PRAYER REQUESTS

Urgent Requests:

1. Moriah got sick - right after her parents finally got her home from the hospital (after waiting over 2 1/2 years!)  Please pray for Moriah to get well, for her parents to have the energy to keep up her care, and for her to be stay home.
2. Kaitlyn has been in the hospital for over a month battling a shut down of her GI tract and sepsis.  They just found out that she is septic again.  Please pray that she can clear this infection and that her gut starts working again (or that the doctors come up with another plan so she can go home.)
3. Toby has a tethered cord that may or may not be causing a number of problems. The surgery carries certain risks, as does not doing it. Please pray for Carrie and Bruce as they make the difficult decision of whether or not to do the surgery, and where to have it done.  Also, please pray that the timing of the surgery works out just right. 
4. Help and support through the grief of loosing Natalie for the Teegarden family.  If you know the family personally, or have ever read Natalie's Blog http://babygirltee-jennifer.blogspot.com/, please send a postcard with the words "I know Natalie!" to: Natalie Evelyn Teegarden, 120 Parkwood Rd, Rochester, NY 14615
5. Deborah was just diagnosed with two infections (one very serious.) Please pray for her full recovery (including negative cultures), that her GI system tolerates the antibiotics, and that she is able to get the surgeries she needs soon to avoid another aspiration pneumonia.
6. Eithene is in the hospital with an infection and a bunch of complications.  Please pray for a full recovery and that she is home soon.
7. Braden is finally coming home.  Please pray that no complications come up and that he gets to go home on November 16th as planned. 
8. Mandi has AML (leukemia) and has made it through the ablative therapy and the cord blood transplant has engrafted.  Please continue to pray that the transplant is 100% successful, as this is the last treatment available.  Mandi is a fellow Yalie, and an amazing hockey player. One of her nurses told her to "prepare herself mentally and to think of this as the toughest hockey game she has ever yet played.  She is focusing on never giving up during this game and on emerging the winner!!!

For all our Members:

1. Healing
2. Strength
3. Courage
4. Health
5. Finances
6. Grief
7. Loneliness
8. All the other unspoken needs that only our Father knows about.

Christamae:

1. Needs nursing issues worked out quickly for both her and her sister, Danielle, so they can both get the care they need.

Michael:

1. A safe trip to California to participate in a Joni & Friends training event.

Jamie & Evan H: 

1. Guidance and help from God in making the right choices for Evan. 
2. The strength to care for Evan by herself.
3. Nursing care for Evan.
4. For Evan to get the right nutrition and continue to regain lost weight.
5. For Evan to have a great school year.

Erika & Evan W:

1. Personal health issues for Erika.
2. Evan's surgery to fix his foot drop has been postponed until next spring.  The doctor left the decision up to Erika, and she asks us to please pray that she would do the right thing for Evan and that God would give her peace.

Allison & Brett:

1. Continued healing from spinal surgery and complications for Brett.
2. Success in finding a new nurse for two uncovered days.

Carrie & Toby:

1. Success in moving Toby forward in eating textures.
2. Patience and endurance for Carrie in getting Toby to eat by mouth,
3. Wisdom for the medical team working with Toby.
4. Continued success in preschool for Toby.

Danette:

1. Relief from pain.
2. Wisdom for her doctors to figure out a safe way to replace her hips.

MJ:

1. Recovery from all current complications/infections.

Jena & Ryan H:

1. Nursing care for Ryan.

Dani & Ash:

1. That their new nurses work out well.

Vanessa & Josh:

1. Success in RT school for Vanessa.
2. Dependable, quality nursing care for Josh.
3. A smooth and healthy start in Junior High for Josh.

Lucy & Colton:

1. Resolution of Lucy's serious shoulder problems so no further surgery is needed.
2. A definitive diagnosis for Colton and wisdom for his doctors in how to treat him.
3. All required special equipment and supplies approved and delivered quickly.

Patricia & Deborah:

1. A full recovery from the two infections with which Deborah was just diagnosed.
2. That Deborah is able to get the surgeries she needs done at one time by the best surgeon possible.
3. Treatment for past medical trauma and coordination of care for future procedures to avoid further trauma.
4. That all Deborah's current nurses continue to work out well, and that we are able to get the two days that opened up filled with a great nurse.
5. Deborah's continued progress in OT and PT.
6. Successful graduate school admissions for Deborah & success in getting Vocational Rehab to pay the full cost of the program.
7. Finding a job soon for Patricia (one with a good work environment and flexible hours) and Trusting God to provide for all our needs in the meantime.

Braden:

1. Getting all the supplies delivered and all nursing hours covered so Braden can finally come home on November 16th.

Nick:

1. Help in finding the right nurses/aides to provide the care he needs.
2. Finding the perfect ENT doctor to treat him, healing of his trach stoma and relief from pain.
3. Recovery from past medical trauma and better care for future procedures to avoid further trauma.

Sydney:

1. The perfect equipment for her to be able to get around independently, play, and interact with others while on the vent.

Kira:

1. That Kira and Christian continue to love their new school.
2. Continued success in 1st grade.

Moriah:

1. Success in remaining stable while sprinting off the vent.  Moriah has had some set backs in sprinting off the vent, and has had to go back on the vent 24/7 several times.
2. Getting to finally come home!

Joseph:

1. Continued success with his new kidney.

Additional Kids:

1. Shea - Remission from JRA (she's started a new med that should help her.)