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!
A prayer for a GRRRRREAT big brother, his terrific sister!
Prayers joined from here.
prayers
Prayers of healing for your brother Jim and prayers for his wife, family and of course that includes you.
God Bless!
Praying for your brother.
Prayers up!
Prayers. You have a special brother.
prayers up
Prayers for your brother’s recovery. We need more men and women like your brother
Praying for you and your brother and his family.
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.
I just returned home day before yesterday from a hospital stay. Tell him I hope the food is better than what I encountered!
Leni
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)
You bet. Prayers up.
Prayers.
I will pray for both you and your brother, Elena.
Prayers sent for Jim and his loving family.
Prayers to your brother for a quick recovery. He sounds like a one of a kind person for sure.
Absolutely praying for him.
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