Request for prayers

[LadyA]

I'm a pretty new poster here although I registered a few years ago but forgot my name,etc. But I'm a long time Lightfoot fan (30+ years). I read such wonderful posts from all of you that I'm reaching out today to ask for prayers for another Lightfoot fan, my sister. I turned her into a Lightfoot fan by "dragging" her to a concert & she was hooked. Yesterday, she found out she has uterine cancer. We don't yet know how far this has progressed but I KNOW that we need good thoughts & lots of prayers. So I'm asking from one Lightfoot fan to another, please keep her in your thoughts & prayers. Thanks!

[Gitchigumee]

They can do amazing things with what was a few years ago a very grim outlook. She'll be in my prayers through her treatments and recovery. Hopefully, Gord's music can help her and you through the rough spots along the way. And keep us updated OK 'cuz we do care.

[ELizabeth]

Prayers ascending from Virginia for your sister's comfort and peace during her treatment.

[Auburn Annie]

Prayers from Central New York, too. Prognosis (outcome) is usually pretty good, especially if it hasn't spread beyond the endometrial lining of the uterus. Endometrial (uterine) cancer is usually diagnosed at an early stage. The 1-year survival rate is about 94%. The 5-year survival rate for endometrial cancer that has not spread is 96%. Pretty good odds.

[old habits die hard - I'm a medical librarian.]

[charlene]

healing thoughts from Toronto - for your sister, you and your families..
Char

[johnfowles]

Originally posted by LadyA:
although I registered a few years ago but forgot my name,etc. Lady A , add my prayers too we can ill afford to lose any Lightfoot fan and in replying I cannot resist commenting that it must be devastating to forget your name,no doubt our erudite Annie can find a medical term for it!!
Anyway I see you are "self employed" in California as was member #105 Ann B when she registered in 2000 from Rancho Cucamonga, CA, USA. could that be you??

[Dream Street Rose]

Lady A,

Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you, your sister, family and friends. I totally believe in the power of positive thinking and prayer. Please keep us informed. We do care. :)

[SilverHeels]

Lady A,
prayers and healing thoughts for your sister are on their way from the UK.
A good friend of mine is on the prayer list too.
Lighthead prayers are mighty powerful. Your sister is going to be just fine.

(check the thread 2M2L. You probably remember him)

[Shutup and Deal, I'm Losin']

We'll be a prayin' that she gets well. :)

[LadyA]

My heartfelt thanks to each of you for your thoughts, prayers & words of encouragement. At the end of a long day, they've made me feel much better. And, John, YOU FOUND MY NAME. Thank you, I feel better knowing my name again. :) Now if I can remember the password, maybe I could go back to using it. It's a lower number than all of you....how'd that happen? Again, my thanks to all of you.

[DJ in MJ]

Healing thoughts from Sweden too.

Having been through a major operation myself a few months ago, I can indeed agree that they can do wonders these days.

[The Rez]

Prayer Beyond what Tongue Can Tell . . .

Rez

[Jesse Joe]

Hi Lady A,

Healing "thoughts" from Moncton, NB Canada...

For her to get well, and speedy recovery. :)

[Borderstone]

Lady A,your sister and your family most certainly have my thoughts,good wishes and prayers. :)

Keep the faith.

[joveski]

thoughts and prayers from the land downunder

[Dream Street Rose]

Hello LadyA,

Just wanted you to know our thoughts and prayers are still going. I also pray for strength for your family and friends. I do believe in there being strength in numbers so count us in.

:)

[geodeticman]

Lady A,
I'll definately pray for your sister and your whole family. As Silverheels says so well, Lightfoot fan prayers are mighty powerful :) . I think it is in part due to the fact that so many of them from my experience are wonderful "Rainy Day People". Good-hearted people just seem drawn to his music and powerful lyrics.

It is good to pray for others' medical needs while in the midst of our own in my family, as it reminds me that there are others at any given time out there in pain or duress too; getting through their difficulties medically or otherwise, and helps me to dwell less on mine and my wife's, and remind us we are not alone, just as neither are your sis nor you.

Your sis, family, and you sure have my prayers in mind and heart, and hang in there to the both of you. My experiences over the last ten years are that there is in fact light at the end of every tunnel I've seen medically, and I am sure with prayers and positive thinking your sister will find hers as well.

Cheer up if you can, and remember as many above have said; don't hesitate to post more or PM about this to those who speak to you in their words; this group really does care about one another, and that includes your sister and you !

Thoughts and Prayers,
geo Steve

[Dream Street Rose]

Steve,

Your post is so powerful. I have goosebumps just reading this. I think you are totally correct about everything. Thank you for putting the feelings into words. :)

[LadyA]

Words cannot express how much all of your postings have meant to me. Just the international scope alone boggles my mind. I'd forgotten how geographically diverse this group is. And it is filled with loving, caring people but how could Lightheads be anything else? To each & every one of you, my heartfelt thanks & appreciation. As I continue to pray for my sister (& for 2M2L, as well as others), I will also give thanks for all of you.

