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Main Boards => Prayers/Concerns/Honors/Ailments => Topic started by: possumtrot on October 14, 2007, 08:43:00 PM
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First of all, I apologize for not keeping up with the prayer requests as I usually do the last month or so. But God is faithful.I had requested some prayer for my wife and couple of months ago and just wanted to give an update. Since then I have changed jobs that has kept me on the road and have not been able to go home except for 3 days in the last 2 months. Her health has not improved and she has lost almost all control of her left leg. Long story short, the specialists are baffled and I will be driving to Dallas from where I am presently working (Pratt,KS) and meeting her there. They will be doing some tests on her neck and brain (angiograms) which are not pleasant to go through. She has been going through a tough time physically,emotionally, and spiritually. In addition to her health and myself being gone, her mother has had emergency heart bi-pass surgery and her father is in the later stages of cancer. I covet your prayers for her and that the doctors will be able to diagnose what is wrong. Of course i will never count out the fact that the Lord can reach in and remove this any time he wishes, but I see and understand that there are many things that can be accomplished for His glory through suffering. I have had some unique opportunities to share the hope that I have to some of the guys that I work with. Keep us in mind as the tests are on the 17th and 18th. Thanks in advance for your prayers.... John
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Prayers sent.
God Bless
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PT,
Your situation sounds like a big challenge all around... not the least of which is emotional for being so removed with so much going on.
Lord, you know this family....and their needs better'n we do or how to address even our humble prayers to those needs.
Lord, be with John, his wife, the team of doctors, John's mother in law and her doctors, and John's father in law as well. They all need your comfort, blessings and peace, Lord.
Help restore John's wife's faith and strength as only You can do. Make your Will known to them and bring them peace in this time of challenge to Trust on your Will and Plan.
We ask in His mighty name...
Amen.
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John, My thouhts and prayers are with you and your family. May God bless and watch over all of you.
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Amen Prayers sent
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Prayers sent.
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sounds rough. sending prayers.
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Our Lord tells us "And lo, I will be with you always, even to the end of this earth". He never leaves us. God will provide you with the strength your family needs. His peace is my prayer.
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Prayers on the way from Georgia.
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I do thank all of you for the prayers. Sitting in the waiting room here in Dallas while she is goging through the angiograms....John
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May God grant you both the peace that passess all understanding... Prayers for some positive outcomes from testing!
Keep the Son in your eyes!
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Well it has been a stressful day and I am sitting here in the hospital room staying with my wife. Doctors are leaning towards a MS diagnosis and will know more the next couple of days. She is very sick now and I will stay with her during the night. How blessed I have been to have been given a wife like this. We do have some major concerns, but I do believe that the Lord is big enough to handle it. Thanks again for the prayers and concern.. John
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John,
You KNOW the Lord is big enough...but His will and ours sometimes collide. Prayers for strength, healing for the Mrs., and a better diagnosis. AS good as docs are, they sometimes have to guess and that ain't time to give in or give up.
Whatever, God will give you both the strength to handle whatever comes along.
Peace to you both
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Prayers for strength continue
God Bless
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Lifting you and your family up to the Lord, asking for peace, understanding and strength.
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Just a short update. I am back in Kansas and my wife is back home. The testing has made her sick and a spinal tap has given her some bad headaches. The test results will be back sometime next week. We did get some definite answers and that was a relief. At least we know what is not causing the problems. There is some nerve damage in the lower part of the left leg and we were encouraged to find a place that is close to home that will be able to support us with the medical needs. Carlsbad is not the best place to live concerning health care. But she was brave and I still am amazed at her strength and faith that she has in our Lord. She does have her good/bad days but we know in whom we have believed and know that we can trust Him no matter how discouraging or puzzling the situation is. Specifically, be in prayer for us as we have some decisions to make as to mabe moving to a place that is in close proximity to a MS clinic. The job that I have would allow for me to live anywhere in the U.S. so God has shown His providential hand there as well. Thanks again for your prayers and encouragement... John
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Prayers Continue.
God Bless All
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Prayers sent for you and your wife. May He guide you in your upcoming decisions.
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Continued prayers for a positive outcome and a negative result on the MS... and for God's unfailing peace, comfort and discernment on the correct path to follow.
Keep the Son in your eyes!
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Just received the call from Dallas. The diagnosis is MS. Be in prayer for us and the challenges ahead.... John
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Sorry the call wasn't a better outcome, but there is sooo much being done in MS treatment today. I've had friends even rebound wonderfully with a dietary change including top-knotch nutritional suppliments.
Keep the Son in your and your wife's eyes. He will lead you through this. Surrender to God, but don't ever, ever give up!
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My family is lifting up your family in prayer.
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Just an update. We have since seen another neurologist and he is filling out paperwork to get my wife into the Mayo clinic in Phoenix. He is convinced that there is some additional issues to be looked at before the medication is started fo the MS. She is haveing difficulty walking and the other leg is starting to weaken. The doctors are very concerned at how rapidly this is progressing....John
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My wife has ms also so prayers continue for your wife and I'll also lift you up because it is hard on you too.
