Sylvia's Requests...

At prayer group last evening, we prayed for Nancy I's son John's friend who was dx with cancer - and afterward we talked about how special it is when our children call us to pray with them for a special intention - tonight our cousin Sara (15) asks us to pray:

hey aunt syl. Can you send out a prayer request to storm the heavens with prayers for my math teacher. today in class he got a call that his mom and sister were in a car accident, his sister died and his mom is in ICU and might not make it. thanks soo much! its been a rough week for me.
love you

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Please pray for one of my patients - her name is Rose and she was just dx with colon cancer (she is also a breast cancer survivor) - she and her husband are very much involved in the Serra Club (Bethlehem) - when scheduling Rose's surgery they asked if I was Catholic - I told them that I was and that I would be praying for them - I told them about our prayer group and Rose's husband said "get us on every one!".

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Dear Ones,

Just heard from Tom's sister, Jackie, that her daughter, Stacey, who's expecting her second baby in April, has placenta previa (sp?) & needs to stop lifting, take it easy, etc. She has a toddler, is a physical therapist who works with children at DuPont, & now she has to rest, which is not going to be easy. When Tom's mom had that in her 7th month of pregnancy with Tom's youngest brother, she had to go on complete bedrest for the last two months. That's when Tom learned how to cook!

So, we're entreating all good prayers for Stacey & her baby so that they'll go full-term & have a healthy baby. Thank you & God bless.

Love,

Norine

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UPDATE ON BABY CODY:

Leslie,

Thank you for your concern and prayers. We know that it is the prayers that effect what God decides what will do.

Cody is in recovery after surgery Friday. He has been in a drug induced coma since the then and is now being weaned off the anesthesia. He is functioning well and came through the surgery without complication or surprise.

We are very grateful for the riches of God’s inheritance: namely the studies , research, wisdom, knowledge and hearts and minds of the medical missionaries in Houston Medical Center and beyond because without it our baby would not live past a year or more.

I looked up truncus ateriuss and it is described below:

Truncus arteriosus (TRUNG-kus ahr-teer-e-O-sus) is a heart defect that creates severe circulatory problems. If your baby has truncus arteriosus, one large vessel leads out of the heart, instead of two separate vessels — one leading out of each of the lower chambers of the heart. Also, the two lower chambers are missing a portion of the wall dividing them. As a result of truncus arteriosus, oxygen-poor blood that should go to the lungs and oxygen-rich blood that should go to the rest of the body are mixed together. If left untreated, truncus arteriosus usually leads to death within the first or second year of life. Surgery to repair the heart and blood vessels is usually successful, especially if the repair occurs before your baby is 2 months old. Sorry I have not replied sooner. In the past two weeks we have been shuttling to the hospital in Austin, Texas which is three hours from Houston, going to the hospital downtown in Houston for the pre-op and surgery at the Texas Childrens hospital which is 45 minutes to an hour away, post-op visits, more car driving, having family time and trying to keep up with work and the house and feeding everyone, out of town family for the past week off and on and haven’t had time to email or call. Thanks for your faith in God and in His providence for us.

Love,

Janie