PRAYER REQUEST PLEASE

Alright my decembres, I need you and all the prayers we can get. My mothers cancer has returned and they have given her a few month's to 7 years. My mom will be 55 in April. She is far too young and I am not ready to lose her. Please keep her in your prayers Shantel

I am so sorry to hear this. As one who has gone through losing a Mother recently, I know what you are going through. My mother was much older (77) and her cancer was advanced when it was found so we only had her for a bit over a year. I spent as much time as I could letting her know how much she was loved. Let her talk about anything she feels like talking about. If she feels up to going places encourage her. My Mom decided to fly to Texas from here in Iowa to sell her property. She did this only a few months before she could no longer leave her home. She went with her 80 year old sister & they had a very good time. They also were able to say goodbye to their good friends at their winter home. Hopefully your mother's time will be closer to the 7 year mark. Who knows what advances in cancer cures that will happen in that time. I agree, 55 is too young. My thoughts & prayers are with you. Give her a hug for me. Dixie

Dearest Shades, You and your mom are at the top of my prayer list. I feel your concern. Any age is too young to lose a mom. I lost my mom 1 1/2 years ago. But she was 70.5. She was given 3 - 6 months. She died 3 days later. It was devastating!!!!!!!!! Prayerfully, Collette

Thanks ladies, I appreciate all your prayers and kind words. I am also sorry for your loss. I am so thankful for this board it is such a great divertion from what is going on. I have not been handling this very well and everyday it seems as something new pops up in the scenario. I had a long post ready for the Mi board and retracted at the last moment. I just needed to vent. I have step siblings and they are a big thorn right now. I am not prepared for dealing with this at all. I don't think you ever are though. I started a class at CMU last week and I have 4 chapters due and I can't concentrate on it a bit. Instead of reading the text I read the boards. What was I thinking signing up for a class during all of this.

Dear Shantel, I'll tell you family was the biggest challenge when my mom was sick. I know why you signed up for classes. School was my savior when I was going through hell. I could be selfish. I was doing something to better ME!!!!! But if you are not thrilled with the subject you might want to drop if it's not tooo late. Vent all you want to. But you'd probably get more support on the MI board. There are soooo many sweeties there. It feels like home. Love, Collette