Serious Prayers are Needed for...

[des1954]

G8rmom & family. Christa's dad has been in Tampa General Hospital for well over a week now (maybe 2 - I've lost track) fighting a serious case of pneumonia. He's been intubated for days now - which obviously - he's not happy about - but it has to be done. Christa is spending a lot of days and nights at the hospital by her dad's side. They flew her sister in from NYC.

Pete & the kids are doing an admirable job of holding down the home-front so Christa can concentrate her energy on her dad. She keeps us up to date as much as possible on Facebook, but it dawned on me that not everyone in our Dis-Family is on FB & may not be aware of the situation. It is very grave.

Please keep "Big Dave" (Christa's dad), Christa, her mom & sister, Pete & the three kids in your prayers and thoughts. She very much needs our prayers and positive thoughts.

Thanks everyone! Our Dis-Board Family is the BEST!!

 

[liv luvs disney]

What a difficult time it must be for them right now. They are on my prayer list.

 

[BRDof3]

If I pray on 2 different message boards maybe it will help twice as much.

 

[LONE-STAR]

I hope everything turns out ok for them. Its not fun when a family member is in the hospital.

 

[3gr8kids]

Rob that's exactly what I thought!!! Great minds think alike

 

[PolynesianPixie]

If I pray on 2 different message boards maybe it will help twice as much.

I will do this as well and raise the effectiveness exponentialy. Helpful to the power of 4!

In all seriousness, I know Christa has been through Hades these last couple of weeks. She needs all the support she can get.

 

[tileman]

Sorry to hear.

 

[Flametamr]

I wish him a speedy recovery.

 

[Just Beachy]

If I pray on 2 different message boards maybe it will help twice as much.

Ditto!

 

[Minnie&Mickey]

Sending prayers their way.

 

[AuburnJen92]

I have been praying, texting, FB'ing, calling, you name it....Christa is such a trooper. I will add Dis'ing to that list. We love ya girl.

Get better soon Big Dave.

 

[LORNADUCK]

Jen, please tell them that he is in my prayer's. I live in the Tampa area, so please let her know if there is anything I can do for her, just pm me. I only work about 10 minuets away from there, I know that hanging out every day in the hospital can really take it's toll on you.

 

[Born 2 Fish]

Sending our best to Big Dave and all of them.

 

[clkelley]

The Kelley clan prayers are out there for ya too!!!

 

[mamaloya]

Praying from NOLA. I pray for you all. Hang in there guys.

 

[auntie]

Thanks for letting those of us who aren't on FB know Deb. Please tell Christa and Pete I'm thinking of and praying for her dad, and their family.

 

[We4mickey]

Our prayers to your family for a quick recovery.

 

[Tigger0624]

Christa and Pete- your family is in our prayers! I havent been online much lately so have been out of the loop! If you need anything- just ask!

 

[disney4dan]

Sending prayers and well wishes from the northeast. Hope all goes well for you Crista and Pete.

Dan

 

[g8trmom1]

I haven't been on here much lately...I have tears in my eyes reading this.
Thank you so much for your prayers, calls, texts, FB comments, etc. I have to say my DIS friends have shown more concern and prayed so hard than anyone else I know, including some relatives....my mom always said Campers are the best people....and it's so true!
Dad has been in the hospital two weeks now, intubated for over a week now. He has other medical issues that have made it tricky to treat him, but they are doing a great job at Tampa General. I guess the pnuemonia is clearing up, but he has been sleeping/sedated (with Michael Jackson's drug of choice Propofol) for a week now and they tried to wean him off the vent, and he is just so weak to do it....so they are going to put in a trach tomorrow ( i know, but we have no other choice) since they can't keep the tube down his throat much longer...it breaks my heart to see him like this. He was such an independant and sharp octogenerian before all of this. We need to get the trach in him and wake him up so they can begin to wean him off the vent. His dr. is optomistic that it will take a couple of weeks to do this and then they can take it out and let it close up. My dad isn't going to be very happy at all when he wakes up.....
He will also need rehab when he gets better. He is a strong man, but lying in a hospital bed for 2 weeks would make me a stiff mess, I can't imagine how he's going to feel.
I miss him so much, and I can't wait for him to wake up.
I'll let you guys know how it goes tomorow.

Thanks again so much for the continued prayers, I love you guys!!!

Christa and family