[Magdalen] pain

[Georgia DuBose]

Love to you.
On Aug 27, 2015 3:57 PM, "Judy Fleener" <fleenerj at gmail.com> wrote:

> Vent away Jon.  You have my prayers.
> Judy
>
> On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 5:12 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I remember watching the movie, "the Song of Bernadette," that there were
> > all of these miracles associated with the spring at Lourdes, and
> Bernadette
> > herself was whisked away to a convent where she lived in obscurity, not
> > seeking recognition. She was seen limping one day and a physician
> examined
> > her, to find she had a tumor of the bone in her leg, which had
> undoubtedly
> > been causing her enormous pain for some time. When her superior asked her
> > to consider going to the spring at Lourdes, she said that the spring was
> > not for her.
> > At the end of her life, in response to an official asking if she had
> > anything to add or any words for the faithful, she cried out, "I did see
> > her! I DID see her!" And at that moment, she saw Her again. It gives us
> all
> > hope that, come what may, we all may one day see Her.
> >
> > May angels sustain your faith.
> >
> > James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> > *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> > except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 4:32 PM, Jon Egger <revegger at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Despite being mobile, my pain levels are raging ever higher, the doc
> has
> > > increased my slow release morphine to 75mg every twelve hours. He has
> > also
> > > increased the vicodin.
> > >
> > > The two hospice RNs who care for me have begin mentioning 'nursing
> > > facility' and 'hospice care facility' to me.  My non-response has been
> > > noted.
> > >
> > > Pain getting worse, more narcotics, pain meds,  and talk of hospice
> have
> > > left me crestfallen today. There are no words to describe how sad and
> > > scared I am.  During the spring of 2013 a parishioner asked me to pray
> > for
> > > myself and my healing.  I thought for a long time and replied, "Sister,
> > > I've seen my x-rays...God can't fix those lungs." Such praying (for
> > > yourself) seems so self-centered, so full of hubris, and terribly
> > selfish.
> > >
> > > Thanks for letting me vent. Peace, baseball, and Netflix will be my
> > > companion until Dawn gets off work at 830 tonight.
> > >
> > > Grace and peace,
> > > brud
> > >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Judy Fleener, ObJN
> Western Michigan
>