I'd appreciate positive thoughts and prayers for a friend of mine. She was diagnosed last week with a brain tumor in her thalamus that is inoperable. The thalamus regulates conciousness, alertness and sleep while also relaying sensory and motor signals. She's at Duke today to get a biopsy to find out if it's cancerous or not (results by next Monday we think). Even so, due to the location of the tumor she is on heavy meds that has her in la-la land 24/7 and she's almost non-functioning between that and the effect the tumor is having in the thalamus.
She's in her early 30's, has a 14 year old son and she and her husband just got married (she honored me by wearing my wedding dress). I've seen what a cancerous tumor in the brain can do to a person first hand and hoped I'd never see it again in my lifetime. A tumor in this area is bad enough. A cancerous one.....just not good. Her name is Libby, her son is Kyle, and husband is Kevin. I am very close to her parents and they are taking this very hard, of course.
Thank you for any thoughts and prayers offered.
Thoughts and prayers to the family
Wow. I am very sorry to hear this. She and her family are in my thoughts.
This is terrible. Thoughts and prayers...
Thank you. I will let her and her family know she has folks who've got her back.
My thoughts and prayers certainly go out to Libby and her family.
This is so sad to hear. My thoughts and prayers go out to Libby and her family.
This is a very real and humble reminder that we should all be more thankful for what we have because there is always somebody who has it much worse off then you do.
Stay strong Libby.
I lost an uncle several years ago just days before Christmas and his children felt the sadness at Christmas time for years afterward.
For Thee I Pray...
I pray that your friend finds comfort during this trying time. I pray that she prevails to the point of total recovery. I pray that her immediate family understands the circumstances entirely. I pray that god allows her to maintain an presence on and above the earth for years to come...
Let Us Pray...
NH3...
Thank you all so much. And that's from me and Libby and her family. She's so appreciative of the support. We all are. I told her y'all are good people even when we argue and bicker over pretty much everything. She LOL and said that sounds like family. So, I guess we're family?
She is doing well under the circumstances. We're all holding our breath for the results of her biopsy. Obviously noncancerous is what we want, but then there is still an inoperable tumor to deal with in a place that is so essential to daily living. She's already being affected by it and if it grows that would make things even more difficult.
I have a friend whose husband passed away in his early 30's due to a glioblastoma multiforme cancer tumor. It was tough to see him deteriorate like he did. That particular cancer is a guaranteed killer. Due to it's nature it doesn't respond to any treatment in a positive way. It pretty much just kills brain tissue. I hated seeing that happen to him and hated it for my friend who was a widow at 31.
All that being said, this hit me pretty hard so if you would send thoughts and prayers my way too I would really appreciate it. I want to be supportive and all for Libby and her family without always feeling the other shoe is going to drop and projecting that on them somehow. As I said before, I am really close to her parents and want to be an effective support system.
Again, thank you so very much.
I just got the good news that Libby doesn't have a tumor!! It's actually scar tissue from something. They're not sure what. So she's out of the woods on that. They still have to decide treatment protocol for the symptoms she's having due to the scar tissue.
Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. So many thank yous!!!!! What a happy way to end the year.
Great news Americus 2.0.
What a great way to start the New year.
Stay strong Libby.
Excellent news! Thanks for sharing this with us!
Uncertainty when it comes to waiting on the news of a potentially very serious health situation is extremely difficult for the person, the family, and close friends. When you get good news like Libby received, there's practically nothing better!
I know, right? She and the family are on cloud nine. I still can't believe it. They said the scar tissue is from a tumor that was there. She really did have one 2 weeks ago- and then it was gone.
I am a Christian and believe God can work miracles, I have only my life to look at to believe this to be true. But this is altogether different. I'll say no more so I don't get in trouble. I just wanted to share the miracle of it. Not just that she doesn't have a tumor, but that she did and it's gone.
Mind blown.
>Great news for sure.. Prayers work.
Regards....................the Chiefjag
Great new...cancer sucks!