Keep a Thought in Mind This Friday....

You are in our thoughts and prayers. I will say a special prayer for you. Please keep us posted.

I am sorry to hear this..my prayers are with you and your family..I also don't like going to doctors, but I do go. I have a medical problem which right now there is not medicine or cure for..but one day there will..I hope your daughter's grandmother makes it through surgery on Friday..I will say an extra prayer for her..

SUEBEE, you are in my prayers..My heart goes out to your daughter...I lost my Dad a year and a half ago..It was devestating to me, but my little boy was only 6 at the time, and his Grandpa was his best buddy in the world. If you need any support or someone to vent to, please pm me. I'll be thinking about you guys.

thanks so much to all of you for your kind thoughts and words. The hardest part is being so far away right now, and not being able to sit down and talk with my daughter about this. She's 4 states away, and is closer emotionally to her grandma than any of her other grandparents or relatives.

Sue you family is in our prayers here in Tennessee, keep us posted and yes lets all stick with our yearly physicals, my 40 year old one is next year and we have a history of colon cancer, I need not say anymore

Suebee, I am praying for you.

Getting older terrifies me..My Dad died at age 57 of lung cancer, my grandma died at age 60 of lung cancer, my grandpa died at age 62 of brain cancer, and my other grandma died at age 60 of breast cancer.

I'm only 32, and I'm athletic and try to stay healthy, but the longetivity just isn't in my family. I hope to beat the odds.

Suebee, I am so sorry to hear about your daughter's grandmother. You will all be in my thoughts and prayers Friday. I know how hard it is for a child to see his grandparent(s) so sick. My mom died of cancer when my youngest son was 5, and he took it very hard.

Finsfan, I know what you mean. People in my family don't have longevity, either. Three of my grandparents died of cancer between the ages of 54 and 60. One grandfather died of a heart attack at the age of 52 (three of the grandparents I never knew). My dad died of a heart attack at 59. My mom died of cancer at 63. My sister died of a heart attack at 47, and my brother died of a heart attack at 29. I'm 48, so I'm doing everything I can to stay healthy.

Thanks everyone - I'm going to call my daughter today to see what the latest is - I tried to catch her yesterday and couldn't, and she wasn't online last night, which is really weird. (She's ALWAYS on.) I'll update you once I hear from her. It's strange that she hasn't contacted me lately.

Sad!!

Please feel strong, Sue. I will pray for your daughter's grandmom. I know you are thinking about everyone. This is a sensitive moment. You all in the family need to be in touch with each other.

Hi again all -

Talked with my daughter briefly today, she said her grandma is doing ok right now, and is starting to prep for surgery (you know all the junk they make you do prior to surgery - meds to take, system cleansing stuff, etc.). My daughter will be at the hospital during the surgery and will call me as soon as it's over. Her dad can't get the day off from work, so she's bearing the responsibility of calling everyone on her own. The surgery could be as short as 2 hours if it goes smoothly, or as long as 6 or more, depending on what they find when they go in. If the cancer has attached to other parts of her body internally, there is more risk of great blood loss, etc., so if that's the case, the surgery will be longer and there is a lot more danger involved.

I will keep you posted...thanks so much for the prayers & thoughts - they mean a lot.

I waited so long to have a physical, until last year. That is when I found out that I had a uterine fibroid. I know that I can't have babies until it is removed and this could affect my kidneys, but I am believing in God that he will heal me or make a way for me to make it through this just as he will make a way for your family to make it through this troublesome time. We all go through trials and tribulations, but we must stand and know that God is there to make a way for us all. Your faith and love in your daughter and God will heal her and your family.You are in my thoughts and prayers and always remember: I(we)can do all things through Christ who strengthens me(us)." Philippians 4:13.

My heart goes out to all of you guys. I lost my grandpa back in August and I thought that was going to kill me also..

Sue, I will be praying that everything gets well very soon. It's a time in crisis and I truly hope that you all come out of this happily. I will light a candle in my evening prayers for a speedy recovery.

Sue,

I will keep all of you in my prayers on Friday. It seems to be the day for surgery. My mom is prepping now for her surgery as well. She has to fast two days before the surgery, only fluid, broths, jello. She has to do the system cleansing tomorrow. Yuck! We've been trying to get her to go to the doctor about her "stomach/bowel" problems for the past couple of years. She's another one who hates going to the doctor. My sister finally made an appt with her family doctor this past summer and things have progressed from there. Her surgeon told us that she was lucky that she was diagnosed when she was. A few months longer and things could have looked a lot worse for her. We are very grateful for that. My hubby and aunts just had their colonoscopies down. All is well there. I have the "female" tests done every year but I have my first mammogram scheduled for mid-december. My sister is going as well. It's a Christmas gift to our mom...... Wow, I'm crying right now. You guys will definately be in my thoughts and prayers this week.

Mishele - you keep your chin up - take care of your mom and yourself. You are all in my prayers. I only wish my daughter's grandma had gone to the doctor...even once...in the 40 years it has taken for this cancer to show up.

We're down to the wire now, my daughter's grandma goes in tomorrow morning, early, for surgery. I will post info as soon as I have it.

Mishele, I know you're probably not able to read the posts right now, but I'm praying!

I'll be thinking about both of you tomorrow! **HUGS**

Mishele--Call me, k? :) Love ya both!

Sue

I will be keeping you, Mishele, Tammy and Txtreasure in my prayers. God will listen to our prayers. He is kind to all.

UPDATE:

My daughter's grandma went into surgery at 11:00 this morning, and came out at 3:15 p.m.

It appears that she has come through the surgery well, and the doctors are hopeful that they have removed everything that was malignant. However, they want her to follow up with radiation treatments once she heals up a bit.

I do not know if the doctors are aware of the lump in her back, which is causing her quite a bit of pain. I don't know if she has told them about it, but from what my daughter is saying, I don't think she has.

Thank you all for your prayers and kind thoughts this week - I will have more details from my daughter tonight or tomorrow and will fill you in.

Sue, thanks for updating us. I'm glad that the surgery went well. How is everyone holding up? I'll continue to keep all of you in my thoughts and prayers.

Sue, I am glad to hear that..will still say extra prayer...

Mishele, Sue and Tx Treasure-you all will be in my thoughts and prayers. Hand in there-I'm here to talk if you want! :D ...Karen

Sue,

I'm glad to hear that the surgery went well. I hope that she tells them about the lump on her back. I'm sure they will discover it though. It's not the time to hold anything back.

Sue I am glad surgery went ok. Mishele hows your mom? I was thinking about you all weekend. Take Care KYSIDE38

Hi all - just another quick update. My daughter's grandma did come through the surgery ok, but while they were exploring in there, the docs checked her lymph nodes (good job, docs!). They were swollen, so they took them out and will be testing them - and there are only a couple of reasons they would be swollen - fighting an infection, or cancer. We should have results at the end of this week, so I will post another update then.

Mishele - I'm still praying!