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Title: Asking for prayers
Post by: Banshee7 on December 24, 2009, 03:12:16 PM
The past few weeks have not been good at all.  About 2 weeks ago my 87-year-old great grandmother was diagnosed with cancer.  I'm not certain on where exactly it is, but it's not looking good.  Added to that, last night she fell and broke her hip and is in the hospital now.  And if those two things weren't bad enough, she also has pneumonia and her cancer has spread to her lymph nodes.  So far this Christmas hasn't been going well for her, and I'm afraid she will be spending her last Christmas in a hospital bed.  So, all I'm asking is to add her to your prayer list.

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Banshee7
Title: Re: Asking for prayers
Post by: LCCajun on December 24, 2009, 03:15:12 PM
 :pray :pray
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Post by: Spikes on December 24, 2009, 03:17:32 PM
Banshee,
She's in my prayers <S>
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Post by: fudgums on December 24, 2009, 03:20:01 PM
In my prayers
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Post by: 007Rusty on December 24, 2009, 03:38:51 PM
She's in my prayers..    :pray
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Post by: Tom5572 on December 24, 2009, 04:44:37 PM
prayers sent banshee
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Post by: Bosco123 on December 24, 2009, 04:46:22 PM
 :pray
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Post by: DaCoon on December 24, 2009, 05:10:22 PM
 :pray :pray
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Post by: BiPoLaR on December 24, 2009, 05:12:03 PM
 :pray
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Post by: ebfd11 on December 24, 2009, 05:27:06 PM
 :pray
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Post by: RTR on December 24, 2009, 05:53:20 PM
Sorry to hear that Banshee, we'll add your Great Grandmother to our thoughts.

take care,

RTR
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Post by: Flench on December 24, 2009, 06:31:46 PM
 :pray
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Post by: slimmer on December 24, 2009, 07:48:53 PM
 :pray :pray
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Post by: Krupinski on December 24, 2009, 08:08:58 PM
 :pray
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Post by: Reschke on December 24, 2009, 09:06:28 PM
Done!
:pray
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Post by: henchman on December 24, 2009, 09:12:54 PM
 :pray
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Post by: Kazaa on December 24, 2009, 09:44:01 PM
Sorry to hear about this Banshee, I hope your great grandmother, you and your family find strength at this difficult time. :pray
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Post by: texasmom on December 24, 2009, 10:00:39 PM
Praying for your great-grandma, you, and your family. :)
Title: Re: Asking for prayers
Post by: Banshee7 on December 24, 2009, 10:51:37 PM
I really appreciate it, guys and gals.  My parents went to visit her this afternoon, and the brief report I got was not good at all.  They said her arm was swollen to the size of my thigh due to the cancer.  They can't treat her hip or cancer until they clean out the pneumonia.  They can't keep her medicated enough to ease all of the pain.  No one can even slightly touch the bed or she screams from the pain.  It's really sad.  My dad is 42 years old and this is the first time in his life he didn't have Christmas at his grandmother's house on Christmas Eve.  We've done it all of my life.  If anyone wanted to have family Christmas it couldn't be on Christmas Eve, because we were going to Big Mama's!  Memories that will never be forgotten.  Please keep her in your prayers.

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Banshee7
Title: Re: Asking for prayers
Post by: CAP1 on December 24, 2009, 11:17:26 PM
The past few weeks have not been good at all.  About 2 weeks ago my 87-year-old great grandmother was diagnosed with cancer.  I'm not certain on where exactly it is, but it's not looking good.  Added to that, last night she fell and broke her hip and is in the hospital now.  And if those two things weren't bad enough, she also has pneumonia and her cancer has spread to her lymph nodes.  So far this Christmas hasn't been going well for her, and I'm afraid she will be spending her last Christmas in a hospital bed.  So, all I'm asking is to add her to your prayer list.

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Banshee7

dam dude. hang in there. prayers sent. if you need or want to talk, pm me, and i'll shoot ya my cell.
Title: Re: Asking for prayers
Post by: xbrit on December 24, 2009, 11:27:25 PM
You have my prayers and best wishes I know exactly how you are feeling. So far this year my wife had 3 strokes and today she was told now it's Breast Cancer.
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Post by: Chalenge on December 24, 2009, 11:30:08 PM
Prayers sent!
 :pray
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Post by: Yossarian on December 24, 2009, 11:41:48 PM
She's in my prayers.
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Post by: texasmom on December 24, 2009, 11:59:01 PM
You have my prayers and best wishes I know exactly how you are feeling. So far this year my wife had 3 strokes and today she was told now it's Breast Cancer.
My goodness. We'll be praying for you & her as well!
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Post by: Flench on December 25, 2009, 07:12:09 AM
Prayer's sent again today Banshee7  :pray
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Post by: gpwurzel on December 25, 2009, 10:26:49 AM
In my thoughts Banshee.

