Current Hospital List

Mary & Fowler Todd, Adams Place

Albert Lynn, Bethany Healthcare

Marie Martin, Bethany Healthcare

Connor Ripka, Vanderbilt

Jade Davis, Summit

7/3 Jade Davis will have surgery at Summit Hospital this afternoon and will probably be home by tomorrow afternoon. Update: Jade Davis came through surgery and will get to go home tomorrow afternoon or Sat AM.

6/29 Tiffany Yates, Shauna Cartwright, and Vince Hutt all responded at the 10:30 service today requesting prayer.

6/27  Carol & Aaron Martinez’ daughter, Deborah, had a c-section today to deliver Connor Logan Ripka. He weighed 4 pounds, 11 ounces. They have discovered a situation which necessities his transfer to Vanderbilt to be evaluated with possible surgery planned. The family has requested our prayers for Connor, Deborah & Karl and the Martinez family.

6/26 We received a request via the web to pray for Theda Sims' cousin Melinda who is in Vanderbilt Hospital. Theda writes that: She got a wonderful report today but still needs lots of prayer due to the seriousness of her condition. I love and miss you all very much!

6/25 Lisa Stewart, friend of Ron Pakula, is dealing with back problems and has requested our prayers.

6/25 Neil Jordan called regarding his 20 year old grandson, Jake Norman who lives in Peytonville. Jake had a car accident today and is in Vanderbilt, ICU with a broken jaw, rib, leg, and other injuries.

6/23 Janet Moss is in Southern Hills hospital following knee replacement surgery.

6/21 Update from Sue Thweatt on Jenni Shipman and the twins:

The emergency is over but the urgency of prayer is not and won't be for a long time, hopefully. Jenni's membranes are ruptured, but she has retained plenty of fluid around each baby. The ultrasound showed each baby is fine, hearts healthy. Jenni has been admitted to Baptist Hosp. (room 3201) on complete bedrest until she delivers, which we hope is a long, long, long time--praying for it to be a minimum of 2.5 weeks and as long as 10 weeks--the longer the better. The babies are not viable for a miniumum of 1.5 weeks, so continue to pray that they will stay right where they are until they can survive. The major concerns are:

* Infection, which would necessitate delivery--she is on antibiotics

* premature labor, which they cannot stop

I'd recommend no visitors right now, give them a couple of weeks to adjust.

Thanks for your immediate prayers and please continue to pray. This whole thing has been such a show of God's majesty and wisdom and power--the churches in Cincinnati and at Antioch are the hands and feet of Jesus, a beautiful testimony of God's love. Sue

 Address for cards: Jenni Shipman Baptist Hospital 2000 Church Street, Room 3201Nashville, TN 37236

6/20 Update on Jenni Shipman: We received a message from Sue that Jenni had been taken to the hospital and that her water may have broken. Please pray urgently for Jenni, Will and the twins. Update 3:21 pm Jim called to say that Jenni is in Baptist Hospital room 3201 and will be there until the twins are born. They need at least another 1 ½ weeks – more is preferable. Risk for infection is a main concern; no visitors at this time. Please continue to pray.

6/19 Andrew Sowards' surgery was late yesterday afternoon and an update will be posted when it is available. Dave Vaughn has visited Andrew this morning and he is doing well! 6/20 Update from Andrew: he is going home! He expects his recovery time to be 608 weeks, but may be able to resume limited duties in around 3 weeks.

6/18 Gail O’Neal is recovering at home from a cracked vertebre after being in the hospital to have a pacemaker installed. There is a two month recovery period for the cracked vertebre and she is in a lot of pain. Please pray for Gail as well as her daughter Ramona as she juggles her responsibilities.

6/17 Andrew Sowards' surgery has been rescheduled for 6/18 at 1:30 at Williamson Medical Center.

6/17 Update on Jenni Shipman. Jenni is home and on bed rest for the duration of her pregnancy. The surgery went well and now the babies are adjusting to the changes that the doctors were able to make. If anyone would like to help, contact Karen Hodge.

6/16 Update on Alicia Lira:  Alicia is out of the hospital and at her sister’s home in Los Angeles. She is fine as is her new son. Lisa Steele spoke with her today and she wanted to thank her church family for the many prayers and emails on her behalf. She will be returning to Guadalajra on Friday.

6/13 Felicity Frost continues to battle health issues. She is on her 10th week of antibiotics and had part of her foot amputated. Please continue to pray for her.

6/13 Update on Jenni Shipman's surgery: It has been delayed about 3 hours. They aren’t expecting her to go to surgery till early afternoon. Another update: Jenni had surgery earlier this afternoon. It went well and doctors are encouraged. However, the next 12 hours are critical. Please continue to pray for Will, Jenni, the twin girls, Georgia Sue, and the Thweatt & Shipman families.

6/13 Serena Walker (mother of Josh Story) is in Stonecrest Medical Center, ICU, after having complications related to a series of seizures she has been having lately. Update: We received a report that doctors continue to try to stabilize her condition which is serious so that they can send her to Centennial and hope to transfer her this afternoon.

6/12 Former member Alicia Lira, who just had a son, was admitted to the hospital last night. She is having heart problems and is in the ICU in serious condition. The family has requested prayers.

6/12 We received a request via the website to pray for Richard Gifford who has had multiple strokes, is now paralyzed on his left side and cant walk. He is in Vanderbilt waiting to be moved to a rehab facility in hopes that he will become strong enough to have a surgical procedure. The family is asking for prayers. He is 49 years old and has had multiple health problems and dealing with financial and insurance concerns in addition to the health issues.

6/11 Sarah Denami and her son Gary are both recovering at home.

6/11 Update from Sue Thweatt on Jenni Shipman and the babies. Her surgery is scheduled for Friday, Jun 13 at 10:00. Everyone please be in prayer for the Shipmans at this time.

