Requests for Prayers/Good Thoughts

[Yours]

My thoughts and good healing vibes are with you Sandi and Dia, you'll be fine Sandi =) I'm psychic, I know these things, just ask Dia =)
But seriously, I'll be sending you all the healing vibes I can muster.
All my love, Sammi. xx

[Laragh]

All my thoughts and prayers are with you and Sandi, Dia xxxx

[SJ]

Thoughts and prayers are with you and Sandi.

[CrazyTaraWitch]

Sending all my good thoughts and some big hugs yall's way.

[little.hesperides]

Crossing fingers and toes and wishing you all the strength and peace in the world.

[xita]

I've been sick myself for a week and so I missed this.

I am sending good vibes your way. And you cannot blame yourself or second guess yourself. Our bodies are so complex that it is impossible to know the causes or set of circumstances. You are aware now and you are doing everything within your power, that's what counts.

[Willowtree252]

Thank you all for your kindness! Xita I am sorry you have been sick. I have an update I was able to get Sandi into the Dr. today. He ordered so many test. We have changed our eating habits among other things. (I told Sandi as long as I have my Jalapenos and Hot sauce I will be fine lol) The hard part for her us giving up desserts I will keep yall updated. Thanks again Dia

[BeMyDeputy]

I'm glad you got in to see the doctor so soon. It's always scary having to wait. I hope the tests come back both helpful and not scary.

Hugs to you both.

[JustSkipIt]

Dia,
I just saw your post. I'm sorry to hear that. It sounds guilty. The good news is that now you know what it is. Also, it's treatable and you can be active in doing something about it. You know? Try not to feel guilty because that just takes energy away from loving. Love her and y'all can make her better.

Ok, that sounded like a lecture and I'm sorry. I'll be praying for both of you.
Deb

[Willowtree252]

Thank you BMD and Deb for your kind words. We have changed things so much and are keeping positive. There are so many test they wont be finished until the middle of June. I even told Sandi we would be strong like amazons. Living and loving for sure Thank you kittens Dia

[JustSkipIt]

Please pray for kitten Rune who posted in the intro board and is in danger.

[Willowtree252]

Please pray for kitten Rune who posted in the intro board and is in danger.

I am praying Deb I hope all turns out alright.

[BeneathMyWillowTree]

I haven't been on the KB for some time now, and to my dismay I saw Dia's post. Ay muchacha! I'm not going to say what I'm sure you've already heard, not to mention know. What I will say if there is anything I may do please don't hesitate to ask. You know I mean that Dia. I consider both you and Sandi very much. Always remember when there's a will there's a way. You don't have my good thoughts instead you have my best thoughts.

Take care!
Jen

[Foomatic]

A good friend of my sister's has been missing since Friday night. During a work break, she left to get something from her car and never came back. Her car was found, not in the parking garage where she parked it, but a few blocks from the hospital she worked at. I didn't know her that well, but I still fear for her safety, and sympathize with her friends and family. Please, keep her in your thoughts.

[JustSkipIt]

Foo - That's so scary. I have been praying for her and your friends since I saw your post the other day. I'll continue to do so.

[Foomatic]

Thank you Deb. I'm surprised at how much this is affecting me, considering I barely know her. I keep thinking that if this is how I feel, I can't imagine what her close friends and family are feeling, and it breaks my heart. It's surreal seeing her face on the news. You hear about missing people all the time on the news, and most of the time you don't give them a second thought, but this is a little too close to home.

[gorn]

Scary story, Foo. Got a bad feeling about this, but I hope things turn out OK ... It's already on the news? I thankfully have no experience with this kind of thing, but don't they usually wait two or three days before they assume you're missing? Any chance she might've just run off for an impromptu Memorial Day holiday? I know that sounds kind of silly, but people do stuff like that.

I don't know, just trying to think positive here.