Xbrit, your in my thoughts as well mate (if I can do anything, sling me a pm and I'll try and get it sorted mate)


:salute


Wurzel
Title: Re: Asking for prayers
Post by: lowZX14 on December 25, 2009, 10:43:16 AM
Prayers for you and your family Banshee as well as xbrit and Mrs. xbrit.   :pray :pray
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Post by: gyrene81 on December 25, 2009, 11:27:37 AM
Prayers of comfort and peace for Banshee and Xbrit...  :pray
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Post by: ROX on December 25, 2009, 12:34:56 PM
 :pray



ROX
Title: Re: Asking for prayers
Post by: Banshee7 on December 25, 2009, 06:21:50 PM
I was told today that it is some sort of bone cancer.  It has already spread through her lymph nodes.  She is breaking bones just lying in bed, not moving at all.  It's very sad.  This is the strongest woman I've ever known.  87 years is a long time.  Long enough to birth 5 kids, have several grandchildren, and even have the joy of watching great grandchildren grow up.  All she was saying was how she loved everyone and to pray for her, not even showing the pain she was in.  The pneumonia is pretty bad, and, as I said earlier, they can't treat her bones/cancer until the pneumonia is cleared.  The rumor going around is she probably will not make it past a month, but I have not heard that straight from a doctor or from anyone that's said it's from a doctor.  Just please keep her in your prayers.

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Banshee7
Title: Re: Asking for prayers
Post by: DYNAMITE on December 25, 2009, 09:41:40 PM
 :pray

my best to you and yours Banshee.
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Post by: Denholm on December 25, 2009, 09:45:22 PM
My goodness, that's a real downer in more than two senses. I'm definitely keeping you in mind and taking a few extra minutes off my "vacation" to keep your grandmother lifted up.
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Post by: Phantomz on December 26, 2009, 02:14:36 AM
 :pray  Keep us posted when ya can sir  :salute
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Post by: Flench on December 26, 2009, 07:34:09 AM
:pray  Keep us posted when ya can sir  :salute
:pray  Please do .
Title: Re: Asking for prayers
Post by: Banshee7 on December 26, 2009, 12:50:44 PM
My mom and grandmother are going to visit now.  My dad and I can't muster enough to go see her.  There's no way I can go down there and see her suffer and yell in pain.  I'll give you an update as soon as I can.

If all this isn't enough, I have two more prayer requests that are near to me.

One of the guys I've duck hunted with all of my life (was the person to loan me my first gun and stood behind me to kill my first duck) has Parkinson's and Alzheimers.  He's 65 (I think) and his wife has decided to put him in a Nursing Home, all of the kids are against it.  Right now he's in the hospital, trying to get his medications right as to where he can actually be himself for a little.  It's a sad story that's had me in tears.  His wife doesn't want to take care of him and all she does is scold him on every little thing he does.  He even made the comment "she doesn't love me anymore."  The doctors say he will have more bad days than good.  The other night he fell and hit his head.  Last night he fell again.  I'm not certain on all of his details either.  Being 17 years old my parents tell me enough to know what's going on but not everything.  If you would please keep him and his family in your prayers.

Also, my best friend I've ever had and ever will have has a 14-year-old mentally retarded brother.  Their parents are divorced and so on.  Last night he was at his dad's house outside.  Of course, it was cold out and there was a fire built outside.  Apparently, the story I was just told by my friend, is that the father wasn't paying attention to his son or wasn't keeping up with him and he fell in the fire.  He burned half of his face.  If that wasn't bad enough, they just took him to the hospital this morning instead of last night when it happened.  If you would please keep Taht family in your prayers, too.

It seems like this Holiday Season I've asked for more prayers than I have anything.  Hopefully things will start to get better in 2010.

