Author: Anna Lee

Jadon’s Surgery

Jadon’s Story: Results (of pre-surgery conference with the doctor)

Well the results are not really what we wanted but I think I can write this blog. Ok so my seizures are originating in my motor cortex as well as all over the left side of my brain. They came in and told us that the motor cortex was involved and wanted our opinion before they went into conference. They originally told us they would come back with multiple surgery options. Well they only gave us one option. If we want these seizures to stop I will need a complete hemispherectomy which includes removal of my motor cortex. We were trying to leave the motor cortex alone. So what does this mean? Well it means that I will have permanent motor delays on the right side of my body. I will not have much fine motor skills with my right hand. I will have gross motor skills but no fine motor. The doctors are not real concerned about this because I already do not have much fine motor skills with my right hand. Basically the seizures have already damaged my motor cortex which explains why I already have right sided weakness. He said I will learn to walk, run, and play as any other kid would. You know I believe things happen for a reason and if any of you knew my great grandpa you remember he lost one of his arms in a car accident. This was a reminder today that loss of some function in my right arm is better than all these seizures. The other news that wasn’t so great was that there is a small area of malformation on my right side. We have known this, this is nothing new. So why is it so important now. Well because of this they do not know if I will be totally seizure free after my surgery. I may still have 2-3 seizures a week. We do know that my EEG from Boston did show 3 possible right sided seizures during my last EEG study. With that said, I am currently having 1400 visible left sided seizures a week. That does not count the constant spiking that is going on in my brain. The EEG that is being done right now has been active since I got out of surgery Thursday. What that means is my poor little brain is never resting. Again its so bad its amazing that I’m doing so well now. The doctors said that by removing my left hemisphere my outlook in life is much better even if I do have a few seizures a week. You see if we don’t do it my seizures are going to continue to get worse and worse. We are looking at a life in and out of the hospital and my life expectancy goes way down. So no they didn’t give us more than 1 option but I believe its because God had already made the decision for us. He knew we wouldn’t be able to make it so He made it for us. It’s like the doctor told us today. We either do nothing or we give him his 1 chance of a better life. Please pray for me tomorrow. I know you all will but this is so hard on me and my family. My surgery will begin around 8:30(7:30) your time tomorrow. We are trusting in God, that’s all we can do. We are praying that I’m having my last seizures today and that we will never see another seizure again. God be with us!!!

Monday

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart

and lean not on your own understanding;

in all your ways submit to him,

and he will make your paths straight.”

~Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV~

 

 

Jadon’s Story: Big decisions tomorrow (Written last night)

Not much time but I have a prayer request. Tomorrow is the day that we will be given the surgery options. Please pray for the doctors as they meet in the morning. They will discuss my case at 10:30. 9:30 our time. We will not know anything until around 1:30,12:30 your time. Please pray that they can get all of these seizures without having to take out my motor cortex. Thanks for praying. I believe we are all fixing to witness a miracle. Just so you know. I had a great day today. I even smiled and laughed for my daddy. I’ll update you tomorrow when we know the plan. Love ya, Jadon

Virginia MeKenzie said her granddaughter, Chloe Neyland, is doing well.  She’s recovered from her surgery and is beginning to grow.  She’ll soon be celebrating her first birthday.  Let’s pray her second year is easier than her first one.
Let’s continue to pray for Caroline Cutrer and her family.  The last few months have certainly changed life for the family.  Many prayers are continuing for Caroline.
Thought for the Day: Looking at things differently
A teenage boy lost a contact lens while playing basketball in his driveway. After a fruitless search, he told his mother the lens was no where to be found. Undaunted, she went outside and in a few minutes returned with the eyepiece in her hand.

“How did you manage to find it, Mom?” the teenager asked.

“We weren’t looking for the same thing,” she replied. “You were looking for a small piece of plastic. I was looking for $150.”

It is so true that our passion and persistence in doing something will be largely determined by its value in our eyes. For example, evangelism will never be a top priority as long as you see your next-door neighbor as simply a middle-aged guy with a pot belly. When you see him as an valuable soul whose eternal destiny will be determined by his relationship with God, suddenly things are different.

