Hi Kathy,

Praying with and for you all, especially your Dad at this time.  Keep us 
posted as and when you are able!

--
Carol - Reading, UK

To you, o Lord, I lift up my soul;
In You I trust, o my God.  . . .."  PS25:1-2 NIV.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 4:36 PM
Subject: please pray for my Dad


> Hi Guys,
> Well, my dad had hip replacement surgery over a week ago, but he hasn't 
> been doing very well.  He was moved to a nursing home last Friday.  This 
> morning, my brother called Greg to let him know that my Dad's heart 
> stopped for a bit this morning and he has been taken back to the hospital, 
> but I don't even know which one!  It's one of those times when I could 
> kick Greg for not being more curious.
> I don't exactly know what to ask for in prayer.  My dad used to be a tough 
> farmer and woodsmen.  He worked for more than twenty years building tug 
> boats for the government.  If something needed to be done, my Dad would 
> jump for the chance to serve and do it.  He did a lot of heroic stuff 
> during W.W.II also and, in short, he has been really frustrated with his 
> physical decline over the past few years.  He's truly just running down. 
> His kidneys have been slowly failing for a while.  He has been on 
> medication for, the Lord only knows what all.  For a guy who used to lift 
> 300 pounds, to be content with a short walk out to the mailbox, has been a 
> tough pill to swallow.  I'm sure that he would be much happier in heaven. 
> The hard thing is that, first of all, I may not get a chance to say 
> goodbye because we are so far apart, and secondly, my Mom has made caring 
> for Dad  her universe.  This is going to be very hard on her.  Perhaps my 
> prayers are these, peace for our family, especially for Mom, if she truly 
> has to say goodbye to the love of her life, and wisdom for us, meaning 
> Greg and myself, as we consider whether we should pull the kids out of 
> school and head west, or stay put and wait to hear more definitively, what 
> is going on.  It's hard to know that the rest of the family is gathering, 
> but that we are too far away.  I know, I will gather with them in spirit, 
> but that is hard to accept.
> Kathy
>