At UD, kairosfocus writes:
I have a son, now on his way to major medical intervention overseas in light of recent developments, of such delicacy that the difference between success and devastating failure is literally 1/8 of an inch.
Accordingly, I request prayers for the proverbial guidance of the final diagnosis and surgical interventions and follow up care that lie ahead; also, for the logistical details connected therewith.
Kairosfocus,
Though I can’t in sincerity offer my prayers, I do offer my heartfelt and earnest wishes and hopes for your son’s successful treatment and speedy recovery. I’m sure others here at TSZ do as well.
Please keep us posted on your son’s progress.
Yes, indeed, sincere best wishes to the lad and his family for a good outcome.
I echo the comments of keiths and Lizzie. I don’t think this an appropriate opportunity to debate the power of prayer. If it gives KF hope and comfort then great. If it works even better.
I hope the medical procedure goes as well as it can. His son must be around eleven. Youngsters are much more resilient than adults… so fingers crossed.
This is certainly close to home for me. My heart goes out to you and your son Kairosfocus.
I’ve moved some more general discussion comments to the sandbox, as I think the purpose of keiths’ OP is to provide a thread for those of us who want to wish Kairosfocus and his son well.
Which includes me, Kairosfocus. Will be thinking of you all.
If my comment seemed harsh I do apologise, that certainly was not my intention. I still wish only the best for Kairosfocus and his son.
No problem. 🙂
I just thought I’d separate out the expressions of sympathy from discussion about the efficacy of prayer.
We have a “million-dollar” boy who spent 27 days in pediatric ICU at 3 years old. Some decade later I remember the fog of grief, fear, rage, and numbness which swallowed me for that month. That was not all swept away when I saw he was recovering and we were going to be able to bring him home at last. I’m not sure that I have been completely sane since – sometimes I look at our healthy stable young man and the fear still crosses my mind that I could lose him at any second. I think that a child’s serious illness/injury can be so devastating to the parents that, even after the medical recovery, their lives are never quite the same.
For kairosfocus and all his family, I wish them to find a renewed sense of balance and peace within themselves when this is all over.
My oldest son stopped breathing in his mother’s arms at two weeks old. He recovered completely from a rapidly treated infection, but like you I sometimes get a chill seeing him as a healthy teenage rugby player and realizing how different my life could have been.
I echo your beautiful, sensitive sentiments.
Yes indeed, hotshoe and Patrick.
Same sentiments are up at AtBC. Hoping everything is okay for both of them.
Sentiments echoed here also. People may not agree on everything; that is no reason to wish them ill in anything.