Posts by maggie221

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Help W/JW cousin that is in the Hospital from NJW

by maggie221 in

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friends

hello all, i posted a while back about my cousin whom is in the hospital because he lost his leg in an accident at work.

he almost didn't make it becasue he refused blood.

i haven't been that close to him because he was not allowed to play with us (all his other cousins that weren't jw) when we were little~~ we are in our 30's now.

maggie221

Hello all, I posted a while back about my cousin whom is in the hospital because he lost his leg in an accident at work. He almost didn't make it becasue he refused blood. I haven't been that close to him because he was not allowed to play with us (all his other cousins that weren't JW) when we were little~~ we are in our 30's now. But since his bad accident, I haven't been able to stop thinking about him and want him to know that all of his cousins are thinking about him. He is in New York and we are in Indiana. I am going to write him a letter and I haven't spoken but a few words to him in my whole life. I feel that blood is thicker than water and all our family is very very close, BUT HIM because of his religion. I want him to know how much we are pulling for him and think about him often. My cousins and I are on the phone once a week and talk about him and hope he is doing well..

My question is, what the hell should I tell him.. Besides hey, we have been thinking about you often and even though we are your "wordly family" we want you to know how much we love you and think about you. I know this sounds silly, but we have been very worried about him and I don't want to put the wrong thing in the letter. I just don't really know what to say. He has been in contact with a lot of his family since the accident that aren't JW so what the heck do I say?

Thanks for the advice,

Maggie

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question from a NJW regarding a family JW in medical condition

by maggie221 in

jw
friends

hello, this is my first post here and i will try and be breif.

i am not a jw but have an uncle and family who is strong into their belief.

my cousin (his son) is in the hospital and had a bad accident at work.

maggie221

Looks like things are turning for the worse, my uncle called us this morning and said that his leg was getting amputated .. My aunts and uncles went to the hospital.. I heard from my other cousin who is JW telling us that if the elders etc. would leave then the family would probably give him blood. I say us family (all of the NJWs) should all go up and show our support. Thing is, we are in INdiana and they are in New York... so sad :( I don't see how they are going to amputate his leg without giving him blood..

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Question from a NJW about family JW in major medical condition

by maggie221 in

jw
friends

someone told me i should post this here.

hello, this is my first post here and i will try and be breif.

i am not a jw but have an uncle and family who is strong into their belief.

maggie221

Someone told me I should post this here.

Hello, this is my first post here and I will try and be breif. I am not a JW but have an uncle and family who is strong into their belief. My cousin (his son) is in the hospital and had a bad accident at work. His leg is mangled and had some head trama. From what I have heard he needs blood and is swelling pretty bad. I don't think he is going to make it, because they wont give him blood. My family of 10 aunts and uncles are not JW, my uncle married into the religion and all of my family are EXTREMELY close. He pretty much told all of us that we need not come to the hospital because "there was nothing that we could do." well that is bullshit. Family is family! I guess all of their JW family or whatever you call them are helping, so if we go to the hospital then would it get him into trouble? He phoned my mother (his sister) yesterday and broke down and said he really needed "his people up there" so what is that supposed to mean? I cannot believe after 33 years I have not seen anyone in my family pass away except for my grandfather and my cousin who is my age is probably not going to make it and I cannot go see him. Is there nothing that i can do?? Also, why is it that they cannot associate with other people outside their faith, why can't they receive blood?

Someone in the JW faith please tell me what I can do. Will there be a funeral for him? Will I be able to attend? I'm just really lost on this whole thing, but I want to do what is right.

Many thanks, Maggie

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question from a NJW regarding a family JW in medical condition

by maggie221 in

jw
friends

hello, this is my first post here and i will try and be breif.

i am not a jw but have an uncle and family who is strong into their belief.

my cousin (his son) is in the hospital and had a bad accident at work.

maggie221

Hello, this is my first post here and I will try and be breif. I am not a JW but have an uncle and family who is strong into their belief. My cousin (his son) is in the hospital and had a bad accident at work. His leg is mangled and had some head trama. From what I have heard he needs blood and is swelling pretty bad. I don't think he is going to make it, because they wont give him blood. My family of 10 aunts and uncles are not JW, my uncle married into the religion and all of my family are EXTREMELY close. He pretty much told all of us that we need not come to the hospital because "there was nothing that we could do." well that is bullshit. Family is family! I guess all of their JW family or whatever you call them are helping, so if we go to the hospital then would it get him into trouble? He phoned my mother (his sister) yesterday and broke down and said he really needed "his people up there" so what is that supposed to mean? I cannot believe after 33 years I have not seen anyone in my family pass away except for my grandfather and my cousin who is my age is probably not going to make it and I cannot go see him. Is there nothing that i can do?? Also, why is it that they cannot associate with other people outside their faith, why can't they receive blood?

Someone in the JW faith please tell me what I can do. Will there be a funeral for him? Will I be able to attend? I'm just really lost on this whole thing, but I want to do what is right.

Many thanks, Maggie