[Gitchigumee]

Lady A, we've all been in your situation at one time or another, with loved ones of our own. And we all know, or should know, that the same news you received last week could happen to us next week, tomorrow, or 5 minutes from now. We never know when that phone call will come. Dark days come to all of us throughout our lives, but rest assured you are not alone in your darkness and the sun will continue to rise each morning. And it's not the path we would choose for ourselves or our loved ones, but it's the path we must travel and just because it's not perfect, doesn't mean it can't be really good too. Look for opportunities to become closer with family and to enjoy life's little pleasures together, such as that beautiful sunrise I mentioned before.

[jj]

Originally posted by joveski:
thoughts and prayers from the land downunder adding thoughts and prayers from the land upover
jim (canada)

[louisemnnpls]

There are prayers for your sister, and your entire family coming from Minnesota. Keep us posted on her progress. There is nothing that God cannot do. He holds us all in the palm of His hand.

[louisemnnpls]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by geodeticman:
Lady A,
I'll definately pray for your sister and your whole family. As Silverheels says so well, Lightfoot fan prayers are mighty powerful :) .

[louisemnnpls]

Originally posted by louisemnnpls:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by geodeticman:
Lady A,
"I'll definately pray for your sister and your whole family. As Silverheels says so well, Lightfoot fan prayers are mighty powerful :) " . - Sorry, I didn't add what I was attempting to in the previous post. But, we've all REALLY been confronted with this issue, in the last few years, from the health problems of Gord, and of many of his fans??!! Prayer has been such a frequent topic. It has to be one of the most powerful forces in the world.

[LadyA]

First, let me say that things are looking VERY positive for my sister now. She was diagnosed in the early stages and it has not spread. It's been a very anxious few weeks as I'm sure you can all imagine & I know some of you have been there yourselves. I am forever grateful for each & every one of the postings here because, as you do, I believe that nothing is stronger than prayer (& Lightfoot prayers may be stronger than most). I hope that the prayers, warmth & good thoughts sent out by each of you to me & my family are returned to you one hundred fold. My prayers continue to give thanks for all of you.

[charlene]

LadyA - that's encouraging news! Yep - prayers and wishes from this group certainly make a difference in many, many ways!
keep us posted..
Char

[Jennifer]

LadyA glad to hear the good news about your sister. I'd be happy to light a candle and offer a prayer of continued recovery for your sister.

Jen

[fezo]

Bringing this back to the top.....

It sure couldn't hurt to send some of that my way.

I have a thing called ocular toxoplasmosis. My mom was exposed to it while I was still in there. It's the disease they always warn women about that can be carried in cat boxes. Mom never had a cat until I was 11 so it was likely an undercooked piece of meat.

Anyway, in a toxoplasmosis baby the protozoa typically resides behind the retinas and decides to act up now and again. It took the middle of my left retina when I was about 10 leaving me with a legally blind eye. It's acted up in the right eye periodically since I was 15 and up until now has avoided the field of vision. Well, this time my luck either just held out or didn't depending on how you look at it.

It nearly did the same thing to my right eye as it did to the left but landed just off the macula. One more incidence on the same line and my luck is out, so prayer and positive thoughts that it does not recur would be appreciated.

[charlene]

Consider the positive thoughts on their way...My sister-in-law had a couple of miscarriages before they figure out it was the cat litter..I never knew taht it could still cause problems like this...keep us updated..
Char

[RM]

I noticed in your profile that you're a baseball fan....So, consider my best wishes to be the magical, gravity defying, unhittable "GYROBALL" of best wishes.

[fezo]

Ah! A Red Sox person! I'm a Mets person but the Red Sox are my American League team.

Char - that's a little odd with a couple of miscarriages - one would definitely be suspect. The odds were my mom was exposed in the third trimester. If it had been the first there'd likely be no me and if it were in the second I might be institutionalized because it'd be in my brain. So in my own odd way I'm lucky.

The good news for those looking at the being a mom angle is that once you are exposed to it you develop antibodies and don't get it again. I figure my three younger brothers owe me big!

[louisemnnpls]

fezo,

Our prayers and positive thoughts will be with you. Keep us posted on how you are doing.

[fezo]

All they have been able to figure out is how to attack it when it shows up. They put me on four different medications which aren't terribly pleasant. Used to be that they just put you on prednisone to knock down the resulting inflammation.

Now, in the age of AIDS they have these drugs that are designed to knock down the flare up. They need to do that because this stuff could kill an AIDS patient. For me it saves my eye for at least another episode. As a result they aren't too picky about side effects.

I am relatively through this episode but it has been the scariest ever both because it mean the next one is it unless it deviates from the middle and the fact that it was a couple of weeks of going to a retina specialist every few days before they figured I would pretty much make it this time.

I have to still use larger print and I don't know if that is going to be here to stay. Incredibly, after only a few weeks off, I can still drive. Had to stop for a couple of weeks which was a real drag. More so because I still have little kids. Didn't have the first until my last day of being 37. She's now 18, but she has three younger sisters - 14 and a pair of fives.

Anyway, that's the story at the moment. I've got other chronic things but for the moment they are more or less leaving me alone...