Hi All I Just sat down to my computer to report on my visit to Jude on Thursday when I saw the post from Pam. This was my first time to meet Jude in person and we had a nice visit. I tried to visit Jude about a month ago, but she wasn't feeling well and asked me not to come. I called on Thursday to tell her I was coming to take a book I had told her about and that was when I found out all she has been through in the past month. As Pam said, Jude developed a staph infection in her pressure sore and had been sick with a UTI. She was taken from a nursing to the hospital where at some point a vein in the pressure broke and she lost enough blood that she had to be given three pints of blood after the vein was stitched shut. The antibiotics she was given for the staph infection were so harsh she needed to have a pic line inserted in her chest. Jude asked me to pass this information on to the group. An infectiious disease doctor visited Jude the day of my visit. He did not like the looks of the pressure sore and wondered if the infection had reached the bone. He also didn't like the looks of the surgery of or around the vein that had ruptured. As I said this was my first time to visit Jude and I'm looking forward to going back sometime this week. Jude refused to go back to the first nursing home and was placed in a home withing six miles of me. That is unbelievable since I'm used to driving 15 miles to my Mom's and 45 miles to see my daughter and grandson. Just think, Jude and I are just six miles apart. Jude was in good spirits. She has a youthful face and a sweet smile. Jude looks young for her age - which is one year younger than me! Has been reading for the first time in months. Misses her computer and all of you. I took her the last book I finished "90 Minutes in Heaven" by Don Piper (a must read). She said she misses not having her Dad's Bible with her, but didn't want to take it to the nursing home so I'm taking her one of mine from home. We prayed together for her healing and she asked me to get the word out that she is in need of your prayers too. I'm forwarding Jude's mailing address to Alton Ryder and will send it to you if you aske me directly. I won't post it to the open board to protect Jude's privacy.
Patti - Michigan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > DEAR FRIENDS, THIS IS VERY HARD FOR ME TO SAY. JUDE HAS HAD TO HAVE > EMERGENCY SURGERY. SHE WAS TAKEN FROM THE HOME AND WAS PUT IN THE HOSPITAL. > SHE WAS > VERY ILL.SHE IS NOW BACK AT A NEW HOME .IT WAS STAFF INFECTION THAT NEVER > SHOULD OF HAPPENED.THEY WAITED TO LONG TO TEND TOTHE BED SORES PROPERLY.. > NOW SHE WAS TOLD THEY FOUND A BLACK SPOT ON HER BONE.ITS STAFF IN THE BONE. > THAT IS NOT GOOD.SHE WAS TOLD ITS NARCISTIC THAT IS NOT GOOD AT ALL. I MIGHT > OF SPELLED IT WRONG BUT MOST OF YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS. > SHE SEES THE SURGEON ON TUESDAY.SHE IS GETTING UP AND IN HER WHEELCHAIR WITH > A SPECIAL LIFT.SHE ASKED ME TO TELL EVERYONE.SHE IS AWARE THAT THIS IS VERY > SERIOUS. > DAVE IS BESIDE HIMSELF FOR THE FEAR OF LOOSING HER SHE TOLD ME. > SHE ASKED THAT WE ALL PRAY FOR HER AND LIGHT A CANDLE IF POSSIBLE. I HAD TO > MAKE AN EXCUSE TO GET OFF THE PHONE WITH HER I WAS SO UPSET. I DID NOT WANT > TO > CRY WITH HER ON THE PHONE WITH ME .I AM DOING WHAT SHE ASKED ME TO. > I THINK MAYBE WE CAN ALL PRAY ON OUR OWN, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE SET A > TIME THAT WE ALL SAID A PRAYER FOR HER AT THE SAME TIME. > GOD BLESS JUDE AND OUR TM FAMILY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > SINCERELY TIAD PAM > > > > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489
