Please pray for Grandma Esther
Please pray for Chris'
Grandma Esther she has been, as many of you know, diagonosed with terminal cancer. She's been going through radiation to keep the mass in her thigh at bay so it would be more bearable but this past week she called mom (Chris' mom Joan) to tell her that she was experiencing severe stomach pains. You have to know Grandma Esther, she is a fighter and not a complainer, she has to be really hurting to go to the hospital. So mom headed to down to go the the ER with her. She found out yesterday that the pain was caused by a blockage in her upper intestine, at first they thought they could clear the blockage and she could go home with a change in her diet but this morning the doctor told her that the blockage was cancer and that there is nothing they can do for her. They are going to send her home tomorrow and set up hospice care for her. It's hard to face the prognosis no matter how old or young you are. We would like you to pray for peace for Grandma, that she will be at peace with this part of her journey. That she will know that God will never leave her nor forsake her, and that she can trust in Him to sustain her in even these last days. We would also like you to pray for a miracle, Grandma is in an extreme amount of pain, unbearable at times and it's hard for her let alone her loved ones to watch this process. We would like to ask that you would pray with us that God will take her pain away, the doctors say she may have up to six months but if that is so, with this kind of pain six months would be a very long time.
Thank you in advance for your prayers, Grandma really needs it right now, as well as her children.
So while you are praying for my family would you please pray for Guenna? She has had a cronic eye infection from birth. It worries me a bit. We've done several eye antibiotics and none of them have completely cleared it up. We are going to do one more antibiotic by mouth and if that doesn't clear it up she will have to see the specialist. On top of all that all three of my kids (including Guenna) are sick with colds right now. So needless to say, I haven't gotten much sleep the past few days. The kids are all sleeping now so I better get to bed. Hoping this antibiotic works. Thanks again for your prayers
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So much pain and suffering in this world. I had a patient today, 71 years old and had never had a mammogram. She came in today because she had a lump, when I felt it, it was about the size of an egg, she had a crease in her breast below the lump, and the nipple had retracted. She only noticed this a couple of weeks ago. There was so much cancer in her breast the radiologists could not decide which was the primary, and it had spread to at least three lymph nodes. The doc came in to talk to her, and told her that it was positive, she acted like she knew what he was talking about, but after he left she asked me what that meant. So I had to be the one to say the “c word” to her. She was shocked, “How could it have grown so fast?” I told her it had probably been there for some time, and she just hadn’t felt it. “Will I have to have surgery?” “That’s something you will have to talk to your dr about.” When all was said and done, the only comfort I could give her was to tell her I would pray for her. If the Lord brings her to your mind, would you pray for her, too? It has probably already metastasized to other parts of her body as well.
I will definitely be praying for Grandma Esther. This road is never easy to walk no matter what point of life one is in. I will be praying for your family as well during this difficult time.
Sweet Guenna will also be in my prayers. It’s funny, whenever you mention her having a chronic eye infection since birth, I always think What? and then I remember you saying that you always wipe her eye before taking her picture. I’ll be praying that God uses this course of antibiotics to take care of the infection.
God bless you all, your family has become so precious to us through blogland. :)
Thank you, Jenni, for the prayer request. Grandma was stunned when her surgeon came in Thursday morning and gave her the news. He told her the cancer tumor is in the bowel. The news of “6 Months” was hard for her. Her dream of going back to the “Y” was crushed. She’s a very positive person and never thinks of the worst.
All of us kids gathered at the hospital yesterday to be with her and then at 4pm had a meeting with a lady from Hospice. The choices we have to make today will be difficult. The hospital would like to discharge today, but will wait until we have arrangements made. Yesterday Mom had a hard time with water and juice. It made her nauseated and dizzy. They kept her relatively comfortable with morphine. Today we have to begin the search for a care facility to move her to. It breaks my heart. Her desire is to go back to her apartment, but the 24-7 care that she needs is not covered by her insurance. None of us feel qualified to take care of her. Her needs are very intense, from not even being able to eat or use the bathroom and she only sleeps for minutes, not hours. She is so precious and she’s my mom. I want her her to be in the best care. We could use prayer for direction. I know God has a plan.
I just talked with Carrie. She stayed till 1:30am last night. She said mom’s X-ray Tecnician, Mark, who has becomes a close friend, came by to see her last night. He told her he and his family were praying for her, and that she could pray, too. It didn’t even have to be out loud because God could hear her prayers. She is always encoouraged by his visits and we thank God for his friendship. He has a difficult job at the Flynn Center. I’m sure he prays for all his patients. He told mom the night before that he would take her out for ice cream when she gets out of there, but he said he may have to bring it in.
Thank you again for your prayers.
Love, Mom
P.S.
I just talked to my sister, Bev. We have decided to take Mom HOME to her apartment & hire care. Her oncoligist, Dr. Eliz. Miley was there with her this morning and she called Bev and said, “Your Mom wants to go home.” That was what Bev & I prayed for, too. God will work it out. It may be sooner rather than later. They have to keep a close eye on her breathing and we will let you know when we move her.
God is Faithful. This was the Verse For Today on my email…
August 18, 2006
VERSE:
To me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
— Philippians 1:21
THOUGHT:
The truth is often as simple as it is sweet — if Jesus is our
life, then our lives have no end. Death does not strip life from
us, but ushers us into life in Jesus’ very presence!
PRAYER:
Eternal God, thank you for sending Jesus to show me your love
and thank you for sending him again soon to take me home. He is my
anchor in the storms of life and my light in the darkest nights
reminding me that you love me with an undying love. In the name of
Jesus, the Resurrection and the Life, I pray. Amen.
It may be costly but I think in the long run you will all be so glad you did it, Grandma will be so pleased and feel so much more comfortable considering her circumstances. I love you and we are prating for you guys. Wish we could be there to love on Grandma :(
Hi Jenni,
I haven’t visited your website in a while, but when I came on today and read about Grandma Esther, I wanted to let you know that I will definitely be keeping her in my prayers. What a difficult thing to have to go through. The picture of her and Guenna is so precious. I’ll be praying for little Guenna and her eye infection too!
I also wanted to congratulate you on baby #4…what a precious blessing from the Lord!
Lots of love and prayers,
Alane