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I couldn't post on your thread the first time I read it, way too emotional for me. My heart breaks for you, and your mom. Know that I'm praying for you both, that God will give you comfort and peace through all this, so that your baby feels peace too. I know how you feel; I can't imagine NOT talking to my mom everyday. We talk several times a day, I can't get enough of her, ya know? So, my heart just hurts for you... But, God is good, no matter what, He WILL see you both through this. Just keep doing what you're doing, and be at peace. love you, Christy

Praise God for shrinkage!!

lol :)I debated even putting it here, but it got such a big laugh with my own family, I just had to! Laughter is good medicine! I have two little boys of my own, and I think this is their favorite subject. My dad even bought them a book a few weeks ago called "Walter the Farting Dog"!! A wonderfully hilarious book for the entire family! lol the boys just love it! hehe Christy

Consider yourself blessed by Gram sharing this with you. My only experience with watching someone slip away was with my husband's best friend, Willie, who was on hospice from pancreatic cancer, almost a year ago. In his final days, at night, he would talk to his brother Mike, who had just passed a few months before of the same horrible dissease. Willie also saw lots of beautiful bright colorful lights... I tend to think he was getting a glimpse of the glory of heaven. Wow, this is still hard to talk about. God gives us these things to hold on to, and so that we know, yes, there is more than just this life here. THIS life is but for a moment.

I'm praying for your miracle too! It's a good thing God is in the miracle working business!!

Karen, sorry I just saw this. You're always in my prayers. Hope to hear from you soon. God is good! CC

I'm so sorry you're having go through this. It's so hard to see our parents suffer. I'll be praying for you and your dad. My mom receives treatment at the cancer treatment centers of america in Tulsa. I can't tell you enough how awesome they are and how POSITIVE they are. There's always hope and these people treat you like you are their only patient. You can ck out their web site at www.cancercenter.com ((hugs)) and prayers for you all

Once there lived a woman who had a maddening passion for baked beans. She loved them but unfortunately, they had always had a very embarrassing and somewhat lively reaction to her. Then one day she met a man and fell in love. When it became apparent that they would marry she thought to herself, "He is such a sweet and gentle man; he would never go for this carrying on." She made the supreme sacrifice and gave up beans. Some months later her car broke down on the way home from work. Since she lived in the country she called her husband and told him that she would be late because she had to walk home. On her way, she passed a small diner and the odor of the baked beans was more than she could stand. Since she still had miles to walk, she figured that she would walk off any ill effects by the time she reached home. So, she stopped at the diner and before she knew it, she had consumed three large orders of baked beans. All the way home she putt-putted, and upon arriving home she felt reasonably sure she could control it. Her husband seemed excited to see her and exclaimed delightedly, "Darling, I have a surprise for dinner tonight." He then blindfolded her and led her to her chair at the table. She seated herself and just as he was about to remove the blindfold from his wife, the telephone rang. He made her promise not to touch the blindfold until he returned. He then went to answer the telephone. The baked beans she had consumed were still affecting her and the pressure was becoming almost unbearable, so while her husband was out of the room she seized the opportunity, shifted her weight to one leg and let it go. It was not only loud, but it smelled like a fertilizer truck running over a skunk. She took her napkin and fanned the air around her vigorously. Then, she shifted to the other cheek and ripped three more, which reminded her of cooked cabbage. Keeping her ears tuned to the conversation in the other room, she went on like this for another ten minutes. When the telephone farewells signaled the end of her freedom, she fanned the air a few more times with her napkin, placed it on her lap and folded her hands upon it, smiling contentedly to herself. She was the picture of innocence when her husband returned, apologizing for taking so long, he asked her if she peeked, and she assured him that she had not. At this point, he removed the blindfold, and she was surprised!!! There were twelve dinner guests seated around the table to wish her a "Happy Birthday"!!!

Beautiful! I LOVE Michal W. Smith. (I'm currently wearing out the "Healing Rain" cd.) There are so many beautiful songs about Him that bring so much comfort, what a blessing they are! Thank you for posting that.

