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My daughter in law Kerrin lost her baby yesterday. She and my son Kevin were expecting the child in July. They do have two beautiful healthy children but this is the second miscarriage in two years. We had our family Christmas party last Sunday as many of us would be away for the actual date and Kerrin glowed with the look of a happy expectant mother. She has now began to heal saying her mom who passed three years ago will watch over the two babies she lost. Sure life will go on, but your prayers for our peace of...

Our Freeper brother Doug is very sick and needs prayers. He ahs many things wrong with him and I'm not able to speak to him so I don't know what his immedaite problem is. He cares for his aged mother who is sick and alone herself with Doug. Please join me in praying for him"Oldpuppymax" Thank you

A Freeper who has been a regular contributor here and a good friend of mine has come down with a serious illness. It can be made better but I ask for your prayers for our brother conservative Doug. Thank you

Your prayers are needed for a leukemia victim. Please pray for Matt a member of my extended family. He and his wife have six sons and he is a hard working God loving man. He finds out the extent of his illness today at 11AM Eastern. Thank you

Well, addiction has reared its ugly head again in our household. Had to kick Husband out this week. It appears that he has been 'doctor shopping' for prescriptions, and has gotten involved with some other relapsing druggies. *SIGH* It's been ten years since he got SOBER, but since he's on prescription drugs for back pain, he never really did get 'clean.' I gave it all I could. The kids are grown, I'm requesting my freedom from this madness. I matter little to him; I'm sure you know where his priorities lie. I won't bore you with the details; this happens...

I just heard from my daughter, Rebecca (his wife). They are trying to remove fragments from the spinal cord. He still has no feelings in the lower legs or feet. He will be coming into Walter Reid next week. Thank you for all your prayers. Dusty was among the 10th Mountain Division soldiers wounded or killed last week in the IED attack.

LAKELAND, Fla. – A father shot and killed his wife and two of his sons — one 5 months old and the other 7 years old — before killing himself in the front yard of their home on Sunday night, authorities said. Another son, a 13-year-old, was pursued through the garage by his father, evaded several gunshots, and made it safely to a neighbor's house, Polk County Sheriff's Department spokesman Scott Wilder said in a statement.

In the latest chapter in the agonizing chronicle of David Hasselhoff's multiple falls off the wagon, a new report surfaced today that the former Baywatch hunk was hauled off to the hospital after his youngest daughter found him passed out at home. Vodka-swilling Hasselhoff registered a mind-numbing 0.39 blood alcohol level when he was taken to Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Saturday, radaronline.com reported.

prayers are needed for nick and josh, two young boys in our community who were badly burned last weekend. both are in very critical condition with burns on 90% of their bodies. there have been signs of improvement in their condition but it is still very very bad. please pray for these youngsters and their families. thank you all in advance.

Farrah Fawcett hospitalized in Los Angeles Former ‘Charlie's Angels’ star, 62, has been battling cancer since 2006 April. 5, 2009 Farrah Fawcett has been hospitalized in Los Angeles since Thursday, the latest setback in her long battle with cancer, PEOPLE has confirmed. First diagnosed in 2006, the 62-year-old actress has undergone chemotherapy and aggressive alternative treatments in the past. She saw her cancer go into remission, then return in May 2007.

"Columbo" star Peter Falk's daughter has filed court documents saying the award-winning actor suffers from Alzheimer's disease and dementia and she should manage his affairs.

I am asking for prayers for a sick infant, Jansen is the nephew of a very good friend. He was born prematurely with his twin sister. Jansen was rushed into emergency surgery last night when his intestines started to swell,The Doctors are not very hopeful at this time, Please join me in praying for Jansen and his family.

Tony Snow cancels speeches at EWU SPOKANE -- Former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow has canceled a series of speaking engagements at Eastern Washington University because of illness. Snow was supposed to make a series of appearances Tuesday at EWU. However, he was taken to the hospital to be treated for exhaustion, in consultation with his doctor, according to a source at the University. The source said he checked into the hospital at 9:30 a.m. Snow was diagnosed with colon cancer several years ago, and he left his position as press secretary for President Bush in September to deal...

Reward offered as 2-state search continues for missing Lincoln teen By Chris Norwood 11-09-2007 As the search for missing Donoho School senior Ben Stanford continued into its fourth day Thursday, some new information became available, but the 17-year-old Lincoln resident had still not been found. ERA King Real Estate, where his mother, Lynne Stanford, works, has announced a $20,000 reward for valid information “leading to Ben’s safe return,” according to a mass e-mail that went out Thursday evening. According to Talladega County District Attorney Steve Giddens, who is heading up the multi-agency investigation, Stanford was last seen Monday between 7:30...

DALLAS -- A wounded Iraq veteran and his wife have lost a third child from injuries the boy suffered in a car accident on the way to visit his father in the hospital. Three weeks after his siblings died in an Oct. 13 accident on the gusty West Texas plains, 9-year-old Tyler Johnson died Saturday at Children's Medical Center Dallas. Army Spc. John Austin Johnson was waiting for his wife, Lisa, and their three kids to visit him at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio when the deadly crash occurred on Interstate 10 about 12 miles east of Ozona....

Today a co-worker of mine, his name is Irv. was crossing the street this morning on his way to work. While crossing he had a siezure and was hit by a truck, I don't know his condition but I need the prayers of everyone here for his recovery. Thank You.

I would like to ask for prayers for a little girl who is 7 months old. Her name is Alana, and she is in the hospital and very seriously ill with viral encephalitis. She is the granddaughter of a friend of mine. The doctors aren't saying if she will survive or not or what the outcome may be.

This evening I received a call from my Oklahoma State Senator whose 18 month old daughter, Rachel, was transferred to OU Children's Hospital after getting very sick. They have been running tests on her today and the results will be back in the morning. Please keep this little girl in your prayers tonight -- she is a sweetheart with the biggest smile that would melt your heart. She has a big sister in Middle School who needs our prayers for her little sister and she could use some as well as her parents. It is a wonderful family and he...

Received this request from our dear freeper, Mrs. Tiggywinkle, for her beautiful daughter: Saturday, she was taken by ambulance to the hospital and admitted. Without going into details, they're doing testing and ruling out a number of things. I know the Lord has her in His firm grasp and is loving on her big time. I'd sure appreciate prayer from extended saints.

Please forgive me for essentially plagiarizing an existing title (no I don't work for the NYT), but it's very important to me and what better way to get the attention. Please keep little Connor in your thoughts and prayers. He is the son of a very good friend of mine since college. Due to a medical condition in his mother, he was delivered at 27 weeks. When born he weighed in a 2lbs. 3oz. and is now hovering around 1lb. 14 oz. His lung development so far has exceeded expectations and he did cry upon "removal" but, needless to say,...