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In loving memory of Kenis D. Keathley 6/4/81 - 3/27/22 Loving father, husband, brother, friend and firewood hoarder Rest in peace, Dexterday

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Prayers still being sent

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Prayers for continued improvement for Mrs Sourwood.

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Yes Mrs Sourwood ; momma Gasifier and that precious lil Ryleigh

Jeff I had a “lil sister” with cleft pallet severe Cerebral Palsy who died of brain aneurysm at 7; as I was performing CPR

that pic reminds me of HB; that beautiful soul taught many, including myself; Gods grace

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A while ago I posted about Mrs. Sourwood living with Leukemia. Recent visit shows her numbers are very low(which is good) and still moving towards remission.

Praying for remission, but thankful for God’s grace. The ten year prognosis is about the same as a person without it, but her daily medication is a life long thing.
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Praise the Lord!

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Lost my 78 yr old cousin yesterday. He had gone to Vietnam a couple weeks ago on a business trip. He fell on some stairs there, broke ribs, pelvis and had brain bleeding. Developed pneumonia while on vent. Took him off life support yesterday. His wife is from Vietnam, so she is having a time trying to get his remains back here.
Sad thing, his dad, my uncle was a UMC pastor, but my cousin had walked away from that a long time ago...
Sure hope he had a chance to change his mind about JESUS

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T.Jeff Veal said: ↑

Lost my 78 yr old cousin yesterday. He had gone to Vietnam a couple weeks ago on a business trip. He fell on some stairs there, broke ribs, pelvis and had brain bleeding. Developed pneumonia while on vent. Took him off life support yesterday. His wife is from Vietnam, so she is having a time trying to get his remains back here.
Sad thing, his dad, my uncle was a UMC pastor, but my cousin had walked away from that a long time ago...
Sure hope he had a chance to change his mind about JESUS
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So sorry to hear this.

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So sad. Sorry to hear this.

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T.Jeff Veal said: ↑

Lost my 78 yr old cousin yesterday. He had gone to Vietnam a couple weeks ago on a business trip. He fell on some stairs there, broke ribs, pelvis and had brain bleeding. Developed pneumonia while on vent. Took him off life support yesterday. His wife is from Vietnam, so she is having a time trying to get his remains back here.
Sad thing, his dad, my uncle was a UMC pastor, but my cousin had walked away from that a long time ago...
Sure hope he had a chance to change his mind about JESUS
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Sorry for your loss our friend.

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Sorry T.Jeff Veal

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Thank you all for your continuing prayers. I apologize for the unceremonious exit from the forum; just too much happening.

Rose is still doing well. The hospital oncologist says there’s nothing further they can do, but we are looking (and have been employing) alternate treatment methods with as-good or better results than chemotherapy. Wish we knew ‘then’ what we know now.

Anyone with experience in this area (integrative cancer treatment, naturopathic treatments, etc)?

Anyways, thanks again, all - for your prayers and for extending some grace to a fella who just up and left for the better part of a year.

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Just getting a little caught up here. Our condolences, T.JeffVeal

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T.Jeff Veal said: ↑

Copied her info from her mom's FB page...she needs lots of prayers...

“The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty gives me life.” - Job 33:4

A not so quick update on our “Smiley Ryleigh” as Hudson calls her :

Ryleigh’s diagnosis at birth is what’s called Septo-optic Dysplasia (SOD). It’s a developmental disease where the frontal part of the brain called the septum pellucidum is missing or underdeveloped. This causes underdevelopment of the optic nerve, pituitary gland and certain parts of the brain. Some other common associated features are cleft palates and heart anomalies, both of which she has. Her cleft, along with retrognathia and micrognathia (under development of the jaw) yielded a diagnosis of Pierre Robin Sequence [for all you SLPs], which causes issues with sucking and swallowing/oral digestion- HENCE the NG tube. Some other issues that presented themselves are a horseshoe shaped kidney and an imperforate anus. We are currently under several specialty areas to make sure our girl is getting the best care possible. A lot of this has been a “wait and see” approach and will continue to be as she grows.

