ladyofthelake Posted March 12, 2005 Posted March 12, 2005 Greetings everyone... I'm Ladyofthelake, a long time & close friend of Darkcacher of NEPA. I'm sure he's going to kill me for this but i'm writing on his behalf. A couple of weeks ago he came down with a virus that has progressively gotten worse to the point where he is in the ICU of a local hospital (i won't devulge which one for his privicy). He could really use your good thoughts & prayers for a speedy recovery...he is very sick. I have noticed that cachers are a strong & friendly group so if you could add him in your prayers and send him your good thoughts...i'm sure it would help. thanks, lady
+IMLost Posted March 12, 2005 Posted March 12, 2005 We'll keep him in our prayers hopefully he'll be better soon.
+Zhanna Posted March 12, 2005 Posted March 12, 2005 Ladyofthelake, Please send DarkCacher my wishes for a quick and complete recovery. I'll keep both of you in my thoughts. This must be a difficult and frightening time for you as well. ~Zhanna
+Sparrowhawk Posted March 12, 2005 Posted March 12, 2005 If nothing else, here's something to add some cheering-up.... "Whoooooo's got a virus? I'm gonna KILL that virus! Somehow...!"
shanni-bugbait-wren Posted March 12, 2005 Posted March 12, 2005 Bugbait and I (also Scooter, Skeeter, King, and Pandora = our pride of cats) want to send our warm wishes for a speedy recovery. Get well soon, so you can get back out there!!!
+The_Z_Man Posted March 13, 2005 Posted March 13, 2005 I just said a couple short prayers... I know they will help.
ladyofthelake Posted March 13, 2005 Author Posted March 13, 2005 thanks to all for your good thoughts.....i'm only hoping for the best.....
+The Leprechauns Posted March 13, 2005 Posted March 13, 2005 I enjoyed doing some nighttime speedcaching with Darkcacher in December after an event cache, and I look forward to meeting up with him again, so get well soon!
+Joe Smith Posted March 13, 2005 Posted March 13, 2005 (edited) A while ago I would have read the post, paused a moment, then passed on. Now it takes on a while different meaning because I am in the same boat. Last wed. My mother in law went in for "routine" surgery, and it went fine. For a while. Soon she was back in the OR to fix some staples that had "blown out" as the doctor put it. She was holding her own until we got a call last Saturday to come in. From the conversation we had nobody expected her to be alive when we got there. It turns out she has a very severe staff infection that tried to shut down her lungs, kidneys, and immune system. Thankfully she is beginning to recover. It has been one week, and the fever is almost gone, and her vitals are creeping back into "normal" range. We are hoping to have her off of life support by Monday or Tuesday, but i'm not holding my breath. The nurses are doing a great job taking care of her, but the doctor is beginning to make us mad. When you have a patient in critical condition I would expect a phone call every few days. he promised to call us on Tuesday, still waiting She is listed as "stable, but critical" meaning she could still do a nosedive on us, but it's looking okay. On the bright side, she is in one of the coolest beds I have ever seen. The Rotoprone. They were flipping her over for a few hours a day, but her lungs are getting better so she's just been rocking side to side. I understand your want of privacy, but I don't care. She's in Allegheny General on the North side of Pittsburgh. 3rd floor Surgical ICU. On another sad note, my cousin just went in on Friday after a car accident. His knee was shattered into over one hundred pieces. I'm sorry if I overpowered your post, i just needed to get everything off of my chest. I don't really have a big " support network" so I end up keeping everything buried deep inside. It feels good to get it out. I consider the geocaching community to be a network of friends, so thank you for taking the time to read this. I will add prayers for your family into the large quantity I have been saying . Joe Smith Edited March 13, 2005 by Joe Smith
+macatac1961 Posted March 13, 2005 Posted March 13, 2005 My best wishes and prayers for Darkcachers fast and full recovery.
+JMBella Posted March 13, 2005 Posted March 13, 2005 Keeping our fellow cacher, in our thoughts and prayers. Joe, Our best wished and prayers are with your family as well.
+Quest1962 Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 Prayers and wishes for speedy recoveries to all.
+robert Posted March 14, 2005 Posted March 14, 2005 Here's hope that Darkcacher and Joe Smith's family have a speedy recovery.
+Team KwikSilver Posted March 15, 2005 Posted March 15, 2005 Our thoughts and prayers to both Darkcacher's and Joe Smith's families........
+Old Man Walking Posted March 15, 2005 Posted March 15, 2005 Our thoughts and prayers go out to you for a speedy recovery.
+CamillusGeo Posted March 15, 2005 Posted March 15, 2005 (edited) My prayers are with all those who need it. Edited March 15, 2005 by CamillusGeo
+Team Rampant Lion Posted March 16, 2005 Posted March 16, 2005 Keeping you in our thoughts and best wishes.
+Jerseytrex Posted March 16, 2005 Posted March 16, 2005 I shall say a prayer for you tonight and hopefully all will be alright.
+Gosffo Posted March 18, 2005 Posted March 18, 2005 Hope your feeling better! Those chicken wings are waiting!
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