to their thinking is

> o.k.? ) Ha! I told Tammy to bring me a pair of

> flannel lounge pants, and the guy in the room, who

> was across from me just " lost it " laughing, 'cause

> when she got them to me, all HE saw was a pair of

> scrub pants come SAILING over the curtain, to land

> in the middle of the room! Yeah, I was feeling

> pretty good by then.!!

> The Dr. FINALLY came in, and sat down on the

> bed next to me, and motioned Tammy over.: Are you

> ready for this? I mean, ARE YOU REALLY READY for

> this? She said she had gone over EVERY TEST over and

> over.................and could NOT find ONE THING

> WRONG with me! NOTHING!!!!! My liver was working

> just like it was supposed to, all the yellow went

> away, the weight went away along with the swelling,

> and she could not find ANY liver damage! NOTHING AT

> ALL!!!!!!

> I believe in God the Father, maker of

> Heaven and earth, in Jesus Christ, His only son, the

> power of PRAYER , and the power of THOSE WHO LOVE

> YOU!!!!!!

> And I believe that because of all of

> you who lifted me up in prayer, and in love, when I

> needed it the most, because of YOU.....I was healed!

> The Dr, said she could not figure it out, and she

> couldn't tell me what happened, or what was wrong

> with me, and all that she saw was a 53 year old man,

> in reletively good shape! Go Figure!

>

> And by the way....for the firdt time in

> TWENTY YEARS I am sitting here WITHOUT a pair of

> glasses! And nexx the ninth, I go in for " pre-op " .

> for the OTHER eye, and they do the surgery on

> theOTHER one the 12th!!!!! FaR OUT, HUH?

> i AM SORRY THIS HAS BEEN SUCH A LONG POST.I

> just wanted to thank all of you for being the family

> I have needed for so long, for the love you have

> shown me.....and I wanted to tell you all how much

> effect your prayers have had! Please believe me when

> I tell you that I love you all, and you ARE my

> family! To al of you....bless you, and thank

> you.......from the bottom of my heart!

> With all my

> love....the " squarehead " ...ken

>

>

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>

Kathe in CA

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Ken,

I am so glad that you are ok. I was very worried about

you. You are in my prayers. Take care.

Beth(AR)

--- kenneth samuelsen <squarehead52@...> wrote:

> Greetings to you all! a, Lynn, Tawney, Tess,

> Jan, Pat, ALL OF YOU: I am so grateful to be

> alive! And the ONLY reason, which I believe with ALL

> OF MY HEART is because ALL of you, who have kept me

> in your prayers,asking God not to take me home

> yet,are the reason I am sitting here. Let me

> explain:

> For some unknown reason, because I do NOT

> drink, my liver started shutting down. I remember

> desperately trying to send Alvarez, (only

> ONE of you who I hold dear to my heart) a messege,

> and the words were all jumbled. Couldn't get them

> out right. Finally gave up. My legs, from my feet,

> all the way up to my belly, were swollen terribly,

> my face and eyes were yellow...This happened after

> my cataract surgury, which was a REAL trip, because

> even tho' the surgery went GREAT ,they tried for an

> hour to wake me up, and couldn't!. Finally, I did,

> went home(when I tried to contact Pat), and my Lady,

> Tammy came home, tried to wake me and even tho' she

> could, I couldn't STAY awake for more than a few

> minutes!

> She rushed me to the V.A. Hospital, and

> they took one look at me, and told Tammy that it

> appeared that I had extensive liver damage, and was

> " shutting down " . They gave me a shot of something,

> and my heart started burning so badly, and the

> burning spread all thru my abdomen.....the last

> thing I remember, before blacking out was the

> Dr,yelling at me, " Ken, stay with us, ken, stay with

> us! " .Just as I was going " down " . I remember calling

> for my wife, and she came to me, and the last thing

> I remember was telling her " I've always loved you

> with all of my heart! "

