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Meant to say NOT on facebook.

This of course is Linda's opinion and her own point of view but since some of you are now on facebook, I am posting it here as this is of interest to many..

Hi Facebook Friends & Family, I am actually writing this from Southern Illinois. For those of you who have read my autobiography, you understand the stalking, harassment and thugging I have experienced for many years now. And these things have not only sporatically followed me across the United States, but also internationally as well. Why? Only God knows every aspect of the reasoning behind these barbarious actions. But in this world, the culprits to behavior like this can typically be traced back to money, power, fame and control. Following my first night in Illinois, I was saddened to see that my rental car front fender appeared to have suffered some intentional damage. There was also suggestive writing on the driver's side window of the car. Today, Monday, was my court date. Many courthouses, including the one I visited today, do not allow women to bring their purses into the building. So I left mine locked in the trunk of the rental car. I was shocked and saddened to discover my purse was robbed while I was in the courthouse...mainly some personal financial correspondence from my bank. Just as a sideline, I have not spoken to my ex in many years. But there was an appropriate time to privately ask him an honest question. This question was met with alot of accusations and a mean spirit. Hmm. Indigestion?
I have to take a moment to thank God for my very balanced, intelligent, hard-working, dedicated and Christian attorney. He very much understands that we serve a God who LOVES Justice. When Kurt sees someone who has been taken advantage of or wounded by others, he literally burns the midnight oil to prepare the necessary arguments and paperwork to 'set the captives free.' I am very BLESSED to have such amazing representation. Today his delivery and message was balanced, concise and I am sure was heart-warming even to the angels who were there taking in every word. Although as Christians we prefer a peacable way of handling problems, there is a time and place where we need to take a stand for what is right...and these actions pave the way for the human rights of others to be respected and honored. Sure, I will be thrilled when it is all finished...and I will be satisfied no matter what the outcome will be. Although Justice is a very wonderful thing, sometimes we have to be satisfied with just making our voice heard. With this being said, I still look for a positive outcome.
But as always, I VERY DEEPLY appreciate your prayers, concern and heart-touching messages. GOD BLESS YOU...each and every one!! Sending Blessings, Hugs & Prayers your way, Linda Shelton

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Trishonna Benton
July 6 at 2:40pm ·
Dear Friends and Family,
The past three weeks have been pretty eventful for Emberly. The tumor had progressed to the point where she was in danger of a fatal brain hemorrhage.
We're so glad for the small miracle of God leading us to the amazing Dr. Kelly at Pacific Neuroscience Institute. The surgery he performed is far more than we could have hoped for in our wildest dreams.
Upon starting the operation, Dr. Kelly determined he'd have much better results by entering Emberly's skull from the area of her left eye brow. So instead of opening the skull at the place of the previous operation, he requested permission to go this other route. He said he'd have a better angle to remove the tumor this way. Once permission was granted by the family the operation continued and proceeded for over 7 hours. A fluorescent dye was injected which helped illuminate the cancer. This helped Dr. Kelly to know where he needed to operate. He used micro-surgery tools guided by a tiny camera to remove all the illuminated areas (representing the cancer). Using this technique he was able to separate and "vacuum" out the tumor material from areas of her brain without the need to remove additional brain tissue. Since the earlier operation already removed all the brain tissue that was safe to remove, this really is quite a miracle for Emberly. He's confident he removed all the places which were illuminated but cautiously calls it a 99% success.
Dr. Kelly has pioneered this micro surgery technique and is considered the leading expert on this type of brain surgery in the entire world. Emberly's operation was recorded on video for further educational purposes in training other surgeons on this technique and several apprentice surgeons to Dr. Kelly were in the operating room to observe as well.
While we know there are no guarantees with glioblastoma brain cancer, we praise God for giving Emberly another chance to start over. She's resting now and continuing her recovery from surgery, working to regain her strength, and start her healing process.
As a side note, the scar along Emberly's left eye brow from the operation is almost not noticeable and the recovery will be much quicker too. And that's another reason we are praising God for Dr. Kelly.
Thank you for your love and prayers sent to Emberly and our family during this long journey. We love and appreciate you all very much. Please continue to pray.

Very informative.

Must now go and see if you had also posted about this elsewhere, such as also at the Maritime forum.

As this is over a month old, I am not yet aware of any further update on her condition.

