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Joanie, God bless you too! You are an amazing "poster" yourself, and a huge light for many of us! God bless!

Oh Linda, I am so sorry. This is terrible news. You need to be with your mom. God bless you for being a wondeful daughter, and doing everythign you need to do, even if it stretches you into a thousand different directions. I will say a prayer for your mom. Dear Lord, please provide your warmth and protection for Linda, her mom, and their family as they go through this latest hurdle. Please grant them your peace, your strength, and your warmth. Lord, I ask that you make Linda's mom be free from pain, and be clear of mind and heart. God bless you Linda and your family.

Lillian, I say go for it! Consider it an opportunity you have never had! Your beauty from the inside will shine on the outside! God bless you and best of luck with your treatments.

Awesome and well deserved! Great going Katie and Rick!

Wow. I only joined LCSC in March, but your words, thoughts, and your brother are all amazing to me. The grieving process is such a difficult road, and I love that your brother has guided you through it, and as you say, got through your thick head! haha! You can most certainly count on a candle from me. I would have a toast too, but nothing to toast with!!! Enjoy the wonderful memories, and celebrate life! God bless you!

Oh Carleen, I am so, so, sorry. What a horrible day, and what a terrible feeling you have. I am just so sorry. I wish there was something I could say, or something I could do to take the pain away. You are such an amazing person, and your Keith is just so lucky to have you. Carleen, I pray that you don't lose your passion for Christ at this time. This is when you need him the most to grant you peace. I know I sound like a Bible-Banger, and I am not, but I remember being so angry at God for a few different things that I couldn't handle this year, and when I went to talk to Father his prayer was mostly for my renewed strength through God, and not to lose my faith at such a terrible time. Know that God does not grant this on Keith...He needs him. God has plans that we could never understand. I KNOW that doesn't make it easier...I wish I knew what would. Dear God, please bless Keith and Carleen with renewed strength, peace in their hearts, and faith. Please help them to understand your plan that most CERTAINLY doesn't make sense to us here. Please wrap your arms around them, hold them tight, and make them strong. God bless Carleen.

Karen, I haven't been able to make it to all my dad's appointments and I can say that I think I have missed out on much. I think it is good to go, as more heads to think of questions, the better. My mom tries to write it all down, but that is overwhelming for her too. She calls us right after, and we come up with questions for her, as she is just stressed to the max with this. I can say too that upon diagnosis, at Mayo clinic in Minnesota, I knew my dad held his head high as he had an entire crew with him there. He was proud to walk through those elaborate buildings, with people swarming about, knowing we were all there, we all care, and that we supported him 100%...this is just my 2 cents! Good luck!

Yeah! You guys are the best. Thanks for the update...you are always in my heart and prayers. God bless you!

Awesome! I love to hear good news! Keep going strong...shrink, shrink, shrink! As someone else put it in another post...die, tumor, die!

Way to go Nina! We love to hear good news!

Jonie, You said it right! Thanks Don and Lucie! You are an inspiration!

I love this song! Beautiful words, beautiful tune.

Wow! These are some amazing words. Thank you for sharing them with us. I still feel like I fumble and fumble for the right things to say around my mom and dad...and I KNOW that I am searching for that balance that you talked about with talk about the cancer and non-cancer talk. It is a hard balance to reach, especially since this is all new. God bless you and thank you!

May God bless JC as she undergoes surgery. May He guide the hands of those working, bless her family and friends with peace in their hearts, and of course, for a quick recovery.

Don, You are amazing! Thank you for your story, your support, and your committment. God bless!

I am so sorry to hear about your mom. Cancer is such a beast, and it robs us of normalcy. I am so sorry. I would suggest talking to your mom and her doc about antidepressants. This has made a WORLD of difference for my dad. He is a different person, and it has really helped. Cancer is a difficult road, but we all must realize that it is a road. It is a journey we take that has its ups and downs. Noone deserves this journey, but unfortunately it exists. God bless you and your mom. I pray for your continued strength.

WOW! What an amazing story! We have to put things into perspective, and I thank you for doing that. The lights are such an amazing reminder, and I so appreciate the reminder to get off my butt, away from this stupid computer I have become attached to, and celebrate life!

Cindy, Congrats to you! An amazing story. Sorry you had to waste the worry! I know how that goes...noone wants to be blindsided! God bless you!

Shelley, You have amazing strength. Thanks for your story!

Ditto! Thanks Frank!

My first thought too is get a second opinion. We firmly believe that kind of thing at our house. My dad received AMAZING care from his second opinion. My second thought is Superior Vena Cava Syndrome...only because that is what my dad had, and he was very swollen in the face. This is very scary, as for my dad it meant that the tumor was cutting the blood supply to and from the upper extremities and the heart. I too encourage you to get involved with the docs...this is so much for one person to handle...like your dad. We had it so all medical records could be released to all of us kids. I hope so much for you that all is ok, and that there really is just miscommunication. God bless.

Oh man. I am so sorry to hear this. I have little experience with this. I do know that my cousin had a brain tumor, and it did grow a huge knot on the side of his head. That does NOT mean that is what this is...it just means that that is my only experience. I will say a prayer for your mom...and for you too!... Dear God please bless this family with peace, strength, and renewed health. May you guide them through challenges, hold their hands during fear and excitement, and always let them know you are there.

So, does that mean that the side affects might not be as bad? I mean, everything I read makes it look TERRIBLE, so I am scared, scared, scared. Many people seem to have major side affects starting at 6 mo afterwards?????

OK. So I have been reading information about WBR, and I am beginning to wonder if that is what my dad is going to have....this is what I remember... There are no mets to the brain yet. Will do 30 days of ????? radiation as a precaution. What do you think this is?

Im so sorry... Eternal rest be granted unto him oh Lord, and may Your perpetual light shine upon him always.