Monthly Archives: April 2011

Pauline died tonight, despite efforts to save her.  Please pray for her family.  Only her Mom, Linda, is here.  The rest are in Australia. We, with them, are heartbroken.  Our comfort is that Pauline is free now from all of … Continue reading →

Angie died around 12:20, 30 minutes after being taken off the ventilator, peacefully and with music playing.  Her family is on their way home.  We will miss them all. Karis is going with me to a retreat this weekend–we are … Continue reading →

Pauline was a little better yesterday than the day before. From Angie’s father: Dad here.  Angie is resting peacefully tonight.  All medications,TPN,antibiotics,dialysis,and blood products have been taken away. She is only getting IV sedation and pain medication.  She is still … Continue reading →

We deeply appreciate your prayers for Angie and for Pauline.  Here is what Angie’s mom wrote last night: I got call at 1am on Wednesday morning that Angie was vomiting blood. Stayed at hospital from 1am till 7pm last night. … Continue reading →

Karis is doing OK.  I’m writing today to ask special prayers for Pauline and for Angie.  Both girls “coded” a couple of days ago.  Ang had an arterial bleed that put her back in ICU and back on the vent. … Continue reading →

Karis had another of her strange mental episodes and was in the hospital Wed.-Fri.  They did lots of tests, which all came back normal.  Yesterday at clinic Dr. Kareem said, “Of course they came back normal.  What’s going on with … Continue reading →

People have started asking for an update, which is a good thing, I guess.  It’s been hard to know exactly what to write.  Many of the issues I mentioned in the last post (diarrhea, frequent dehydration) are ongoing, and in … Continue reading →