Re: Prayers and support needed

[Guest guest]

Althea, I'm very sorry to hear about your father's brain tumor. I'll

pray for him and you and your family with the hopes that his physicians

will be able to successfully treat him and that he'll make a full

recovery.

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

[ ] Prayers and support needed

> Hi all! I have been reading but not posting. I want you all to

> know I am thinking about you but I am pretty stressed out.

>

> First...It seems like my life never gets on that even keel and stays

> there...I wish it would just even out and stop there for a while but

> it doesn't. It seems lately(the last couple years) it has been

> pouring on me continually. I keep seeing that sun at the end of the

> rainbow but it is so far away and keeps moving farther away.

>

> I need prayers for my Father. After I visited him in June for a

> surprise Father's Day Gift to him, he went to the doctors because he

> was losing his memory. He thought - maybe the beginning of

> alzheimers or maybe he was having those little strokes(he had dizzy

> spells and he has high blood pressure)...but it was none of those...

>

> He has a brain tumor and it has been diagnosed as cancerous. It is

> in an area of the brain that is inoperable. They have told him that

> he will be able to have radiation treatments and that they hope to

> be able to get rid of the tumor with that but ... he may never

> regain his memory.

>

> At this time, he can't drive, he can't dial a telephone(he sees the

> numbers but when he goes to push that number he can't seem to be

> able to push the right one)(he thinks he is pushing the 5 for

> example and sometimes he hits it but most times he hits one of the

> other numbers)...

>

> He wants to move back to his home in Florida but at the present time

> the doctors won't let him go. My brother says the doctors that he

> is seeing in NY are better then the ones in Florida and that he will

> get better care but I know he wants to go back to what he considers

> home. He is living in a Camp Ground on Conesus lake at the present

> time in a small travel trailer.(the trailer is very pretty and set

> up very nicely) The weather has been terrible so he hasn't been

> enjoying himself by being able to go out on the lake with his boat.

> He is going to sell his trailer and boat because he doesn't think he

> will ever be able to enjoy them again.

>

> He sounds so scared and was feeling very sorry for himself. The last

> time we spoke he said he was going to try to stop but I can't blame

> him. He knows that something is wrong...and is able to tell you

> that but he doesn't know if it can be corrected. I would be scared

> too I told him but heck Dad you can forget all the things you don't

> want to do now and get away with it...I told him - heck - you can

> forget who Doris is if you want to(Doris is his 2nd wife)...

>

> He remembered me the other day when we talked but he didn't remember

> that I had been to visit him in June. He doesn't want me to come to

> NY as that would make him feel worse he says. So for now, I am just

> praying for him here in Oklahoma and hoping that the radiation will

> get rid of the tumor and that his memory will come back. He is 76

> and has a very good life. He has never been seriously ill in his

> life. He has worked hard his entire life and is comfortable but not

> anywhere near rich but not financially strapped either.

>

> I need your prayers for him. I know how powerful prayer can be and

> I want him to be comfortable for the rest of his life here on

> earth. I know the prayers from this group are wonderful and not

> ignored. I thank you in advance and am saying prayers of gratitude

> for your help and support.

>

> God bless,

> Althea

[Guest guest]

I am so very sorry for what you are going through and I will pray

for everyone involved. Prayer is very powerful and I hope it all

works out. Hugs filled with prayers. ~ROSA~

--- In , " blueroses11 " <bluerose11@e...>

wrote:

> Hi all! I have been reading but not posting. I want you all to

> know I am thinking about you but I am pretty stressed out.

>

> First...It seems like my life never gets on that even keel and

stays

> there...I wish it would just even out and stop there for a while

but

> it doesn't. It seems lately(the last couple years) it has been

> pouring on me continually. I keep seeing that sun at the end of

the

> rainbow but it is so far away and keeps moving farther away.

>

> I need prayers for my Father. After I visited him in June for a

> surprise Father's Day Gift to him, he went to the doctors because

he

> was losing his memory. He thought - maybe the beginning of

> alzheimers or maybe he was having those little strokes(he had

dizzy

> spells and he has high blood pressure)...but it was none of

those...

>

> He has a brain tumor and it has been diagnosed as cancerous. It

is

> in an area of the brain that is inoperable. They have told him

that

> he will be able to have radiation treatments and that they hope to

> be able to get rid of the tumor with that but ... he may never

> regain his memory.

>

> At this time, he can't drive, he can't dial a telephone(he sees

the

> numbers but when he goes to push that number he can't seem to be

> able to push the right one)(he thinks he is pushing the 5 for

> example and sometimes he hits it but most times he hits one of the

> other numbers)...

>

> He wants to move back to his home in Florida but at the present

time

> the doctors won't let him go. My brother says the doctors that he

> is seeing in NY are better then the ones in Florida and that he

will

> get better care but I know he wants to go back to what he

considers

> home. He is living in a Camp Ground on Conesus lake at the present

> time in a small travel trailer.(the trailer is very pretty and set

> up very nicely) The weather has been terrible so he hasn't been

> enjoying himself by being able to go out on the lake with his

boat.

> He is going to sell his trailer and boat because he doesn't think

he

> will ever be able to enjoy them again.

