Cold in there!....

Good dialysis but it's so cold in the dialysis places (except at St. Joe's).  Laying still for 5 1/2 hours makes me freeze!

 

Counting down till I return (1 week)

 

Please pray for my arm.  Since surgery for dialysis my elbow and wrist don't have the circulation any more because they re-routed my blood vessels there.  Very painful.

 

Enough complaining.  Looking forward to seeing all of you

 

Dan

It's warm outside!

Hi friends and loved ones (which are friends)

Yes, it is warm today. In contrast to being cold inside dialysis... for 5 hours

Everything went well today. Those are some fine folks that take care of me.

I have about 11 days left down here and am growing attached. But on the other hand I miss home and I miss you and I miss those of you that take me to dialysis each time. Those were enjoyable times where I get to see a short glimpse of how God is working in each of your lives.

I'm out of touch on who to pray for except Pastor, the church, my family (who come before that), the missionaries, and friends in the church, world peace (ha ha)

God bless you all.

Dan

p.s. Please pray for Claire Bear too

Good Morning!

Getting ready to go to dialysis.  The treatments have been going well down here.  The staff here is top notch.  They take good care of me.  Very friendly people.

 

While I'm down here I'm missing my relatives and friends who drive me to dialysis.  The Lord sure has blessed me with them.

 

Last Sunday, my son Jackie sang a special song about when we get to heaven.  It sure brought tears to my eyes.  One, because it was my son and he did such a great job.  Two, because this world is not my home.  I know the Lord wants me here right now, but I have some loved ones there I'd like to see again.

 

Yesterday the Pastor here lost his brother to brain cancer.  Remember I told you last week how you could tell it was bothering him.  It saddened my heart to see him.  His brother was in his 40's, married with 2 or 3 children.  He was also a pastor.  Jackie told me he was concerned he would did before his son went to college but Dr. Bob Jones told him not to worry.  There college would be taken care of.  You see, pastors families get their tuition taken care of.

 

Isn't that something how peoples' last dying wish was not for themselves but for the needs of others?  It about brought tears to my eyes when I heard that.  God is so good.

 

Well, I'm at the half way mark for staying here.  Time has gone by so quickly.

 

My son and his friends are grave diggers and I've watched 2 or 3 graves being dug and buried.  After watching the process, it really doesn't make much sense to put a casket into a vault.  The end results are the same and it only costs the family more money.  That person isn't in the grave, just their body.  Save the money and donate the savings to your church where it can do some good.

 

Okay, I'm done meddling!

 

Love, Dan

brrr!

Even though the weather has been in the 80's, it's not in the dialysis center.  Most patients bring 2 or 3 blankets.  One lady even puts a blanket around her head!

 

Sitting on a vinyl chair, pretty much immobile for hours tends to throw off any heat you might have.

 

I brought 3 blankets and put some leg warmers from my daughter-in-law and put them on my arms! :)

 

Finally I asked my daughters to ship my long johns to help out.  They arrived and I'm looking forward to trying them out tomorrow

 

I'd like to ask you to pray for the Pastor here, especially for his brother.  The pastor's name is Tim Daniel.  I'm not sure what the brother's name is, but he is terminally ill and you can see the sadness on the pastor's face even thourgh he is doing a fine job preaching and teaching.

 

Love, Dan

Yes, I'm still alive!

Dialysis is going well.  The people here are real nice and take good care of me.

 

I really appreciate only being 1 mile away at home.  Here it is about 20!

 

Good bunch of people down here. (relatives, church people, and really just plain strangers)

 

Please pray for their Pastor's brother.  The Pastor's 1st name is Tim.  His brother is gravely ill and you coiuld see it was very hard for him to talk about it.

 

Love, Dan

Good Mornine!

I'm in North Carolina visiting my son and daughter-in-law and of course grand daughter.

Dialysis here is about the same except they like air conditioning cold. So I'll need to dress warmer next time.

The people here are very friendly. The dialysis center is spotless. I think you could eat off the floor! Although can't ever imagine trying it.

Thanks for your prayers.

Just got on Internet so don't know how everyone is doing. So this time I'm going to ask you to call one another and find out who needs the prayers. Of course, most of you do that already.

Dialysis is Saturday.

Love, Dan

Saturday

Had another good dialysis Thursday.

Blood clot came undone as I was walking out the door.  Had to stay another 20 minutes.

Just when I was thinking everything was ready for the North Carolina trip, I got a call from my social worker.  She said I had to get a chest x-ray and an EKG!  I tried to call back from the voice mail but she was gone for the day!

I'll try to contact St. Joseph's hospital and see if the x-ray and EKG I got in May would be available.

My problem is that I'm going to dialysis Monday so it will be cutting it real close.  I'm leaving early Tuesday!  Phew!

Once I find out, I'll probably have to go to an Urgent care place and see if they can give me the info I need.

Other than that!

I'm looking forward to the 60th birthday party my daughters and daughter-in-laws and sons and mother-in-law and well, a whole lot of people are throwing me this afternoon.  I pray the weather will be good and my tongue would say the right words to the visitors.  I want them to walk away thinking God is a great God and to be a great testimony for Him.

You know, I am so privileged to be alive and to have a great God that watches over me.  And to have a great family and friends that spoil me beyond anything, and for what I don't know, but I love them all for it.  In dialysis the social worker is always asking everyone there (including me) "are you depressed?".   I tell them, "Why would I have anything to be depressed about?  I have a great God, a great family, great friends, a great church to watch over and take care of me.  I wish the visitors today could get even a glimpse of what I just said, and that they will want to have what I have.

Anyway, if you read this before the party today, please pray for me about these things.  And oh, please pray that all the workers there today will not get hurt.  

Love you...! and if I don't see you today, I hope to see you in church!  Services start at 9:30 AM.

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Dan

p.s. Please continue to pray for Janet and Al W, and Carolyn about there health problems

Getting ready for Tues. Dialysis

Saturday's went well. Boy, the patients are sure talkative.

Hoping today will bring me news that there are enough spaces at dialysis in N.C. for me. Because I want to leave on the 9th with my son and daughter-in-law.

I was glad to hear from Al that Janet is recovering from surgery. She really needs our prayers.

Love, Dan