Posted on 01/23/2020 10:11:05 AM PST by midnightcat
Hello, I never post vanities, but I would like to request prayers for my mother.
She is a sweet, 84 yr old, living independently and has friends, goes to church, etc. She has a large cancerous mass on her parotid gland and we went to Jefferson University Hospital yesterday for counsel. Dr feels she could do well with surgery providing PET scans show the cancer hasn't spread - that scan is now scheduled for next week.
Tentative surgery date is set if she is fully cleared for Feb 7th. This is a scary, 10 hour surgery with a risk that the doctor may have to cut her facial nerve if the cancer is all tangled around it. She is very scared and palliative care leading to hospice will be the next step if she does not or cannot get the surgery. We are all stunned at how fast this happened.
Please pray for comfort and guidance as my mother moves through this.
Thank you so much.
Prayers up for your mom. I lost mine late last year at the age of 94.
Prayers up.
Your sweet mother is added to my prayer list, and I’ll be sending up a prayer for her right now.
God’s hands can move very fast in our lives. We have had a couple of weeks like this ourselves. Trust all is in His hands and will come out well. Prayers up!
Prayers submitted for your mother and you, my FRiend.
I am asking the Lord to touch her in body, soul and spirit. I am also asking for comfort for her and her whole family as they approach this phase of her precious life together. May the Lord draw everyone even closer than before.
Prayers sent for your Mom praying that everything will be OK
Saying Hail Marys.
Cat, I have had a partial parotidectomy and I Have a friend who had a whole removal. Her facial nerve remained intact.
I’m praying for your dear mother that she is healed and granted another 10 years.
FReeper PRayer BUmp!
Praying with you...
Prayers up.
My sister is going through that right now - they discovered a small mass on her parotid gland, and they have not yet diagnosed what it is. I’m kinda worried - and ask all of you for prayers for her, if you will. Thanks, all.
Prayers offered.
Recent major cancer surgery I had went well for this 71 year old.
Prayers Up.
Prayers here for your Mom and you!
oh wow, thank you for telling me that! Yes, she will need a total parotidectomy with neck dissection (removal of lymph glands). But I do trust this doctor’s instinct that he wouldn’t suggest this surgery if he didn’t think she could handle it. He’s seen the paperwork we filled out on her health. Even if she does lose half her face, so to speak to paralysis, she will still be with her kids, which is what she still wants. Again, she needs the PET scan to see if there is further metastasis. Boy, this is a tough one. And she’s a retired registered nurse - always used to taking care of people and it’s hard for her to be the patient. Very hard.
May I ask for names of your sister and Mother? I like to make my prayers more personal. Thank you.
Prayers are up and blessings.
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