please go to alex's caring bridge web site, and give this IOWA family your heartfelt prayers and encouragement.
alex has been sick now i believe 4 yrs; 2 yrs. being on a ventilator & paralyzed and unable to talk ... only thru her eyes!
they need all the prayers you can give right now; please sign up to join if you've never been there .. easy & QUICK to do.
thanks everyone; UNCLE MIKE is a member here since the beginning with alex's mystery illnesses among babs and bart .. IF i remember correctly.
[ 04-24-2009, 03:22 PM: Message edited by: bettyg ]
Posted by mtree (Member # 14305) on :
done...
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Prayer said. This child and her family have been through SO MUCH!
Posted by John S (Member # 19756) on :
No child should suffer.
Posted by ping (Member # 6974) on :
Dear Lord, will this ever end.
Prayers for Alex...
Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :
mtree, tutu, john, and ping,
thank you each for stopping by to pray for alex!
yes, it's unbelievable the amount of hoops this family has gone thru, and all the red tape they have fallen thru these last 4-5 years!
god bless each of you for caring and praying for alex/family! Posted by Silverwolf (Member # 9196) on :
Prayers going up for <<<<< Alex and her family >>>>>!
I get scared when I have freeze up moments, It has to be hard to not even be able to breathe on her own!
Posted by lakes592 (Member # 18905) on :
Prayers for Alex... So infuriating and just reiterates the need to keep up the activism and fight the fight!
Take Care, Ann
Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :
bonny and ann,
thank you for your supportive posts and prayers for alex.
yes, i have panic attacks putting my cpap mask on after it has raved up completely to all that force being thrown into my face.
i so feel for all those on ventilators and dependent on others for their 24/7 care, and the caregivers. Posted by TadichGrill (Member # 19679) on :
May Alex received better health and comfort now!
Posted by DeafFromLyme (Member # 18795) on :
Sending my thoughts and prayers to Alex and family.
Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :
t grill and erika,
thank you both for your prayers and words for alex! much appreciated Posted by jt345 (Member # 19638) on :
Of course I will pray and pass it on too My Church.
Hi Ping. Yes someday there will be an end We just need too be ready for it. Oh the land of Uncloudy Days.
I like it here on my home away from home . But I do look forward to the day I will stand in the city of no more pain. appleseed
Posted by aklnwlf (Member # 5960) on :
.....simply praying......
Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :
APPLESEED AND BONNY,
thanks for stopping.
seed, i hear you and also look forward for the day for all of us NO MORE PAIN! our bodies are healthy again, and the best is yet to come!
Posted by glm1111 (Member # 16556) on :
WE NEED MORE PRAYERS FOR ALEX!
Have been in touch with Mike to help gather some info that might help Alex.
This is so heartwrenching. Posted by Dekrator48 (Member # 18239) on :
I am praying that God will lay His healing hands upon dear Alex and give this entire family the strength they need to endure.
Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :
thank you gale and dek....
please see her video if you haven't already...
NEWEST video on Alex Hermstad 10.14 length, 7.08 A FAMILY'S FIGHT FOR HOPE, FAITH, AND COURAGE!
EVERYONE PLEASE PRAY FOR ALEX NOW!! *****************************************************
Saturday, May 2, 2009 10:30 PM, CDT
Hate to keep asking, but Alex's heart rate has gone way up and O2 has gone down, so we need to ask for your prayers again!
Thanks.
Uncle Mike
Posted by glm1111 (Member # 16556) on :
More prayers coming.....healing sent!!
Gael
Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :
gael, thanks for stopping by and the endless prayers ALEX NEEDS RIGHT NOW! plus her family who has gone thru so much with her... Posted by glm1111 (Member # 16556) on :
Betty,
Have you heard anything from uncle Mike about how Alex is doing today?
I pray that she is okay.
Gael
Posted by sammy (Member # 13952) on :
I've been praying for Alex too.
My heart just breaks when I think of her and all that she has been through. Makes my complaints seem so petty, my problems so small in comparison.
I pray that the Holy Spirit will intercede on my behalf to lift up Alex and her family. My heart is burdened but my brain is slow and I cannot find the words to express myself today. Dear Lord, please hear the cry of my heart.
Please touch and heal Alex's body, comfort her, give her rest. Please give strength to her family. Continue to bless and provide for them. Give them hope, peace, and joy.
In Jesus name I pray, Amen.
Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :
gael and sammy, thank you both very much.
i just received this update....
Sunday, May 3, 2009 7:56 PM, CDT
Alex's stats seem to have stabilized for now, so she's a little more comfortable.
They changed the trach. and did a lot of suctioning. Everybody is exhausted.
Uncle Mike
Posted by rosebuds mom (Member # 17435) on :
Love and prayers sent to Alex and her family.
Posted by trishee (Member # 9699) on :
so glad I saw this. I made a jornal entry. I too was completely
paralyzed and unable to speek! Only LLMD's
figured it out. Every hospital in Boston turned
us away once brain bleed was ruled out! Prayers
for this child.
Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :
god bless you trish for stopping by and leaving your lengthy note of encouragement and your personal story. i just read it, and left them all a note today too. xox
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
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done...
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So infuriating and just reiterates the need to keep up the activism and fight the fight!