[Magdalen] Please pray

[Jay Weigel]

And I will definitely pray for Becca, and that the Gordian insurance-knot
be undone.

On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 9:26 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Damned insurances anyway. I bear the mental scars from doing battle with
> them on behalf of my patients as a team leader in home health. It got to
> the point where if I heard, "Well, I'm not a nurse, but.." one more time, I
> felt like I was going to reach through the phone and throttle some
> smart-mouth flunky.
>
> Single payer now!
>
> On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 9:14 PM, Jon Egger <revegger at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Jay, and others,
>>
>> There are hoops you have to go through with medicaid and insurers before
>> they approve for the surgery.  That's the rotten part.  She hurts!  She
>> wants an oophor-hysterectomy!  So we jump through the jumps. And growl a
>> lot.
>>
>> Grace and peace,
>> brud
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 7:17 PM, Marion Thompson <
>> marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > In the midst of each day's grim news, this is a bright beam of love
>> > shining out.  Lovely!
>> >
>> > Marion, a pilgrim
>> >
>> >
>> > On 10/2/2015 5:39 PM, Jon Egger wrote:
>> >
>> >> About two years ago a young lady started coming to Trinity.  She was
>> >> obviously suffering from some major illnesses.  We had talked and
>> prayed
>> >> with her.  (She has a beautiful alto singing voice.) In talking with
>> her,
>> >> we realized that her family was in denial about how ill she was.
>> Nothing
>> >> she did pleased her family.  Dawn was visiting her at her home and her
>> >> mother said to her "I have two girls, Becca is the oldest. After I gave
>> >> birth the second time, God finally sent us a perfect child."
>> >> (WTF?!?!?!?!?!?)
>> >>
>> >> Last October she was horribly raped.  Her first call was to Dawn.  Dawn
>> >> investigated rapes when she worked in the Florida Keys for the State.
>> She
>> >> helped her through the rape kit, and all those exams.  We took her in
>> >> because the rapist doesn't know where we lived.  She has blossomed.  At
>> >> first it was "I'm sorry" this and "I'm sorry" that.  She is now getting
>> >> property medical care, thanks to Dawn, and feels safe for the first
>> time
>> >> in
>> >> her life!
>> >>
>> >> Right around Christmas, I woke up from a good rest.  Did my morning
>> >> ablutions, and sat with Dawn and Becca in the living room.  After some
>> >> yakking, I asked, "Becca, did you ever think you were born in the wrong
>> >> family?"  She thought.  For a long time.  A slow tear came down her
>> cheek,
>> >> and she said,  "I am so happy now.  Can you two adopt me?" [She's 25]
>> We
>> >> can, in Missouri! Yay!  All the paperwork is being done and she will be
>> >> our
>> >> daughter come about Christmas.
>> >>
>> >> Becca has CVID, and takes an IV dose of imunogoblin (Sp?) about every
>> >> three
>> >> week.  A nurse comes in to administer it. She also has Levi Hollister
>> >> Syndrome, and really bad ovarian cysts.  She's too young to have a
>> >> hysterectomy or an oopherectomy.
>> >>
>> >> The legal system for adoption will take about three months.  Please
>> pray
>> >> for Becca for the many illnesses she has.  Dawn and I are honored to be
>> >> parents again, and we love this young woman.  She has blossomed under
>> our
>> >> care and tells us "I love you two so much!"
>> >>
>> >> Grace and peace,
>> >> jon
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>>
>
>