[Oe List ...] Prayers for daughter, Eva; update

[Judi White]

Praying without ceasing for Eva's return to health. And for trust in
prayers and doctors' skill. Love to you, Judi White


On Thu, Jan 2, 2020, 1:59 AM isobeljimbish--- via OE <
oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:

> Dear Ellie and Carleton,
> Our prayers are for Eva, and our candle is lit for her healing.
> With love,
> Isobel Bishop 🌏🐨💕
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 2 Jan 2020, at 3:30 pm, Nancy Trask via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
> wrote:
>
> So sorry Eva is having such a struggle.  I remember her so fondly when she
> was just a tiny girl in the Boston House — trying to put piggy tails in
> that baby-fine hair, and taking her by train from Boston to somewhere,
> maybe Philly, on the first leg of a trip to Chicago.  She was a wonderfully
> plucky child with a creative spark, and a real joy to be around.  Prayers
> for her surgery and recovery.
> Grace and peace and love,
> Nancy Trask
>
> On Wed, Jan 1, 2020 at 10:09 PM Ellie Stock via OE <
> oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
>
>> Dear Friends,
>>
>> 2020 greetings from Pittsburgh.
>>
>> For some this email is first information about our daughter Eva.  For
>> others this is an update.
>>
>> We are asking for prayers for our daughter, Eva, our first born.  She was
>> in the Order with us in Chicago, New York City, Canada and Boston.  If any
>> of the "Second Generation got chicken pox during the summer '78 eg camp,
>> she is the one who brought them from Canada!
>>
>> Last Monday we had just returned from Pittsburgh where we had spent some
>> of the holidays with Eva and her family.  We had a good time.  Eva went for
>> walks and beat Carleton in two games of ping pong.  A few hours later, we
>> received a phone call from our granddaughter Rayna, saying that Eva had had
>> a stroke and was in the ICU at Allegheny General Hospital, conscious but
>> had no feelimg or ability to move the left side of her body and unable to
>> speak.  She had blood clots on her brain.
>>
>> Not much sleep for us Monday night.
>>
>> Tuesday morning we headed back to Pittsburgh, and during the day learned
>> her condition had stablized.   We stayed at a motel Tuesday night when we
>> were able to say goodnight to her over the phone.  She didn't talk but
>> understood us.  A Wednesday morning phone call to the nurses station
>> indicated that she had been able to move her arm and leg and could speak a
>> little.  We arrived at the hospital mid morning and found her mostly
>> resting with her eyes closed.  Ahren and Charity were there.  Ahren,
>> Carleton and I sang songs to ber that she requested--camp songs, hymns, and
>> Christmas carols.  She loves having visitors and listening, when she can't
>> talk.  She is receiving food intravenously to prevent aspiration and also a
>> blood thinner.  She has had an MRI and another scan. Heart is good as is
>> blood pressure and no bleeding on the brain.  Her left carroted artery has
>> a 99% blockage which doctors believe was the cause of the stroke.  She
>> will  need to have surgery on it as soon as she is strong enough, perhaps
>> in a week or so.
>>
>> During the day she became more alert, talking more and joking with many
>> visitors, such as pointing her red index finger ekg monitor and saying, "ET
>> phone home."  So, she is making progress slowly but surely.  The main thing
>> now is regaining her strength and mobility.  We're not sure how long we
>> will be here
>>
>> Thank you for your prayers. calls, emails, and visits--so much
>> appreciated by Eva and all of us.
>>
>> New Year's blessings!
>>
>> Grace and peace and love,
>>
>> Ellie/Elinor. :)
>> elliestock at aol.com
>>
>>
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