Please send my prayers and best wishes onto Lindel from Coal Township, > Pennsylvania, U.S.A. > She has helped me as many others in the past. > God be with her > Tonya Lipsett Lebo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tonya Lebo" <tonlebo@ptd.net> To: "conaught2" <conaught2@charter.net> Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 2:52 PM Subject: Re: [DONEGALEIRE] Lindel Needs Your Prayers > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "conaught2" <conaught2@charter.net> > To: <DONEGALEIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 12:49 PM > Subject: [DONEGALEIRE] Lindel Needs Your Prayers > > > > Many on the list may not be aware that Lindel has a serious > heart problem. I received the following message from her Mom Merle > O'Donnell on May 20. > > > > "Helloooooo! I'm writing this a night before we head off to > Christchurch for my operation and mum will be filling in the (gory) details, > to let you know how it all went. I hope she says its all good!!! No idea > when I'll be home and able to email anyone, but you'll hear from me soon :-) > > > > Mums bit - > > > > Well, I hate to say it after that cheery little > > message, but it all went horribly wrong!! The > > scariest 24 hours of my life! The surgeon extracted > > one old line and in doing so, tore a hole in her heart which quickly > bled into her pericardium. Fortunately they were able to stop the bleeding, > but a drain had to be inserted to remove the blood which had collected > > and she was monitored for further bleeding. Somehow we all got > thru the night. I have never seen anyone in so much agony as our poor > Lindel...doped to the eyebrows on morphine and still no pain relief. > > Anyway, today the drain was removed and she was transferred to the > Coronary Unit at Christchurch hospital where she is recovering and under > constant survellance and assessment. Tonight the pain had > > eased a little, and she was showing some spark, especially when she > learned how much of her money we have spent over the past couple of days > (I'm in charge > > of her wallet!) So that's a very good sign she's on the road to > recovery. So, sorry to be so slow in advising you, but it has been a very > hectic and stressful time." > > > > After receiving this message a few days later the news was better > and Lindel was starting to improve. She was able to go home. Then on June > 5, I received the following email from Merle. > > > > "Hellooo, > > You must be wondering what has happened to Lindel since she has been > off line since Wednesday. She is back in Christchurch hospital after > developing an infection on Wednesday. Unfortunately, I have no > > further news for you other than the med team have taken bood > cultures and and we are awaiting the results. Meantime they are managing her > pain and sedating her, but have not yet pput her back on anti-biotics which > I find rather distressing...reason? It's a long holiday weekend here (!!) > We, Don, > > myself and the two boys visited her in hosp yesterday and found her > quite chirpy for a while, but she tired quickly and soon needed further > medication. It appears now, contrary to previous assessment, that the > > infection may be in the pacemaker lines. Please keep up your > prayers, she's a very sick girl." > > > > I told Merle I would let you know what was happening with Lindel > because she needs everyone's prayers. > > > > I got to know Lindel several years ago and immediately she was such > a great help. A few years ago when I spoke with Mike Mackle(Member) from > New Zealand I told Lindel about it and asked her if she was familiar with > the town Mike was from. She laughed and said she had attended Mike's > family reunion. She is related to Mike through the Mackles and thus to me, > but of course we haven't figured it out yet, since the Mackles seems to be > numerous but elusive! Lindel is most generous and lets me send her > information and pictures of Ballyhillion and Clonca Parish, Malin Head, > County Donegal and she posts them to her Donegal list. > > > > Lindel is an amazing person. She has a toddler Connor and son Liam > who is about 4, yet she has had the time to help so many people with their > family research. > > > > Many prayers are being sent to Lindel from all over the world for a > speedy recovery. Go raib maith agat. > > > > Beannachtai, > > Margaret (Mairead) > > > > > > ==== DONEGALEIRE Mailing List ==== > > ************************************************************************ > > <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> ><> > > Check out these Donegal Information Sites > > Dick O'Donnell's- http://www.mindspring.com/~dickod/donegal/index.htm > > O Donnell Abu/ http://homepage.tinet.ie/~vod/ > > Donegal Families/ http://homepage.tinet.ie/~donfam/ > > Donegal Database- > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegaleire/Doncontent.html > > Donegal Information/ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegal/ > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > >