Wonderful UPDATE About My Brother John

My brother, John J. Schuffert

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I have some wonderful news to share with all my readers. There is only one reason why I felt finally released from being close to him, to go on this PRAYER JOURNEY ACROSS AMERICA. 

My brother has experienced a dramatic recovery from his most recent struggle with death in the ICU. The doctor warned me then that his prognosis was poor, and that he might not live. And, that if he survived, he would never be in as good condition as before he went in.

I want to announce to the world that the doctor was WRONG!  Amazingly, my brother's health is now the best it has been from the time I arrived to minister to him last September of 2013. 

When I went to visit my brother in the nursing home only a few weeks ago, he looked fantastic. We talked for several hours. I noticed amazing improvements in his health and strength. Hands that had become almost too weak to feed himself, were now so much stronger. His mind was clearer and we enjoyed our conversations together. He actually told me that God was healing him, and he could feel the power of prayer helping him every day.

The most amazing thing I heard from him though, was that he wanted me to proceed with whatever God had for me, including returning to Montana or traveling to minister. "Don't ever let me hold you back, " he said as he looked at me. "I am doing fine and I want you to feel free to do whatever God wants you to do."

His words set me free that day. I would never have felt released to fulfill this present prayer journey if he had begged me to remain with him, or if I felt his health was endangered at this time.

And so I am sharing with you this wonderful news of what God has done for my precious brother John through all of our prayers. Thank you for praying for John. He so appreciates what you all have done to help him recover throughout the past 8 months. I thank you all as well.

Praise God from Whom all blessings flow! 
His mercies never end.

-Pamela Rae Schuffert-

A Precious Miracle...Brother Out of ICU

Thank you Jesus for the miracle of John surviving another health crisis!

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By Pamela Rae Schuffert presenting investigative journalism from a Biblical Christian perspective-

After several warnings from the doctor that my brother could possibly die from his physical conditions, another miracle has happened and John has survived this latest ordeal. He was just discharged from the hospital and placed in a nearby health and rehabilitation nursing home.

I thank God that none of the grim prognoses his doctor gave while in ICU ever came to pass: his left foot might have to be amputated, he may have a bowel blockage or tumor, etc. His foot condition improved (for now) and no tumor was found through MRI testing.

When I visited John, he was able to understand and communicate with me, and was so happy to see me. When I told him he had to get better so I could bring him his favorite ice cream, his face lit up and he said "yes!" 

But just as the doctor admitted, even if John did survive this ICU crisis, he would be deteriorated in his condition after recovery. And this is what I found while visiting him. He has grown progressively weaker, including with his hands that he needs to feed himself, and remains bedridden 24/7.

It is often so sad to have to watch as a loved one slowly succumbs to illness or old age. But John and I both have the consolation that there IS a glorious eternity ahead for him, and that his sins are forgiven and his name is written in the Lamb's Book of Life. Oh, what joy and peace this brings to both of us.

Thank you ALL for your wonderful prayers for John at this time. And thank you for your prayers for me as well. God has a purpose and a plan in the midst of suffering, trials and testings, and both John and I praise God in the midst of all this. As the Bible says, "In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us." And we are.

John knows that I love him and I care, and appreciates my visiting him. However, he believes in my work and ministry, and wants me to feel free to continue on with this important work and trusting God for his situation. Thankfully, I can both visit John, and press on with my Christian outreach and reporting.

And so, my work and ministry continues on unabated. 

Thank you, precious readers from across the globe...your prayers made the difference once again! May God bless you all. John says "hello" and a big "thank you" to you all as well!

-Pamela Rae Schuffert and Brother John

Your Support is Welcome at This Time

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His mercies are new every morning.

In the midst of coping with this critical health situation with my brother John, my personal needs for food and gas and various other necessities still continue. Support is also needed as I struggle to keep this informative blog going. 

Thank you so much for your taking the time to care at this often sad and challenging time in both John's life and mine. May your prayers continue for us both, and may you be blessed today, through Jesus Christ.

"Not one sparrow falls 
unto the ground,
nor tears flow from our eyes,
That goes unseen by Heaven's throne
And God Who hears our cries."

Pamela Rae Schuffert

P. O. Box 724

Montreat, NC 28757

Community Bulletin Board Time...Again!

By Pamela Rae Schuffert presenting investigative journalism from a Biblical Christian perspective-

www.AmericanHolocaustComing.blogspot.com

BULLETIN BOARD

God bless all you wonderful readers out there 

from all over the world!

My sincere apologies to all.

I have been late with my correspondence and "thank you" cards to people who have written to me, due to such recent tragedy with my brother's health crisis.

(But hang in there...they are coming.)

I have been sitting on the edge of my seat daily, as I wait for daily updates on Brother John's physical condition in the ICU at the hospital. I was told at the beginning of the previous week that John was in critical condition and might not live...that they might have to amputate his foot, and other grim prognoses. 

Frankly, this has wreaked havoc on my emotions and nerves at this time.

I finally received a phone call from the ICU nurse, stating that John was finally opening his eyes, and seeming to come out of his heavy sedation somewhat, following the removal of his breathing tube. She encouraged me to come in and see him. 

And so I did.

John in ICU 2/22/2014

Poor little John! Next to his bed were all these tubes connected to at least three drip bags hanging on a pole, filled with antibiotics, vitamins, fluids to rehydrate him, and more. IV needles protruded from his arms. Sensors were positioned all across his chest. My heart simply broke for him.

John's eyes opened as he heard my voice talking to him. I tenderly placed my hand on his head as his eyes looked to me. Due to having the breathing tube recently removed from his throat and lungs, he was too sore to really talk. But he was able to slowly form the words "uh-huh" when I asked him a question. Thank God!

I then told him he had to get better, so I could smuggle in some ice cream (non-dairy) for him. When I asked him if he wanted ice cream, his eyes lit up and he let me know he did! He then forced a weak smile. I was so relieved! I knew then that John was comprehending everything he was hearing, even though he was not yet able to communicate fully.

THANK YOU ALL for your ongoing prayers! 

It is only the grace of God that John is still alive and able to communicate now. And thank you for your prayers for me. This is very hard on me emotionally. 

I told Jesus I needed His big arms of love and compassion around me at this time.

I want to send thanks to:

-Jeff from Indiana for his lovely cards received recently.

-Glorietta from NM for her precious card of encouragement.

-Doug from NYC for his letters which are always so uplifting.

-Hector for his kind support.

-Sylvia for her kindness.

-Phileo from Singapore, I am praying for YOU exactly as you requested...and God will do it!

A big warm HELLO to my Aussie readers! 

I am praying for your terrible heat waves to STOP.

Hey, guys...we all need one another in the Body of Christ, all across the globe. I need you...you  need me...the Body of Christ is ONE, united in HIS LOVE for each other. I thank God for YOU and all my precious readers, and their prayers. And so does John.

Let the love and prayers continue between us all.

God bless you!

-Pamela Rae Schuffert and Brother John-

UPDATE on Brother John-MONDAY

Please continue to keep John in your prayers.

His doctor gave me an update this morning, Monday, 02/17/2014. John has developed bleeding in his stomach now. Due to an intestinal blockage and other factors, he cannot eat and may have a feeding tube inserted, or receive nutrients from an IV.

 His foot condition has worsened, and the doctor mentioned that it even  might have to be amputated. His lung condition has improved somewhat.

However, the doctor admitted that John is now in critical condition.

As you can imagine, to hear this about someone you love is quite devastating.

But not nearly as much for me as it is for John, who has to go through all of this.

Please continue to keep both of us in your prayers. In the midst of this crisis and deep sadness, I continue to praise God and worship Him in everything. He is there for us when the sorrows of life come. And His Son Jesus will never leave us nor forsake us.

