Jack's been admitted to the hospital this afternoon, so he and Anita can use our prayers.
Most likely he'll go home around noon tomorrow, and will want rest, but I'm sure he'll appreciate your comments and emails when he's well enough this weekend to read them.
It was sort of sudden - Anita hasn't even had the chance to tell all their family members yet - in fact, as of 8:00 tonight, they're still being treated in the ER while they find him a room.
The good news is that he's having a procedure done in the morning that should provide more relief from the pain. They're installing a billiary duct; the tumor has grown so they can't do a stint. This will be an external kind of drain to relieve some of the problems. He does have some infection, but isn't septic, as they had feared. (Medical minds - know that I'm not one, so my spelling and reporting might not be quite accurate.)
He has had a great deal of pain the last couple of days, so it's good that they're taking some steps to relieve the symptoms for him.
Anita thinks they'll go home by noon tomorrow. It's hard for her to receive and make telephone calls right now, but instead, she appreciates your caring comments and good wishes. I'll try to make sure this site gets updated as soon as I know news. . . saying he'll go home at noon still means it'll be quite a bit later until she can get some time to notify us. So this site might not be updated just as soon as things happen, but as soon as I know anything new.
- Cindy (cindyabell@gmail.com)
Without a break let your prayers continue to be made.
-- Ballentine
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Please, please know you are in my thoughts and prayers. I am lifting you up this very second and will continue to do so. I pray that God will ease your pain and comfort you now.
Jack and Anita, All of our family is continually praying for you. We love you, Cynthia and C.W.
Jack and Anita-
We love you dearly and are praying...
Wish we were there to hug you both-
Amy and John
Please know of our constant prayers for you in these days!! As you encouraged me many years ago, I know encourage you with the words from Isaiah 40...they that wait upon the Lord, shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. Wait, I say upon the Lord!!
Blessings!!
Hugh and Tammy Patterson
Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, a thousand tons of love! Julie and Bill Mason
Anita & Jack, Know that our prayers are with you and have been so for months now. We have not written often but we wanted you to know that you have been on our minds constantly. We love you both, Arville & Shelia (Skopje, Macedonia)
Jack---You remember that I always take my log book up in the choir on Sunday mornings and make notes on the sermons and the scripture. I was looking back in notes of your sermons yesterday and found a sermon in which you referenced George Bernard Shaw--and thought his philosophy is even more relevant for all of us today:
"This is the true joy of life, the being used for a purpose greater than myself. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community, and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die. Life to me is no "brief candle". It is sort of splendid torch which I have hold of for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations." And Jack, that's what you're doing. You are holding up the torch of love and light and hope for all us, especially in these difficult days. You are the embodiment of God's love for us all. Bill Mason
Please know that your family at HAB are praying.
We love you both,
Sheryl
Thanks, Cindy. I want to be there so badly. Right now, I hurt for Anita more than I hurt for Jack. If you talk to her, tell her I send my love. I've been where she is right now and I know the utter helplessness you feel. The difference is, Jack and Anita were with me when I was at that spot and I'm not with them.
So appreciate your information. It does help us feel we are there in some way.
Thanks again, Norma (Miss Dixie)
Dear Jack and Anita,
I wish we could be there with you. I wish so many things, and am still praying for miracles. I love the quote that Bill Mason shared from one of your sermons -- your life is indeed a torch providing light on the journey for all of us. We love you both so much. Harriet and Paul Harral
Hello. Love and prayers from the Howard, Shubrick, and Stratton families. We love you. We have always been thankful to have you in our lives. Love to each of you.
Jack as always you are teaching us something - how to live with a severe illness is the message you send in all your comments. We pray for you and Anita and your children. We love you so much.
Gwen and Don
Our Hugs, love and Prayers continue to be with you.
We do you love you both so very much.
Lori, Ron and Cheryl
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