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Just when you think you're "Out of The Woods..."
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Tracy in WI
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Jim and Amy - What to say that hasn't already been said? I can't believe this. I am going to enlist my family and continue to say prayers for yours until your family is on the mend and you can look to your wedding as a big celebration for them all. Positive healing thoughts are headed your way.
Tracy
Tracy
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piscesgirl0314
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designbyroe
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- Location: Chilaxin on White Bay at least in my mind
Jimmy,mahojim wrote:Groovy...designbyroe wrote:You and your family are in my prayers, it is really hard when one thing after another happens....you just want a break..this I understand.
At least you can get to St John in Nov and waiting on the wedding is good.
May the heavens bestow blessings on you and your family in this time.
Hopefully I will get to see you since I get to St John on Nov 12, Chris is not coming with me but I will buy ya both a strawberry black out punch from QM Kenny
Thanks, and always
Smiles.
Jimmy
We are staying up near Frank Bay at the Bougainvillea villa's We get in Thur probably 6p ferry.
Happy hour friday Nov 13 Kenny normally is there 3-8p so will see ya then and will get ya my # with a pvt.
Rosi
There's no $ sign on a peace of mind, this I've come to know
Just when you think you're "Out of The Woods..."
Jimmy, I'm sitting here in tears, ever time I think I can't be more amazed at the support we have received someone else blows my mind...
FYI It's a strep infection contracted during a previous surgery that laid dormant until I 'slipped' and because I only 'bruised' the bacteria couldn't move very quickly. If it would have reached oxygen, I would passed away on the plane on the way back to AZ. My heart ached for my family...Paul dying in PA and me dying in AZ....I didn't even want to tell anyone but Ray insisted...It's strange to have someone tell you out of the blue that you may have seconds to live. It has changed me to the core of my being. I'm so thankful that I have a chance to appreciate every little thing!....even the little geckos that run around my house....lol
I just want to thank all of you wonderful people who have us in your thoughts and prayers. So many wonderful things have come out of this horrifying time. We have seen the good that can only come from the human heart.
Lil brother, I love you so much. It saddens me that you have to put off your wedding plans, but maybe I will get to be there when they do take place.
Thank you all once again, and know that your thoughts, prayers, and support are greatly appreciated.
Love to all,
Lisa
FYI It's a strep infection contracted during a previous surgery that laid dormant until I 'slipped' and because I only 'bruised' the bacteria couldn't move very quickly. If it would have reached oxygen, I would passed away on the plane on the way back to AZ. My heart ached for my family...Paul dying in PA and me dying in AZ....I didn't even want to tell anyone but Ray insisted...It's strange to have someone tell you out of the blue that you may have seconds to live. It has changed me to the core of my being. I'm so thankful that I have a chance to appreciate every little thing!....even the little geckos that run around my house....lol
I just want to thank all of you wonderful people who have us in your thoughts and prayers. So many wonderful things have come out of this horrifying time. We have seen the good that can only come from the human heart.
Lil brother, I love you so much. It saddens me that you have to put off your wedding plans, but maybe I will get to be there when they do take place.
Thank you all once again, and know that your thoughts, prayers, and support are greatly appreciated.
Love to all,
Lisa
lastartz - Lisa,
Your heartfelt posting brings the warmth of human nature full circle. Such simple acts as a thought, prayer or word can do so much to turn the tide of despair. Many kind and caring people of many flavors are found at VIOL.
I hope that you are battling the strep successfully and feeling much better now.
Many here have been pulling for Paul, you, Jimmy and all the family. May the blessings continue, enabling all to be thinking of a wedding on St John "soon come".
Your heartfelt posting brings the warmth of human nature full circle. Such simple acts as a thought, prayer or word can do so much to turn the tide of despair. Many kind and caring people of many flavors are found at VIOL.
I hope that you are battling the strep successfully and feeling much better now.
Many here have been pulling for Paul, you, Jimmy and all the family. May the blessings continue, enabling all to be thinking of a wedding on St John "soon come".
