posted on May 10, 2001 11:05:46 AM new
At 7:30 tommorow morning I'm undergoing surgery for a rare bile duct cancer.
I am 52 years old and my youngest is only 10.
Please say a prayer for me and my husband and kids.
Thanks,
Linda
posted on May 10, 2001 11:20:05 AM new
I will pray for you and your family today Linda, and I'm sending you some hugs and some strength for you to get through this. You be strong!!! {{{{{{{{{Linda}}}}}}}}}}}}
posted on May 10, 2001 11:49:03 AM new
There is a verse in the Bible I find myself using often: "Be not afraid, only believe". My prayers will be with you and your family.
posted on May 10, 2001 12:17:46 PM new
fishfry...whenever you feel that a door has been slammed in your face, God ALWAYS leaves a window open. You, hubby, your children, and family are in our prayers (hubby and I).
Ask and ye shall receive. Remember your job here on earth is in no way finished. You still have a 10 year old to raise! Get that surgery over and done with and get back to business!
posted on May 10, 2001 05:44:44 PM new
Prayers ascending for you and your family, Linda. We're always so much stronger than we imagine we can be. You'll be carried by a lot of prayers.
posted on May 10, 2001 09:20:06 PM new
Linda - It's always so hard to know what to say to someone at a time like this. I wish you a speedy recovery and a clean bill of health following your surgery.
Think positive!!!!
I will remember you and your family in my prayers.
posted on May 11, 2001 05:08:00 AM new
Linda, I just read your post... I am a very faithful person... I am praying for you and your family right now... I pray that GOD puts his healing light on you, and gets you through this... I am also praying for your family as well... GOD will give you and your family the strength you need... Never give up the faith, he is there for you.
There is a brother in our fellowship that has cancer and a young and only son Bryant who's around 12 or 13 years. I know what is deeply on Gary's heart is if he goes, what will become of his boy. After each service, all of the men (including myself) would take Gary into the prayer room, anoint him with oil, and lay hands on him and pray for healing. Over time, his cancer began in remission. He was getting better, but he still needs lot's of prayer support. Could you pray for him too? We will have a men's prayer breakfast this Saturday and I'll bring up your need. We are also going to visit Gary to see how he's doing. I want to rest assure you with one thing and that's something non-believers do not have. You have a future cared for, either here on earth or in heaven with Jesus. As a mother I can only imagine the depth of your pain transcends the cancer. It goes down to the depths of your soul for your loved ones. As I've heard it said, we can jump from knuckle to knuckle, but we can't jump out of His hand. He won't allow that. Whatever God's will is in this situation, know this that he will take care of you and he will take care of your family and he will do it according to his will and timing. The hard part for you is in accepting that will. I speak from experience and I understand what you face. I truly wish I had better and more encouraging words to say or tell you, "Believe and be healed!" But after 30 years of walking with God I've very rarely seen Him act that way. Biblically, historically it has always been "You place your trust fully in Me and I'll handle your outcome". God Bless you Linda! Trust Him!
posted on May 11, 2001 04:51:09 PM new
I have been and will continue to pray for you and your family. I know today was a tough day and I hope you get a chance after you have recovered to keep us updated.
posted on May 11, 2001 07:05:11 PM new
My prayer has gone up for a speedy and complete recovery for you, and for strength for your family to help you through this. God bless and keep you in His hands.
posted on May 12, 2001 03:56:50 AM new
Thank you, thank you, thank you all for your prayers and good wishes, they mean so much to my mom right now -
The surgery took more than five hours, but they were only able to remove part of the cancer, they say it has already spread to several lymph nodes, and the sergeon says there is nothing more that he can do -
We are praying so hard, and trying to find some oncologists who will try radiation or chemo for her, even though they say they don't always try them with this kind of cancer -
Jennifer
You sound like a wonderful child, your Mom is proud, I'm sure. It is hard to find words to comfort in this difficult time. Rest assured your Mom, you, and the rest of your family are prayed for, and thought of, by all of us responding in this thread. A lot of us have dealt with similar situations in our lives, (a serious illness of a loved one). We all feel your pain, and your emotions.
Cherish the love of each other, as I know you do. Be strong for each other, as I know you are. Live life to it's fullest with each other, and cherish every hour together. Do not let the illness rob you of that. Fight it, and do so as a united loving family. Hold on to that. The strength of mind, and love, has overpowered many illnesses. We are all supporting your family in our own ways.
typo~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[ edited by mint4you on May 12, 2001 08:28 AM ]
Our mens group prayed for your mother Saturday morning at a friend's home who also has cancer. His name is Gary. On Sunday the worship leader and I bought some food stuffs and brought them over to Gary and his 13 year old son Bryant then visited for a bit. I am speechless at this point, only when we left we had this overwhelming sense that Gary was in the palm of God's hand. So is your mother! Seven years ago, I was in your same shoes. My mother had Alzhiemer's Disease and I, being the oldest, became the focal point for all her activity. It got so bad we had to place her and I am still dealing with some guilt over that one. The phone calls, wondering what was going to happen next, where in the heck was God in all of this?! The greatest pain was seeing Mama, the woman who raised and took care of me, forget who I was! I understand your pain and bewilderment. Emotionally, I often wonder why God allows this kind of stuff to happen. It served to draw me closer than I ever have been to the Lord. I apologize for my rambling on so. You will be in my prayers. Trust Him!
