Vigil at the Top

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Currently I am keeping the following in my thoughts & prayers:

-----The family and friends of Maria Sue Chapman (daughter of). Maria was only 5 and died in a tragic accident this week.
-----Another Terri Schiavo-like case. This has been no where near as long, she is not brain dead,not on respirators or anything like that and had a baby after her injury. Her name is Lauren Richardson. Terri Schiavo's brother speaks about Lauren's case




-----Kristy Dykes, author and fellow blogger,has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. Recently, the doctors said that she only has months left and she is being cared for by Hospice...it seems that she is getting sicker VERY quickly. Kristy is being very brave. I encourage people to leave supportive comments on her blog...for Kristy and her family/loved ones.
-----Heather is fighting very hard against brain cancer.
-----Patrick Swayze is fighting an aggressive cancer. Contrary to initial reports, his physicians say that he has a good chance of surviving...at least, it is optimistic. Unusually titled, but pertinent, article chronicles "Patrick Swayze's Butt Problems" ( I never thought I would be typing something like this in my Vigil list...I hope that he kicks butt-both the illness and the cigarettes). Patrick has gotten through his third round of chemo. There is a couple in Indiana that is campaigning for access to a treatment that may cause the masses involved to shrink (and thus, eventually, be cured).
-----A beautiful baby named Kayla passed away after a valiant struggle with cancer. On her Myspace there are details of various campaigns on her behalf for Childhood Cancer Awareness/Research/Cures...please visit.
-----Jenny Lloyd, a little girl who has a rare disease where she can be literally scared to death
-----The family and friends of Lorraine Allard. Lorraine passed away after delaying cancer treatment in order to give birth to her son.
-----That Madeleine McCann is found soon. A new sketch of a suspect has been released.
-----Dustin, a little boy who died after choking on one of his Christmas toys.
-----Heath Ledger's little daughter...who will grow up without her Daddy. :-(
-----This restaurant cracked and had to be demolished....yes, you read that right. The restaurant was the owner's livelihood and he was not able to retrieve anything from the building.

Note:
This post is in no particular order. Prayer/thought requests just go to the top as I hear more about what is going on. If you can think of a way to help these people, PLEASE do so.
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