Hey guys. My family needs prayer right now. My grandfather (dad's dad) died yesterday. It was pretty unexpected. He went in for knee replacement surgery last week and the pain medication they gave him afterward reacted poorly with his system and basically swelled his GI tract up and then shut it down. The doctors were able to stabilize him and he recovered mostly from that, but then they found some internal bleeding which they also fixed. He started to recover, then got worse, then recovered, then got worse and finally just told his wife and the family that he was too tired to fight it and died last evening around 5:oo pm. The whole family is just in shock. I mean, he was perfectly healthy and went in for knee replacement surgery expecting to be back on the golf course in a month or so, and now this. He was a Christian so he's in a much better place now. My grandmother is the one who really needs prayer. She was diagnosed with Alzheimer's about 8 months ago, and even though there aren't really any symptoms right now, I know that besides being grief-stricken and heartbroken, she must be very scared of the thought of dealing with that disease without her husband. My dad said that he's pretty sure she's not a believer so please pray for her salvation and for God to comfort her through this. Fortunately two of my uncles live within 30 minutes of her and another is only an hour and a half away so they were with her in Atlanta all yesterday and last night. My family is driving down there today and I'm going to catch a flight down tomorrow. Westminster is very understanding about these kinds of situations so I've been able to get an extention on all of my work.
So, pray for:
--my grandmother's salvation and her emotional and physical well-being
--my dad and his three brothers and one sister, that they would comfort each other and their mother
--there are about seven Christians on that side of the family, so pray that we would represent the love, divinity, and humanity of Christ well while we're there
Thanks guys.
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Dude man sorry to hear, will definitely remember your family in my prayers. Would love to call your dad and express my condolences, but i know immediately afterwards things can be overwhelming, so let me know when u think i should do that
You and your family are definitely in my prayers. Meg's grandmother, in Pittsburgh, passed away suddenly earlier this year. So I understand how shocking it is.
Let us know if there is anything we can do for you, or any specific prayer requests after you get down there.
You are in my prayers. I'm sorry to hear of the unexpected loss. Let me know if there is anything else I can do.
The internet has a difficult time carrying grief well. My prayers will be with your family.
Praying with and for you and your family. Please let your family know that too.
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