Prayers for Wayne, Rhonda's Husband
Viewing comments for Chapter 4 "Wayne's Story"Rhonda's husband had a stroke
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Comment from karenina
Hi, Rhonda-- Whoever said miracles don't' happen hasn't read this account. I was aware of Wayne's stroke due to Debi's prayer request poem and so relieved when I heard of this major turnaround! No coincidences for the faithful. There was a reason that two weeks before this Mike and Brian had their dad download the Ap life360 -- which in all probability saved his life!
"Lord, you are the Master, because you took something that could have been a disaster and marked it with your signature ease."
Absolutely!
Prayers continue for his full rehab and complete recovery!
Karenina
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2024
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Hi, Rhonda-- Whoever said miracles don't' happen hasn't read this account. I was aware of Wayne's stroke due to Debi's prayer request poem and so relieved when I heard of this major turnaround! No coincidences for the faithful. There was a reason that two weeks before this Mike and Brian had their dad download the Ap life360 -- which in all probability saved his life!
"Lord, you are the Master, because you took something that could have been a disaster and marked it with your signature ease."
Absolutely!
Prayers continue for his full rehab and complete recovery!
Karenina
Comment Written 26-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2024
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Sweet, Karenina,
Thank you for your prayers and for your review. I was aware you were on the prayer team, and I thank you for that. You're so right about there being no coincidences for the Believer. No way putting that Ap on his phone was. I'm just glad they didn't wait to do it!! Wayne is glad for it now, too. At first he thought the boys were just trying to be controlling, but know differently now.
Hugs and thanks,
Rhonda
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I'm going to ask my son or daughter how to download that App, if it's available. It'll help when I get a cel phone. (Yup, me and two other humans in New England still don't have one!)
(smile)
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Awww, yeah, it does help, even if for no other reason than to have that App. I couldn't believe it guided them all the way to where he was in the pasture. It can even tell how fast a person is moving, so they could see he had stopped. On the flip side, you can tell where they are too, lol!
Good luck with it!!
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I've shared Wayne's story with my family and the prayer warrior count grew!
I borrower from your author's notes to provide an accurate summary for my contribution to your book...
I hope you don't mind!
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Hi Karenina,
You are such a blessed lady. You touch many lives, and I am honored that you have contributed prayers and literature to the site on it. I published the notes for that very reason. I probably need an update.
Your prayers have been heard and acted on, and in such a blessed way. He's supposed to be moved to an intensive rehab today or tomorrow where they feel they can put Humpty Dumpty back together again. A week ago today, they were going to put him on life support. Today, look at him!!!! All in the name of the Lord, and all because of prayers of people like you!!
Hugs,
Rhonda
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Oh, Rhonda-- Thank you so much for this latest update! I did not want to inundate you with PMs but this is wonderful and encouraging news! Blessings to you, Wayne and family!
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I have 120 messages, lol, and am woefully behind, but I've been monitoring even if I don't have time to respond.
Hugs,
Rhonda
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Oh, my! You've enough on your plate! Maybe just do a profile thought and give yourself a break?
Comment from nomi338
Praise God! At least one good man has been saved from disaster. If the politicians want to do something that is truly worth fighting for, though highly unpopular, they should ban tobacco consumption. I started smoking at age 14, and did not quit until I was in my 40s. I believe that I am alive today because I was forced to quit. Despite my ability to tolerate pain, te pain from smoking was so intense, that I decided that it was not worth it. I do hope that Wayne will have an aha moment and leave the tobacco behind him as I was finally able to do. This was a gut wrenching write. I thank you for writing it.
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2024
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Praise God! At least one good man has been saved from disaster. If the politicians want to do something that is truly worth fighting for, though highly unpopular, they should ban tobacco consumption. I started smoking at age 14, and did not quit until I was in my 40s. I believe that I am alive today because I was forced to quit. Despite my ability to tolerate pain, te pain from smoking was so intense, that I decided that it was not worth it. I do hope that Wayne will have an aha moment and leave the tobacco behind him as I was finally able to do. This was a gut wrenching write. I thank you for writing it.
Comment Written 26-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2024
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Hi Nolan,
Thank you so much for the beautiful review, my friend!
I agree with you on the tobacco. It killed my father and two of his brothers. It almost got Wayne. I know I've read a poem of yours about people you lost to it. Writing the poem last night was painful, and writing is usually easy for me. It felt like a punch is my gut, but I knew I had to do it. As soon as I sent it out, I dropped my head on the table I had the laptop on and just sat like that for a while before I could get up and get ready to sleep in the recliner beside Wayne. Mind you, this was no prize winning piece of furniture meant for ultimate comfort, but I slept better last night than I have since we arrived. Thank you for caring and understanding,
Rhonda
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I understand completely. Many people seemed surprised that I wrote a poem about finding my wife's lifeless body lying right next to me. As a writer for my own sake I wanted to capture how I was feeling, how her death affected me at the time and going forward with my life.
