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New Christian Prayer Thread for Autumn - all welcome!

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Tuo · 17/10/2012 19:46

As the nights draw in and the leaves start to fall, it's time to start a new prayer thread. Read, pray, and post your own prayer requests.

Praying in particular, at this time, for...

... amberlight - for her continuing good health, and for her work raising awarenss of ASD in churches;
... Bluetinkerbell - for the last weeks of her pregnancy to go smoothly, for her peace of mind as she prepares to meet this baby and remembers her beautiful Sterre, and for her vocation;
... CharlotteCollinsislost - for her relationship with her H to improve with the help of counselling;
... Cupoftea - for little Beatrice and the whole family;
... Dontsteponthemomeraths - for her new job to go well;
... DutchOma - for Bob's health to be stable and for his appetite to improve, and for continued support and respite for DO;
... expatinscotland - for the whole family to receive all the love and suppor they need after the loss of their beautiful Aillidh;
... FriendofDorothy - for her pregnancy, and for a difficult work situation to be resolved;
... HaveALittleFaith - for her pregnancy, and for various work possibilities to be resolved for the best;
... jan2011 - for her H to be more sensitive to her needs and to those of their dd, and for jan to believe in herself (as we all believe in her);
... Kaykat - for her H to understand that his behaviour towards her has been unacceptable and to respect her wish for them to separate, for their ds to know that he is safe and loved at this difficult time;
... madhairday - for better health;
... MaryBS - for peace of mind and happiness;
... PositiveAttitude - for her family and their mission, for health and well-being, new friends and no rodents/mosquitoes; and for her DD1 to respond well to medication and to feel happier very soon;
... Redwhiteandblueeyedsusan - for her to know peace and comfort following her loss of her dad, for ongoing issues with her children's school, and for her ex to treat her with the respect she deserves;
... SESthebrave - for school choices;
... and for all who visit this thread - regulars, occasional posters and lurkers; those who post and those whose prayers are known only to God.

A prayer of St Richard of Chichester
Thanks be to you our Lord Jesus Christ
for all the benefits which you have given us,
for all the pains and insults which you have borne for us.
Most merciful Redeemer, friend and brother,
may we know you more clearly,
love you more dearly,
and follow you more nearly,
day by day.
AMEN

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jan2013 · 23/11/2012 17:35

praying for you all.. sorry BES things are so hard right now sending hugs to you

DutchOma · 23/11/2012 19:31

Prayers and hugs from me too.

blackeyedsusan · 23/11/2012 20:00

I don't know what to do. she is saying she is going to die if she doesn't get away from ds. she said the d said that she would be dead by wednesday if he did not get away from ds. I am seiously consideing getting out a mental health team. she wants to go home but she was hallucinating at home, not feeding herself and getting in a muddle with tablets. she spent 3 hours today going round in circles over lots of stuff, despite eassurance that it wowuld be dealt with or what is happening. I am out of my depth.

Tuo · 23/11/2012 20:27

BES... You poor thing. I would call the mental health team. You can't cope with this - not because you can't cope, but because no-one could; she needs professional help. It's not fair on you for you to take all this on yourself single-handedly.

Praying in the meantime, but please do get yourself some help, eh?

(Disclaimer: I know nothing, so this is just from a lay person's perspective.)

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DontstepontheMomeRaths · 23/11/2012 20:47

I would contact the Mental Health Team, they are experienced and can show you the way forward with your Mum's care. I'm so sorry BES though, this must be very distressing for you and an awful lot to shoulder ((hugs))

HavingALittleFaithBaby · 23/11/2012 21:15

What did the GP say bes? A MH specialist might help. Odd question (but go with me, this is how I earn my bread and butter) - do the hallucinations scare her? Or does she not realise its abnormal?
I would think this is a delirium - if they treat the cause, they treat the delirium. However if it is getting really difficult to care for her at home, you should ask the on call Gp to review her with a view to getting her admitted to hospital - it sounds like she needs 24 hour care for a bit.

blackeyedsusan · 23/11/2012 21:39

i was not there when the gp visited. cousins were there but they are away at the moment.

she was crying down the phone saying that 2 people she knows had broken into the house and taken her food and she only had half a slice of bread left and she had eaten half a bowl of custard before that was stolen. she was u pset as no-one would believe her. yet when my cousins arrived a couple of hours later she seemed a lot more normal. apart from having absolutely no idea I was coming to get her despite everyone telling her that repeatedly.

I do not know how long to let her try the tablets she was prescribed. she may be better with sleep. she may need an anxiolytic tablet. (sp) she definitely does not remember what she is doing/going/location when out of the home. she can't remember when she has had tablets.