> They tell me I slept for two days,hardly

> ever coming out of it for more than a few

> minutes....Finally, when I DID wake up, with all of

> these tubes running into and out of me, I did wake

> up. They then told me I had severe liver damage,

> they didn't know yet how much....but upon weighing

> me, they told me they had " drained twenty five

> pounds of " water " from my body! . I started

> contemplating my own death,and couldn't quite come

> to terms with it. I wasn't even quite sure of my

> Faith....Then I got a phone call from a friend,

> " Blue " , who has been my best friend for 35

> years....then from Jim, same story. We've always

> kept in touch, tho Jim lives in Seattle, and Blue

> lives in North Palm Beach. At that pointe, I

> realized how much God Loves me, and Tammy told of

> how she had called Alvarez, and of how so

> many of you all across the country were praying for

> me. I can NEVER thank you all enough! Truly, as

> Frost, Late Great American Poet once said: "

> Family is NOT a manner

> of " blood " ..........

> it's a manner of LOVE!.

> I'd been in the hospital five days by

> then. Satuarday, I awoke feeling a world of better!

> Sunday, I felt even better than that! They took that

> " real embarresing tube " out of me, by then (I'm sure

> you know what I mean, haha). They had been running

> all kind of tests on me, to find out how much of my

> liver was still working. C- scans....ultra

> sounds..they gave me e.k.g.'s. all kinds of tests!I

> can't remember the name of the machine, but it was

> one where they put you in a " tunnel " , kind of...they

> even did that!

> Monday morning, my Dr. was supposed to come

> in and read all the tests, and stuff.....time went

> on....and on...and on...and I'. wondering, by this

> time " where the heck IS she, she TOLD me she would

> see me first thing in the morning, and by now, it

> was afternoon.

> Well, my Dr.finally showed up, and THAT was

> good, because I was feeling really pretty good,tho

> very weak, and all I wanted was to GO HOME!(Has

> anyone ELSE out there ever noticed how BAD hospital

> food was? and how their idea if pajamas, which fall

> down every time you stand up ,to their thinking is

> o.k.? ) Ha! I told Tammy to bring me a pair of

> flannel lounge pants, and the guy in the room, who

> was across from me just " lost it " laughing, 'cause

> when she got them to me, all HE saw was a pair of

> scrub pants come SAILING over the curtain, to land

> in the middle of the room! Yeah, I was feeling

> pretty good by then.!!

> The Dr. FINALLY came in, and sat down on the

> bed next to me, and motioned Tammy over.: Are you

> ready for this? I mean, ARE YOU REALLY READY for

> this? She said she had gone over EVERY TEST over and

> over.................and could NOT find ONE THING

> WRONG with me! NOTHING!!!!! My liver was working

> just like it was supposed to, all the yellow went

> away, the weight went away along with the swelling,

> and she could not find ANY liver damage! NOTHING AT

> ALL!!!!!!

> I believe in God the Father, maker of

> Heaven and earth, in Jesus Christ, His only son, the

> power of PRAYER , and the power of THOSE WHO LOVE

> YOU!!!!!!

> And I believe that because of all of

> you who lifted me up in prayer, and in love, when I

> needed it the most, because of YOU.....I was healed!

> The Dr, said she could not figure it out, and she

> couldn't tell me what happened, or what was wrong

> with me, and all that she saw was a 53 year old man,

> in reletively good shape! Go Figure!

>

> And by the way....for the firdt time in

> TWENTY YEARS I am sitting here WITHOUT a pair of

> glasses! And nexx the ninth, I go in for " pre-op " .

> for the OTHER eye, and they do the surgery on

> theOTHER one the 12th!!!!! FaR OUT, HUH?

> i AM SORRY THIS HAS BEEN SUCH A LONG POST.I

> just wanted to thank all of you for being the family

> I have needed for so long, for the love you have

> shown me.....and I wanted to tell you all how much

> effect your prayers have had! Please believe me when

> I tell you that I love you all, and you ARE my

> family! To al of you....bless you, and thank

> you.......from the bottom of my heart!

> With all my

> love....the " squarehead " ...ken

>

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Ken,

You are truly a miracle. The good Lord knew you were needed here to

much. Who would keep us laughing?

I think you just became one of those medical mysteries that will

leave them scratching their heads for awhile.

I'm just so thankful that you're ok. Great news about your vision!

We've thought about having it done, but

can't get past the thinking stage.

a