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Prayers continue
God Bless
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Continued prayers for you both and that they can identify this malise... and treat it well...that she might have full recovery!
Keep the Son in your eyes!
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Prayers from Ca for healing
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I pray there would be but on set of foot prints in the sand! Peace be with you and your family that divine peace and comfort.
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Wow brother. This must be tough on yopu being away from home. I pray that you will find peace somehow.
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Prayers from Ca for your wife and the whole family.
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Prayers sent for healing from ohio
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Prayers for healing and continued strength and faith.
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Thanks to all for the prayers. We will be traveling to Phoenix the last part of Febuary to the Mayo clinic. My wife's ability to walk has slowly deteriorated. They have not started treatment for the MS due to the unknown reason for nerve damage in the left leg. I have been able to go home on the weekends which has helped but I don't know how long I can do this with her health the way that it is. However, there has been a window of opportunity to share the hope that is in us and the confidence that we can have in the Lord even in the face of adversity. My wife is thinking about starting a MS support group in Carlsbad which will help her as well as others. She is a fighter but still has her moments of despair. My love for her is growing even stronger as the days go by and I realise that there will be some things that we will never be able to do again together. I would love to see her walk out that door to greet me when I get home Friday. What a precious gift that life and health is. But what is even more precious is the life eternal that our Lord has graciously offered us and has given us a hope that is beyond understanding.....John
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...hope beyond understanding.."
John, that is the essence of it all, isn't it?
Your testimony of love is uplifting to read. Thank you for your candor with us internet friends. Tis surely a mystery why some have such love to be challenged with health and others of us haven't yet been blessed w/ a true life partner...
I don't believe God is a puppeteer that pulls strings to see us dance, but when "stuff" happens, I do believe "God never wastes a hurt."
There is much to be learned and shared I'm sure through your struggles. Ups and downs, for you and your wife, are part of being human and God of all, understands.
Know that we continue to uplift your wife in prayer and ask the Lord to bring healing to her, according to His plan. And in the interim to give you both strength, peace and the assurance of His presence in your daily lives...lifting you up on the wings of eagles.
Keep the Son in your eyes. Prayers continue!
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John,
I pray that God gives the doctors the knowledge to come to a conclusion to what your wifes problems are. Its the unknown that makes thing difficult.Keepyour chin up John.
PRAYIN HARD IN PA
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Prayers continue
God Bless
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Thanks. I did make and error on the dates. We will check in on 1/29 and check out on 2/2/08....John
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Making sure we're praying up a storm on 1/29 through the 2nd of Feb!
Keep the Son in your eyes!
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Also praying for your wife and you, and believing you will recieve strength in the days to come...........
hnh
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We are back home from the Mayo clinic. The specialist have determined that MS is the only disease that we are dealing with. They are also confident that what damage has been done has been done. There are no significant evidence of lesions on the brain. She will be going through some steroid treatments this week (makes very ill) and the MS treatment will begin as soon as we make contact with our neurologist. The main concern presently is with her balance and falling. She has said that this is like be in mourning over a death of a loved one. I do thank all of you who have been lifting us up in prayer and for all of the churches that have us on their prayer list. It still makes me wonder how someone can go through this life without the Lord, the Church and fellow believers. Thanks again.... John
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Prayers sent for both of you as you go through the grieving process. Don't allow yourselves to feel guilty about any feelings that surface. Just take them boldly to Dad's throne and lay them at His feet. He will not condemn you but will give you mercy and grace to come through healed in spirit.
God's Best to you both.
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Prayers sent for both of you as you follow the road the Lord has laid before you. He will not lead you where he cannot go. Lean heavily on him in these times and he will richly bless you.
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Prayers for both of you!!
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You will both be remembered in my prayers.
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prayers sent for both of you
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Prayers for your wife and yourself.
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Thanks, for the update, John.
Good news-bad news kinda deal.
Many good suggestions from others... and your wife is smart...there is going to be a grief process with such a diagnosis, but He never gives us more than we can bear, if we but lay it all like Benson said, at His throne...
continued prayers for peace, strength and joy to follow soon!
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Prayrs are diffenently on the way from my family to yours. Good luck to you both and keep being strong for her. I cannot imagine what you are going thru. Don't really want to either. I just want her to get better and for you to have your life back. take care, Dave
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Prayers for wisdom, strength, comfort, and encouragement from above continue.
