Prayer Request

[Tr444]

Prayers for your friends!

 

[Elkfitness]

Prayers sent

 

[dmj]

Prayers sent. For you, the individuals and their family. Best wishes.

 

[Teekerguy]

 

[Steve L]

Prayers sent for your friends

 

[338 dude]

Guys I posted about my long time mentor, friend, hunting, and fishing buddy Russell the other day. He has been battling throat cancer and the effects of radiation and chemotherapy for quite a while. Within the last week he has taken a big turn for the worse. He hasn't given up. But I don't think he will be with us much longer.

I also learned yesterday that another friend, Bryant, went into the hospital last week for pneumonia. Unfortunately, after running some tests on him they discovered that he has cancer in his bone marrow. They did catch it relatively early and it is treatable but he is going to be in for a long haul for sure. He's an intesting guy to talk to.. He's in his late 40s. He spent quite a few years in the Navy as a rescue swimmer on a helicopter crew. He seems to be in good spirits right now.
Yours prayers for these guys would be greatly appreciated.

Prayer sent!

 

[74honker]

Prayers sent for your friends. You've had quite the bumpy road lately. Just be a good friend, as I'm sure you've been there for them in the past and will be in the present and future.

 

[Turpentine21]

Yessir. I guess if we live long enough we all go through times like these. I'm trying to do the same for Russell's nephew that Russell has for me. He's taking this quite hard. It's one way that I can give back and it's good medicine for both of us.

 

[Elk Hunter 338]

 

[MtPockets]

Prayers sent!

 

[Southern 62]

Just finished praying for your friends

 

[Bullbuck]

Prayers sent

 

[Bob Wright]

Prayers for all!

 

[Turpentine21]

Prayer incoming . By god with the things you've been through would be enough for a whole group of lives . Keep the faith buddy after all miracles do happen just look what is happening Monday . God has his plan we are just along for the ride !

Jamie believe it or not, with all that I have been through it's not the physical pain that gets you the most. At least not for me. I was seriously deformed after my accident. Basically like the hunchback of Notre Dame. Went from 5'11" to 5'4". I could feel people I'd known all my life staring. The worst is to have someone look at you with pity in their eyes or like they feel sorry for you. That will take the wind right of your sails. Folks mean well. They don't even realize that they are doing it. You can't blame them for that at all. But I can tell you it cuts like a knife. It made me reclusive for a long time. I'd rather people come out and treat me like nothing is wrong. Talk to me about it if they want and treat me like a man. Pick at me and laugh with me. Many of my good friends did just that. They gave me H#ll instead of treating me with kids gloves and I appreciated them for it. Young kids, God bless them, would come up to me on the beach or at the river at my house with my shirt off and ask me straight up, What happened to you? Their moms and dads would get this horrified look on their face, say sorry, and try to hustle the kids away. I would stop them and politely tell them what had happened. Cleaned up G rated condensed version of course. In a strange way it would help me to feel a bit better about myself. And the kids seemed to understand and appreciate you talking to them.

Where's all this going you might ask? I don't want these two friends to see that look in my eye when I see them. I want to stay strong for them. Russell has already become very reclusive. He and I have had that look of pity talk a long time ago when I was going through my bad time. He told me the other day he didn't want people standing around crying over him. I certainly respect that and will try as hard as I can to treat him like I always have. He's a die with his boots on type of guy. I'm hoping we can get him into the blind the last week of duck season.

Funny story. A few years back when Covid first hit, Russell, a cousin, and I were having a good duck season and hunting pretty much every day. We would pass the Lord Calvert bottle back and forth at the end of the hunt as we have always done. The next day the cousin and I were together when Russell called and told us he had bad news. He sounded like he had just lost his favorite dog. He said he didn't feel real bad but he had just tested positive for Covid and the doctor had told him to stay isolated. He said "I guess my duck season is over. Doc said I don't need to be around anybody. I don't want ya'll to get Covid from me. In the same breath my cousin and I said " We've been drinking liquor out of the same bottle all week, if you have it, we very likely will too, what time do you want us to pick you up in the morning". It was the best week of duck hunting we've had in a long time.