Prayer List

The prayer list is open to anyone on the net that needs it. As members of the CHS Forum have found out, the power of prayer is very positive and it does work. Let us know if we can be of service. but keep in mind that we need to update the list every so often. Please keep us informed of any changes you need to make.

Bill Gentry '80 says that Gary Foster '80 just went in for a bypass operation and things didn't go well. He is on life support at Medical Plaza hospital. Gary's condition is not good. Please add Gary to your prayer list.

Update from Bill........Gary is off the ventilator and doing well. If everything goes as planned, he will go to rehab shortly. Thank you for the prayers.

Vicki Barnes Norris '65 just informed the group that Kay Wickman Winget '65 has cancer and is quite ill. Please add Kay to your prayer list. This lady needs all the prayers she can get.

Also, Vicki informs us that Suzanna McNatt Powell '65 also has been diagnosed with melanoma and will be undergoing surgery real soon. Please add Suzanna to your prayer list.

Pat Fincher Womack '43 writes that her daughter, Phyllis, just recently had surgery and is in very bad shape. Please add the Womack family to your prayer list today.

Bill Gentry '80 asks that his niece, Jennifer Turner Brown '89 be added to your prayer list. Jennifer and her 10 year old daughter, Destinee, were in a very bad car wreck a few weeks ago in Granbury on her way to work as a special needs teacher at an elementary school there.

Jennifer both legs were broken in several places and part of her bones were crushed. She also broke her feet, one arm, a wrist and lacerated her liver. She was doing very well until February 27th. The hospital staff made a grave and stupid error resulting in Jennifer's heart stopping. They actually took us in the family room and to say goodbye to her. Thankfully, they were able to resuscitate her.

The doctors say she will recover but its going to be a long haul. She will not be able to start walking for a year.

There is no doubt in my mind about the power of prayer. You can never have enough prayer however and I ask that others please lift her up everyday.

We have been informed that Destinee received some injuries, but is mending nicely at home.

UPDATE: Bill wrote that Jennifer came home from the hospital June 10th. She is doing excellent and we couldn't be happier. Thanks for all your prayers, they worked.

I have just found out that Elizabeth Kay Jackson Frazier '65 has heart problems, has recently had colon surgery and is now going thru 6 months of chemo. She is also a diabetic. Kay has a real positive outlook about her condition, but all the prayers she can have would be greatly appreciated. Please add her to your prayer list.

Have just been informed that Glen Herrington '52 has been horribly burned when his clothing caught fire. He is now recuperating in a Dallas hospital and undergoing skin grafts. Please add Glen to your prayer list.

Earl Drake '62 has just returned home from the hospital where he has been fighting the MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) infection that has been killing a lot of people around the world lately. He says that it is treated by receiving a daily infusion of a powerful antibiotic called Vancomycin through an IV or PIC (Percutaneous Intravenous Catheter) line for several weeks or even months.

He also said that his diabetes was keeping the antibiotic from working as it should, so the doctor’s decided to do a bunch of tests and change the treatment for his diabetes, all the time trying to treat the MRSA. He is now home with a new schedule of insulin injections and still giving himself daily infusions through the PIC lines in his right bicep of the Vancomycin.

Hopefully it will do it’s job in the next several weeks.

Please add Earl and his family to your prayer list.

Update: Earl has apparently in the recovery stage from this malady, but had developed other complications (like Staph infection) that he is being treated for. Keep Earl on your list.

This from Peg Huffman McMahon '51......Please add a prayer request for my #1 son Jim McMahon who had esophagus cancer in 2003 and another difficult time when my husband James McMahon '50 died. We were told then that Jim would not make it either. I am facing another difficult time in October. Jim will be 51 yrs Oct. 15th. He has not been able to eat and keep food down since the 2003 surgery.

Please add the McMahon family to your prayer list.