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I'm glad you did. You expressed your feelings and documented the event for posterity, and for many who needed to know how you dealt with your loss. I'll be honest with you, when they took Wayne up in the helicopter, I didn't figure I'd see him again. I lost both of my parents to strokes and that's what I thought would happen to Wayne. He has a new lease on life, and a choice on the smoking no one can make a decision on but him.
Hugs,
Rhonda
Comment from barbara.wilkey
Thank you for sharing this beautiful, yet heart wrenching story with us. I can see God's hand in every part of this. God is faithful and works withing every situation. I am continuing to pray for you, Wayne, and your family.
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2024
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Thank you for sharing this beautiful, yet heart wrenching story with us. I can see God's hand in every part of this. God is faithful and works withing every situation. I am continuing to pray for you, Wayne, and your family.
Comment Written 26-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2024
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Thank you for your prayers. They are appreciated and felt. His condition gets upgraded by the moment. They just moved him out of ICU and into his own room. I'm not sure how long he will be here. I'm guessing not long.
Praise the Lord!!!
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God is answering our prayers.
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Amen!!
Comment from Daniel Milton Taylor
Rhonda, this is such a heartfelt testimony of the blessings of God in poetic form. I thank God for all of His provisions around Wayne during this traumatic time. I always look for specific things to pray for so thank you for providing some. I'll pray for them all, but the nicotine addiction is high in the list. You have an awesome ability to put things in writing and I encourage you to please keep that going because good story telling is always needed. I can relate to the difficulty you faced in writing this particular story. I published a semi autobiography, which mainly tells of my story of going from being an atheist to a Believer. One of the stories I wrote was about my brother who was murdered at the age of 22. That was the hardest chapter for me to write because I had to relive that period in order to write it. So, I thank God for giving you the strength to write about Wayne's story. I'm sure your story will help someone else when they read it just as my story helped a young lady who experienced the pain of her brother committing suicide. She told me she now understood the difficulty that I shared in the book concerning writing that chapter. Stay strong and keep fighting for Wayne's complete recovery through your writing and prayers. God bless, Daniel
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2024
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Rhonda, this is such a heartfelt testimony of the blessings of God in poetic form. I thank God for all of His provisions around Wayne during this traumatic time. I always look for specific things to pray for so thank you for providing some. I'll pray for them all, but the nicotine addiction is high in the list. You have an awesome ability to put things in writing and I encourage you to please keep that going because good story telling is always needed. I can relate to the difficulty you faced in writing this particular story. I published a semi autobiography, which mainly tells of my story of going from being an atheist to a Believer. One of the stories I wrote was about my brother who was murdered at the age of 22. That was the hardest chapter for me to write because I had to relive that period in order to write it. So, I thank God for giving you the strength to write about Wayne's story. I'm sure your story will help someone else when they read it just as my story helped a young lady who experienced the pain of her brother committing suicide. She told me she now understood the difficulty that I shared in the book concerning writing that chapter. Stay strong and keep fighting for Wayne's complete recovery through your writing and prayers. God bless, Daniel
Comment Written 26-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2024
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Hi Daniel. Thank you so much for the six star review, my friend, and for sharing your own story. I would love to read your work if you have it on here or published.
Thank you for adding Wayne to your prayer list. I completely believe he wouldn't be here but for the Grace of God. There were some of the elements, like the life360, the boys showing up when they did, but even beyond that. He was about to go on life support, and then came back. That was everyone's prayers that brought him back. Further, brought him out of that shadow world he was in to where he's talking to me like nothing ever happened, well, most of the time. He's actually watching TV right now, between sleeping.
Praise the Lord!! I was praying, but so scared and traumatized myself, all of you filled in the gap.
This is a beautiful testimony maker!!
Thanks again for the stars and for the message,
Take care,
Rhonda
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Rhonda, I'm so glad you continued to pray even though you were frightened and traumatized. Many times, we don't think we have the strength to pray when we're in fear and shock, but I'm glad you kept it moving. I added my published book to my profile, but I don't know if it'll allow access to its Amazon link until I pay for that access. I'm still researching that. The title is "Is God Real? - Let the truth be told"
Take care, Daniel
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You are so right, Daniel, about the forgetting to pray part. You actually have to be intentional about it as you are in a state of shock. Still, I prayed and prayed. This site was praying, churches, family, we were covered and we could feel it.
