Good and not so good report on Andy. Will continue to pray Brad.
Vicki
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From: "B Dunse" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 11:14 AM
Subject: Re: brad?
> Jen and everyone,
>
> I don't want to get "to posty", or would that be "going postal"? I don't
> know but I'll keep me posts to a minimum here. I haven't talked to Andy in
> a week or so and will be calling him later today. My mom talked to his
> fiance, nice girl, and this is the general situation with their family.
>
> I'll try to make this abridged but there is quite a bit going on.
>
> First Andy is coming home today in fact and he is jazzed about that one.
> They are meeting with a surgeon in a week or so to work out what happens
> from here with his surgical needs and etc. So that is good. The bad thing
> is they are in severe financial issues. They are being evicted from their
> apartment because Heather, his fiance, isn't able to hold a job with the
> trips to the hospital and her own health issues, plus their sons issue
> which I'll tell you about. They had a benefit for him which was put on,
> how shall I say here in open internet, ill prepared and questionable end
> results, let's put it that way. I expected that they would raise thousands
> towards even just the Flight For Life bill of $5000 which general
> assistance will not pay, but I understand they received $1200 or so. Now I
> believe they are plenty grateful, but my heart just tore in shreds when he
> told me that last week. There was a young man in our area who had a
> benefit done for him and they raised $37,000 for his medical bills. So you
> see my disappointment. I wish I knew of a way to help, but I don't live in
> the area there and trying to do something here in my area would not work
> in a big way cause no one knows him from Adam. He has had some pretty good
> pain in the shoulder due to arthritis setting in, but I think will be
> doing better mentally now that he is out of the facility. They were not
> working with him as much as they said they were or would. They doubt he'll
> be ever be able to drive again due to part of the brain that was damaged
> was in the back of the head which deals with judgements, his long term and
> short term memory as well maybe affected. Of course this is barring any
> touch from god. They have some family dynamics going on dealing with...
> well they were suppose to receive $200 for travel expenses, it was given
> to a member of their family and they never passed it on and kept it. That
> is infuriating to me, and the person who kept it is the one person you
> ought be able to rely on in life if you read me. so that too has to
> potentially do with a low benefit result, no one knows. It was handled
> very poorly. I tried to give last minute advice/wisdom to Heather but she
> has got too much on her plate. She herself has been pretty much diagnosed
> with Krons Disease, an intestinal disease for which there is no supposed
> cure. Although I have a book for her by a Christian dietitian who beat
> that wrap through faith and diet. The Maker's Diet, you may have heard me
> say something about it before. On top of that their son who had a surgical
> op to correct a lack of a soft spot as an infant, needs to go in again
> as they nicked a nerve which controls the eye movement and has a lazy eye.
> Probably not a super high risk surgery but an op nonetheless and I'm not
> sure the overall risk really. I'll find out more hopefully today. So they
> need prayer for health, finances, direction how to handle all the
> challenges they have before them. Thanks for your continued prayer. I'll
> update yawl as things progress. Overall though Andy sounds pretty good
> although I know he was having some depression but hopefully he is patient
> and looks at things positively.
>
> Brad
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