Fwd: [The Awesome Allens Blog] Prayer Request- Please forward to everyone you know!

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From: "Mrs. Jones" <janetlynn2@sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:54:28 Central Standard Time
To: msommer0128@embarqmail.com
Subject: [The Awesome Allens] Prayer Request- Please forward to everyone you
know!

Hello All, one of my closes friends' family (Megan) is in need of some
strong prayer. Below is the story of her cousin's life. This story was
written a few months ago, but last night they were told by the doctors
that he only has a few days left. So tonight all the family has come
together to be with Justin (her cousin) and help him into God's arms.
Please read his story and pray for this family. Please check out their
web site. Justin will be leaving behind a wife and alot of medical
bills. There is a donate button on the front of their web page on the
right and if you can donate anything, I know they will be truly
grateful. Money is good but Prayers are what truly matters. Thanks,
Janet I would ask you to prayerfully consider my nomination for
newlyweds Amber and Justin Perry www.ourperryhome.blogspot.com for your
prayer list.
Amber is a young woman who has worked in my office, North Texas
Perinatal Associates, for the past three years. Like Sarah Palen, if
Amber had children, she would be a pit bull soccer mom ? since Amber
herself played on a three time all state soccer team coached by Bruce
Tower in Eustace, TX.

Amber's husband, Justin, who was born 25 years ago with cystic
fibrosis, received a lung transplant three years ago. Justin has spent
all but four of the past 50 days in the St. Paul University Hospital on
the campus of UT Southwestern Medical Center on increasing oxygen
support. Nearly two months away from his job at Dallas Dodge has placed
Justin and Amber in emotional, physical, and financial turmoil.

Drs. Blewett, Rosenblatt, and their team of sub-specialists caring for
Justin have told him and Amber that he has Acute, Rapidly Progressive
rejection of his lung transplant which is not responding to
conventional anti-rejection therapy.

In the near future, Dr. Blewett and his team will place Justin on one
last experimental therapy, Campath designed to stop or slow the
progressive deterioration of Justin's lung function. Only a few
individuals in the country have been on this experimental drug therapy.
The doctors and family are anxiously awaiting word from Duke University
concerning the details of the treatment protocol.

Since Justin is not a candidate for another lung transplant and because
of the rapid worsening of his breathing, Justin has discussed with his
doctors the option of placing a "Do Not Resuscitate" order on the
hospital chart ? What this means is the doctors, nursing, and
respiratory staff of the hospital will not intubate Justin when he
becomes too weak to breath on his own. Nor will the staff shock his
heart or inject him with epinephrine when his heart begins to quiver
from lack of oxygen ? Rather, Justin wants the family, who have been
constantly by his bedside, to hold his hand or give him a hug or a kiss
and talk to him or pray for him as he goes to join his Heavenly Father.

Like the Apostle Paul, for whom the hospital is named, Justin is "being
poured out like a drink offering, and the time (is near) for (his)
departure. (He has) fought the good fight, (He is finishing) the race,
(He has) kept the faith." Despite Justin's and the doctors best
efforts, if Campath does not work, he may not see many more holidays on
this earth ? if in fact, he even lives till Christmas. "Now there is in
store for (him) a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous
Judge, will award to (him) on that day?"
Jesus, remember Justin when he comes into Your Kingdom. His Peace to
y'all.

(Love Ken and Linda Trimmer)

P.S. Jesus, in your Father's house are many rooms, where you are
preparing a place for us. Justin likes blue.

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Posted By Mrs. Jones to The Awesome Allens at 2/16/2009 08:54:00 PM