Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Urgent Prayer Request

Today we got an unexpected email and telephone call regarding one of our very close camping club friends, Carol. Carol is the pretty woman with the long brown hair...


Carol and her husband Paul were in Lake Havasu and she discovered she had been bitten by something (they think it was a scorpion although it sounds like a brown recluse to me). I guess she let it go for a few days until it was clear that she needed to have it looked at. Paul took her to an urgent care where they said she needed to be taken to the hospital. She was air lifted to a hospital in Las Vegas and is in critical condition right now. She's had to be resuscitated once and her kidneys have shut down. My husband talked to Paul earlier tonight and it doesn't look good at all. If she survives, her foot where she was bitten will be amputated.

Please take a minute and say a prayer for my dear friend Carol. She has 2 grown sons, 2 grandchildren, a loving husband, and is a doting mommy to a dog that she's crazy about. She got Rusty because she saw how much joy Jake brings to me. Carol will be 50 years old this September so she's still got alot of living to do!

32 comments:

jenn said...

oh my....prayer said!

Mimi said...

Hi Linda,
I will /am saying a Prayer now for Carol, I believe God is in control and will give her a second chance if we all believe and have faith, he is a great God and our Prayers are his wishes. God Be with Carol this night, I ask dear lord, please touch her and heal her.
I ask in Jesus name
AMEN
I bet it was a brown recluse as well, if she were bit by a scorpion , the bite is so painful, she would have known she was bit by something, where as a brown recluse buries itself in the skin and continues to do harm.
God Help her tonight.
and she is lucky to have you as her friend!!!!
hugs,
jamie
keep us posted

Connie said...

How devastating!!! She is and will be in my prayers. Please let us know!

Marjorie (Molly) Smith said...

How very sad. I will be sure and send prayers her way. And will pray for her family also.
Molly

TUTU Monkey said...

So sad.......I will pray for this family.

Mari said...

I'm so sorry to read this. I'm stopping right now and praying for her.

April said...

Oh, my goodness, Linda...that is so tragic! You can be assured that your friend...and all those who care about her...are close in my prayers. Please keep us updated!

Loretta said...

We will pray.......

Sonny G said...

Prayers for your friend and her family. I am so very sorry to hear this ..

Sonny

Nonnas News said...

What a tragedy!! I just said a special prayer for your dear friend.

Kimberly said...

oh how sad! Keep us posted on how she is doing.

Tanna said...

Linda, this is tragic news. I will pray for Carol and her family.

nanny said...

Oh how awful! Makes me so sad!!!
Good Luck Carol, prayers are for You!

Susan said...

Sending prayers your way. So sorry to hear this about your friend.
Blessings,
Susan

stalkermom said...

Oh my this is horrible. Keeping you all in my thoughts.

Joyce said...

Oh my word, how awful. I will pray for Carol.

Cheri said...

Morning Linda,

I surely will pray for your friend, how awful. Please keep me updated.

just call me jo said...

Tragic! I will keep her in my heart and prayer. Love to you too.

Michele said...

So horrible...I'll keep your friend and her family in my prayers. Please keep us posted.

Hugz,
Michele

Welcome to the Garden of Egan said...

Oh, my gosh! I'm so sorry. My prayers are with her and her family.
Keep us informed.

Nina Diane said...

OMGosh...that is just horrible. I will hold your friend up in prayer.

mCat said...

You ask for prayers - you got them!

Hope all is well with Carol - crossing everything!

Keep up updated

Lene said...

Linda that is so sad. I will be praying for Carol and family and her friends.

Barrett said...

Linda, I am so sorry that this is happening to your friend (and to you again). I will keep Carol and everyone in my prayers. Hearing things like this is so devastating to me. It could happen to anyone of us at any moment.

Diana said...

Oh Linda of coarse I will say a prayer for your friend Carol! What an awful unexpected thing to have happen.
Keep us informed, I am going to pray right now.
Love Di ♥

Unknown said...

Linda, praying for Carol right now.
My niece was bitten by a brown recluse and had to have a portion of her calf muscle removed. Please update us.

Natasha said...

Prayers for Carol for sure!

Brenda said...

For sure, Linda. How unexpectedly horrible to go thru this.

Christine said...

This is so shocking. I'm stunned.
How are you doing?
Yes, of course I will be praying... many prayers for her and the family.

GARAGE SALE GAL said...

Linda,
Praying,
Praying and praying for a miracle!! and wisdom for the Dr's and may you all feel God's arms wrapped around all of you.
Deb

Kim Sue said...

Praying for your sweet friend! That is scary stuff!

Thank you for all your sweet posts and asking about our friends including Miss MM. She is doing really well and is a very strong little girl with a faith that is inspiring. Keep her in your prayers, I know that the coming Mother's Day weekend with be a tough one!

Cynthia said...

I'll offer my prayers to the pile! How frightening!

You've had a lot of difficult medical issues with people you love this year. I'm sorry there is yet another scare for you guys!