Last night, I took out my musical instrument called an autoharp, and began to worship and praise God,even through tears and sorrow for my brother and what he is suffering. The Bible tells us God dwells in the praises of His people. And He does!

And so I invited His holy presence into the place where I was staying last night, and we enjoyed worshiping God that evening.

Remember to praise God continually throughout every crisis you are going through. For this is how you welcome His Presence into your crisis, and He is able to help bring you through it triumphantly.

God bless you all. And thank you for your "Happy Birthday" wishes and your prayers.

-Pamela Rae Schuffert-

EMERGENCY-Brother John Back in ICU on Life Support Now

YOUR PRAYERS ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED 

FOR MY BROTHER, JOHN J. SCHUFFERT

Now John is back in intensive care with 
a breathing tube inserted 

and under sedation. 
He cannot communicate.

By Pamela Rae Schuffert presenting investigative journalism from a Biblical Christian perspective-

www.AmericanHolocaustComing.blogspot.com

Only today, Saturday, February 15, 2014, was I finally informed of my brother being rushed back to the hospital for life saving procedures after a respiratory emergency occurred on  Thursday February 11. 

He is now on life-sustaining equipment and in a state of sedation and has a breathing tube inserted into him. 

I am now getting ready to go to the hospital to be near him. The ICU nurse said it may go either way with John at this time. He may either recover, or die. 

Intensive care unit

My greatest sorrow is that I may never be able to communicate with him again. HAD his nursing home contacted me immediately when they had to send him to the hospital, I would have been able to be with him immediately while he was still able to communicate with people. 

But due to what appears to be incompetency at this facility, they never entered my new phone number in John's records as I had personally requested, well over one week ago while John was still stable.

I am at a loss for words at this time. You can read below the FACEBOOK message I just sent to a worker at John's nursing home just minutes ago. 

PLEASE pray for Brother John and for me at this time. John has other complications besides respiratory, including blood clots and urinary tract infection, and his  foot, the one previously operated  upon, deteriorating once again. They want to perform more surgery on John again.

John presently under heavy sedation in ICU unit at Park Ridge Hospital

Thank you, beloved readers, so much. If John were not under sedation, he would thank you all too. In fact, we took hands and prayed together every time I came to visit him, and we prayed for God to bless my website readers and those who had contributed financially so I could be here with John this past six months.

May God's will be done in all of this. Whether John recovers and lives, or whether God in His mercy decides to take John home from a body of suffering and pain,  the will of God shall be done and John shall be well either way. 

"...To be absent from the body and to 

be present with the Lord..." 

declares God's holy and eternal word. 

From 2 Corinthians 5:8

All praise and glory to God through 

Jesus Christ His wonderful Son.

"In everything give thanks, for THIS IS the will of God concerning you."

From I Thessalonians 5:8

Lord Jesus, have mercy on John.

Thank you for your love and 

your sustaining prayers 

for both Brother John, and I.

-Pamela Rae Schuffert and Brother John-

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FACEBOOK MESSAGE TO NURSING HOME EMPLOYEE WHO FINALLY CONTACTED ME-

HI ______..it's Pamela, John's sister. Today is Saturday, February 15. Tomorrow is my birthday. 

For the past week I have been on a much needed sabbatical rest after being there with John every day for 6 months, sleeping in my car in the parking lot all this time in order to be close to John.

I am deeply disappointed in the nursing home's lack of professionalism. 

I stood at the desk over a week ago, and gave them my NEW PHONE NUMBER to enter into the records for John Schuffert. I told them I got rid of my OLD phone, and that they needed to enter my NEW one. 

This was BEFORE John had to be sent to Park Ridge Hospital on Thursday .I told them that if John is in crisis, to call me immediately so I could be with him. 

The person writing this down reassured me that this change would be made and noted in John's records. Obviously, this never happened. I am outraged that I only found out about this today after checking my FACEBOOK messages.

