# Please pray for my Sweetie Pie **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 22, 2005, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-pray-for-my-sweetie-pie/286096 "2005-01-22T16:32:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-pray-for-my-sweetie-pie/286096/21 "2005-01-22T19:14:33Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > Are there links to what could be going on with Trisk’s daughter, or is this a bolt out of the blue? I’m not sure how much of this is legitimately made public, but **Tris** ’s daughter is (of course) very precious to him, and is special needs. I wasn’t aware that she had any acute health problems, but IIRC she does have chronic ones. Anyway, my prayers are very much with him and her, and Josh ( **Tris** ’s son, and a lurker with only a few posts here). **Tris** , if you should log back on, or Josh, if you’re around, please keep us all posted – there are a lot of us who think the world of you, and are anxious for you. ---
**Author:** ![Triskadecamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-pray-for-my-sweetie-pie/286096/22 "2005-01-22T19:16:19Z")
I am back home for a few minutes. Pie is very sick, pneumonia, and perhaps another infection, although that is unclear. She has had a lot of ER stuff done, and is waiting to go to a bed in ICU. The ER staff said “I think we can turn her around” but everyone seems to think she is very sick. Your prayers are appreciated. Your comforts as well. Thank you. Pie (her nickname is Sweetie Pie, Pie for short) is thirty years old, and profoundly handicapped. Pneumonia is a constant hazzard for her, and this time it seems she has gotten a very strong case. [An old picture](http://www.alwaysbackup.com/~michaelk/images/Sweetie%20Pie.jpg) Tris ---
**Author:** ![Sylkyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@Sylkyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylkyn)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-pray-for-my-sweetie-pie/286096/23 "2005-01-22T19:19:56Z")
My strongest “Get well now” vibes going out to your precious daughter, and my warmest well wishes for you, **Tris**. I am so sorry you both are going through this. Please take care. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-pray-for-my-sweetie-pie/286096/24 "2005-01-22T19:51:54Z")
She’s beautiful, **Trisk**. I love that smile. Good thoughts are going your way… ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-pray-for-my-sweetie-pie/286096/25 "2005-01-22T19:56:23Z")
Hitting my knees as we speak. Best wishes to you all. ---
**Author:** ![Greywolf73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d9b06d/32.png) [@Greywolf73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greywolf73)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-pray-for-my-sweetie-pie/286096/26 "2005-01-22T20:00:16Z")
What a beautiful smile she has. My most positive thoughts go out to you and your family, **Trisk**. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-pray-for-my-sweetie-pie/286096/27 "2005-01-22T20:01:39Z")
Keep on hanging in there, and more prayers heading up and warm fuzzies heading your way. ---
**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-pray-for-my-sweetie-pie/286096/28 "2005-01-22T22:18:55Z")
Warm get well wishes for Sweetie Pie - her nickname fits her smile, btw. What a cutie! ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-pray-for-my-sweetie-pie/286096/29 "2005-01-22T22:46:51Z")
Good thoughts coming at you. Let us know if we can help out in any way. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-pray-for-my-sweetie-pie/286096/30 "2005-01-22T23:02:34Z")
My thoughts and prayers for you and your daughter. Stay strong for her. StG ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-pray-for-my-sweetie-pie/286096/31 "2005-01-22T23:04:34Z")
Heaven protect her. ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-pray-for-my-sweetie-pie/286096/32 "2005-01-22T23:05:09Z")
Oh wow, what a pretty girl. My prayers are most definitely with you both, Tris. ---
**Author:** ![katie1341](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/91b2a8/32.png) [@katie1341](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katie1341)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-pray-for-my-sweetie-pie/286096/33 "2005-01-22T23:12:35Z")
She’s beautiful. Healing and calming vibes headed your way. Please keep us posted. ---
**Author:** ![Triskadecamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-pray-for-my-sweetie-pie/286096/34 "2005-01-22T23:13:25Z")
Pie is now in ICU, her mother is there with her. ICU policies being what they are I will be home for a few hours. Updates: Pie is normally very healthy, she has been hospitalized three times in her life. All three were respiratory involved, the first was Pneumonia at three weeks of age. She has cerebral palsey, and epilepsy, and is profoundly mentally retarded. Basically, until this year, she has been pretty much a happy baby, personality wise. This year has been tough on her, and she has developed some other related problems. The pneumonia is being described as “a big pneumonia” by the ICU doctor. There is a chance of additional brain damage, as well as other organs not maintained with O2 saturation of her blood well below therapeutic levels for an unknown time, probably hours. She is getting medications for all the above. (Which, of course is a bit of a challenge for her kidneys, and liver.) The most frightening thing is that this is almost certainly aspiration induced pneumonia, and the dysphagia (difficulty swallowing among other oral motor involvement) will still be there, and could get worse. She might recover completely, to the level she was at before this pneumonia. I can’t talk about this anymore. [Here is a more recent picture of Sweetie Pie](http://www.alwaysbackup.com/~michaelk/images/Sweetie%20Pie2.jpg). Tris ---
**Author:** ![newcrasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2005, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-pray-for-my-sweetie-pie/286096/35 "2005-01-22T23:14:38Z")
She is added to my prayers! God is good, so trust in Him. ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-pray-for-my-sweetie-pie/286096/36 "2005-01-23T01:48:39Z")
oh Tris. I’m so sorry, and I’m praying for you and her. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-pray-for-my-sweetie-pie/286096/37 "2005-01-23T01:54:52Z")
> [@Triskadecamus](#): > > The ER staff said “I think we can turn her around” I hope they’re right. Much love and good thoughts for **Tris** and **Pie**. ---
**Author:** ![papergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-pray-for-my-sweetie-pie/286096/38 "2005-01-23T02:06:21Z")
Oh, man. Your whole family is in our thoughts and prayers. ---
**Author:** ![Necro\_Romancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/50afbb/32.png) [@Necro\_Romancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Necro_Romancer)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-pray-for-my-sweetie-pie/286096/39 "2005-01-23T02:14:43Z")
My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. Hang in there, she’s very lucky to have you as a father. ---
**Author:** ![Salem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Salem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salem)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-pray-for-my-sweetie-pie/286096/40 "2005-01-23T02:17:09Z")
Prayers and positive thoughts for Sweetie Pie and you and your family. I hope she heals quickly and fully. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-pray-for-my-sweetie-pie/286096.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-pray-for-my-sweetie-pie/286096.md?page=3)