Considering the seriousness of the latest news, I will try to keep you updated more often. (If you have not read the March 5th update, please do so before reading further.)
Thank you all for praying for us over this past week...and month, and years!
Jeanne has been resting at home this past week. She does NOT need around the clock care or anything like that. But, we are trying to make life easier for her, by getting her food, water, etc., so she does not need to get up much.
Early in the week, her pain was uncomfortable enough she needed some pain medication. The drugs ease the pain, but one drawback is they make her tired and/or groggy. The last few days she has not needed much, if any, medication. Jeanne is scheduled for a paracentesis on Monday to relieve the abdominal pressure from the fluid build-up.
Her brother took her on a drive to the Coast last Saturday. The weather was beautiful, they spent quality time together, and she was able to ward-off the cabin-fever that was beginning to set in.
I ask you to continue to refrain from calling or visiting without first receiving an email or phone call from me letting you know when to visit. Thanks to you all who have honored our wishes, as hard as it is. The best way to contact us is via email, or to send a card or letter. If you do not have our address, please send to Suburban Christian Church, at office@suburbanchurch.com, or 2760 SW 53rd St. Corvallis, Oregon 97333. They will forward your message to us.
I want to reiterate the need for Jeanne to have undisturbed rest. Last week, I saw first-hand how much even short visits, or the phone ringing, took their toll on her. I am trying to find a balance with giving Jeanne quiet time, and also to provide her some fellowship time with close friends.
Meanwhile, we are trying to keep life as normal as possible. Daniel and Robert are still participating in their respective basketball teams, and baseball is just around the corner for Robert. Sarah is, as are the boys, still doing homeschooling. She is anxious to get her driver's permit soon, too. Valerie is busy helping us out, as well as stay committed to her other paid and volunteer jobs. And Nicole, now Nicole Zimmerman, seems to be adjusting well to to married life.
The support from our everyone, relatives, friends, church members, and the community has been a blessing. Thank you for all of your help.
Thank you all and please continue to join me in praying for a miracle of healing, while we acknowledge if God chooses to take Jeanne soon, we may never understand why until we can be there too.
Love,
Pat
5 comments:
Continuing to pray. Thanks for the updates and blessings to all of you!
Praying for each of you.
Loving and missing you all.
Wishing I could give you each a big hug.
We will continue to pray for healing.
Laurel
Jeanne and family,
You are in my thoughts and prayers. May you feel God's presence surrounding you.
Christine van Belle
Dear Pat,
I think of your family now and again, and pray for you since the day I saw Jeanne at the library with the kids a couple years ago and she caught me up on everything. This last week, she has been on my mind often, so I decided it would be nice to see how she was doing. I went searching for your blog (found it thru an old article from the Gazette Times).
I'm distressed to read the most recent news. My hopes have always been most high for Jeanne. I suppose this news doesn't change the substance of those hopes.
Please give Jeanne my love, and let her know that the Father is bringing her to the mind of at least one old acquaintence...and most likely more than just myself.
I'll be praying for all of you, especially that you all experience the incredible presence of God. Just by words, He created this whole world. His Son, the Word, gave all so that we could be reconciled to Him...and we are! My prayer for you, Pat, and for Jeanne, is that you will hear and experience His Word for you. Oh, what a single word from the loving Creator of this world and you and I...oh, what one word from Him can do in our lives.
Much love,
Shurleen (Maddox) Souza
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