Prayers

For those readers who are spiritual and believe in the power of prayer, I ask each of you to add one more good thought to your lists. A woman I work with, Kathleen Duncan, is in the hospital fighting for her life. She has been ill for some time, but no would ever believe it. She would come to work laughing and smiling, never letting on that her body was experiencing Armageddon.

We just received word that her blood pressure is falling quickly, her kidneys have shut down, and she is only able to breathe through a ventilator. She needs a liver transplant, but even if one were available she isn't capable of going through surgery due to an e-coli infection in her urinary tract. She is retaining all of her body fluids and is bloated almost to an unrecognizable state. Her body is so filled with fluid it has no where to go but to seep through her skin.

To know Kathleen is to love Kathleen. All of the students love her ... probably because she is a great listener. Lord knows she's listened to me so many times.

Her husband Joe is beside himself ... he suffers from heart disease and I cannot imagine how he will get through this. Kathleen is only 49 years old (I think) and is way too young to leave us just yet. There is so much more to do ... and we need her here.

We love you Kathleen.