Rhonda,

Praying for Ben's surgery and also for his feelings around all this.  Also 
praying for you, as both of you have a lot going on right now.  It's great 
to see the two of you trusting God in spite of feelings and circumstances.



JulieMelton
visit me at
www.heart-and-music.com
Keep smiling!





>From: Rhonda Partain <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Electronic Church <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Ben surgery Wednesday
>Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 00:47:33 -0400
>
>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.
>