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EMarshallBuckles
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Posted: Thu May 8th, 2008 04:35 pm |
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Kim M. had been talking about having surgery for her rotator cuff on her shoulder this past Wednesday. Anybody heard from her? Is she OK? Please offer up prayer for her healing in case she has had the surgery. 
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Dave Armstrong
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Posted: Thu May 8th, 2008 07:21 pm |
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| I haven't heard anything. I'm sure she'll be back soon.
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Pani Rose
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Posted: Thu May 8th, 2008 09:22 pm |
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Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, pour your mercy and healing upon Kim.
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Kim M.
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Posted: Thu May 8th, 2008 09:40 pm |
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EMarshallBuckles wrote: Kim M. had been talking about having surgery for her rotator cuff on her shoulder this past Wednesday. Anybody heard from her? Is she OK? Please offer up prayer for her healing in case she has had the surgery.
I'm sorry, Marshall and all! I had to postpone the surgery because, on top of the blood pressure issue, I also found out I have high cholesterol. I'd have to get an EKG before the surgery, and honestly, I'm scared to have one just now.
My father ended up having triple bypass surgery when he was in his early 50s and I'm afraid I might've inherited his health problems.
For now, my hubby and I are going to work very hard on getting back our health through eating very carefully and through regular exercise (avoiding the re-injuring of my shoulder in the process). Until I've worked at it a good two months or so, I'm not going to subject myself to an EKG.
So for now, I would appreciate the prayers in a different way. Please forgive me for not updating everyone! My head has been in a spin these last few weeks. 
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Intercessor
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Posted: Thu May 8th, 2008 10:39 pm |
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Kim,
I'm still praying.
In His love,
Becky
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Kim M.
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Posted: Thu May 8th, 2008 11:22 pm |
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Intercessor wrote: Kim,
I'm still praying.
In His love,
Becky
Thanks Becky. I'm feeling quite overwhelmed, of late. 
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Posted: Fri May 9th, 2008 01:27 am |
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Kim,
If you're feeling so stressed and overwhelmed that it's just too much to make any kind of decision or formulate a plan, here's something you might consider trying.
If you've got a good doctor (internal medicine, preferably), go in and tell him/her everything that's wrong--stress, anxiety, shoulder, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, no (?) exercise program, dietary "mistakes," and any other physical/emotional issues bothering you. Explain that you're overloaded and need some help in establishing a plan and setting things in motion. 
Normally, I don't like to be passive with doctors. However, sometimes the best thing to do is to allow a good internist to help prioritize what needs attention first and let his assistant schedule your appointments (at least they do that here).
I hate for you to put everything off and get no help or relief because it's just too overwhelming to prioritize, make decisions, schedule appointments. Your doctor and his/her assistant can be a lifesaver in such a situation. Maybe you could think of it as getting a bit of advance practice in humility and obedience to "authority." 
After my husband died, I had all I could do not to drown in despair. I do know what it's like to put almost everything on the back burner because of just not having the mental/emotional resources to deal with it. Maybe a good chat with the doc and turning over some of your "power" in such matters to him/her could be a relief to you, just for now, anyway.
I'll hush now. Wish I could help. 
Becky
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CajunRick
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Posted: Fri May 9th, 2008 03:36 am |
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Kim M. wrote: My father ended up having triple bypass surgery when he was in his early 50s and I'm afraid I might've inherited his health problems.
DON'T WAIT!!!
I was 36 when I had my second heart attack and a double bypass. The only reason I am alive today is God's grace that it happened to me so young.
True story, and yes I know it is off-topic, but that's OK. I'll risk it. I have not related this story here (or anywhere, for that matter) before. This is, in effect, my conversion story. I am a lifetime Catholic, but this is the story of when I realized how much I need God.
I had my first heart attack at a Christmas dance for the hospital where my wife worked. I felt winded and short of breath, so I went out into the car by myself to "get a breath of fresh air" and smoke another half-pack of cigarettes. If God did not temper his justice with mercy and compassion, I would have died. That's what I deserved.
Eight months later (Saturday, August 29, 1987) I had my second heart attack. I felt weak and ill at my daughter's ninth birthday party, so my wife called an ambulance. I finished my last cigarette while waiting for the ambulance. The paramedics told me that I was not having a heart attack, but they could see the damage from my previous one. That's when I found out I had had a first one. As I arrived at the hospital, I had my second heart attack. The doctor happened to be in the next room. I lost consciousness, and woke up the following Friday.
I found out weeks later that my family was told not to expect me to survive the night. In fact, I didn't even know how sick I was until I read a computer message board on Fidonet (pre-Internet, but somewhat similar to this one) several weeks later. It was Tuesday before they felt I was strong enough to even run an angiogram, and Thursday before they felt safe to operate. My prognosis was not good. My family had begun preliminary funeral arrangements. On the day of my surgery (September 3, 1987) my daughter had a big test scheduled. She chose to go to school because she knew that's what I would want, and she knew I would be OK. She aced the test, and probably cried the whole time. (She would never admit it, and her teacher just kept telling me how "strong" she was because she had to pass the test "for daddy".)
