Scott Generations: Pray For Mike Coatney (Tommie Bell's husband)

Friday, February 13, 2009

Pray For Mike Coatney (Tommie Bell's husband)

Forward I got from Sue by Allison

> Good morning!> I just wanted to give you an update on my dad. Some of you already have> part of this information, so I'm sorry that it may be a little redundant.> We took my Dad to St. John's emergency room on Wednesday because he had been> having severe chest pains. They went through all the normal emergency room> procedures. He had an EKG and was given three doses of nitroglycerin. In> fact, he's still being given the nitroglycerin. A CAT scan Wednesday night> showed that he has air in his esophagus, stomach, and upper duodenum> (beginning portion of intestines). The lower duodenum has completely> collapsed. They were thinking that those things may have been a result of a> blockage of some sort in his esophagus or stomach. A stress test yesterday> also showed an abnormality in the front of his heart. He later underwent a> scope procedure yesterday afternoon to further investigate his esophagus,> stomach, and intestines. This showed a hernia in his esophagus, but nothing> that should have caused the attacks he was suffering. They also took two> biopsies of infection in his esophagus. He is scheduled for an angeogram> (sp?) this morning at 10:30. Hopefully, we can find out something positive> with this test. Anyway, we're getting ready to head up to Springfield.> Please keep Dad in your prayers. He's in good spirits and making the most> of all of this. Thanks! I'll try to keep everyone updated as I can.> Allison

Dear Lord, You know Mike better than

we know him, You know his sickness and you

know his heart. Please be with Mike, work in his life

and let your perfect will be done.

I pray for his healing and trust in the plan

you have for him. Look on him and his

family with mercy and grace, bring peace

to his spirit and comfort him through this difficult time.

Be with Allison and Jackie and Jason,

may they know Your presence.

In the name of the Lord Jesus. Amen

4 comments:

Anonymous said...: Thank you, Sis! Dad's test results all came back good. He will wear a monitor for the next 30days. If he feels any shortness of breath, chest pains, or light headedness, he will push a button on the machine. The machine will automatically send his vitals to the hospital. Hopefully, after the 30 days are over, we will have a better idea of what caused the original episodes. Thanks again for your beautiful prayer. It worked!
Allison Cox,
Willow Springs, MO; February 17, 2009 at 7:21 PM
Anonymous said...: You are very welcome. I am so glad to hear the good news. We were concerned it sounded serious.; February 17, 2009 at 7:29 PM
Anonymous said...: That`s good Al. You knew mike was not staying down long, turkey season is just around the corner.

uncle jack; February 18, 2009 at 6:23 AM
Anonymous said...: Thanks to everyone !!! I'm doing good and back to work soon.Just doing my part to boost the economy and help insurance industry. AND you're right about turkey season!!!! MIKE; February 18, 2009 at 7:12 PM

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Meet The First Cousin of Dumpie's Great-Great Grandpa (also named Benjamin Hawkins)

Colonel Benjamin Hawkins Dumpie had a brother named Lloyd Colonel and a nephew named Colonel Theodore, the name 'Colonel' is scattered throughout her ancestry her is why. Benjamin Hawkins (15 August 1754 – 6 June 1816), usually known as Colonel Hawkins, was an American farmer, statesman, and Indian agent from North Carolina. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress and a United States Senator, as well as a long term diplomat and agent to the Creek Indians. Benjamin was born to Philemon and Delia Martin Hawkins on August 15, 1754, the third of four sons. The family farmed and operated a plantation in what was then Granville County, North Carolina, but is now Warren County. He attended the College of New Jersey, later to become Princeton, but left in his last year to join the Continental Army. He was commissioned a Colonel and served for several years on George Washington's staff as his main interpreter of French. Hawkins was released from federal service late in 1777, as Washington learned to rely on Lafayettte for dealing with the French. He returned home, and was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1778. He served there until 1779, and again in 1784. The Carolina Assembly sent him to the Continental Congress as their delegate from 1781 to 1783, and again in 1787. In 1789, he was a delegate in the North Carolina convention that ratified the United States Constitution. He was then elected to the first U.S. Senate and served from 1789 to 1795. Although the Senate did not have organized political parties at the time, his views shifted during his term. Early in his Senate career, he was counted in the ranks of those Senators viewed as Pro-Administration, but by the third congress, he generally sided with Senators of the Republican or Anti-Administration Party. Indian Agent In 1785, Hawkins had served as a representative for the Congress in negotiations with the Creek Indians. He was generally successful, and convinced that tribe to lessen their raids for several years, although he could not conclude a formal treaty. The Creek wanted to deal with the head man, and finally signed the Treaty of New York after Hawkins convinced George Washington to become involved. In 1796, Washington appointed Benjamin Hawkins as General Superintendent of Indian Affairs dealing with all tribes south of the Ohio River. He personally assumed the role of principal agent to the Creek tribe. He moved to the area that is now Crawford County in Georgia. He was adopted by the Creeks, and took one of their women as his common-law wife. He began to teach agricultural practices to the tribe, starting a farm at his home on the Flint River. In time, he brought in slaves and workers, cleared several hundred acres and established mills and a trading post as well as his farm. His operation expanded until he had over 1,000 cattle and a large number of hogs. For years, he would meet with chiefs on his porch and discuss matters while churning butter. His personal hard work and open-handed generosity won him such respect that reports say that he never lost an animal to Indian raiders. He was responsible for the longest period of peace between the settlers and the tribe, overseeing 19 years of peace. When a fort was built, in 1806, to protect expanding settlements, just west of modern Macon, Georgia, it was named Fort Benjamin Hawkins. Hawkins saw much of his work toward building a peace destroyed in 1812. A group of Creeks, led by Tecumseh were encouraged by British agents to resistance against increasing settlement by whites. Although he personally was never attacked, he was forced to watch an internal civil war among the Creeks, the war with a faction known as the Red Sticks, and their eventual defeat by Andrew Jackson. During the Creek War of 1813-1814, Hawkins organized the friendly Creeks under Major William McIntosh to aid the Georgia and Tennessee militias during their forays against the Red Sticks. After the Red Stick defeat at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, activities in Georgia and Tennessee prevented Hawkins from moderating the Treaty of Fort Jackson in August 1814. Hawkins later organized friendly Creeks against a British force on the Apalachicola River that threatened to rally the scattered Red Sticks and reignite the war on the Georgia frontier. After the British withdrew in 1815, Hawkins began organizing a force to secure the area when he died from a sudden illness in June 1816. Benjamin never recovered from the shock of the Creek civil war. He had tried to resign his post and return from the Georgia wilderness, but his resignation was refused by every president after Washington. He remained Superintendent until his death on June 6, 1816. On his death bed, he married the woman who had given him four children over the years. Benjamin Hawkins was buried at the Creek Agency, on the Flint River near Roberta, Georgia. The modern Ocmulgee National Monument includes the site of the original Fort Hawkins. Hawkins County in Tennessee is named in his honor. From the Benjamin Hawkins family Tree

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Pray For Mike Coatney (Tommie Bell's husband)

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