Re: From Caro: VERY Happy with group prayer results/all other prayers too :-D

[Guest guest]

You're certainly welcome, Caro. Also, you are in my church's prayer book.

I hope all things combined will help to ease your pain.

Love Lana

[Guest guest]

You're certainly welcome, Caro. Also, you are in my church's prayer book.

I hope all things combined will help to ease your pain.

Love Lana

[Guest guest]

CAro,

I am so glad that something is going your way and I am VERY glad that

you are getting your food taken care of as I know how big a problem

this can be (we have been living on take away lately (Cheap take

away) as I simply don't have the energy etc to cook and Owen can't do

it when he gets home because his CFS and back injury leave him on the

couch (What a great pair we are

I am glad that you are getting proper nutrional food and a new

microwave so that you can heat it up easily.

I truly am glad and happy to hear that things are going your way at

least in this area.

My thoghts and wishes are still with you Caro and you are in my

thoughts.

Sharon

Canberra,

Australia

HEDS

(mother passed from cancer 12 may 03)

> In a message dated 4/2/2004 5:00:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

> aase.m@p... writes:

>

> > Thought chain for Caro and Bill

>

>

> Thank you everybody. I am beginning to read my emails. I was too

stressed

> before but let me tell you; all of these prayers from many of my

online friends

> have worked. The results for whatever reason are amazing. Here are

some

> positive happenings:

>

> The timing, in the way that Bill's final illness pointed me out to

our

> doctors that I need help. Thank God we choose to go to the same

doctor. That was

> unique, as the doctor was our recommended EDS GP doctor.

>

> That finally, a social worker would sit at his bedside and help him

finally

> apply for his SSD ... from his bed by phone. This action resulted

in the timely

> phone appointment day of Monday, March 22, 2004. He performed

poorly to the

> interviewers questions and she had to speak with me instead. So all

paperwork

> from that time is coming addressed to me. This same interview

generated an SSI

> application. However, It was that very night that he went back to

the ER. He

> did not want to go. I wanted him to go. I was concerned that he was

so stiff

> and could not tie his shoes. I did that. He was in pain and did not

want me to

> see it. This, the last time he was in my home.

>

> I also suppose my absence from being at the hospital after his four

> admissions, showed medical staff how difficult it was for me to get

to the hospital.

> They could not understand how he kept saying I was more ill then

he, what with

> his double lung, liver and brain cancer. The two times I did go to

the

> hospital, the nurses tried to persuade ME to go to the ER. That

felt bad. The day I

> was there last Sunday, March 28th he was sitting up watching TV. He

was

> concerned about a special chair for me. He knew I could stay there

longer if I laid on

> my side. When I was ready to leave, he stood and walked to the hall

> surprising me. The next day we called, he was moaning about pain

and barely talking.

> The next day Tuesday he could answer the phone but no longer talk.

Another day

> and I knew not to call. I was notified that the cancer had become

aggressive

> ... and mention of days. This status changed one more time and I

was told to

> have family members arrive pronto. Family means his Mom. With that,

she arrived

> Friday afternoon to see him instead of a planned Saturday. With

this my MIL saw

> her son alive and able to hold his hand. She being a nurse was

knowledgeable

> of his final condition more than me. Bill passed the next day at

345 PM

> 4/3/04.

>

> And so the paperwork continued to arrive. I received the usual

SSI " not

> eligible letter " the day before he died. But, that allowed me to

see that page two

> talked about a < > and how to write a plan. I presume

that allows

> me to finally explain how my SSD funds for Bill was used. Another

thought, I

> think my GP doctor was concerned when he found I gave up my pain

prescriptions

> for Bill medications. I tolerated that for four months.

>

> Meanwhile, somewhere, somehow these doctors signed me up for our

state aging

> group. I had just had my 55 birthday. So I was registered last week

and the

> food started TODAY Monday. The food was frozen so they included a

new microwave.

> [Of course I had one years ago, but it burned out last year.] This

delivery

> today included county food bank foods. Besides the Entenmann's

marshmallow

> chocolate cake, can soups that just happened to be my favorite,

favorite Mott's

> brand applesauce with cinnamon, favorite maple cinnamon oatmeal,

here was my own

> brand of coffee: Maxwell house, fresh day old Italian bread and 14

dinner

> meals. The social worker person said he apologized that they were

all the < >

> flavor. They were all Roast Beef with mushroom and gravy, veggies

and baked

> potato with roll. One of my favorites. So, I feel I AM in the midst

of a

> miracle. I also feel a little strange that I have all this food and

why I could not

> accomplished this nutrition when Bill was home. Now add to this,

Meals on

> wheels, a hot meal with a bag lunch and fresh salad and soup. I am

in heaven meal

> wise. That is my little ramble of appreciation everyone. Thank you

all. Caro.

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