The Classical Saturday Morning Coffee Break & Prayer Revival

Good morning boys, girls and everything in between. One quick question, where in the heck did this past week go?

Before we enter the Prayer Revival just a few housekeeping matters to go over. (Rulz for those of you in Reedsburg)

1) This is an open thread. Feel free to lurk, opine and/or bloviate.
2) Be kind, be nice. And no jumping from the furniture.
3) Running with sharp objects? Well isn't that special?
4) Have a great weekened!

AoSHQ Weekly Prayer List

Please submit any prayer requests to me, “Annie’s Stew” at apaslo atsign hotmail dot com. Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks unless we receive an update.

Prayer Requests:

12/14 – Jewells is still in a lot of pain. The drain was put in on 12/11. She was supposed to receive a sedative and medication for pain while they worked, and she received nothing. She felt everything and it hurt like hell. It also hurts when it is being drained, and that is daily for the first week. She has a great home health nurse coming in now, and she has shown Jewell’s daughter and husband how to do it.
1/18 Update – Jewells saw the ortho doc, and she should be able to get a shot 1/29. Her arms are still very painful all the time. She can barely use her left arm at all. She spends most of her day in bed. She will see the oncologist 2/5 and will get a scan. She says she has to admit she gets very depressed.
1/31 Update – The excruciating pain in her left arm was because it was broken. The brittleness of her bones from chemo caused the break to spontaneously occur. It now has a splint.

1/4 – Smell the Glove asked for prayers for an 80 year old aunt. The aunt was diagnosed with colon cancer and started treatment this week.
1/31 Update – The aunt has gone through her 12 treatments and is doing well. It knocks her flat for a couple of days but she’s a tough old bird. Prayers for all of the Horde and their loved ones in need.

1/4 – vmom deport deport deport asked for prayers for her eldest sister. It looks like her illness is cancer.
1/12 Update – Please keep praying. Her sister has stage 4 breast cancer.
1/30 Update – Her sister has gone to her eternal rest. Please pray for her soul and for the consolation of her daughters.

1/11 – Our Country is Screwed asked for prayers. He is having a double mastectomy. (He notes: Yes, male breast cancer is a thing!) He is fortunate that it appears to be localized. Another request is for an aunt (age 70+) who is facing lung cancer and having part of her lung removed. She is scared and needs prayers too.
1/31 Update – The surgery went well (bilateral mastectomy). Now he is waiting for the pathology report to learn what the next steps are – chemo and/or radiation. Thank you for the prayers for his 70 year old aunt. Her surgery was moved up to 2/3.

1/15 – Sponge gave an update on his wife. She met with the radiation oncologist, and he used the word “cure”, so she is pretty happy about that. She has a couple more chemo treatments to go.
2/13 Update – His wife got a reprieve from the oncologist and does NOT need to get the last round of chemo. She will start the process of radiation prep next week, and may start the 19 rounds next week as well.

1/16 – Pookysgirl asked for prayers for Lil Pooky, who was scheduled for hernia surgery on 1/20.
1/20 Update – The surgery went well and he’s already mostly back to his normal self.

1/18 – Hadrian the Seventh shared good news. The pain in his shoulder has been correctly diagnosed, so he can keep the discomfort at bay. He’s also receiving physical therapy. Now he can take on professional computer assignments again.

1/18 – rhennigantx updated the Horde, that his friend Tim, who had a stroke in the spring, died about 10 days ago. He kept getting infections in the feeding tubes.

1/18 – FenelonSpoke asked for prayers for Chris, the new husband of a friend of hers. They have been married since the summer, and are nice conservatives and Catholics. He is hospitalized with a high fever and urinary issues, which he has had a long time.
1/25 Update – Chris came home on 1/20. He is doing better. The infection was removed by IV antibiotics, but the doctors still need to determine why he’s having excessive urination – up to 20 times a night – which is exhausting for them both. Continued prayers are appreciated.

