Ponyakr
 

Anybody heard from Ponyakr? Believe he lives in Monroe,La. and tornado hit there yesterday.

No I Haven't. I'm checking on the GTO forum to see if anyone there has heard fom him. Sure hope nothing has happened to him and his wife. (Nothing yet on PM sent)

(We had a bunch of tornado's and "straight line" winds here this morning between 3:30am and around 5:00 am. A big Oak crushed my nephew's truck as well as his girlfriends house, no injuries, Thank you Lord.)

Hey guys - Ponyakr's wife, TJ, here. Just want to let you all know that he is in the hospital (ICU) and that is why the radio silence for a while. Please pray for him and I will tell him you all are asking about him. Also, we don't live in Monroe, but about an hour west of there in Jonesboro. We didn't have the bad weather the other night, just some rain. Sorry to hear of the damage done in some areas of our state. I will try to keep you all posted from time to time. He sure does enjoy his "ponyak" friends. Thanks - TJ

Healing in the name of Jesus!!!

I hope he makes a quick and full recovery

Will be praying for Don to get well and back home!

Get well soon!

Prayers and best wishes to our friend Don, here’s hoping he’s back here ponyakin’ again soon. :)

Praying here for a quick and full recovery.......

Keeping him in my prayers. Hope he is well soon

Prayed one up for healing him up

Prayers sent get well soon

Prayers sent for a full recovery

More prayers for Ponyakr, his family, and caregivers. I've missed his interesting posts and hope he recovers soon.

Prayers for a speedy recovery!

Prayers sent for Don and his family.

Yep thoughts and prayers.

In our thoughts and prayers. Sorry to hear he’s in the hospital

Any updates?


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Praying for a quick and full recovery.

Hey, it's me, TJ, again. First of all, thank you all SO much for your prayers and thoughts for the ol' Ponyakr. Here's the short version of what has happened. He was totally septic when went into the hospital. He had surgery for a perforated ulcer, was in ICU for 9 days, then transferred to a specialty hospital for further treatment and rehab. He is currently on a ventilator since surgery on May 1st and kept mostly sedated while his body heals. When they reduce the sedation for a "sedation vacation" he opens his eyes, squeezed my hand and wiggles his feet. Don't know how long he will have to be there, but they are working on him, *and God is working on MY patience - LOL) trying to get him to the point they can wean him off the vent. His care team is wonderful, but most of all his Father God is on the case and that is where we stand. By Jesus' stripes he was healed and nothing is too hard for God. Thanks for standing with us, God bless you all.

That’s great to hear he’s doing a little better, that’s a very dangerous situation. The best thing a person can have is someone looking over them in the hospital . Lots of mistakes happen so keep watch over him, prescriptions etc.
Was thinking about him
The other day wondering how he was doing since I posted a thread he’d have really enjoyed. Hope he gets better .
Don’t let your guard down though when in the home stretch hospitals make mistakes and a patient having an advocate with a watchful eye is very important. Good luck and let him know we are all pulling for him
And hoping for his recovery.. just keep saying “ stock and super stock Pontiacs” around him that’ll get his strength up.

X2, I will keep him in prayer.

I haven't been online much of late - so this is the first time I read this discussion;
Thanks TJ for letting us all know how he is doing. :D

Thanks for the update. Prayers for a quick recovery!

Praying for a quick recovery!

I lost my younger brother to sepsis. Nothing to play with.

18 days sedated. That sounds like quite an ordeal.
Praying for the best!

Thanks again TJ.

Prayers going up !

Prayers sent. Hoping for a full and quick recovery.

Get well soon Ponyaker! At least he’s in good hands with TJ. Stay strong TJ, praying for a full recovery.

Prayers for a full recovery. Miss seeing him on.

Hello all,

Just a quick update. Don (Ponyakr) is off the ventilator now, Praise the Lord!, breathing on his own with a mask set at 50% oxygen. All vitals are pretty stable. Not very communicative at the moment, which is REALLY strange for him - LOL I think he's just tired. I know he would sure appreciate the kind words and prayers that have been said on his behalf - and I do too. Will keep you guys posted. Love and hugs from TJ

He is in everyone’s prayers who ever frequents this site. Thanks for keeping us in the loop. Please tell him get well soon.

Thanks for the update TJ!
We'll keep him in our thoughts and prayers.

Thats a great update and great to hear. Best wishes and prayers.

Happy to hear he’s off the ventilator and breathing on his own, that’s good news.

I pray for a speedy recovery and many more years of him being with you.
Tom Vaught

Hello all. I'm sorry I don't have better news to share with this update. But, All is Well With My Soul!

Don Hurst March 22, 1949 - June 5, 2022

Well, although my tears don’t want to quit flowing, my heart and spirit are shouting Hallelujah right now. My partner, my best friend of 43 years (54, if you count the 11 years we dated before marriage) has been promoted to his heavenly rewards. He slipped away about 4 or 5 minutes to noon today - Pentecost Sunday - how fitting!

He fought a good fight, he has finished his race and he kept the faith. (2 Tim. 4:7-8)

I know his greatest wish would be that everyone would make SURE they have accepted Jesus as their Lord and Saviour, so he can see you again one day.

There will be no funeral or memorial service. We both agreed long ago to be cremated and our ashes sprinkled in a special place on our property. So that’s what I’ll do. Thank you for all your prayers and support throughout this ordeal.

Nothing left to do but shout “Amen!” Somebody!!

This was his favorite song, by a favorite group, The Hoppers…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5jowLv0mXY

So sorry to hear this sad news. :(

God bless you T.J.’and may Don rest in eternal peace with the Lord.

Bart

Sounds like someone strong and grounded,TJ. He`ll be waiting for you.

I am so sorry to hear that. Couldn't wait for him to get back on and talk Pontiacs and stock / super stock racing again. Totally didn’t see this coming.
I will keep Both of you in my prayers.
Sadly he probably didn’t realize how much most of us liked him and his posts, and enjoyed talking w him.
Maybe he knows now anyway .

I am sad to hear.

Know that he will be missed here and his spirit will live in all he touched.

So sorry for your loss...He will be missed.

From the Pontiac family, He’s in Pontiac Heaven god bless TJ. As friends we never say goodbye when you think of him TJ he’ll be with you.

I'm so sorry to hear this sad news. I'm thankful that he knew Jesus as his Savior. Cherish the time many years you had together! You'll have infinitely more together in eternity where there's no sickness, or pain.

God bless you T.J.’and may Don rest in eternal peace with the Lord he is with his other family now!

Jim

I didn't know Don personally as some of you did but I always appreciated his posts and upbeat attitude. Never an unkind word said and obviously a man of faith. He has stepped through that veil into the eternal now with his Lord and Savior. I look forward to meeting him one day, and you too TJ.

T.J., my deepest condolences to you and your family. Don was one in a million. I can imagine he and my dad are discussing their favorite Pontiacs.

My sincerest condolences for you and the family TJ, he will be missed by many here. Please post information for Don's services as many will want to know.

I sent a PM the first time you posted, others may have as well. In case you're not aware of how to access the PM's (Private Messages) portion of the site...

Look at the top left of the page, click on (User CP), scroll down the list on the left and you'll see (Private Messages), you can respond or send from there.

Edit - After re-reading your post I see there will be no services, please check PM's.


Bless you TJ
Frank