Need Prayers

Hey, y'all --

First of all, I am so thrilled that so many people are reading my blog now and are responding that I've been able to help them, because that's why I'm here. Someone had asked me if I always write encouraging things, and I had said that I try to, but I do balance it with the truth which, unfortunately, having BP, isn't always pretty. I have to be honest, so for example, I did tell y'all when I went thru that 3-week long depression. But then, I do get to tell you when things are good again!

Anyway, I'm writing today because my husband Bill needs prayer. He has BP, too, which is hard enough. But he's in excruciating pain from a nerve in the base of his head that flares up and spreads to the rest of his head, and right now they can't do anything for him. He's been clean for 14 years from substance abuse, so he can't take narcotics and they won't give him anything more for pain than 800 mg Ibuprofen, which isn't touching the pain, of course. And I just cry, because he keeps screaming out in pain.

This has been going on for 3 weeks. I've taken him to the Emergency Room and to the doctor twice. He has an "emergency" appointment scheduled with the neurosurgeon for one week from today -- they say it's the first appointment they could give him. The good news is that once he sees the neurosurgeon, he can schedule Bill for surgery to cut the nerve and Bill will instantly be out of pain, or give him a nerve block that day and accomplish the same thing.

The bad news is we have to wait another week while he suffers in pain. So I'm asking for prayer for him. If we all pray, God's gotta listen, huh? :)

Anyway, hope y'all are doing ok, and that the BP dragon isn't being too hard on you. Either way, write and let me know how you're doing.

Remember that God loves you and so do I,
Michele