Sharing sad news!

My sister, Tina passed away yesterday in her sleep at age 86.

Each family has its own special history and the shared bonds that are a part of that history. When a sibling dies, the bonds are shattered, and the history forever has a void that cannot be filled.

When your parents die, it is said you lose your past; when your spouse dies, you lose your present; and when your child dies, you lose your future. 

However, when your sibling dies, you lose a part of your past, your present, and your future.

Kudos to our Police Officers. I am behind reading the Revere Journal online.

Cafarelli Gets His Man Alive: Revere Chief and SWAT Team Credited with Helping in Apprehension of Tsarnaev

April 25, 2013

By Seth Daniel

Revere Police Chief Joe Cafarelli is shown here being

congratulated by other law enforcement soon after helping to take bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev into custody last Friday in Watertown.Cafarelli and several other Revere Police officers were part of the North Metro SWAT team that assisted in the arrest of Tsarnaev.

Last Friday was a good day to be a cop, Revere Police Chief Joe Cafarelli contends.  Naturally, after a week of turmoil, it was especially meaningful for Revere folks and for Revere Police when Cafarelli and his North Metro SWAT team were front and center in the arrest of accused Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Cafarelli was seen checking the boat where Tsarnaev was hiding immediately after his capture. Other Revere officers on the SWAT team – made up of around 30 officers from the forces of Revere, Everett and Malden – were also instrumental, including one officer from Ward 6 who actually handcuffed the suspected terrorist.

“At one point there was an arrest team put together while we were on Franklin Street in Watertown last Friday,” said Cafarelli. “Revere, Everett, Malden and the T Police happened to be the officers there when it formed. We weren’t singled out or anything. We were just there and ready. We were fortunate enough to be the team that took him in.

“We pulled him off the boat,” Cafarelli continued. “Our fear was that we had heard he could have explosives on him.

Great Shares from Floy Bright Johnson!

I got an early birthday present today, my first greatgrand child, a beautiful baby girl.  

Her name is Riley Sophia Lu. She was born at 12:34 this morning.  She weighs 7 lbs. l ounce and is 19 inches long. 

Everybody is doing well. 

Great Sends from Sal Carmosino!

Can't tell you how much the support means to me from everyone and especially from this great network of the Lantern.   

I even got well wishes from people in our class that have never been in contact with me.....very refreshing.   

Rose, you have made all of us important ......to each other.

      

Sal 

I just received a message from Sal sent to me personally!

Rose, Thanks for all you do for all of us..........

Sal

Hugs,

Sal Carmosino in ER this morning!

Sal woke up with severe chest pains this morning which prompted a 5 hour long stay at the ER this morning.  After calling his Cardiologist, he insisted an ambulance to the hospital for an immediate CT Scan.

Sal had a Ct. Scan, EKG, chest Xray and blood work.  The pain was not from the aneurysm which is still stable thank goodness.

Sal was informed that sometimes a switch in Blood Pressure medication can cause chest pain which is what his doctor did……..but it was a gastric flareup or Gerd which is something Sal has had for some time.

They prescribed Pravacid for 30 days…Maalox when necessary.  He has a small cyst on his lung which they found has shrunk a little bit.  Sal knew he had cyst and that was good news that it shrunk.  Blood work good, kidneys were o.k.

Sal said the Maalox worked almost immediately and the diagnosis was correct so he will abide by that advice.

Sal requested that I email all of you to thank you for your prayers, thoughts and support.  He said he was thinking of all of us while in the ambulance which he said has been a source of strength for him in the past and helped him through this medical scare today.

I agree that the Power of Prayers are truly amazing!

CAPTURED! THE HUNT IS OVER! THANK GOD!

A 19-year-old college student wanted in the Boston Marathon bombings was taken into custody Friday evening after a manhunt that left the city virtually paralyzed and his older brother and accomplice dead.

Police announced via Twitter that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was in custody. They later wrote, CAPTURED!!! The hunt is over. The search is done. The terror is over. And justice has won. Suspect in custody."

Photo on the left, Tsarnaev's brother, 26-year-old Tamerlan, was killed Friday in a furious attempt to escape police.  

Photo on the right, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev had been in a boat in a Watertown neighborhood. The crowd gathered near the scene let out a cheer when spectators saw officers clapping.

"Everyone wants him alive," said Kathleen Paolillo, a 27-year-old teacher who lives in Watertown. (I don't know if everyone agrees with "Kathleen Paolillo").  Why, I don't believe everyone wants him alive, as suspects never talk and tell you why they did what they did, the taxpayers are stuck with the medical bills, legal bills and room and board for this scum bag that will be held in jail if he survives!  

He killed our people!  Enough said about that.

Boston Mayor Tom Menino tweeted "We got him," along with a photo of the police commissioner speaking to him. Watertown residents poured out of their homes and lined the streets to cheer police vehicles as they rolled away from the scene.  I was watching TV and cheering along with them!

During a long night of violence Thursday into Friday, the brothers killed an MIT police officer, severely wounded another lawman and hurled explosives at police in a car chase and gun battle, authorities said.

Authorities in Boston suspended all mass transit and warned close to 1 million people in the entire city and some of its suburbs to stay indoors as the hunt for Suspect No. 2 went on. Businesses were asked not to open. People waiting at bus and subway stops were told to go home. The Red Sox and Bruins postponed their games.

From Watertown to Cambridge, police SWAT teams, sharpshooters and FBI agents surrounded various buildings as police helicopters buzzed overhead and armored vehicles rumbled through the streets. Electronic Robots and Police Dogs all searching about.  Authorities also searched trains.

"We believe this man to be a terrorist," said Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis. "We believe this to be a man who's come here to kill people."

