Most definitely praise worthy.  Thank the Lord Jere is going to be okay if 
he follows directions.  My prayers are with him.
Virgie and Hoshi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 7:11 PM
Subject: A Note Of Praise


>I couldn't get this on the list quick enough as a prayer request, so now it
> has already become a note of praise.  I have a website, you know, by that
> name.  I haven't put much on it yet.  It is my third website, although I
> have owned more domain names, I think six, once upon a time.  Anyhow, my
> oldest sister is married to a man name Jerry.  It is spelled Jere so I'll
> spell it that way from now on but I thought some synthesizers might not
> speak it correctly.  Jere has had two other heart attacks over the last 25
> years.  He went in because of poor breathing, gout, and a few other 
> things.
> They did an angiogram.  Fortunately, everything is the same as it was 12
> years ago so they did nothing but figure his problem is sleep apnea.  Jere
> snores probably louder than anybody you know.  He refused, over the years,
> every thing, such as breathe right nose strips which I use, but now he is
> scheduled to have a sleep study done.  The doctors are pretty sure that's
> the problem.  He is morbidly obese and has been for years.  To reach that
> category, according to what I read recently, you have to be 100 pounds 
> over
> your normal weight.  Jere is.  I almost was, in fact, I was within 5 
> pounds
> of that category, but I have lost 14 pounds in the passed three weeks, 
> since
> my last annual physical and I learned I was type 2 diabetic, and 24 pounds
> from my all time peak weight.  Yes, I am riding my exercise bike daily, 
> too.
> I am especially watching what I eat like you can't believe.  Anyhow, thank
> God, my brother in law isn't dying or having a heart attack.  They did not
> even need to put any stints in so that's good.  His arteries are not 100
> percent unblocked, however, but the worst one is still 70 percent blocked
> and that's what it was 12 years ago so he is good to go on that account.
> Anyhow, I know you didn't pray for him, not knowingly anyhow, because I
> didn't get the word out fast enough, but you can thank God now and pray 
> this
> time Jere starts losing weight and if it turns out he has sleep apnea, 
> which
> I'm sure he does, he will wear his mask every night.
>
> Phil.
> www.NoteOfPraise.com
>