Re: Re:if you believe in prayer....

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In a message dated 09/20/2001 8:08:27 PM Central Daylight Time,

donna_lee777@... writes:

> I'll be praying for her - please keep us informed. I

> really hope she has a happy ending - she wakes up from

> surgery and gets healthier every day until she no

> longer needs the meds and hopefully the wheelchair

> too.

>

> Hugs,

>

> dee

>

I got word from that she () made it through surgery. So the

first hurdle is over. Keep praying for her recovery.

Dawn--South Suburban Chicago area

Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH

BPD/DS

4/27/00

www.duodenalswitch.com

267 to 165 5' 4 "

size 22 to size 10

have made size goal

no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting

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I'll be praying for her - please keep us informed. I

really hope she has a happy ending - she wakes up from

surgery and gets healthier every day until she no

longer needs the meds and hopefully the wheelchair

too.

Hugs,

dee

--- MsMystic1@... wrote:

> This post from another list I am on asks for prayer

> for a fellow DSer. I

> wanted to get it to as many praying or light sending

> well wishers as soon as

> I could, so I am just posting it all here and I hope

> won't mind (I

> know I shouldn't do that, but in this case, I think

> she would be happy for

> more help).

> If you believe in prayer, maybe you will want to

> pray for this patient.

> Carole

>

>

>

> Subject: Life, death, choices and prayers

>

> I know I have a habit of being harsh, to the point,

> and some of you don't

> like me. But I am writing for someone else. Her name

> is Van Brussel.

> She is scheduled to have surgery tomorrow morning.

> has fought her insurance company for two

> years. She went through two

> companies and a total of five appeals. She started

> working with me on

> legislation back in April. She has done newspaper

> and radio interviews and

> spoken to television stations. Actually a local

> station in Youngstown is

> supposed to follow her through surgery tomorrow.

> Walter Lindstrom fought for

> her and finally won. But it may be too late.

> has been wheelchair

> dependent and on total oxygen for a while. She went

> on oxygen last December

> I believe. She is on almost 40 medications. She is 1

> day from having this

> surgery that she desperately wants and needs

> But the anesthesiologist has told her he won't put

> her under. Because the

> risk is great she may die. Without surgery,

> will die in six months.

> She is aware of the risk -- well aware of the risk

> of death -- and told me

> that she would rather die tomorrow than six months

> from now> She wants the

> chance at surgery. Surgery is the only thing that

> can save her life but

> having surgery may kill her. She wants the chance

> though. So I am asking for

> your prayers. I am asking that you pray that she

> gets to have the surgery.

> yes there is a risk of death for it but it is her

> ONLY chance at life. Her

> chance of dying during surgery is elevated but she

> wants the chance to live

> that only this surgery can give her. Dr. Hess may

> have convinced the

> anesthesiologist to do it but would love

> your prayers. And I would

> love them too. is a dear friend of mine. I

> want her to live but I

> also want her to have this surgery and live a long

> healthy life. Not die

> because her insurance company put her off for two

> years. See if she would

> have had this surgery last year this risk wouldn't

> be here. So her insurance

> company is killing her and may have already done so.

> Sorry if this makes no

> sense. I am pissed and scared. I want you to pray if

> you pray or think good

> thoughts if you do that that gets to have

> surgery tomorrow and that

> she survives. Those two things mean the world to her

> and to me and to others

> who know and love her. So please pray for

> tomorrow. Please!

>

> Rasley

> mailto:drasley@...

> BTC, Columbus, 10/7/98

> Lost over 90% of excess and maintaining

> Gained a beautiful daughter on 8/9/00

>

>

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Yes Yes Yes! Thanks so much for the info...

Keeping the good thoughts,

dee

--- dwkteach@... wrote:

> In a message dated 09/20/2001 8:08:27 PM Central

> Daylight Time,

> donna_lee777@... writes:

>

>

> > I'll be praying for her - please keep us informed.

> I

> > really hope she has a happy ending - she wakes up

> from

> > surgery and gets healthier every day until she no

> > longer needs the meds and hopefully the wheelchair

> > too.

> >

> > Hugs,

> >

> > dee

> >

>

> I got word from that she () made it

> through surgery. So the

> first hurdle is over. Keep praying for her

> recovery.

>

> Dawn--South Suburban Chicago area

> Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH

> BPD/DS

> 4/27/00

> www.duodenalswitch.com

> 267 to 165 5' 4 "

> size 22 to size 10

> have made size goal

> no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

>

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>

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,

I will be happy to pray for . I will pray she is able to have this

surgery and that all will be well.

Hugs,

Angels hover ever near,

DS 4/11/01

Bowel obstruction 4/21/01

Dr Deveney @ OHSU

Starting wt 282, BMI 47

Current wt 222, BMI 37

Life, death, choices and prayers

>

> I know I have a habit of being harsh, to the point, and some of you don't

> like me. But I am writing for someone else. Her name is Van

Brussel.

> She is scheduled to have surgery tomorrow morning.

> has fought her insurance company for two years. She went through

two

> companies and a total of five appeals. She started working with me on

> legislation back in April. She has done newspaper and radio interviews and

> spoken to television stations. Actually a local station in Youngstown is

> supposed to follow her through surgery tomorrow. Walter Lindstrom fought

for

> her and finally won. But it may be too late. has been wheelchair

> dependent and on total oxygen for a while. She went on oxygen last

December

> I believe. She is on almost 40 medications. She is 1 day from having this

> surgery that she desperately wants and needs

> But the anesthesiologist has told her he won't put her under. Because the

> risk is great she may die. Without surgery, will die in six

months.

> She is aware of the risk -- well aware of the risk of death -- and told me

> that she would rather die tomorrow than six months from now> She wants

the

> chance at surgery. Surgery is the only thing that can save her life but

> having surgery may kill her. She wants the chance though. So I am asking

for

> your prayers. I am asking that you pray that she gets to have the surgery.

> yes there is a risk of death for it but it is her ONLY chance at life. Her

> chance of dying during surgery is elevated but she wants the chance to

live

> that only this surgery can give her. Dr. Hess may have convinced the

> anesthesiologist to do it but would love your prayers. And I would

> love them too. is a dear friend of mine. I want her to live but I

> also want her to have this surgery and live a long healthy life. Not die

> because her insurance company put her off for two years. See if she would

> have had this surgery last year this risk wouldn't be here. So her

insurance

> company is killing her and may have already done so. Sorry if this makes

no

> sense. I am pissed and scared. I want you to pray if you pray or think

good

> thoughts if you do that that gets to have surgery tomorrow and

that

> she survives. Those two things mean the world to her and to me and to

others

> who know and love her. So please pray for tomorrow. Please!

>

> Rasley

> mailto:drasley@...

> BTC, Columbus, 10/7/98

> Lost over 90% of excess and maintaining

> Gained a beautiful daughter on 8/9/00

>

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