Do any of you have prayer requests??

[Cinder & Smoke]

Could you add my nephew Spencer to your prayers?

Spencer has his first biopsy at the Cross Cancer Centre tomorrow.
... be told to check in the next morning for at least a week in hospital.

Poor Spencer!

Prayers sent ... more to follow.

Check with the Hospital - see if they have E-card or E-mail deliveries to the patients.
We Pet Talkers could run their printer out of ink on the first day!

[Glacier]

Spencer was diagnosed today with Hodgkins Lymphoma, likely stage 2. They are starting his first round of chemo and radiation tomorrow. I don't know the details of his treatment, but I think he'll get several courses of chemo, each seperated by a few weeks.

If you're gonna get cancer, this is apparently a pretty good one to have. The odds of remission are between 80-90% for cases caught early and treated aggressively. Spencer is in a very good treatment facility. He's young and strong. As terrifying as the "C" word is, his odds are pretty positive.

Times like this are the only time I hate living up here. I'm going to have to find a way to make a trip back there soon.

[Cinder & Smoke]

Spencer was diagnosed today with Hodgkins Lymphoma, likely stage 2.

If you're gonna get cancer, this is apparently a pretty good one to have. The odds of remission are between 80-90% ...

I'm going to have to find a way to make a trip back there soon.

Where is "there"?

And how is Spencer related to you? Is he a Your side or Stuart's side nephew?

Can you check to see if the Hospital does distribute E-cards or E-mails to the patients?
'Have mail - Will send!'

[catfamily]

Poor Spencer...I hope he gets better sooner than later.
And i hope you get there to see him soon.

[Glacier]

Where is "there"?

And how is Spencer related to you? Is he a Your side or Stuart's side nephew?

Can you check to see if the Hospital does distribute E-cards or E-mails to the patients?
'Have mail - Will send!'

There is Saskatchewan, where I was raised and my entire family still lives.

Spencer is my nephew, youngest son of my oldest brother, one my 9 nieces/nephews. Stuart is an only child so no nephews/nieces on his side.

I can't find anything on-line about the hosptial email. I'll ask my SIL next time I talk to her.

[gini]

Glacier, you have my prayers for your nephew - I am sure everyone is a wreck about this. I do know that after aggressive treatment - a dear friend has been cancer free from Hodgkins Lymphoma for years and years.
And he is young which is on his side. Just the same, you wonder why, oh why, does this young man have to have this disease.

Twisterdog, let's set up a Pet Talk HOWL of prayers for you and your family. Just take it moment by moment..........don't look back, don't look forward. Most of all, take good care of yourself - you are important!!

[cassiesmom]

Glacier, you have my prayers for your nephew - I am sure everyone is a wreck about this. I do know that after aggressive treatment - a dear friend has been cancer free from Hodgkins Lymphoma for years and years.
And he is young which is on his side. Just the same, you wonder why, oh why, does this young man have to have this disease.

Twisterdog, let's set up a Pet Talk HOWL of prayers for you and your family. Just take it moment by moment..........don't look back, don't look forward. Most of all, take good care of yourself - you are important!!

Glacier -- mine too. Twisterdog, add a MEOW of prayers to the howls. I also have good news, my mom came through the knee surgery much better than the last time (October 2004) and is walking a little better every day.

[Cinder & Smoke]

"There" is Saskatchewan,
where I was raised and my entire family still lives.

Spencer is my nephew, youngest son of my oldest brother,
one my 9 nieces/nephews.

Stuart is an only child so no nephews/nieces on his side.

I tought it was just you and a Sister with 3 ?? Nieces ...
Didn't know that Mom & Dad were raising an Army.

How's young Mr. Spencer adjusting to the treatment?
Be sure to tell him that there are a Whole Lotta Folks & Furries all over the World
that are praying for his speedy recovery!

[Glacier]

I tought it was just you and a Sister with 3 ?? Nieces ...
Didn't know that Mom & Dad were raising an Army.

There are four of us. My brothers are technically my half brothers. We have different mothers, but my Dad always had custody of his boys and my mother raised them as her own. My siblings have three children each--I have five nieces ranging from 21 to 5 years old and four nephews who are between 19 and 8 years old.

[Cinder & Smoke]

There are four of us.

My siblings have three children each --
I have five nieces and four nephews

WOW!
THAT's quite a Collection of Relatives!

How come you're not overrun with Nieces & Nephews during the summer?
I used to LOVE visiting an Aunt & Uncle & Cousins at their rural home beside
one of the New York Finger Lakes. GREAT way to spend a summer!

And how's the real / original purpose of this exchange ~ Spencer ??

Sure hope he's Feeling Better and making progress.

[Daisy and Delilah]

My thoughts and prayers are going out to Spencer and family and Twisterdog. My goodness, I'm so sorry to hear this news in both situations.
{{{{{HUGS}}}}}

[Medusa]

Spencer was diagnosed today with Hodgkins Lymphoma, likely stage 2. They are starting his first round of chemo and radiation tomorrow. I don't know the details of his treatment, but I think he'll get several courses of chemo, each seperated by a few weeks.

If you're gonna get cancer, this is apparently a pretty good one to have. The odds of remission are between 80-90% for cases caught early and treated aggressively. Spencer is in a very good treatment facility. He's young and strong. As terrifying as the "C" word is, his odds are pretty positive.

Times like this are the only time I hate living up here. I'm going to have to find a way to make a trip back there soon.

The help that I can offer is the help that I offer everyone and that's prayer and plenty of it. You sound like a positive person and your attitude seems right on track and that's half the battle, as I'm sure you know. We'll send up prayers for Spencer and you that all will go well w/his treatment and I see him well!