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What a blessing to find this thread today. Recently had a second DX of bc (DCIS). First DX was 5 years ago and had lumpectomy & radiation. It's been such a roller coaster since. MX was recommended and suggested I consider doing the same for the other breast, looking into reconstruction, and then had an MRI yesterday that came back with suspicious findings in both breasts. It really seems overwhelming - especially today.
Thanks for the encouragement. I will keep you in my prayers.
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Hello dear sisters in Christ!
So many new members here....so many more prayers being said for each of us and our intentions! Isn't just amazing that just as we walk through life with our most difficult trials the Good Lord brings us together with like minded individuals so that we could each pray for one another and multiply the blessings of faith that He has given us?? It is just a wonderful mathematical design...all the multiplication of prayers on this thread alone for each of us and our intentions!
God is so good!
To all my BCO sisters and their intentions but most especially those on this Catholic thread, may the All Powerful and Merciful God, along with our most loving Savior and our Mother Mary the Protectress of our faith and our Co-redemtrix, intercede for us! Amen
God Bless!
Angel
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Welcome grete! I hope you will join us here.. praying for eachother.. and all BC survivors.... We also share bits of our lives..:) SOOO APPLE: are you moved in yet??
Jeannine.. CLEAN PET CLEAN PET CLEAN PET! This is our prayer for you sweetheart ! ALL THE WAY!
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Good morning Ta Ta Sisters:
I prey this novena this morning for y'all and hope your outcomes of test, treatments, etc. are all GOOD!
My dear husband and I went to see the Plastic Surgeon yesterday and had a very eye opening and wonderful conversation. He was fantastic. Because of my smoking history he would not do the TRAM flap on me but that's ok...my own fault.
We have or should I say I made a decision and my dear husband is so supportive and wonderful. God Bless him.
I'll be having a double mastectomy with implants since ILC has a tendency to be in both breasts and I am hormone positive and HER negative.
Did anyone here have this procedure and what was it like?
God Bless y'all today and always.
Jan 508~
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To Laura and All, Thank you so much for all your prayers for a peacefull passing. Greg passed at 1230 am friday Aug20th. It was a very tough going until he finally fell asleep @6pm. He never regained consciounsess. Hospice of St. Francis was here all day with 3-4 people. When he fell asleep. I prayed for a quick passing and God answered our prayers. Due to the nature of his tumors,he could not gain comfort. They working diligently to gain him confort. It was finally a temazapem thet caused him to sleep. We were able to pray for him before death and at his immediate passing. Gods plan was revealed to me. That is, don't make any attempt to keep him longer. I had multiple friends around me and him. DS has been a rock. WE have stayed up the rest of the night talking. Please continue to pray for his soul as it transitions, and for DS and I as we face the future and deal with my Greg not being here. Thank tou so much Namaste-"I Salute the God within You" Love to all, Sheila
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SAS
I'm am so sorry for your loss. Greg is now in God's hands and he is at peace.
May you and your family and friends find peace in knowing he is home and suffers no more.
You and your family are in my prayers
Love,
Jan 508~
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SAS, I am sorry to hear of Greg's passing,please accept my condolences and I know that he will take good care of in heaven. You and your family are in my prayers.
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Sheila, so sorry for your loss. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers!
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Eternal rest grant unto Greg, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace, Amen. May his soul, and all the souls of the faithful departed, rest in peace. Amen.
Sheila, I'm sorry for your loss and praying that the Lord wrap his arms around you and your family to sustain you and comfort you.
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Sas, I am so sorry for your loss. May God Bless you for your goodness to your husband and carry you through these difficult days ahead. My prayers are with you, Coleen
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Sheila,
What a gift you were to Greg offering him comfort, companionship and prayers to help him over to the other side. He will be looking after you now with much greater opportunites to help you...
Our God is a merciful God and Jesus and our mother took him in their arms....he is home...waiting for that time when the rest of his family will join him in eternal happiness! I wish you peace, patience in waiting, and the comfort of many memories.
I am sorry for your physical loss, but oh, how happy he must be!
Till then!
God Bless you Sheila!
Angel
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Oh... Sheila...
sweet sister in this journey...
cancer...
I know this was known to happen with him and we prayed for his passing...
it is still hard to hear those words from you..
You know I pray...and now.. for the soul.. the MOST important part.... of ALL our journeys here..
I just wanted you to know, that I am really sorry for you and DS. I know this time comes in all our lives at some point... but I personally.. always feel a tinge of pain.. of sorrow.. of hurt...
Like it is the first time.... each time.
Shelia, peace to you and DS... and prayers for Gregs soul to be with our Father.
