Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Urgent Prayer Request

Hey, Everyone,

I just got a phone call telling me that a lady in our church - Colleen (of Pat and Colleen, sorry I don't know their last names....., they're a middle-aged couple, he's balding I think, they usually sit toward the front in the morning service) is dying suddenly and rapidly. She's not expected to live another 24 hours.

To make a long story short, she wasn't feeling well last week and went in for some tests. It looked like nothing. Even this weekend, Pat told Jay that she was going to be fine. Then, Monday, they went in for some more tests, and the doctors found her liver very enlarged and some tumors behind her liver or kidneys.

She's been unconscious since Monday night and not expected to make it. Apparently she's got some sort of wildly progressing lymphoma. She's put on 50 lbs of fluid in 2 days. Because her liver and kidneys aren't doing well and because whatever's wrong is progressing so quickly, there's little the doctors can do. They are going to try to do a little dialysis but they're not sure it'll work. The doctors are saying she's got maybe 24 hours.

Whether you know this couple or not, please, please, please pray for Colleen, her husband Pat and their children/family. Pray that family will be able to get to see her before (if) she passes away.

I'll update you as I get some updates.

Thanks all!

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