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Feb
16
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Whew! Yahoo!! Thank you Lord!!! My brother is talking!!!
2013

My brother has been having some serious health problems in the past few months. He has been dealing with everything from back surgery, to an abnormally low sodium count. He has lost 50 pounds due to a poor appetite, brought on by the other problems... :P He did not need to lose at least 35 of them!

He certainly didn\'t need any more problems, but...

On Valentine\'s Day he passed out on his bathroom floor. He was unresponsive, so his wife called 911.

He continued to be unresponsive and he wasn\'t breathing very well, so the doctors took him to ICU and induced a coma. He was there overnight and is still in ICU But-- He is out of the coma and he is TALKING!!!

He is still hooked up to a lot of tubes, but they were able to remove the one that was going down his throat. The doctor\'s said that he wouldn\'t be able to remember anything, and they were right. When he came out of the induced coma today, he wanted to know where he was and how he had gotten there.

He has been hospitalized at least 7 or 8 times in the past 3 or 4 months. (I am beginning to lose track.)

We didn\'t know what he would be like when he came to. To the people on DN who have been praying for me and for him, thank you so much!!! God has answered in a compassionate and marvelous way!

My brother is depressed about being in the hospital yet again. Not that I blame him.

I\'ve been under a lot of stress also. I have lost some stuff in my house that I haven\'t found yet. Also, I was supposed to take some medication to help me with lingering soreness in my rib cage, and I honestly cannot remember whether I have taken it or not. So of course, now I can\'t... :P

For these reasons, I think my brother and I could still use some prayer... for him to be able to gain a brighter outlook, and for me to be able to focus properly on every day activities once again...

I appreciate all of you so much. Thank you to Betsey, Kathy, and Ed who made this wallpaper for me, and thank you everybody else too who has been praying and rooting for me... :)



I am so thankful for Desktop Nexus! :D :D :D

UPDATE: My brother just had a very, very, scary experience at the hospital... fluid got into his lungs and he felt like he was drowning... He is very shook up and needs prayer. I wasn\'t there but my Mom was. Monday, February 18th Happened about 5PM my time... He needs prayer! I feel so badly that he is going through all of this.

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2/16/13 at 6:25pmhope all goes well elaine by pieman333
glad your brother is making a recovery and i hope you too get back to normal too, takecare Elaine...   Read More >>
2/16/13 at 7:05pmDear sweet Elaine... by RedHeadsRule
My thoughts are with you during this difficult time, sweet Elaine! I am so sorry your brother is going through this difficulty and I sincerely hope the doctors find all of the necessary answers to help your brother regain his health! I am here for you alw...   Read More >>
2/16/13 at 7:13pmoh good-- by betseybutler
one thing you don\'t know about--the prayer was posted on Facebook--no names except for what was in the prayer--but maybe that extra billion people helped!!!God is good!!!!Bsee?? FB is good for something!!!!...   Read More >>
2/17/13 at 8:19pmmy prayers are still with you and your brother by katehatheway
good luck for the future...   Read More >>
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