I have been on a much needed break, staying at a friend's house for a week to get away from everything. I trusted this nursing home to contact me the moment any crisis arose with John, especially after giving them my NEW phone number.

Today is Saturday, February 15. Tomorrow is my birthday. And only today I find out about this terrible situation? 

And now the ICU in Park Ridge tells me that John has been there since Thursday, and that he is on life support equipment and sedated, and that he could go either way (live or die.) He cannot communicate with anyone now. And that includes me, his sister.

How do you think I feel? I trusted this nursing home, I gave them my new phone number so I could be advised immediately of John's condition and any changes. 

And not hearing anything from them, I was not worried about John during my week sabbatical at a friend's house.

And now this? And realizing that my brother may NEVER come out of this condition, and die? And I was not able to be with him all during this time from his admission, wherein I COULD have communicated with him initially until put on life support and sedated?

I don't have words to describe how I feel. 

And as a professional journalist who has been posting articles regularly regarding John's condition and treatment for my thousands of readers nationwide, who have been praying for John's health and sending me financial support so I could be with him for these past six months (even though it meant sleeping in my car these past 6 months in the nursing home parking lot, since I have no home here and nowhere else to stay, in order to be close to John who needed me so badly)...what do I tell them now? 

I had spoken highly previously about this nursing home and their care of John on my website. I told readers they could safely entrust their loved ones to their professional care.

 And now THIS kind of incompetence??? Because they failed to properly enter my new phone number into John's records,  so I could be contacted in case of an emergency, I may never get to communicate with my brother  again.

I am writing an emergency article on my website to get prayer nationwide for my brother today before I go to visit him at Park Ridge Hospital( Saturday). And unfortunately I have to explain to them why this happened, and how I only found out NOW...when I should have been informed IMMEDIATELY.

And apparently the worker that I carefully gave MY NEW NUMBER to at the nursing home over a week ago, while John was still coherent and in his room, NEVER PROPERLY RECORDED THIS VITALLY IMPORTANT INFORMATION in their records for John.

I am very sad today and deeply disappointed. This never should have happened. I should have been informed immediately so I could have rushed to the hospital when John was admitted on Thursday.

I am at a loss for words at this time. 

Thank you for contacting me at least through FACEBOOK. I am filing a formal complaint with the nursing home management, and may contact the ombudsman for the state as well. 

This has left me devastated, and it never should have happened had proper protocol occurred in entering MY NEW PHONE NUMBER when I requested it clearly in person at the front desk.

My NEW phone number AGAIN, just for the records, is 1-828-________.

-Pamela Rae Schuffert-
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Again, thank you, readers, for your ongoing prayers.

God alone knows how He is going to act in response 
to our prayers for this situation.

I praise Him for His wisdom and mercy and whatever
He chooses to do at this time in John's life.

Either way, John is in His loving hands.
His sins are forgiven, and his name is written 
in the Lamb's Book of life.

What more could I ask for Brother John at this time?

Thank you, Lord Jesus Christ.
PRS

PRAY for John's Journey This Sunday

BROTHER JOHN CAN FINALLY GO OUT FOR A WONDERFUL EXCURSION.

PRAISE GOD!

Above is BEYSTONE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION, 

John's excellent nursing home in NC

Tomorrow, Sunday (02/09/2014) our prayers will be finally answered! 

John has been in a nursing home or hospital for 3 years now, never leaving except for a visit to the doctor or health clinic. He has not seen anything besides medical facilities all this time. We have both been praying for a miracle to help him get out for a special time of refreshing from the weariness of being surrounded with sick people and a medical related atmosphere all the time.

We have both been very pleased, however, with the performance and quality of care provided by Beystone Health and Rehabilitation where John has been since his life-saving emergency surgery in September of 2013, immediately after I arrived. If you live in this WNC region, I can highly recommend this facility for your infirmed loved ones.

Brother John in his gerry chair I will be pushing.

But for John, it is time for a break from medical facility life for a day.