1/18 – Sock Monkey offered praise to our Lord. A year after a large cancerous growth was found on his spine. The prognosis was not good. After a nine hour surgery, chemo, therapy, and lots of prayers throughout the year, he was pronounced cancer free last week. He wanted to say thanks to the Lord and to the Horde for the prayers.

1/18 – Madame Mayhem asked for prayers for her niece’s husband, who had a mini heart attack. He’s around 32 years old, and works like a dog at his dad’s construction business.

1/18 – Jrgunn77 requested prayers for health, which was fine a few months ago, but recently has been his with extremely high BP spikes, anxiety attacks, constant headaches, and hernia troubles. Jrgunn is on meds for the BP and anxiety, scheduled for a colonoscopy, and has referrals for a cardiologist and neurologist. These out of the blue anxieties are the worst. Jrgunn also asked for prayers for a friend from church, Rodney, who has recently suffered lung failure and is on oxygen, to come home from the hospital, and Pastor Ben and his brother, for comfort after the passing of their little sister from drug addiction.
2/11 Update – Jrgunn77 is still stuck at home, trying to recovery from pneumonia. Rodney, his friend from church, is in a bad way. His lungs have begun stiffening and his ability to breathe is severely compromised. His only hope is a lung transplant. He is sedated, and surrounded by his family. In times like these, it’s difficult to know how to pray, but please do.

1/18 - MkY asked for prayers for his wife, who was diagnosed with stage IV renal cancer last week, out of the blue. They ask for prayers, not that their own will be done, but that God’s is, and that he is merciful.

1/18 - Teresa in Fort Worth said she could use some more Horde prayers. She had a CT scan on Monday. The largest tumor has not increased, but at least 4 others have quadrupled in volume, despite 2 rounds of chemo. Her third round of chemo stats on Wednesday. So far, she’s had exceptionally light nausea which has been controlled with medication, which is a blessing.
1/21 Update – the news is less than encouraging. The current chemo regimen does not appear to be working. There are a LOT more satellite tumors in her liver, and all of them are growing. There are new treatment options planned, but ultimately, it looks like the best case scenario is that she has 1-2 years left. If she doesn’t do the proposed treatment, they would be looking at 3-6 months at most. She said this is kind of what she thought was going to be the outcome. It sucks, but she knows the timeline, and is determined to make the most of the time that she has left.
2/10 Update – Her oncologist says she is doing great, and he will see her again in 3 months. He seems to think she might have a couple of years, maybe more, left!
2/12 Update – Teresa got the results of her tumor marker test back. After stopping the chemo (which wasn’t working), and after 2 weeks of targeted gene therapy, her markers have dropped way down! This means the therapy is working!

1/18 – Hrothgar’s daughter updated the Horde that there was a complication in his surgery, and he is in the ICU. She asked that we please keep him in our thoughts and prayers.
1/22 Update – Hrothgar is out of ICU, started on PT, and is able to take more nutrition. His condition is much improved. His family thanks everyone for their prayers. It has meant so much to them.

1/22 – Skip and his family could use some prayers. His mother’s brother has only a few days left. He has been in a VA hospital the last few years, after a stroke.
1/25 Update – Skip’s uncle passed away.

1/25 – Sal asked for prayers for a couple he volunteers with. The husband, a retired pastor, has been diagnosed with congestive heart failure. They are both in their mid-80s and surgery is not an option for him.

1/25 – Tonypete asked for prayers, as he has his second day of services as a hospital chaplain.

1/25 – B requested prayers for his brother Paul, who has been very sick for the last several years. This weekend he will join their parents, and little sister and older brother, who left them, too young, many decades ago.

1/25 – Grammie Winger asks for prayers that everything goes well, as Rev finally has his colostomy reversed this week.
2/5 Update – Rev is on day 7 of his 4 day stay at the hospital. He is still unable to eat. He goes for more tests today.
2/12 Update – Rev is doing better. He may get out of the hospital on Friday. Woo-Hoo!

