Prayers for my wife please

[ckadiddle]

My wife Freddy (Freda Lee) needs your prayers. We have known her liver was cirrhotic (s?) since 2001 when it was discovered during other surgery. She has stayed pretty healthy liver-wise in the years since. She also has cardiac and other health issues that complicate matters. She was recently hospitalized for a kidney infection which in combination with her liver being weaker than in past years made her deathly ill. I have been taking care of her at home the last week or so since the hospital, she is still very weak and very sick. Just getting dressed and going to a dr appt wears her out totally.

Her internal med docs are referring us to Shands in Gainesville to get registered for probably future liver transplant surgery. At this time we don't know if surgery is needed sooner or later. We do know that any other serious illness con become life-threatening quickly,which is what happened this time. A kidney infection was the culprit this time around. Kidney infection plus sickly liver equals BAD. She is not recovering quickly.

[ckadiddle]

Freddy has never consumed much alcohol. One or two drinks once or twice a year. Even less since we found out about liver issues in 2001. She has an aunt that is a liver transplant patient that also had cirrhosis for no apparent reason. We are wondering if this tendency might be hereditary.

[Mike Poore]

Please tell Freddie that Barbara and I love her and are praying for both of you. Hopefully your loving care and the doctor's skill will see her through this bout, until a proper course of treatment or transplant can be accomplished.

[ckadiddle]

Wondering how you can help besides prayer? I gave my wife an Old English Sheepdog puppy for christmas in 2005. Sarah the sheepie is now 55 lbs and very strong and full of energy. Help us find her a good home. We love her and it will be hard to let her go, but it is not good for a puppy to spend so much time cooped up in her cage. Freddy is too weak to handle her now and we cant take a chance on the dog possibly injuring her mommy. We are anticpating a lot of travel back and forth to Gainesville as time progresses and don't want to keep boarding her. I know she spends too much time in the cage there too. I know someone out there needs a great family dog! Sarah is about 14 months old, still needs supervision when she is loose inside the house....you know how kids get into everything, dont ya? It would be great if you have another large breed puppy that likes to play.

I am going to be taking her in for maintenance real soon, get her shots up to date, bath and groom etc then I will post some adorable current photos. This is an older photo of Sarah.

Can you resist this face? I think not! One blue eye, one brown eye, looks half crazy all the time.

[Hotrauder]

As per the PM Freddy and you are on the list. Godspeed. Dennis

[ckadiddle]

Please tell Freddie that Barbara and I love her and are praying for both of you. Hopefully your loving care and the doctor's skill will see her through this bout, until a proper course of treatment or transplant can be accomplished.

Thanks Mike. Pra for some sanity for me willya? It kills me not to be able to do something to fix this for her.

[KillJoy]

Heather and my thoughts are with you as well.

KillJoy

[ckadiddle]

Thanks Killjoy.

[Marauder386]

Sherie and I send prayers of strength and hope...

[rumble]

Is the Mayo Clinic a posibilty? I know everyone has
advice but they are supposed to be wonderful.
Jacksonville is not that far from Orlando.

My family's prayers and thoughts are with you and
your family.

[Bigdogjim]

Prayers are sent. Will do so till recover is complete.

God Bless!!

[Merc-O-matic]

Pete... Please know that you and Freddy (the whole family) our in
our prayers. If there is anything that Linda and I can do to help,
we are only a phone call away! If we didn't already have "Rosie"....
we would take Sarah. Keep us posted.

[Bluerauder]

My wife Freddy (Freda Lee) needs your prayers. We have known her liver was cirrhotic (s?) since 2001 when it was discovered during other surgery.

Will keep Freddy and you in our thoughts and prayers. Here's hoping for her to regain her strength for a quick recovery.

[dwasson]

I will keep her in my prayers. I can state from experience that modern medicine is a powerful force. We shouldn't underestimate it's capabilities.

[Smokie]

Will pray for her recovery and strength for you to cope and help her.