UPDATE: So Far So Good? Spare Prayers For Megan & Baby!

[GoDadGo]

Hey Gang,

While this may not be the right place to post this, I'm going to post it anyway.

My oldest daughter (Megan / Age 27) suffers from ulcerative colitis and is not doing well.
To give you a little information about my oldest, she teaches 10th grade English, moderates and coaches the swim team at her school and is a Devout Catholic.
She's a dedicated wife of two years to her husband Nick who she's been with since the age of 16.
She also volunteers at the Aquarium of the Americas during her summer break and is involved with Autism Speaks as well.
In addition, Megan is a published children's book author and one of her books can be found at Barnes & Noble along with Amazon. (The Mermaid of Lake Pontchartrain)

Again, while this is likely not the best place to post this request, I feel like the Factory Five Family Members Have A Lot Of Faith so that's why I'm asking for your prayers.

Steve

[RoadRacer]

Sorry to hear this Steve - all the very best wishes from Texas

[carlewms]

Best Wishes and Good Thoughts from Virginia

[edwardb]

Prayers from Michigan.

[Flyguy561]

Prayers from S. Florida

[RickP]

Prayers from Pennsylvania for your daughter.

[Vman7]

I'll pray for your daughter Megan.

[bobl]

Prayers sent! May God comfort all of your family, bless her and heal her.

[Al_C]

Done. This is a good place to ask for prayers.

[GoDadGo]

Please know that your thoughts and prayers are appreciated.
We'll keep you posted regarding her condition.
Here she is, during a healthier time:

https://youtu.be/n9bVcKecZPo

[scottiec]

Best wishes

[TexasAviator]

Prayers sent! May God comfort all of your family, bless her and heal her.


Well said. I am with Bob. May God be all youll ever need and bring some good from this horrible ordeal. UC is no joke and I suffered from IBS when I was young and was very sick Thank God I got a healing. I mean a real to life faith healing. I have not suffered from it for decades. God is an ontime God. It may be tomorrow it might be much later in life. We never know whos path she is going to cross with this sickness and bring faith into someone elses world. The Word says he makes all things work together for our good.

God bless GDG.

[Mark Eaton]

Seve,

Prayers from Oregon.

There are good surgical options for Ulcerative Colitis. PM sent.

Mark

[AC Bill]

Prayers sent for her health, and well being.

[Fugi]

We are praying that it is God's will for her complete recovery and for joy and laughter to be plentiful in your family once again.
Vince

[mlewis]

Prayer from a new guy in Massachusetts

[Jeff Kleiner]

Consider it done Steve.

All the best,
Jeff

[Straversi]

I am sorry to hear about your daughter's struggles. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
-Steve

[1965daytona]

Hola Steve,
My wife and I will pray a Rosary for her quick recuperation.
Herb

[AZPete]

All the best wishes for your daughter.

[flynntuna]

Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.

[GoDadGo]

Thanks All,

Tomorrow, I plan to talk to the Priest that oversees the high school where my daughter works.
She will be frustrated with her Pop for sure, but Father Charles has control over her workload and I'm sure on better terms with God than this fellow.
Thanks Again!

Steve

[GearheadKen]

Steve,
Absolutely will be praying for her! God is still in the business of miracles and my wife and I have seen many answers to our prayers! The Bible says that God is the same yesterday, today and forever!
Lord I lift Megan up to you right now and ask you to send your comfort and your healing in Jesus' powerful name!
I've seen you heal our son of his cancer and I have seen you heal my sister-in-law of severe neck/spinal problems that the doctors couldn't fix!
You are a good and loving Father and we ask this in Jesus' name for his glory and his alone!
Amen..
We will be praying here in CA, Steve.

[Garry Bopp]

Prayers for Megan and all your family, Steve.

Garry

[mcwho]

Steve,

I wish you and your Daughter all the best outcome in these days. I am praying for her recovery !

Baghdad Bob

[wallace18]

Prayers from Alachua ,Florida for Gods healing hand.

[mburger]

Prayers from SW Florida.

[Bob-STL]

Prayers for your daughter and you from STL, MO.

[luvaz]

Steve, You got it!

Prayers from Scottsdale, AZ.

Hope for the best possible outcome.

Please keep us posted.

Will

[stevo7896]

It sounds like she has a really "can do " attitude. I hope she is able to keep her spirit up through all this , Its a huge part of the battle . I have a relative with Crohns disease and have seen the highs and lows . I will definitely be sending her a prayer . She sounds like a very accomplished kid , you gotta be a proud poppa !!!

[samann]

Prayers from Tyler, TX for healing for your daughter, guidance for the medical team and that you guys would feel the presence of the Holy Spirit.

[KDubU]

Good thoughts for your daughter Steve.

