Prayer Request thread, 7/1

the good hearts of FR | 7/1/06 | Knitting a Conundrum

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Lord, hear our prayer, and let our cry come to thee, and hold us close in the palm of your hand. Without you, we are nothing.

Amen.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

prayer request ping!

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Your prayer requests have been listed on or linked to the prayer request roundup thread today.

Feel free to ping or add updates to the thread. God bless

[Ciexyz]

Prayer ping.

[Alamo-Girl]

I join in prayer for all of these!

[La Enchiladita]

Amen, freema.

Fervent prayers offered for our brave troops who endure, who sacrifice and prevail.

[fatima]

Amen La Enchiladita.

[La Enchiladita]

Prayers for a safe and successful Space Shuttle launch.

Less than one hour to Discovery launch.

[freema]

And here, we have the third "Amen".

Thank you.

[Zacs Mom]

Thank you!! Thank you all for so very much!!!

Sorry the updates have been so few and so far between .... mostly that is because I've been in a great deal of discomfort lately and getting onto the computer is not something I do with ease any longer. I was hospitalized again this past week for another blood transfusion and CT SCAN - and also to have a medi-port that was implanted a couple of months ago removed ... not because it was no longer needed but because it had shifted and was causing a great deal of pain. That area is still really sore now because of the new incisions rather than unstoppable and unintended movement of a chest implant.

The cancer appears to be of a very aggressive nature and is growing thicker in the upper lung nod area. We've hesitated a bit on starting the chemotherapy treatments because chemotherapy can be so devastating on a body's blood works....my oncologist has been worried that since my blood work ups are currently so bad the chemotherapy might actually kill me rather than help me, so he has wanted to delay them until we could get my blood counts up closer to what they would be id they were normal. I actually had my first 3 hour chemotherapy treatment yesterday and am scheduled for another 3 hour session next Friday
~ as I understand it, based upon extensive comparative studies of these two relevant blood work ups we will then try to decide where we go from there.

I felt pretty crappie last evening, too. As I mentioned above, I've been experiencing a great deal of pain lately and, on top of that, I seem to have have lost my appetite completely (probably because I've been suffering from an ongoing case of nausea and vomiting when food is offered (and, no, for the record, I've never had an eating disorder) Whenever I do manage to eat and keep it down, I then suffer from intense intestinal cramping and major diarrhea which seems to continue to cause my weight to drop at a worrisome rate. This morning I seem to be experiencing some sort of what well may be an allergic reaction to the drugs given in the Chemotherapy because I itch all over! From my neck to my waist, from my wrists to my shoulders and from my ankles to butt in the back. (such itching is listed in the Chemotherapy information as an Uncommon side effects of Chemotherapy.

I cannot begin to tell you, FRiends, how helpful it is to know that there are special people out there who are remembering me (and my family) in their prayers. It means the world to us and helps us always to remember to focus our prayers on much larger issues than simply our own current issues.

[8mmMauser]

Our Sunday prayers continue and especially for your own health today.

8mm

[Grampa Dave]

We love you lady and your courage is an example for all of us.

Hang in there and keep us posted when you feel like it.

Time for some good news for you!

[Fawnn]

Thank you for the update.

You remain in my prayers....

[potlatch]

I'm SO glad to hear from you ZM!! You are in our hearts and our prayers every day. I think of you often and of all that you are going through. Carol

[bitt]

pinging everyone I can think of, so that they can "see" you.

[potlatch]

Thankyou bitt, ZM pinged me.

[pookie18]

My prayers are with you, as always, Zacs Mom!

[DrewsDad]

Great to hear from you ZM!!!

You are still in our prayers. We will pray for strength, energy, and the peace that comes from knowing that God is still in control.

[new cruelty]

Heard and noted, bitt. Thank you for the ping. My prayers are with you, Zacs Mom!

[bitt]

we actually DO think of you every day; every time I see a great PS, I wish you could enjoy it at that minute with a ping...

We have worried and prayed and we will continue...you are special to us, you are ours.