... no longer a stranger to paradise
I'd like to start with sincere thanks to my forum family. You guys know where my heart lives, and I'm grateful to have found you!
The Beef & Beer will be held at the Philadelphia Fire Officers' Union on 10/17, and we're looking forward to helping out my sis.
Anyone in the area who feels like showing up can shoot me a PM, and we'll have some fun;- believe it or not, my family is wonderful!
The likes of which I could never explain!
Love, love,and then more love on top!
Thanks again, and always-
Smiles
Jimmy
The Beef & Beer will be held at the Philadelphia Fire Officers' Union on 10/17, and we're looking forward to helping out my sis.
Anyone in the area who feels like showing up can shoot me a PM, and we'll have some fun;- believe it or not, my family is wonderful!
The likes of which I could never explain!
Love, love,and then more love on top!
Thanks again, and always-
Smiles
Jimmy
Just when you think you're "Out of The Woods..."
Sometimes, it takes the unimaginable to yank us out of our comfort, or discomfort, zone. Dying has quite a way of catching your attention. Living through it and being able to see the true nature of humanity is priceless. If we listen to the media, this world is full of selfish, inconsiderate, over-indulgent people who care more about beating the Jones than they do human suffering. No disrespect intended to those who may have been touched by circumstances or individuals of that nature. I truly believe they are the minority. I have been living a nightmare since April 9, 2009 when my brother Paul's body was mangled in a massive collision with a front end loader, these are the pictures from the accident they are quite disturbing, copy link into search bar, I'm in no way trying to add a gore factor to this, it's just the only way to show the extent of the accident. http://app.onlinephotofiler.com/Gallery ... ery=255783 ..they're are no pictures of Paul but the truck itself is quite horrifying. That was the beginning of the nightmare for my entire family. I'm am truly blessed to have the MOST incredible family that anyone could ever ask for. My brothers and sisters have rallied around us with loving support that blows my mind. In many ways I'm am the "lucky" or as I like to say "Blessed" one. The "Killer Flesh Eating Bacteria from Hell" is horrible and destroys life and limbs. Fortunately for me I had Someone watching over me. Yes, I was in ICU and hanging on by a thread for weeks, but God put me in the hands of a surgeon who was going to literally fight to the end to keep me alive and never gave up on me. After 2 major surgeries and a month in the hospital, I still had all my limbs intact. This was a miracle in itself. I was left with half of my gluteus maximus gone and no renal function. I consider that a huge Blessing. During the course of my hospital stay my husband was laid-off from work. While this was another devastating blow, it too turned out to be a God send. I needed 24/7 care and would have had to be placed in a convalescent home. Dr Hillmann, after observing the tentative and diligent way my husband worked with the doctors to learn how to take care of my wounds and administer my medications, he decided to send me home with a "pick line" from my fore arm to a vein close to my heart. This enabled Ray to administer the antibiotics and heaprin flushes from home. He also had to deal with a wife who had zero control of bowel movements and I think that's enough said about that. He meticulously changed my wound up to 8 times a day due to the area insuring no fecal matter came in contact with the 12" x10" wound. Although many in their ignorance believe that my husband should have been "job hunting" Dr Hillmann believes that if I had been placed in a after care program I would not having gotten the care my husband provided, would not be anywhere near the stage in healing that I am, and would almost definitely ended up in the hospital with an infection in the wound. We have nurses who come in 3 times a week for assessment and are truly amazed that I have not been re-hospitalized. In fact they have stated that is just short of unheard of considering the size of the wound. I'm am grateful both for his care and the genuinely loving and attentive way he has taken care of me. Our 15 year old daughter gave up her entire summer to "stay" with me because I was literally "bed bound" for the first 2 months home. This nightmare has changed the whole dynamic of my family, I am so proud of them I truly believe I would not change a thing.
