Friday, January 2, 2009

SYMAPTHY:

Tom Ingram, Donna Irwin's father and Clay and Brent's grandfather, passed away 12/24. Funeral services were held on Saturday, 12/27.

Jim McGuire's mother, Mrs. Evelyn McGuire, passed away 12/23, unexpectedly. Funeral services were in Tuscumbia, Alabama. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Mars Hill Bible School, 698 Cox Creek Parkway, Florence AL 35630, Attn: Memorial Gifts.

Gwen Duriez’ mother passed away 12/22.

 

PRAYER CONCERNS:

Greg Kendall had successful sinus surgery earlier this week.

Susan Sibley had emergency surgery Christmas day for diverticulitis.

Giovanni Bruschi's biopsy results came back sooner than expected. The results showed that the tumor is not cancerous. Surgery will be scheduled in a few weeks to remove the tumor.

Jim McGuire has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. A bone scan and MRI have determined that the cancer has not spread to the bones. Consults will be scheduled right away to determine the best protocol.

Guy Whitehead had neck surgery in September, but since that time he has been experiencing numbness in both of his hands.  As a result, he has very limited use of them.  He has seen a neurologist recently and will be participating in a nerve study in an attempt to determine the source of the problem.

Karen Blackman remains at Joan Glancy Rehab in room 205. She is in rehab therapy six days per week, but is finished with her therapy about 3 pm each day, so visits are welcomed each evening.  She is planning to come home on December 23rd, but will need to go back for therapy three days per week.

 

CURRENTLY UNDERGOING CHEMOTHERAPY:

Judy McMahan, Scott Crawford, Larry Gentner

 

ONGOING HEALTH CONCERNS:

Karen Blackman

Mike & Pearl Brown

Charlotte Caylor

Beth & Larry Gentner

Phyllis Haas

Lucille Hannah

Kim Hinton

Elaine McGuire

Diane Quattlebaum

Betty Richardson

Ruthanne Tino

Katherine Walker

Kate Walton

 

EXTENDED FAMILY PRAYER REQUESTS:

Snow Kendall’s father, Thomas Bain – in the end stages of Parkinson’s

Doris Robinson’s sister, Sandra Stewart – recently diagnosed with colon cancer

Cynthia Paul's father, Paul Brown – in MICU at Veterans hospital in Decatur; blocked arteries

Cynthia Paul's mother, Althea Brown – continues to decline from Alzheimer's and renal failure

Brenda Brown, Linda Flynn & Phyllis Neely’s stepmom, Dottie Owens – hospitalized due to a stroke

Beth Gentner’s sister, Nancy Bishop – leukemia