My nephew continues to be in remission. Thank you, Lord, Blessed Mother and all the Angels and Saints in Heaven. Continue to pray for him, his siblings, his mother and father and us all.
As a reminder my 18 year old nephew Marshall battled Stage 4 Cancer - Ewing's Sarcoma and has been in remission for 9 months now. His road has been long, painful and hard. We pray that we continue to receive good news in the coming months. For now, I hope Marshall is having one heck of a senior year of high school. He deserves it, and so much more. WE R MARSHALL. Love you.
I don't talk about this very often. It's too hard to... Anyway, my fear, sadness and weakness get the better of me. Any discussion surrounding the subject is so unpleasant and frightening, but then there are times I find it comforting. One word, helpless. The only way I can dispel the feelings of helplessness are through prayers, storming the gates of heaven and trying to be there for them.
In October my dad was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer and in December my brother Ted was diagnosed with CMLeukemia. To say the least, life got a little more frightening these last 6 months. The word helplessness comes to mind again. I have Our Lord on my side though, and I pray for those who are sick in my family; my Dad, my brother Ted, and my nephew Marshall. I pray for all who are sick, for all those that ask us to pray for them and for all those who have lost to cancer. Those who fight this ugly battle are examples of perseverance, faith, and hope. And are true soldiers of Christ carrying a heavy cross.
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| Marshall (center) with his 4 bothers and 2 sisters. Catherine, Patrick, Colin, Elizabeth, Sean and Aidan. |
Today was a reminder how blessed I am, and how blessed we all are. We have so much to be thankful for. We have life.
Clara
We are storming those gates for your family as well! When we were dealing with all the painful health issues with my father-in-law Kevin had a way of seeing things that always seemed to help the helpless feeling! He would say, "The people who are suffering here are lucky because their purgatory time will be so much shorter!" Good luck and God bless to your whole family!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mary! It means a lot to have your prayers. I feel so grateful to have so many wonderful friends and family joining us in prayer. Another gift that we are able to receive through our faith. The Catholic family is so great. As always, your family is always in our prayers.
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