Prayers for an injured BOTL with Updates!

Bigshizza
Bigshizza Posts: 15,659 ✭✭✭✭✭
So, on Sunday Steve and Nick and I were having a nice time herfing, waiting for Shotgun John to show up. We waited and no call so, Steve texts him and a return text came from his wife. John was in the ICU after taking a fall off his roof. He was trying to clear a drain to the kitchen and fell, landing on his right side. He's got a lacerated kidney and some internal bleeding in quite a bit of pain. His wife said he would like to hear from you guys and I told her I'd pass this along with her permission. John is such a caring individual and speaks highly of his wife and child in glowing terms! He's also a very generous guy, always giving bundles out when we get together. Please pray for him and his family. Thanks guys.
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  • Vision
    Vision Posts: 10,063 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Damn man! Please tell him Peter and Liz are thinking of him. Tell him we hope he gets well soon and our prayers are with them.
  • Lee.mcglynn
    Lee.mcglynn Posts: 5,960 ✭✭✭✭
    Sorry to hear this...he will be in my prayers and let his wife know we all support him!! And this is very nice of you Jim!!
    Money can't buy taste
  • danielzreyes
    danielzreyes Posts: 8,774 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wow. Hope he's doing well and recovers soon.
    "It's plume, bro. Nothing to worry about. Got any Opus?" The suppose to be DZR
  • dbeckom
    dbeckom Posts: 2,193 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Lee.mcglynn:
    Sorry to hear this...he will be in my prayers and let his wife know we all support him!! And this is very nice of you Jim!!
    He will be in my prayers

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  • reggie713
    reggie713 Posts: 2,517 ✭✭✭✭
    Damn! That sux, I hope everything goes well, and also for a speedy recovery.
  • Glock1975
    Glock1975 Posts: 5,152 ✭✭✭✭✭
    So sorry, hope he gets well. Prayers are with him and his family.
  • MTuccelli
    MTuccelli Posts: 2,629 ✭✭✭
    Prayers going out for John and his family.
  • My prayers and thoughts go out to John and his family!!

  • jliu
    jliu Posts: 7,735 ✭✭✭✭
    thanks for sharing with us jimbo. prayers to john and his family. if you can, please keep us updated
  • Bigshizza
    Bigshizza Posts: 15,659 ✭✭✭✭✭
    jliu:
    thanks for sharing with us jimbo. prayers to john and his family. if you can, please keep us updated
    Will do, thanks he will appreciate it!
  • Praying for him!
  • JHewey
    JHewey Posts: 2,421 ✭✭✭
    He will be in my prayers
  • Rain
    Rain Posts: 8,958 ✭✭✭
    JHewey:
    He will be in my prayers
    +1.
  • Toombes
    Toombes Posts: 4,506 ✭✭✭
    I'll keep John and his family in my prayers. Keep us in the loop, bro.
  • marineatbn03
    marineatbn03 Posts: 2,670 ✭✭✭
    Thanks for passing this along Jim. John and his family will be in my prayers.
  • Amos_Umwhat
    Amos_Umwhat Posts: 9,886 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Ouch! That sucks. Hang in there friend, hope all turn out well for you and your familly.
    "If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed.  If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." --  Mark Twain
  • jgibv
    jgibv Posts: 9,245 ✭✭✭✭✭
    John, his family & friends, and the doctors working to help him will be in my thoughts.
    Wishing John a quick recovery.

    Keep us updated Jim.

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  • skweekz
    skweekz Posts: 2,279 ✭✭✭
    Get well soon John. Hope you have a speedy recovery
  • Bombay
    Bombay Posts: 1,207
    Damn Shotgun! Hope you get well my friend. Get back soon so we can see you smoking multiples at a time.
  • bbass2
    bbass2 Posts: 1,059 ✭✭
    Sorry to hear that about John. I hope he has a quick and smooth recovery.
  • mmccartneydc
    mmccartneydc Posts: 3,413 ✭✭✭
    Wow, he will absolutely be in my prayers. That is a serious injury and will have him down for a while. PM to you Jim.
  • pross
    pross Posts: 874 ✭✭✭
    Hope all goes well with healing and recovery.
  • kaspera79
    kaspera79 Posts: 7,250 ✭✭✭
    Damm, You will be in my thoughts for a speedy recovery.
  • webmost
    webmost Posts: 7,713 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Cripes Amighty! Had that happen to a good friend of ours last month. Landed on his head. Dain bramage in addition to the internals. Lost about half his memory.

    Head on over there and take him a pie or something.

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  • Rail_Jockey
    Rail_Jockey Posts: 805 ✭✭✭
    damn...get better. prayers going out for him....
  • Bigshizza
    Bigshizza Posts: 15,659 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I asked his wife if he needed anything and she said" He said prayers are welcomed and to smoke something amazing for him :)" so, that's the update. Hopefully, he will be discharged in the next few days, he's getting up and around with a walker and is finally eating for the first time since Saturday!
  • rzaman
    rzaman Posts: 2,650 ✭✭✭
    Prayer to John and his family. please keep us updated if you can.
  • ShotgunJohn
    ShotgunJohn Posts: 1,545 ✭✭
    Hey brothers thank you for all of your well wishes and prayers. I am still in icu, but my kidney is stabilized after 2 blood transfusions. I appreciate you all. Either Jimbo will keep you posted via my wife or i can when i get ahold of my phone. Miss you all.john
  • RampMonkey
    RampMonkey Posts: 1,808
    I read about this today at work and said out loud, "holy shat!" Hope your recovery is a speedy one. Brothers/sisters are thinking of you. Prayers to you and your family brother.
  • MVW67
    MVW67 Posts: 5,592 ✭✭✭✭
    Thoughts and prayer out to ya!! For a speedy recovery!
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