Archaeology cat Posted January 3, 2010 Posted January 3, 2010 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Hidalgo SJS Posted January 6, 2010 Posted January 6, 2010 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
brightsadness Posted January 6, 2010 Posted January 6, 2010 Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy and Immortal, have mercy on us. Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy and Immortal, have mercy on us. Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy and Immortal, have mercy on us.
Sojourner Posted January 7, 2010 Posted January 7, 2010 (edited) We met with our oncologist yesterday and got the following news: My husband (his name is Paul) has Stage II Hodgkins lymphoma. The oncologist said the areas in his chest that lit up were likely due to another cause than lymphoma, and his bone marrow biopsy came back clean. This news was a big relief to us, since we initially had thought the cancer was much more advanced. He also has a cancerous tumor on his thyroid, which we likely would not have found for quite some time had we not done the scan looking for affected lymph nodes, since he had no symptoms and thyroid cancer grows very slowly. He'll be starting treatment (chemo) a week from tomorrow; it will last at least 6 months, and then he'll have surgery for the thyroid cancer. Both cancers have a very high 5-year-survival rate, above 75 percent, especially since both are in early stages. We're in relatively good spirits, partly because we've gone from thinking worst case to a much better position. We know the next few months are going to be tough, but we trust God will give us the grace to persevere. My husband is keeping a good sense of humor. After learning he'll lose most of his hair a week or two after starting chemo, he started making plans for getting a tough-guy wig to wear to his brother's wedding later this month. He's in the market for an orange mohawk. Edited January 7, 2010 by Terra Firma
Didacus Posted January 7, 2010 Posted January 7, 2010 Ave Maria, gracia pleina, dominus tecum, benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedicta fructus ventris tui, Iesus. Santa Santa Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis, peccatoribus, hunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen
CatherineM Posted January 7, 2010 Posted January 7, 2010 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Didacus Posted January 7, 2010 Posted January 7, 2010 Ave Maria, gracia pleina, dominus tecum, benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedicta fructus ventris tui, Iesus. Santa Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, hunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen
Lil Red Posted January 7, 2010 Posted January 7, 2010 [quote name='Terra Firma' date='07 January 2010 - 08:30 AM' timestamp='1262878241' post='2031743'] We met with our oncologist yesterday and got the following news: My husband (his name is Paul) has Stage II Hodgkins lymphoma. The oncologist said the areas in his chest that lit up were likely due to another cause than lymphoma, and his bone marrow biopsy came back clean. This news was a big relief to us, since we initially had thought the cancer was much more advanced. He also has a cancerous tumor on his thyroid, which we likely would not have found for quite some time had we not done the scan looking for affected lymph nodes, since he had no symptoms and thyroid cancer grows very slowly. He'll be starting treatment (chemo) a week from tomorrow; it will last at least 6 months, and then he'll have surgery for the thyroid cancer. Both cancers have a very high 5-year-survival rate, above 75 percent, especially since both are in early stages. We're in relatively good spirits, partly because we've gone from thinking worst case to a much better position. We know the next few months are going to be tough, but we trust God will give us the grace to persevere. My husband is keeping a good sense of humor. After learning he'll lose most of his hair a week or two after starting chemo, he started making plans for getting a tough-guy wig to wear to his brother's wedding later this month. He's in the market for an orange mohawk. [/quote]+JMJ+ i am so glad to hear all of this. you are both included in my daily intentions.
Archaeology cat Posted January 7, 2010 Posted January 7, 2010 [quote name='Terra Firma' date='07 January 2010 - 03:30 PM' timestamp='1262878241' post='2031743'] We met with our oncologist yesterday and got the following news: My husband (his name is Paul) has Stage II Hodgkins lymphoma. The oncologist said the areas in his chest that lit up were likely due to another cause than lymphoma, and his bone marrow biopsy came back clean. This news was a big relief to us, since we initially had thought the cancer was much more advanced. He also has a cancerous tumor on his thyroid, which we likely would not have found for quite some time had we not done the scan looking for affected lymph nodes, since he had no symptoms and thyroid cancer grows very slowly. He'll be starting treatment (chemo) a week from tomorrow; it will last at least 6 months, and then he'll have surgery for the thyroid cancer. Both cancers have a very high 5-year-survival rate, above 75 percent, especially since both are in early stages. We're in relatively good spirits, partly because we've gone from thinking worst case to a much better position. We know the next few months are going to be tough, but we trust God will give us the grace to persevere. My husband is keeping a good sense of humor. After learning he'll lose most of his hair a week or two after starting chemo, he started making plans for getting a tough-guy wig to wear to his brother's wedding later this month. He's in the market for an orange mohawk. [/quote] So glad to hear it isn't as advanced as originally thought. Oh, and he could wear [url="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/punks-not-dead"]this[/url]to the wedding. Continuing to pray.
marielapin Posted January 7, 2010 Posted January 7, 2010 Terra, you and your husband and little one have been added to our family prayers each night indefinately. I'm so glad that things are looking up for him. Thyroid cancer seems to be very popular lately. I've had one cousin and a great-aunt just recover from thyroid cancer, and one of my husband's family members also had thyroid cancer. It's a bit scary, but luckily it is curable.
Didacus Posted January 7, 2010 Posted January 7, 2010 Ave Maria, gracia pleina, dominus tecum, benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedicta fructus ventris tui, Iesus. Santa Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus hunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen
elizabeth09 Posted January 7, 2010 Posted January 7, 2010 Ave Maria, gracia pleina, dominus tecum, benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedicta fructus ventris tui, Iesus. Santa Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus hunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen
MissyP89 Posted January 8, 2010 Posted January 8, 2010 Stage II isn't stage IV. We'll take what we can get. Hail Mary, full pf grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Didacus Posted January 8, 2010 Posted January 8, 2010 Ave Maria, gracia pleina, dominus tecum, benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedicta fructus ventris tui, Iesus. Santa Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, hunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen
Archaeology cat Posted January 8, 2010 Posted January 8, 2010 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Archaeology cat Posted January 9, 2010 Posted January 9, 2010 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Nunsense Posted January 9, 2010 Posted January 9, 2010 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
CatherineM Posted January 9, 2010 Posted January 9, 2010 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Marie-Therese Posted January 9, 2010 Posted January 9, 2010 Terra, so glad to hear this news is much better than anticipated!! Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the Beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
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