A very compassionate reader, Ron Garon from Tulsa, OK, was moved by God to send a check for $150.00 to cover most of the cost of John's transportation through ROUND-A-BOUT  wheelchair transport service of Asheville, NC. I will cover the balance.

John's condition has deteriorated to the point where he cannot simply transfer from a bed to a wheelchair, or a wheelchair to a vehicle and many patients can.

And so we must use professional wheelcair transportation services, which can be very expensive, as we discovered when I called them. But John and I would not give up. Because this meant so much to him, we prayed for a miracle. 

His promises can never fail us.

And God came through once again!

Please pray for a blessed and wonderful experience for John, and that his pain will not flare up during this time. Pray for strength for me, because I must push him in something larger than a wheelchair, called a gerry (geriatric) chair. It is heavier and harder to push and maneuver, but it is the only thing that can handle his height and his painful leg conditions.

Thank you for your prayers and your encouragement 

at this special time.

-Pamela Rae Schuffert and a very excited Brother John-

Pneumonia AGAIN! Pray for Brother John

Please pray for Brother John, now with PNEUMONIA.

By Pamela Rae Schuffert presenting investigative journalism from a Biblical Christian perspective-

www.AmericanHolocaustComing.blogspot.com

I have been very concerned for my beloved Brother John for the past week. His health is very fragile, and although he may seem to do well one week, his health can crash overnight. They told me yesterday John had developed pneumonia once again.

Pneumonia caused him to remain in the intensive care unit for 5 months in Tulsa OK three years ago. It cost that hospital over one MILLION dollars to save his life.

He is sleeping much more now, and only eats part of one meal a day, as I observed also today.

Mucus is deep in his throat and lungs and it is very hard for him to clear them. I try to encourage John to let them get him out of bed daily, but because of great pain whenever his legs are moved, he fights this suggestion.

And yet...when John is awake and alert, he is faithfully confessing the promises of God over his life and believes that God has miracles of healing and provision in store for him. He loves to pray with me. He will reach out one weak hand and grasp mine, and take turns praying with me as I stand by his bedside.

I have a true confession to make. 

Having to observe John in this condition, day after day is very difficult for me, because I love him deeply. At times I just want to quietly walk out of his room and life because I simply cannot deal with this any longer. 

I am worn out from sleeping every night in the parking lot of his nursing home, and to then be with him as he often endures pain or depression.

Today I was forced to listen to John literally scream in pain due to his left leg hurting so badly. I quickly went down to the nurse's station to request more pain medication, and we could all hear John screaming in pain all the way down the hall. A solution was finally found when they cut off a gauze bandage that apparently was applied too tightly to his foot. The pain was finally alleviated, for now.

I do not know how much more of this I can endure before simply having to take a break, as I had mentioned earlier. The problem is that John panics if I am more than a few days away from him. His health then deteriorates and he becomes very depressed.

Please pray with Brother John and I, for a true miracle that is far reaching at this time. All of this is very hard on him, and very hard on me as well.

Thank you for your intercessions and prayers at this time. 

My prayer for John is very practical. I am finally praying that God in His great mercy either divinely heals John completely with a Lazarus-type resurrection miracle, or that He kindly takes John home to heaven. 

John cannot face martial law and national crisis in his present condition, and life for him is very difficult on a daily basis. Even a bedsore is slowly developing on his backside, that we are desperately trying to alleviate and stop before it goes any further. John does not need any more pain or suffering.

But the amazing thing is, that JOHN STILL TRUSTS GOD THROUGH ALL OF THIS!  He never stops praying, even while suffering intense pain this morning. His left foot was in agony. He cried out "Oh, GOD, please heal me! Stop the pain!" 

And what is even more amazing, that shortly thereafter the pain DID stop! In fact, he told me that his hurting foot became completely numb! No pain! His eyes grew very big as he told me this, as I stood at his bedside.

Thank you Jesus! We took hands and prayed that the pain would not return.

