NEED PRAYER NOW

O Lord, my God and my Haven in my distress! My Shield and my Shelter in my woes! My Asylum and Refuge in time of need and in my loneliness my Companion! In my anguish my Solace, and in my solitude a loving Friend! The Remover of the pangs of my sorrows and the Pardoner of my sins! O God, my God! Stay not from me the gentle gales of Thy pardon and grace, and deprive me not of the wellsprings of Thine aid and favor.‘Neath the shade of Thy protecting wings let me nestle, and cast upon me the glance of Thine all-protecting eye.

John has been in my prayers Lynn.
You have too.
God we lift John in prayer for healing and we lift Lynn in prayer for strength.
Take good care of the both of them.
In Jesus name
Love and Peace

God bless you both
Praying John can come home
May all his infections be fought in Jesus name!
Praise God
I love You!

Hi Lynn,

Thank you for the updates hope you can see this.

Dont forget to take care of yourself, it's easier said than done when you are
in the middle of a crisis but take a little time out to eat and rest when you
need it. Also time for a bit of reflection, I don't just mean the rambling
runaway turmoil of thoughts which can go through your mind in difficult
times.

I mean the sort of reflection where you think about how far God has
brought you and John on this journey, how God has continued to work
in the situation throughout. How many people you have praying for you.

Also don't forget to give yourself a pat on the back for getting through to
this point and for dealing with everything thrown at you. Also remember
God has not forgotten you and John, He sees the frustration, the upset,
the deep sadness and the whoops of joy with each little step forward.
He knows both you and John by name, you are never lost in the crowd
when you belong of Jesus.

Lord we declare continued healing in the name of Jesus, for the name of
Jesus is higher than any other name, there is power and authority in the
name of Jesus. Lord you are above illness, you are above infection,
you are above blood clots, your wisdom surpasses that of all medical staff.

We are fearfully and wonderfully made by you Lord. You see our frame,
you know far better than the best consultant how we are put together.
We declare healing and blessing over John, that what was intended for
destruction, will come to nothing. Bless both John and Lynn, give them
both peace of mind, rest and hope for Jesus you have a plan
for them both, a hope and a future.

Lord strenthen Lynn, help her to let go of the niggley doubts and fears,
reveal your love to her.

Amen

Today's update from Lynn... Thanks again all who are praying for our dear sister and her husband.....hugs to you all.

Lynn



Here's the latest --
John had A-Fib for the first time ever yesterday. (The upper half of his heart speeded up way fast, while the bottom half didn't.) Made the nurses nervous and they rarely get nervous. (He's been averaging a little over 100 beats per minute. I saw it beat anywhere between 137 to 171 and there was no "per minute," except the machine was telling how many beats it would be per minute, if it had a rhythm. Scariest part was it had no rhythm. It fluctuated beat by beat. 137 one beat, 142 next beat, 157 the third beat, and then higher or lower the next. He was averaging 150, so the machine was showing a different number, on average, 150 times per minute.)

Add to that, he panicked, (probably because he felt his heart fluttering wildly after knowing he had a heart attack recently), so he fought the ventilator, which made him gag, which made him panic more. (He's, at best, only half awake, so it's not as if he's able to think everything out to calm himself down.) So, they had to give him pain meds to conk him out more, so he would relax and let the vent do its thing. Finally, after 12 hours of heart beating too fast, they gave him something to regulate it again. Good thing he's in the hospital for a heart attack because, to do that, they would have had to start him on many of the drugs he's already on for a few days before they could give him the drugs that slow down the heart. And, he would have spent that time in a hospital anyway. By the evening, he was okay again.

But his white blood cell count was down to 8.5, which the nurse told me was the goal.

