[*suzi*]

Hi everyone. I am a strong believer in the power of prayer so I was hoping you could keep my mother-in-law in your thoughts and prayers for the next couple of weeks.

My DH and I just returned home from the hospital because my mother-in-law (Carol) was admitted to the cardiac center. It's a very bad situation and both of us can't stop crying. She had fluid around her heart last week, but they finally sent her home. Then, she had trouble breathing so the ambulance took her in again.

Well, she has had a lot of health problems in the past so I assumed that this would be a similar scenario, but not this time. Her aortic valve is blocked and she will need open heart surgery or we will have to put her in hospice and let her go. They said she would only have a couple of weeks, but if she has the surgery she probably won't survive either. I called my dad who is a doctor and he said that the surgery is a really serious one where they would have to stop her heart and that the right thing to do would be to let her go. I am shocked. I love this woman. I have been with DH for 15 years and his parents live next door to us. My own mother was diagnosed with Alzheimers this year and I have been terribly upset about it. Most of my family is overseas so I really only have DH's family and my own. Anyway, we are both devastated and I can't even imagine a day that we won't miss her. So, if you could... please remember Carol D. in your prayers. Maybe with your help we will hear better news tomorrow. Thank you all for taking the time to read my post.

[ChristyR143]

I'm so sorry that you all are going through this. I will definitely keep all of you in my prayers.

[exotikittenx]

I'm so sorry!!! I will keep her and your family and DH's family in my prayers.

[sweetart]

I'm so sorry you and your family have to go through this!! You will all be in my thoughts and prayers!

[rendodan110]

absolutely I will pray for Carol as well as the rest of the family.

[*suzi*]

^^^Thank you. DH has gone to bed. I'm not really sure what I can even do to help. I can't imagine being told that your mother only has a few weeks to live. Fortunately, I'm on vacation this week so I can focus on family. We were having a whole bunch of family and friends in for a big annual July 4th party. I'm going to call everyone and cancel since there is no scenario at all in which things will turn out well by the end of the week. Tomorrow we will know more so I will post an update. Thank you again.

[Leah411]

Oh, sweetie....we'll be saying prayers here!

My DF had open-heart surgery a couple of years ago. He's got a strong heart now.

How old is your mother-in-law? What do the doctors recommend? If it were me, and I was going to for sure die soon without the surgery, but I might survive with the surgery...I personally would go for broke and have the surgery. Or are they saying the surgery they would normally do is just not feasible in her case?

Sending lots of good vibes to Carol and sending up lots of prayers.

[shallow-ish]

I am so sorry that you are going through this. You and your family will be in my prayers!

[*suzi*]

Originally Posted by Leah411

Oh, sweetie....we'll be saying prayers here!

My DF had open-heart surgery a couple of years ago. He's got a strong heart now.

How old is your mother-in-law? What do the doctors recommend? If it were me, and I was going to for sure die soon without the surgery, but I might survive with the surgery...I personally would go for broke and have the surgery. Or are they saying the surgery they would normally do is just not feasible in her case?

Sending lots of good vibes to Carol and sending up lots of prayers.

That is exactly what I was thinking. I mean if there is a chance at all, then have the surgery, right? Well, my dad said he doesn't think she would live through it and we shouldn't even try, but she is totally lucid and making jokes right now. I can't imagine hanging out with her for the next two weeks and watching her die when she is talking like she is perfectly fine.

Carol is in her 70s but she has had a lot of close calls already. She overcame breast cancer, she had stents put in, she broke her hip, she's diabetic and her kidneys are barely functioning. Even with all that is wrong with her, she still seemed to be getting along quite well. I really didn't anticipate this at all.

[Leah411]

^^^Just my opinion, but...given all Carol has been through....and she sounds like a strong lady...the doctors should provide her with all of the facts and let HER decide. It is her body, her life and she gets to say what happens.

My DF has been through kidney failure, a failed transplant, open-heart surgery, and just this past February...amputation of his right leg. He's just had the very bad luck to have screwed up blood vessels. He's been to hell and back more than once. And G-d only knows what the future will bring. At this point, he still has every reason to keep fighting (we're getting married in September, for one thing!), but we both know the day may come when we face a similar situation. Just love and support Carol through whatever comes and whatever decisions she may make.

Big hugs to you!

[Lvbabydoll]

Oh my, hugs for you and I know everything will turn out ok. I'll keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers.

[Bella]

Positive thoughts and prayers for Carol here.

[chpwhy]

Receive The Word God Has Sent To Heal You

Psalm 107:20
20He sent His word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
Your Bible will do you no good if you leave it on your bedside table, gathering dust. It will do you no good to hold it like a teddy bear when you are facing your “giants”. But God’s Word will do you a lot of good when you receive it as truth and speak it as truth! Then, you will surely see your healing and deliverance from every evil condition sent to destroy you!
The Bible says that “He sent His Word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions”. Now, when God wants to heal you, what does He do? He sends His Word. Before God delivers you from your destruction, He sends His Word.
Are you still waiting to experience the blessing of healing that Jesus died on the cross to give you? Don’t feel condemned. Your Father in heaven loves you and wants you well. But how does your healing come? By you receiving His Word on healing that He has already sent you. His promises of healing are all there in your Bible. But have you received them?
During one of my church services, a lady took out her handphone and started sending text messages to her friend who was at home dying of cancer, every scripture and almost every key point that I was preaching that day. I was telling the congregation to just confess the healing scriptures over their sicknesses, no matter how bad their conditions were. I even told them to say, “By Jesus’ stripes, I am healed” (Isaiah 53:5), 1,000 times a day. The lady got so excited that she told her friend to confess it 10,000 times a day!
Her friend, on seeing the text messages, simply received the Word of God and confessed it. That very same week, when she went back to the doctor, the doctor could not find a single trace of cancer in her body!
Never underestimate the power of God’s Word. The lady was healed because she received God’s Word. She could have left her handphone on her bedside table, but she did not. She picked it up, read the Word, confessed it and received her miracle. God sent His Word and healed her, and saved her from her destruction!

[gga]

Oh no, suzi. I'm so, so sorry. I'll send lots of prayers your way.

[ilovepinkhearts]

im sorry. you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. keep your chin up. i hope that you have better news to post soon