6/11 Andrew Sowards is scheduled for back surgery Jun 12 at Williamson County Medical Center. Please pray for a successful surgery and for a fast recovery.  Update: This has been postponed!

6/10 Nancy Bassett’s 64 year old brother, Larry Morton, has leg and lung cancer and is receiving radiation therapy before beginning chemotherapy.

6/9 We received an email someone prayer for their brother Dwayne who is dealing with relationship concerns.

6/5 Mary Todd had surgery yesterday; she spent the night in ICU - hopefully will go to a room today, and maybe home to Adam's Place by Sunday. The bleeding in her brain was a result of the fall about a month ago. (Note: we don't have a hospital location).

6/5 Update on Trevor Stoughton: Trevor had his first infusion of Remicade! He did great and had no reactions! The next step is to wait and see if it works. He will repeat it in 2 weeks and again in 6 and then every 8 weeks as long as he has no reaction to it.

6/5 Linda Yates mother, Myrtle Dickson, is in Maury County Regional Hospital. No visitors are requested at this time. Also, her brother Steve Dickson in Florida has been diagnosed with a brain tumor.

6/1  Danny Graves (Cathy Jo’s brother) asked to be restored on Sunday. His address is 1219 Massman Drive, Nashville, TN 37217; phone 360-2087; email:dlgbob@msn.com

5/29 Will & Jenni Shipman learned that they are expecting twins and that the twin share the same blood flow. They will be going to Cincinnati in the next 1 ½ weeks to have a procedure done to correct the situation and allow for a normal rest of the pregnancy. They will hear from Cincinnati by next Monday and will know more details at that point. They do request your prayers for their family at this time.

5/28 email from Elaina Marshall: Our family was in an automobile accident this morning on our way home from AL. We are so thankful to GOD to only have a few bruises and cuts. Unfortunately, our main van was not so lucky. It was banged up quite a bit and is still in AL.

 

I'm emailing to see if anyone has a vehicle that John could borrow for a couple of days until we head out for ACE. He has to finish some jobs in Bellevue and gear to transport from school to school. We will be driving a church van to Pickett so next week is covered. We'll figure out what to do after that when it comes. We can make do on with John's van if we have to do so.

 

Let me know if you have an extra vehicle hanging around that we can borrow. Please thank God for our safety and for always providing for what we need.

 

5/18 David Nicholson requested prayer during the worship service.

5/13 from David Vaughn on Bettie Burden . . . I just talked to Lisa Steele. Her mom’s status changed drastically around 9am this morning. All of the family has been called in and are together waiting for the inevitable. Her request is for prayers only at this time. She will keep us posted on any other needs or changes.

Let’s all keep this family in our prayers.David

5/5 Ruby Bean is out of surgery by 11:30 and is in room 208 Southern Hills for the night

5/5 Jim Stone is out of surgery and in room 8313 at Baptist. He is expected to go home tomorrow.

5/5 request received via the web: Please pray for Erica, that she passes her last two college finals on Tuesday with an A. Please pray that her final grade in all of her classes are A's. Please pray that my mother and I have a wonderful visit with Erica later this week. Please pray that my mother behaves herself and does not get out of control while we're at Erica's. My mother can be very hard to handle, very cruel and very demanding. Please pray that we have a good trip. Thank you for your prayers. Amen.

5/3 Harriet Yates called and requested prayers. Her daughter Amanda Gambill was in a car accident last night. She is at Vanderbilt going into surgery on her ankle. She had some other injuries and is very banged up. 5/3 Update received: Amanda will be out of surgery shortly but the outlook is promising. Her injuries are not life threatening at this point. 5/5 Update: Amanda is being discharged.

5/2 from Barbara via the web: Please pray for me and my family. God knows our hearts and needs. Thank you and God Bless.

4/30 Please pray for Joe & Beth Cranford's baby, Josiah. He was born weighing 7lbs 2oz and today weighed in at 6lbs 11oz. He will be in Vanderbilt for IV feeding.

4/29 Sharon Yates' mother, Jane Lewis is now at home and doine well. Her address: Box 13424, Hwy 171, Northport, AL 35475

4/28 Request received via the web from Phil. Pray GOD Blesses me in every area of my life today.

4/22 If you would like to receive updates regarding Adonnica Schmittou, you may email them at schmit5@comcast.net. Susan Talley is coordinating food donations. Her number is 496-5434 and her email is jeffandsusan@united.net.

4/17 Adonnica Schmittou is to begin chemotherapy and radiation treatments next week. Please pray that treatment will be successful, that the cancer has not spread, and that no additional cancer will be present. 4/18 We received an from Ron thanking us for all the encouraging calls and messages. A portion is below:

Adonnica had some more test today and prayers are being answered. The doctors believe the cancer is contained in the one area. They do not think it has grown through the walls of the colon into other areas of the body. They said this type of cancer reacts very favorably to radiation and chemo shrinking the cancer so that it can be removed easier. Plan now is for both to start next week and run for about 5 weeks. Followed by 5 weeks of rest at which time they will perform the surgery. We appreciate all offers and everyone has been great but for now just keep praying. Pray that the genetic study results come back negative. This will decrease chances of the cancer returning and eliminate that this could be passed down to our 3 daughters. Pray that the chemo and radiation work and that Adonnica can maintain her strength through it all. Pray that the cancer is contained in this 1 area. Pray that the doctors are able to perform the surgery that will impact Adonnica's normal lifestyle the least. Pray that this makes me a better husband and Dad, otherwise I have gained nothing from this experience. Thanks God is Good Ron Schmittou

 

4/17 James Jenkins, father of Deneen Williams & Donna Sullivan has been admitted to St. Thomas.

4/15 Prayer request from the Loomis Family (via the web) Family with 5 small children faces possibility of losing our home. Husbands construction business is failing. Please pray:-our children maintain a feeling of safety and security -our marriage -husband finds favor with those needing work -husband embraces role of spiritual and financial leader -that we maintain an attitude of thankfulness regardless of the outcome -financial miracle as God sees fit I thank you so much for agreeing with us in prayer.