So, today he's okay heartbeat wise, but he's gone up to 15 for white blood cell count. Oh, and now they tell me good is 4ish. Pffft. Thought he was okay infection wise. But they seem not to worry about that at all, so I won't. (Except for that Irish Catholic upbringing, which also makes me very good at worrying, even if worrying isn't required. lol)

What doctors and nurses (and me) are waiting for is the heart surgeon to tell them when he's going to take him in for open-heart surgery to fix him. I asked to have him call me whenever he calls them. It's been a day and a half that they've been waiting for him to return the call, so I don't know if he'll do that. I know he's a heart surgeon. Up there with rocket scientist and brain surgeon for rare, talented specialist. I know the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania is one of the top ten hospitals in the US and best in our region, (as long as you don't consider Maryland our region, because I know Johns-Hopkins is in the top three in the country.) So heart surgery is never routine, but I would like to know if replacing a micro valve and repairing a rip in a muscle that holds the heart together is routine with him, or one of those I-don't-do-this-very-often kinds of surgery. (Like heart transplant rare.) Basically, is this like riding a bike for him or does he have to step it up and ride a unicycle while juggling balls rare? (Guess who is hoping a unicycle has nothing to do with his answer, but I really would like to know.)

I was hoping John might come home on a little vacation for Christmas before the surgery, but I'm an optimist. After that A-fib, I'm so glad he wasn't home.

All this really is working out according to God's will. I keep watching to see what God is about to do, and before I figure out that, I look back to 12 hours ago and realize he already did one more good thing for us.

Yesterday I was frantic and fretful. I'm about to find a recipe for something I've never made before -- frittatas.

Thank you, everyone praying. And, Mira, thanks for the reminder. I may need many more. And thanks, JesusLives for doing this for me. It is a comfort.

God bless you Lynn and Darlene for the update posts. John has been in my constant prayers. I keep praying for your strength Lynn.
Please know you and John are in my prayers daily.
Blessings in Jesus name please heal John.
Praise God!
I love You Jesus!
Amen

Hi Lynn,

I know what you mean about Christmas, I am hoping the same for my Aunt.
I got a bit down about it at one point with the prospect of spending Christmas day
at hospital visiting my Aunt.

But then I realised Christmas is just one day out of 365 days. We can
remember the birth of Chrisf at any time, we can celebrate at any time.
Yes we can even put up decorations at any time and have a feast at any
time!

I remember several years ago, the church youth group I was part of, held
a Christmas beech party, complete with Santa wearing red shorts!

Christmas can wait for a different day and you know what, that will be a
fantastic double celebration a celebration of spiritual life and a
celebration of physical life.

John is alive, you are alive, you both belong to Christ, good on ya girl.

Keep believing, keep praying, rant and rave if you feel like it even, then
declare "in God I put my trust, if God is for us who can be against us."

Still praying for you.

x

Have not been on chat much today but a short update from Lynn.

Lynn

John's temperature is rising rapidly and it's not his white blood cell count. (That's down to 8.1.) 103 with ice packs, a fan, and Tylenol.

Kidney doctor stopped by and he was thrilled John's kidneys have "plateaued." Two days ago, he told me they were good. I thought good meant good. Apparently not. Good only means they haven't gotten worse.

My spirits rise and lower with John.

Hey JesusLives,



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Keeping John in my prayers at church this morning Lynn.
God bless you both
I shall not forget him in prayer.
Amen
Praise You Jesus

Please let John's heart rate stay normal. May John heal and fight off all infections.
In Jesus name!

Also Jesus!
My prayer for Lynn's strength through this hard time with her husband she loves dearly.
God bless them
Lynn ♡ John


Amen

Dear Holy Father, we beseech You to pour Your Spirit out on this Brother and Sister in You. Guide the Drs. and let Your sweet loving peace fill their hearts. In Jesus merciful name we pray.

So sorry to know!

I´m praying for John and for Lynn.

May God bless him and her!

Lynn......

I've sent you a friend request

I know what you mean about the swapping doctor thingy (I know you like the
word thingy). We've had that as well, you just get use to one set of
medical staff and they become familiar with you, then they go and
swap on you. Then you have to explain yourself all over again!

