Prayer Request

Calling all Schiebers, Schoeneckers, and Gendreaus... I am in need of a prayer chain and fast. My friends Brody and Kate are having a baby, a little angel girl and she is due to make her appearance 7/22/10. Although the pregnancy has been normal and no issues have come across it hasn't been that way for this little angel. This little girl has stopped growing and is only sitting at 3lbs currently, now we all know children of this weight are born all the time and survive and live a fulfilling life. This little angel of god also has a larger problem the doctors have informed the parents that only half of her heart is working. Now this is where the power of prayer is needed the most. If this little girl is born at 5lbs in July she will intermediately have open heart surgery the day she is born. If she isn't 5lbs she will be in ICU until she is large enough to have the surgery. This is going to be a long road for not only this baby but the parents as well. This will be one of a few surgeries that this little girl will have to undergo in the first year and a half of life.
So I am asking this family to please pray for my friends and this baby. Give them all the strength to make it through this and the faith in God they need to stay positive and trust the doctors and their talents.


Thank you Mary....

Mindy Schieber

Need for Prayers for Aunt Loretta

Hi Mary

Hope all is well with you. We are doing fine.

Elaine just called to say Loretta is back in the hospital. She had some kind of spell and was unresponsinve last night. She was taken to the hospital and by the time Mike and Elaine got there, she was responsive. The doctors don't know what the problem is but are going to do tests, etc. and hope to find the cause. Elaine was about to call the hospital to see if there was anything new. Prayers are needed! Will let you know when I find more out.

Florence

Update on Crystal

Hi Mary: I talked to Mark, Crystal's husband, on Thursday and they
asked me to thank our family for their prayers, he said that it meant
so much to both of them. Crystal's amputation surgery was on Tuesday
and on Wednesday they had her up and walking the halls with a walker
and even going up and down a flight of stairs with crutches. Her
surgery was successful in removing the cancer from her body, she was
going home from the hospital today and it will be a while before she
will be fitted for a prosthesis. Mark said that her spirits were up
and she was looking forward to getting home.
Thank you again to our wonderful family for all their support, love and
prayers.
Love, Denise

Prayer Request from Denise Groll

HI Mary: I have a prayer request for a very special friend, who like
you, is dealing with cancer. Crystal, in her early 40's, was diagnosed
with a type of sarcoma cancer, in the tissue surrounding her left
ankle. The cancer is rare as it usually affects young children.
Crystal was diagnosed on January 22 and has undergone chemo for the
past couple months, but the tumor didn't shrink enough to remove it.
She will be having her left leg amputated below the knee on Tuesday,
May 18th (tomorrow) so could you please add her to your prayer list and
ask our very large family, to keep her in their prayers too. Crystal
is very optimistic and expects to be living her "new normal", cancer
free, life by mid summer and walking on the beach in South Carolina
where they live and she grew up.

PS I sent you a little card today and lit a candle at the Old Mission
in Santa Barbara for you and Crystal. I hope all is well and you are
continuing to make positive strides, so that you can live a "spotless"
life.
Love you and thank you a bunch.
Denise and Tom

Richard Hauge's wife Neva

Richard asked me to write to you and
let you know that Neva fell this morning and broke her hip. She had
surgery late this afternoon and was back in her room this evening.
Doctor says she will be in the hospital for 3-4 days and will then be
transfered to a surgery recovery facility for 3-4 weeks. Mike has
been up in Spokane this week and was there at the hospital with
Richard and Neva today. I'm so glad that Mike was there for Richard.
Think he experienced a lot of, well, you know! Richard also says to
let you know that Neva is like the energizer bunny - "takes a lick-in
and keeps on tic-kin".

Please keep them both in your thoughts and prayers.

Frank Vermuelen's Obituary

Frank Vermeulen, 70, a ten year lung transplant survivor, died peacefully May 5th surrounded by his wife and children. He is survived by the love of his life and wife of 48 years, Judy, his children Mike Vermeulen (Sandi), Bob Vermeulen (Beth) and Cathy White (Lou), his sister Annie Wendlandt (Roger), brother Bill Vermeulen (Deceased), his grandchildren Alex White, Josh White, Aleesa White, Bobby Vermeulen, Jessie Vermeulen, and Anna Vermeulen, brothers in law Art Gendreau (Sherry) and Jim Gendreau, sisters in law Jean Podzimek, June Gephart (Len), Jackie Patton (Al), and Janet Gendreau. Frank immigrated to Minneapolis from Wychen, Holland, with his parents Herman and Teresa Vermeulen (Deceased) and siblings in 1950 and lived in Bloomington for 35 years. A review will be held Thursday May 6th 6-8pm at McNearney Funeral Home 1220 3rd Avenue East, Shakopee, a review 9:30am and funeral mass 10:30am will be held Friday May 7th at St. Marks Catholic Church 350 Atwood Street South, Shakopee, Memorials can be sent to The Hope Chest News, PO Box 13040 Minneapolis, MN 55414 or at www.GiveMN.org.

Home Again, Home Again Jiggety Jig!

Hi All, just a note to thank everyone for the well-wishes for the trip and let you know I'm home safe and sound. Yesterday started at 4:30 am and didn't get to bed till 9:00 pm. The bed felt so good, I was there till 9:00 am this morning.

Trip was great weather, timing was perfect. Texas and Louisiana was still widening the roads from the snow the day before. MN, however, was no snow and warm sunshine. Had a nice tail wind both coming east on I-10 and going north on I-35. That is very fortunate in this 'high profile' MH.

Gotta get busy with my rounds for today, a big thanks for all the emails this winter, and support from all my loved ones, Cheers for summer, Jeanie