I look forward to reading your book. If it's on Amazon, I'll find it. Amazon and I are bigger buddies than I care to mention, lol.
Thank again,
Rhonda
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Hey Rhonda, I'm so glad you have a community of prayer warriors around you. We all need that because of the constant spiritual warfare that all believers, and non-believers are in. Yes, my book is on Amazon under my full name ( Daniel Milton Taylor ). I too, am big buddies with Amazon. It's hard not to be. They're literally everywhere and in everything. It's definitely one of those "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em" situations. lol
Comment from Ulla
Oh Rhonda, my heart reached out for both of you. I can't say how sorry I am. I do hope Wayne is on the way to recovery.
How lucky it was that Wayne could reach his son and get help so swiftly. It probably saved his life.
I admire you for sharing all this with us and for writing such a wonderful poem. A big hug, my dear friend. I wish I could give it in person. Ulla xxx
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2024
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Oh Rhonda, my heart reached out for both of you. I can't say how sorry I am. I do hope Wayne is on the way to recovery.
How lucky it was that Wayne could reach his son and get help so swiftly. It probably saved his life.
I admire you for sharing all this with us and for writing such a wonderful poem. A big hug, my dear friend. I wish I could give it in person. Ulla xxx
Comment Written 26-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2024
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Awww, Ulla,
Thank you for the tender review and well wishes. Thank you for the six stars!!! Wayne is doing much better than anyone thought possible. He had a massive stroke, but it has come off as minor after getting treatment so quickly.
I'm very proud of both boys for getting Wayne to download the App he didn't want because he didn't want them spying on him, like he ever left the farm, lol. but it may have saved his life, certainly got him help before irreparable damage was done.
I wish you were here for that hug in person, too.
Hugs back,
Rhonda
Comment from Debi Pick Marquette
I have started this four times so let's hope miss adhd doesn't get side tracked again. Rhonda this was so awesome, and informative. You set my nerves at rest by letting us know with your wonderful notes.
I like how you structured your poem around as if Wayne was talking. That made it so interesting. Then in the notes a play by play about how Rhonda was feeling, taking it, surviving. I am very happy that I thought to do a book because you and others get to join now. I think there are at least five in there now.
Anyway I do think it is a wonderful Idea to do a Wayne, I survived story, but I bet you wait to do that one until you have a little more details and he was home from the hospital. What a scary situation for you and poor Kylie too. Actually all the family. My prayers continue.
Thank you again for adding this to your book. Love, Debi
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2024
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I have started this four times so let's hope miss adhd doesn't get side tracked again. Rhonda this was so awesome, and informative. You set my nerves at rest by letting us know with your wonderful notes.
I like how you structured your poem around as if Wayne was talking. That made it so interesting. Then in the notes a play by play about how Rhonda was feeling, taking it, surviving. I am very happy that I thought to do a book because you and others get to join now. I think there are at least five in there now.
Anyway I do think it is a wonderful Idea to do a Wayne, I survived story, but I bet you wait to do that one until you have a little more details and he was home from the hospital. What a scary situation for you and poor Kylie too. Actually all the family. My prayers continue.
Thank you again for adding this to your book. Love, Debi
Comment Written 26-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2024
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Awww, Debi,
What a sweet review, and what a loving idea to make the book. It helps me find the poems being written.
I'll admit it was a challenge to write one myself, as you know, I'm more a prose person. What I did was write it first as prose, then change it to poetry. I've done that several times before.
I wrote it through his eyes, because when he saw the preacher's widow, he just started talking, telling her what we had all wanted to know. The poem just had to be told from his point of view as that's how it poured out of him.
You're right, I'll add it the the I Survived book, but not until we're down the road a bit. The post I made in your book will be a great launching point when that time comes.
Kylie has had one meltdown with my sister, but has otherwise been fine. She's hanging out with her older sister this weekend, and that will put her in a good mood.
Much, much love and thanks,
Rhonda
Comment from Pam (respa)
I could feel the tears welling up behind my eyes reading all of this, Rhonda. What an amazing story, and that you could put it into a poem like this is also amazing. However, that being said, I can also understand that the news you received about Wayne changed both of your lives. I've always heard that "God works in mysterious ways," and this was one of those times.
The fact that one son had helped Wayne with the ap and the fact it was needed was a miracle. You wrote about it so eloquently and I think you were being guided by a gentle hand, as well. I couldn't be happier for both of you and your family that Wayne came through this.
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2024
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I could feel the tears welling up behind my eyes reading all of this, Rhonda. What an amazing story, and that you could put it into a poem like this is also amazing. However, that being said, I can also understand that the news you received about Wayne changed both of your lives. I've always heard that "God works in mysterious ways," and this was one of those times.
