Praise & Prayer Page

Please pray for my step-sister’s mom, Trudy Terchila.  She has not been feeling well and a scan of her chest has revealed a mass.  My sister has asked for prayer that this will turn out to be some benign, treatable condition.  We also ask for wisdom for the doctors and peace for my sister and her mom.  Thank you so much.     Teri

Our son-in-law Rick Matulja, Johnna's husband, is leaving on Tuesday for Houston from where he will be deployed to Afghanistan for one year.  He is a Specialist with the 290th Engineering Detachment of the Ohio Army National Guard.  Dick & Barb Simon

Jess Holton passed away and is now at rest with the Lord. Thank you all for your prayers and support.

Please pray for the safety and well being of a young high school girl who recently attended our youth group event.  She desperately needs our help and prayers as a church.

Please pray for Greg Vince.  He is Jan Bombeck's  53 yr old cousin who was recently diagnosed with stage 3 cancer of the lymph nodes and for is mother, Millie, who just lost her older son and younger sister (Jan's mom).  Millie is a servant of our Lord.  Greg is far away from The Almighty.

Just want to thank you all for all the prayers for Marcia Glaser who went home to be with her Lord at midnight. Continue to keep her daughters and their families in your prayers as in the spring they lost their dad too.

Jess Holton - is at home recuperating, your continued prayer are much appreciated.

CMILD -Well, this is it.....We are going to Cleveland Clinic this evening in preparation for surgery on my leg tomorrow (Tuesday).  Specific things I need prayers for - no blood clots, no infection, anesthetics (no reaction), nerve block? and that I will be able to walk correctly once the leg is straightened.

Bob is doing much better.  He has to get his Gall Bladder removed next month.  They have to wait until it shrinks back to normal size before they try to remove it.

Jess Holton - he has been transferred to a regular room now and his breathing is much better, now hopefully he can get some therapy so he can get up and moving to get on track with the hip. Thank you again for all your prayers.

Just to update you on our situation - we had to postpone my surgery again because Bob ended up in the hospital yesterday with an inflamed gall bladder.  We didn't know if they were going to operate on him so I had no choice but to call off my surgery scheduled for tomorrow.  I am very upset because this is the 2nd complication to come up with getting this leg procedure done.  I was supposed to have the surgery done in August but the other knee acted up. 

Bob is doing much better and they don't think they will have to do any surgery at this time although it will need to be done at some point.  Please pray for me to know what to do about re-scheduling the leg repair surgery because it has to be done before they can do my other knee.

Pray for Rona Zomparelli she has high blood pressure and it is very high. Needs prayer to get it down.

Jess Holton - still at SRH - this morning he was transferred to the ICU unit as he was very lethargic and non responsive. He is some better this evening. Your continued prayer for healing with whatever is going on is very much appreciated.

Two requests. 1.  Donnie Blanco, a classmate of Karl's, had a heart attack. 2.  Sale of our house in Brookfield soon. Thanks, Pat

CMild - I wanted to update you on my upcoming surgery.  The doctors have decided to go ahead and do my right leg and repair the break before they do the left knee.  This is not the way I would have chosen but I have accepted that it's God's will to do it this way.  I am scheduled for surgery on Tuesday, September 6 at Cleveland Clinic.  They will have to re-open the break and take some of the bone fracture before putting a plate on to straighten the leg.  Please pray that I don't have any complications like blood clots, infection, reactions to anesthetics, etc.

Please pray that my left knee will get me through this surgery and recovery.  It was supposed to have been done this fall except that now they have to repair the right leg.  Thanks for your prayers.  Carolyn

Thank you church family for your kind thoughts and prayers.  My friend Rosie went Home to be with Jesus on Friday evening.  Though I am so grateful that her suffering is over, it is still so very hard for those of us left behind who loved her.  Please continue to pray for her family through the difficult days ahead.  Thank you so much and God bless each of you and your families!

Marcia Glaser - the cancer has spread to her brain and neck, they will stop all treatments. Your continued prayers are very much appreciated.

Prayer for family friend Terry, he had a heart attack and will be having a quadruple bypass surgery tomorrow at St Elizabeth's.

Also, Jess is home and prayer now needed for continued healing and strength for my mom, Diane, as she cares for him.

