prayer request

[Sheryl]

My younger sister Linda Marie was diagnosed with breast cancer in late '03. Unfortunately, after all the treatment, masectomy and chemo, it was found to have spread to her bones about 3 months ago. This means it is no longer considered curable, but still treatable. Anyway, she had the 3 month checkup last week and the results were inconclusive. One tumor shrunk, one no longer showed up on the scan but a new one showed up. That is apparently very strange results so they are talking about rescanning her. I am asking for your prayers that the tumors really are shrinking and that the new one was just a mistake or misreading of the scan. If the tumors are shrinking it is a very good indication that the hormone therapy can keep it at bay for hopefully years to come. I pray that the hormone therapy can keep it at bay long enough for even better treatments to become available.

I am very thankful to God that she is "healthy", at least for now, not in pain and living a joyeous life.

I am not in the least bit prepared for her medical condition to deteriorate as I believe she has a lot of life left to live on this Earth.

I work for a medical device company, something I have always felt good about, but have renewed passion for. Just tonight I heard about a new ultrasound technology that is in animal trials to actually "destroy" tumors. I am so excited that there are so many possible treatments in the testing pipeline - more medical breakthroughs will be coming to us all the time.
Sheryl

[Chrisnstar]

Oh, Sheryl, I'll be storming heaven with prayers for Linda Marie...Oh gosh, I hope and pray for the best possible outcome for her...What a loving sister you are to care so much.

chris

[Mary Ann]

I'm with Chris! What a sweetie you are to be so caring! Prayers going up now for healing for Linda Marie, and for her kind sister Sheryl, too, who blesses her with so much love.

[wildfire]

Anything else I can do?

[Sarah]

You and Linda Marie have all my prayers and thoughts of peace and blessings and many many (HUGS)

[noblesseoblige]

that many people around the counrty lift her up in prayer. Tell her not to loose hope and courage, courage and prayers to you too, this is sad, but don't lose hope pls. God is a God of miracles!

[Frosty M]

Sheryl, I have a friend who is a scientist at a University near by who is working on human trials of the ultra sound tumor reducing machine. They are doing it in England. She said it is working very well and will change cancer treatment within a few years! How interesting we have made contact through this incredible breakthrough.

Prayers sent for Lisa Marie. Please keep us posted.

[Deleted]

Prayers on the way - wish there was more I could do...

[Kala]

Prayers going up. (((hugs)))