A Prayer Request:  OLM publisher and editor, Fern Gray, has suffered a stroke in the

     aftermath of a pit bulldog attack while bringing the Host to a shut-in.  Her ankle  

     was broken, but is mending.  Skin Grafts are due 2-1-07.  OLM Readers &  this   

     Website’s Visitors are asked to intercede mightily for Fern’s speedy recovery as  

     her speech, right arm and this Apostolate are affected. 

     Volunteers have produced the latest edition of Our Lady’s Mantle Newsletter.        

     Bless you, Readers & Visitors, for your generous prayers!

 

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6220 - South Alaska Street
Tacoma, WA  98408

Phone: (253) 476-5300
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 Fern Blossom Gray

 

She most loved the scent of Gardenias 

Hi, all,                    March 14, 2007

Please pray mightily for the recovery of Fern Gray, who has had some sort of relapse,

and is in Tacoma General Hospital - since about 2 AM today, Wednesday, 14 March.

I went to see her tonight at Evergreen Tacoma Rehab and she was not in her room,

and the nurses only could tell me she left early for the hospital in a state of distress.

She may have had a painkiller or sedative in the ER, the nursing staff could not say,

but now Fern does not speak - or want to hear sound -or have any light - as her eyes are tightly shut

and her pupils are very tiny.

Fern will not respond except to show she does not like either. 

She puts her hand over her ear, moves her feet about, turns her head, etc.

There is only a tube feeder for her, and she did throw up some of her food as I just arrived.
The nurses were very attentive and were to call in these changes to her doctor.

However, as her past coughing and lung congestion put a strain on her heart,

it looked like a nitro patch was on her shoulder maybe a week ago.  

Her room partner had 2 weeks of a terrible cough and lung congestion which Fern caught.
 
Sunday when I and others visited to read her the mail, Fern was not breathing completely normally,

but was not uncomfortable, and readily prayed the rosary in the chapel. 

She did not get short of breath.

So, Just Pray - and beg our Merciful God to lift this further assault on Fern Gray's health.
It may be just another test. 

O, Mary, show us you are our Mother!

God Bless you all for your generous prayers!

Getting Skin Grafts at Tacoma General Hospital, Feb 1-9.  Just 90 days from the pit bull attack and stroke.  Rt. Arm is limp.

  Please Pray that Fern can be allowed to return to her modest home

  with the great views of Mt. Rainier.   Move mountains, please, Lord!!

        First Smile!

Tacoma Mall is West of I-5 Freeway 

WAPATO PARK & LAKE faces South Alaska St.

  Visitors welcome!    

    Drop Fern a line!

Pit Bull yard was like this one with a kennel in front near door.

Fern Gray bitten by pit bulldog - in hospital - broken foot bone         Nov. 10, 2006

 Fern was at St. Joseph Hospital in Tacoma for 5pm Mass and then took Holy Communion to a sick friend just down the street who was staying with a nurse from the hospital.  As she arrived 2 health care workers also arrived and together went into the home. 

However, they have a pit bull dog who just had babies - and instead of being outside as usual, was kept off the kitchen. 
It attacked the first person into the home - which was Fern.

The dog would not let go and kept twisting her head which resulted in a broken bone and flesh damage. 
Eventually they unlocked the dog's grip and called 911 for help and soon Fern was in the ER.

However, they did not clean the wound until surgery, 4 hours later, so she just had only antibiotics
to ward off a possible infection.  A post surgery infection is her first worry.

Fern is in Tacoma General Hosp -. just next door to St. Joseph as they have a trauma center,
but it was full last night - causing her to wait for surgery. 

The broken bone is above her shoe line in the back side of her foot. 
She was told skin grafts are also needed soon. 

We have Cenacle and Mass tonight at the Polish Church in Tacoma and next Friday in Sumner
at St. Andrew's Chapel, so will be praying for her, and we beg you for your spiritual intercession as well.

God Bless you all!