Seeking for prayers
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This last Monday, New Year, has been a special day... In the worst kind of way.
Just before lunch, we received a message asking to pray for one of my friends from our parish community, who was heading to the hospital in an ambulance. Nothing else. Hours latter we got to know that she had suffered a stroke and was on a surgery. By the end of the day, we were told that she had been on the surgery for 6 hours and his state was critical, currently in coma.
She has been battling, though, because on Wednesday she started to move her legs at the doctors' questioning. Her family asked the doctors if they could stop sedating her during that afternoon's visit, so they could talk to her and ask her questions. She moved even her arms or mouth a bit. There was hope. Thursday she started to breathe on her own (though she stays intubed) and this Friday she was able to directly answer questing halfway moving her eyelids up, confirming that those weren't reflexed but straight conscious answers, though she didn't move extremities as other days.
There's hope, but the battle is far from being won. We are worried now because they have seen in the last scanner a lot of liquid, and she has a bit of fever (infections are very risky at her state). She keeps fighting.
Her name is Marta, she's 32, married and mother of two gorgeus girls of 4 and 1. It's overwhelming because her mother died in 2001, and her father in 2013, both of cancer. She has 3 sisters and 1 brother. The death of their parents made them bond together as a very united family.
I didn't plan or want to post this here, I'm a quite shy guy myself. But if posting this here adds a person remembering her and her family in their prayers, it will be worth it.
All the parish has her on their prayers, there are some praying groups that have been created to pray for her, and even other parishes or monasteries have been noticed about this. But there's never enough.
Thank you very much for your time.
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How old was she? 32?! My goodness...I can't even imagine. The only silver lining I can think of is that she's young, so hopefully that means she has strength. Please keep us posted, and you KNOW everyone here is thinking of her and your community. #BrownsStrong
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Sorry Nero, she's in the good hands of the lord,we pray them babies have their mama for life. Added to pray list & lords hand of healing.Fight Marta!!
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I do not normally pray because I figure God can sort out what's best better than what I want anyway. But since I have a friend of 38 years who had a dense stroke leaving his left side paralyzed and with expressive aphasia, I will offer one up for your friend Nero. And one for you to accept whatever the outcome.
Recently my friend's daughter says she is getting a new device for him from the VA which will allow him to "talk" again. He understands everything you say, but only has a few words while retaining complete non-verbal communications. Last visit I took him to several places like museums and a civil war battlefield while pushing him around in a wheelchair. We relied on our long history of friendship to communicate. So there is hope my friend, wherever it may lead. God bless you both.
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Marta & all who love her are included in my Prayers.
God Bless,
Mike
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You have my prayers. My cousin died at O'hare Intl Airport of a brain Aneurysm leaving behind a husband and 5 year old boy. She was 38.
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These things can be particularly hard on the immediate family and close friends try to stay strong and offer any support that can. Little things also can help a lot.
Our best thoughts and prayers are with you and them at this time. Michael
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This last Monday, New Year, has been a special day... In the worst kind of way.
Just before lunch, we received a message asking to pray for one of my friends from our parish community, who was heading to the hospital in an ambulance. Nothing else. Hours latter we got to know that she had suffered a stroke and was on a surgery. By the end of the day, we were told that she had been on the surgery for 6 hours and his state was critical, currently in coma.
She has been battling, though, because on Wednesday she started to move her legs at the doctors' questioning. Her family asked the doctors if they could stop sedating her during that afternoon's visit, so they could talk to her and ask her questions. She moved even her arms or mouth a bit. There was hope. Thursday she started to breathe on her own (though she stays intubed) and this Friday she was able to directly answer questing halfway moving her eyelids up, confirming that those weren't reflexed but straight conscious answers, though she didn't move extremities as other days.
There's hope, but the battle is far from being won. We are worried now because they have seen in the last scanner a lot of liquid, and she has a bit of fever (infections are very risky at her state). She keeps fighting.
Her name is Marta, she's 32, married and mother of two gorgeus girls of 4 and 1. It's overwhelming because her mother died in 2001, and her father in 2013, both of cancer. She has 3 sisters and 1 brother. The death of their parents made them bond together as a very united family.