[Foomatic]

It was mentioned that she was planning on going to Reno with friends after work, but she never met up with said friends. She also took her keys and cellphone with her . . . the car was found locked half a mile away, and phone calls and texts to her phone went unanswered. The police were able to trace the phone to a couple of cities in the East Bay, but now either the phone has lost battery power or has been turned off, because they can no longer find the signal.

I think normally, if it's a situation where you haven't seen someone in a few days, then yeah, the typical wait time is two days, but considering the circumstances surrounding her disappearance - she was a nursing student doing her clinical rotations at a local hospital and left to get something from her car and never came back - they escalated it. From what my sister has told me, Michelle was a well adjusted individual who wouldn't just up and leave like that. Friends and family have been out posting flyers in the neighborhood where her car was found, offering a reward for any information that leads to her return.

The kicker? The same thing happened last year, around the same time: a young Vietnamese nursing student disappeared, same last name, and her body was found two weeks later in Napa County. They don't know if the cases are related. Her killer was never found.

It's hard to fend off the feeling of dread as the days pass without any news. There's always the hope that she's okay and she'll reappear somewhere, but it's difficult to hold on to that feeling, you know? I know my sister is hurting, and I wish there was something I could do for her, and for Michelle. Thanks for listening guys.

[CrazyTaraWitch]

Very scary. I'll keep her in my thoughts.

[Kajun]

Foo, Kinda stating the obvious but.. has anyone posted the flyers for your sister’s friend on Facebook, Twitter etc? Along with emotional support, that is something you can do. People have been found using social network “missing person” drives. It doesn’t sound good when a similar thing happened to a young nurse the previous year. Having the same last name is a bit much for a coincidence, but, stranger things have happened.

Even though you didn’t know Michelle that well, it’s understandable that you are deeply affected by her disappearance. Early 2010 I began communicating via e-mail with Steve Perry, former writer for the Thundercats TV series. He had terminal cancer and struggled, as a single parent, to raise Leo, his five year old son. He would send very detailed updates on his doctor visits, the intense pain the disease caused, custody issues with Leo’s mom and numerous other personal things. I never met him in person but felt like I knew him fairly well after several months of exchanging e-mails. In June of 2010 he was reported missing. Within a few days police discovered his van parked at a motel miles from his home, with a severed arm nearby. More body parts were found scattered thru the city and investigators finally confirmed it was Steve. He had taken in roommates, a married couple, to help pay bills and that turned out to be a fatal mistake. The male roommate, a hardened criminal, shot Steve, dismembered him, and left a bloody trail of evidence all over the place. Thankfully, police had him in custody pretty quick. The last e-mail I received from Steve was the day before he was brutally murdered.

Steve’s tragic and horrific end bothers me to this day. Even the briefest encounter with another human being can have a profound effect on your life. I can’t imagine the depth of despair people more intimately involved with a missing person must feel. Thankfully, missing persons cases don’t always end in tragedy. I recently watched a program where a woman had disappeared and was presumed dead by all but her husband. Turns out she had a car wreck on her way home but the vehicle was hidden from view. She was finally found 10 days later, in critical condition, but very much alive! Her husband never gave up hope and neither should anyone missing a loved one. I will keep Michelle, her family and friends in my thoughts and prayers.

[Foomatic]

They do have the flyer on Facebook, and they've created some groups and events as well to get the word out. My sister and Michelle were in the same sorority together, and it looks like all her sorority sisters are coming together on this. And they had a huge sorority, so I'm sure they're trying to do all they can.

[Ariel]

Foo,

That hits hard, hits that place of deep fear/pain inside ourselves.

I'm praying for her safety. Being an assault survivor, it really gets me to think about what might be happening. Instead, I'm really trying to focus on positive wishes and outcomes.

Let us know if you find out, okay?

Ariel
How I Met Your Mother

[Foomatic]

They have just changed Michelle's status from Missing Person to Homicide. Is it wrong to say that I felt this is how it would end? Police are saying they found evidence in her car that lead them to believe she was murdered. I talked to my sister, and she was told that by turning it to a homicide, they can focus more of their resources on the case and still have a chance of finding her alive. I love my sister, and though I think it's wishful thinking on her part, I am not about to begrudge her any comfort she finds in thinking positively about a seemingly hopeless situation.