Thanks, The Loomis familyMatt, Lori, Caleb, Bailey, Evan, Joshua and Dylan

4/11 Sue & Stan Lyle (former Antioch members – Sue is Mike Newby’s sister) have requested our prayers. Stan has been diagnosed with lung cancer and they are not going to be able to shrink the tumor. So, they have schedule surgery for April 22 to collapse the lung and remove the tumor.

4/10 Stacey Whittington was admitted to Baptist Hospital with a virus that has made her ill for several days. We expect that she may go home Saturday.

4/8 Update on Bettie Burden (Lisa Steele's mother). She is in the ICU at Vanderbilt and has a staph infrction as well as dealing with other health concerns. Please keep this family in your prayers. Her husband, Jack lost his mother last week.

4/8 Rodney Dillon’s aunt, Virginia Joeins is in Southern Hills Hospital, CCU.

4/8 Ramona Pitt called to request that her niece, Melissa Mackey, be added to the prayer list. Melissa’s grandmother died and the funeral is today in Nashville. Melissa recently lost both parents and she is living with her father’s sister. Melissa is 13 years old and was quite close to her grandmother.

4/6 The Redding Brothers (Micah, Josiah, Gabriel, and their manager, Doretta Osborne) have the honor of going overseas to perform for the troops April 29 - May 23. This is a part of the "Armed Forces Entertainment" Tour. They will be going to 7 countries in the Middle East and will perform daily for many different bases. Prayers for their safety and blessings for the tour would be appreciated. For more information, visit their website at: reddingbrothers.com 

4/3 Felicity Frost continues to request our prayers. She has a staph infection which has required amputation of a portion of her foot. She is continuing treatment.

4/1 James Callaway, Patty Galaway, and Sharon Willis each requested the prayers of the congregation on March 30.

3/31 Peggy Miller (Debbie Chisam’s mother) has recently been diagnosed with cancer. They are running more tests today to see if it has spread from her lungs and abdomen and to determine treatment options. Please keep them in your prayers. They will let the church know once they get more information.

3/30 Mary Todd fell in the apartment at Adam's Place about 1:00 AM Saturday morning and is in Stonecrest Medical Center with two broken ribs and a badly bruised face. She will be there until a least Monday.

3/29 email from Lisa Steele: My grandmother, Pauline Burden, passed away today in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is the mother of my dad, Jack Burden (an Antioch member). She suffered a stroke this week and has been in the hospital. Funeral services are planned for Monday, March 31, in Cincinnati. My mother, Bettie, is also not doing well and may go into the hospital. Please pray for her, and especially for my father, during this time. We appreciate your prayers, Lisa

 

3/27 Renee Bissell is out of surgery and it went well. At this time, we do not know which hospital she is in. 3/28 Update: Renee should be going home today.

3/26 Fred Friend should be moved back to Lakeshore Heartland today or tomorrow.

3/26 Larry Green called to let us know that they are planning to remove Earl Green's feeding tube either today or tomorrow and do not plan to put it back in.

3/25 Dawn Freeman has requested prayer for her parents and former Antioch members, Weldon & Patricia Rickman. The Rickmans experienced a home break in and robbery on MAr 24.

3/24 Fred Friend (Maynard’s father) is in Baptist Hospital, room 6125, and responding well to treatment for difficulty with his breathing and possible pneumonia.

3/24 Message from Sharon Yates: Thank you for your prayers. Mom seems much better today. I feel I have witnessed a miracle. Some people have asked for her address. It is: Northport Medical Center

2700 Hospital Drive, Northport, AL 35476

3/21 Sharon Yates mother is in Druid City Hospital Northwest, ICU, North Port AL. Please continue to pray.

3/19 We have learned that Sharon Yates' mother has taken a turn for the worse and that the family may be making a decision about life support. Please keep this family in your prayers during this time.

3/18 Gretchen Hargrove has requested prayer for her sister, Susan Moore, who lives in Selmer, TN. Her husband died two weeks ago.

3/18 Sharon Yates' mother is expected to be in rehab til the end of the month. Cards may be sent to:

Jane Lewis c/o Forest Manor Rehabilitation Center, Room 539, 2219 32nd Street, North Port, AL 35476

3/11 Deneen Williams has requested prayer for herself and Tom and their family.

3/6 Helen Chisam had heart surgery today at a hospital in Knoxville TN. Debbie called to report that Helen is out of surgery and doing well. She is in ICU recovery.

3/4 Sharon Yates' mom, Jane Lewis is in ICU in Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa, following a car accident. Sharon said that her collar bone is broken, she has a knot on her head, possible liver damage, and her pelvis is broken. Her previous breathing problems are exaerbated by this and Sharon is concerned, of course. Sharon's dad has a bad back and has been all night at the hospital, so she is also concerned about him. Sharon requests prayers.

2/29 Becky Toedter had surgery on Feb 26 and is recovering nicely. She will probably be at Summit for a couple more days.

2/24 LaWanda Chatman Boyd has requested prayer for her husband and children.

2/15 We have learned that Margaret Sullenger is going home today.

2/15 Email from Brandi Kendall:  I just wanted everyone to be praying for Dustin please. He goes in for scans Monday morning at 7:35. We'll get the results on Tuesday morning. I'm sure we'll get good results as before, but the thought of scans still makes us very stressed! Please be praying for peace of mind and the ability to relax, and more importantly, please pray that scans will be clear! Thank you and love to all!  Brandi and Dustin

God is Good...All the time!

2/13 Zach Jett is to have surgery today to repair an ACL.

2/10 Margaret Sullenger has returned to the hospital (Southern Hills).

2/6 Jimbo and Karen Allen were involved in an accident today and Karen is at Centennial Hospital with two broken places in her ankle that will require surgery. Update 4:21 pm - Karen is to have surgery in a few hours. Update: Karen should be able to go home on Feb 9.