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God's Love surround you and your wife in this time of need. Your Trad Gang friends are there with you too, and tomorrow, since I'm off, I have time to lift up some prayer for her with my wife and family and we will. Keep your faith and hope
sam
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Thanks for the prayers to everyone. It has been a difficult week as my wife has been through a week of steroid treatments and started weaning off this week. Hopefully there will be some positive affects from the steroids before she starts the MS medication. I have been sent to Western Kansas for a couple of weeks and if it wasn't for some loving people in our church I don't know what I would do. She is walking with much difficulty now and has to use a walker. She felt brave the other day and went to check the mail at the mail box and fell. No one would stop and help and she had to drag herself to the door. Makes me want to cry just thinking about it (and angry). It is getting to the point where I am thinking about finding another job that will keep me at home. I have been traveling about 80% of the time since September. We have discussed this and know that it might be a drastic cut in pay and possibly the sale of our home. But I don't want it to appear that we are in complete despair. There is always a hope in knowing that the Lord will not allow anything in our lives that we can't handle (with His help) and can see how this situation has given us and others the oppurtunity to display the love of Christ. His grace is indeed sufficient.... John
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More prayers for you and your family bro!
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More prayers for God's wisdom, grace, provision, and comfort.
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Continued prayers for you both John, He is all knowing and all loving through every trial we face.
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reading your posts through this thread has made me realize no matter how difficult any of our lives may seem, courage and God's love and compassion make us as strong as we need to be to deal with whatever comes our way.
your faith is a wonderful blessing and lesson to us all, possum.
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Prayers Sent
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Again I am humbled by the outreach of all of you. My wife is feeling better due to getting off of the steroids and seems to be walking somewhat better. But as the day goes on, she becomes weaker. Started the MS treatment this week. That is an answer in prayer as well. The medication would have run over a thousand dollars a month but with the insurance that I have we are only paying 30 dollars for a 3 month supply. It is a "wait and see" situation on the effects of the medication and we were told by a nurse from the company that makes the medication that it will take up to 6 months to see if there is any positive results. I will be bouncing around the country this summer so it will be difficult for both of us. Thanks again for all of your prayers and support... John
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John my prayers continue
God Bless
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Prayers continue John. My wife says you'd think doctors would realize that stress makes ms worse and the steroids produce stress when given in large doses. One would think it would work better in lower doses for possibly a longer duration. Glad your wife and you are through it. I know how hard it can be on you while she is taking that stuff. Prayers of thanksgiving that your wife is doing better and wisdom, comfort, and strength for the future.
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Glad to hear/read that there is some light shining on this trying situation. I guess amidst it, and the hardship of you being away from her in this time, is that the very job causing that is making a HUGE medication bill very civil indeed. Blessings in odd places and sometimes mixed.
They say it's not a "praise sacrifice" If it doesn't cost you "something!"
I'd sent you a PM on some stuff I knew helped friends w/ MS... gotta be a scary place to be right now. Prayers this Med will help measurably and give your lovely wife some freedom to enjoy herself and mobility again!
Keep the Son in your eyes!
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Prayers sent from me and my family.God bless you, it is a testament to all that truely love one another to stand with both feet planted when the time become hard " thats an understatement in this case" stand with your hands up to the Lord and he will bring you peace and understanding open your hart look listen feel God will show you the way peace be with you.
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prayers from Kansas
possumtrot, if you are ever in the KC area pm or email me. Maybe we could fling some arrows or just have a cup of coffee
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When I arrived in Memphis yesterday there was a message on my phone to call my wife. She had started physcal therapy and had some positive results. They had hooked her left leg up to some kind of electrical instrument. Her movement was restored to a certain degree, at least to the degree where she could actually move some of her muscles in her leg and move her foot on command!
Therapist and my wife got pretty excited. Theory is that this therapy will "excite or wake up" the nerves that have been dammaged. She will be going through the thereapy for several weeks. Pray with me that the procedure will have very positive results and my wife will be able to walk without the aid of a walker. Thanks again for your prayers!...John
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done...thank you jesus
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Amen & Continued Prayers
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Possum,I am praying for you and your wife.That electrical stimulation can sometimes work wonders and it sounds as though your wife is having promising results with it.I pray that with God's will those therapist's are able to get your wife walking minus any devices. I am praying for you Possum,that you are able to juggle this all and stay focused.Stay strong Possum and squeeze God's hand hard when you have to.
PRAYIN HARD IN PA
Monkeyball
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Prayers for you and your wife to perservere and continue to depend on the Lord , Fred
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Again I thank all of you for the concern and prayers. My wife's ability to walk has deteriorated to the point where I have had to approach my employer and ask for a job that has minimul or no travel time. My supervisor thinks that there is a possibility in Memphis or Houston. In the mean time my former employer has contacted me and wants to talk about a position with them. My main concern is the insurance and the finances. All of the testing that has been done in the last year or so has added to the budget. I will speaking to my former employer in the morning and will learn of the possible openings in Memphis and Houston later this week. I hate moving and the possibility of moving to a larger city does not thrill me (to tell you the truth). But there would be some good health care in both places. I am tired... emotionally and spiritually. I have been home for a week now and it has been nice. Will be going back to California in a week until the operation that we are building is up and running. Could be mid-June to July. The Lord is my comforter and in Him will I trust.....John
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John more prayers sent. May God keep you close and comfort you.
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John,
I'm saddened by your update of your wife's decline. We never know what God's plan might include for us, but it sounds as though your Trust in Him is unwavering. Admitting that you're tired and wore down is honest and real...and God only wants that.
