The dear mother of one of my close friends and co-workers needs our prayers. This lovely Catholic widow is the beloved mother of 11 children from a very close family. She has recently had medical tests come back that revealed something that is likely cancerous in her lung, as well as a couple of questionable appearances in her heart cavity and spine. ( am not good at medical terminology.) Marcella is lively, energetic and full of life. When her youngest daughter of the same name (my friend and co-worker) proposed that the two of them meet up in Italy last...