Praise the Lord Phil that is really great. -- In any kind of circumstance PRAY Karen Carter 74' -------------- Original message -------------- > Have been praying. I pray as she comes off the drugs, God heals her. That > has happened to two people I know of, one being a friend of mine who was > meant to die shortly after due to crispy lungs from weeks on an oxygen tank > due to an incurable virus picked up via a work associate who served in > Desert Storm. but is currently building his house and has years of no > problems in health whatsoever. > > Brad > > > > Phil Scovell wrote: > >We need to be really praying for Carol right now. I talked to her this > >morning and she is not well at all. Some of the problem may be due to the > >medications she is on. One of the medications is used with people who have > >seizures but that same drug is also used for people who have chronic back > >pain. It deadens the nerve endings to assist them in coping with the > >chronic pain. Carol is taking it for her back pain. Well, this drug is > >taken in rather large doses each day and you have to build up to the high > >level over a period of months. This is also true when coming off of it. > >About half way through this treatment, Carol was sounding and feeling the > >best since I've known her. I was hoping they would stop there but they > >cranked her all the way up to the highest levels. She began getting colds > >and illnesses that would hang on for weeks at a time. She no sooner would > >get rid of one but another one would begin. She isn't resting well, has > >very little strength to do anything, and no energy. At times, she even has > >problems forming words. She has seen her doctors and requested she come off > >all medications because she no longer wants to be on anything. She is > >starting with the drug for her back that requires such a high dosage each > >day. The doctor told her to go ahead and back the medicine down little by > >little just like she did when starting it and to keep him informed. I am > >very concerned about Carol and have been for many months. The situation she > >is in right now is serious. If she lived in the states, she would likely be > >admitted to the hospital for observation and to monitor what the drugs were > >doing. I do get emails from her but not on a regular bases because she > >simply cannot concentrate long enough to type a long message and when she > >forces herself, she is very tired afterward. She probably would not like me > >telling you this much but if you knew as much as I do about Carol's life and > >how the Lord has brought some tremendous emotional healing to her life in > >the past year and a half, you would understand how serious this prayer > >request is. Carol could easily die from this situation and she told me in > >her last email that she has prayed and asked the Lord to take her home. Not > >because she is suicidal but because she is so weary of being ill and weak > >and unable to function even half a life. I am asking each of you to please > >pray for life and not death. Her husband, Mike, is also having some > >difficulties at work that isn't helping either one of them. I personally > >believe, and have told Carol this more than once, that her physical healing > >is the will of God for her life. This is not a guess on my part; it is what > >I truly believe. It is not, I repeat, it is not God's will for her to die > >at this time. Yet, suffering physically is no picnic for anyone. I believe > >she will improve as the medications are removed slowly so pray for strength > >of will and strength of mind for Carol and Mike both right now. > > > >Phil. > > Brad > > FREE classified ads at HTTP://WWW.RIVERCITIESCONNECTION.COM > Try our "Talking Classifieds". Serving NW Wisconsin & Greater Twin Cities > area!