So now we have minimal money coming in from disability and unemployment. This is where the true nature of the human heart comes in, we did not lose our home, our sister Colleen paid $900 directly to our electric company, we had no choice to keep the air on because of infection caused by sweating. And that's just the tip of the amazing iceberg. We have people that we don't even know bringing food and necessities, our church paid our mortgage, and numerous gift cards have come from so many extraordinarily generous people that my heart could just explode. Then I come on this forum and read all the wonderful thoughts and prayers of all the caring people here. It truly brings tears to my eyes... There are no words to express the thankfulness that I feel towards all of you. I have one more surgery to go. Oct 12 and we're praying that that will be the beginning of the end for me.
Paul is a different story, he needs a lot of prayer. I believe the accident has caused significant amount of brain injury which is consistent with the trauma to his head. He has days where he refuses to take his medication or go to his appointments. This is also consistent with the nature of his wounds. He also has a blood disorder called Hemotomachrosis which means his body can not excrete iron and it builds up in his body. He has to have his blood "filtered" every 2 weeks and must keep all forms of iron from his diet. On top of that he is a diabetic. So as you can see this is why I believe that I am the Blessed one out of the deal. Paul is 6 years older than I and looks like he could be my grandfather. Please continue to keep him in your much appreciated prayers. And once again, I'd like to thank you for caring so much for my brother Jim, "Bunzo" as his beautiful Amy likes to refer to him, this ordeal was extremely hard on our entire family and he needs all the love he can get! This whole thing has taught me a lot about human nature and sadly the media is wrong, there are so many caring and compassionate people in this world and it goes a long way in the healing process to know that so many people are routing for your recovery.
Again thank you all for you kind loving thoughts and prayers and for taking part out of your precious time for us. Please know that it has not gone unnoticed.
I have read each and every thread and sat here with tears of joy at the love that can only come from the human heart!
Peace and Blessings to all, and enjoy paradise!
Love to all,
Lisa
So now we have minimal money coming in from disability and unemployment. This is where the true nature of the human heart comes in, we did not lose our home, our sister Colleen paid $900 directly to our electric company, we had no choice to keep the air on because of infection caused by sweating. And that's just the tip of the amazing iceberg. We have people that we don't even know bringing food and necessities, our church paid our mortgage, and numerous gift cards have come from so many extraordinarily generous people that my heart could just explode. Then I come on this forum and read all the wonderful thoughts and prayers of all the caring people here. It truly brings tears to my eyes... There are no words to express the thankfulness that I feel towards all of you. I have one more surgery to go. Oct 12 and we're praying that that will be the beginning of the end for me.
Paul is a different story, he needs a lot of prayer. I believe the accident has caused significant amount of brain injury which is consistent with the trauma to his head. He has days where he refuses to take his medication or go to his appointments. This is also consistent with the nature of his wounds. He also has a blood disorder called Hemotomachrosis which means his body can not excrete iron and it builds up in his body. He has to have his blood "filtered" every 2 weeks and must keep all forms of iron from his diet. On top of that he is a diabetic. So as you can see this is why I believe that I am the Blessed one out of the deal. Paul is 6 years older than I and looks like he could be my grandfather. Please continue to keep him in your much appreciated prayers. And once again, I'd like to thank you for caring so much for my brother Jim, "Bunzo" as his beautiful Amy likes to refer to him, this ordeal was extremely hard on our entire family and he needs all the love he can get! This whole thing has taught me a lot about human nature and sadly the media is wrong, there are so many caring and compassionate people in this world and it goes a long way in the healing process to know that so many people are routing for your recovery.
Again thank you all for you kind loving thoughts and prayers and for taking part out of your precious time for us. Please know that it has not gone unnoticed.
I have read each and every thread and sat here with tears of joy at the love that can only come from the human heart!
Peace and Blessings to all, and enjoy paradise!
Love to all,
Lisa
Lisa,
Thanks for the update & info. Many of us have been wondering how both of you are. You have a wonderful family & support group. I wish you, Paul and your extended family better days soon. We talk about "getting it" in terms of STJ. You "get it" when it comes to the most important things in life, family & health. Hang in there!
Thanks for the update & info. Many of us have been wondering how both of you are. You have a wonderful family & support group. I wish you, Paul and your extended family better days soon. We talk about "getting it" in terms of STJ. You "get it" when it comes to the most important things in life, family & health. Hang in there!