Posted on Facebook on March 23, 2017:

Dear Friends and Family,

Today Emberly is on her way to a clinic in Idaho. She texted me this picture of her children who are with her and Jason on spring break. I know many of you have been asking how Emberly is doing. I've not been able to respond because honestly I've not known what to say. Two months ago in early January on a Friday night she went into seizure during a bad snow storm. Jason along with my parents and their children drove her into Redding to the Emergency Room. She was seizing and going unconscious. The medical staff told them she wasn’t going to make it unless some drastic measure were taken which they were not equipped for. Jason, Emberly’s husband requested they do everything possible to save her life. She was then heavily sedated and put on life support just to stabilize her. Sabbath afternoon she, along with Jason were airlifted from Redding to San Fransisco. I met them there and stayed by Emberly’s side giving Jason a time for a little respite. Seeing her in a medically induced coma on life support still seizing nearly tore my heart out. Every hour they would bring her out of the coma to check her to see if she was still neurologically intact. She would look at me with terror in her eyes and want to speak but unable because of the tubes down her throat. I could say more, but I will spare you and just say this… witnessing it was harder on me than her. Because of God’s mercy and the drugs she does not remember anything she endured. The medication they gave her was enough to erase the last two months from her memory. But I remember it all clearly. And in my breaking heart, greatly humbled, falling into the arms of God for His grace and mercy on her behalf, with bated breath, have stood still to witness what God will do. It’s only recently that she is beginning to remember from day to day. But she remembers nothing from the last post I shared with all of you here on Facebook. We had to wait till the respiratory therapy team came in Sunday morning to remove the tubes and bring her off of life support. The first thing she said to me is “Why didn’t you let me die?”, and “What will be my life now, wouldn’t it be better to die?” Oh how I could have cried, because I have watched people go down the long hard road of cancer to their last breath and I’ve not wanted to witness this for my own sister. I didn’t know what to say. My heart was breaking. My dear friends, I have not felt very courageous these last months. I have felt like Hagar who left her son in the desert under a shade tree and went off a little ways not wanting to see him die and cried to the Lord. Not knowing what was going to be the out come. It looked so bleak I couldn’t see it possible that she would be able to leave ICU much less come home. But by the end of the week they sent her home.

On her way to a clinic in Idaho today, she texted me...

"It's spring break and we are going through Nevada for a Dr appointment. Kids are having fun 💞”

I responded that I am praying for her, to which she replied, "Thank u soooo much I need lots of prayer, I am not getting better fast. They just say well u should not be alive so u are and that's good but I am not getting better."

"Please pray that I will be strong and stay on my diet, it's so hard for me. I don't know y I am such a baby. Mom makes the food so yummy but I have crazy cravings. I feel like I am a big baby and if I am not strong, which I am not, I will not make it?😰🤕🤒”

I asked her if I could post an update to all who love her and she said "Thank u soooo much. Tell them that I love them all 💞🐶💞🐶💞🐶💞🐶”

So, my dear friends, and family… I don’t know what to say… Yes, it’s a mystery that Emberly is still alive. The cancer has spread through much of her brain according to the MRI scan that was taken last Thursday. Her body is in good health thanks to the Dr. in Norway, who cured her of the 8 different strains of Lymes and got the cancer markers down to 0 in her blood which has been a huge blessing in extending her life. Yet the cancer in her brain continues to grow. I marvel that Emberly is still alive and in good cognitive condition.

A few Bible texts come to mind. "And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed. And the man of God was angry with him, and said, You should have struck five or six times; then you would have struck down Syria till you had consumed it: whereas now you shall strike down Syria but three times.” 2 Kings 13:18-19

Perseverance, how much do we want the thing we are requesting for. Are we ready to give up after a while if we don’t see the complete answer to our prayers? Oh that we will learn the lesson from this king's mistake and be like the widow in Jesus' parable.

"And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man; Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith. And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?" ~ Luke 18:1-8

"If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all men liberally, and reproaches not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed." ~ James 1:5-6

"Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.” ~ John 14:13

So dearly beloved friends and family, I take courage that every prayer that has been prayed on Emberly's behalf is recorded in the books of heaven. We need wisdom and perseverance without wavering in our requests before God. Just the fact that Emberly is still ALIVE is a miracle. That alone should be enough to strengthen our faith to keep praying for the breakthrough Emberly needs. Do we not return tithe, so can we not claim and expect the promise? “Will I not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it?” ~ Malachi 3:10

Thank you for standing in the gap on Emberly's behalf. May God richly bless you exceedingly abundantly above all you can ask or think, is my prayer for you. May we be faithful, praying "Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven". Amen

Interesting is all I can say at this time.

IDK but I wonder if he is going to be a pastor for the Church of God since his address is listed as COG. I think he had some loyal supporters. Also COG has a Christian school besides there are multiple public schools close to his address. Like under 2 miles I think.