Please pray for my friend, Rosie, and her family.  Rosie is in the end stages of brain cancer and has now developed shingles.  They have started her on Morphine and have told us that she probably has two weeks or less to live.  Though we know that her passing will be a blessing for her and that she will then be with Jesus, it is still so very hard for those of us who love her to see her go.  Please pray for comfort, mercy, and pain relief for Rosie and for comfort and peace for her family and those who love her.  Thank you so much for your prayers!

SHANDER: Marcia Glaser - continued prayer for her and her family - she is having a lot of pain and is very uncomfortable. 

Jess Holton - the infection in the hip has cleared up but now the lower leg has cellulites caused from the edema. They are going to be discharging him from AGH most likely Thursday but instead of sending him to rehab at SRH they are going to send him home since he is susceptible to infection. They will send in home care nurses and therapists until he is able to go out to therapy. Continued prayer for healing and now prayer for my mom, Diane Miller, as she will be the caregiver and as we all know the healing process is hardest on those supplying the care. Thank you for your continued prayers. 

My Uncle, Larry Gibbens had surgery three weeks ago. He was released to go home, but has been in and out of the hospital with severe pain and a staff infection. They reopened the surgery sight and found a spinal fluid leak, he is on IV antibiotics but is still in pain and running a fever. Thank you for praying with me.

Van Cise:  My cataract surgery went very well on Friday.  It is truly 'a walk in the park'.  It has made my vision clearer.   I will have my right eye done on August 26th.   I go for my appointment in Sewickley (1 1/2hrs. away) this Friday for the consultation for my eyelid surgery. I  need to wait for a month after my cataract surgery to have this done. I hope it will be the end of  September.  My alignment problem still needs another surgery.  I will be going back to John Hopkins in Baltimore to have this surgery and I'm hoping it will be the end of October.  It will be 4 years in November that I have been dealing with eye problems.  I'm continuing to learn to take it  'a day at a time'. 

Thanks for your prayers.  Carolyn

Jess Holton - prayer still needed and very much appreciated until drs come in tomorrow morning. Leg is very swollen and lower leg now very red. He is scheduled for no food and drink after midnight in case surgery is necessary. 

We ask and invite all of you to share one hour with us on Tuesday, August 23rd from 6:00 - 7:00 in Lawrence Hall. 

Please pray for my Brother-In-Law, Alan Endicott, as he recovers from a Motorcycle accident 2 weeks ago.  He suffered a broken leg, shattered ankle and a broken wrist.  He is currently in a Physical Rehab program through St. Pauls Homes in Greenville.  He didn’t suffer any major injuries, thank God, but it will be a long recovery process for him.  Also, pray for his wife, my sister, Jeanne, for strength as she helps him through this.  She had a tumor removed from the base of her brain in May 2010, and is still suffering residual problems from this. Pam

Please pray for my sister-in-law, Lois Perna who has been diagnosed with uterine cancer. She is on Chemo but the doctors do not give her much of a chance since she cannot have surgery due to problems with her lungs. She is in her late 70’s and knows many people are praying for her. Thanks so much. Gert W.

Jess Holton - they are going to try a third and stronger antibiotic and see if it will work, if not on Monday they will make a decision about  going back in and removing the hip which will be a high risk surgery for Jess due to all his other health issues. Continued prayers for healing, peace, and comfort for Jess at this time.

CMild-Thank God I didn't have an infection in the left knee as they feared. They put me on Prednisone which will help take the swelling out of the leg.  I am re-scheduled for surgery on my right knee on September 6.  I am having my local physician write to CC and request that they do my left knee before repairing the right leg.  So far, they have refused to do so.  But, now after this last episode, I hope they will re-consider it.  Thanks for your prayers.

Van Cise:

Many of you have written asking me for an update concerning my eyes. My last surgery at John Hopkins was April 27th.  My eyes still weren't good and my brother-in-law drove me to Baltimore June 7th for an appointment with Dr. Guyton. He said I needed to have cataract surgery, then surgery on my eyelids. 

We all have a tarsal plate in our eyelids.  The muscles have been pulled away from mine due to all my surgeries.  After these surgeries I will need to return to Dr. Guyton for another surgery on my left eye.  He did tell me it won't be so invasive so will not damage my tarsal plate.

