Okay...first of all, on of my very best friends, Sherry, has had Lupus for many years now. She is 38 and a single mom of a 16yr old who lives with his paternal Grandparents and a 6yr old, also a boy. She has been living again with her parents due to her health and is getting ready to move out this weekend to return to her old job in a different town. She is very happy to be out of her parent's house (they have never been good parents) and that's really the only reason why she is going back to work. She is not healthy enough to work fulltime but she has no choice....her state disability has been denied twice already but she is still fighting for it. The newest health concern is a scary one, especially for me since I have been working in the medical field all of my adult life. She has just been diagnosed with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, commonly called Non-Alcoholic Cirrohsis of the Liver. This is what they diagnose people with who are not alcoholics but still end up with liver disease. This disease in the long run is fatal or requires a transplant which she is not a candidate for due to her Lupus. I will know more once she sees the Liver Specialist but this time around I am really, really worried for her. Please pass this Blog around to as many people as you can and have them pray for Sherry in La Quinta, Calif. Thank you all so much....I will blog when I know more.
Now on to my second friend, Angela. We met while we were living in Okinawa, Japan and have been very close friends ever since....going on 7yrs now. We have only seen each other once since 2002 but talk and email every single day! I adore her and she has the biggest heart and the most trusting soul....and once again she has been broken by a man. Even I didn't see this one coming and I have always predicted the outcome of her relationships....she picks men who she subconciously knows will not stay with her long term, that they will end up leaving her...and they do. With this latest one I thought there was a good chance that she had finally found a "good" one. They had been on-line friends for over 6months before they ever talked on the phone. He was in a relationship and she has sworn off dating for well over a year. When his relationship went south they decided to meet in person to just hang out and talk and see what happens. Well, they hit it off pretty good and started dating. Not even two weeks later, on Valentine's Day, he tells her that his Ex came to him and told him that she was pregnant. He told her that he didn't know what to do, that he was starting to care for her but he felt obligated to try and make things work with his Ex because of the baby. Well, to make a very long story short they continued to date while he supposedly tried to make up his mind on what to do. Well this week the Wolf lost his sheep's clothing and was exposed for the Devil that he is. This 35yr old man has been seeing both women the entire time. He was intimate with both women, telling his Ex that he and Angela had had 2 dates and that was it and that he hadn't seen her since February....all lies. The other woman involved found out about my friend this week and first confronted him (he lied his butt off) and then Angela...they talked for almost 2hrs comparing dates and notes and uncovered all of his lies. He kept telling his "girlfriend" that Angela was crazy and a liar and making everything up....well she didn't believe him at all and now he is scrambling to get her to forgive him. Angela actually spent last week nursing him from the Flu...took him to the Doctor twice...was at his house feeding him and wiping his feverish forhead....all of the time with him knowing that he was living a lie. Angela of course is crushed but after she found out that he had lied to her the entire time and that his girlfriend knew all about her...she is doing a little better but she has a rough road of healing ahead of her. I just don't understand men who do things like this! I knew that he was up to something this past week but I had no idea that his entire relationship with Angela was a total lie.....what a scumbag! I am asking that you all pray for her too. I don't want her to lose faith in men or love...I know that there is a special man out there for her and that someday she will have the family life that she so desperately wants. You all may think that I am weird for sharing all of this on a blog but this is the first time I have actually encountered a man that actually lived a double life...for real...and it just bothers my soul to no end. Writing things out is very healing for me....so here it all is... =)
Thanks for the venue to vent.....
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I understand what you are saying about your friends. When my friends hurt, I hurt for them. I will pray for both of them. In time the wounds will heal for Angela. I am so sorry she was hurt though. But there is a wonderful man out there for her. And I will pray for your other friends health. God bless you and keep encouraging them. Love Tanya
Lisa - I don't exactly know where your faith or your friend's faith is at, but I can tell you from MY own personal experience...until I turned 24 I didn't have a relationship with the Lord, but I had several relationships with guys that would "love" me. After my daughter was born (being unwed), and I came to know the Lord, I came to know the LOVE that goes along with Him. This is a love that NO man can replace. And until we find this specific love for ourselves, the love in our physical lives is just not complete. Anyhow - off my bandwagon - I will keep BOTH of your friends in my prayers!
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I just learned details if you will an after action report on a friend who has NACH.
Last November she came by my home suffering greatly with her NASH. I let her try out the use of a Theraputic Cold Laser (a veterinary unit) I have. This device was used for 60 minutes and relieved all discomfort and caused a swollen rigid palpable liver to be soft and normal state as far as palpation. She purchaced two of these units from the supplier(seach the web you have the key words already in this post) and has subsequently reclaimed her life almost entirely. The latest report is her husband is complaining because "She is wearing him out." Her mental state is greatly improved with her no longer anticipating death etc. If you or anyone has a severe problem Like this I would suggest they try this solution. It will be quite dramatic in effect if it works for them.
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