Geraldine Kennedy Young '45 writes...... my son, Robert, had a severe brain injury some years back. He has been in the hospital and/or rehab at Health South about 3 weeks now. He is not improving and, as a matter of fact, seems to be getting worse. He was not able to use his left hand, arm or leg but now he is losing the use of his right arm and leg as well. He has redeveloped the signs of paralysis in his throat and is having a good deal of difficulty swallowing and speaking. His short term memory is very bad much of the time. The doctor thinks he may have developed hydrocephalus and is building fluid around his brain. The infection he had in both lungs when he entered the hospital, an antibiotic resistant strain of staph, has now spread to his kidneys. He also fell and broke his wrist. I am afraid for him. He also has Hepatitis C which he contracted during his original surgery in the hospital. And, he is diabetic.

PLEASE. We need your prayers like never before. This has been heavy on my mind. Thank you for your prayers. There can never be too many.

God bless you all.

Geraldine Kennedy Young '45

Update: Geraldine sent us the following message about Robert.......Thanks for all the prayers for my son, Robert, when he was so ill. He has had a miracle improvement and is now mobile in a power chair and visiting the neighborhood park to feed the ducks and squirrels. I know the prayers worked the miracle. Thank you and God bless all of you.

Dorothy Albrecht Webb '53 is asking you to add her to your prayer list. Dot has had several brain surgery's over the past few years due to a stroke and infections. She is now in rehab and is doing well under the circumstances.

Mike Fleetwood '69 was diagnosed about a year ago as having a brain tumor (non-operable). He has completed radiation treatment and has one more chemo cycle to complete. He says that it's been a rough year and all this on top of the loss of his youngest son nearly two years ago to bone cancer. Mike and the Fleetwood family would appreciate being kept in everybody's prayers and thoughts.

Update.... Mike says that he has completed all his chemo cycles and as of his last Dr's visit things are looking pretty good. The brain tumor has not shown any signs of growth, and appears to have even shrunk a little. He says that he is doing well, and is now out on medical retirement. Life is good and visits with old friends are the best! He says that he is looking forward to a great Christmas and just taking it a day at a time. Please keep Mike and the Fleetwood family in your prayers for continued success.

A note from Theresa Bailey '83 says, Ruby Riley life long resident of Oakhurst and mother of Jim (class 58), Frank (62), Jack (66) & John Riley (81) is in the severe stages of Alzheimer's. Pray for her health, she misses working in her yard and everyone else's.

Bill West's sister, Carolyn Mayfield, asks that Bill be placed on the prayer list. Bill, who suffers from COPD, has recovered from pneumonia, but is still in the hospital in El Paso in critical condition. Bill's home address is 4321 Loma de Oro, El Paso, Texas 79934.

Bill is a 1945 graduate.

Updated on Bill.......Bill got to go home, but had to return to the hospital when his lung medication made his heart race. Bill's spirits are good, buoyed by the support of his seven children and prayers. Please continue to pray for Bill.

Evyonne Andrews Eddins '52 is having some considerable health problem and needs your prayers for her continued recovery. Please add Evyonne and the Eddins family to your prayer list.

Robert McKibben '56 wrote that Noel Copeland, Tulsa, Ok. of the 56 class suffered a stroke recently and is paralyzed on his left side and has speech problems. Please pray for Noel.

The teachers and staff at CHS are asking that you all keep the teachers, staff, parents, and students on your prayer list. there are many needs there: educational, emotional, financial, and above all, spiritual.

Genie Myers reports that her mother Gwen Hill Kelley '45 has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. While she is undergoing treatment she seems to be gradually deteriorating. Some days are better than others. In addition her dad, Dale Kelley is COPD and dependent upon oxygen. Please add this family to your prayer list. If anyone would like to drop them a line or go visit, the address is Dale and Gwen Kelley, 16131 FM 365, Beaumont, TX 77705. Their phone number is 409-794-2336.

Janice Tucker Farr '59 reports that her mother Artha Steen Tucker '39 has Alzheimer's and she is slipping fast. Artha is still at home but will be moved to assisted living in the near future. The family is having trouble adjusting to this new situation and request your prayers for them as well as Artha.

Janice wrote that she has just lost her mother to Alzheimer's. Please keep Janice on your prayer list a little longer.