2/5 Margeret Sullenger's surgery has been cancelled. She is at home.

2/5 David Hammons requests prayer for Harriet's daughter, Amanda Gambill. Amanda saw a neurosurgeon today for an undiagnosed problem that is causing her to lose sensation in her legs. She has another test scheduled for Friday and should see the neurosurgeon again on Tuesday.

1/28 Beth Goforth's brother. Bryan Coss, is having surgery on Tuesday at St. Thomas Hospital. He has a fungus in his lung that they have been unable to treat. They will be removing part of his lung.

1/25 Tracey Stoughton requests prayer for her sister, Debbie Martinez, who is 15 weeks pregnant and being admitted to Centennial Hospital due to concerns with the pregnancy.

1/25 Update on Tracey Moore - Kevin wants everyone to know that all of our prayers were answered today. They received positive results from her many tests. They are still monitoring Tracey's blood pressure, so she will remain at Vanderbilt for the next few days. Please keep lifting her in prayer.

1/24 We received a good report from Sharon Hicks' test today and for the second time in a row there is no cancer!

1/22 We have received a request for prayer for Tracey Moore, who went to the emergency room at Vanderbilt early Monday morning with high blood pressure and seizures. After many test and medicines, they have gotten her blood pressure under control. Today she is doing better than yesterday; they are talking about moving her from ICU into a regular room. They did an EEG and are waiting for results. Please pray for Tracey, Kevin (her husband) and daughter Grace. Tracey's health is fragile. She has struggled with many illnesses and is currently doing dialysis at her home multiple times a day and is in need of a kidney.

1/22 Please add Karen Hodge and her sister, Naomi Johnson to prayer list.

1/22 Rick Beals' father, H.M. Beals is battling cancer.

1/22 Prayer request for Una members, Charlie and Richline Bell. Richline is a breast cancer survivor of 22 yrs. Today, she learned that she has advanced bone cancer. Please pray for clarity to their decisions, and for peace and strength for Charlie. He is 84, and has no living blood relations. For those that know Don Hutchison: The Hutchisons and the Bells are very close friends. Please pray for Don and Linda.

 

1/20 Request from Carla via the web: Please pray for my daughter Erica, she is really depressed about her situation with her boyfriend Bobby. He can't seem to be faithful to anyone and this really hurts my daughter. Please pray that she can be strong, work through her depression and finally get this guy out of her life for good. Please pray that she can get over this depression as soon as possible, it is effecting her college studies as well as her sleep and her daily life. Please pray that she finds something positive to fill her thoughts, her mind and her life. Thank you for all prayers. Amen.

1/17 Junior Griimes' sister, Nina Whiteside, had surgery today to remove a tumor. She is at Vanderbilt.

1/17 Patty Thedford's 69 year old cousin, Robert Smaltz, has been diagnosed with lung cancer. They will decide how to treat it next Tuesday when biopsy results have returned. He lives in Florida.

1/17 Becky Young’s mother, Ruth Stout, is recovering at home in Cookeville following heart surgery.

1/17 Betty Frost has requested that we pray for her daughter, Felicity Frost who is dealing with multiple health problems.

1/16 Carol Leaver will be undergoing knee surgery.

1/14 Frances Tallent's cousin, Stephen Chambers is undergoing chemotherapy in his battle with colon cancer. He is at home. During his struggle he has been on several groups’ prayer lists. The family appreciates our continued prayers. Francis suggested we print his address in the bulletin so that people can send him cards to aid in his recovery. Stephen Chambers, 7025 Scenic View Court, Brentwood, TN 37029

1/11 Phil Sullivan's younger brother, Eddie Sullivan is having a pacemaker inserted today. He is in St. Thomas Hospital.

1/10 One of our former members, Larry Cooper, has recently placed membership and rededicated his life to Christ. He is seriously ill and he and his wife, Kathy have asked that we continue to pray for him.

1/9/08 Aileen Whitson went home today from the hospital following knee surgery.

1/8/08 Meg Grandstaff Wright will be induced at Summit Hospital tomorrow in anticipation of the birth of son, Robert Luke. Update 1/9 Luke was born today! Check the events page for details.

1/2/08 Margaret Sullenger has gone home from the hospital.

Dec 21 Eddy Yates is being discharged today!

Dec 20 Eddy Yates had good news from his stent surgery. He had two inserted today and is doing well!

Dec 19 Email submitted from Carla S via the website: Please pray for Erica, that she gets to see her friend Bobby before she comes home for Christmas on Friday. Please pray that they have a wonderful time together. It is really important that these two friends see each other before Christmas. Bobby is going through a hard time and needs his friends to support him, Erica is hoping to cheer him up during this rough time in his life.

Thank you for your prayers. Amen.

Dec 19 Junior Grimes sister, Nina, has a tumor and will be undergoing surgery to remove it.

Dec 18 Eddy Yates will have a stent procedure done on Thursday morning at St. Thomas Hospital. If all goes well, he will get to go home on Friday.

Dec 11 Good news! Karen Hodge is recovering from surgery and is doing well!

Dec 11 Please remember Stephen Ingram & Family, friend of Mike & Patty Gallaway, in prayer.

Dec 11 Eddy Yates' surgery has been postponed. His doctor wants to see him first, so the surgery scheduled for Dec 13 has been put on hold. He is to go to the doctor on Dec 18 and then find out from there if it is to be rescheduled.

Dec 10 Charlie Chisam 's relative, Rusty McKnight , just had a stroke, and is in intensive care at Summit.

 

Dec 7 Eddy Yates is scheduled for surgery Thursday, Dec 13 at St. Thomas.

Dec 6 We have just learned that Eddy Yates has been approved for stint implant next week. Please pray that the surgery will be successful.

Dec 5 Larry Green's niece, Barbie Shumate, is pregnant (due in February) and is being treated for cancer. They plan to take the baby as early as possible and begin chemotherapy at that point.

