Prayer List Request

This year has found family and friends with medical problems.

Nephew - Ammi - neurofibromatosis - With NF it is a wait and see game. You can have epilepsy, scoliosis, leg bone deformities, high blood pressure, cancers of the blood, brain tumors, blindness, deafness, mental retardation, learning disabilities and it is said that there is a link between NF and autism. He also has sensory integration disorder, low muscle tone and speech delays.

Friend - Dave - Heart problems - currently on medication.

Brother - Brian - Hernia - surgery today 2/6/09
(he also has MS)

Cousin - Cathy - Breast Cancer - will be having surgery, date unknown.

Friend - Woody - Heart Attack - had 2 stints put in.

My cousin Christy has a friend that her 1 year old was attacked by there dog. This is part of the her email :
would you mind adding my dear friend stacy to any prayer list you can. she has the sweetest little one year old baby. her dog (stacy's own dog) attacked the baby today unprovoked (that we know of) she had to be ambulanced to the hospital and will have about 20 stiches on her head tomorrow and a plastic surgeon did some work on her little face today. when i spoke with stacy earlier she was still in shock. i met her about this time last year (funny story - another day!) and we instantly hit it off and i've photographed ashlyn a couple times since i love doing patriotic themes and the father/husband is in the navy. stacy is going to need strength and understanding. the dog bit her a few months ago and she intended to put him down but she had accidently stepped on him under the chair when she stood up and the dog reacted when he awoke from being asleep - which i would say WAS a provoked bite, the dog being startled like that. spencer has never done anything to worry her about the baby but when she saw what happened today it must have been horrible for her. i'm afraid the guilt might get to her (for not having him put down before) so if you could just pray for her family to trust God and for the doctors to be knowledgeable in this matter. they were home tonite but she just was having a really hard time and have to return to hospital in the morning for the headwound to be stitched.

Christy sent me another email about a friends daughter, here is some of that email: On the 10th she was having her cleft palate repair surgery. Brianna will have to eat soft pureed foods for 6 weeks and can only use a traditional cup. Nothing can go past the teeth. The first 3 weeks, she will also have to wear “No-No’s” on her arms. These keep her arms straight so she does not put anything into her mouth. Please pray that we make it. She has always been a trooper and she is resilient, but we are nervous. The Dr’s. tell us to prepare for weight loss. Ryan, and I are getting ready for a smoothie diet as well. Being that Brianna is almost 2, she wants to try and eat everything we do. We are right in it with her. Bring on the yogurt, protein, frozen fruit and blender. If any of you have any good pureed food recipes, we could use them.
So please pray for the following –
No sickness prior to surgery (so she can have it).
Successful anesthesia and surgical procedure
Smooth recovery with good adjustment to new diet
Patience
Unfortunately, we also will have to endure another hip surgery in the future. We found out 2 weeks ago that when Brianna is sitting in a “frog” position, her hips are in, but when she stands or straightens her legs out, the hips pop out. One good thing is the sockets are forming nicely. It is just the ball of the hip that does not want to stay in. This means, they will cut the bone, realign the hips, and place her in the lovely spica cast for a minimum of 6 weeks. We find out in May when this procedure will take place.

I will be having surgery next Thursday 2/12.

Not to mention all the people that have lost there jobs, or unsure of there jobs at this time.