Sometimes My job stinks

[boughtwithaprice]

Well, I hope everyone is having a merry Christmas, and I don't want to ruin it, but I am so depressed right now, a family needs prayer

I had the pleasure of putting a woman on a ventilator that was involved in a house fire on Christmas morning. It seems that her husband and her sister-in-law were up late wrapping presents for four young girls. Ages 5, 9, 12, and 15.
They were up too late and everyone fell asleep while wrapping the presents. Unfortunately a candle remained lit on the kitchen table and started a fire while the family slept. Not everyone was able to escape the fire. The husband and sister-in-law went back into the house to save the children. The 9 and 15 yr old made it out, but the husband was unable to reach his 5 yr old daughter, and the sister-in-law died trying to save her 12 yr old unsuccessfully. The husband was badly burned, but alive; his wife, that I cared for has suffered smoke inhalation and will require mechanical ventilation for a few days. The 15yr old is physically fine, but suffered psychological trauma. The 9 yr old suffered burns on her extremeties as she was unsuccessful in persuading her 5 yr old sister to escape the flames.

I am particularly devestated when thinking that this family was so excited to spend Christmas morning together, but were greeted with the flames of death instead. I don't know what else to do, but ask for prayer

 

[Michelina]

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It seems there are a disproportionate number of fires at Christmas. Most involve trees. But it is a terrible time of the year for this to happen and celebrating Christmas will be difficult for many, many years.

The 15yr old is physically fine, but suffered psychological trauma.

They are all traumatized but some worse than others. I counseled a 5 year old who suffered from traumatic deafness after a fire. Counseling, prayer and a lot of time are the only remedies.

There is so much tragedy in human life but at Christmas we celebrate the fact that the Love of God is the most powerful thing in the world. And It conquers all things.

 

[AdJesumPerMariam]

 

[Mystery5]

Dear Bought with a price,

I can relate because my job as a nurse is sometimes very stressful due to these types of life and death stuff. This sounds like a real tragedy, and will probably haunt you for a while. How awful and sad! I'm so sorry that this family has to go through this.

Sometimes I just cry on my way home from work. It's so hard to witness human suffering.

 

[Wolseley]

I have experienced similarly tragic incidents, both in the military and as a law-enforcement officer. It's not an easy thing to comprehend.....similar, in some ways, to the devout Jewish people who survived the Holocaust and ended up demanding, "Where was God??? Where was He?"

It is hard to understand, but we know that ALL things work together for good to them that love God, not just the good or the pleasant things. We try to understand why God allows these things to happen, but we're looking at it from our viewpoint....which is sort of like a group of parameciums trying to figure out why a nuclear physicist does the things he does.

 

[Maggie893]

Praying for the whole family and for you. God Bless you for being their to care for and pray for them.

 

[Skripper]

BWAP,

This saddens be beyond words. So I will only offer my silent prayers . . .

 

[Aaron-Aggie]

 

[geocajun]

bwap, this family is blessed to have a compassionate doctor such as yourself at their side.
I will be praying for them and you.
peace

 

[faerieevaH]

*wraps BWAP up in a soft hug and prays for the family*

 

[marciadietrich]

prayers for the family and for you as well

 

[Cat59]

for you Jerome and prayers too, for this family, the surviving members and for all those involved in caring for them and helping them now.

Cat

 

[Preachers12]

Well, I hope everyone is having a merry Christmas, and I don't want to ruin it, but I am so depressed right now, a family needs prayer

I had the pleasure of putting a woman on a ventilator that was involved in a house fire on Christmas morning. It seems that her husband and her sister-in-law were up late wrapping presents for four young girls. Ages 5, 9, 12, and 15.
They were up too late and everyone fell asleep while wrapping the presents. Unfortunately a candle remained lit on the kitchen table and started a fire while the family slept. Not everyone was able to escape the fire. The husband and sister-in-law went back into the house to save the children. The 9 and 15 yr old made it out, but the husband was unable to reach his 5 yr old daughter, and the sister-in-law died trying to save her 12 yr old unsuccessfully. The husband was badly burned, but alive; his wife, that I cared for has suffered smoke inhalation and will require mechanical ventilation for a few days. The 15yr old is physically fine, but suffered psychological trauma. The 9 yr old suffered burns on her extremeties as she was unsuccessful in persuading her 5 yr old sister to escape the flames.

I am particularly devestated when thinking that this family was so excited to spend Christmas morning together, but were greeted with the flames of death instead. I don't know what else to do, but ask for prayer

Boughtwithaprice, God give you Peace.

It is in such times that a quote from Scott Hahn gives me comfort. Scott reminded me in a speech how Jesus IS Lord and King and that nothing, NOTHING, happens that He does not permit to happen. His blood purchased for Him that right and not one inch of the earth escapes His reign.

We can't make sense of these things. We also can't make sense of the Real Presence, the Trinity, the Virgin Birth and the Immaculate Conception. But we accept these things on faith. An intellectually driven faith sometimes, but faith, nonetheless. Accept that Jesus reigns and that all things happen as He deigns, towards His purpose, which is unknowable and unsearchable to our feeble minds.

Take comfort, my dear, beloved brethren, that Jesus allowed this and that His justice is only exceeded by His mercy.

May the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you always,
P12

 

[Mystery5]

Dear Preacher,

Wow, thanks for sharing. There is so much suffering in this world.

 

[boughtwithaprice]

Thanks to everyone that replied Tragedies like this don't make me question God and His wisdom, but they do leave me with the emotion of sorrow and a feeling of why?, as well as a feeling of helplessness. Someday all of the pain like this will be over, but we must endure it for now. It is good that we can bear one another's burdens