If you see your involvement at church as simply cleaning out a baptistry or corralling a herd of 4-year-olds for an hour, you will quickly lose heart. When you see your involvement as an essential element in the building up of the kingdom of God, you will not “grow weary while doing good” (Gal. 6:9).

“Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.” (Col. 3:2)

Looking at earthly things from a heavenly perspective will change the value of things in our mind. And that, in turn, will change how diligently we seek to do the things of God.

Have a great day!

Alan Smith

Remember these three little ones in your prayers today.
Anna Lee

Sunday Evening

Frank (Smith) has a bad case of the shingles. I know that they have to run their course but he also has asthma and it seems to be flaring up with this. He is really not doing good with this and would just like to add him to the prayer list if possible. Would appreciate all the prayers we can get right now so he may get some relief. Thank so much and glad that Boyd is doing better.
Love you all,
Sue Smith

Please pray for Iris Ricks. We just received a phone call that she is on the way to North Oaks Hospital with possible heart attack. Thanks so much.  Emma Dean Ricks

(Iris is the wife of J.C. Ricks and sat next to us at the prayer service for Jadon Tuesday.)

Sunday Afternoon

Boyd Hatchel is feeling better this morning – less pain, no nausea, etc.  He will be going back to Ochsner tomorrow.  Keep praying.

I’m home from the hospital. Three blood clots confirmed in left leg. Follow-up consultations on Monday. So thankful for great medical care and SUPER insurance. As Saul said in 1 Samuel 23:21, “The LORD bless you for your concern for me.” Thank you for praying.

Jadon Pailet pictures

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Sunday

“God does speak—

sometimes one way and sometimes another—

even though people may not understand it.”

~Job 33:14 NCV~

Boyd Hatchel got home after 10:00 last night.  His follow-up appointments begin Monday.  Thank-you for praying.  Please keep on praying,

Thought for the Day: Showers of blessings

The following letters supposedly were taken from an actual incident between a London hotel and one of its guests. In truth, this was composed by comedian Shelly Berman. It is rather long, but it is very funny and if you haven’t seen it before, you’ll love it.

Dear Maid,
Please do not leave any more of those little bars of soap in my bathroom since I have brought my own bath-sized Dial. Please remove the six unopened little bars from the shelf under the medicine chest and another three in the shower soap dish. They are in my way.
Thank you,
S. Berman

Dear Room 635,
I am not your regular maid. She will be back tomorrow, Thursday, from her day off. I took the 3 hotel soaps out of the shower soap dish as you requested. The 6 bars on your shelf I took out of your way and put on top of your Kleenex dispenser in case you should change your mind. This leaves only the 3 bars I left today which my instructions from the management is to leave 3 soaps daily. I hope this is satisfactory.
Kathy, Relief Maid

Dear Maid – I hope you are my regular maid,
Apparently Kathy did not tell you about my note to her concerning the little bars of soap. When I got back to my room this evening I found you had added
3 little Camays to the shelf under my medicine cabinet. I am going to be here in the hotel for two weeks and have brought my own bath-size Dial so I won’t need those 6 little Camays which are on the shelf. They are in my way when shaving, brushing teeth, etc. Please remove them.
S. Berman

Dear Mr. Berman,
My day off was last Wed. so the relief maid left 3 hotel soaps which we are instructed by the management. I took the 6 soaps which were in your way on the shelf and put them in the soap dish where your Dial was. I put the Dial in the medicine cabinet for your convenience. I didn’t remove the 3 complimentary soaps which are always placed inside the medicine cabinet for all new check-ins and which you did not object to when you checked in last Monday. Please let me know if I can of further assistance.
Your regular maid,
Dotty

Dear Mr. Berman,
The assistant manager, Mr. Kensedder, informed me this morning that you called him last evening and said you were unhappy with your maid service. I have assigned a new girl to your room. I hope you will accept my apologies for any past inconvenience. If you have any future complaints please contact me so I can give it my personal attention. Call extension 1108 between 8AM and 5PM. Thank you.
Elaine Carmen
Housekeeper

