Monday, November 20, 2006

When It Rains, It Pours

I wonder if perhaps I could put out a request for pray. My family, immediate and extended, is going through alot of crap right now and prayers always help.
My little sister recently up and moved out of our place. We don't know exactly where she is going to live or what she is going to do or if she is even going to let us help her much, but we do know that she is 17 and as lost as you can be.
My sister-in-law, who lives in Denver with my oldest brother, has been sick for some time now. It took awhile but they have now diagnosed her with Gastro Paresis. It is scary because they don't know yet if it is a short term illness or a long term, becuase there are two forms of the disease. There have also been struggles along with this illness. Problems with getting medication, and issues with doctors being stupid and giving her reason to worry about thing she shouldn't be worried about. It is not a fun situation.
And last, but definitely not least, my moms best friends husband- whom I consider an uncle- was diagnosed with brain cancer about a year and a half ago (maybe a little more). They operated and radiated on a few tumors(two or three of them) and he has essentially been fine since. His 2 month check ups have been clear and finally he got cleared to take 6 months before that next check up. 6 months would have been in this coming January or February, but his family noticed something seemed a little off lately and he went in for an unscheduled CAT scan and MRI's... When the doctor returned with the results they learnt he didn't have a tumor but 6 actively growing tumors. With such a high number of tumors they are unable to operate and remove them and unable to use radiation, so pretty much there is nothing that modern medicine can do. Way to go technology... (do you sense that note of sarcasm, or should I find a way to make it more obvious).
So, for those of you out there who pray, please keep my family in mind. We are dealing with it all fairly well right now, it is just stressful, heartbreaking, and painful. Thanks in advance for the prayers.

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