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I know you are hurting.
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Shelia I pray that Greg know the joy of our Lord's loving embrace and that you find comfort in knowing that he is with Him.
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Sheila,
I pray for you and your family as Greg now finds freedom from pain and is with God. God Bless you dear Sheila, and your BC Sisters are at your side in spirit. May your find peace and comfort in knowing you loved him so beautifully, and there is no greater gift. Please let us know how we can support you and love you best.
Namaste,
traci
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Sheila, may God grant you the strength to get through the next phase of your life without Greg. Rest in peace, Greg.
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Sheila
So sorry to hear of your dear sweet husbands passing. God bless you and your son during this difficult time. May you find peace and comfort in all your loving memories of better times.
Love and peace
Diane
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Bless your heart Sheila, your son's and your future. I pray for comfort for you. May God be with you all.
Just a month ago I was with my mother and father in law as they died. It sooo sobering to watch those you love leave you. I hope your sorrow abides.
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hi ladies
Just stopping in to say Peace to all of you and blessings to Sheila and your family. You have been in my thoughts each day since your Husbands passing. Can I offer up prayers for SunDiego's wife on this thread that just had an overwhelming dx from stage 1 to 4 (in a few days) at dx and trying to navigate through all the decisions and directions with that new dx. She is a very young mother of 32.
I would also like to pray tonight for Cathy S. who is in her final treatment for grade 4 gioblastoma, also a young Mother and is trying yet another trial. And for the families that lost their loved ones this week to BC, there are 3 on these boards. Additional prayers for Jeannine and new comers here.
Dearest protector, St. Jude, my companion, you are the bearer of abiding hope. I place those above in your care as they bear the cross of cancer. i trust that you walk with them, and give them courage when they are afraid, strength when they grow weary, hope when it seems all is lost. Most faithful patron, never leave their sides. May our friendship remind us always of the love God offers to each of His faithful children, and the healing He provides to all this who believe in his saving power. AMEN!
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Ladies may I also ask for your prayers for tomorrow as I go have a check up with ONC after questionable test last time?
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mmm5,
May your appointment go well tomorrow and just be a "blip" which is benign in nature. Thanks for your beautiful prayer to all who are suffering losses..you put it so well.
God Bless,
traci
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To all who have kept Greg and I in their prayers. We have had what I believe are several miracles in a short time. We are Catholic, but not practicing. Two weeks ago when Greg was in the hospital with a doc and nurse in the room. I see a priest holdIng onto the doorframe. He' see's them in the room. He breaks away in the direction of leaving . I run after him and grab his arm and said no you must come back.
He comes in the room and immediately annoints Greg. Greg makes the sign of the cross as he is being annointed. I pull up a chair for the priest and said sit. I said we need to talk . We have decided on cremation, but what lays heavy on our heart is we very much want the Mass , but we our not practicing Catholics. The priest says to us "When I annointed him he immediately made the sign of the cross. And the way that the two of you held each others hands tells me you are still practicing your marriage. So, when the time comes there will be no trouble with me ".I saw him checking the clock and knew that he needed to be somwhere. He confirmed he needed to be an hour plus away to do a funeral. What transpired took about 6-7 minutes. He was in the wrong room, but I dragged him in . He was ten numbers off.
We had both prayed about this and didn't know what to do. We did nothing about approaching our church that we were registered in, for fear of being rejected because we wern't "practicing".
The priest who came to the wrong room, is the pastor at the church that we are registered at , but not practicing
We had prayed so hard for guidance on this, but out of fear of rejection, we did not go to the priest of the church that we were registered at.
Who brought the priest to the wrong room, at the time in our life that we had been praying for guidance?
He will being the priest that will be doing Greg's funeral this Saturday.
When I was relating this story to my neighbor, she said "oh my" his homily at last Sunday's Mass was your story. His summary of the story was just because someone doesn't attend Mass every week does not make them non practicing. She said that she was crying by the end of the homily. She couldn't understand how a story about someone she didn't even know could make her cry.
I'm tearful as I write this. What was heaviest on our hearts was just as I related it. We had prayed about it, but out of fear of rejection we did not seek out what we both wanted so much..
So I believe, God interceded. The right priest in the wrong room at the right time.
Namaste- I Salute the God within You-Sheila
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Oh Sheila,
God always has love and understanding, no judgment. It is so easy for us to berate ourselves and think ourselves unworthy, but for others it is quite easy to see you and Greg for the loving children of God that you are. Your story is beautiful in that it's what you needed to bring you back to God at that moment. There are no accidents, and I am really happy for this true interception and acknowledgment of God's infinite love.