Not sure what it's like in the US, but generally in the UK, the nurses, care
assistants and auxiliary staff work 3 X 12 hour shifts then have 4 days
off. The doctor shifts seem to be all over the place covering different wards.

Hope you don't mind me rambling on, I think it can help at times to have
something mundane to ramble on about, especially the weather. We Brits
love talking about the weather.

Cant believe you are wearing shorts, it is so wet, windy and cold across the
pond.

Are you managing to occupy yourself at the hospital in between all those
tests, conversations etc. The sitting around for large parts of the day worrying
can be really draining. Make sure you look after yourself, you won't be any
good to John if you wear yourself out and don't feel guilty about taking a bit
of time out.

pm me any time if you want to share anything in private.
Continuing to prayer for you both.

x

Sure we will pray,.,. blessings

Yeah indeed we probably use all the same words you do for different types of
weather but all in the same day.

It can be snowing in the morning, raining in the afternoon, sunny for an hour, then
raining again, followed by howling winds, then more sun all within the same
day!

Do you want to hear a funny story, I was chatting to a taxi driver a few weeks ago
from Pakistan or maybe it was India - sorry I forget just now which it was.

He said in his country he worked at a horse stables, mostly the weather was dry but
when it rained, everyone everywhere just stop doing anything and they all go home
while it stops. The horses were also never exercised while it was raining.

So then he came to the Uk and his first job was working at a racing stable.
He worked during the week then had the weekend off. During his first
weeked it rained so he stayed at home. His friends asked if he wanted to go
out with them but he said no because it was raining and he couldn't understand
why they wanted to go out in the rain.

So the next weekend the same thing happened, then it started to rain during the
week. He rang up his manager assuming they would tell him to stay at home that
day due to the rain so he was really surprised when they said he had to go to work.
He was even more surprised to find the horses being exercised in the rain.

Eventually his friends convinced him to just get a water proof coat etc and get on with
life regardless of the weather. That he would end up spending several months of the
year holed up inside if he never went out in the rain.


Don't worry about what the staff think if you have to go home, it's easy to feel
guilty and beat yourself up about this. I know I did and still do sometimes.

Have you managed to make adjustments at home, it can feel very strange
just shopping for one and also living in a house on your own. Praying though
that this won't last long and John will soon be home.

Lord heal John, bring all of his blood work back to normal, heal any infection we pray.
Let John know that you are with him and give both John and Lynn peace of mind on
this matter.

Amen

Wait!

You know what the sun looks like?

(I do know the UK is much like our Pacific Northwest. It "only" rains 300 days a year, not all the time.)

As for staff. They've given me two things that tell me they don't judge as much as I think.
1. The night I had to go home despite, one of the women (don't remember if she was a nurse, a resident, a fellow -- in the sense they got high honors in their class, not in that she's a guy -- or a doctor), said, "We are a judgement free zone. You have to take care of yourself, or who is going to take care of him later?
2. Many of them say, "And don't forget. You have to take care of yourself too."

And, did that cabby ever get used to rain?

Dad is from Upstate NY, home of 200 inches of snow each winter. (Average. He once had to start digging out from an upstair's window, but made a fortune, because he was young and all the neighbors needed a kid to run to the corner store for food. lol) His second wife (ex) was from the same city. They mocked us every time we had 6 inches of snow or more and closed schools for such a dusting, just as we mock Floridians for closing cities when the snow barely covers the ground.

There's always someone else to tease about weather.

Lol yeah the sun, it's that bright round thing in the sky, sometimes we get a
glimpse of it between the grey clouds.


In the UK all it takes is an inch of snow and everything grinds to a stand still.
We don't do snow very well.
Actually we don't do sun very well either. The slightest glimmer of sun and
everyone runs outside and gets sunburnt Lol.