The fact that one son had helped Wayne with the ap and the fact it was needed was a miracle. You wrote about it so eloquently and I think you were being guided by a gentle hand, as well. I couldn't be happier for both of you and your family that Wayne came through this.
Comment Written 26-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2024
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Pam, thank you so much for your support all the time, and this one in particular. Both of his boys were involved in getting him on the App, and Brian, the younger, got there not long after Mike. I was just too tired to add his part to it, lol. I thought to focus on Mike on this one as he was the one who hit 142 mph getting there, and I know that from the police officer who followed him out to the pasture. He knew us and where Mike was heading, so he didn't punish him, but did share how fast he was going.
God does work in mysterious ways. We may never really know how that clutch got pressed so the gears would shift, but we know it did. The boys (in their 40's lol), had been trying to figure out how he had the presence of mind to stop the tractor and to get off a text. Now they know.
I'm afraid Mike will have nightmares about this for a while.
Thank you again and again,
Rhonda
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You are very welcome, Rhonda, and thanks for sharing everything. I assume it was the ap that allowed Wayne to do what he did, like getting a text message. Have you been told anything about the recovery process yet? Hope he improves every day. Be kind to yourself, too.
Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell
Wayne was so lucky that his sons had made him download that app. Time is of the essence when it comes to a stroke. He is the third one I've heard about in the space of a few months. Again, God listened and went to Wayne's aid. I'm so pleased Wayne is pulling through this, thanks to the kindness of family and neighbours, and most of all through God's love. He is amazing. Prayers still coming! Love you lots, my friend. Sandra xx
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2024
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Wayne was so lucky that his sons had made him download that app. Time is of the essence when it comes to a stroke. He is the third one I've heard about in the space of a few months. Again, God listened and went to Wayne's aid. I'm so pleased Wayne is pulling through this, thanks to the kindness of family and neighbours, and most of all through God's love. He is amazing. Prayers still coming! Love you lots, my friend. Sandra xx
Comment Written 26-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2024
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Indeed, he was lucky. Granted he and I have had fun tracking each other down, which means knowing when I leave work and heading home, and where he is on the farm, but still...
And then when Mike used it to track him down, it's chilling.
I think stress is causing a lot of these strokes you've been hearing about. You know we just lost his mother in April and his cousin and our pastor Glenn in September, it just threw him into a tailspin. With smoking and whatever blood thing that was going on, he just had a stroke. Still, where he is now, he's finally getting some of his issues addressed where we were playing doctor tag for months before this.
God often works in mysterious ways.
Thank you, my friend, for your support,
Rhonda
Comment from Jacob1395
I'm really glad to hear that your husband is on the mend, Rhonda. I have been thinking of you both over the last couple of days and really hoping and praying he'll pull through. I can't imagine how scary the last few days must've been for you.
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2024
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I'm really glad to hear that your husband is on the mend, Rhonda. I have been thinking of you both over the last couple of days and really hoping and praying he'll pull through. I can't imagine how scary the last few days must've been for you.
Comment Written 26-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2024
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Jacob, thank you so much!! I appreciate your thoughts and prayers. It has been scary, but on the heels of the chapter I posted about my farm accident, I felt he needed his own story told. I also told him I now know how he felt when I was hurt.
Thanks again for your support!!
Comment from Cindy Decker 3
Rhonda,
Such a beautiful, poignant poem. Your rhyme is neat and flows nicely; this is a sweet way of talking about what happened to Wayne. I'm hoping for the best for all of you.
Progress may be slow, but that's how things are I guess. He's in good Hands, Rhonda.
Good bless you and Wayne.
Best wishes,
Cindy
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2024
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Rhonda,
Such a beautiful, poignant poem. Your rhyme is neat and flows nicely; this is a sweet way of talking about what happened to Wayne. I'm hoping for the best for all of you.
Progress may be slow, but that's how things are I guess. He's in good Hands, Rhonda.
Good bless you and Wayne.
Best wishes,
Cindy
Comment Written 26-Oct-2024
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2024
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Cindy, thank you so much for your comments on the poem. I'm sure you were being very generous as I wasn't even counting syllables, lol, and the rhymes were forced at times, but felt it needed to be done. It was a labor of love, for sure.
Thank you for your comments, as well. He waxes and wanes on his cognition, but is physically making improvements by leaps and bounds, okay by baby steps and hops, but still...
Yes, he's definitely in good hands, and the prayers are making a difference, even on the cellular level, as Helen pointed out.
Hugs,
Rhonda