I love you too, and thanks for your prayers. As I mentioned earlier, Sylvia, 
Mariah's Mom sounds hopeful, and she says that although Mariah hates it when 
they have to operate, she's being a trooper. Well, God was with me today, 
while I was getting the blood sucked out of me at the doctor's office. They 
make us wait in a doctor patient room for half an hour, only to stick me 
three times, trying to draw blood. I'd asked that Wendy, the nurse who 
usually draws my blood, and does it right the first time do it, but she was 
either busy with another patient, or well, I don't know. Anyway, they prick 
my good vein, and only a few drops of blood go into the tube, so they yank 
the needle out, and prick one of the veins in the back of my hand, but only 
a few drops come out of that vein, so they pricked a vein, or at least they 
thought it was a vein, in the palm of my hand. Ouch! I almost fainted, when 
they pricked me there. I thought they weren't supposed to prick a patient 
where there was no vein. Anyway, it took them forever, and the nurse who did 
it told me to pray that the blood would keep coming. I strongly believe 
she's a Christian, and her name is Jennifer. I have a sister named Jennifer. 
Anyway, they called earlier with the results, and I need a retake in six 
weeks. Please pray they get it the first time, and either Jennifer or Wendy 
are available. Anyway, when we got home, I had to clean the area on the palm 
of my hand where they pricked me. I was concerned that it would get 
infected, since it's an unusual area to take blood. I cleaned it with 
peroxide. I just pray that did the trick. I know I probably should have used 
alcohol, but how could I when we didn't have any? Anyway, please pray that 
my liver enzymes go down the next time they check it, and that whichever 
nurse draws it manages to get it the first time. I tell you, some veins are 
about as unreliable as some computers.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Reeva Parry" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 9:09 PM
Subject: Re: a prayer request for a friend's daughter


> Kim, Mari and I shall keep Mariah and her family in our prayers! I cannot 
> imagine the horrific pain that girl must be in, and I've been in lots of 
> pain for most of my life.
>
>
> Love you,
>
> Reeva Parry and Mari, the Purple One.
>
>
> Legend has it that on Tuesday 12/11/2007 08:36 AM, Kim Etheridge said:
>
>>Hi. I have a friend who's totally blind. He's married, has four children, 
>>and a seeing-eye dog. His daughter, Mariah, got attacked by bulldogs 
>>awhile back, on her way home from a neighbor's residence. She's in the 
>>University of Alabama Children's Hospital in Birmingham, Al. A friend of 
>>mine and I are praying, but I figured that this would be something that 
>>the E church family could pray for. Anyway, she's having extensive 
>>surgeries. It's awful. Anyway, if you'd like more detail, go to
>>www.caringbridge.com
>>and in the edit box where you type a site name, type Mariah Carver. Once 
>>there, click on read my story. Then, you can read all about it, and 
>>there's a link you can click to print it, if you'd like. Anyway, this 
>>family needs our prayers. I think they're going to have to remove her left 
>>ear.
>