From Doug Johnson, pastor, Cleveland, OH; Meadville PA:
Linda
Henderson had a more precise diagnosis recently, which gives her and her family
a more positive outlook. In addition to the known difficulty of dysautonomia, she also deals with what is called “silent
migraine syndrome” or just “silent migraines,” plus asthma. The silent
migraines can come on without some of the usual migraine symptoms, but can be
very severe.
The
good news is that with such a diagnosis, the medication can be much more
accurately prescribed. As she says, she has gone off all the “junk meds”
(medications that do little or no good for her condition), and has been able to
control the symptoms much better. She has been able to return to regular church
attendance, and is even planning a trip to Florida
in January to resume showing her horses (see “Horses That Keep The Sabbath” in the March-April 2005 issue of “The Good
News”).
Thanks
to all who have prayed for God’s intervention!
11/28/2006
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From Doug Johnson, pastor, Cleveland, OH; Meadville PA:
Linda
Henderson, from Cleveland, would
like to thank everyone for their prayers, cards, and concern. She has
improved greatly since the last request was made. Of course, the nature of the
illness (dysautonomia) is that it can change rapidly
from one extreme (either good or bad) to the other. But, she has been doing
very well the last several days, and would like to thank all for remembering
her.
9/19/2006
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From Doug Johnson, pastor, Cleveland, OH; Meadville PA:
Your
prayers are requested for Linda Henderson, a member in the Cleveland,
Ohio, congregation. Linda has suffered for
some time from dysautonomia, a condition in which
the body's involuntary systems (such as breathing, swallowing, etc.) do not
function normally.
Linda has had
several very difficult days (and nights) recently, and has had to go to the
hospital numerous times in the past few weeks to try to regain her system's
equilibrium. Wednesday night, she apparently aspirated into her lungs, causing
a potentially serious problem with fluid foreign to the lungs. She is on a
strong antibiotic for five days, at which time her doctors will evaluate the
need for further hospitalization.
Please
remember Linda, her husband Hal, and their family in this continuing and
difficult health trial, asking God to intervene and give all of them the
strength they need.
4111 White
Pines St
Avon, OH
44011
9/8/2006
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