[Magdalen] Prayer request

[Judy Fleener]

Prayers Dan.

On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 3:10 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> Well that really sucks!!
>
> I'm very sorry to hear of this.  I can imagine how unsettled you must
> feel.  I recall being a basket case when I had a minor surgical procedure.
> There is really not much aside from prayer that you can do.  You feel so
> vulnerable, because here are all these folks who are doing all this stuff
> and you have no idea what's actually going on.  Not being in control can
> throw anyone for a loop.
>
> However, the point to keep in mind is that once this is over, it is over.
> The waiting really sucks. You just need to take focus off the coming
> procedures, and not let it get to you (and to a large extent you can
> redirect your thoughts into other stuff. Keep busy!)
>
> I had my procedure and then hurt for a while, but after a few weeks, it was
> just a bad memory. I have no idea what happened to the scar, but I can't
> find it at all anymore.
>
> Hang in there. We are all pulling for you and praying for you.
>
>
>
> 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 Sun, Mar 25, 2018 at 11:55 PM, P. Dan Brittain <pdan.brittain at gmail.com
> >
> wrote:
>
> > Had my annual physical in early Feb. I complained a bit about a possible
> > hernia. Doc did a physical exam  - said probably; took an x-ray and said
> > there is arthritis - I knew that - it's one of my VA disabilities. He
> then
> > said let's do a CT scan to see detail on the hernia. A week after the CT
> > scan, I get a call to go back to the VA for an MRI.
> >
> > Checked in with the nurse at our outpatient clinic (when I went in for my
> > allergy shot) - said I hadn't heard anything yet. She got another of the
> > nurses who said they just got the results - I have cysts on my pancreas.
> > She the scans didn't appear to show the worst kind of cyst - of course,
> we
> > won't know until path report is done.
> >
> > Pre-op is 11 April, with the procedure on the 12th. They're providing
> > lodging for 2 nights because of the distance (c. 70 miles) and the time
> > things should start (c. 6 AM).
> >
> > Am a bit uneasy about all of this.
> >
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-- 
Judy Fleener, ObJN,SSH
Western Michigan