Namaste,
traci
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Dear Sheila,
I am deeply sorry to hear about Greg's passing. Thank you for sharing that beautiful story how the Holy Spirit lead the Father to be with you during Greg's final moments. I was so touched to hear how Greg made the Sign of the Cross during his annointing. Amen!! My prayers and condolences are with you.
3M & Laura: Thank you for your continued prayers. I still have fluid in my rt. lung (pleura effusion) which could mean my bc is back. It's been a rough week and my anxiety is at its highest. But...I'm riding on faith.
I rec'd this lovely prayer to the Holy Spirit on Sunday. This is for all of us.
"Come, Holy Spirit, fill my heart with your holy gifts.
Let my weakness be penetrated with your stength this very day that I may fulfill the duties of my state in life conscientiously, that I may do what is right and just.
Assist me in all the trials of life, enlighten me in my ignorance, advise me in my doubts, strenghten my weakness, help me in al needs and embarassement, protect me in my temptations and console me in all afflictions.
Graciously hear me, O Holy Spirit, and pour your light into my heart, my soul and my mind. Assist me to live a holy life and grow in goodness and grace." Amen
Jeannine
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Jeannine,
I had some news hit me sideways today about my lung...thank you for the prayer. I feel things are God's will, as they should be. But inside I am a scared little girl, looking for something stable to hold onto. I will be thinking of you too...please keep us posted. I have another chest CT pending insurance approval.
Not an easy day/
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Thank you Everyone for your kind prayers and thoughts. There is no question in my mind that God interceded on our behalf. I believe the quick passing and peacefullness at the end was also His intercession. It will take awile to bounce back, But I have a plan to go to the aqautics group that Dh had gone to for 5 years. Only problem is it's EARLY. I'm not an early person. But these gals are cohesive and take good care of each other. -They are healthy in spirit even more than the physical.
Squid--I'll keep you in my prayers honey. Namaste-sheila
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Hello Sisters,
I'm new on this topic but I'm very touched by your faith, fellowship, kindness, and love here. I'm 48 and am Catholic since birth. This BC has brought me back to my Catholic faith, I'm especially touched by my family, friends, friends of friends and even strangers praying for me. I was diagnosed on 6/29/10 and had lumpectomy on 7/28. Still waiting for Oncotype DX results which I was told will be faxed to my BS this Thursday or Friday. If I don't need Chemo, then RADS will start sometime in September.
Sheila, I'm moved by your story and it made me cry and I'm very sorry for your loss.
To the rest of the sisters, I hope to join you all in prayers each day.
God Bless us All !
Paula
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Hello Sisters in Christ and BC Sisters!
I am also new to this thread and am happy to have found you all. God bless all of you in your cancer struggles. I had a lumpectomy (2/10), SAVI radiation (3/10) and 4 rounds of chemo (4/10), 2 weeks apart and am now on Tamoxifen (with all the weight gain!) My onc didn't do the oncotype test b/c of my family history and "age", he said. I will start a novena to St. Peregrine today!! My faith has saved me from despair ... times I would get so depressed and scared and worried, but our priest advised me to just keep praying even if I didn't feel like it. I was annointed before surgery and felt at peace through the whole thing. It was also during the feast of St. Blaise, so he blessed my throat and I never had any problems with a sore throat. The only time I got so worked up was before getting chemo (man, was I scared!) and I asked my family doctor for a low dose of Xanax to help me get through it. I went off it when chemo was done. I think I was a good Catholic girl before cancer, but now I think I'm walking a little bit closer to the Lord and have come to appreciate all the blessings I've received, even though at the time I felt like I was walking through the valley of death! Hind sight is wonderful ... now I can see Him ahead of me too!
St. Peregrine, pray for us! Sheila, I hope God wraps you in a love-filled hug.
Peace and all good - Theresa
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Paula and Theresa
Welcome.
I continue the novena for all newcomers here, Sheila's family, and Jeannine.
St Jude and St. Agatha also very powerful patrons for cancer and difficult cases.
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Hi to all, I am so glad I logged in tonight. I felt warmth in my heart as I read your postings and said the Novena for us all. I loved the prayer to the Holy Spirit. I needed that tonight because of some difficult side effects I have been dealing with the last couple of days, but I am feeling better tonight.
Sas, that was a beautiful story about the wonders of God. Thank you for allowing us to share in that.
This is not caner related but I have a troubled 16 year old neice that has been missing for a week. Please say a prayer that she is found safe and her parents can get her into treatment.
God Bless and Keep you in His care. Coleen
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Coleen,
Sending prayers of protection for your niece and that she will be divinely guided home and accept treatment.
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