The bombings on Monday killed three people and wounded more than 180 others, tearing off limbs in a spray of shrapnel and instantly raising the specter of another terrorist attack on U.S. soil.

I watched a mother of five from Wakefield, MA on TV saying she got a phone call telling her that two of her older sons watching the Marathon each had to have one of their legs amputated.  

I tried hard not to watch TV as I was getting so upset and nervous but at some point during each day, I had to watch the News to see whatever updates they had.

I heard on TV that thanks went out to President Obama who gave Boston everything they needed to help capture these murderers!  

Thank You, Mr. President!

BOSTON STRONG!

Prayer Request for Sal Carmosino!

Message from Sal:

Email To Rose:

Prayers are always welcome..and because of you, they helped me get thru this before and I do thank for your concern.  

If it's not one thing it's another.  My stomach thing is under control since I went back on my supplements from before.  

However, my Echocardiogram had some doubts and my cardio doctor is sending me for a CT Scan on Tuesday to see if the aneurysm has grown. He couldnt be definite from the Echo. 

The reason he is doing this is because I have had chest pains the last two days from a change in my BP medication....his idea ....not mine....which now I am sorry he did it.

He wants to make sure the pain isnt from the aneurysm. If it has grown. I may have to have heart surgery with an inside stent...which I dont want..but may not have a choice. 

So Im living on the edge again.....and worried if the next day will be my last.   Plz keep me in your prayers on Tuesday. that the thing hasnt grown.....Stomach is fine so I thought I was out of the woods and could enjoy life again...Another valley in my life.............too many to suit me.

 

Sal

To Sal:

Our Forever Friends will always be by your side in time of need as well as the good times!  Never forget that.  I also believe in the power of prayers and sending out this request with your permission, you will surely have our friends praying for you!

Think positive my friend.  I'm glad your doctor is thinking this through thoroughly.  I'm always here for you should you need a message to get to all of our friends.

We will also contact our churches to put your name on the lists of people to pray for.

Hugs, Rose

Boston You Are In Our Prayers!

Two bombs struck near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, turning a celebration into a bloody scene of destruction.

Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis said Monday night that the death toll had risen to three. Scores were injured at the scene.

One of the dead was an 8-year-old boy, according to a state law enforcement source.

Hospitals reported at least 144 people are being treated, with at least 17 of them in critical condition and 25 in serious condition. At least eight of the patients are children.

At least 10 people injured had limbs amputated, according to a terrorism expert briefed on the investigation.

Memories of the Boston Marathon will be forever changed after yesterday's events. The medical staff who expect to treat exhaustion, dehydration, blisters, cramps and other running related injuries could never have imagined they would be treating bomb victims with missing limbs. So sad...

I was here in Florida praying.  I was in a panic as the location of the bombing was very close to my daughter's office.  Fortunately, she took the day off for a long weekend vacation.  Yet, I had many calls to make to try and contact my very large family.  I have relatives that live in the city.

I just heard something on the News today that they were investigating an individual in a Revere apartment building????

Hope all of you are safe!  Hugs, Rose

What if God Had Voice Mail?

We have all learned to live with "voice mail" as a necessary
part of modern life. But have you wondered what would happen
if God decided to install voice mail? Imagine praying and
hearing this:

Thank you for calling My Father's House. Please select one
of the following options:

Press 1 for Requests
Press 2 for Thanksgiving
Press 3 for Complaints
Press 4 for All Other Inquiries.

I'm sorry, all of our angels are busy helping other sinners
right now. However, your prayer is important to us and will
be answered in the order it was received, so please stay on
the line.

If you would like to speak to:

God, Press 1
Jesus, Press 2
The Holy Spirit, Press 3.

If you would like to hear King David sing a psalm while you
are holding, please press 4.

To find out if a loved one has been assigned to Heaven,
Press 5, enter his or her social security number, and then
press the pound key. (If you get a negative response, try
area code 666.)

For reservations at "My Father's House," please enter
J-O-H-N followed by 3-1-6. For answers to nagging questions
about dinosaurs, the age of the earth, and where Noah's ark
is, please wait until you arrive here.

Our computers show that you have already prayed once today.
Please hang up and try again tomorrow. This office is closed
for the weekend to observe a religious holiday. Please pray
again Monday after 9:30 AM. If you need emergency assistance
when this office is closed, contact your local pastor.

Thank God He doesn't have voice mail and that He listens
when we pray!

Lantern's April Birthdays!

1. Joanne Angrisano-April 6
2. Dorothy Brennan-April 23
3. Floy Bright-April 28
4. Frank Castaldo-April 11
5. William Cataldo-April 19
6. Fred Ciampi- April 26
7. Marielana Ciavola-April 10
8. Barbara DiBiase-April 11
9. Roger Ferullo-April 30
10. Patricia Gallagher-April 30
11. Thomas Gandolfo-April 17
12. Vincent Gennaco-April 26
13. Roberta Gerson-April 30
14. Rosalie Gigliello-April 7
15. Paula Katz-April 28
16. Barry Kligerman-April 5
17. Wesley Malcom- April 3
18. Gloria Matloff- April 12
19. Carolyn McLeavey- April 13
20. Doris Moschella-April 25
21. Anthony Nichinello-April 15
22. John Pedicini-April 27
23. Patricia Pierce-April 19
24. Dorothy Pineau-April 12
25. Susan Podolsky-April 14
26. Martha Santos-April 16
27. Steven Shaw-April 5
28. Phyllis Shumata-April 4
29. Dona Sledzinski- April 12
30. Lawrence Slesinger-April 17
31. Annette Esposito-April 26
32. Donna Toothaker Ying-April 17
33. William Toppi-April 11
34. Robert Zunick-April 26
35. Charles Kelly-April 19