Have not been on here much. Been a sad and hectic year so far. Dad passed in January, a 34 year old nephew passed in March, one of my brothers passed in May, and now my 34 year old son-in-law is in the final stages of pancreatic caner and it has consumed 3/4 of his liver. I spent the first part of this month up in Alabama with him and my daughter. They are having a rough time of it, physically, emotionally, and financially. I may have to drive up again pretty soon. I stayed until he finished his first round of chemo. On top of cancer he has also been fighting a loosing battle with Crohn's disease.
If you do not hear from me very often this is why. I have been trying to read most of the posts but have obviously missed some of them. I have seen a lot of good cooks on here as of late.
What a load you have been carrying.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
WC, I'll add you to my daily prayer list, you've been hoeing a tough row of late for sure! Our daughter has Colitis so I know how disruptive diseases like Crohn's can be. Add cancer to that and I can't even imagine. Stay positive and look for the little blessings in your life, it helps me when things get me down.
Paul
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Quote from: KyNola on June 28, 2014, 08:00:54 PM
What a load you have been carrying.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Be sure and care for yourself also.
wildcat, what a rough year you are having. my prayers are with you and make the best of it, as i have fond out yesterday a 40 year long friend of mine has passed as well, next month he would have been 92 so he has a long life... loosing a friend or family is never easy so take all the time you need . glad you let us know
Sending prayers for you and your family. Remember to take care of yourself as well during these difficult times.
Sorry to hear of your losses cat man. Ann and I will keep you and family in our prayers for sure. Please look after yourself as well my friend.
Pat and Ann and the furry critters.
Thanks guys. I will be fine but the kids are having a rough time of it. Prayers must be helping as Andy (son-in-law) after receiving a lot of fluid, blood and antibiotics is starting to feel better. Unfortunately there is only about a 1% chance of stopping the cancer at this point, but its progress can be slowed and he can be more comfortable with the Lord's help. Also the other issues like the Crohn's can be held at bay.
Sorry to hear of your losses Wildcat. Will keep you and yours in our thoughts.
Wildcat, we are so sorry. Please know that you are in our prayers.
scott and june
Sorry to hear you are going through such difficult times. My thoughts are with you.
Thanks again. For those of you who want to follow my son-in-laws (Andy Martin) progress (or just want to see what he and my daughter (Tracy) look like, here is a link: https://www.facebook.com/cureforandy which is a fundraiser site that one of their friends set up. Tracy is an elementary school teacher and Andy has a bachelors degree in Business Management and currently unemployed for obvious reasons. With his declining health he does not now look the same as his pictures on these pages.
Really sorry to hear you are going through such difficulties Wildcat, take good care.
Take care,Wild Cat Sorry for your loss.
Offering up Prayers for you and your family as you go through these trying times.
Thank you all. The prayers have obviously worked. He has been doing much better the past couple of days and has actually developed an appetite.
Really glad to hear that!
It may be temporary, but in his condition, even a short period of feeling better is a blessing.
Glad to hear some good news Wildcat. I haven't been here long but your posts are among my favourites, lots of good advice and encouragement.
Our prayers are with you and yours Wildcat. I have colitis and know how disruptive it is by itself. Add cancer to that and thinks can look real bad. Hope he does well. My grandpa passed from Pancreatic cancer. He was never one to go to a doc so by the time he did it was to late. He only live a few weeks after they found out. I really miss him and that was 30 years ago. Praying for your Son in law.
Thanks again all. He is still doing pretty good. Andy has an appointment to talk with the doc about either changing the chemotherapy or stopping it all together. The goal is to extend his life as much as possible as long as it does not interfere with his quality of life. I'm afraid the kids have some very tough decisions to make here pretty soon.
While I am thinking about it - my earlier post referring you to the web page was not an attempt to get anyone to contribute. (They are getting support locally). I provided the link so that anyone who wants to can track his progress and see a few photo's.
Quote from: WoodlawnSmoker on July 05, 2014, 04:27:21 PM
Glad to hear some good news Wildcat. I haven't been here long but your posts are among my favourites, lots of good advice and encouragement.
That was nice of you to say WoodlawnSmoker.