My cousin needs prayers (Update: Cancer Free for 1 year!)

My cousin needs prayers (Update: Cancer Free for 1 year!)

Postby iggylover » June 17th, 2012, 9:11 am

Hello friends out there: I have a dear cousin who is battling cancer with the greatest outlook of anyone I know. After two years of fighting, 3 major surgeries, and a bought with radiation she is scheduled for her 4th surgery to remove a tumor along with a few organs (just a kidney, spleen, the works). She's miraculously been able to do this debt free, but with having no way of making income in the next 8 weeks and possibly longer she is finally asking for help. Please read her blog and learn more about the incredible woman that she is: http://razzzberries.blogspot.com/ For anyone that is able/willing, a national account has been set up with Wells Fargo - Laurie Evans, Mesa, AZ. Please, please help if you are able to.

I don't normally (or ever) ask for something like this, but Laurie is still in her 30's, won't be covered by her insurance for much of this, and hasn't been at her new job long enough for paid leave while she is recovering...if people are willing or able to help her out financially, bless you. If you are only able to offer prayers, those are welcome as well. I can't believe all the curve-balls life has thrown her lately, and the incredible way she has been dealing with it all. If you have time to read some of her blog, you will get to know a wonderful, amazing, humorous young lady, and you will be aware of blessings in your life you usually take for granted...
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Re: My cousin needs prayers, and maybe more...please

Postby Mary Kobe » June 17th, 2012, 9:41 am

I have read part of her blog and will go to read more. What a strong, amazing, funny woman. My prayers are with her and your family. Please keep us posted.
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Re: My cousin needs prayers, and maybe more...please

Postby Suzan » June 17th, 2012, 10:14 am

My prayers are with her. Going to read her blog
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Re: My cousin needs prayers, and maybe more...please

Postby Retta » June 17th, 2012, 11:21 am

Aw Iggy - what a hard thing to be dealing with. Praying for your cousin and all of you as you try to help her by making people aware. God bless her and all of you greatly!
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Re: My cousin needs prayers, and maybe more...please

Postby iggylover » June 18th, 2012, 2:21 am

Thank you so much everyone!

I know Laurie will be so grateful for the prayers on her behalf!

May I just say, CANCER SUCKS!!!! This past week, I attended the funeral of a friend who died of lung cancer. He never smoked a day in his life.

My dear Mother-In-Law, my "Other Mother", Mary is dealing with her incurable cancer and waiting for her latest test results this week... it is incurable, the doctors will help her with different flare ups as they happen, but Mary's cancer is metastasized (spread) throughout her body. [This is the dear lady I asked for prayers this Spring when her leg broke on a trip to Hawaii and it turned out to be bone cancer...which was either a spread of her former breast cancer, or a side-effect of her radiation for the breast cancer] Basically, this is tearing my DH apart knowing he is going to lose his Mom, and not knowing when the call will come that he needs to get there to say goodbye. Mary has always been the healthiest person I know, she ate right (beyond healthy), exercised daily, etc...I can't tell you how much I detest this disease!!!
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Postby whizzy » June 18th, 2012, 6:00 am

Sending positive thoughts & prayers your way, for your cousin (love her determination, courage & humour by the way!) & your MIL. Yep, CANCER SUCKS — had yet another one of those "just letting you know" phone calls yesterday morning.
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Postby PennyDuncan » June 18th, 2012, 6:26 am

Oh my goodness Mary....PRAYERS DEFINATELY COMING your way Mary.....you're so right...CANCER SUCKS!!!!
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Postby LisaH » June 18th, 2012, 6:31 am

Sending tons of good thoughts and prayers...
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Re: My cousin needs prayers, and maybe more...please

Postby Retta » June 18th, 2012, 6:56 am

Aw Iggy!!! Dearest Lord, we know that this horrible disease is killing people we love. We would always ask that you please heal them. That you would restore their bodies and make them well. We know that you allow some things for reasons we do not understand but you never let us handle it alone. Lord please be with these dear people. Give strength when need, comfort and hope always and Lord just hold them very close to You and to know how very precious they are. That You love them and so do we. Lord being them the peace that passes all understanding! Lord we just thank you for who You are and all You do to care for us. Amen.
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Postby kim » June 18th, 2012, 6:16 pm

You have it....CANCER SUCKS! It has taken many loved ones. And it isn't picky about who it takes....those that lead wonderful and healthy lives or those that don't. Mary and Laurie are in my prayers.
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Re: My cousin needs prayers, and maybe more...please

Postby iggylover » June 21st, 2012, 1:04 pm

Today is Cousin Laurie's (rhymes with "sorry") surgery.

Please spare a thought or prayer for her today if you are so inclined.

She has been amazed at the large number of people checking out her blog and the varied areas of the world they are from! She is thankful and grateful for all the prayers offered so far.

Now for an update on Mary. (My 'Other Mother')

She was awaiting the results of a CT scan, and finally heard back....nothing...no tumors, no lesions, no swelling, no sign of the cancer! This was a scan of her chest, her abdomen, and her upper legs. They won't declare her in remission or cancer-free until she has a certain number of clear scans, but this is fabulous news! In Mary's words: "Don't write me off yet!" :excited: :-D
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Postby Suzan » June 21st, 2012, 1:13 pm

That is awesome Iggy, will be praying Laurie
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Postby Angel135612 » June 21st, 2012, 4:00 pm

That is great news about Mary!!! Hope she has many more tumor free scans!!!

Please keep us informed about Laurie as well..I will be praying for her today.
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Postby LisaH » June 21st, 2012, 5:01 pm

Praying for Laurie and wonderful news on "your" Mary
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Re: My cousin needs prayers, and maybe more...please

Postby Retta » June 21st, 2012, 7:40 pm

Praising the Lord for Mary's clear scan. What an answer to prayer. Praying for many more. And praying that Laurie is doing well after her surgery and that is much better than expected also. Be with her and help her to be pain free after her surgery and heal quickly. Still praying for them both!

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Postby kmmhug » June 21st, 2012, 7:55 pm

Awesome! What a wonderful answer to prayer!
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Postby iggylover » June 22nd, 2012, 4:11 pm

I haven't heard much, just that she did get out of surgery and was pretty groggy/drugged up...

Meanwhile, look at these adorable finger-puppets a friend is selling on etsy to help Laurie! (They are so cute!
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Re: My cousin needs prayers, and maybe more...please

Postby iggylover » July 5th, 2012, 1:14 am

She has made it home!

Her hospital stay was less than pleasant, with two major transfusions needed, but she has finally been released!

If you want the details (and I do mean all the details), Laurie posted on her blog here: http://razzzberries.blogspot.com/2012/07/july-3.html ***alert! Laurie is extremely candid about some of her difficulties/troubles while in the hospital, she is keeping this blog to help her write a book as this is her 3rd bout of this cancer in two years.

If you don't care to read intimate details about bodily functions, just skip to this post: http://razzzberries.blogspot.com/2012/07/july-4.html It's much cheerier and describes her hometown and some of it's quirkiness.
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Re: My cousin needs prayers (Update: She is HOME!)

Postby kim » July 5th, 2012, 5:43 am

I am so happy to hear about Mary's clean scans!!! Thank GOD! Will keep her in my prayers that she continues down this path so that she can be declared "cancer free".

Laurie will be in my prayers as she endures her surgery. What a battle she is raging! But with the many prayers being said for her, hopefully she will endure to win the day.
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Postby PennyDuncan » July 5th, 2012, 6:35 am

Prayers from me too......what a strong woman she is!!!!!
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