Dec 3 email submitted via website:  Please help us pray for Sister Jacci Monreo of Teledo Oregon Church of Christ who is bedridden at home due to severe obstructive air way diease. She is currently breathing with the aid of an Oxygen. Also pray for the Sister In-law to Brother Terry Monreo who is having High Blood pressure and others who have cancer in that family that almighty God will heal them all. Pray for my Mother Sister Gladys Bekee of Church of Christ Ihitte in Imo State Nigeria who is Having Stomach and Knee problems. Thanks for Your Prayers. Evangelist UChenna F. Bekee

Nov 30 Don Brashear’s mother, Barbara, has been in Southern Hills Hospital. They are moving her back to her home and have contacted Alive Hospice.

Nov 30 Larry Green would like cards sent to his father (who is in rehab at a nursing home recovering from a broken hip) to Larry’s brother’s house (where his father lives when he is not in a nursing home recovering) as a witness to the brother. So, cards can be sent to Earl W. Green @ 318 Lawrence Avenue, Chapel Hill, TN 37034.

Nov 27 Message from Laura Rozell:  Seth and I are proud to let you know that our sweet baby boy has arrived. Seth Langford Rozell, Jr. or Ford (as we will call him), was born Wednesday, November 21 @ 4:26 pm. He weighed 7 pounds 13 ounces and 20 3/4 inches long. He has a little bit of reddish-blonde hair and blue eyes. God has truly blessed us! Please keep us in your prayers. much love to everyone- Laura

Nov 26 Earl Green is in NHC Cool Springs, recovering from hip surgery.

Nov 21 We have learned that Laura Rozelle in the hospital, ready to deliver the baby. Larry reports that they will be leaving for Cookeville shortlyand requests we be praying for them.

 

Nov 20 email from Denise Trice: Tuesday is a big day for me! I'll be having a full body P.E.T. scan to determine whether the radiation did its job on the existing tumors and whether or not I've developed any new ones. I'm expecting a good report and ask that you pray for the same. I'll have the results back by late afternoon. Regardless of the results, God is always good and I thank him for EVERY day he allows me to have.  Update from Denise: As expected, great news! All the tumors have shrunk dramatically (even several that I didn’t even know I had). And NO new ones! Even though the tumors still exist I will continue to take the daily chemo pill I take at home and also take the IV treatment every 6 weeks to further the healing. My Dr. is very pleased with the results and his staff stopped by to congratulate me. I thank you for your continued prayers, concern and thoughts and especially for your friendship. Hug someone and tell them you love them in honor of me!!

Nov 15 Jerry Craighead, James’ brother, is in Veteran’s Hospital in Murfreesboro with possible kidney problems. Jerry has struggled with health issues for several years. He will be there several days.

Nov 14 Ramona Pitt called this morning requesting prayer for her mother, Gail O’Neil, who is facing health issues (possible kidney cancer)

Nov 13 Email from Gale Taylor:  Kelly Creel came into school this morning saying they had gotten word that her sister in FL was losing her battle with cancer. She has had it six years. She had just called her mother in AR to tell her. There plans are incomplete about going to FL. Received email from Janet Jacobs:

Kelly's sister is in a hospital in Florida because she was dehydrated. They were hydrating her and did some scans and found a mass on her lung. Her husband now has to decide whether to put her on a respirator or not. Please pray for peace for the family (and Kelly too). Kelly is taking it really hard. She had to call the rest of her family this morning and let them know about this latest event.

Nov 7 Linda Irons father, Fowler Todd has fallen which required a hospital visit and stitches.

Nov 6 Bill Oden is having cataract surgery today and will be recovering at home.

NOv 6 Jeanette Tidwell (June Perry's sister) is in Baptist Hospital

Nov 5 Frances Tallent's cousin, Stephen Chambers is about 53 years old and has colon cancer. He will be having surgery tomorrow around noon. It is a 3 ½ - 5 hours surgery.

Nov 1 Matthew Butterfield is at Vanderbilt today having what we all hope is his LAST chemo treatment. Why not take a second to let Matthew and his family know that you are thinking about them. You can send him an e-card by going to www.vanderbiltchildrens.com and click on send an e-card - his room # is 6419.

Oct 31 We have learned that Al Daugherty Jr is home from the hospital. Please continually pray for Al's full recovery. He will start physical therapy within the next few days.

 

If you would like to send the family a note of encouragement, their email address is dartyclan@comcast.net.

Oct 30 Update on Leon Church: Leon called and is doing well. He expects to be able to go home tomorrow.

Oct 30 Update on Trevor Stoughton: Trevor continues to improve. Shortly after the diagnosis of Crohn’s Disease they were able to begin treatment and he has been able to go back to school. Tracy is thankful for all of the prayers and support.

Oct 26 Please pray for Renee Bissell. Her white blood counts are very low, which make her susceptible to infection and could affect her chemotherapy schedule. She’s also dealing with major fatigue and painful sores in her mouth and throat due to side effects from the chemo treatments.

Oct 25 Dr. Sim Hassler remains in medical ICU at Vanderbilt. He is much improved this afternoon. Test have confirmed that he has baterial meningitis. Doctors are not sure what type of strain it is at this time. So, please no visitors. His wife, Betty will let me know when it is okay to visit. They both sincerely covet your continued prayer support.

 

Oct 25  Sue Bates (Barbara Cunningham's aunt) is to have surgery at Baptist today.

Oct 24 We have learned that Eddy Yates is to be discharged tomorrow and reevaluated about the possibility of heart surgery in a bout 6 weeks.

Oct 23 Joe Pittard has called to request our immediate prayers for Bill & Lisa Koska who live in Poway, CA. Their house is currently surrounded by fire. Trees in the yard are burning. They are safe. They are praying that the fire will be extinguished quickly.

Oct 23 Update on Eddy Yates. He is still at St. Thomas and they are awaiting word from the doctors on further treatment.

