thread for middle age to older Christian women.
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Thanks for the heads up, Nancy! I'll sign myself as Angie M. Unless there's another Angie M. here!
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Nancy, your banner speaks to me also. I want to share a little of what our readings for today were in church as the sermon really spoke to me as I'm looking for wisdom also in trying to make some decisions. The first reading was from 1 Kings, C 3, and the sermon was on what Solomon had asked for when the Lord asked what he wanted. Solomon asked for an understanding heart. If we have that, we can find answers for everything, I believe. We just have to trust in God.
I will pray you find some answers for your mother's situation and for a safe trip downstate.
To others here, I'm reading and praying for your needs. I hope you can spare a prayer for me as I'm dealing with a lot of different issues and some pain that doesn't want to respond to treatment.
May you all have a restful night.
Faith (in the future).
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Nancy, I am praying for wisdom in making difficult decisions for your mom during a personal stressful time.
Faith, I am praying for resolution for your issues and pain.
Ladies, as we all struggle, I treasure your presence and encouragement. I pray God sends abundant blessings this week of tests, scans, and consultations. May He cover us with His love.
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Sometimes this is all we need is to sit quietly in prayer saying nothing but listen to what God wants to say to us. He wants us to be still especially in this day and age of instant everything and media saturated lives we don't usually have a really quiet time with no sound. Try to find a place where you can commune with God. It is refreshing and life changing. If I had more time I would share what I talked about at my nursing home ministry on Saturday. There is only one man and myself that minister to the Alzheimers floor and it is a blessing but hard. I always share what is going on in my own life and how God is working.
Thank you for your prayers. I really do appreciate them. This season that we are about to enter into with my mom is for me going to be the hardest thing I have ever gone through, and yes, harder than my cancer.
I have no idea what is going to happen at this visit. Some of these things take some time to prepare and I sense that is going to happen first. It would certainly be easier if I lived closer to her.
I did make it back to swimming last week and it felt so good. I was hoping to get one more session in today but realistically I have had enough things go wrong at the last minute here at the house that I don't have time to swim today.
I will certainly be praying for all of you and I will try to check in every day. The next two days will be hectic before leaving so if you don't see me post you will know why.
Thank you again for your prayers and you know you have mine.
Love,
Nancy
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Well it's been another wild - EXHAUSTING week! James had second - more intense heart attack and was care flighted to MCH Odessa where he had his quadruple bypass just 3 weeks prior on 7/5. He formed a blockage just blow the graft which required a stent. The prognosis is not very promising as all of his arteries look terrible according to the cardiologist. However we serve a miracle working God and we are trusting in Him.
We are home as of last night and he had an awful reaction to a new blood thinner medication. Another scare! We made it through that one without an ER visit but I sat up with him for hours to make sure it didn't swell his breathing passages.
Still needing prayers. I need strength and clear mind to deal with all of this and all of the responsibilities & of course healing for my
James - thanks SO much!
Blessings,
Ade
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Ade, you came to mind special the last couple of days--now I see why. Know you are bathed in my prayers.
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Ade, I am so sorry to hear this news. I wondered if your absence meant something was wrong. I wasn't expecting it to be James. I will certainly be lifting him and you and your family up for strength and for healing.
Love,
Nancy
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Ade I join in prayer for you and your husband may God BE your strength and give you peace.
Aurora
P.D my friend Xavier is doing really good thank you for the prayers
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He is getting weaker. We have an appointment with a doctor tomorrow to see about the new injection meds which are his only hope med wise. They start at $5,000 and go up to $12,000+ a year and we have no drug insurance for him. He is looking at making a will and I just want to cry but am trying not to for his sake. We really need a miracle from God.
Ade
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Oh Ade, I am praying hard that God will do a miracle. Praying for extra strength and courage for you as you go through this most difficult time.
Teka, I realized that about Foots a week or so ago. I haven't heard from her in many months. I know she has bad breathing problems and no AC. Hope you are doing well.
Aurora, I am glad to hear Xavier is doing well.
Love,
Nancy
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Ade, Praying and in deep intercession for James! Praying for your strength and courage at this difficult time. Praying for wisdom and precision for the medical team
Nancy, asking for wisdom and guidance with your mom.
Love across the miles,
Angie
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Ade,I'm praying for both of you that God will have a miracle. I am also keeping everyone else in my prayers tonight too
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Ade, we are all praying for James and for you.
Angie, thank you and I continue to pray for you in all you do.
Faith, praying for a solution to your pain.
Dear sisters I will be praying for all of you as I make my road trip today to my mom's.
Thank you for your prayers.
Love
Nancy
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Nancy, I will be praying for your trip and that God will make clear the best choices and answers for you. I have been through the parent thing and I know it is not easy. Ade, Angie, and Faith, I have you on my prayer list and lift you up daily.