I will renew prayers for you and your wife, the upcoming negotiations to be closer to her and for the possible move.
May God smile on you both, present healing and give you peace as you seek direction.
Keep the Son in your eyes!
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Dear Lord please bless this family in their critical time. Whenever 2 or more are gathered in your name Lord, your miracles are revealed. Bless this wife with your healing touch. Amen.
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Prayers continue
God Bless
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my prayers have been pent
Through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand and we rejoice in Hope of the Glory of God
Rom 5:2
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I have talked to my former employer and we are going to sit dowm and talk on the 22nd. My wife just came in from trying to walk with a friend and she had went down without any indication that she was losing her strength. There is a medication that she has been taking to help with the stiffness in her legs and we are hoping that this is the cause of the radical change in her strength due to it being a muscle relaxer. We called this morning and they said to get off of it and see what happens. I will be flying out to California in a couple of days and I can't hardly keep focused on my job.I am at a loss. Totally helpless feeling. But I know in whom I have believed and continue to believe that the Lord will see us through this trial.....John
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...continue to believe..
Prayers are with you
God Bless
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Praying for you as well as your wife John.
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Continued prayers... has to be hard being away...
Here's something that I keep coming back to for insight and inspiration, bud...if it might help:
My Lord God
My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going.
I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end.
Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so.
But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you, and I hope that I have that desire in all that I am doing.
I hope that I never do anything apart from that desire.
And I know that if I do this you will lead me by the right road though I may know nothing about it.
Therefore I will trust you always.
Though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death I will not fear, for you are ever with me and you will never leave me to face my
peril alone.
Thomas Merton,
1915-1968
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Thanks Doc... I have just recieved a call from my wife and she can not walk. I am going home. I do not know what the future holds but I do know Who is holding it. Pray for my wife. She tends to blame herself for me possibly giving up a job that I love and Satan plays on that big time. I have called my former boss and left a message that I need to meet with them next week as soon as possible...John
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Prayers for you and yours.
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YOu and your wife are both in prayers. I was forced out of a job due to economic downturns on Friday. I cannot imagine what it must be like to have to make such a tough choice... but Your Trust in God will see you both through.
Special prayers for your wife's healing and for her and you both to be wrapped in the loving arms of Christ Jesus as you tackle this tough situation together.
Keep the Son in your eyes!
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Prayers for your wife and you
God Bless
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Been a rough week. My Father-in-Law died suddenly of a heart attack last Monday morning. However, it was a blessing in disguise as he was in the later stages of cancer and was showing signs that he would have needed constant care due to the pain. As many have experienced, there is no way that you can prepare for the time when you realize that loved one is no longer here. I thank the Lord that my wife was able to see him the the day before he died and had a wonderful time with him. I still can not fathom how non-believers can go through a time like this by themselves and without a hope for the future. My wife and family is doing well. The funeral was yesterday. I spoke with my former employer this morning and they are working up a salary package. I believe my wife's ability to walk has improved somewhat after she has stopped taking the muscle relaxers. Thanks again for all of your prayers as we continue to face this storm in our lives....John
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Prayers continue John
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Continued Prayers
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Wow...John. Such times do make us totally rely on God for our next breath ... may you and your wife and her family know peace. Peace that passess all understanding.
May the Lord now shine his face upon your wife and bring her healing from her malise, and that this job change will come about quickly to bring you two back together.
Keep the Son in your eyes!
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All,
It has been a while since I have checked in and still covet you prayers. I am in California and talked to my wife today about the latest check up. Our neurologist has told her that the MS has progressed to the point where we need to consider going back to the Mayo clinic or some place comparable. In addition to not having strength in her left leg, the disease has spread to her right leg and left arm. We ordered an electric wheel chair a couple of weeks ago. All of this has taken a tremendous financial toll. I have been talking to my former employer and they have assured me that the salary package will be completed this week. They have been saying this for several weeks now. On a side note, my dad will be having open heart surgery in the near future and my mom is scheduled to have a hip replacement in the fall if she can make it that long. I know this sounds like an old country song, but you know what? God is good. He is faithful and in Him will I trust. And even though He slay me, I will hope in Him. Pray for us as we continue in this pruning and refining process. That we recognize where the real battle is being waged and that we will never lose the resolve to honor Him. Even in situations that could take everything that we have and cherish. Thanks again for all of your prayers....John
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Prayers for you, your wife, and your whole family as you go through this. Thank God your not going through it alone. May God's peace, strength, and love hold you up.
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John, What a wonderous testament of faith in your closing words.
Prayers continue for your wife's healing and surrender to His will, and for successful heart surgery for your dad and limited discomfort till hip replacement surgery for your mother.
Faith is believing what cannot be seen or proven. May your Faith continue strong and your resolve never falter. You are an inspiration, my friend!
Keep the Son in your eyes!
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My former employer and I have come to terms on a salary package. My first day back will be on the 28th....John
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Wonderful news! I can't imagine how hard it's been for both you and the wife and family to have been apart so much!
