Prayer Thread

Post by **Primula Baggins** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 3:16 pm

Of course, TM.

Post by **Jnyusa** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 5:06 pm

We'll be wishing strength on Michael's family, TM.

Post by **WampusCat** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 8:17 pm

They are in my prayers, TM.

Post by **BrianIsSmilingAtYou** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 4:32 am

for Deb Morris

for Michael's mother

They are in my thoughts.

BrianIs

AtYou

Tue Oct 09, 2007 5:08 am

tm, Michael and his mother will definitely be in my prayers. As will you, my friend.

Post by **Trazúviel** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:57 am

I'll be praying for them too.

Post by **themary** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:15 am

Oh man here I am again

I just found out that my Uncle's cousin whom I've loved and called Uncle Lon for as long as I can remember has lung cancer and isn't going to make it. This news came to from out of no where, I didn't even know he was feeling ill. Pardon the language but this sucks.

Please keep my Uncle in your prayers.

Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:23 am

Oh my, tm, I'm really sorry that you are having all of the people that you are close with have these difficult issues.

I will definitely keep your uncle in my thoughts and prayers. And you, as well.

Post by **WampusCat** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:08 am

Lou, the husband of one of my late husband's sisters, died this morning of lung cancer. He discovered he had it the day of Gary's memorial service. It's going to be hard on his family, so prayers are definitely in order.

I'm sorry about your uncle, themary.

Post by **Primula Baggins** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:16 am

Prayers for TM's uncle, and for Gary's sister and the rest of the family.

Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:19 am

Wampus, I'm very sorry.

Post by **themary** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:24 am

Prayers for Lou's family and of course for you Wampus

Post by **Teremia** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:57 am

I'm sorry about all the sickness hitting people you care about, themary! That's so hard. Thinking of them and of you.

And of you, Wampus, and of Lou's family. Gary's memorial service wasn't that long ago (though it also seems like "ages," somehow) -- must have been such a hard road for Lou and his family.

sigh

Post by **WampusCat** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:31 pm

It's been less than six months.

I wasn't close to Lou, but I have been weeping. Knowing what his wife is going through triggered renewed grief for my own loss.

Post by **Teremia** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:45 pm

Oh, Wampus!

Post by **Primula Baggins** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 11:33 pm

Post by **Primula Baggins** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:08 pm

I would like to ask for prayers and good thoughts for my dear, good friends Karen and Roger. Karen just told me that Roger has been diagnosed with an early stage of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. They're seeing an oncologist this morning and will learn more. She asked me for prayers, and I thought I should call in the worldwide network. . . .

Karen is the one who taught me to make tea properly (Roger's English). We met more than 20 years ago when we shared an office at a publishing company. We got pregnant at exactly the same time and our boys grew up together, going to the same schools.

They built their dream house in the hills three or four years ago, and Roger was planning to retire at the end of this year.

Post by **Teremia** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:43 pm

(I hope he still IS planning to retire at the end of the year, Prim! Though "retiring" may not be the word if what retirement brings is long bouts of chemo.)

Have sent a prayer upward for Roger and Karen. I hope the oncologist has some good news for them or at least some good options.

Post by **Primula Baggins** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:52 pm

Thanks, Teremia. I just talked to Karen again, and she sounded heartened. They're facing further tests, but it doesn't appear that chemo is needed at this point. It's an early-stage, "indolent" form.

The oncologist gave them plenty of hope. He's one of the best anywhere—I should know, he's my oncologist too—and they couldn't be in better hands. He respects his patients' intelligence and knows that people like me and Roger (and our spouses) benefit from clear, thorough, honest information more than from handholding.