Ibbygirl Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 For those of you who are inclined to pray, PLEASE lift up my neighbor Bob. He had a massive stroke Friday and is in the hospital. His doctor's say that he has a 10-15% chance of survival. :( He is mostly paralyzed, he can open and close his eyes but he cannot speak. He is a single parent to a 15 year old boy (Michael) who will not leave his father's side at the hospital. Mikey's mom died when he was 7 years old. He obviously is worried for his father, but also for himself because they have no other family here and he is worried about what will happen to him. My heart is just broken for them. Bob has been hit very hard by this financial crises our country is in. He was laid off from his job several months ago and has been struggling to keep his house out of foreclosure, no doubt his anxieties helped bring on this stroke. :( I am praying that God will grant him a full recovery. Please pray with me for him and Mikey. Thank you so much. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Oh how tragic! Prayers for them both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted June 7, 2009 Author Share Posted June 7, 2009 Thank you so much. :grouphug: I will keep you posted as I know more. Thank you so much for your prayers. He needs every single one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Prayers for both of them, Bob and Michael. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Praying here, too! :grouphug: That poor boy must be so frightened! I hope Bob makes a complete recovery, and that Michael is able to stay with his dad. This is so tragic. :( Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted June 7, 2009 Author Share Posted June 7, 2009 Praying here, too! :grouphug: That poor boy must be so frightened! I hope Bob makes a complete recovery, and that Michael is able to stay with his dad. This is so tragic. :( Cat Oh it is. I've known Mikey since he was 8 years old when I moved in here. He's a good kid. My heart is just breaking for him. He's the one who found his mother dead. She was really tired one day and laid down to take a nap and never woke up. She had liver failure in her sleep and died. Poor Mikey also was the one to find his father on the sofa too and called 911. I cannot even imagine the horrors that this kid is going through. I'm pretty close with him and his father and in all the years I've known him he has never talked about his mother to me ever. I cannot even imagine how traumatized he was. Bob actually gave my son the suit that Mikey wore to his mother's funeral when he outgrew it. :( I'm just praying so hard for a miracle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted June 8, 2009 Author Share Posted June 8, 2009 **Sad Update** Bob's sister is down here from Pittsburg with her husband and they are contemplating what decision to make as far as taking Bob off of life support. There is an inoperable blood clot at the base of his brain stem and the doctor's are saying he will not be able to regain any functioning. My heart is just breaking for poor Mikey. He is a stranger to his aunt and I don't know what she will decide to do with him. Bob has a girlfriend here who might possibly take Mikey or he may have to go to Pittsburg with his aunt if she takes him or maybe nobody will take him and he will wind up in the foster care system. It is all up in the air at this point. Please pray for him that he go with the right person and for his peace and comfort during this excruciatingly difficult time. Thank you all so much for your prayers. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted June 8, 2009 Author Share Posted June 8, 2009 :( Prayers for whatever decisions have to be made, and for his poor son. How devastating to lose two parents so young. Thank you. :grouphug: It is devastating. Poor Mikey. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katemary63 Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Oh my, my how sad...I'm so sorry. Prayers for Bob and Mikey. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted June 8, 2009 Author Share Posted June 8, 2009 Oh my, my how sad...I'm so sorry. Prayers for Bob and Mikey. :grouphug: Thank you. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 I'm so sorry to hear the tragic news. I'll pray for Mikey. He must be absolutely devastated. Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted June 8, 2009 Author Share Posted June 8, 2009 I'm so sorry to hear the tragic news. I'll pray for Mikey. He must be absolutely devastated. Cat Mikey just came home from the hospital today. I'm going to go over there later when my dh comes home from work and can watch the kids. Bob has a daughter who is up in Pittsburg who is flying down tonight. When she says goodbye to her father, they're going to take Bob off of life support. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted June 9, 2009 Author Share Posted June 9, 2009 **Update** They just took Bob off of life support so it's only a matter of time now. Mikey is ready to let his father go and in is surrounded by his other family members right now. A good friend of Bob's, who incidentally is also named Mike, wants Mikey to come live with him and his family and Mikey wants this too. Bob's sister says that she thinks this is a good idea also. Mike lives just a few streets away so Mikey will still be able to go to his same school and be around his friends. Thank you everyone for your continued prayers. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted June 10, 2009 Author Share Posted June 10, 2009 **Final Update** Bob passed at 1 this morning. The funeral will be held tomorrow at noon. My neighbor Gordon is a pastor and he will be performing the service. Thank you all for your prayers. They really helped the family get through this difficult time with a lot of peace especially Mikey. Please continue to pray for him as he works through his grief and starts this new chapter of his life. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart for your love and care for him and his family. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacie Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 My heart aches for that poor young man. I pray for his peace and understanding of that which we humans can't comprehend. Blessings to all of Bob's family and friends. Thank you for the update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted June 10, 2009 Author Share Posted June 10, 2009 My heart aches for that poor young man. I pray for his peace and understanding of that which we humans can't comprehend. Blessings to all of Bob's family and friends. Thank you for the update. Thank you. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLG Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Sending up prayers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted June 11, 2009 Author Share Posted June 11, 2009 Sending up prayers. Thank you so very much. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missplacedalaskan Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 This is so sad. My heart is breaking for this young man. Will continue to pray for Mikey and the decisions that will be made for/with him. I know he must be devastated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted June 11, 2009 Author Share Posted June 11, 2009 This is so sad. My heart is breaking for this young man. Will continue to pray for Mikey and the decisions that will be made for/with him. I know he must be devastated. I just came back from the funeral. It was a beautiful tribute. Mikey looked in really good form, but he broke down crying when I gave him a hug. He pulled himself together pretty quick though and told me he was going to be living with his dad's best friend. I sat next to him for awhile and we were just chit chatting about his dad and he smiled and even chuckled a bit. They were really close and I'm sure it's going to hit him very hard in the next few weeks and months, but I am grateful that he has so many people who loved his dad that will be there for him. He's a good kid. I gave him a card and wrote the Footprints poem in there for him. I hope he will remember that poem during the difficult days ahead. Thank you, and everybody else,for your prayers for this family. They are good people, honest, hardworking and loyal. They are the kind of people that a few minutes after meeting them you feel like you've known them always. Thank you all for your continuing to lift up Mikey. I can definitely see that the prayers are working. There was a very peaceful spirit over the whole room at the funeral and although people were sad, there was peace and comfort there. I'm certain it has to do with all of the prayers. Thank you all so much. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyof4ks Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Prayers for Mikey and the family he will be living with as they deal with this loss. What sadness for such a young man to carry around for life. Losing one parent is hard, but both before you even hit your 20s is unimaginable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted June 12, 2009 Author Share Posted June 12, 2009 Prayers for Mikey and the family he will be living with as they deal with this loss. What sadness for such a young man to carry around for life. Losing one parent is hard, but both before you even hit your 20s is unimaginable. It really is. Poor kid. You should have seen him at the funeral. He was trying so hard to be brave bless his heart. When I gave him a hug, he started crying and then after he composed himself he patted ME on the back and tried to comfort me and said, "It's going to be okay." Bless his heart! Thank you so much for your prayers. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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