Oct 19  Eddy Yates is a patient at St. Thomas Hospital and is scheduled to have an arteriogram this morning. If heart blockages are detected, then he will undergo an angioplasty procedure.

Oct 17 Mark Black is home from the hospital.

Oct 17 Update on Leon Church  (from Steve Diggs). Leon came through spinal surgery fine.

Oct 17 Prayer request from Wayne Holt: I am spending 8 days at Vanderbilt Research Clinic for a Parkinson's study. I will be off medication till Tuesday, Oct. 23 rd. Please pray for patience and good attitude as they effects of P.D. become more pronounced without the meds. Pray for the 3 other men going through the program with me, Dr. Charles, the Vandy staff, and our families. Pray that Jesus will be seen through me this week.

Oct 15 Mark Black is in Middle Tennessee Medical Center.

Oct 12 Update on Donna Sullivan: Surgery went well – she seems to be recovering nicely. She will probably get to go home sometime later today.

Oct 11 Leon Church (James Leon Church) will be having spinal surgery next Tuesday October 16 at Centennial Hospital. He will be in the hospital for about 5 days then in rehab for about 10 days.

Oct 4 Donna Sullivan will have the surgery at Centennial Women’s on Thursday, October 11th. She will spend one night at the hospital then recuperate at home for a few weeks.

Oct 3 Isaiah Ashurst's surgery time has been moved forward til today. For updates, visit Isaiah's Care page at Carepages.com.  Surgery began mid morning and is expected to conclude late afternoon. Heather and Carl are in the surgery waiting room at Vanderbilt Children’s hospital. The waiting room phone number is 936-4020. Update: Heather just called and Isaiah is out of surgery! Things went extremely well and everything looks great according to the doctors. Heather and Carl should get to see him around 4:15 today. He will be in room 5419 at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital. Visiting hours are from 9 AM – 9 PM. Only three visitors may be in the room with him at a time and children under age 18 are not allowed to visit.

Oct 1 Patricia Rickman’s sister-in-law, Doris Outlaw, is in serious condition in the hospital in Jackson, TN after a serious car crash in early September.

Sep 26 Lisa Steele visited this afternoon with Amal Abid and her family. She is one of our Muslim English Class students. Her youngest son, Esam, is three years old and is in Vanderbilt Hospital. He has seizures and had a very bad one last night. They are keeping him in the hospital because they have also detected some heart and stomach problems. They have lost five other children due to heart and kidney problems. Amal also has a severe eye infection. She is staying at the hospital and they gave her some medication to try to bring down the swelling. Lisa told her and her husband we would be praying for them.

Sep 26 Heidi Clay's 20 year old sister, Ashley Wheeler, is having heart surgery in Florida. Please keep this family in your prayers.

Sep 26 Update on Ron Sparkman. He is home and supposed to take it easy for a few days.

Sep 25 Connie Burlison’s father, Richard Turner, is in the last stages of Alzeihmer’s and lives near McMinnville. Most weekends, Connie and Timmie are there caring for him. Please keep this family in your prayers.

Sep 24 Gloria Sparkman called to request our prayers for Ronald Sparkman. He went to his doctor today because his heart rate was too fast and his blood pressure was too low. At this point Gloria is not sure whether we are looking at hours or overnight. She will keep me posted.

Sep 24 Update on Isaiah Ashurst:  HIs surgery has been postponed until October 3. For more information and to keep up with new developments on Isaiah, Heather has set up a “Care Page” at http://www.Carepages.com for Isaiah under the care page name: IsaiahAshurst.

Sep 20 Ramona Pitt’s would appreciate prayer for her brother, Jeff Oneill and her mother, Gail Oneill.

Sep 19 Daisy Wells, Larry Rozell's mother has been moved from hospital in Lewisburg to a skill-care facility in Fayetteville, for 3 weeks of therapy.

Sep 17 We have learned that Ramona Pitt's mother, Gail Oneal is home from the hospital.

Sep 16 Sue Wiley will be having quadruple bypass surgery in the morning at Baptist. They were able to open the one artery with 100% blockage last night with angioplasty - but the other blockages need bypass surgery.  Fowler Todd also suffered a fall and was taken to the hospital, but is now back at Adams Place.

Sep 16 Tommy Irons has requested prayer concerning the mother in law of their oldest son who has had a heart attack. Her name is Sue Wiley. Please pray for everyone - especially Sue, her husband Dicky and daughters Sandi, Karen and Beth.

Sep 14 Tommy Irons was able to visit with Trevor (Stoughton) and Terry this morning and reports that: He is now taking nourishment through a feeding tube, and seems to be tolerating it well. Still no definitive answers on a diagnosis, other than the initial mono. He is a very sick young man and the family asks that we continue to lift him/them in prayers.

Sep 12 Bob Coss went home from the hospital today.

Sep 11 Thelma Cooper has requested prayer for her son, Larry Cooper, who has brain cancer.

Sep 11 Prayer request submitted via the website by JoAnn Mills: Please pray for Robert Mills, who is in your location and well-trained in computer technology and has been searching for work there in his field. Thank you for your prayers in his behalf.

Sep 10 Ramona Pitt's mother, Gayle Oneal is back in the hospital with pneumonia.

Sep 9 Don Sawyer has requested our prayers for his wife Jane and her health issues.

Sep 9 Larry Rozell's mother, Daisy Wells, is in a hospital in Lewisburg and will be having tests.

Sep 7 Terri who attends Woodmont Family of God called to ask that we add her sister, Mary Caldwell, to our prayer list. She was diagnosed with lung cancer today and Terri has called most of the area churches to ask for prayers for her sister. Mary’s address is 903 Glendale Lane, 37204 if we would like to send encouragement cards.

