Please pray for my aunt Delores. She is very ill. Here is a message I received from my cousin:
It's a long story. She has been sick for quite a while with different things that just escalated into several big problems. About 5 years ago she came down with an ear infection and strep throat that would not heal. Once she got over it the problems would occur again, and again until one day her ear drum burst. The specialist has been trying to get that under control. She then got infection behind her ear bone, so therefore she stays dizzy and off balance. Since then every time she goes out into a crowd she catches something different because her immune system is so low. The doctors have been treating her for the past 5 years with steroids. You know that steroids themselves cause other problems. My mother has always been very active at home, but until about 4 weeks ago she became dehydrated no matter how much water she drank. Along with the dizziness her complection was gray, she couldn't hardly breathe, staggered when she walked, and her feet started swelling. Finally, she got to where she couldn't dress herself. We kids tried to talk to dad and mom about changing doctors, but this old doctor in Ashland is a good Christian man and mom and dad think the world of him. After a get-to-gather and church for Old Fashion Day Paul and dad couldn't hardly get her in the car. Two days later she was in the hospital. They have run so many tests. She evidently was diabetic and didn't know it. They found several spots on her lungs and one spot on her spine. She also has ulcers throughout her colon. She finally got out of the hospital and went about two days ago to have her lung tests. She is supposed to find out the results today or tomorrow. Prayers are needed. Sorry this is go long, but I felt the need to explain what was going on.