Legion of Mary Blog

Please keep Mary Lynn Flook, wife of Bill Flook, president of the Piedmont Curia in your prayers. She is very ill.

Br. Joseph Richardson, an active member of the Mary, Queen of All Saints Praesidium of the Baltimore Comitium. He was rushed to the hospital over the weekend because of a severe asthma attack. He is unconscious and on a respirator.

Please pray for Mary Lesperance, a long time legionary and wife of Frenchy Lesperance, fell and injured her hip. She is in room 514 of the Cherrydale Health & Rehabilittion Center, 3710 Lee Highway, Arlington, 22207.

PPC veteran and member of the Potomac Curia, Lenett Moore is ill. Please keep her in your prayers.

Nancy from Our Lady of All Nations Curia, in Duluth MN, who is going to have to sell her family farm. She is in her 40’s and a widow for six years. She prays that the right buyer be found who will care for the farm and that she can find a home in the general area so she can continue with her praesidium, her job at the school, and her parish work.

8 Oct 2007
George Jr. is still in intensive care at Georgetown University Hospital, but is making progress. He is more alert and is talking more. The physical therapist has been to see him and said there is potential for the use of his left side. He is still weak and will remain in the intensive care unit until he is medically stable.

Thank you again for your prayers. Please don’t stop praying. While we are hopeful for his recovery, he still has a long way to go. We know that God is hearing your prayers and is blessing him and us with His Divine Providence.

Friday October 5, 2007

George, Jr. made a bit more progress today. The physical therapist was able to get him to sit up on the edge of the bed with support. She said this is a good sign. His progress from yesterday continues but he is still sleeping most of the time. We won’t know the extent of damage until the physical and mental assessments are complete. Thank you again for your prayers. Please continue the prayers for his physical and mental recovery. He is still quite weak from both the stroke and his surgery. Praise to God for his graces and blessings.

George and Monica Bonina

3 Oct Update
George, Jr. is still in the Critical Care Unit of Georgetown University Hospital in serious condition, but is making progress. On Wednesday they removed the breathing tube and all is well with his respiratory system. He is a little more alert and is now opening his eyes. He continues to communicate via hand squeezing and eye blinking. He seems to understand what we say and responds appropriately. He can respond to commands such as raise two fingers, give a thumbs-up. He has weakness on his left side, but his right side is fully functional. He also said a few words yesterday after they removed the breathing tube.

The doctors tell us that he is starting to “wake up” but we don’t know how long the process will take. Until he wakes up, they won’t be able to assess the extent of damage. Nevertheless, the doctors tell us that all the signs are good but we still have a long way to go. Please keep up the prayers.

Monica, Mary Beth, Mike and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your prayers and thoughts. We know that God is answering the multitude of prayers being offered for his recovery. We thank God for his love and mercy in bringing George to this point.

4 Oct Update
George Jr. made progress today in recovering from his stroke. About 4:45 pm he opened his eyes and started speaking. His speech was understandable and he was speaking in sentences. Among other things, he said that he wanted to, ” Get up, go home, and go to bed.” He acknowledged that he had a stroke. He was awake for about 30 minutes before he went back to sleep. Some movement is also starting to return to his left side.

Since he is now awake, the stroke team can begin assessing the damage. We don’t yet know what knowledge and motor skills might be lost. He is in a fragile physical state since he is also recovering from the surgery that removed part of his skull to allow his brain to expand.

We believe that God allowed this step to happen today through all the prayers you have been offering for him. He still needs a lot of prayers to continue his recovery. He has many hurdles, both physical and mental, to overcome. Please keep praying for George.

God bless all of you,

George and Monica Bonina