1/25 – Lizzy requested prayers for her colleague, Sally, who was dealing with some GI issues. This week, after a trip to ER, they found and removed a mass. They are waiting for more information now, and praying it’s not cancer.

1/25 – A asked for prayers for her nephew’s wife, who was just diagnosed with brain cancer. Please pray for a miracle that they are able to remove it all.

1/30 – KT had asked for prayers as she had a stroke earlier in the week. She is still at the hospital be feels very lucky, considering what happened.
2/8 Update – KT is home from the hospital now and feeling grateful. She posted that her GP said to light a candle to God, because He saved her life. There don’t seem to be many after-effects from the stroke. She will need to keep working on staying healthy.

1/31 – BurtTC posted that his son, who had Down Syndrome, had died. BurtTC tried to give him as good a life as possible. It wasn’t a protracted illness, but he was expected to recover. BurtTC says that he doesn’t believe his son needs prayers; God now has the purest of souls to hold and protect. Please pray for those of us who knew and loved him. The loss is immeasurable. BurtTC asks that instead of condolences, that you would hold close those you love, and be kind to each other.

1/31 – From about that time asked for prayers for a SIL, who was suddenly terminated from the only job he’s held in his adult lifetime, with the second child on the way. Please pray it works out for the best.

1/31 – Tonypete asked for prayers for his wife’s buddy Barb, who is either bi-polar or manic depressive and doesn’t know it. She is a disaster and very unhappy. Prayers for healing would be greatly appreciated.

1/31 – Just Sayin posted that s/he has brain cancer and will be gone soon, and asked that the Horde keep fighting the good fight.

1/31 – L asked for prayers for her daughter, Shannon, who is scheduled for surgery on 3/11. She will be traveling to Cleveland on 2/27 for a pre-op meeting. She will be staying in town for the weeks before the operation, so they will have some time together. (As a Franciscan sister, she has spent much of the last 20 years in other states.) L thanks the Horde for their prayers. Shannon’s community will be praying, as well.

1/31 – Bif Bewalski gave an update on Smash. The blood work confirmed that she does not have pancreatitis. They gave her fluids, 3 types of digestive system meds via IV, and then ignored her for 8 hours. Anyway, she is home and feeling better.

2/7 – Weird Dave requested prayers for his sister, Susan, who had a major heart attack.

2/8 – Sock Monkey posted that his family needs some serious prayers. He didn’t want to get into details, but his daughter and 5 grandchildren are now living with them. There is abuse and addiction involved.

2/8 – MammaB asked for prayers. She said she needs surgery, and has been preparing for it for several months, jumping through the hoops put up by the clinic and insurance. Last Wed. she was told everything was complete and she could have surgery in 8-10 weeks. On 2/7, the surgeon’s office threw up another roadblock, one that is very difficult to manage. She is feeling discouraged and asks for the Horde’s prayers.

2/8 – Pollywog the Ette asked for prayers for Inspector. He injured his rotator cuff last weekend, and even with muscle relaxants and narcotics he gets muscle spasms every time he tries to lay down. That means he’s had to sleep in a chair all week, so he isn’t sleeping well. It’s also making his feet and legs swell, which is bad. Besides the pain, he hasn’t been able to work for a full week because it’s his right arm that’s injured and he can’t type – even if he could sit in his office chair. Please pray for healing and continued forbearance by his employer. Mostly what he wants right now is to be able to sleep.

For submission guidelines and other relevant info, please contact Annie's Stew, who is managing the prayer list. You can contact her at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. If you see a prayer request posted in a thread comment, feel free to copy and paste it and e-mail it to Annie's Stew. She tries to keep up with the requests in the threads, but she's not here all of the time, so she may not see it unless you e-mail it to her. Please note: Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks or so unless we receive an update.

2 Corinthians 4:8-9
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.

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