HavingALittleFaithBaby · 23/11/2012 21:43

Was she orientated before this episode? Has this come on suddenly?

blackeyedsusan · 23/11/2012 21:57

it came on suddenlyish... deterioration after a fall in the road about 2 weeks ago. I am trying to remember if she was quietly deteriorating before that. she was verry shook up by the fall.. did not hit head as far as I know. she has not been sleeping for a long while. she lays awake and worries about everything...and all day too it seems today. she has just fogotten whether she has taken her tablet and it is less htan 5 mins ago. high blood pressure and not taking the tablets properly may also be an issue. niot eating poperrly and losing weight.. has been for a scan.

HavingALittleFaithBaby · 23/11/2012 22:06

Sometimes rather than a fall causing problems, a fall can be a sign that there's other things going on. What meds have they prescribed?
Short attention span and not sleeping are signs of delirium.

blackeyedsusan · 23/11/2012 22:14

zopiclone

she fell over something in a hurry rather than toppling over something. she was in a panic though about being late... i remember now.

HavingALittleFaithBaby · 23/11/2012 22:19

Zopiclone? Hmm. That will only help her sleep. I would push to get her seen again to diagnose the cause of the problem. Zopiclone is quite a strong sedative and may make her drowsier and wobbly on her feet the next day.

blackeyedsusan · 23/11/2012 22:24

forgot to add she was widdowed in august. the gp thought it may be due to the not sleeping. she has to go back and see him in 10 days or so but if things show no sign of improving I will take her baack somewherre before then.

PositiveAttitude · 24/11/2012 01:51

BES prayers aplenty for you and your mum.

TUO prayers for your DD1. Good steps forward!! Wink and it sounds as if you handled it in a lovely way.

All well here now. We all went down with the bug, then discovered that the friends we saw last weekend were all ill, too. First time we have had that in the 4 months, so not bad going, really!!

jan2013 · 24/11/2012 08:36

i agree with littlefaith re the zopliclone - long term is not good it is addictive and has side effects... i had it for ages a few years ago. good short term though

DutchOma · 24/11/2012 10:45

If the situation is still bad you may need the out of hours emergency service and insist on a home visit. As far as I know they cannot refuse in an emergency. And if there is any sign of deterioration I would phone 999 for an ambulance. I have done it when in distress over Bob and they have been absolutely wonderful. since he has been ill I have found out so many things. That there is a crisis intervention team for instance that will come in and help out.

District nurses also have amazing powers and do work long hours.
You will need to be calm and persistent though and also be prepared to wait in for phonecalls and visits.
My prayers are with you and your mum and your children especially ds.

blackeyedsusan · 24/11/2012 11:41

oh you could not make it up.... ds is now asleep after vommittting in bed... mum has picked up a bit.

great ideas do. will look into some of those.

madhairday · 24/11/2012 12:47

Oh Bes - praying right now.

TUO - praying for dd1. Indeed a good step :)

Please can you pray for us this Christmas as we do varous community events. Quite daunting but hoping we get lots of support and people turning out. Feel a bit vulnerable with it all.

DutchOma · 24/11/2012 13:07

Just don't keep struggling on without help. It doesn't seem to have got a lot easier for you.

blackeyedsusan · 24/11/2012 22:37

we have had a quieter day today.

PositiveAttitude · 25/11/2012 00:59

Gllad things have gone a bit quieter BES continuing prayers.

Prayers for your Christmas plans MHD vulnerable is not a bad thing, cos then it will be God taking the reigns and not you. Wink Hope they all go well.

Talking of Christmas, our family is going to need a lot of prayer for this Christmas. For the girls back in the UK, their first Christmas without their mum and dad and whole family around them. Please pray for them, especially DD1 who feels so alone. I am worried about them over the Christmas time. And also for us out here. It is going to be weird and I know that DS is going to be incredibly homesick. Christmas has always been such a family time for us all and now we are all split 7,500 miles apart!! Sad Thank you.

jan2013 · 25/11/2012 08:35

PA that does sound difficult... will be praying for God to make provision for your dc at home and also while you are away too.

please also pray for me just having a rough morning - i did too much yesterday which drained me, then had a rough night with dd and i feel under spiritual attack. im also worried about Christmas. i emailed dh a month ago to suggest plans for christmas day and he never got back to me.... it makes me nervous about whether everything will go up in the air. i like to have things sorted so everyone knows whats going on and am scared to mention it again incase it starts an argument which i don't feel i could cope with at the minute.

DutchOma · 25/11/2012 10:45

Jan when in doubt, don't. Christmas is still a month away and if he doesn't want to play ball, you can organise things the way you want them.
PA yes, that is a difficult situation. What wider support have the girls (further family, church Hmm)? What plans are there for your community?

jan2013 · 25/11/2012 21:35

i just feel so low. i had saved up months of tithe, and every time im in church i miss the offering plate going round cos im in the nursery. i had a wad of notes in an envelope saved every week to throw in one day... and ive lost it, it must have fallen out of my bag. im so upset. then to top a rough day off, dh and me had an argument when he dropped dd off and im just really upset. i wish he was out of my life for good....he makes me feel rotten.

CheerfulYank · 26/11/2012 02:29

Just popping in to see you all. :) Praying for all of you!

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