What a week we have had so far! Thank you all for joining us in this journey with my mom!
After watching poor Krissy try to either call or text everyone yesterday whenever we got more information, I offered to set up this blog! You will probably see either me (Heather) or one of my sisters (Andrea, Sommer, or Krissy) posting on this! We will try to let you know who it is so you do not get confused...especially since some of you reading this do not know all four of us! It's kind of amazing to think of the multitude of prayers and where they are coming from all over the world!!
Let me start from the beginning with an insert from Sommer's email:
"It started about 6 months ago when she went in for an ultrasound and I believe yearly checkup. They found a fibroid tumor which they said was usually not cancerous, but none the less they never addressed it with her. She was feeling worse so we all encouraged her to go back. She was told about the fibroid, then a cat scan was done. They found a swollen gall bladder and a pelvic cystic neurosis. She went in Tues. for a hysterectomy and about 6 weeks later was to go back in for the gall bladder. Once opened up they immediately sewed her back up and flew her to Geisinger Hospital (A good cancer hospital in Danville, PA). They found cancer from her pelvic area all the way up to her gall bladder. They got her in for surgery around 4:30 Tues. They removed her ovaries, uterus, part of her liver, part of her colon, part of her bowels and burned some off of the intestines. There is a still a huge mass near her gall bladder which was not removed at this time because of organs near by. They plan to attack this with chemo. We are waiting the biopsy report as to what cancer but they are looking I believe at either gall bladder or ovarian so they can start the next treatment.
She is sore and tired, but fully relying on God. She is an amazing woman and there is always a reason for everything, but in our minds we cannot even comprehend. Thank you so much for you prayers. Feel free to pass this on for even more...we can all petition to God. He does hear today, He does heal today and He is always with us. "
People have asked many questions about how to help. so let me address some:
1. She cannot accept flowers at the hospital, so please do not send them there!
2. She is able to have visitors and phone calls, as long as we are careful not to be too loud and make her more tired or stressed.
3. Gram lives with Mom and Dad and is a great help. Krissy also lives just down the street, and Mike (my brother) and his wife Gina live nearby. They are taking care of many things that it takes to run a household - paying bills, the dogs, cleaning, meals, etc! Please pray for them ion all this as they take on many of Mom's different roles for a while!
4. She will be able to do chemo in Williamsport, PA, which is about 40 minutes from here so they will not have to travel as far each week.
We are hoping to hear the results of the biopsy either today or tomorrow, and I will update you again then! Thanks!!!!!!!!
People have asked many questions about how to help. so let me address some:
1. She cannot accept flowers at the hospital, so please do not send them there!
2. She is able to have visitors and phone calls, as long as we are careful not to be too loud and make her more tired or stressed.
3. Gram lives with Mom and Dad and is a great help. Krissy also lives just down the street, and Mike (my brother) and his wife Gina live nearby. They are taking care of many things that it takes to run a household - paying bills, the dogs, cleaning, meals, etc! Please pray for them ion all this as they take on many of Mom's different roles for a while!
4. She will be able to do chemo in Williamsport, PA, which is about 40 minutes from here so they will not have to travel as far each week.
We are hoping to hear the results of the biopsy either today or tomorrow, and I will update you again then! Thanks!!!!!!!!
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