Congratulations on ypour arrangement with your former employer!
Continued prayers for His mercy, grace and love to cover your wife and you as you deal with this troubling malise! May it be His will to see her healed or in long term remission.
Lord in your Mercy...
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I'm praying for her.
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Prayers continue for a great relationship with you and your new employer and may you be a blessing. Prayers continue for you and your wife. May God richly bless you both.
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All,
We recieved a phone call the other day from a MS clinic in Phoenix and they told us there is nothing else that can be done medically. They had had a conference call between all of the specialist involved (Dallas,Phoenix, and Lubbock)and I guess all were in agreement that the MS has progressed to the point were there is no other treatment to try. So...we will wait on the Lord.... John
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Prayers continue for peace, power and strength as you wait on God's next move.
Keep the Son in your eyes!!!
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Prayers for God's strength where there is man's weakness in coming up with a solution.
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All,
I have been home for a week now and it has been nice. We will be needing some prayer concerning the purchase of some kind of vehicle that I will be able to load my wife's electric wheel chair in (we received it yesterday) and try to sell our present vehicle. These are very expensive although you can pick up a used one for 30-40K or so I have been told. Also, we need to make a decision about moving to another house and remodel for handicap access or possibly build if we can afford it. Contractors are charging 125-135 dollars a sq/ft . Having a 20 yr mortgage and pushing 50 years old does not sound good to me. I start my job with my former employer this coming Monday. Thanks again for the prayers and encouragement... John
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Contine prayers from Georgia.
In HIS service
Dave
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Prayers of agreement and God's wisdom.
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prayers sent
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Prayers sent
God Bless
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Trust in Him in all things! Easier said than done at times, as I'm painfully aware myself...
...sure beats the options, though.
That is a lot to undertake at one time, John.
I'm happy for your change in jobs and location. God will provide, but not always on our time table. I'm reminded of that daily the past few months! :)
We've got you and your wife covered in prayers.
Peace and blessings to you both!
Keep the Son in your eyes!
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I don't want to sound like a broken record but the situation has gotten worse. The MS is continueing to spread. My wife will start chemo therapy as soon as possible try to stop the advance. We are also at the point to where we will need someone here at home with her while am at work. So many changes in a short poriod of time... John
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John I hate to hear that the ms is getting worse. Prayers sent.
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God sometimes says "NO" to our prayers for healing and we never know why...
I guess that is why it's called "Faith", defined as believing that in which we cannot see or know.
Prayers continue for your lovely wife to be healed and for you and she to find peace, love and strength in this time of trail through total submission to His Will.
Keep the Son in your eyes!
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Prayers continue
God Bless
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Continued prayers for complete healing and restoration!
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My wife will start chemo next week if the heart checks to be strong enough to withstand the treatments...John
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Prayers for strength, comfort, and healing.
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Well it has been a while since I have checked in and things have not gotten any better. Went on vacation a couple of weeks ago and my wife's health went down hill dramatically. We did get to spend a couple of wonderful days at Cedar Lodge in Missouri and a few days in So. Illinois visiting my family. By the time we got home, her strength was nill. Called the doctors at Texas Tech Med and they wanted her in the emergency roomm ASAP. She is now having problems with her breathing and all of the strength in both legs are now gone. The left arm is now almost useless. They are trying a treatment called IGIV which is used on HIV patients. I picked up an application for a nursing home and my heart is breaking. I have cried all evening and can't imagine being without her in this home. There are some other medical problems that she is havng but I don't want to share them on line. I will continue to love her and cherish her regardless of her condition. What a gift she has been to me. I pray that those of you that are married can have a love for each other as we have had and continue to have. And to those of you that have not taken that step, I pray that the Lord would bring someone into your life that would love you and would allow you to love them back and learn in a deeper sense what serving one another really means. Pray for us. John
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John, my prayers continue for your wife and the whole family. I understand completely what you are saying
May God Bless
Juan
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John my heart aches for you two. I know what it feels like to have that relationship with ones wife and I agree with you in your prayer for others to experience the same. Prayers continue for you and your wife. May Jesus comfort and strengthen you both.
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I share in that heartache hearing your tale of deccline for this lovely woman/wife of yours.
I have held hope with you that the Lord might see fit to bouy her up and provide healing... We never know the reasons for what occurrs, but God doesn't waste a hurt.
Let me say, John, that your testement of love for your life partner is so refreshing in today's world of instant gratification. I've not know such love and while getting a bit ole, still hold out hope. I know your level of committment makes God smile.
Prayers continue for some miracle of healing and for guidance, strength, patience and the Holy Spirit to wrap you both in God's love and mercy through this ordeal.
Keep the Son in your eyes!
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Prayers sent!!!!
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Just feeling really down tonight. My wife has been in the hospital for the last 4 weeks and I am bringing her home Saturday. The physical therapy has not helped and the reports are that her condition has declined since she entered the hospital. I have been running on edge trying to make arrangements for her coming home. I just got through re-aranging the house due to the hospital bed and other medical equipment that we are going to have to have to transfer her. I walked in the closet just a minute ago and couldn't stand it... Looking at the shoes and clothes that she loved to wear. The hiking boots that will never go on a walk again.... Lord have mercy on my wife and give me the strength and love to be the husband that she needs!
