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My Brother Went Into The Hospital today
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Posted on 04/25/2011 7:37:10 PM PDT by AKA Elena

My oldest brother, Jim, is 79 years old today. As I sent a birthday message to his computer, I got an e-mail from his wife saying he had had a problem breathing this morning when he got up and was taken to the ER.

He was found to have fluid in is lungs and is in the hospital with pneumonia.

Everybody's brothers are special, but I could not begin to tell you of the aura of goodness of my brother Jim and his actual acts of charity and kindness.

Jim has made contacts throughout Orange County, CA and collects from dozen's of places all kinds of foods, from buffet dinner type to all kinds of fruits, vegetables and breadstuffs.

He sorts through this mass of leftovers and discards for what is edible ... and takes it to all of the places of the ingident of that entire area.

His house used to be filled with stuff given to him by the people who had died and to whom he had distributed the Holy Eucharist ... from appliances, to toys, to furniture of all kinds which, until the border with Mexico became so dangerous, he used to make a weekly trip to a struggling convent and to the orphanages of Tijuana's most poor.

He is by definition, a good good man and not old enough to go home to Our Lord!

Please pray for his recovery -- he has had heart trouble for years and I am sick with worry about the greatest "comforter and hugger" I know.

Please know that I pray for all of you and your intentions every week ... but may not respond if I find myself having to go to Orange County.

Please pray for my big brother and I will continue my prayers for this FR family.

Blessings!


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KEYWORDS: breadman; hospital; orangecounty; pneumonia
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21 posted on 04/25/2011 8:03:21 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: AKA Elena

A prayer for a GRRRRREAT big brother, his terrific sister!


22 posted on 04/25/2011 8:07:05 PM PDT by PGalt
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To: Salvation

Prayers joined from here.


23 posted on 04/25/2011 8:07:38 PM PDT by aposiopetic
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To: AKA Elena

prayers


24 posted on 04/25/2011 8:10:28 PM PDT by dalebert
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To: AKA Elena

Prayers of healing for your brother Jim and prayers for his wife, family and of course that includes you.
God Bless!


25 posted on 04/25/2011 8:11:36 PM PDT by RedMDer (restoration of our honor, dignity, and freedoms will save America. - Sarah Palin)
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To: AKA Elena

Praying for your brother.


26 posted on 04/25/2011 8:13:49 PM PDT by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: AKA Elena

Prayers up!


27 posted on 04/25/2011 8:25:55 PM PDT by ransomnote
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To: AKA Elena

Prayers. You have a special brother.


28 posted on 04/25/2011 8:35:18 PM PDT by machogirl (First they came for my tagline)
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To: AKA Elena

prayers up


29 posted on 04/25/2011 9:01:29 PM PDT by markman46 (engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
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To: AKA Elena

Prayers for your brother’s recovery. We need more men and women like your brother


30 posted on 04/25/2011 9:10:46 PM PDT by mimaw
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To: AKA Elena

Praying for you and your brother and his family.


31 posted on 04/25/2011 9:14:56 PM PDT by Texas56
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To: AKA Elena

Prayers for Jim, his wife and your whole family, Elena, as well as for his medical team. Hopefully, this was caught early and they will get it quickly under control.


32 posted on 04/25/2011 9:16:40 PM PDT by EDINVA
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To: AKA Elena
Prayers for a speedy recovery for your brother, Elena.

I just returned home day before yesterday from a hospital stay. Tell him I hope the food is better than what I encountered!

Leni

33 posted on 04/25/2011 9:23:38 PM PDT by MinuteGal (Obama....you'll have to pry all my incandescent lightbulbs from my cold, dead fingers!)
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To: AKA Elena
Prayers up for Jim and family.

Notre père, qui êtes aux cieux!
Que votre nom soit sanctificié. Que votre règne vienne.
Que votre volonté soit faite, sur la terre comme au ciel.
Donnez-nous aujourd'hui notre poindre ce jour.
Pardonnez-nous nos offenses, comme nous pardonnons aussi a ceux, qui nous ont offensés,
et ne nous soumetez pas à la tentation, mais délivrez-nous du mal.
Car c'est à toi qu'appartiènne, le régne, la puissance et la gloire, pour les siècles des siècles.
Amen.

Je vous salue, Marie, pleine de grâces,
le Seigneur est avec vous, vous êtes bénie entre toutes les femmes,
et Jésus le fruit de vos entrailles est béni.
Sainte Marie, Mère de Dieu, priez pour nous pauvres pécheurs,
maintenant, et à l'heure de notre mort. Ainsi-soit-il.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

34 posted on 04/25/2011 9:33:36 PM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: AKA Elena

You bet. Prayers up.


35 posted on 04/25/2011 9:35:24 PM PDT by Mad Dawg (Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.)
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To: AKA Elena

Prayers.


36 posted on 04/25/2011 9:38:43 PM PDT by fightinJAG (I am sick of people adding their comments to titles in the title box. Thank you.)
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To: AKA Elena

I will pray for both you and your brother, Elena.


37 posted on 04/25/2011 9:44:42 PM PDT by basil (It's time to rid the country of "gun free zones" aka "Killing Fields")
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To: AKA Elena

Prayers sent for Jim and his loving family.


38 posted on 04/25/2011 9:56:06 PM PDT by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to him.)
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To: AKA Elena

Prayers to your brother for a quick recovery. He sounds like a one of a kind person for sure.


39 posted on 04/25/2011 10:21:25 PM PDT by napscoordinator
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To: AKA Elena

Absolutely praying for him.


40 posted on 04/25/2011 10:48:38 PM PDT by tanuki (O-voters: wanted Uberman, got Underdog....)
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