Update post & I will be scarce for awhile
Hey y'all,
I am healing from the c - section. I still have sore days, today was one of them. All the kids are back, my sis is here but I am still doing a lot more thatn I would really like to be doing.
Faith goes to the dr for a weight check tomorrow. My milk sucks so if she has not gained at least 5 ounces, I am going to supplement 1/2 formula. I really enjoy breastfeeding so I hope she is gaining. I am currently supplementing 1-2 bottles per day.
Here is an update on my mom .. these were 2 emails I sent to my church. I just do not have time to edit/re-write but if you read them you will get the jist of what is going on.
I love you all and will check-in as time allows over the next 3 weeks.
As you know, my mother has been battling lung and brain cancer for over a year and a half now. These last few months have been particularily hard for her. She has suffered some serious setbacks. The latest came yesterday. She has started having seizures. She was taken by ambulance and had another seizure at the hospital. Through a CT scan, she was diagnosed with 3 additional "nodes" in the brain. This is very grim news. She previously stated that she was unwilling to undergo additonal radiation treatments. She has practically no quality of life, the last four days she did not get out of the bed. My father is on his way to the hospital to meet with the doctors this afternoon.
My mom's name is Candy and my dad's name is Tom.
They have been married for nearly 35 years and are totally interdependent upon one another. They are both Christians and have very good personal relationships with Christ.
Please keep her in your prayers. Please pray for Candy's comfort and peace.
Please keep my dad in your prayers, that he may have strength to honor Candy's wishes and peace in his heart with decisions that will have to be made over the next days and hopefully weeks & months.
We are trying to make arrangements to get back to Pennsylvania so that Candy could meet the new baby before things get very bad.
Thank you for all of your prayers and emails concerning my mom.
My father received this news yesterday. She is expected to live 1-2 months longer. The cancer that has returned in the brain could be treated with radiation. It would extend her life by 2 weeks (approximately) and would significantly decreased the quality of her existing life. Not to mention that it would be 12 treatments over 12 days - so there would go the "extra" two weeks. Candy declined any addtional radiation treatments and is choosing to go home and enjoy the time she has lfet with her family in relative peace. After the discussion with the doctor concerning the treatment options was complete, the doctor said that it was wise not to do any further radiation treatments b/c she would get sick again, loose her hair again and so on.
They are meeting with hospice today at the hospital. Hospice will set everything up for Candy to come home to, a bed and the other necessary equipment. The hospital has not said what day she will be released but it is thought that she will be there a few more days. She is currently on anti-seizure drugs, thank the Lord, which are controlling the seizures and a steroid to control the brain swelling.
I am helping my dad with the funeral arrangements part of this mess. I am doing the leg work on services and such. Please pray that I will be wise when speaking with the funeral homes and will make good recommendations to my father based on the information I receive from the homes.
Candy is very worried about what will happen to my father aftre she dies. I plan to have some convesations with her and let her know I will do all that I can to help him and that we have more than enough roomin our home for him to come here. The problem is that he live 3 blocks from his childhood home and has lived in that area except for a few brief periods of time.
We will be traveling, with all the kids except Ana 7/24 - 8/4 to PA to visit. Please keep our travel in your prayers ...
We plan to attend the service this weekend to meet the pastor candidate, so see you then and in the mean time, thanks again for your prayers.
On a side note, we are not taking Ana to PA wth us b/c she is on a fast track visitation schedule and is to be reunited with her mother in foster care. She is expected to leave our home 8/10/07. And the answer is no, not now - we are not getting another placement. Our 4 will be more than enough for me to managed until Faith is a little older.
Jen,
I am so sorry for everything you and your family are going through. I went through 2 similar situations with my father and my aunt (may they rest in peace). I completely understand what you are going through and it is very, very, sad and difficult. I know how hard this is for you believe me. I hope that your mom has a peaceful passing. God Bless your family.
~Norma~
~Norma~ 
You and your family have all my love and sympathy. I am so glad that your mother is a Christian. When you know Christ as your savior, death is nothing to fear. In the blink of an eye you are in heaven. But for the loved ones left behind, it is so hard. But as a Christian yourself, you will see her again on those glorious shores. I will keep all of you in my prayers.
Hazel 
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