Carole, I'm praying it did do good for your husband. I'm glad he didn't suffer a lot through it. Pammie, that is our attitude exactly. Thank you so much for the confirmation! God is so good. It's just awesome to sit back and watch Him work. He just amazes me. Cindi, thank you. I spent the day with her yesterday. She said God had blessed her, the pain had lightened up some. I rubbed her feet and knees and back. It helped a little. Mostly her hips and knees are hurting now, but bearable with advil. I think she was beginning to question even getting another round of this chemo. (she may still be, we'll have to wait and see) Also, I just found out that the doctor is calling this lymphoma. I guess that would be reasonable to say, since the only involvement is nodes in the upper body. Thank you all for your continued prayers!! I'm praying for you all as well.

You and Lucie are in my prayers. God is so good. ((hugs)) CC

Thank you all for sharing and for your prayers and being positive. What do you take for the pain, bone pain, mostly her hips? She's hurting pretty bad today and the advil isn't helping. Also, should she not be around crowds and/or sick people? and for how long? as long as she's doing chemo? I know she had to get a shot in the stomach, something to do with the blood count (to help fight infection?) and she has to start taking antibiotics in two days as well. My youngest has a cough, he gets sinus infections a lot, so I'm afraid to bring him around her too. This is so hard. Thank you all, you're a big help to me. God bless, CC

Cathy, you're in my prayers, always. I'm believing that God is going to use this vaccine to do awesome things in you! ((hugs)) CC

You (and your family) are in my prayers. God is good. He has a plan in all this, though it is so hard to see right now. Keep the faith. CC

You're in my prayers, Addie.

Hi June, welcome. This is a wonderful place. My mom's lc just came back after almost five years. I know it's so terribly hard, and almost like hearing it again for the first time. I'm so sorry your kids aren't near you. That has to be so hard. I'm an hour and a half from my mom, would love to be closer, but it's not so far really. Just keep the faith, and fight this thing. God is good and He's in control. You're in my prayers.

Don, you're in my prayers. God is good and has a plan for you! Jer. 29:11

Just wanted to say you're an inspiration to us all. Keep the faith and fight the fight good fight. You're always in my prayers. God bless you! CC

Praise the Lord!

Yes, those premeds... mom had an allergic reaction to those. She couldn't breathe! Praise God the nurse was still in there when it happened, within three minutes of starting it. They decided it was just going in too fast, so they slowed it from 30 minutes to 1 hour and she had no problems. Last night her face got all red. She called the infusion center and they said it was normal. I'm just pleading the Blood over her all day. I'm praying this chemo won't destroy her healthy cells in the name of Jesus. Gotta have Faith. thank you TAnn.

The doctor decided on carbo taxol. She has to have probably four rounds, once a month, for SIX hours. wow. She had her first round wed. night. He told her she'd probably loose her hair in three weeks. So, do any of you have experience with this? Why so much at once? Is this a 'normal' treatment plan? The cancer appears to just be in some nodes in the upper body. I've read the chemocare web page, but would love to hear from your personal experiences about this. God is good, He has given strength and peace that surpass all understanding.

Well, my mom had a brain MRI and Praise God for NED!! Then, yesterday she had a bronchoscopy, which revealed no toumors!! Thank you Lord! The doc went into the right lobe for a biopsy. Now, more waiting... til wed. and see the oncologist. It looks like it's just in the nodes. Soon we'll have a treatment plan from the onc. The Great Physician is in charge though and is working in mighty ways!

Heidi! I have awesome news for you! My mom was dianosed almost FIVE years ago, stage 3b, (in April) and went to CTCA and has done wonderful for well over four years! We're just now experiencing a small set back.. A PET scan last month revealed a few lit up lymph nodes. So.. she'll be getting treatment again soon. We use the one in Tulsa and it's a wonderful place. I just can't tell you enough how awesome the people are. They treat you in every way possible, physically, mentally, spiritually... and you're not just a number, they treat you like you're the only patient they have. They teach you how to eat right and feed you spiritually too. They're always positive. keep the faith! you're in my prayers. let me know if you have any questions. God bless you! CC

Hi grammie! I thank God you're able to get treatment there too. It truly is a blessing. I'm getting ready to meet my parents there in an hour and talk to her lung doc and possibly the onc too. Needless to say, we're a bit scared and nervous about finding all this out, finally... Prayers would be so appreciated! Thank you! CC

I'm so sorry... Sending much love, ((hugs)). and prayers for you. Isn't it amazing how strong we become when we have too? God never gives more than we can bear and He gives us strength for the things we never thought we could handle. CC