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Placating terrorists, meeting with dictators, compassion for murderers... but no humanity for the unborn... incredible.
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Prayers needed desperately.... My stepsister (the one I have not been on speaking terms with) is pregnant with #2 and due in February. She has been having problems from the beginning. She's had bleeding pretty much the whole pregnancy, apparently due to a low-lying placenta. She was being monitored, but was not put on strict bedrest or anything. I guess she had been mostly having brown blood, but several days ago started having a lot of red bleeding again. She went to the hospital and doctors said she has a hole in her placenta. I have not heard of this before, but she has been moved back and forth between where they keep moms on bedrest and where they monitor mom and baby much more closely. My mom told me last night that now she has been having contractions and they have gone back to monitoring her very closely. She is only 24 weeks.
They did another ultrasound yesterday and the baby's heart is beating and there is movement, but they couldn't detect the baby breathing in any amniotic fluid, although they said it could be because s/he is still so small. The details from my mom are a little sketchy. I don't know whether they've determined she was in pre-term labor, whether they've given her anything to stop the contractions, or what. Mom says they've taken her off of solid foods and asked what I thought that meant. The only thing I could think was perhaps a concern that there is a possibilty they will have to take the baby by emergency C-section if things don't improve.
So, if you could please say a prayer for my stepsister Keri and her baby, I would really appreciate it. I want everything to be okay. If they can just keep the baby in there awhile longer so it's safer for him/her to be born, that would be a blessing, because I know the baby is just into the stage of viability. I also worry about the fact that she has the problem with the low-lying placenta (or previa, whatever it is at this point) because I know there his higher risk with that type of C-section delivery. She is very young and I know it would be devastating for her if she ended up losing her ability to have more children because of it. Just a lot of dangers there for both her and the baby and it's a scary thing. I don't want her to lose the baby. I can't imagine that.
Update: My mom just called to let me know that Keri lost so much blood last night that they are having to give her a transfusion, and it appears they will probably have to take the baby today. PLEASE pray that the baby is born alive and that s/he can survive. It will be a very long road ahead and many prayers will be needed.
Re: Prayers needed desperately.... I did not see this until now. I hope things have gone as well as they could.
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thine intercession was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my mother; to thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me.
Re: Prayers needed desperately.... Thank you, Michael. After receiving 2 units of blood, her bleeding lessened considerably (imagine that!) and the contractions she was having stopped. She remains in the hospital, but fortunately, and surely due to many prayers on her behalf, the baby did not have to be delivered. It is now wait and see.
Re: Prayers needed desperately.... Natalie, I meant to reply when I read this the other day but got side tracked. Your step sister and her child will of course be in my prayers.
Last edited by SHJIHM, Nov/7/2008, 9:45 am
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