[SBCRprayer]Fw: Jerry and Brian Williams

[Church Office]

Jerry's surgery is this morning, Thursday, 8/10 in case the forward caused 
any confusion.
sorry, lh

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From: "Church Office" <2ndbaptist@cox.net>
To: <sbcrprayer@lists.sbcr.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 8:05 AM
Subject: Jerry and Brian Williams


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>> Teresa or Linda,
>> Will you please add Brian and Jerry on the church e-mail for prayer. 
>> Jerry is having knee surgery tomorrow at Clarksville Hospital.
>
> However,
>> this seems like a minor thing compared to what Brian is going through. 
>> We thought Brian was having trouble with his new hearing aid over the 
>> weekend.  When the audiologist checked it out Monday he said there was 
>> nothing wrong with it and rechecked Brian's hearing.  He has had another 
>> devastating loss of hearing in his good ear on the right side.  The 
>> hearing aid is absolutely of no help to him.  He was sent  to another 
>> specialist in Little Rock who said his only option is to have steroid 
>> injections in his right ear.  He said this technique will require him to 
>> lay still for 30 minutes after the injection before going home.  There 
>> will be one each week for three weeks.  He explained that this is Brian's 
>> only option of possibly getting some of his hearing back, and if he waits 
>> over a month it will be a permanent loss.  There is no guaranty that it 
>> will improve permanently either.  It is very risky with his seizure 
>> disorder along with the other medications he's taking, but the risks are 
>> cut down some by having it injected directly into the ear instead of 
>> orally.  This prevents much of it getting into his system where it could 
>> cause problems.
>
> Please pray that this is the right
>> decision for Brian.  I'm very proud of his determination and courage in 
>> facing yet another obstacle in his long term recovery process.  We know 
>> we are completely in God's hands and continue to trust him for strength 
>> and renewal each and everyday.  We cherish our loving and caring friends 
>> at SBCR and your wonderful prayer chain to help sustain us through each 
>> of these trials.  Thank you so much.
>>
>> Linda and Jerry Williams
>>