Posted on 05/20/2008 10:20:12 AM PDT by misterrob
I will pray for Ted Kennedy. I will leave his fate up to God.
I can’t believe this thread is still open! Thank you, moderators.
Prayers for Sen. Kennedy and his family in this most difficult time. I wouldn’t want to wish something like this on my worst enemy.
And should this illness lead to his end may he call out to the Lord in faith like the thief on the cross and receive his salvation is my prayer. Selah!.
On a political level, this man drives me nuts. I vehemently disagree with him on so many levels, and there are so many times when I’ve heard him spinning on TV, when I’ve become angry and switched the channel. I always think of poor Mary Jo Kopechne, whom he left to drown in his car while he swam to safety and spent the next few hours agonizing over what the impact would be on his political career.
But on a human level, I just have to wish him well. This is truly awful news, and I wouldn’t wish it on even my worst enemy. This poor family has had more than their share of tragedy, and now, here is one more. Prayers up for him/them.
Johnny Oates (Baltimore Orioles/Texas Rangers) baseball manager was 58 when he died in 2004 of a glioblastoma brain tumor.
He survived 3 years.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2004-12-24-oates-obit_x.htm
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son that whosover believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life".. John 3:16
This my prayer for Sen. Kennedy that he goes to heaven.
Unless a miracle, more like 6 months to a year.
He was probably thinking to Dick Howser.
AND Who will the 'Pubs run?
Damage to the left parietal lobe can result in what is called "Gerstmann's Syndrome." It includes right-left confusion, difficulty with writing (agraphia) and difficulty with mathematics (acalculia). It can also produce disorders of language (aphasia) and the inability to perceive objects normally (agnosia).
I'm so sorry for your loss, LCS.
I’m sorry to hear that, Luke. I hope you soon get better news than you currently expect.
I don’t like Senator Kennedy’s stance on a lot of issues, but I wish him and his family well in this. He has had to be the patriarch of the family for many years due to the deaths of his brothers, and they must be just devastated.
Prayers for all of them.
hahaha....just showed this post to everyone in the front office, they are still on the floor L.T.A. off. Thanks for the post.
End stage is not something I would even wish on Hitler.
He really needs to resign.
He must feel trapped, with no way out.
I was just reading an article about Lee Atwater’s final year. What a horrible way to die. As I wrote earlier, I don’t wish this disease on anyone.
I am so distressed over the many posts that have been deleted. Damn it! Knock it off, people! You don’t have to admire Ted Kennedy to pray for his soul and pity him now. Show some compassion. Surely we can act better than the Ds and libs acted when Lee Atwater was diagnosed with this frightening disease.
All of those things are quite possible with any disease or injury affecting this portion of the brain and the worst part is that you do of course retain your intelligence while all these things are happening beyond your control.
Very, very difficult stuff. I’m not a religious person but I do send my sympathies to those diagnosed with these things.
For some interesting reading on glioblastoma, read Another Day in the Frontal Lobe by Dr. Katrina Firlik
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