My uncle Mike is the most wonderful guy you'd ever meet. He always has a smile, no matter what. He can bring joy in almost any circumstance and lights up any room he enters. He's also a living miracle. You see, my uncle was born over 50 years ago with down sydrome. They said he wouldn't live to be 13. He's proved the doctors wrong time and time again.

His speech has never been great, but he could always communicate enough to let you know what he needed or wanted. His favorite thing to do, other than eat (he'd get excited, clap his hands and say "bickits and graby, bickets and graby!"), is to read the Bible. I know that God has a very special place for my uncle in Heaven.

Uncle Mike has had a lot of setbacks lately. He is now in the hosptial again with pneumonia. This is the 4th time. And with each time he gets weaker. They don't think he can take it much longer. While I hate to see him go, I'm comforted by the fact that I know he'll be in Heaven, with a grand welcome, when he dies.

My request is for prayer that God does what is best for Mikey (our pet name for him). I don't want him to hurt anymore. The medications they have had him on the last few years have made him irritable and unpredictable, which is not the real Mikey at all. It would be selfish of me to pray for his healing, if he's only going to live a miserable life. I don't really know what to pray for. So I guess I just want God to have His way with Mikey. I want Mikey to be comfortable and happy, whatever it may take to achieve that.

Thanks everyone!

I will pray for your Uncle Mikey and I will pray for you too, that you will have the strength to accept whatever God chooses for your uncle. I know how you feel. I lost my Mom to Alzheimer' nearly 5 years ago. At the end she was so severly impaired she could no longer communicate with anyone, so she just sat in a chair and screamed all the time. As much as I didn't want to let her go, I prayed God would take her, sooner rather than later, which is what he did. She ultimately died of pneumonia which is the way most Alzheimer' patients go, because they can no longer swallow.

I know my Mom is still with me in spirit but a whole person again, and your Uncle Mike will be too. Hugs to you!

Amy, your Uncle Mikey sounds like a very special man and I know God has left him on Earth for a specific purpose for His glory. We will pray that the Lord's will be done...not one second sooner or one second later. THANK YOU for sharing about him today.

Thanks so much Melodie and Jimmy. It helps to know others are praying and sharing your burdens.

prayers being said for Mike and his and your family
hugs
sandi

Thank you Sandi, that means the world to me.