I Need Your Prayers and Good Thoughts (Sad Update #206)

Myself | 5-08-2013 | Myself

[Nowhere Man]

I need some prayers and good thoughts since my mother was just diagnosed with breast cancer and we are just beginning to fight it. She goes for a PET scan tomorrow and also to an oncologist to get meds to shrink the cancer. She also has a good doctor, some friends and acquaintances have the same one and many women have kicked it with her help plus the doctors say, "don't worry, we have many ways to fight it." Many thanks to all.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you for keeping us informed. You’ll always miss her, I’m sure, but it will be better.

[Daffynition]

I'm so glad you are *out 'n about*. That part of your healing is good.

Holiday time is difficult, I miss mom too during these times of get-to-gethers. I know how it is. My GD never knew my mom but the 10 y/o has heard me say...*this is Grandma's recipe* many times. Lately, the past few weeks, we've been making Christmas cookies after school; my ulterior motive had been to get GD to *use* math and fractions [been working very well, heh] using Grandma's cookie recipes. I've been trying to treat my mom as a presence, not an absence....and creating a tradition, I hope will continue for as long as I can do it.

Blessings of the Season to you and I hope the Peace of the Birth fills the holes in your heart with love.

[Tired of Taxes]

Congratulations on finding employment, even if the job is only temporary. Sometimes those temporary jobs turn into full-time, permanent jobs later. I know it’s not the job you want. Still, it’s something to get you through the Christmas season. And the position could put you in line for a different position at the store eventually.

You’ll always miss your mom, but time will dull the heartache somewhat. May you enjoy a peaceful Christmas filled with all of the wonderful memories of your mother.

[Nowhere Man]

Just an update. I had to give up the family home since Mom had a reverse mortgage and she owed a huge balance. I know we made bad financial decisions but I can’t keep the house anyhoo on what I make. I did get an apartment for rent in Eastern Ohio in the same town as my gradeschool buddy and his wife, we are best friends. House was up for sherrif’s sale this month but got pushed back to January. It is me and my two cats in the apartment, one of them, Spunky, she is 14, she’s sleeping next to me. I do have a better car, Mom’s 2004 Hyundai Sonata with low mileage. I work in a department store in a mall west of Pittsburgh, it is the same place that holds a Thanksgiving parade in New York. I moved up to part time technically but I get full time hours. The commute is long, 92 miles round trip, but I might move closer when my lease is up next summer. Still miss Mom though, it will be a year on November 18th. B-( However I’ll have Thanksgiving at my buddy’s and Christmas with Dad and my Stepmother. I can stay with them if the snow gets too bad too.

[Tired of Taxes]

Thanks for the update. Sorry about the house being sold. I’m not in the best situation myself and may be forced to sell my house. But I know other people who’ve had to make the same change - moving from house to apartment - and everything turned out all right. I hope everything works out for you, too. In fact, it sounds like everything is working out for you. :-)

You’ll always miss your mom. I lost my dad several years ago, and I miss him every day. In time, the heartache dulls a little bit, though. I focus now on the good memories of my dad. I’ve also found that it’s helpful to pray at night.