Yesterday was not a good scan day. No severe troubles, just stressful. picky things like blown veins, long waits, etc. On top of that I am in the midst of a complete kitchen remodel, and in this little condo, my house is a complete disaster. I don't do well with mess, but I have no choice with this and living with a 2 year-old has compounded my stress level. My troubles pale in comparison to you all, but I am so thankful you all allow me to vent. Some days, the tears just won't stop.0 -
Dear ladies
I made it to my mom's with no problems. She seems to be doing well tonight.
Chris, I can't imagine doing a kitchen remodel with all you are dealing with. I just had a living room makeover which only included new furniture and new drapes and I know how stressful that was. I have not had a remodel other than painting so I can only imagine what a kitchen remodel would entail. If you had no health issues just dealing with a 2yr old plus the remodel would be plenty to make anyone feel like crying. Praying the Lord will grant you supernatural patience and strength during this time.
Have a good night dear ladies. Ade, I hope we hear something from you soon. I am still lifting up prayers for James and for you.
Tomorrow is my birthday and I am going to be 29.
. If you believe that one I have some swamp land ............................Have a good evening. I am praying for all of you.
Love,
Nancy
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I have an urgent prayer request. I just received a call from my surgeon about my breast exam that I had last Tuesday. It seems I need a breast biopsy as they found something. I'm trying to be calm about this. Love, Jean
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Jean, I pray that the biopsy results are negative and no further action is warranted. God bless and grant you peace while you wait for the procedure and test results.
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Nancy, in celebration of the anniversary of your birth ...
Happy Birthday!
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Jean, sending prayers that your biopsy is benign and all is well.
Nancy, happy birthday. I hope you celebrate with your mom and that God rains down a multitude of blessings on you today. (Hershey, love the cake and candles!)
Chris
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Jean, I am praying for you and praying you get good results. Praying for supernatural peace.
Hershey, thank you for my beautiful cake and of course it had to be chocolate. LOL I don't quite look or feel 29.LOL
Chris, thank you for the birthday wish. It has started off a pretty crazy day. I thought I might be paying a visit to urgent care. I had terrible leg pain and couldn't sleep. It is some better.
I think we will NOT be celebrating today but maybe tomorrow. My sister had a crisis as well and had to leave from my mom's quickly.
Praying you all have a good day and that the Lord will meet each one of your need's this day whether it be healing, freedom from worry, strength in dealing with ever day matters, or grace to deal with SE's.
Love,
Nancy
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So many needs! Isn't it just wonderful that we have such a perfect God to lean on in these times? What on earth did we do before Jesus? I will pray for all you in confidence and faith.
I have surgery this coming Monday: another lumpectomy, axillary node dissection, mediport implantation. After I've healed, if there are more positive axillary nodes they will start 5 months of chemo followed by radiation. If the additional nodes are negative it will be 3 months. I am trusting in my Healer who told me He would see me through it!
Specific prayer requested for an uncomplicated port implantation and quick healing. I have diabetes so healing is always a concern. Thank you so much!
One question: for those who have gone through chemo, did you have any issues with your teeth? I had my annual cleaning yesterday and the hygienist mentioned how chemo can cause decay
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Almer, I will add your surgery to my prayer list for Monday. Here's praying that the nodes will be negative and your port insertion will be smooth. I am on Ibrance so I don't know about chemo and teeth, but I was told I can't have any teeth work done on my medication, which is a form of chemo. If I need teeth work, I have to stop my treatment for awhile. I am trying to be intentional with my teeth cleaning.
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Angie M., praying for your surgery that everything goes smoothly and that your port placement will go without a hitch. Praying that you will have the best case scenario but knowing that God will see you through whatever you will have to face. We will be praying for you.
Love
Nancy
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Almer, I am having chemo now. Patients receiving chemo frequently develop dry mouth, which encourages tooth decay. My oncologist stresses tooth brushing after every meal and Biotene mouth rinse. I am due for my next dental cleaning in September. My oncologist also stesses the importance of keeping up with those appointments as well.
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Happy Birthday Nancy, I'm sorry that you had such a crisis and also that your sister had a problem. I hope tomorrow will be much better and you can celebrate. I was happy to hear your trip was uneventful and that your mom seems to be doing okay.
I had a little crisis here on Monday, was very dizzy and blacked for a few moments so my DH was scared and called 911 and I had an unscheduled visit to the ER. at least they take you right away when you come by ambulance. I seem to be ok now but my BP and HR were very low for awhile. No one knows what happened to me but this is the third time it's happened since I was diagnosed. I could use some prayers that it doesn't happen again, especially during our trip which really scares me.
Ladies, you are all in my prayers, Nancy, Jean, Almer, intolight, AngieM, Hershey and especially James and Ade, I hope we hear something from you soon. And everyone else here, you are allalways in my prayers.
Have a peaceful night.
Faith.
