Prayers needed for my Grandma

[Merkur 1]

I just received a phone call from my mom, that my Grandma had to go to hospital 4 days ago. Except for the fact that she needs some hearing aids she never had any serious health problems. And now at the age of 91 the doctors suddenly find out that she has some kind of lung cancer and just a couple of weeks to live.
I am totally shocked - they say that this will be her last Christmas.

Please send her some vibes, thoughts or prayers as I hope this might at least keep her from suffering.

Thank you,
Markus

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[Hambone 0]

I lost a Grandmother last year, it's rough, i am sorry that they didn't catch it sooner, but i can say this you have to enjoy the time that you have left with her. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. We are all here for you.

Yeah...You need to grow up. -Skymama

[pop 0]

I lost my grandma a month ago. My prayers go out to your grandma and family.

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[thegreekone 0]

Here's hoping she has a great holiday and doesn't suffer. It sounds like she has lived a full life.

Best...

[Merkur 1]

Thanks to the three of you!
M.

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[Michele 1]

Markus, my prayers are added to those already sent. Much love to you, your family, and your Gramma. Grammas are special people...I know how hard this is. Please, God, let there be little suffering, and that her passing, if it must happen, be swift, peaceful, and easy.

Ciels-
Michele

~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek
While our hearts lie bleeding?~

[McDuck 0]

I'm so sorry for your impending loss. <<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>> to your grandma, family and yourself.

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[SkydiveStMarys 0]

I so sorry..that really does suck!!

((((((((((Prayers & vibes))))))))))

Bobbi

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[ladyskydiver 0]

My prayers for your grandma, you, and your family.

Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile.

[Merkur 1]

Again, thanks for your prayers.
I am going to see her tomorrow for what will hopefully not be her last Christmas.

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[wmw999 2,600]

Thoughts and prayers to you and to your grandmother.

Wendy W.

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[skymama 37]

Enjoy your visit with your Grandmother. Don't think about what might happen in the future, just cherish your time together.

She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man,
because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon

[Dumpster 0]

Good vibes to your Grandma from myself and my son Esau.

Easy Does It

[Merkur 1]

Big thanks -
we had a wonderfull Christmas together and at the moment she is feeling quite good. However the doctors are talking about another 3-6 months max.. So I just pray that, if this has to happen, that she will have no pain.

M.

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Don't dream your life - live your dream!

[ladyskydiver 0]

Glad you had a great Christmas.

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However the doctors are talking about another 3-6 months max.

My grandma had been diagnosed with brain cancer. At the time they diagnosed her (due to the fact that she was so damn stubborn about going to the doctor), the cancer had progressed to a point where they gave her 3 months to live - and that was with the surgery to remove what they could. A little over a year later is when my grandma finally passed.

My dad was diagnosed with lung/liver/brain cancer. He went into the hospital on Thanksgiving and we were told he would not walk out of the hospital. This was about 2 months after he was diagnosed. Not only did dad walk out of the hospital, he was around until the following August.

Doctor's can never be 100% on the timeframe. I believe a lot has to do with the person and the fight they have in them. Enjoy the time you have. Say everything you ever wanted to. Let her know how much you love her and appreciate what she has meant to you. And when the time comes, you and she will know that she will be missed and was/is loved greatly.

Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile.

[Merkur 1]

I am hoping too that they are wrong with their estimation and that we might be able te celebrate her birthday in May with her still being around.
How was it with your dad - if I may ask? Did he had a lot of pain and how did he get along with the diagnosis?
M.

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[ladyskydiver 0]

Today would have been my mom and dad's 18th wedding anniversary. He's been gone a little over 4 years now.

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How was it with your dad - if I may ask? Did he had a lot of pain and how did he get along with the diagnosis?

He had some pain at first until they were able to get his pain medicine at the right dosage. Not severe pain but that annoying aching kind of pain. Even at the end, he didn't have a lot of pain due to the meds he was on.

He had his wits about him the whole time. He promised me that if he got better, he and mom would do a tandem in celebration. It killed me to watch because the thing that hit him the hardest was not being as strong as he used to be. He used to apologize to mom and I that he "wasn't the man he used to be." He was always the "man he used to be" to me. He was still the man that I loved and chose to call dad - for he was my dad by choice.

He actually handled the diagnosis a ton better than my mom. My mom was an emotional wreak and wouldn't face the possibility that dad could die. Dad and I would sit and talk while mom was outside smoking. He would tell me all the things he wanted to do to ensure that mom was ok when he died and asked me for my help in getting mom to face the possibility.

I would make twice a month trips to see him while he was ill - an 8-9 hour drive each way leaving on a Friday and returning on Sunday - because I couldn't let the time go without letting him know how very much I loved him and how much I was going to miss him when he was gone. We used to talk, laugh, joke and yes, even cry. He never ceased to amaze me that he was determined to do his best to prove the doctor's wrong.
Towards the end, he lost the strength to be able to go to the restroom without support. Mom was there supporting him the whole time. Eventually, he ended up bed ridden and all that that entails. He was getting weaker physically but emotionally and mentally he wasn't. He continued to try to fit what the cancer was doing to his body as he didn't want to leave mom and the rest of the family.

Eventually his body couldn't take it and mom kissed him and said that it was ok if he needed to go that she loved him and would miss him more than life itself. Later that evening on August 5th, dad passed on - painlessly from what mom said. I got the call at 3:43am on August 5th that he was gone and was on the road by 5:30am.

The best thing is that the only real suffering he did go through once his pain meds were regulated was the mental anguish that he inflicted upon himself by thinking he wasn't "the man he used to be." Mom and the rest of the family showed him in every way possible that to us, he still was the "man he used to be" and when he died, he went knowing how loved he was and how much he meant to us.

I met dad when I was 16 and he finally married mom when I was 19. I could have never asked for a better dad for me or a better husband for my mom.

Life is short! Break the rules! Forgive quickly! Kiss slowly! Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably. And never regret anything that made you smile.

[moodyskydiver 0]

I know all too well how you feel here and I'm so sorry. My grandmother was diagnosed with lung cancer in June and it has been rough. I only found out yesterday that she has been in the hospital for two days and will remain there for atleast 4 more due to blood work issues. I'm not looking forward to 2006 knowing it will be my last with her even though she is only 76.

My prayers, thoughts and all positive vibes are with you for the times ahead.Take care and comfort in your friends and family.

"...just an earthbound misfit, I."

[VanillaSkyGirl 6]

I'm so sorry. Much love and prayers to your grandmother, you and your family.

[morningdove831 0]

You're in my prayers, along with your Grandma. Grandmas are so special and I remember very well the heartache when we were told my grandmother was terminal with ovarian cancer. If there is anything I can do besides pray, please let me know!

One who looks for a friend without faults will have none. -- Hasidic Saying

[pincheck 0]

so sorry for you and your family you have my best wishes.

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[Merkur 1]

Thanks to all of you!

Your thoughts, prayers and vibes appear to start working, as she could leave hospital yesterday and is back at home.
Whiel she is still weak she joined us at midnight to have a glass of champagne and watch the fireworks.

M.

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