Tony Albanese's Prayer Circle

Many people say that prayer is the most precious gift that can be given to someone. Tony has been blessed to have so many people offer such gifts, and he will need your prayers even more right now as he begins yet a new phase of healing.

Please let us know if you would like to be part of Tony's Prayer Circle by clicking here and your name will be added to this very special list of friends and family. By adding your name to Tony's Prayer Circle, you will be sent expedited bulletins in email asking for your help in prayer on any given day that Tony may need it most.

Members of Tony's Prayer Circle include.

Joe Acosta
The Albanese family
The Allen family (Allen Airway)
Shelley J. Alongi
The Balsama family
Mary Alice Banuelos
Dave and Cami Black
Resty Botor
Linda Bushong
J. Bruce Camino
Carmen and Rose Chilone
Dr. Robert Schuller
Crystal Cathedral Ministries, USA
The Daniel's family
Joyce Durante
Marsha Enholm
Cynthia Fuhrman
Bob Giese
Kaylin Guerrero
Karl Harder
The Hughes family
Ann Janco
Dean and Kathie Hurley
The Jessee family
Debbie Lederer

Helen Macri
Jim Maher
Debbie Manning, RN
Robert (Buddy) Mansfield
Maryann Mazzella
John A. Miglorie
Fred Murkle
Suzy Harder Olson
Darleen Orser
Rebecca and Valerie Perez
Lori Phillips
Jim Pixley
Patti Porto
Vera Ramaker
Avis Robin
Jackie Rossetti
Bruce Ross
Regina A. Sbraccia
Trish Sommer
Stephanie Stiles
Fran te Groen-Garnett
Gail Uebersetzig
Gene Westermyer
Christine White
Danny Wilson

Since moving to Nevada last September, Tony has had a part-time caregiver come by for a couple of hours each day. His first caregiver was onboard through the middle of January until she abruptly quit. Shamefully, she left Tony and his family in a very difficult position until their prayers were answered nearly two weeks later. Tony's new caregiver is a very responsible and deeply committed professional.

We ask for everyone's prayers right now to help keep Tony and his parents in good health and in good spirits. Tony is relying on his parents more than ever to provide around-the-clock care for him now that he's moved to Nevada to be cared for by his family.

Thank you for keeping Tony in your thoughts and hearts over these past three years.

Other recent prayers for Tony have included:

Prayers to help Tony deal with the intense pain he's had to endure when the doctors and nurses treat his wounds.
Prayers to help his appetite so that he eats more solid foods.
Prayers to help him maintain his appetite so that he can build back his strength and regain the weight that he lost when he was not able to eat.
Prayers for Tony to get a homecare nurse as soon as possible.
Prayers for the New Orange Hills nursing staff to receive wound care training, allowing Tony to begin a new phase of healing if admitted to this skilled nursing facility.
Prayers for Tony's surgery (on March 16) to go without complications, and for his recovery to be speedy and complete.
Prayers for Tony to continue healing without complications from surgery performed at Rancho Los Amigos last March. Please pray that Tony's recovery is speedy and complete.
Prayers so that Tony doesn't have to remain flat on his back in the hospital. Please pray that he is able to sit up and move around in his bed which would also help to raise his spirits.
Prayers for Tony to continue healing without complications and for him to be lifted from depression as he readjusts to life at home.
Prayers to help Tony's mental and physical healing process.
Prayers to help Tony find an assistance dog, making it possible for him to more fully participate in the world with a greater level of independence.
Prayers for Tony's elbow surgery to go without complications, and for his recovery to be speedy and complete.
Prayers to help Tony and his family find a competent, full-time caregiver to provide Tony with 24/7 live-in care at home.

Charles Hughes, a very special eight-year-old gave Tony's mom and dad (Mary and Sam Albanese) a prayer book that he made for his First Communion project last May.

The Hughes family lives near Tony's parents in Nevada and they had invited them to attend their son's First Communion. According to Cathy Hughes, Charles' mother, "I remember letting Sam and Mary know about the date months in advance, but something came up with Tony and his dad stayed in California. Mary was home in Nevada and we were going to pick her up and take her to church...but she had no energy that day." Cathy remembers Mary saying, "Charles won't even know we are missing." Cathy replied, "You have no idea how much you will be missed." When Charles gave Tony's parents the prayer book, "it was even more special," said Cathy.

Mary and Sam are considered to be as close as family to the Hughes'. They continue to be involved in the lives of Charles and his younger brother Carson when at home in Nevada.

We can never thank enough the other wonderful friends like the Jessee family, and the so many other friends from Yorba Linda Friends Church like Stephanie Stiles, Fred Murkle, Corey Taylor and Linda Bushong, who along with the rest of Tony's family are deeply committed to praying that God give Tony the strength to get through this ordeal. Likewise for those, who may have never met Tony, yet continue to make regular prayer vigils on his behalf since the day of the accident. There are so many believers in the power of prayer, people like Dr. Robert Schuller and the parishioners of the Crystal Cathedral Ministries, along with Karl Harder and Suzy Harder Olson, and Dean and Kathie Hurley who had a prayer quilt commissioned for Tony through Christ Presbyterian Church of Huntington Beach, all are part of Tony's prayer circle. We are eternally grateful to them for keeping Tony in their prayers.

Thank you everyone who has prayed for Tony to regain his strength as he continues his fight towards health.

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