Dear All,
A couple of very smart people suggested that I set up a blog to keep you all informed and to give you an opportunity to post comments too. Thank you, Christy for taking a bit of load away from your dad and getting this off the ground.
The key news of today is that we were discharged from the hospital and got home at about 3pm. After two weeks, we had enough of the hospital. The key is to be able to manage Cathy’s pain and nausea. I think we have things under control but the next 24 hours will tell.
I will also give you the background to start this blog. Very late in June, Cathy had symptoms of a bladder infection. She then experienced swelling of her uterus with increasing amounts of pain. After a couple of doctor visits, we ended up the emergency room and then last week Monday in the hospital for a biopsy procedure. The biopsy came back positive and we are now facing what we think is a Stage IV Soft Tissue Sarcoma. We are doing confirmation testing now to make sure. We also immediately began 19 days of radiation treatments. If you want a reference to look at to understand more about Cathy’s type of cancer, I’d suggest looking at the Dana Farber web site by clicking the location below:
http://www.dana-farber.org/can/cancer/View.aspx?lang=en&audience=0&doc=CDR0000258102#_1
What prayers do we need?
- That the medicines work for Cathy’s pain and nausea
- Strength for us
- Thanks for getting home
10 comments:
Cathy and Dan, you are in our prayers. Thank you for the update, and specific prayer needs.
Thinking of you all at this very trying time and remembering how good you were to me during my illness. God Bless.
Andy
Dear Cathy and dear Dan,
thank you that you have let us participate. Hope and confidence to accompany your way. You are in our thoughts and our prayers.
Gott sei mit Euch. Gute Besserung!
You both will certainly be in my prayers. Let us know if there is anything we can do.
Dan and Cathy, Thankyou for including
us in your journey. The combined prayers of us and Sparta UMC are
going to you this day. Hang in there
guys,your not alone in this.
Love, Doug and Bonnie
Dan and Cathy ~
Know that you are not alone during this trying time ~ you'll be in my prayers daily.
Hugs and blessings
Just wanted to leave a note and say I love you both. We'll be praying here too. love forever, Christy
Dan and Cathy, You're such a blessing to all of us at Walnut Hill. Our class and the elders are praying with you, in the ways you mention, and that you sense Him walking with you during this trial. We're also praying as James told us in our trails, for wisdom. God bless you both, Charles and Kris
Dan & Cathy,
We are continually praying for both of you. I Thought this hymn might encourage you both...
How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,
Is laid for your faith in His excellent word!
What more can He say than to you He hath said—
To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?
“Fear not, I am with thee, oh, be not dismayed,
For I am thy God, and will still give thee aid;
I’ll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,
Upheld by My gracious, omnipotent hand.
“When through the deep waters I call thee to go,
The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow;
For I will be with thee thy trouble to bless,
And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.
“When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie,
My grace, all-sufficient, shall be thy supply;
The flame shall not harm thee; I only design
Thy dross to consume and thy gold to refine.
“The soul that on Jesus doth lean for repose,
I will not, I will not, desert to his foes;
That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,
I’ll never, no never, no never forsake.”
attr. to John Keith, pub.1787
Love from the Barretts
re-reading from the beginning... prayers abound in Indianapolis.
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