I am now going back to his room to check on him, and will let you know the outcome. (I type articles in another room so that John is not disturbed while resting.)

UPDATE - APPARENTLY John has had a touch from the Spirit of God! He was back to joking like his jovial self again. Silly humor filled his room as he began to return to his old self and sense of humor.  I found this quite a relief after the wretched shape he was in earlier this morning.John remains very unpredictable in this health condition. I always know when he is feeling much better.His crazy humor let's me know!

Thank you so much for your prayers and concern. Pray for my vehicle as well: it is going into the repair facility tomorrow, and hopefully it will be finished by the weekend. Pray that repair and parts costs will be minimal. Thankfully, a precious Christian family invited me to stay with them at night while my SUV is being repaired.

Thank you so much! Brother John says hello too. 

God bless you all...

and thank you for your support 

at this difficult time.

 It has meant so much!

-Pamela Rae Schuffert-

UPDATE on My Brother John's Health

PRAISE THE LORD FOR HIS MERCY AND GOODNESS!

I visit my dear brother John frequently at his new nursing home, to give him healthy organic fruit smoothies and potent vitamins to boost his health. I have wonderful news to report to all my readers. John is doing so much better now, and wants to thank you ALL for your faithful prayers and encouragement at this time.

His strength has increased to the point where he was able to sit up on the side of his bed unassisted. However, his feet and legs remain crippled and in much pain due to degenerative problems. His caregivers say that they are ready to bring him to the therapy facility in the nursing home for exercises to help rebuild his strength. But the pain is still an issue.

John tells me every time I visit how much my presence and love and support means to him. And it's true. Family support when someone is going through crisis is so very important. I am glad I am here to be with him and to help encourage him in his recovery.

John's new nursing home is wonderful. They staff is supportive and loving, and his caregivers really like John and his sense of humor also. Many of them are Christians in fact, and this makes a distinct difference. I thank God daily for this great facility and the excellent care he is now receiving.

Thank you all for your prayers of support for John. Personally, I believe that "...with God, ALL things are possible." I am believing God for a miracle of healing that the doctors simply cannot do for John's twisted feet and crippled legs, and so is John.

AS we wait for miracles to manifest, I am praying for the grace to obtain a customized electric wheelchair and lift or ramp van so I can get him out from being confined within the four walls of an institution and help him reclaim his liberty and life once again.

JOHN'S CHRISTIAN TESTIMONY
-PASS THIS ON TO YOUR KIDS!

John has a very powerful Christian testimony of how Jesus saved him from decades of living in the world or drugs and alcohol and sin, and how he is now completely set free by God's grace. 

John has a message for the youth of today: do NOT go down the deadly path of "sex, drugs, rock n' roll" and living by the world's standards. It will only end in heartache and tragedy, and for many, death. And most certainly eternal damnation.

So many of John's former friends are now dead from also living this lifestyle of the world, the flesh and the devil. Or severely handicapped in various ways by such a destructive lifestyle.

John and I often discuss the reality of how his praying mother and sister are the only reason he is still alive today. When he would come home late at night and stumble down the stairs to his bedroom following all night of drugs, alcohol and partying, his mother would follow him and lay hands on him as he passed out on his bed, commanding the devil to depart and praying for Jesus to get a hold of his life at last. Big Sis was always praying for him as well. Mom and I just refused to give him up to satan's plans for him.

My saintly mother died in 2006, believing that God would save her son John at last. She never saw the fulfillment of her prayers for him here on earth...but only in heaven.

John is now a truly sorry, broken and repentant person at last. More than once his sinful lifestyle brought him to the point of death, only to be revived by prayer and medical means. 

He is thankful to be alive, and to finally know Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. And he knows fully now that THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH...but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ God's Son.

Christian parents reading this, if you have children who are not living for Jesus Christ and are following the same deadly path of perdition as they live for the world, the flesh and the devil, please print this testimony of John's and pass it on to them.