Dear Miss Carmen,
It is impossible to contact you by phone since I leave the hotel for business at 7:45 AM and don’t get back before 5:30 or 6PM. That’s the reason I called Mr. Kensedder last night. You were already off duty. I only asked Mr. Kensedder if he could do anything about those little bars of soap. The new maid you assigned me must have thought I was a new check-in today, since she left another 3 bars of hotel soap in my medicine cabinet along with her regular delivery of 3 bars on the bath-room shelf. In just 5 days here I have accumulated 24 little bars of soap. Why are you doing this to me?
S. Berman

Dear Mr. Berman,
Your maid, Kathy, has been instructed to stop delivering soap to your room and remove the extra soaps. If I can be of further assistance, please call extension 1108 between 8AM and 5PM. Thank you,
Elaine Carmen,
Housekeeper

Dear Mr. Kensedder,
My bath-size Dial is missing. Every bar of soap was taken from my room including my own bath-size Dial. I came in late last night and had to call the bellhop to bring me 4 little Cashmere Bouquets.
S. Berman

Dear Mr. Berman,
I have informed our housekeeper, Elaine Carmen, of your soap problem. I cannot understand why there was no soap in your room since our maids are instructed to leave 3 bars of soap each time they service a room. The situation will be rectified immediately. Please accept my apologies for the inconvenience.
Martin L. Kensedder
Assistant Manager

Dear Mrs. Carmen,
Who….left 54 little bars of Camay in my room? I came in last night and found 54 little bars of soap. I don’t want 54 little bars of Camay. I want my one…..bar of bath-size Dial. Do you realize I have 54 bars of soap in here? All I want is my bath-size Dial. Please give me back my bath-size Dial.
S. Berman

Dear Mr. Berman,
You complained of too much soap in your room so I had them removed. Then you complained to Mr. Kensedder that all your soap was missing so I personally returned them. The 24 Camays which had been taken and the 3 Camays you are supposed to receive daily. I don’t know anything about the 4 Cashmere Bouquets. Obviously your maid, Kathy, did not know I had returned your soaps so she also brought 24 Camays plus the 3 daily Camays. I don’t know where you got the idea this hotel issues bath-size Dial. I was able to locate some bath-size Ivory which I left in your room.
Elaine Carmen
Housekeeper

Dear Mrs. Carmen,
Just a short note to bring you up-to-date on my latest soap inventory. As of today I possess:
– On the shelf under medicine cabinet – 18 Camay in 4 stacks of 4 and 1 stack of 2.
– On the Kleenex dispenser – 11 Camay in 2 stacks of 4 and 1 stack of 3.
– On the bedroom dresser – 1 stack of 3 Cashmere Bouquet.
– 1 stack of 4 hotel-size Ivory, and 8 Camay in 2 stacks of 4.
– Inside the medicine cabinet – 14 Camay in 3 stacks of 4 and 1 stack of 2.
– In the shower soap dish – 6 Camay, very moist.
– On the northeast corner of tub – 1 Cashmere Bouquet, slightly used.
– On the northwest corner of tub – 6 Camays in 2 stacks of 3.
Please ask Kathy when she services my room to make sure the stacks are neatly piled and dusted. Also, please advise her that stacks of more than 4 have a tendency to tip. May I suggest that my bedroom window sill is not in use and will make an excellent spot for future soap deliveries. One more item, I have purchased another bar of bath-sized Dial which I am keeping in the hotel vault in order to avoid further misunderstandings.
S. Berman

It dawned on me that God is like those maids! Every day he sends us blessing after blessing. Whether we ask for them or not, whether we deserve them or not (“he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good”), whether we acknowledge them or not, we are absolutely flooded with blessings from a good and gracious God.

“Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from destruction, who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, who satisfies your mouth with good things.” (Psalm 103:1-5a)

To the God who keeps on giving and giving be all praise and honor and glory!

Have a great day!

Alan Smith

I trust you will look for blessings at Bible study and worship today.  That’s too good of a blessing to miss!

Anna Lee

Saturday Evening

Boyd Hatchel is better, but still in the hospital at this time.  Keep praying for him.

 

 

 

Jadon Pailet still hasn’t eaten, but he did get to rest in his momma’s arms.  I wonder if Monica or Jadon was happier.

 

 

 

Mrs. Joan McIntyre Bartlett
(February 12, 1930 – January 7, 2012)

Mrs. Joan McIntyre Bartlett was born February 12, 1930 and passed away at 6:24 a.m., Saturday, January 7, 2012 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was 81, a native of New Orleans and a resident of Kentwood.