Some praises:
-Latest labs show her endocrine levels are holding steady. They aren’t GREAT, but maintainable for now, eliminating the need for any type of interventions/hormone therapy currently.
-Latest echo shows no change in her heart. Instead of a complete coarctation, the aorta is extremely narrow in that area (Hypoplastic aortic arch). Surgery will continue to be pushed until they see she absolutely has to have it.
-Last appointment with general surgery was promising in that an analplasty may NOT have to be done. We are hoping to avoid this surgery if at all possible. The original discussion was that this would occur between 3 and 6 months.
-Last appointment with otolaryngologist seemed to think no type of facial reconstruction surgery will have to take place. We’ll join the craniofacial clinic in January for her inevitable cleft operation and have further conversations. A lot of this will depend on her progression with her suck/swallow coordination.

In the coming weeks, we’ll be seeing neurology to discuss brain activity/possibility of seizures, with tests to follow. She will also get a G tube since she still can’t take in enough for oral feeds and we’ll say GOODBYE to the NG. She’ll have a fluoroscopy VCUG procedure to check on any reflux/backup flow to the kidney. Referral for ophthalmology has been sent, and we’ll be waiting on that appointment. *Surgery for her cleft won’t take place until closer to the 9/10 month mark. *

Our biggest prayers currently over our girl are that she can avoid any hormone therapy for as long as possible. That her heart will continue to do what it needs to supply her body the blood it needs. That we can avoid the analplasty surgery and she can tolerate her anal dilations here at home like she absolute CHAMP that she has been. That the transition from the NG tube to G tube will be smooth, and we’ll see improvement in reflux / she’ll be less irritable. That the VCUG shows no back up. That her speech and occupational therapies show progression in feeding/swallowing and muscle weakness. That she can continue to regulate her body temperature and blood sugar. That we hear from the ophthalmologist and gain some clarity on her vision. We know our girl can see to some extent, and we love her sweet smiles (and furrowed brow. )

Thank you all for your thoughts, prayers, check ins, calls and texts. This girl is loved BIG time. Her brothers don’t stop kissing on her and are the best protectors.

She’s going to move mountains And as her mama, I will go to the ends of the earth to make sure she has everything she needs to do just that.
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May God continue to provide you all with perseverance and strength, as only He can.

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T.Jeff Veal, prayers being sent… but a question- do y’all know a preacher that might lay hands? I was suffering 85% renal failure some years ago and a preacher and a deacon (he didn’t want to be called such a denominational title, for lack of a better term) I knew came and laid hands on my back/kidneys- a month later and my kidneys were 100% restored. Even the nephrologist said it was a miracle.
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Praise the LORD!

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A while ago I posted about Mrs. Sourwood living with Leukemia. Recent visit shows her numbers are very low(which is good) and still moving towards remission.

Praying for remission, but thankful for God’s grace. The ten year prognosis is about the same as a person without it, but her daily medication is a life long thing.
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Hope all is still going well for her and you! God is good. He has shown His faithfulness in myriad ways - some little, some HUGE - throughout my wife’s ongoing journey here. Prayers for both of you, that you will continue to walk closely with Him, for your victory and His glory!

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thescratchylens said: ↑

Thank you all for your continuing prayers. I apologize for the unceremonious exit from the forum; just too much happening.

Rose is still doing well. The hospital oncologist says there’s nothing further they can do, but we are looking (and have been employing) alternate treatment methods with as-good or better results than chemotherapy. Wish we knew ‘then’ what we know now.

Anyone with experience in this area (integrative cancer treatment, naturopathic treatments, etc)?

Anyways, thanks again, all - for your prayers and for extending some grace to a fella who just up and left for the better part of a year.
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Good to here you are having some success with natural things.

My wife went through brest cancer and few years ago, she opted out of all "conventional" treatments, and instead did massive tons of research and natural treatments, she was cancer free within a year and has had no recurrence.

She'd love to share her experience if you'd like, just pm me and we can get in touch.

God bless you all!

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May God continue to provide you all with perseverance and strength, as only He can.
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Our church did a BBQ fundraiser for this little girl and her family...we sold 1000 plates @ $10/plate...
GOD said, "Let ME show you what I AM can do" HE showed up and showed out in a MIGHTY WAY...opened the gates of heaven...
This is the check presentation to the family...

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Our church did a BBQ fundraiser for this little girl and her family...we sold 1000 plates @ $10/plate...
GOD said, "Let ME show you what I AM can do" HE showed up and showed out in a MIGHTY WAY...opened the gates of heaven...
This is the check presentation to the family... View attachment 439650
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Wow!
That's absolutely awesome!!!

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Wow!
That's absolutely awesome!!!
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We have an Awesome God who loves to bless his people.

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We have an Awesome God who loves to bless his people.
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Amen!

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