That big lovable bear, Paul the BB, has a swollen jaw and a toothache now. Paul says he looks like a gopher, but we all know him as the Big Bear. What could I do but make another cartoon and ask for prayers? Poor baby is moaning over at Facebook.
Seriously, please pray for Paul to be relieved of his pain. You know a toothache is no fun.
O God, the strength of the weak and the comfort of sufferers: Mercifully accept our prayers, and grant to your servant Paul the help of your power, that his sickness may be turned into health, and our sorrow into joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
PS: The BB appears to be smiling throught his pain, but what you see is not a smile, but a grimace. The two sometimes look alike.
UPDATE: From Paul in the comments:
Update for you all: the endodontist said he cannot do a root canal until the swelling goes down. I trust him, especially after he said the anesthetic will not work in my current condition. A very convincing argument. He doubled the dose of the antibiotic, switched me to non-drowsy, non-narcotic analgesics (hooray) and we will wait a week. Scheduled root canal is next Monday. I can work the rest of this week but am going to spend today resting.
Thanks for all the prayers and good wishes, folks.
We'll keep praying, luv.
Thanks, Mimi. The pain comes and goes but I am tired of the painkillers. And of feeling miserable. A big old bear hug to you.
ReplyDeleteOW! You're bristly, Paul.
ReplyDeleteGet well soon.
Sympathies and prayers going out to the Big Bear. I think your drawing is splendid, Mimi.
ReplyDeletewv = thingl. I pray the #@*+Z!# thingl stop hurting soon.
Ah, it's a thingl. I'll be sure to let the dentist know.
ReplyDeletePaul, I hope you're feeling better today. I copied the prayer from my post on Jonathan's toothache and forgot to change the name, but I fixed the mistake. Now it's all about you.
ReplyDeleteMary Clara, thank you for your kind words about my drawing effort.
ReplyDeleteI love your drawing too, Mimi. I hope you are going to make a collection? ...
ReplyDeletePrayers for Paul and his horrid tooth pain. No fun at all :-(
wv - xerfies. Maybe the thingl has been brought on by the dreaded xerfies? ...
Oh, Cathy, please not the dreaded xerfies?
ReplyDeleteUpdate for you all: the endodontist said he cannot do a root canal until the swelling goes down. I trust him, especially after he said the anesthetic will not work in my current condition. A very convincing argument. He doubled the dose of the antibiotic, switched me to non-drowsy, non-narcotic analgesics (hooray) and we will wait a week. Scheduled root canal is next Monday. I can work the rest of this week but am going to spend today resting.
Thanks for all the prayers and good wishes, folks.
Cathy, thanks.
ReplyDeleteI hope you are going to make a collection? ...
Bring on the toothaches!
Did I just say that? Bad me!
Paul, thanks for the update, which I will add to the post.
ReplyDeleteIf it's not the "thingls", it's the "xerfies". As the dear departed St Gilda Radner said, "It's always something".
Prayers ascending for dearest Paul!
ReplyDeleteI'm very tempted now to pretend I got toothache just so Mimi will do a drawing :-)
ReplyDeletewv - chinsu! Mimi, my chin's so su!!!
Cathy, you could say you had a toothache, and how would I know if it was true or not?
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