[Makgecko2017]

Hope everything works out! Sorry to hear that!

[toolerwayne]

Prayers from me as well. I also suffer UC and have recovered from a bad outbreak. I pray she does too. For me, reduced stress, controlled diet, and lots of rest along with meds really helped me recover to a level of toleration. She is in my thoughts.

[MPTech]

Prayers for your daughter Megan and hope she recovers quickly.

[Jazzman]

Sorry I am a bit late to this thread, Steve, but I absolutely will keep Meghan in our prayers. To quote GearHeadKen, "God is in the Miracle business". Please let Meghan know that there are a bunch of people from all over the country who may not know her, but know God, and know that God loves her and is concerned for her always! May His angels fly even closer to Meghan and your entire family.

Kevin.

P.S. This is exactly the place for this request. You are our family, and Meghan by extension. When you rejoice, we party with you! When you are hurting, we are all there to help carry the load as best we can. Just ask!

[PeteH]

Megan will be in my prayers for a quick recovery.

[GoDadGo]

Tomorrow, I plan to talk to the Priest that oversees the high school where my daughter works.
She will be frustrated with her Pop for sure, but Father Charles has control over her workload and I'm sure on better terms with God than this fellow.



UPDATE:
1. I just got off the phone with Father Charles and he had no idea how rough of shape my daughter is in.
2. He stated he'd meet with my oldest (On The Q.T.) about her weight loss and health issues.
3. He'll also put her on his prayer list, but more importantly is watch list.
4. He plans to meet with her this evening to "See How She's Doing."

[GoDadGo]

Thanks All!

[bil1024]

Prayers sent

[Vspeeds]

My prayers go out to Megan and your family

[JimLev]

Prayers from NM,

[JRL16]

I will absolutely put Megan on my prayer list. You are so correct about people of faith being on this forum but I believe God listens to all our prayers so wether we profess faith or not we can all ask for the Almighty’s help here. All my best to you and you’re family.

[Joecobr]

Hi Steve,

All my best wishes and prayers for Megan. My daughter was recently diagnosed with the same condition. She's a tough fighter as well.

Joe

[Mark Reynolds]

Dear Steve,

Prayer offered for Megans condition to resolve so she can continue to teach and help others. My son was diagnosed his sophmore year of HS. Pentasa has kept it at bay since. He is a junior in college now.

[Packer fan]

As soon as i finnish this post I will be saying a prayer for your daughter and your family.

Jim

[Dodgeman]

Steve,
Prayers to your daughter and family from Onalaska, Texas.

[GoDadGo]

Thanks All,

Please know that I did speak with Father Charles, the Principal at the school where Megan teaches and followed up with him via E-Mail today so he's now in the loop regarding her condition.
Also, a member of this forum has reached out to me, who is a surgeon, so that I could better understand the disease and the treatment of it.
Will keep you all posted and thank you all for praying for my oldest baby girl.

Steve

[Atmadeep1993]

Prayers for your daughter, and your family! May God bless her, and heal her!

[Mark Dougherty]

Prayers sent

[TexasAviator]

Thanks All,

Please know that I did speak with Father Charles, the Principal at the school where Megan teaches and followed up with him via E-Mail today so he's now in the loop regarding her condition.
Also, a member of this forum has reached out to me, who is a surgeon, so that I could better understand the disease and the treatment of it.
Will keep you all posted and thank you all for praying for my oldest baby girl.

Steve

Watching and praying.

[GoDadGo]

UPDATE:

Megan is going in for a CT scan tomorrow.
Her Mom is bringing her 1st thing in the morning.
Thank You All For The Thoughts & Prayers!
Will keep you all posted.

Steve

[R. Button]

Also a bit late to this, BUT I have the Monks praying at the St Gregory's Abbey, where I'm an Oblate, now praying for her!

[GoDadGo]

The scan was done today, but we won't get results until later.
They did let her go home so my wife stayed with her until our Son In Law came home from work.
She's been on antibiotics for a few days which seems to be helping.

[Wt4Go]

I too am late to this thread. My prayers go out to Megan and all her family I will keep her in my prayers.

[Yama-Bro]

Prayers sent

[GoDadGo]

UPDATE:

> I want to thank everyone who has been praying my oldest daughter Megan.
> She has been seeing several specialists and seems to be responding well and is now well enough to be back at work.
> In addition, please know that Megan was found to be with child, something the doctors think may work in her favor.
> From what we understand many times women with U.C. that become pregnant go into remission.
> Also, my baby girl has always wanted to be a Mom so hopefully all will work out.
> Again, thank you all for your prayers.

Steve

[TexasAviator]

CONGRATS PAP! So happy for her and you. Thank the good Lord and his favor.

[MPTech]

Congratulations on both counts! Recovery and the new family member!!

