Anyone have a spare prayer out there? *He Had His Surgery Today! 3/2*

[debilorrah]

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Awww

And a big fat

to cancer.

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

I'll pray for him until he gets better!

 

[alpinefarm]

From a cancer survivor......there are worse things in life than death, than facing this trauma. Like not being a great person...hurting others and having regrets that we don't "fix" or make up for...

Sometimes it really helps those around the cancer patient to remind themselves that we all have to go sometime...long or short life, it is all temporary here. Something will do us in. While we are here, we each need to do our best and hope for the best and have a loving heart. Whether we live a long life or a short one.....it is the way life is lived along the path....and there is no tragedy in a life well-lived.

Your brother is very frustrated right now, feeling that life is outside of his control, that what he wants/needs, he may not be able to get. Courage falters in the face of what being very, very ill may be like.

All the things he can do to help himself will ease that. Staying active, eating well, researching his diagnosis, taking charge of decisions, being honest about how crumby cancer is, but hoping for the best every step of the way, finding joy or fun in every day somehow, finding doctors he feels he trusts and likes, and prayer/reliance on higher powers, especially prayer.

And family and friends...Write or call or visit him *often* and even if it makes you cry or uncomfortable or at a loss for words every time...just be there, surround him with love and small kindnesses. Then, whatever happens, you will have consciously helped him thru it and he will forever be grateful. Let him be depressed/sad w/o judgement, let him struggle thru how he feels with you. Don't expect him to hold you up or say he's fine and dandy and doesn't need any support. Just be around and tell him what you think.

 

[Mahonri]

God can do miracles. Prayers for Lunachicks brother has been sent heavenward.

My mother survived cancer twice, and both were miracles from God.

 

[redhen]

So sorry.

You guys are in my thoughts...

 

[Hoosiermomma]

Prayers for strength go to you Lunachick and prayers for healing to your brother.

 

[chickenshagg]

Just wanted to tell you that my Mom is going through chemo for the fourth time right now. She has battled breast canser twice before as well as a brain tumor. Now the breast cancer has returned again and she is battling hard. She just spent three days in the hospital as a result of her chemo treatment..
When she was feelling down her doctor told her that he can not remember having any other patience that have gone through what she has gone through and has come back for another battle!

I say this to you for encouragement for your brother. He has to have it inside him...the fight!!!
MY Mom fought what the doctors have told her each time and is here to fight another day!!!

The hardest battle will be the one of emotions. You have the best support group here as well as thousands of chickens backing you up!

 

[easttxchick]

Oh I'm so sorry to hear this.

Praying that God lays his healing hands on your brother and wraps His mighty arms around your whole family.

 

[gritsar]

 

[topeka]

Praying