I didn't plan or want to post this here, I'm a quite shy guy myself. But if posting this here adds a person remembering her and her family in their prayers, it will be worth it.
All the parish has her on their prayers, there are some praying groups that have been created to pray for her, and even other parishes or monasteries have been noticed about this. But there's never enough.
Thank you very much for your time.
There's hope, but the battle is far from being won. We are worried now because they have seen in the last scanner a lot of liquid, and she has a bit of fever (infections are very risky at her state). She keeps fighting.
Her name is Marta, she's 32, married and mother of two gorgeus girls of 4 and 1. It's overwhelming because her mother died in 2001, and her father in 2013, both of cancer. She has 3 sisters and 1 brother. The death of their parents made them bond together as a very united family.
Sorry to hear about that for your friend Nero - she's too young! At least there's some good signs to rally around here. We'll definitely put her in our thoughts and prayers!
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Sending all the positive thoughts I can muster.
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Don't believe in any of those gods but best wishes. No one should have to go through that especially not at 32.
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Sorry to hear, Nero - I worked for a year driving folks in an assisted living complex - some of them had had strokes,
I had to work very hard to learn to understand some of them - Hopes and Prayers from here, too. Sometimes life can be so fragile.
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Well, miracles do happen.
The first three days she semt closer to death than life, and now she's fighting and getting better faster than anyone could have thought. Even the doctors are astonished.
She opened her eyes a few days ago, can look at people (though I think her stare is not 100% normal) has recovered control over all her extremities (slow and fragile, but improves as the days go), and can move her mouth and swallow on herself. She can breathe on her own though she went on a tracheotomy to assist her breathing at times (it's the normal procedure after so many days in hospital). I am not sure if she can speak but she surely can say words moving her lips (she started doing it today). Though everything I say she does takes a lot of effort for her.
She started rehab to recover muscle movements yesterday and they are going to scan her the coming week to analyze how much brain damage does she have.
Her relatives are optimistic and happy but cautious too. She's unbelievable.
We will keep praying for her and her family and I (and her family) am specially grateful for anyone who does it at the other side of the Atlantic Ocean too
Thank you very much for your time!
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Well, miracles do happen.
The first three days she semt closer to death than life, and now she's fighting and getting better faster than anyone could have thought. Even the doctors are astonished.
She opened her eyes a few days ago, can look at people (though I think her stare is not 100% normal) has recovered control over all her extremities (slow and fragile, but improves as the days go), and can move her mouth and swallow on herself. She can breathe on her own though she went on a tracheotomy to assist her breathing at times (it's the normal procedure after so many days in hospital). I am not sure if she can speak but she surely can say words moving her lips (she started doing it today). Though everything I say she does takes a lot of effort for her.
She started rehab to recover muscle movements yesterday and they are going to scan her the coming week to analyze how much brain damage does she have.
Her relatives are optimistic and happy but cautious too. She's unbelievable.
We will keep praying for her and her family and I (and her family) am specially grateful for anyone who does it at the other side of the Atlantic Ocean too
Thank you very much for your time!
Well, miracles do happen.
The first three days she semt closer to death than life, and now she's fighting and getting better faster than anyone could have thought. Even the doctors are astonished.
She opened her eyes a few days ago, can look at people (though I think her stare is not 100% normal) has recovered control over all her extremities (slow and fragile, but improves as the days go), and can move her mouth and swallow on herself. She can breathe on her own though she went on a tracheotomy to assist her breathing at times (it's the normal procedure after so many days in hospital). I am not sure if she can speak but she surely can say words moving her lips (she started doing it today). Though everything I say she does takes a lot of effort for her.
She started rehab to recover muscle movements yesterday and they are going to scan her the coming week to analyze how much brain damage does she have.
Her relatives are optimistic and happy but cautious too. She's unbelievable.
We will keep praying for her and her family and I (and her family) am specially grateful for anyone who does it at the other side of the Atlantic Ocean too
Thank you very much for your time!
GREAT NEWS!!! Thanks for keeping us posted Nero!
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