>

> He sounds so scared and was feeling very sorry for himself. The

last

> time we spoke he said he was going to try to stop but I can't

blame

> him. He knows that something is wrong...and is able to tell you

> that but he doesn't know if it can be corrected. I would be

scared

> too I told him but heck Dad you can forget all the things you

don't

> want to do now and get away with it...I told him - heck - you can

> forget who Doris is if you want to(Doris is his 2nd wife)...

>

> He remembered me the other day when we talked but he didn't

remember

> that I had been to visit him in June. He doesn't want me to come

to

> NY as that would make him feel worse he says. So for now, I am

just

> praying for him here in Oklahoma and hoping that the radiation

will

> get rid of the tumor and that his memory will come back. He is 76

> and has a very good life. He has never been seriously ill in his

> life. He has worked hard his entire life and is comfortable but

not

> anywhere near rich but not financially strapped either.

>

> I need your prayers for him. I know how powerful prayer can be

and

> I want him to be comfortable for the rest of his life here on

> earth. I know the prayers from this group are wonderful and not

> ignored. I thank you in advance and am saying prayers of

gratitude

> for your help and support.

>

> God bless,

> Althea

[Guest guest]

Althea, I know how hard it is right now for you. Please know that

I'm always here for you, and your in my daily prayers, and your

family. Take care of yourself, T

--- In , " blueroses11 " <bluerose11@e...>

wrote:

> Hi all! I have been reading but not posting. I want you all to

> know I am thinking about you but I am pretty stressed out.

>

> First...It seems like my life never gets on that even keel and

stays

> there...I wish it would just even out and stop there for a while

but

> it doesn't. It seems lately(the last couple years) it has been

> pouring on me continually. I keep seeing that sun at the end of

the

> rainbow but it is so far away and keeps moving farther away.

>

> I need prayers for my Father. After I visited him in June for a

> surprise Father's Day Gift to him, he went to the doctors because

he

> was losing his memory. He thought - maybe the beginning of

> alzheimers or maybe he was having those little strokes(he had dizzy

> spells and he has high blood pressure)...but it was none of those...

>

> He has a brain tumor and it has been diagnosed as cancerous. It is

> in an area of the brain that is inoperable. They have told him

that

> he will be able to have radiation treatments and that they hope to

> be able to get rid of the tumor with that but ... he may never

> regain his memory.

>

> At this time, he can't drive, he can't dial a telephone(he sees the

> numbers but when he goes to push that number he can't seem to be

> able to push the right one)(he thinks he is pushing the 5 for

> example and sometimes he hits it but most times he hits one of the

> other numbers)...

>

> He wants to move back to his home in Florida but at the present

time

> the doctors won't let him go. My brother says the doctors that he

> is seeing in NY are better then the ones in Florida and that he

will

> get better care but I know he wants to go back to what he considers

> home. He is living in a Camp Ground on Conesus lake at the present

> time in a small travel trailer.(the trailer is very pretty and set

> up very nicely) The weather has been terrible so he hasn't been

> enjoying himself by being able to go out on the lake with his

boat.

> He is going to sell his trailer and boat because he doesn't think

he

> will ever be able to enjoy them again.

>

> He sounds so scared and was feeling very sorry for himself. The

last

> time we spoke he said he was going to try to stop but I can't blame

> him. He knows that something is wrong...and is able to tell you

> that but he doesn't know if it can be corrected. I would be scared

> too I told him but heck Dad you can forget all the things you don't

> want to do now and get away with it...I told him - heck - you can

> forget who Doris is if you want to(Doris is his 2nd wife)...

>

> He remembered me the other day when we talked but he didn't

remember

> that I had been to visit him in June. He doesn't want me to come

to

> NY as that would make him feel worse he says. So for now, I am

just

> praying for him here in Oklahoma and hoping that the radiation will

> get rid of the tumor and that his memory will come back. He is 76

> and has a very good life. He has never been seriously ill in his

> life. He has worked hard his entire life and is comfortable but

not

> anywhere near rich but not financially strapped either.

>

> I need your prayers for him. I know how powerful prayer can be and

> I want him to be comfortable for the rest of his life here on

> earth. I know the prayers from this group are wonderful and not

> ignored. I thank you in advance and am saying prayers of gratitude

> for your help and support.

>

> God bless,

> Althea

[Guest guest]

Althea...your Dad as well as you & family are for sure in my prayers..How very

scared he must be....

I will say having lived in AZ 10 yrs, PA 44 yrs and Florida for a few yrs....Dad

is definitely better off for care here rather than Florida and I can say that

from personal experience..Not all of Florida is bad for healthcare (especially

not where a lives now HAHA)but I was so afraid living in Tampa as I was not

one on the lucky ones to find a decent doctor in Tampa or anywhere near it, that

we returned to PA. I hear the entire State OF FL is in need for good doctors

!!!!!!

Anyway you have my prayers and many warm wishes for God's miracles.

love Joanne

[Guest guest]

Althea,

I am sending prayers your way for your father.

I wish him the best.

Noreen

[Guest guest]

Althea,

I will keep your dad in my prayers. When the doctors fix him up, he¹ll be

in his boat fishing again.

a

[Guest guest]

Althea,

I am adding you and your dad to my prayer list. My heart goes out to you both.