Thanks Kathy and all!! I tell Ben I need him and I do, my needing him has
nothing to do with wether or not he drives, wehter or not he is on dialysis,
he is a part of me, and I want him here with me.  
Ben likes to play the trumpet, he was a music major, when he was in college,
he didn't finish, but he finally bought a nice trmpet about a year ago, it's
beautiful he just hasn't felt like playing much.  In spite of the years, he
can still play, music seems to make him feel better, I'm praying that the
dialysis will make him feel better and he will play again, music can bring
him joy, and others too maybe one day.  


-----Original Message-----
From: The Electronic Church [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Kathy Du Bois
Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 7:26 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Ben surgery Wednesday

Hey Rhonda,
Praying.  Is there any hobby that Ben might enjoy doing with his 
hands?  We just need to pray that he finds a purpose for being.  I 
mean, I know that he has a purpose, but sometimes, the person that is 
hardest to convince of that fact, is a depressed person.  I pray that 
he will feel needed, by God and by others and that he will begin to 
discover the joy in living despite his new limitations.
Kathy

At 12:47 AM 7/3/2006, you wrote:
>Ben has out patient surgery Wednesday to put in the line in to his arm that
>will make it possible for him to  have dialysis.  He says he doesn't know
if
>dialysis will make him feel better, I believe it will, guess he is just
>feeling depressed about all the doctors, and the prospect of doing dialysis
>three days a week from now on.  They say they can put him on a transplant
>list and can test family members to see if any match.  Ben just feels tired
>and weak a lot.  He says he figures there isn't much to look forward to in
>life, he still can't drive, his sight isn't good at all, and dialysis three
>days a week isn't so exciting!!
>But the alternative is not being here.
>I tell him I want him here with me.
>We appreciate your prayers.