[edwardb]

Great news grandpa! So happy for you and your family. :o

[PeteH]

I'm very glad to hear the positive response Megan is having, and congrats for the expectant child! What better gift is there! She will remain in my prayers.

[Jazzman]

Meghan is still on our Prayer List. Any updated news?

[GoDadGo]

Meghan is still on our Prayer List. Any updated news?

Jazzman,

She's improving and seeing all sorts of specialist since she is with child.
We'll be seeing her tomorrow so that's when I'll get to put my eyes on her to see how she's looking.
I'll update this prayer thread as soon as we get home from Midnight Mass tomorrow.
Thank You & Everyone Who Has Been Praying For My Oldest Baby & Now Grand-Baby!

Steve

[Jazzman]

Well Praise God for all the blessings! We will continue to pray for Meghan and her little one until told to do otherwise. Don't worry, we will not start calling you "GrandpaGoDadGo". It's just too long to type!

[Ducky2009]

Prayers a best washers gtandpa.

[SerpantFL]

GDG,
Just saw the thread and finished reading it. Will add Megan and grand baby to our prayer list as well as the rest of your family. He works in strange ways, the little one must be blessed to have been there at the right time for Megan to mend. Hope all is improving as of this writing, Anthony

[GoDadGo]

UPDATE:

Megan seems to be improving and is back at work as of today. (English Teacher & Swim Coach)
She told me this evening that her inflammation is improving; however, she is now with morning sickness.
The good news is that she stated that her appetite is getting better so we are crossing our fingers in addition to praying.
As Always, Thank You All For Praying For My Oldest Baby!

Steve

[Jazzman]

Thanks for the update, Steve. Blessings to Megan and that precious wee one!

Kevin

[Vman7]

Power of Prayer!!!! Glad that Megan is doing better :)
Romans 8:28

David

[slshearer]

God Bless Megan and your family, Having faith in these times is a real Blessing to all of us

Stewart

[Gumball]

Steve - Megan, her family, and her care givers remain in my prayers. Congratulations on the good news about the baby, too - God always finds a way to work his mysteries. Not sure if you're in the KofC, but from this 4th degree, all my best to your family.

[GoDadGo]

Update: .. I know this is information that I shouldn't share, but you all are praying for her so I wanted to let you know where things stand.

1. Megan had a proceedure today and things went well in spite of the fact that no anesthesia could be used since she is pregnant.
2. The doctor was pleased because currently she is not as flared up like she was when my prayer request was started.
3. She's about to complete the 1st trimester so today was great news to say the least.
4. All in all, Megan is improving and moving in the right direction.

Thank You All For Your Thoughts & Prayers For My Oldest Baby Girl!

[mburger]

Great news Steve!

[bilwil]

She is in our prayers!

[BluePrintEngines]

Prayers from the Crew at BluePrint Engines.

[herb fraser]

Prayers and best wishes , Herb

[vnmsss]

Prayers from our family.

[rrrose]

Prayers from the Rose family for your daughter and family. Ron

[GoDadGo]

Thank You All For Your Continued Thoughts & Prayers!

Megan and her husband Nick hung out with my Mom this past Sunday and she even commented on Megan's continued improvement.
I talked to Megan this evening and she sounds good and is planning the banquet for her swim team which my wife will be assisting with.

Thanks Again!

[h22bomb]

Best wishes from Ontario

[GoDadGo]

UPDATE:

I wanted to let you all know that Megan has improved greatly and her pregnancy is progressing in a very normal manner.
She is gaining weight and at this time doing quite well; however, she is dealing with nausea as many pregnant ladies do.
Anyway, I wanted to thank you all for your thoughts and prayers for my oldest daughter and our 1st grandchild that is expected to arrive sometime in August.
Again, Thank You All For Your Thoughts & Prayers!

Steve

[Al_C]

Good news! Thanks for the update.

[Clover]

GoDadGo,

Your family has my full support. Not just your daughter but your whole family. I unfortunately have both Crohn's disease and Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis which are very similar to UC, so I know what you are all dealing with. My families' support means everything to me and I am sure you mean just as much to her. I don't feel like my family gets enough credit, so I always try to recognize family members for supporting their loved ones who are sick. It is not easy. I have had a few really bad spells where my doctors had my family preparing for the worst and my family had to sit by feeling helpless. It was not easy for any of us and has shaped all our lives. However, my family gave me a reason to keep fighting and things have always gotten better.

