[Magdalen] pain

[Catharine Phillips]

Praying, Jon.


On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 7:10 PM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you for letting us know what's going on with you, Jon.  I am praying.
> Ginga
>
> On Thu, Aug 27, 2015 at 8:05 PM, Georgia DuBose <gdubose at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > 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
> > >
> >
>



-- 
*Catharine Phillips, MA, MDiv, CADC*


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