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Continued prayers for complete healing!
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I have read your post and my heart and soul cries for you. I lost my wife to cancer in 2003 after a 4 year battle, so I know where you are coming from. If it had not been for The Lord, neither of us would have made it that long. She was the strongest person I ever knew. Never complained and trusted in the Lord all the way. She is in a much better place now with no more pain and no more tears. My prayers go out for you and your wife and family. Keep your trust in Him. None of us knows His plan for us.
The faith your wife and you have shown has helped bolster mine which has been slipping a little lately. God Bless and keep you.
Donald
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Prayers of strength up for you Bro.
Prayers continue for your wife.
God Bless
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Amen. Prayers continue.
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Don't chide yourself my friend for feelings. They are as natural as breathe..its what you do with them.
Continue to step with God and I'm sure all that you've shared tells us that you will be all that is required in meeting yoru wife's needs.
Prayers are all we've got and there are times like these I wish there were so much more one could do to reach out and help.
Continues prayers for peace, strength and God's will to be revealed to you as your work through this struggle with your loving wife, family...and God.
Keep the Son in your eyes!
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Going to the MS specialist today that recommended chemo treatment. Since then there has been several other doctors that do not like this type of treatment. Pray for us to be discerning and for the doctors for wise councel. There has been an offer to us to send my wife to Costa Rica where they are havng good results with using a person's own stem cells to treat the illness. If this is something that needs to be pursued, pray that the Lord would move our hearts to do this....JOhn
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Amen John, prayers sent
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Prayers continue in this very difficult of times...
My heart aches for you but I know that with your and your wife's faith, you will see a clear way through all this.
Keep the Son in your eyes!
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We just got back home from Lubbock. The doctors said that there is nothing else that can be done that is FDA approved. My wife is having a very difficult time and wondering if God loves her or not. Pray for her that she will see how the Lord can work through the most difficult of circumstances. I still believe that He can touch her and restore that which has been taken away (what is impossible with Man is possible with God) but I also know through His infinite wisdom and providence that good will be a result of all of the suffering....John
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Amen John. Prayers for God's best in this. I pray for strength and comfort for you as you minister to your wife. I pray God lifts the heart of your wife in the midst of her suffering. May she be healed according to the will of Jesus who suffered for her on the cross.
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We received another call today. Without going into all of the details, the specialist think that we might be dealing with ALS or Lou Gerig's desease on top of the MS. There is no cure as most of you know. Her reaction to the therapy and how rapid this has progressed has puzzled them from the beginning. We are going back to Lubbock next Friday to have a EMG done. Out of all of the test that have done, she dreads this one the most. It is very painful to her.It has been another emotional evening..... John
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I've had EMG's and they do smart! :(
Man..when it rains it pours... My heart just aches for you both.
Prayers for continued and renewed strength, peace, power and faith to persevere as this unfolds.
May God hold you both in his loving arms!
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Man John I can't even comprehend what you and your wife are going through. Praying that God give you and your wife an extra load of grace and strength through this. I pray that the emg be less painful for your wife and that she feel God's loving presence through this.
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It has been confirmed as ALS. The normal life span is 2 years but the doctor specified that she is in the mid to late stages and suggested that Hospice start being involved. John
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John my wife and I continue to pray for you and your wife. I pray that God minister to both of you to help you deal with this. I don't know God's plan in this but I know He is with you every moment even if it seems like your all alone. God's best for you both.
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John,
Everytime I see you've posted, my heart goes in my throat! :(
I'm so sorry to hear this diagnosis...
Know that many of us are praying for peace, guidance, strength and that God will cover both you and your wife in His Mercy and Grace through this difficult of time...
Know, too, that there are many, many more who come here, read and pray and never post!
Keep the Son in your eyes!
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John,
I read this last night, and went straight to prayer. Words printed, just don't seem to convey my thoughts for each of you, nor the respect I have for your faith. May the Lord Bless both of you for your faithfulness.
Prayers continue for you both.
Love in Christ,
David B.
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My family has a moto. It comes from Ephesians 6:13b,14a
"After you have done everything to stand, STAND"
We fought with everything we had for the life of my Mother-in-law this time last year. She lay in front of us full of breast cancer. This was the moto that carried us through that and carries us today. The last words she spoke to me was "I am redeemed". Then she opended her eyes, took a huge breath(her lungs full of cancer), got a huge smile and looked at the face of the Lord. I miss her everyday. Nothing will ever impact my life the way seeing her face as she looked upon the Kingdom of Heaven did. God is real. He is with you always. He holds you both now and alway will. Try to rest in his arms. You have my prayers.
STAND-
Katie
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prayers sent,i cannot believe the hardships you have encountered and yet your faith is inspiring. you have my family's prayers.
