From Father Sudano's letter of January 21.
When I was doing bedside nursing I mostly took care of people who had had heart and chest surgery, and it was not unusual for elders to take a while --like weeks and weeks -- to fully wake up after surgery, especially if they were frail or had experienced complications. One of the head nurses would say, "What Mr So-and-so needs now is a little 'Tincture of Time.'"
Prayer, patience, and vigilance.
Father Glenn Sudano posts again on Father Groechel's condition, with specific prayers and requests for works of mercy and piety.
Sounds like they were able to set the fracture in Father's arm yesterday, but that tomorrow will be a crucial prayer day: they may be setting the break in his leg, and implanting a device to help prevent emboli (blood clots) from reaching his heart and brain.
Thanks to Alicia for the link.
I-95 Reopened After Truck Accident
...a tank truck carrying flammable liquid plunged over a concrete barrier on a highway overpass in northeastern Howard County and landed in heavy traffic on Interstate 95....(WaPo, marketing questions)...At least five vehicles were confirmed caught in the fiery wreck, which encompassed all four northbound lanes. Flames burned for more than three hours, igniting a five-acre brush fire along the shoulder and complicating early efforts to determine how many vehicles and victims were involved. The vehicles involved were the tanker, two tractor-trailers, a pickup truck and another passenger vehicle.
This happened not far from Baltimore-Washington Internation Airport.
UPDATE: the latest is four confirmed fatalities
Here.
I just heard on EWTN radio that Father will be taken to surgery today.
UPDATE: From Deal Hudson's Crisis e-list:
Details are still sketchy, but sources say that Fr. Groeschel was walking to a restaurant in Orlando when he was hit by a car near the Orlando International Airport. He's now in intensive care at the Orlando Regional Medical Center in critical but stable condition.We spoke with Fr. Groeschel's assistant this morning who confirmed
the news, saying that the situation didn't look good. "We need
nothing short of a miracle," she said.At this point, the most important thing we can do is pray. The
Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) is broadcasting a Holy Hour
for him this morning, and Fr. Groeschel's assistant requested that we
ask for prayers from St. Francis, the founder of the order, and St.
Augustine, who has been Fr. Groeschel's favorite all his life.
one little blue hat with a fire truck on the front (the one I sincerely thought I had put in the hat basket!) Hambet loved it so much, and that silly hat has been getting itself lost since it first came into our house. Please help us find the hat, and help it grow to accept domestication.
still looking for that triangle striker
Thank you,
Your petitioner,
Peony
I may just add this to the sidebar.
Pansy and Peony: The Two Sleepy Mommies