It definitely does take a LONG time to get appointments.

My cataract surgeries will be August 12th and August 26th.  These will be done locally.

I did have an appointment to see if my eyelid surgery will be covered by Medicare.  I failed the Field Test which is good.  The surgery will be covered by Medicare.

I had an earlier appointment with Dr. Stefko in Sewickley, PA which was canceled and rescheduled for August 19th.  Her office is 1 1/2  hours from my home.

This appointment is August 19th.  Surgery will be in Oakland which is also 1 1/2 hour away.  This can't be scheduled until a month after my cataract surgeries.

And the appointment with Dr. Guyton won't be able to be scheduled until a month after my eyelid surgery.

This whole process is really a patience developer.

I have heard that cataract surgery is a 'walk in the park'.  I am counting on it to be 'one step closer to healing'.  However,  I'm writing to still request prayer for this whole process.  Your prayers have meant so much to me through this ordeal.

Thanks, Carolyn

Jess Holton has an infection.  The doctors are not sure if it is from not moving around or if his body is rejecting the new hip.  If they can’t get it under control they’ll have to remove the new hip.  Please pray for the infection to leave his body.

Jess was moved from ICU back to the Rehab floor and if all goes as planned he will start rehab tomorrow. His potassium is to high and oxygen sats. are low.  Thank you all for your continued prayer.

Jess Holton - surgery went well, took 4 1/2 hrs - he is resting now. Continued prayers now for healing and quick rehabilitation.

CMILD- they have postponed my surgery for next Tuesday at Cleveland Clinic.  My left knee has not improved very much and I can't depend on it right now.  I really feel that they should do a replacement on the left knee first and then repair the damage to the right one.  I am going to approach the doctor about this again.  I need your prayers to know what to do.

Marcia Glaser - a breast cancer and has now has metastasized to the bones, the prognosis is not good. Please pray for comfort for her and for her family peace as in March Marcia's husband passed away so it is a lot in a short period of time.

Jess Holton - he is scheduled to have hip surgery at Alleghany General in Pittsburgh on Wednesday. As most of you may remember they attempted to do it here at SRH in April and there were some complications so it never happened, pray for peace for Jess as the surgery date nears. 

C MILD -I am supposed to have surgery at Cleveland Clinic on August 9 to repair the broken bone that happened after my knee surgery last year. I got a shot of Prednisone in my left knee last week to settle it down to be my primary support through this.

I've been having tremendous pain yesterday and today and went to emergency room.  Thank God is is not another blood clot, BUT it's possible that I have a staph infection from the shot.  They took fluid and are going to 'grow' it for the next two days before we'll know.  In the meantime, they wanted to keep me at the hospital and get antibiotics by IV.

I talked them into letting me come home and tomorrow have to go to ER tomorrow and get another dose of antibiotics.

If they discover by Monday that it is staph, I will have to be admitted to Cleveland Clinic and they will have to open the knee and drain it, etc.  This is not a good scenario for me......so I need your prayers that it is not an infection in my left knee that is causing fluid and pain.  It could be that it activated some arthritis.

I have been praying about the surgery to repair the right knee and whether I should go through with it.  I don't think that after all of this that it will be possible for them to operate on me on August 9.

I need prayers for strength, encouragement, wisdom and healing to get through whatever is ahead of me. Carolyn Mild

Mother will be 96 on August 10th.  If you could send a Birthday Card to her I know she would appreciate it.  Please send it to Dorothy Van Cise, 5337 East State Street, Hermitage, PA 16148.  Thank you.

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We are needing prayers from the loss of the little baby-to-be.  Little peanut is up with God now. Chris & Angie

Please pray for 4 year old Jordan Hammond and her family.  Jordan was recently diagnosed with a very aggressive form of Leukemia and is currently undergoing treatment at Akron Children’s Hospital.  The family has asked all of their friends and family to spread the word and ask everyone they know to please remember Jordan in their prayers.  Thanks so much!

Joan will be home today. Good news, all the biopsies were cancer free. Cindy went home yesterday, but in pain. Her husband and ten year old will have to take care of the baby for the next few weeks.Thanks for all the prayers. Tom

We would like prayer for our daughter Cindy. On Monday she fell and broke her wrist in three places. The surgery went, she has a plate and a number of screws or pins in it.