Sep 7 From Heather Ashurst: Subject: Isaiah's heart surgery scheduled for Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Monday, September 24th. Hello-just dropping a few lines regarding Isaiah's heart surgery. Post-op date is Friday the 21st of this month with his surgery scheduled for Monday the 24th. They are repairing his pulmonary stenosis (narrowing) and may possibly repair his mitral valve and tricuspid valve as both have become calcified(hardened) but are still functional. The surgeon will determine whether to repair now or later once he gets a better look, before they begin they will preform an esophageal echo. My mom will fly out the Saturday before in order to be here to help as needed. We will keep each of you updated on his progress. Hospital stay will range from 5-14 days depending on how fast he recovers. Please keep Isaiah is your prayers. Until next time.... ~Carl, Heather, Isaiah and Andrew Ashurst

Sep 7 Bob Coss' surgery is complete and we've learned he had 7 bypasses during a lengthy surgery. He is in St. Thomas Hospital.

Sep 6  Juanita Pickens has been discharged from St.Thomas.

Sep 6 Request from Beth Goforth: Her father, Bob Coss, is about to have multiple bypass surgery at St. Thomas.

Sep 5 Request from Babs Barnes via our website: Landon Etheridge is 11 months old, he is in the hospital in Memphis, TN. He is fighting an infection and has started bleeding around his feeding tube. He is scheduled to go to Pittsburgh for surgery. Information can be seen about Landon by going to caringbridge.org once you are the site the website is landonetheridge this will pull all the information about Landon. His family worships @ South Haven Church of Christ South Haven, MS. Please add Landon and his family to the prayer list. Landon is a twin and has been in and out of the hospital since his birth. Thank you for all the prayers.

Sep 5 Update on Trevor Stoughton: He will be seeing two specialists on Friday, September 7, 2007. He has temporarily returned to school on a part-time basis. Needs prayers for continued recovery and strength.

Sep 5 Juanita Pickens is still in St. Thomas and has been moved from special care to a regular room.

Sep 5  Update from Lillie Benderman:  Her daughter in law, Linda Long, is at home now and making some improvement in her speech. She is going to Vanderbilt on Friday for another procedure that is supposed to prevent future strokes. She will be there for 2-3 days. illie is recovering at home from Shingles.

Sep 4 From Mrs. Lee A. Farrar....I just returned from Arkansas and my dad is starting hospice care this week. He is not getting out of bed and he is not eating so it could be any time now. His sister, my aunt, passed away on Friday and he was not even able to go to the funeral. Please pray that my dad is free from pain and that my mom's mental state can sustain this stress.

Sep 4 Update on Bettie Burden (Lisa Steele's mother)  Mom is home now. She has a life-threatening bacteria (those are the doctor’s words). She is continuing a heavy treatment of antibiotics at home. Please keep her in your prayers as well as my dad. He is her caretaker and it is a 24/7 job.

Thanks, Lisa

Sep 4 Jencyn Cunningham is having her ear surgery tomorrow morning.

Aug 31 Bettie Burden is being admitted to Vanderbilt today. (Lisa Steele's mother)

Aug 31 Margaret Sullenger is being released and will be recovering at home for the next few days.

Aug 31 Prayer request received from a Christian in China via the website.  Click here to read the request.

Aug 30 Update on Matthew Butterfield. He was to have entered Vanderbilt Children's Hospital today for an overnight stay.  "There were not any beds available at the hospital today so we were sent home. Too many sick kids in the inn. We will try again tomorrow."

 

Aug 29 Update on Renee Bissell:

Friends – It’s been awhile since we’ve updated you on Renee’s health and progress. She continues to improve, is getting stronger and feeling better each day. We received the results of the pathology tests on Tuesday, which showed no cancer in the lymph nodes, a true blessing from God. We meet today (Wednesday) with her surgeon to discuss next steps, and hope to select an oncologist soon. The surgeon told her yesterday that chemotherapy treatment is almost a certainty given the nature of the tumor, which was an aggressive, invasive type that was hormone-receptive negative. Please continue to pray for Renee as she prepares for the long and potentially difficult chemo phase.

Even as this difficult situation swirls around us, we have been blessed abundantly by the outpouring of support we’ve received from the Antioch family and many others throughout the country and world. The cards, flowers, gifts, food, e-mails, best wishes and prayers have been nothing short of overwhelming and have buoyed our spirits throughout this ordeal. We are truly blessed to be part of a loving and compassionate church family. Feel free to e-mail Renee at bissells@united.net if you’d like to send her a message. Again, thank you for your ongoing support and prayers.  Ken

Aug 29 Prayer request received from Sharon Willis via the website:  I encourage you to visit the carepage of Tim Miller, youth minister for North Park Church of Christ. Tim was on a motorcycle trip with 4 other men (my son, Jason, one of the 4) from Rockford when his motorcyle hit sand and wrecked.Tim's body suffered multiple traumas and three major surgeries in a 24 hour period. His carepage messages are awesome as Christians around the world share their faith and love. His carepage is tmiller2007. 

If you find the time, visit his carepage. I believe you will be encouraged.

Aug 28 Please add Trevor Stoughton to your personal prayer lists – he is dealing with mono and his fever keeps spiking and he has been out of school for 2 weeks. Please pray for his health.

Aug 28 Margaret Jones (Sandra Johnson's mother) is in Vanderbilt following surgery this morning. We have received a report that everything seems to have gone very well.

Aug 27 Matthew Butterfield will enter Vanderbilt Children's Hospital Thursday for an overnight stay for treatment and tests.

Aug 27  Margaret Sullenger is being admitted to Southern Hills Hospital this morning with fluid on her heart.

Aug 27 Gayle Oneal (Ramona Pitt's mother) is in Centennial Hospital. She was admitted last night for testing and observation.

Aug 24 Sharon Yates' brother, Paul Lewis, has had a heart attack last week and the doctors found that he may have leukemia.

Aug 24  Albert Lynn, LInda Henderson's father, is back at St. Thomas hospital with pneumonia.

