Do any of you have prayer requests??

[K9soul]

Sending prayers out to all those in need and in distress. Also a special prayer going out to Anna. Peace and warm hugs to you, lovely lady.

Thank you Val for your thoughts. You know you and others bring a sunshine often when I need it most

[AmberLee]

Hi Friends and Family,

This Tuesday, February 19th is Bob's surgery date.

He will have a left mandibular resection and removal of 4 metastatic nodes in his neck, a full fibular flap transplant to his jaw (bone, muscles, vascular structures) and facial reconstruction. His doctor told us it would take 7 doctors a total of 12 hours to complete the surgery.

He'll be in University of Miami Hospital for an estimated 7-10 days, 2 of those in the ICU. As soon as he gets out of the unit, they'll have him up and walking.

Prayers, healing vibes and well-wishes are greatly appreciated.

I'll keep you posted...

Liz

I just got this update from my friend Liz re. her husband's cancer in his jaw and associated areas.

[ramanth]

Oh my. Many prayers for a successful surgery.

[Catty1]

Prayers for Bob and Liz. I hope they can clear all the cancer.

It's gonna be a long road, but they will prevail.

[Catty1]

On April 25, 2006, my sister died of aspirational pneumonia, which is what her MS eventually caused. She had had a few close calls but was intubated in time. This last time, she was intubated on a Friday night, spent Saturday on life support, Sunday was breathing on her own, and went back to the long-term facility on Monday.

My mom got a call from the RN on Tuesday morning as Darcia started to fail. Her body just couldn't fight any more. She died about 6 pm that day. She was 48 years old.

Tomorrow, February 18, Darcia would have been 50. I talked with my mom tonight, and she started to cry.

I miss my sister - but nothing compares to the grief of a mom who lost her baby girl, the youngest.

Please send prayers and good thoughts her way.

Thank you so much.

C

[catfamily]

Candice-I am saying VERY strong prayers your way and extra for you Dear Mom.This is very very sad.
I too lost my baby brother John a few months before the 9/11 attack from a motorcycle accident that wasn't his fault.
My mom died of diebetes and heart troubles 2 years after his death.She would of lived if she hadn't given up life because of the loss she carried for her baby son 29 years old(Her favorite kid by the way).
(He was my favorite in the family too..we were extreemly close)
So...believe me...your mom's grief I DO understand.any parent losing their kid...dies inside after.Your mom needs daily support to go on.
Phone calls...jokes to make her laugh.Or bring up some VERY funny happy memorys of your sister...of all of you growing up together...anything to make her remember all the fun you guys all had.
not the bad stuff...just the good.or make fun of the bad stuff in a funny way by saying...what a crab apple someone else was in the family...anything to make her laugh.
It's hard to remember those fun days in such a sad state.
Prayers strong...positive thoughts your mom's way.

[Catty1]

Catfamily - thank you so much.

My mom is fortunate in that she is resilient. She used to exercise - power walks, the Y - to help her with the stress of dealing with my sister's health, even after Darcia had gone into long-term care.

A few months after Darcia died, she kind of faded out of that - yet one day, gave herself a kick in the butt (her expression) and got back into keeping fit.

Now, two years later, she has started volunteering with the city Literacy group, and is going for training - she is getting back with people.

Days like tomorrow will be hard - I called her back this evening and we arranged to have our dinner tomorrow night.

With all her resilience, she is still a mom, and that was still her baby.

I am so sorry for your loss of your brother...and can understand how your mom 'gave up' even though she loved all her kids.

{{{{hugs}}}} to you.

C