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Blog of the Grateful Bear

ramblings of a freelance panentheist {"all things are in God, and God is in all things"} . . . musings on Emergent spirituality, powerlifting, LGBTQueer issues, contemplative prayer, mysticism, cats, music, healing, and more. I like my coffee and my existentialism dark-roasted.

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I'm an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor), in private practice in Marietta, Georgia. I'm an Episcopagan who is involved in the Emergent Christian conversation. My writings on queer spirituality have been published in Whosoever and several other magazines. I live in a house-in-the-woods (Bear's Hermitage) in Marietta with Leonidas (Lenny) and Guy, Mighty Warrior Cats, and way too many books.


Monday, August 25, 2008

Good News (Finally)

My dad, Lloyd Grizzle, is still in the ICU but today there are finally a few things to be optimistic about:

  • Dad's kidneys are functioning on their own again, and he was taken off dialysis today.
  • The IV antibiotics are working well against the MRSA infection he contracted last Friday.
  • His surgeon is confident that Dad will be able to have the surgery he needs (to remove the two gallstones that got lodged in his pancreas, and also to remove the parts of the pancreas that have necrotized). The doctor has scheduled the surgery for this Friday, August 29, at 10 AM.
After his cardiac emergency last Sunday, and his contracting of MRSA this past Friday, it is great to finally have some good news and an optimistic prognosis.

with gratefulness to all of you for your continued prayers ~
Darrell


For you alone, O Lord, my soul in silence waits...

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5 Comments:

Blogger Celeste said...

I'll be thinking of you all on Friday. I hope there will be more good news to report.

8:34 PM, August 26, 2008  
Blogger Jon said...

Glad to hear it. Continuing to hold him in the light.

10:51 PM, August 26, 2008  
Blogger Sterling "Chip" Camden said...

Great news, Darrell!

5:24 PM, August 27, 2008  
Blogger Robert Johnson said...

You and your family are in my prayers.
Robert Johnson

5:05 PM, August 28, 2008  
Blogger Bear Me Out said...

Rejoice! Good news of great joy.

4:00 PM, August 30, 2008  

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