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praying for your wife and for you in ohio
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I just read this on "E-Sword" maybe it will minister to you as it did me tonight....John
“They go from strength to strength.”
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They go from strength to strength. There are various renderings of these words, but all of them contain the idea of progress.
Our own good translation of the authorized version is enough for us this morning. “They go from strength to strength.” That is, they grow stronger and stronger. Usually, if we are walking, we go from strength to weakness; we start fresh and in good order for our journey, but by-and-by the road is rough, and the sun is hot, we sit down by the wayside, and then again painfully pursue our weary way. But the Christian pilgrim having obtained fresh supplies of grace, is as vigorous after years of toilsome travel and struggle as when he first set out. He may not be quite so elate and buoyant, nor perhaps quite so hot and hasty in his zeal as he once was, but he is much stronger in all that constitutes real power, and travels, if more slowly, far more surely. Some gray-haired veterans have been as firm in their grasp of truth, and as zealous in diffusing it, as they were in their younger days; but, alas, it must be confessed it is often otherwise, for the love of many waxes cold and iniquity abounds, but this is their own sin and not the fault of the promise which still holds good: “The youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall, but they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, and they shall walk and not faint.” Fretful spirits sit down and trouble themselves about the future. “Alas!” say they, “we go from affliction to affliction.” Very true, O thou of little faith, but then thou goest from strength to strength also. Thou shalt never find a bundle of affliction which has not bound up in the midst of it sufficient grace. God will give the strength of ripe manhood with the burden allotted to full-grown shoulders.
Spurgeon
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Thank you John it's just what I needed this morning. God's best to you and your wife today.
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Excellent....can't add much to that John.
Peace and Grace with you and your spouse!
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Just a quick note thanking everyone for their prayers and wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. My wife was released from the hospital this morning after a bout with kidney stones. We were also surprised that some indivduals from our church arranged for the use of a handicap van until the end of Febuary. I thank God for them.
John
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That's what its all about..helping others in need.
Thank you for trusting us as you've journeyed this path and took us with you.. Your world reminds me of my own favorite Jesus image...the one about "footsteps in the sand"...where when the tough times comes...there is only one set...and it's because Christ is carrying us.
Glad that your lovely bride can be home with you for Christmas... and that the handicap van is accessible for you both to get out and about a bit when she can!
Prayers for strength, peace and His Power to see you through this together while praising God for your time together!
Keep the Son in your eyes, John.
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Amen and Merry Christmas as we remember because He came pain and suffering will be gone for eternity.
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I hope that some of you are up tonight. Please pray for us. It has been a very difficult day and is continueing tonight....John
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Prayers sent John. Praise God that time isn't an issue with God.
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I am praying for you as I type this. I just read all ten pages for the first time.
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Father God,
I praise you for who you are, and thank you for what you have done. I thank you for your never ending love, grace, and our salvation. Forgive me of my lack of devotion, and selfishness.
Father hear my plea of intervention for John and his wife. Let your loving, gentle presence be felt by them, and may your sweet peace, and arms of comfort surround them.
Give them energy, and a new sense of understanding which only your Holy Spirit is capable of doing in times like theirs. Let your knowledge and wisdom fall upon them in handling all situations. Speak to them in a familiar voice, one of compassion and care, to sooth their tired, but faithful service to you.
May your glory be seen, and your love abound, in each of their days, and separate needs.
In Jesus name I ask and claim these things, Amen.
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Amen and prayers continue.
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Just got back, John. Been off line and out of town.
Prayers continue for your and your wife's challenges. At times like these, it's hard to remember that He never gives us more than we can take...if we but believe totally in His love, Grace and we trust Him.
Never easy, especially in the midst of crisis...that is why I guess they call it a "praise sacrifice". If it doesn't cost us something to offer up praise in suffering, it'd not be a sacrifice.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayers for John and his wife.
Keep the Son in your eyes, John!
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All,
We are preparing to go to a ALS clinic in Alburquerque next week. I think they will be able to help us to prepare for the future in that they have seen more ALS patients in the last 4 years than a Neurologist will see in a life time. They are convinced that Marsha has MS and ALS. What is odd is that there are 2 other women who have both diseases and are approximately the same age and from the same area of NM.
She is getting weaker as time goes on and we are preparing to make arrangements for the fumeral. We do not want to wait because of the disease affecting the ability to talk.
I wish I could have brought her to one of those big shoots. She loves watching me shoot and always walked the course with me. I am blessed. At the same time, I am at a loss for words to describe my sense of loss and anguish. I guess I am walking the course with her. I love my wife... John
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John, my prayers continue for you and your wife.
God Bless
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John,
You humble me with your love and devotion. We seldom see it so publicly professed in today's world. Thank you for sharing that.
I see the best of what we can be reflected in your love. I can't imagine what it will feel like, but all I can do is to encourage you to remember that God never lets us walk alone.
If my unemployment trials seem big to me, I can only imagine what it would be like to finally have a soul mate and then know she's going on before me... so please don't hear me minimizing any of what lies ahead.