The community response to Michelle's disappearance has been overwhelmingly supportive. 200 people showed up to a candlelight vigil held near where her car was found. Facebook pages dedicated to finding her have been flooded with well wishes and prayers from countless strangers. Billboards all over the bay are letting everyone know she's missing. Her face adorns hundreds of shirts that are being worn daily in the hopes that it'll somehow bring her home. Her college and her employer donated $45,000 to helping find her. It's humbling to know that there are people out there who care, even if they don't know you from Adam. It gives me faith in humanity, even in the face of such tragedy.

If you've got the time, please spare a small prayer for MIchelle and everyone who cares about her. Thanks.

[Kajun]

They have just changed Michelle's status from Missing Person to Homicide. Is it wrong to say that I felt this is how it would end?

You obviously care very much and that is what matters the most. Not the understandable feeling you had regarding where this would lead. I read the news reports. It is good that the FBI is involved now. Definitely still including Michelle, her family and friends in my prayers.

[Ariel]

Second Kajun's thoughts. She has been in my prayers since the first post.

Ariel

[CrazyTaraWitch]

This is a comparatively small thing, but it's close to my heart and I would love if people could send some good thoughts. I apologize for the rambliness.

Two years ago my grandparents got divorced. As part of their divorce settlement my grandfather has to pay certain of my grandmother's bills because she doesn't make enough money to live on, and they owned a house together which they still can't sell. During this time, because my grandfather gets both retirement and social security while my grandmother only gets social security, my grandfather has had to pay the entirety of the payments on the house (which she is living in and he is not) as well as her car payments and insurance, and his own expenses. As you might've guessed, an ex-teacher's retirement pay is not enough to pay all this. My grandfather originally stayed in the town where he and my grandmother had lived for several years, but once the house had failed to sell for a year he could no longer afford it, so he moved to Oklahoma City and rented the cheapest apartment he could find in a fairly sketchy neighborhood. Months went by and he maxed out all his credit cards just getting by, so finally he became unable to pay all the money he owed my grandmother each month, and he was found in contempt of court. My grandmother hired a lawyer, charged my grandfather with the legal fees, and got a court order to say that in addition to paying the bills he already couldn't pay they now won't have to split the sale from the house (if it ever actually sells) 50/50 and pay equal shares of their remaining bills from that money, but instead my grandmother will get 60% of the money and not have to any of it to pay off debt, while my grandfather will only get 40% and will have to use that 40% to pay off the entirety of their debt.
Anyway, to make a short story very very long, my grandfather was forced to move in with us a few weeks ago, and on Monday he has another court date. Since he has been unable to resume his full payments to my grandmother (even living here I don't think has saved him enough, but even if it has that would only be one month that he's been able to pay), if the court date goes badly he could be sent to jail. He's 78, his health's not great, and his only crime is being poor, being unable to sell his house, and having an ex-wife that figures whatever she can't pay for should be his responsibility.

My grandfather could really use some good wishes for Monday, so if you have some good thoughts to spare please send them his way.

[JustSkipIt]

Our friend Joey is having his appendix out tonight. Please send any prayers you have for his quick recovery.

[SJ]

Sending good thoughts and prayers.

[JustSkipIt]

Thanks to all. Joey's operation took an hour as expected and the surgeon said that the appendix would have ruptured by morning if they hadn't gotten it out. So grateful blessings there. He's already feeling well enough to blog and will be at the hospital until at least Wednesday.

[CrazyTaraWitch]

My request today is for something small but close to my heart. My nephew was born yesterday and he is strong and healthy, but last I heard he wouldn't nurse. I would appreciate some good thoughts sent to him, and to my sister who is trying very hard. Thanks to anyone who can send a little luck their way.