was: Dear Second Family-now THANKYOU

[Guest guest]

I'm just now catching up on literally thousands of emails. I get

over 200 a day, and been either running or recovering from running,

so today and yesterday are " catch up on email days " . I want to thank

everyone who replied to my " panic attack " with such ABOUNDING love

and insight!! It really does make situations like this easier when

you have a support system, even if they are far away, even if I

don't know your faces, I now know your hearts. I will read your

letters again and again to remind myself of the truths you all

shared.

With MUCH love (too bad the English language has so few words for

love, unlike other languages)

Sheila

> > >

> > >

> > > Dear second family, we have another crisis.

> > > Forgive me for asking for prayer again so soon. I woke up

in

> > severe enough pain for the emergency room, and so did Mom, but

her

> needs

> > were greater than mine, so I have been in and out of the

emergency

> room

> > with her every 8 hours or so all day and night and it could

> continue for

> > a few days. Dad just died 3 weeks ago and she talks as if she

> thinks her

> > husband can't live without her in heaven and is coming to get

her.

> To

> > make it worse, the government messed things up and declared HER

dead

> > instead of my Dad, so her retirement pension, drivers license,

bank

> > account have all been cut off, and we could be homeless before

we

> get

> > lawyers, accountants and politicians to make it right again, and

I

> think

> > she decided that was the last straw, she could not face that long

> > expensive fight and the possibility of homelessness, so maybe

she is

> > giving up.

> > > In our hospital, you do not go to the E.R. or even stay in

the

> > hospital without someone with you at all times or you are

insulted

> and

> > verbally abused and neglected. I wish I had someone who could go

to

> the

> > E.R. with me, I was in as much pain as she was when I took her.

We

> need

> > your prayers please. I know there is power in prayer and I feel

it

> when

> > others pray for us. I see it SO OFTEN that the other spouse dies

> shortly

> > after the first, and I just don't have the strength to deal with

> that

> > right now. We have not even put up any decorations and I have

not

> gotten

> > my children's and grandchildren's gifts wrapped and sent. We

will

> just

> > have to forget this Christmas. No matter how worn out and in

severe

> pain

> > I get from all this stress, I don't have anyone to go with me to

the

> > E.R. so I will really need some courage to face the severe pain

at

> home

> > or while in the E.R. with mom.

> > > Thanks for being here. (Ohhhh I just looked outside, we

are

> in

> > the middle of a BLIZZARD!! I don't even have the strength to

shovel

> > enough to get to the car and to scrape off the car to get to the

> > hospital. I guess I jinxed myself when I was trying to find

> something to

> > be thankful for, and told someone at least I was grateful the

snow

> had

> > melted and I didn't have to shovel or scrape off the car before

> > following the ambulance.)

> > > Thanks so much for your prayers

> > > Blessings, Sheila W

> > >

> >

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