Prayers for Cate

Hi all, just a quick post as it's very late here and I'm really tired. My best friend Cate who I mentioned last post is in hospital at the moment. She was taken to emergency on Saturday with extreme abdominal pain and was admitted to a ward. They have done CT scans and ultrasounds as well as a whole heap of blood work and are at a bit of a loss as to what is wrong. They can see a section of her bowel is inflamed so that is what is causing the pain most probably, but they are unsure as to what is causing the inflammation and say it could be anything from a blockage in the bowel to an infection to untreated/undiagnosed irritable bowel syndrome.

Cate is on morphiene and has been since Sat to keep the pain under control. This is making her a bit loopy and not very alert. She drifts in and out of a dozing state most of the time. A surgeon is due to come and see her to assess whether they will need to do some investigative surgery to try to figure out what the problem is. She is being kept on "nil by mouth" which means she can sip clear fluids but is not able to eat just in case they have to operate.

Please send out all your best prayers for her to wish her a speedy recovery and that the doctors are able soon to find the cause of all this and start to fix it. I'm very worried about her and am hoping to see her back to her old self soon.

Thanks guys. I'll keep you posted.