Please try to remember that your daughter will bounce back too. There are ups and downs with this. It can be easy to fear the downs and be fixated on them but that is not a very good way to enjoy your life. With my wife, I came to realize what I want in my life and we going for it regardless of how easy or hard it is. It may be hard for a lot of people to understand, however, that is key. It is so easy when you have a chronic illness to start making excuses and saying what you can't do because of how much harder it is now. However, once you start doing that, you are passing up what you really want. What you want with your life is not really impacted by how hard it is to get. Only your willingness to do what is needed is impacted by how hard it is to get. I have basically decided that I am always willing to do what it takes and I have had a lot of success since making that decision. It has not been easy, but I am living the life I want to live. Your daughter can too. I think you may want to consider sitting down with her and having a talk about what she wants and how you can help her. I promises you it will mean a lot to her, even if she never actually asks for help. Another thing that will be hard for you and your family but will probably help your daughter is to be positive, upbeat, and energetic when she is not feeling well. Your daughter probably feels guilt that her sickness impacts her loved ones and that they worry about her. It can also depressing for her when she starts to feel sick again each time. I think having your family members in a good mood, trying to make you laugh and cheer you up can be a blessing when you are down in the dumps.

Sorry, I started just wanting to say I support you and your family and somehow this all came rushing out. If you or your daughter ever need someone to talk to about all this or want any advice on the medical side, please feel free to reach out to me at any point. I wish you all the best.

[Soulstice]

I will keep your daughter and family in my prayers.

[GoDadGo]

Update:

1. Megan is remission and doing well.
2. Her weight and the baby's size are all within "Normal" parameters for a tiny gal.
3. She's due in mid August and is expecting a baby girl.

Thank You All For Your Thoughts & Prayers!

Steve

[doddmoore]

Steve, I have added Megan to our prayer list as well and we are praying for her now as well as the baby. We are also praying for the team surrounding her. Please keep us updated. I'm happy to hear of the update.

[Big Blocker]

Our thoughts and prayers are with you all - glad to hear that things are turning around.

Doc

[Jeff Kleiner]

Thats fantastic news Steve!

Jeff

[wallace18]

Great news. God is good all the time.

[CVOBill]

Steve, that's great news.

[WIS89]

Steve-

Very pleased to hear this good news. Like many others, I will keep you all in my thoughts!

I look forward to seeing some pictures of a happy, healthy grandson and his happy, healthy Mom this summer. I know you all must be looking forward to seeing the newest member of your team!!

All the best brother!

Regards,

Steve

[Jazzman]

Praise GOD from whom all healing flows!!

[GoDadGo]

Thanks For Praying Gang!

Megan went to the High Risk Doctor again today and things are still looking good.

Steve

[Fabb]

Awesome!

[GoDadGo]

UPDATE:

Today Is A Very Special Day!

I just wanted to share with you all that today we are having a "Baby Shower" for Megan, our oldest daughter.
Her colitis has been in check now for months, she's gained much-needed weight and her pregnancy has progressed very well.
With two more months to go (Geaux / Louisiana Word For Go) the entire family is thrilled.
Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers because to get this far is a miracle.
We will keep everyone posted from The Bayou State!

Steve

[doddmoore]

Megan has been on our prayer list since thew last post. We are also praying for the family and others surrounding her, especially at work where the load can hopefully be lightened. Our best to you and the family Steve.
~Mitchell~

[mburger]

Great news!

[GoDadGo]

Update:

Megan is now at full term and is due next week so she's almost there.

She and her husband just left "Camp Granny" and they a wonderful visit.
For the record my Mom's goal is to hang around long enough to see this baby born.

Thank You All For Your Thoughts & Prayers!

Steve

[David Hodgkins]

As many of you know, Steve (AKA GoDadGo)'s oldest Daughter Megan has been beating the odds and carried her baby to full term.

I just got this PM:


David,

Please delete this thread if you don't mind.

UPDATE: So Far So Good? Spare Prayers For Megan & Baby!

Megan is in I.C.U. and their daughter Agitha Nicole Abney wasn't as lucky.

As a family we are crushed so could you remove this thread?

Steven A. Larmann
Go-Dad-Go

Steve I want you to know that I am crushed too, as evidenced by the tears I shed for Megan and dear Agitha. My very deepest condolences and prayers to you and your entire family during this time. My God give you solace and help heal your grieving heart.

I'll close your thread, but please forgive me in reaching out to you publicly. You are our friend and we care about you.

I'm so, so sorry for your loss.

David

[carlewms]

Steve,

Our condolences for you, your daughter and Agitha.

Very Respectfully,

Carl Williams

[mburger]

Sorry to read this terrible news. Sorry for your loss Steve and thinking of you and your family.

[KDubU]

I tried to write earlier but my words I felt would do so little to ease the pain of what Steve and his family are going through. Anyone just has to read any of Steve’s posts or replies to know how good a person he is and this heartbreaking news is not fair. I truly am sorry Steve to you and your family.

[David Hodgkins]

I've spoken with Steve, and with his blessing I'm re-opening this thread. I've also merged the new thread I created this AM into this thread.