John and I are praying that his true life testimony will touch the hearts of many young people today...and even the not-so-young who are also entangled in the sinful world of drugs and alcohol and related darkness. 

He has but one message for them: no matter how "cool" and "in-crowd" it may seem, the end of disobeying God and living in sin will always be tragic and filled with heartache and sorrow and remorse.

Once a tall and strong, handsome young man, John's sinful lifestyle has taken a deadly toll on his health and now he cannot even walk today. Was it worth it? No.

So pass this testimony on to your wayward children, Christian parents! Hopefully they may learn from what happened to John and come to Jesus now for salvation and deliverance from this world's darkness NOW...before it is too late.

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THANKSGIVING DAY REPORT-

I spent time with John today, and was troubled when I arrived to find him very depressed and sad, even crying. A nurse had spoken unpleasantly to him the previous evening, and he also discovered that in the process of transferring from his previous nursing home, his musical instrument's guitar picks and slides he needs to play Christian music on them were now missing. (I told him I would replace them.)

John is very sensitive following this past close call with death, and still struggles with deep pain in his legs.

What complicates my work with John is my now spending three days a week performing free babysitting for a young Christian single mother, who suffered violent abuse from her former husband and had to flee with her two young children I am now taking care of periodically.

I used to be her babysitter many years ago, and she loves me and remembers our years together as she was growing up. Now she is struggling to make it with her two young children. And so I told her I would babysit for free at this time, while I can, until she can get on her feet financially.

 But this has taken time from visiting John. John's nursing home is 35 miles from where I babysit for her. The cost of gas to go back and forth to help both is approximately $200 monthly. Pray for God to come through in this, so I can provide assistance for both John and my struggling young friend as well.

Pray for John to be lifted up from all discouragement at this time, and for A COMPLETE HEALING MIRACLE as well.

Thank you and God bless you ALL!

-Pamela Rae and Brother John

Miracle! Brother Recovering Safely in New Nursing Home

By Pamela Rae Schuffert presenting investigative journalism from a Biblical Christian perspective-

Thank you all for your prayers and your support! Today, John was finally discharged from the hospital and taken to his new nursing home at last. He now has his own private room. I have briefed the nursing home staff about his previous nightmare in the former nursing home, and  how I expect this form of neglect to never be repeated again in this nursing home.

The wonderful hospital that provided stellar care for John is called PARK RIDGE in Fletcher, NC. It is a fully Christian 7th Day Adventist operated hospital, and Jesus Christ is always welcome in every aspect of their operations.

The staff was wonderful, and had it not been for the quick actions of Dr. Stover who ordered x-rays and MRI's for John, and then proceeded with life-saving emergency surgery, John would have died by Sunday from sepsis. 

When he was admitted on Thursday night in the emergency room, his white blood cell count was 22.9. He was incoherent, his eyes rolling and unable to understand anything, as they desperately searched for veins to insert IV needles and antibiotic drips into him. And from the time he was admitted last Thursday night, the staff worked 24/7 to save his life.

Both Dr. Stover and Dr. Kim admitted that John's injuries were due to gross neglect and malpractice in his former nursing home, and recommended he be placed in another facility.

Thank God, PARK RIDGE helped to locate an excellent one for John, and now he is resting comfortably in his new bed and room tonight. Halleluia! Praise be unto God Almighty through Jesus Christ His Son!

All of this has been hard on both of us, of course. For me, it has been hard due to the terrible pain and partial paralysis and numbness I have been battling in my left arm and shoulder and neck...and yet trying to still be there for my brother as well.

But thanks be unto God, who always gives us the victory through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. John is alive and recovering! But he still has a long way to go. Your prayers and support through this difficult time is so appreciated by both of us. We are both weary from this ordeal, but thankful to God and to ALL OF YOU who helped to make this very real miracle possible.

-Pamela Rae Schuffert

Medical Horror: NEEDLE Discovered in John's Foot!

