So glad Ruth is doing better! Praying about your root canal, Lorchen, and for Cathy and your dad, Jane.

Will pray for your dad Jane.

Thank you Pam for the post about Ruth. Such positive steps forward from where she has been. Praying the steps will increase to wonderful strides. Lorchen, you've been in my prayers as well--bummer about the root canal. I will never understand the "ice test". I don't know what it's professional title is, but my oral surgeon said he needed to make sure he had the right tooth and ziiinnnngggged me with an ice wand! Kinda barbaric I think. After the root canal, I didn't have any more pain, though, so hopefully you're on the mend. My friend Cathy is still critical--awaiting a match for a transplant. Thank you for your prayers for her. And if I could add my dad to the list--he will be having knee replacement Apr. 23rd. He's 83 and in incredibly good health. He is a bit of a worrier, though. Thanks.
Blessings,
Jane

Pam I am so pleased to hear that your daughter is doing better - you must be sooooo relieved. I too had been wondering how she was getting on and I am glad that you have posted today. Let us hope that she continues to thrive. Best wishes to you and the family.

Strangely enough, Lorchen, I was going to post about Ruth today. I spent 2 weeks with her at the end of February early March to help her cope while she waited for the new meds to start taking effect. Pete and I then went on holiday and I have waited for her to come home for Easter to really see how she is soping. The meds are now working and she is functioning quite well although she still stresses alot inside. She has started therapy and hopes to be able to continue via telephone from Vienna. She is planning to stay there until the summer and decide then, depending on a lot of different factors whether she will stay on to finish the course or return to UK. It has been so good to have her here for a week for quality time together, compared to her previous stressful and worrying visits. We have just got back from taking her to the airport.

Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for your prayers over the last few months and the personal messages I have received. They have meant so much to me.

In the post today I received a beautiful gift of a heart wall hanging from Lorchen. I was thrilled to receive it and it wasn't until I read this thread that the significance hit me. I have made hearts for others but didn't expect to get one myself. Thank you, Lorchen. I will treasure it! Hugs

Thank you everybody. Those root canals are dominating my life too much right now.

Much more important..... Pam, how is your daughter coping?

Rosemary, thanks, I will pray for Lorchen. Praying for all others here too. Jan

Thanks Rosemary. I have added Lorchen to my prayer list.

Rosemary, thanks for informing us of Lorchen's issues, I will be praying for her as well.

Will do Rosemary! I hope your dental work is a breeze Lorchen. As well as a beautiful calm wedding.

I know that Lorchen won't ask for herself, but she is under-going some really nasty toothache and root canal work, both top & bottom, as well as making dozens of wedding favours for her son's wedding next month. Some prayers for peace of mind & calming of nerves would not go amiss.

Frances and Jane I'm praying for your sweet friends. May the Lord be watching over them and sending mercies new every morning. Love and hugs, Jan

Frances, I am glad he is feeling better. I guess none of us really know what we'd do in the same boat. I am thankful that God has put the right people in your path to help. That was very thoughtful of you to take your motor home for the rest of the family to use. I will continue to pray for him and all of you.

An update on Dave: we went up to visit him yesterday. He feels much better than when he went into the hospital last week. The doctors told him they could do more tests to see where it has spread and he doesn't want to do anything. There were friends visiting when we got there and he was having a great time. He plans to live life to the fullest and spend as much time riding his motorcycle as he can. One sister and two nieces are arriving tomorrow to visit. They will be here almost a week. At the end of the month, two more sisters and a niece and her husband arrive. Then at the end of May, a brother, sister and another niece come to visit. We brought our motorhome up there yesterday so people have a place to stay. Dave is in good spirits. We had a talk about signing up for VA and then hospice. My sister is a hospice nurse and Greg talked to her and she gave us advice about the VA and hospice. One of the guys visiting and the guy who let's Dave keep his motorcycle at his house can help him with the VA stuff. God is good, giving us people who can help with what is needed.
Thanks for all your prayers, I have been praying for others on this list.

Frances