Mrs. Joan is survived by 2 daughters, Charlene B. Stogner and husband Eddie, Angie & Karen Calhoun and husband Richard, Kentwood; 3 sisters, Clodye McIntyre, Donice Blades & Sue Blades and husband Wiley all of Kentwood; 3 grandchildren, Joshua Stogner, Matthew Calhoun and wife Suzanna & Candice Thompson and husband Billy; 4 great-grandchildren, Jacie Bridges, Harlie Bridges, Cadie Bridges & Shelby Calhoun.

Preceded in death by her husband Harlen Bartlett; parents, Coy and Mattie Booty McIntyre; 2 brothers, William McIntyre & Muriel McIntyre; 3 sisters, Glynn M. Painter, Beverly McIntyre & Doyce McIntyre.

Visitation at McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite on Sunday, January 8, 2012 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and on Monday, January 9, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. until Celebration of Life Services at 11:00 a.m. in the funeral home Chapel with Rev. Don Meadows officiating. Interment in the Spring Creek Cemetery.

An on-line Guestbook is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com

McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, is located at I-55N (Exit 46) and Hwy 16W behind Mr. Tom’s Car Wash, Bond Eye Clinic and the Holiday Inn Express.

 

 

Saturday

“He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.”

~Psalm 25:9 NIV~

 

 

Dr. Derry Magee had another good night.  He was moved to Telemetry, room 201.He did therapy, moved his left leg, put his glasses on to look at a card, etc.  His speech has improved since yesterday.  Today, he is looking forward to company.  Continue to pray for “Miss” Dora and Nita as they stay with him.

 

 

Thought for the Day: Does God know about this?

There’s a couple in Arkansas who have given their six-year-old son strict instructions to come home from playing every afternoon no later than 5 p.m. He is allowed to play with his friends, but his parents are quite serious about his curfew. If he is not home by 5 p.m., they begin to worry and call around the neighborhood to find out where he is. The boy knows this, though, and is careful to arrive every day on time.

One April Monday, however, the day after Daylight Saving Time went into effect, the boy was late coming home. When he finally arrived, a few minutes before 6 p.m., his mother scolded him for being late. “You know you are to be home by five,” she said, “and here it is nearly six.”

Puzzled, the little boy pointed out the window. “But the light,” he protested, “the light; it’s the light that tells me when to come home.” Realizing what had happened, his mother smiled and gently explained that the day before the time had been changed, that everyone had reset their clocks and, now, the daylight lasted longer.

The boy’s eyes narrowed. “Does God know about this?” he asked suspiciously.

It’s easy to see why a young boy would ask such a question, but no matter what the circumstance prompting the question, the answer to “Does God know about this?” is always, “Yes, He knows.” David reflected on this quality of God in Psalm 139:

“Lord, you have examined me and know all about me. You know when I sit down and when I get up. You know my thoughts before I think them. You know where I go and where I lie down. You know thoroughly everything I do. Lord, even before I say a word, you already know it. You are all around me — in front and in back — and have put your hand on me. Your knowledge is amazing to me; it is more than I can understand.” (Psalm 139:1-6)

At times, it is a bit frightening to realize that God knows so much about me, but ultimately it is a comforting thought — that someone knows so much about me, yet still loves me. Because God knows me so well, He knows my deepest needs. May you take comfort this day in the realization that God knows everything about you there is to know.

Have a great day!

Alan Smith

Be careful of the fog today.  Prepare for the Lord’s Day.

Anna Lee

Friday Night

From Monica Pailet

Prayer warriors. I’m asking for you to pray that Jadon starts feeling better. He is very nauseated and can’t eat or drink anything. Everytime he gets sick they have to move him and change his sheets which makes him hurt. Please pray that his stomach will get settled.

Boyd Hatchel was in less pain tonight.  Pray for this to continue and for a cause of the blood clots to be found.

Mr. Cete Dillon is better, but “Miss” Ruby is not well yet.

There were three robberies in St. Helena this afternoon.  Please be careful.  Pray for those whose lives have been invaded and for those who seem to think this is okay.

 

 

 

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