All I know for sure is that God loves you and her. I don't believe God puppets us and pulls strings but he will NOT allow this pain to settle on you alone! He WILL use this to some good in His time...giving you a new purpose in life when this chapter closes.
Thank you for allowing us, empty, rusty vessels that we are, to walk with you in prayer.
Keep the Son in your eyes, John. May you both be covered up in the peace that passes all understanding.
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Amen. Prayers sent for comfort and strength. Prayers for the Drs to make the right decisions.
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Amen :pray:
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John, my heart goes out to you and your wife...no words can suffice. Prayers sent.
Randy
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All,
I have talked to the doctor who is working with the Hospice program here and she had strongly suggested that if family wants to talk to my wife they need to do it this week(ALS affects the ability to speak). She also felt that my wife would not live very much longer. Marsha has been sleepin 18-20 hours a day. This is because the desease affects that ability to breath and she can not exhale with enough force to get rid of the co2. She is showing signs of confusion as well.
I went to church without her for the first time in 19 years and it was if my heart had been ripped out. I couldn't stop crying.
But I will praise Him even in my grief and confusion. In Him will I hope! Marsha and I talked last night about seeing each other in glory. Oh my! NO more tears,pain and suffering.
She has suffered so much. But what a class act. It has been a honour to be her husband.
John
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Prayers continue John. Prayers of God's comfort and love.
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John, our church is doing small groups with "40 Days of Love" a follow up to a few years back of "40 Days of Purpose Driven life".
Might I say, that if I should live so long, perhaps I will have learned to love with the love of Christ the way you and your wife have loved. You both are living testaments to Christ's answer to the question: Which are the greatest commandments?
"Love God...love your neighbor." You, Sir, stand tall and have done so while on your knees.
Thank you for sharing your trials and allowing us/me to be such a tiny part of carrying you to our Lord in prayer. Know that we will remain here for you as time passes on.
Life will not end when your life partner, Marsha, goes on ahead to wait on you...but it will change. My prayers continue for all of you: Marsha, you, and all who love this delightful woman and those who will be there by your side to keep her memory alive in all your hearts.
Tears stream down my own face, not knowing how I would handle what lies ahead for you, but trusting that your strength and Faith, will see you through. Thank you for showing us all what LOVE really means...
Your brother in Christ,
Keep the Son in your eyes, John!
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Amen
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Heavenly Father,
I come to you with a sense of humbleness, and lack of words to express the feelings I have, after reading John's current update and report on his precious wife Marsha.
Forgive me of my selfishness, and the trivial things which often consume my mind and daily affairs. Hear my prayer of intervention for John and Marsha, and let your presence be felt even more so, by your light shining around them and your Holy Peace to handle all things.
Lord I thank you for John's steadfast hold on your faith, and his encouragement to us all, as servants, and husbands.
I ask that you hear his prayers, and honor his request, which come from his heart. Comfort him, and Marsha, in the manner which only you can do in this type of situation. Let your love, and warm embrace, touch them, and lift them up with energy and strength. Help Marsha to have minimal pain, clear, coherent thoughts, and the ability to communicate her needs effectively.
Place your angels and hedge of protection around them, and their marriage. Let their time together be one of connection not only with each other, but with you.
Be with the doctors, nurses, and staff, and guide them with your Holy Spirit in Marsha's care. Give John wisdom and knowledge in handling all situations and continue to guide him through the Holy Spirit.
I thank you for what you have done, and what you are going to do, for it's in your glory and honor, I ask, and claim these things.
In Jesus name, Amen.
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John,
You have my prayers and I pray that I too will have the strength you show. My wife has been through treatments for Lymphoma for four years and it has really taken a lot from her. God is in control and I pray he continues to give strength to you both.
I'll continue to lift you and Marsha to the Lord.
Mike
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My wife's struggle with pain and suffering ended this morning around 6.
I can not tell you how thankful I am for the prayers that have been lifted up for us.
She is dancing with her Savior and I could not ask for anything more. He shared her with me for almost 19 years and I am grateful.
This will be my last reply to this topic. I am grateful from the bottom of my heart to all of you who have been a part of this. It has been a long, difficult journey and I hope and pray that you have been ministered to in some way.
John
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This man, a fallable human as am I, has taught me more about true love than I've learned in a lifetime of trial and error.
May God's peace be with John and his family and extended family as they allow God's Mercy and Grace to heal their sorrow and renew their joy.
Thank you, Lord, and Thank you for sharing your walk, John.
Keep the Son in your eyes!
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Amen Doc. John prayers for God's comfort for you and all your family.
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John,
Your faithfulness to God, and your wife, has been an needed blessing in my life. To read of your humbleness, and your dedication to serve, has continued to reminded me of the simpler, but most precious things I often take for granted in the busy life we live in.
Thank you for your walk in Christ, and your example of a servant, husband, and friend. May God's peace and His Holy Spirit continue to guide you in your daily walks to come.
God Bless, David B.
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My prayers are with you, thank you, love you
God Bless