Aug 24 Becky Toeder has requested prayer for her neighbor, Hans Vandjk who is dealing with lung cancer, Denise Mitchell, a relative of hers who is at Alive Hospice with pancreatic cancer, and Linda Murphy, another friend dealing with cancer.

Aug 22 Prayer request for Curt Stubblefield.

Curt and I are requesting your prayers for his healing. He was admitted into Southern Hills Hospital on Monday, 8/20, with a fever of 104. He has had a recurrence of pneumonia. This is twice within approximately 5-6 weeks. He also has acute prostatitis. So needless to say, he is miserable. He was discharged home today, 8/22, with a heavy-duty antibiotic, bedrest and to follow up with the doctor again on Friday. Thanks and God bless. Inez

Aug 22 Please be in prayer for Laura Rozell who has been in the hospital in Cookeville. She is being released.

Aug 21 We received this email from Denise Trice earlier today.

Good afternoon everyone,

Wanted to inform you all of the news I received from my Oncologist this morning. My original breast cancer (6 years ago) has metastasized to the bones in the pelvic area. Many of you know that I have been in a lot of pain for the past several months in my back and having difficulty walking. X-rays and MRI on friday confirmed what I thought was going to turn out to be the need for a hip replacement, that it was indeed cancer. There are 2 spots, one the size of a quarter, (the one that's causing my pain) and the other which is smaller. It does not appear to be anywhere else. My cancer is estrogen induced so the first step is to stop all estrogen production. There are several ways to do that with the most extreme being complete hysterectomy. If you know me well, you know I always choose the extreme. The estrogen can be temporarily stopped so that I may begin radiation treatments immediately. Then surgery. Chemo is a last option if the first 2 don't work. Emotionally and spiritually I am fine!! Just like last time, once I found out I'm ready to get started, sooner than later, knock this out and get past it. I took Braxton to school this morning, sent Craig off to work and have been paying bills on-line. God gave me the "peace that passes understanding" last time and he has already given it to me this time. My head and my hopes are high and I hope you will join me with the same attitude. If you're negative...we don't need to hang out! I love life and life has been good to me. I love God and God has been great to me! Cancer made me a better and stronger person and maybe I'll double that this time.

Here's some rules for you: I am not Cancer, it is in me. Don't treat me like I'm sick. Don't feel sorry for me, after all I'm better for going through it. Do pray for me and my family. Pray for peace, healing and God's will. I love you all and don't be afraid to call or email me.  Blessings, Denise

Aug 21 Update on Fowler Todd (Linda Irons' father). Please continue to keep this family in prayer.

The therapist told Linda yesterday that Fowler has 'plateaued' and they think he may have gotten all the functioning back he's likely to get. If this is indeed their conculsion at the end of the week, he will have to leave rehab and move to the nursing home.

Aug 21 Curt Stubblefield is in Southern Hills Hospital. They are running tests to find out what is going on, but they suspect pneumonia again. He may get to go home today depending on how the results turn out.

Aug 21 Denise Trice has been diagnosed with an internal malignancy. Craig and Denise are meeting with an oncologist sometime today.

Aug 17 Update on Renee Bissell. It's 5:45 on Friday and Renee just came out of surgery and the surgeon felt that he got all of the cancer. The results from the surgery look good at this time.

Aug 17 Rodney Dillon has requested our prayer for a 14 year old girl in MI who has Type 1 diabetes and is experiencing serious complications. Please keep Rebecca Grayson in your prayers.

Aug 17 Update on Lillie Benderman: Her daughter in law is home now and going through daily therapy. Still needs surgery to clear the artery in her neck at some point in the future. But she is making good progress.

Aug 17 Lillie Benderman has a severe case of shingles and will probably be home for a few weeks.

Aug 15 Fowler Todd (Linda Irons' father) has gone home from the hospital. He is currently in rehab at NHC Adams Place, 1927 Memorial Blvd, Murfreesboro - (615) 904-9111

Aug 15 Update on Renee Bissell. Her surgery will be this Friday afternoon at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Please continue to keep Renee, Ken and the children in your prayers.

Aug 15 Update on Bill Cole: He is improving and still in Southern Hills. Will probably go to Bethany Health Care when released (for rehab).

Aug 15 Tiffany and Josiah Redding are expecting their second child any minute now. Actually, if she does not go before 1 PM Thursday, she will be induced. They have a daughter, Anya, who will be two at the end of August. Stay tuned!

Aug 13 Nathan Grimes (son of Jimmy & Kathy Grimes), is scheduled to visit a cardiologist this coming Monday for a heart murmur.

Aug 12 Please pray for Renee Bissell. We learned Friday that she has breast cancer and will likely have surgery next week. We’ll know more next week of the extent and the required treatment. Obviously this is a very difficult time for us and we covet your prayers right now.

Aug 11 Request from Adam Thang via the website: Please remember and pray for our Church (Thamaing Church of Christ) and the Bible School (Restoration Bible Institute) to run and develope. We are living under the presure of Military Government.

Aug 9 Fanny Davis, William Beaird's grandmother is in Baptist Hospital.

Aug 8 Update on Bill Cole - He is out of surgery.

Aug 8, Linda Irons father, Fowler Todd, has been admitted to Mid TN Medical Center with a urinary tract infection. Linda has requested prayer for him.

Aug 5 Thelma Cole called a few minutes ago to inform us that her husband, Bill Cole, fell in the Kroger parking lot today and broke his hip. Bill is in Southern Hills Hospital at this time, and Thelma said he would have surgery either this afternoon or some time tomorrow.

Aug 3 Erin Sowards is having outpatient surgery today at Centenniel Hospital.

July 31 Lillie Benderman (new member) called to request prayer for her daughter in law, Linda Long (Summitt Hospital) who had a stroke three days ago. She will probably need heart surgery at some point but is on blood thinner right now so surgery will probably be after rehab according to Lillie.

July 30 Marie Martin, one of our shut-ins, is ill at home and requests our prayers.