Thank you for your prayers for our daughter Joann Rickman

Thank you for your prayers for our daughter Joann Rickman who had successful breast cancer surgery. Please keep up the prayers as she has a long recover ahead. God bless -- Carol Stim

Kitty Mould ...

Please keep Kitty Mould in your prayers. She had knee surgery and is weak and in the hospital with low blood pressure.

Thanks for your prayers

Friends, Rossana's surgery very went well. The doctor said he is 99% positive the tumors are not malignant.. Thanks to all for your prayers.  It's always so reasuring to know you can count on Our Lord and your friends. God bless, -- Socky

Prayers for Rossana

Dear friends,  Our daughter Rossana is having two lumps in her breasts removed, and  although the doctor assured her they are not malignant, here we are relying on prayers again. Join us the morning of March 22 in prayer for her and her doctor. Thanks so much and God bless! --  Socky & Joe

Please pray for my brother Greg and his family

Please pray for my brother Greg and his family.  Greg is taking a high stakes securities exam on 03/18 and attempting to change professions and move his family to Asheville after a trying job market in Florida.  Please pray that he is granted the gifts of both peace and wisdom. De Colores, -- Karen Audant

Request prayers

Request prayers for Rosemary Gortler, Dr. Dan -- Laura Lyon

Ken Telesca Update

On Monday, 2/28, my neurologist confirmed that the EEG gave evidence that I have a seizure disorder, so I have to be chauffered until July 21.

Since then, on Wednesday March 2, I fell at the Ballston Metro station, about 25 feet from the top of escalator as I was walking to the curb to be picked up by Peg. I tripped on buckled pavement that I did not see in front of me. A woman who saw me said the same thing happened to her recently.  A visit to my orthopedist Thursday (3/3) led to diagnosis of a slight break in my knee cap, for which I am being treated with needing to wear a leg brace 24/7 at least until I see him next week. The treatment is to prevent further injury that would necessitate surgery.

All of a sudden, the driving restriction pales in comparison to my knee problem. - Ken Telesca

Ken Telesca asks: 1. son-in-law father and 2. me

1. Russell's, (i.e. my son-in-law) father (Gary Ramey) has been in and out of the hospital since Labor Day weekend, beginning with surgery for correcting an aortic aneurism near his kidneys, followed by treatment to restart his kidneys, which did not work. He now undergoes daily dialysis. To complicate matters he developed a pilonidal cyst (it was removed) from being on a bed without exercise. He has no appetite and lost almost 100 pounds, down from being a robust six foot three 250 pound guy. Russell and his brothers think their Dad should be discharged to a rehab facility instead of going home because his care needs are significantly greater than his mother can handle; however, Mrs. Ramey wants to honor her husband's wish to get out of the hospital. 

2. About a month ago I had a memory loss about something Peg thought I should have clearly known. She called my neurologist who ordered me to the ER. The ER gave me a TGA diagnosis (Transient global amensia), which my doctor has followed-up with an EEG to rule out seizure. In the meantime I'm prohibited from driving (Virginia law requires one to be seizure free for six months in order to drive a car). The EEG was done 12 days ago, and tomorrow (2/28) I have an appointment at noon with my neurologist to learn the outcome of the brain functioning test. I'm praying that the doc can rule out seizure and that this is God's will. FYI: recent MRI on 1/13/11 showed no changes in brain structure since previous scan in June 2010.

De Colores, Ken Telesca