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Banshee7  
Title: Re: Asking for prayers
Post by: texasmom on December 26, 2009, 01:22:22 PM
Wow, banshee. I'm sorry to hear all of that.  :pray
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Post by: Sabre on December 26, 2009, 02:09:39 PM
 :pray
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Post by: fudgums on December 26, 2009, 02:15:28 PM
Dang gone banshee, thats not good at all. Keeping them in my prayers.
Title: Re: Asking for prayers
Post by: Banshee7 on December 26, 2009, 04:26:38 PM
Mom came home and gave us an update.  "Big Mama's" arm is swollen to the point that her hand is about to burst.  She has gained about 8 pounds in fluids since last night.  Things are not looking good
Title: Re: Asking for prayers
Post by: betty on December 26, 2009, 05:37:30 PM
The past few weeks have not been good at all.  About 2 weeks ago my 87-year-old great grandmother was diagnosed with cancer.  I'm not certain on where exactly it is, but it's not looking good.  Added to that, last night she fell and broke her hip and is in the hospital now.  And if those two things weren't bad enough, she also has pneumonia and her cancer has spread to her lymph nodes.  So far this Christmas hasn't been going well for her, and I'm afraid she will be spending her last Christmas in a hospital bed.  So, all I'm asking is to add her to your prayer list.

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Banshee7


awwwww man banshee, sorry to hear about your grandma! thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. <<S>>
Title: Re: Asking for prayers
Post by: Banshee7 on December 26, 2009, 10:45:58 PM
I type with tear-filled eyes.  They just called my parents to the hospital.  Big Mama ain't gonna make it through the night.  87 years is a long life well lived.  At least she won't have to suffer anymore and will be in a better place.  Tonight, Helen Pleasant goes home with her husband.

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Banshee7
Title: Re: Asking for prayers
Post by: fudgums on December 26, 2009, 10:51:47 PM
My condolences banshee


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Post by: Phantomz on December 26, 2009, 10:55:44 PM
<S> Anything ya need bro lemme know  :salute
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Post by: Spikes on December 26, 2009, 11:05:25 PM
Again Banshee, my condolences. <S> sir
Title: Re: Asking for prayers
Post by: Banshee7 on December 27, 2009, 08:35:20 PM
I come with surprising news.  Some how she was able to make it through the night.  My parents were called in again this morning for the decision of cutting off her medication and taking her off the machines. "Big Mama" was prepared to go and had already made the statement "I wanna go home with 'Big Daddy.'"  Her daughter, my grandmother, just couldn't part with her and kept her on the meds.  The only thing keeping her alive basically is her Blood Pressure medicine.  From my understanding the morphine lowers her BP.  Her BP was already low, so she needs the BP medicine to take the morphine to keep her comfortable.  The only problem is they can only give her the medicine til about 9 tomorrow night.  Any more and her veins will burst.  Hell, IDK.  I'm no doctor or pharmacist or whatever so I really don't know how it all works.  All I know is once she's off the meds she'll be gone.

I want to thank everyone so much for your prayers.  It means a lot to me knowing that there are still good people left in this world.

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Banshee7
Title: Re: Asking for prayers
Post by: Skulls22 on December 27, 2009, 09:26:20 PM
 :pray Best of luck sir. My prayers go out in hopes that she'll pull through.
 :salute
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Post by: Coog03 on December 28, 2009, 12:12:24 AM
 :pray
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Post by: Shuffler on December 28, 2009, 10:38:05 AM
 :pray
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Post by: 2ADoc on December 28, 2009, 04:40:26 PM
 :pray OTW
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Post by: 1pLUs44 on December 28, 2009, 05:39:22 PM
 :pray

My prayers go to you and your family.
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Post by: Banshee7 on January 01, 2010, 11:21:38 AM
All:

I appreciate all of your prayers.  This morning at about 3 we received a call.  Helen Burnell Pleasant has passed away.

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Banshee7
Title: Re: Asking for prayers
Post by: ROX on January 01, 2010, 12:29:46 PM
More thoughts and prayers for your family.     :pray




ROX
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Post by: Penguin on January 01, 2010, 02:23:39 PM
Not religious, but keep on pushing forward.  She wouldn't want you guys to break down.  :salute
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Post by: Flench on January 02, 2010, 09:53:29 AM
I am so sorry Banshee7 .
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Post by: mbailey on January 02, 2010, 10:03:09 AM
Sorry to hear Banshee, my familys thoughts and prayers are with you and yours.

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Mbailey
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Post by: mike254 on January 02, 2010, 10:43:15 AM
I'm sorry to hear that Banshee. My thoughts and prayers are with your family.  :pray

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