Bettyeanne...
Please tell your frister we are thinking of her & praying that chemo works. I cant imagine what she is going through but she is fighting & that is great. You keep strong for her... she needs you. Please let us know if there is anything we can do for you AT ALL..

Bettyanne, I have had you and your frister on my mind. I wish there was better news. Sending prayers and hope your way. Thinking of you my friend.


Sheilagh

I'm keeping her in my prayers that she continues to recover and gets through this. I just now saw your post, and I think it was awesome of you to be so optimistic and not accept anything bad, in times like this, faith can help out the most.

I became a nurse after my mother lost her 8 yr struggle with multiple types of cancer. It was hard form me at the young age of 24...but i can tell you it doesnt get easier with age. Technology and research has improved so much in the past 20 yrs. Gosh I cant believe it has been 20 years.
I am sending prayers for your sister and for you my friend.
We are here for you!
lisa

Oh gosh...prayers are going out to you and your friend...and lots of positive thoughts your way.

<<hugs>> Carrie

bettyeanne
My thoughts and prayers will be with you and your frister. I have a couster (cousin/sister) that I would feel the same way about. Anyway, my sister in law was diagnosed with breast cancer when my nephew was 6 months old. She had originally felt the lump while pregnant but was told repeatedly it was only a clogged milk duct. Anyway after originally being told that th xray showed nothing to worry about she got a second opinion and was diagnosed stage 2 breast cancer because of the size of the tumor and her age (having just turned 31). She did chemo and then had a mastectomy followed by radiation. She started complaining about having stomach pains shortly before her 1 yr of diagnosis but the doctor said it was just the medications she was on. At her 1 yr mark he told her that she was cancer free (without doing a PET scan). A few days later, on her birthday, she was rushed to the ER doubled over. The cancer had spread to her liver. She began treatment again and although the outcome did not look well, she tried to keep a positive outlook. 6 months later she learned the cancer had spread to her brain. Again this was after complaining about headaches and such. Then 5 months after that the cancer had spread to her bone (and unfortunately again, had been complaining of back pain). She passed away almost 4 months later. This was last July 28th

It was devastating for us because although we had good recommendations on the oncologist, looking back I wish she would have changed doctors. But she was comfortable with him and trusted him. My brother had time to prepare himself although I think he is still shell shocked. She left behind my nephew who will turn 4 in August and my niece who is 5. The really sad part is that where they were both so young when she was diagnosed they don't really remember her at all. Through it all she looked to God to do as was His plan.

I hope and pray that God will answer your prayers and heal your frister. The hard part of this is that what is God's plan is not always what we would want for our own.

May God bless you and watch over you all

I should have mentioned I didn't share that to put any negative thoughts in your mind but to show you that throughout my sister in law's entire ordeal she looked to God. So while it's a sad part of my life, it's comforting too.

praying for your sister....

sending loving and positive thoughts your way..much love Kerry & Pixie.

Thank you all so very much for your sweet thoughts and for your prayers. We are just taking it one day at the time. The soonest they can begin chemo is the 10th.

Dana, thank you for sharing your story. Your sister-in-law sounds like she was a beautiful person with very strong faith. It is heartbreaking that she died so young but we know that everything works according to God's plan and I suppose we aren't supposed to understand. It's hard sometimes but we just have to have faith. God bless you and your family and thank you so very much for keeping my friend in your prayers.

Bettyanne, I am so glad to see your sister is ok.. I missed this and just found it.. Your post brought back memories of almost 8 years ago.. I lost my sister and my best friend.. I never gave up and I told her god would not take her away from me.. but in the end he did.. I still have a tough time all these years later..my heart went out to you so much.. I hope your sister is still doing great..
anne

Bettyanne, I am so glad for your sister and your whole family that things are looking so encouraging.......She must be feeling so relieved on some level to know that her tests are checking out ok.......

I hope she has continued improvements......May our Lord God bless her and protect her each day…

You all continue to be in my thoughts and in my prayers.

Checking in to see how you all are? You are always in my thoughts and prayers and the 10th can't come soon enough. Hugs, Joan

You are all in my thoughts and prayers .

prepare for my long and sad story:

first and foremost prayers wll be sent to you and your sister.
the power of prayer is incredible.

i am 20 years old, my brother is 23.
when he was 16; he broke his ankle riding dirtbikes, after being rushed to the hospital, the doctors informed my parents that his platelet count was extremelly low. After awhile, he was diagnosed with a RARE blood condition called fanconi anemia. Basically, a child who is born with the disease will not live into adulthood. A few years have passed, after making yearly biopsies to check on my brothers condition, last year -- it came back negative. His cells were pre leukemic. (sorry, i can't spell. :p) he immediately had to go into a bone marrow transplant. So they packed my mom and my brother up and moved them up north to minnesota. I was forced to live here in louisiana by myself for almost a year. thank god for family. Well, the first transplant never worked - so he was forced to gointo number 2, i will spre you the details but one night my mother tells me that justin was rushed to the E.R with possible heart failure. :eek: of course, the doctors got it wrong; but my brother has no immune system due to the BMT, so apparently a fungus that we breath on a daily basis was deadly to him. he was forced to be intubated and put on breathing machines for weeks on end. it was THE HARDEST thing to see. but i knew it was for the best.

10 months later, he is home.
through many, MANY prayers from people all over the world.
spread the word, so people can pray.
caringbridge has a great program for blogging and keeping us updated on your journey.

the doctors and nurses never fail to tell my mom that my brother is a miracle.
my mom never gave up faith or stopped believing, and we know that prayers are what got him through this. :)

:heart toMiracles happen every day and what a wonderful uplifting story.
BettyeAnne you, your sister(sil) and family are in my prayers. How are things going for you all

Many prayers....Please let her know alot of people are praying for her recovery! :justahug: Hugs-Kay & Jaxon

Continued prayers and positive thoughts ..... hugs to you.

Think positive thoughts Bettyanne. Prayer's coming for all of you to stay
strong and get threw this terrible time. I pray that the chemo works.

Sending out tons of P&PT to your Frister, Bettyanne :) I'm sorry I have just seen this post or I would have posted earlier :)

Continued prayers coming for your Frister, family and you my dear friend.