10/06/2013

EMERGENCY SURGERY 

BEING PERFORMED ON 

JOHN J. SCHUFFERT 

SUNDAY MORNING 

TO REMOVE BROKEN NEEDLE 

AND TO  REMOVE INFECTION.

PLEASE KEEP HIM IN YOUR PRAYERS.

~THANK YOU~

By Pamela Rae Schuffert presenting investigative journalism from a Biblical Christian perspective-

www.AmericanHolocaustComing.blogspot.com

(Please note: the name of the hospital and the doctor caring for John is being withheld until we leave this facility, for safety reasons to prevent unwanted people from coming to this facility and creating potential problems, due to my history in this region. Once John leaves this facility, I will proudly share with readers the name of this health care facility and the doctor who literally saved his life by ordering the x-rays and then performing life-saving surgery on John today.

The staff has been professional and wonderful continually.-PRS)

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Yesterday, 10/5/2013, the doctor in this excellent hospital near Asheville, NC, ordered an MRI for my brother. When something strange appeared in his badly infected left foot from the MRI, he then ordered a series of X-RAYS for John as well. He admitted that the strange imaging of John's foot indicated that something METAL was somehow embedded in his foot, but that further x-rays would be needed to confirm this.

Imagine our shock as John and I heard that the x-rays revealed THERE WAS A BROKEN HYPODERMIC NEEDLE EMBEDDED IN HIS INFECTED FOOT! This is incredible, because John is not a diabetic and does not use hypodermic needles in his regular health care protocol.

NO WONDER JOHN HAD BEEN IN SUCH TERRIBLE CHRONIC PAIN IN HIS LEFT FOOT! And no wonder his foot and leg had remained infected for so long. IF ONLY the nursing home had taken him for diagnostic testing and x-rays from the very beginning of his problems. But they did not. The doctor performing surgery today on John admitted that this was clearly a case of gross medical negligence and malpractice by the nursing home and staff

The wound care doctor had seen my brother the day before I ordered him to be taken to the hospital immediately. The nurse on duty the night that John went to the hospital, admitted to me that the wound care doctor had done  NOTHING for John's serious medical condition.  I was stunned. This is clearly medical negligence, incompetence and malpractice on the part of the nursing home and the wound care doctor on call for that facility, who examined John only the day before.

Please continue in prayer for John today, Sunday. It will take time for him to recover from this surgery and heal completely and properly.

Pray also that we can locate the right nursing home with quality care for John as well. IF I HAD A HOME OF MY OWN, I would take him in immediately and set up home health care for him and become his primary care provider, with my previous years of experience as a care giver. But I do not. However, I am planning to become his primary care giver at this time anyhow, to make sure that this NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN due to facilities providing incompetent care.

Will my blogging and journalism continue? Absolutely. I can never stop what God has called me to do. However, I AM my brother's keeper as well. And so, life takes on new meaning and a new and different purpose also, that of ministering to John and helping to restore his health.

John looked at me before surgery today, and thanked me for helping to save his life. Truthfully, I must take the time to THANK YOU MY READERS for helping to SAVE JOHN'S LIFE! Because if it had not been for YOUR financial support and prayers enabling me to come out to be with John, he would have been DEAD by today from the infection, according to his doctor.

I told John that it was because of wonderful readers like you who came through, that I was able to come out and be with him. JUST IN TIME.

I want to cry and cry and cry...no words can effectively express my deep gratitude for the people who came through at this time of genuine life-threatening crisis. May our God and Father come through for YOU in YOUR time of crisis as well. This is my prayer for you who prayed, you who gave and you who cared at this time. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

And above all, thank you Father God and JESUS CHRIST, 

God's wonderful Son, for making this all possible. 

Thank you for lifting my brother up from certain destruction,

 for your glory and purposes. 

To God be all glory, both now and evermore.

And may all of my readers who helped 
to make this all possible, 
now receive the promises of God 
which cannot fail:

"Blessed are the merciful, 

for they shall obtain mercy."

~Jesus Christ~