As mentioned before a friend’s son has been wounded in Iraq and she has asked for prayers and good energy sent his way. Here is an update from Marlene

Thank you to all for your prayers and good wishes…the light, energy, angels and all in which you believe are helping. My son is stable. While his head injury is serious, there is no information that a bullet or shrapnel penetrated his brain. He has been transported to Germany, where is he is under what we believe to be good care. He is being kept heavily sedated so that nothing causes activity of any sort in order to support healing. The swelling seems to have tapered. His orbital socket is damaged, but it seems his eye is okay. He has sustained some burns on various parts of his body due to the blast, but those are not his more serious injuries. We continue to hope for good news.

Please, if you will, continue to pray for his recovery and the well being of his wife and child. I am grateful to all of you for all your support and please feel free to share this note with those whom I have overlooked—please know that that was not intentional. Love, Mar

The agony of having loved ones in harms way is so intense I sometimes threw up when I heard of a Marine being wounded in Ramadi. Knowing they are wounded and not yet being able to be with them must be the greatest kind of hell. My heart is with you, Marlene.