The angiogram showed two blocked arteries from my first heart attack that had formed natural bypasses. The surgeon repaired the two blockages from my second heart attack. I was walking on Friday and released on Tuesday (it would have been Monday, but it was Labor Day). Being the uber-geek that I am, I went straight to a computer club meeting. (I only stayed a few minutes, but it preserved my sanity. My wife was not pleased.)
I had an echocardiogram last week. The technician examined my heart from several angles for several minutes before he realized I had muscle damage to my heart. It was rather funny that he didn't notice the scar from the foot-long slice down the middle of my chest.
I had planned a big party on August 29, 2005, my 18th "rebirth" day. That was the day Hurricane Katrina hit. I will try again this August 29th, my 21st "rebirth" day but the celebration will be smaller, with flashlights, MRE's, and mass.
I will always celebrate August 29th as my "rebirth" day because that is the day God changed my life.
Here's my point. If I had been in my 50's, I would be dead. If that doctor had not been in the next room, I would be dead. If my cardiologists were not recognized as among the very best in the entire world (they invented the lasers and stents still used today), I would be dead. If my surgeon had not had the confidence to believe he could handle an impossible case, I would be dead. If he had been more interested in statistics and less interested in patient care, I would be dead. There are a thousand other reasons why I should be dead. By the grace of God, even the doctors admit that a virtually impossible set of circumstances conspired so that I would survive. I have not mentioned even half of them.
The one physical characteristic they can point to in my survival is my youth. And yet, at the time, I was the second-youngest person ever to have a CABG (coronary artery bypass graft) in my state, and the youngest to survive.
I learned several lessons. My daughter is the most precious thing in this life and she will always be my best friend. My wife is incredibly loving and competent. Smoking is stupid. God will provide. Jesus died for me. God loves me.
There are many more, but one more I will mention. Schoolhouse Rock was right.
Knowledge is power.
You cannot prepare for what you do not know. Every breath you take, every tick of the clock, means you are one step closer to your first breath of "heavenly air'. God does not want you one moment sooner than absolutely necessary. Medical tests give you the information you need to make decisions. And yes, I had sought medical attention for the symptoms I was experiencing but my doctor figured I was "too young" to have heart problems so he didn't order any tests. He thought the pains in my shoulder and arm were due to a pinched nerve, and he suggested a chiropractor.
To avoid medical tests needlessly is very human. And we all know that the overriding characteristic of humanity is our stupidity.
You have come here because you wanted to know the truth. You are facing a difficult conversion because you value the truth. You know that Jesus is "the way, the truth, and the life".
Don’t wait, Kim. You can only make intelligent decisions if you know the truth.
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Posted: Fri May 9th, 2008 02:22 pm |
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Thanks for the story Rick. You are a walking miracle! Don't you think everyone, whether cradle catholic, convert, evangelical, whatever, everyone has their own rebirth experience with God? It's that moment when your faith moves from your head to your heart? In your case literally!
Someone please stop me. It's getting embarassing how many posts I have. 
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Posted: Fri May 9th, 2008 04:34 pm |
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Credo Catholic wrote: Thanks for the story Rick. You are a walking miracle! Don't you think everyone, whether cradle catholic, convert, evangelical, whatever, everyone has their own rebirth experience with God? It's that moment when your faith moves from your head to your heart? In your case literally!
I would hope everyone would, but many never make that leap.
Someone please stop me. It's getting embarassing how many posts I have.
And you're talking to me????? 
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Pani Rose
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Posted: Sat May 10th, 2008 02:42 am |
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Thanks for your story Rick. It is an awesome testimony to how God goes before us and makes the way. He places everything in order for us. God is so good!
I was at the chapel today praying, gazing between the Corpus on the Cross behind the Altar (like JPII, but in a black metal) and the Christ in the Tabernacle. I thought Lord there is nothing we can do about our situation, we have done everything possible for human hands, the rest is up to you. Then I looked again at the cross and realized in a fresh way for this season - Christ gave up his life, because he had done everything he could do, there was nothing else he could have 'humanly' done for us. It was finished.
So I guess at some point we realize that Lord we trust totally in you, then lay it at the foot of the cross, because we have done everything we can 'humanly' do.
I am praying for you Kim.
Read John Chapter 17
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Posted: Mon May 12th, 2008 01:32 am |
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Wow, and I thought I paid too many visits to the "Sawbones Bed n' Breakfast"!
Kim, you have my prayers -- and Rick, so do you, too. Though you do seem to have a certain bionic strength!
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tedjenczewski
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Posted: Mon May 12th, 2008 02:21 am |
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| Dear Kim. May God bless you, keep you, encourage you and sustain you. Love casts out all fear. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding". Consult and trust in the physicians He has given you.
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