Dearest Rhonda,

I just want to put my arms round you and let you cry.  Mike is 
generally healthy but he had a very bad bout of gastric flu (or 
it probably was food poisoning, though not confirmed) last year 
and he literally couldn't stand.  I was worried and cried about 
him because I was afraid it would go from bad to worse.  I have 
since been ill myself for some months now and sometimes get quite 
afraid as things appear to change.  Be encouraged as you think 
back to the last big problem.  (I remember when Ben was so ill in 
hospital.)  God kept you both then in His love and care and 
continued with you all the time.  Nothing has changed with Him!  
He sees every tear and loves you both very dearly.

Be assured you're in my prayers right now.  Keep us posted, 
please.

CAROL


> ----- Original Message -----
>From: Rhonda Partain <[log in to unmask]
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 01:10:23 -0400
>Subject: awake after midnight worried about Ben

>Hi, anyone awake? I am, I am worried about Ben,  he has been 
feeling badly
>today, he hasn't eaten anything since  Saturday at 7:30 in the 
evening, he
>feels sick at his stomach, has a cough too.  Saturday he said his 
throat was
>sore, and I gave him cold medicine, which seemed to help some, 
but today  he
>feels  awful.  He has been drinking water though,  and a little 
Gatorade but
>not much of that at all! He doesn't want to take any of his 
medicine
>today...he is sleeping now, but  that's sort of one and off!
>He is swollen too, they told him last time he saw a doctor in 
November that
>his kidneys were functioning at forty percent, I think it must be 
worse now.
>I am so worried about him, please pray! I have a termpaper due 
Thursday, and
>lately  I've just been stressed.   Ben didn't take anyof his 
medication from
>last Saturday until Thursday, he took it then, and on Friday, but 
not Sat.
>or Sun.  he takes several blood pressure medications and a 
stomach pill and
>of course insulin!
>I just can't sleep, should be working on my paper,  or even 
pray...but I
>just feel like crying, don't know exactly why though!

>Rhonda