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Faith, I am sorry to hear about your ER event. That is scary. I will pray that you can get some answers. I know my AI and BP meds have caused much dizziness when stooping down or sitting to standing. I have never blacked out but have felt like I was going to. Doing those things more slowly might help. I am praying it will not happen again. Thanks for the birthday wishes. I know you have a birthday coming this month but not sure what day it is.
There are many needs on this forum and I pray that God in His infinite wisdom will give each one of us the portion of His grace that we need for each day that we face. Each of us has our own set of challenges we are dealing with and God knows each one of them intimately. The old song Learning To Lean comes to mind.
"Learning to lean, learning to lean, I'm learning to lean on Jesus. Finding more promise than I've ever dreamed. I'm learning to lean on Jesus",
I think the more we can do this the more equipped we feel to handle the tough challenges that we all face. We can never handle life on our own. We NEED Jesus.
Have a good night dear sisters.
Love
Nancy
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Faith. I'm praying your episode is nothing serious and that it won't happen again.
Nancy BELATED BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS & A WONDERFUL YEAR AHEAD! Hoping your back cyst is healed & NEVER returns! Thank you for your words of encouragement for everyone here.
Jean, praying the biopsy is normal and that God will grant you His peace throughout your ordeal.
Almer, may all of your upcoming procedures go perfectly with God's healing hand upon you accompanied by His peace. So glad you have the joy of knowing you're His!
(Please forgive me if I left anyone out. The LORD remembers you in my prayers)
James is slowly progressing. That 2nd heart attack & procedure just weeks from the first just knocked the slats from under him - which he is really discouraged about. He fears another attack and wants to stay near me - but he trusts in the Lord most of all. We saw a specialist to inquire about the injections because James can't tolerate the statin drugs (have already caused muscle damage in him which can be very serious). And what did they prescribe? TWO statins! (They do different things supposedly) Do they even LISTEN???? One was $300/month and we had a coupon making it $85. Walmart refused to honor it because "they'd lose too much money"! So we went ahead and got the second one that was cheaper. He is to take it once a MONTH and the pharmacist put ONCE A DAY on the label! Plus we went to the Walmart pharmacy 4 hours after the doctor sent the scripts in and then still waited an HOUR for it! James was exhausted after the 3 hour trip to the doctor and the Walmart is still an hour from home. What a day! Now we shall deal with the THREE ER visits, TWO ambulance trips, 14 days of hospital stay between the 2 of us (MOST of which was ICU!), one open heart surgery, one stent surgery & 2 heart cath procedures plus the air ambulance that our air ambulance insurance says was NOT THEIR PLANE!
I * AM * TIRED!
THANK YOU dear sisters for all of your prayers!
Love you all!
Ade
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Ade, I am so glad to hear from you. In praying for you these last few days I have envisioned church family, community and family coming together to bless you in helping with the huge medical bills. God has brought you both this far and is not going to abandon you. I am not surprised that you are both exhausted. I am glad you are home and thankful you realized the gross mistake on the prescription.
Regarding insurance as you probably already know, just because they say no doesn't mean it is so. Once you regain some strength and get some good sleep when it comes time for the bill you can appeal. I have been persistent on those types of things and it is amazing how they will finally give in if you stand up to them long enough. Saying it wasn't their plan is just beyond ridiculous. I have heard of people just flat out saying we can't pay this and is amazing how some of those bills can just go away. If you are not up to the battle possible some family or friends can go to bat for you.
Praying for strength and peace and hope for both of you. Getting home is a victory!!!!!
Love,
Nancy
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Ade, I am praying for you and James. Cancer is tough enough without all of the financial worries on top of it, and to have to worry about your DH and insurance issues too is just too much! I know God will make a way for you.
Faith, I am horrified at your ER experience. It is just wrong. I thought hospitals cared about these things. I have always been timid about conflict, but the deeper I get into all of this mess, the more assertive I have become. You would have thought that since I have taught courses in change and conflict at the university level that I would be a master at this, but I am still learning!
I am waiting on scan results. I fear my arm issues are a result of enlarged lymph nodes under my arm so I am a little apprehensive, but I am trusting for an answer. No one else seems to know at this point so I look forward to seeing my onc next week and getting some resolution.
Chris
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We ALL have to advocate for ourselves. It's not totally their fault...these people are really overworked - I know that's no excuse, but I try to give people the benefit of the doubt from time to time.
I know my MO is really overworked at Kaiser. The proof is in the chemo infusion clinic. It was wall-to-wall the last time I went in there for mine, and they were an hour late bringing me back there (I didn't enjoy sitting in the waiting area for over an hour...they always tell you to get there about 15 min early.)
So we have to be very vigilant when it comes to scanning our Rx's, etc. The pharmacist at Kaiser always has me look at the bottle to make sure my name is correct, the drug is correct, the dosage, etc., because he says, "You know, we're human. We make mistakes, too."
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