Joan is still recovering at the Greenville hospital. She has yet to have anything to eat or drink since last Wed. Hopefully she may get to drink something this Wed. She hopes to come home later this week.

Tom

MILD: I went to Cleveland Clinic and was told that I need to have surgery.  They will have to re-open the new knee and repair the damage done by the break to the leg.  I am scheduled to have surgery on Tuesday,August 9. I was told that there is a much higher threat of blood clots, infection, complications when a wound is re-opened.  I am also concerned about my MS and chemical allergies. Carolyn

Joan’s surgery was successful, she will be in the hospital recovering for about five days.

MILD: I am being sent to Cleveland Clinic to a orthopedic specialist on Wednesday.  I had a knee replacement in September and sometime in October, the femur bone was unknowingly broken above the knee during physical therapy.  The bone healed incorrectly and is now causing pain because its starting to fracture.  They may have to remove the knee implant and put a metal rod in the leg to correct the problem. With my MS and chemical sensitivities, this is a major concern because I had some difficulties during the first surgery. Carolyn

 Joan Phillips will be having surgery at Greenville Hospital on Thursday June 16.

  Carolyn Van Cise:

Many of you have sent me encouraging notes. Thanks so much!  I'm still not able to do much emailing.  Sorry, I'm not answering you individually.

My brother-in-law, Tom, did take me to Baltimore to John Hopkins Wilmer Eye Clinic.  My appointment was last Tuesday at 4:30.

Here's the scoop:

1.  Dr. Guyton gave me 2 new prescriptions:  one for reading and the other for long distance.

I'll be able to pick them up on the 16th.

2.  Due to many surgeries my eye lids have come down over my pupils.  I need to go for a test to see if I will qualify for eyelid surgery under

Medicare.   I'm sure my left eye will qualify. Then I will have surgery

on my left eye.  And also my right eye, if I qualify.

3. Dr. Guyton thinks I need to have cataract surgery on my left eye. So I will also check into having this done.

4.  After these procedures are complete, I will go back to Dr. Guyton for another surgery.

He think my reading will be better with the new prescription if I hold what I am reading directly in front of me.

I'm not able to read looking down so that is what the next surgery will help.

Please pray for favor as I try to line up these appointments.  It is amazing how far out most of these doctors need to  make their appointments.

Mother is settling in better at the home.  She is always glad to see me and doesn't fuss about coming home.  While Tom was here we took her to the Dairy Queen for a sundae and she was delighted.  It still makes me sad that she is there but at the same time I'm so grateful for such a place.  She is treated very well.

Leaning into His grace,  Carolyn

DEREK WAS AT CLEVELAND CLINIC TODAY.  THE DOCTORS HAVE FOUND A SPOT ON HIS RIGHT LUNG AND HIS WHITE CELL COUNT IS HIGH.  DEREK WILL BE RETURNING TO CLEVELAND CLINIC THURSDAY TO SEE AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST, ALSO HAVE A SPINAL TAP, BLOOD WORK & MRI.   PLEASE PRAY THAT GOD WILL GIVE PEACE TO DEREK & NATALIE WHILE THEY WAIT FOR THE TEST RESULTS.

Carolyn Van Cise:

It is me again!  The eye surgery I had April 27 was not successful.  My long distance sight is fine but close up is not.

My brother-in-law is taking me to an  appointment at John Hopkins Eye Clinic in Baltimore this Tuesday from 4:30 - 5:30.

I appreciate your prayer.  May Dr. Guyton have wisdom on how the surgery can be done to be successful.  This is just an appointment.  Eye surgeries can only be done every 3 months.  Sure hope he knows a new direction to take.

Mother is settling in better in the nursing home.  The home takes some of the patients out for lunch about 4 times a month.  When I know she is going some place I go in my car and meet her at the restaurant so we can enjoy lunch together.  Yesterday 10 of her friends from the her teaching days met her at the VFW for a fish dinner.  Mother was so thrilled to see them.

Her address is Countryside, 8221 Lamor Road, Mercer, PA 16137 Thanks again for your prayers.  I will let you know how things go.