[Magdalen] Prayer request

[Christopher Hart]

Such a difficult situation. Praying that the divine will may manifest
itself without undue delay.

On Fri, Oct 6, 2017 at 7:19 PM, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
wrote:

> I will start by saying that as far as I know none of those involved have
> any religious faith. The centre of the situation is Jon who, I gather, is
> an alcoholic whose liver is completely shot. He has had numerous spells in
> hospital but the doctors have said there is nothing more they can do for
> him. He was in an induced coma which was then stopped but he remained
> unconscious and on artificial ventilation. That was stopped yesterday
> (Thursday) morning and preparations made to take his kidneys for transplant
> when he died. That did not happen as since then he has continued breathing
> and his heart beating without external support as he remains being
> monitored in Intensive Care. Presumably IV nutrition and hydration is also
> being supplied as that can only be removed after a definitive decision to
> do so.
>
> I know Hazel, Jon's mother, and her second husband, Fytton (not Jon's
> father), rather better. For their sakes, and those of Jon's other relatives
> (father and brother among them) I pray this situation does not continue for
> a protracted period because of its effect on them. They have essentially
> let go of Jon and are just waiting for his body to stop working
> autonomously. Your prayers for a speedy resolution are sought.
>
> Roger
>
>


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Christopher Hart

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