Some of you have kindly enquired about my youngest child, James. Yesterday we got a call from the Childrens Hospital in Dublin to say that a cancellation place had come up in the kids heart surgery list. James was no.1 standby on the list. We had to drop everything and drive him right up to Dublin by 8.00pm for blood cross matching tests so that the right blood type could be ordered from the blood bank. This meant getting the other three kids out of their schools (three different schools as boys, girls, and juniors)and David dropping everything including the payroll cheque writing for his employees. We got him there on time (just) and spent the night having everything imaginable tested, x-rayed, sonogrammed, ECG'd, swabbed - you name it. All the results look good so it looks like he will have his heart surgery on Monday morning (Dublin time)at 8:30am. Thankfully we didn't have to fly over to Baltimore in Maryland to have it done afterall. I am both relieved that things are finally moving and worried about all that might go wrong - one minute I am glad he is a big strong boy another I see just a little baby. Anyway as several of you have enquired about James (who turned two in November btw) I have decided to post rather than email you individually. I have had to borrow someones computer to do this. I will post on this topic after he is out of ICU and I can get to a computer. As things stand if any emergency cases come in before 8:30 on Monday, then James will be bumped and we will be back to where we started.
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Karen Tighe, Strandhill, Sligo in the Wild Wet West of Ireland.
mIRC = cafe_cruiser
Posted by Pierre St.Marie (Member # 1462) on :
May God be with you all.
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Posted by Deb Fowler (Member # 1039) on :
Karen and family,
Our thoughts and prayers will be with you, little James. (sorry, I didn't know.) Deb
------------------ Deb Creative Signs "All the gold in the world cannot buy a dying man one more breath. So what does that make today worth?" Og Mandino
Posted by Ian Wilson (Member # 177) on :
karen our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family and especially little james
------------------ Ian Wilson Signmaker Toowoomba City Council Cnr Anzac Ave & Stephen st Toowoomba Queensland Australia may all your toubles be little ones The man that never make a mistake never makes anything
Posted by Barry Branscum (Member # 445) on :
May the God of Heaven and Earth arise with healing in His Wings to minister to your little James. I pray the Lord Jesus just send forth His Ministering angels to watch over your little boy. Mel and I have three little boys of our own, and this strikes particularly close to home for me. We will remember you all in prayer. PLEASE keep us updated.
Blessings, Barry masterstouch@hypertech.net
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Posted by cheryl nordby (Member # 1100) on :
Karen, although we have never met, being a mom myself....I can understand the worry you must be feeling. I hope all goes well for you and little James. You are in my thoughts. Please keep us posted. Love, Cheryl
We feel for you and will keep you in our thoughts and prayers. All children are special and we don't want anything bad to happen to any one of them. We will watch for updates.
The Connot Family
------------------ Valerie Connot DOA Flatliners North Wales, PA
Posted by Stephen Deveau (Member # 1305) on :
Remember Karen God and his son stands behind us for all the things we do. And we have to stand behind them for the things they do. Be strong as I know their judgement will be true. My prayers are for you!
Stephen & Linda Deveau
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Posted by Adrienne Pereira (Member # 1046) on :
Same goes for me, Lord Bless you and your family, we'll be praying. Adrienne
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------------------ Deb Creative Signs "All the gold in the world cannot buy a dying man one more breath. So what does that make today worth?" Og Mandino
Posted by Kathy Joiner (Member # 1814) on :
Karen, My grand daughters are both here right now and they are touched by the hope that James will be receiving his special gift. Our prayers are with James, the surgeon, you and your family and the family of the donor. We also pray that no emergency shows up so that James will receive his heart.
Love and Prayers, Kathy
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Old enough to know better...Too young to resist.
Posted by Kathy Joiner (Member # 1814) on :
Oops Karen, After reading the post myself, which I should have before posting. You little James is scheluled for surgery not transplant. Please forgive me for jumping to a conclusion (just my daily excercise). Our prayers are certainly with you and may you all get a good nights sleep before the big day.
Kathy
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Old enough to know better...Too young to resist.
Posted by Ricky Simpson (Member # 1318) on :
Karen,
I'm praying for James, you and your whole family.
God Bless, Ricky
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Posted by Barb. Shortreed (Member # 1730) on :
Hi Karen....Hope all goes well for James tomorrow, you're in our thoughts & prayers.
------------------ Barb Shortreed 144 Hill St. E. Fergus, Ont. barb@letterhead.com
Posted by Jackie B (Member # 186) on :
Karen - More prayers coming your way from the Vaughn family. We'll be thinking of you & praying for the best. God Bless you & yours, Bomba-Dear and family
------------------ Bomba-Dear Jackie Vaughn #5115 Volcano, California www.spectrix1.com email jackiebv@cdepot.net
Posted by Monte Jumper (Member # 1106) on :
everyone here will be praying for you your family and your son James. Please let us know how it all goes.
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