In August my husband was diagnosed with colon cancer and we were told it had metasized to his liver and abdomen.  In September they removed a baseball size tumor from his colon.  He started chemotherapy the end of September and has been getting treated every two weeks.  We are praying that they can reduce the tumor so that he can get a liver resection.  His liver function tests are down to 99 from 243 and his doctor is very please with that.  He has no side effects from the chemo except some loss of hair.
 
I do not think I could go through another death from cancer right now.  I lost my youngest twin Al to cancer Christmas Eve Morning 2007
 
Thank you for listening

Then God sent the Greyhound to live among man and remember.
And when the Day comes, God will call the Greyhound to give
Testament, and God will pass judgment on man.
(Persian Proverb)

Dear Beryl,
I am so sorry to hear about your husband, and also about Al.
I will light a candle for your husband and for you in the All group. If you would like to start a group of your own which we could add our candles to for your husband, please let us know what name or initials you choose for it.
 
Welcome to the Forum. I hope you will join us again to talk over your worries or anything else with us. There is always someone here ready to listen.
 
Jude

Love is the only way

Thank you Jude.  Let me think about a name.  Maybe just David as the patron saint of Wales is St. David and that is where I stayed during the blitz.  BTW I am a 71 year old grandmother. 

Then God sent the Greyhound to live among man and remember.
And when the Day comes, God will call the Greyhound to give
Testament, and God will pass judgment on man.
(Persian Proverb)

I live just a few hundred yards from Wales!
 
Jude

Love is the only way

I was in a little town called Llantwit Vardre, near Pontypridd in the county of Glamorganshire.  My mother and grandmother were from the Rhonda Valley and I know nothing about my father.  I understand that when I was born Beryl was a very popular name then for a girl.

Then God sent the Greyhound to live among man and remember.
And when the Day comes, God will call the Greyhound to give
Testament, and God will pass judgment on man.
(Persian Proverb)

David
 
I hope this works Beryl The name above should lead you to the candle site if you click on it. fingers crossed.
 
Jude

Love is the only way

Thank you
 
I will get some pics off of Photo Bucket and post shortly

Then God sent the Greyhound to live among man and remember.
And when the Day comes, God will call the Greyhound to give
Testament, and God will pass judgment on man.
(Persian Proverb)

 
Llantwit Vardre

Love is the only way

Dear Beryl,
 
Welcome to the forum! I am so very sorry about your husbands's medical condition and also for the loss of Al. I will keep him in my prayers and light a candle for him.
 
I hope you will visit often and let us know how  your husband is doing. There is always someone here glad to listen to you and support you in any way possible.
 
With every good wish and love,
Edda

Peace and joy!

Hi Beryl
I will light a candle for your husband and for you my dear.
I am sorry to hear about your loss of your twin last year.
Cancer is so difficult and we are blessed here to have such a good medical team of doctors working to erradicate this disease. Yet not all is known yet and there is much work to be done. My husband had cancer twice in the past four years. He went through a stem cell transplant last January. So far he is recovery well and slowly getting weaned off all the medicines.

I know what you mean about not wanting to face another loss too. During that time my father passed away and our sons best friend's dad passed away from cancer and our surf coach passed away from cancer last year as well. Its like please no more death, please God. I can't tkae any more of it. Please know I inderstand and will do my best to pray for comfort and healing for you from the depths of my heart.

 
I saw this and thought of you and many others here.
 
I hope we can share more at another time.

God's Blessings!
Love and light,
Diane

Grateful to be here!
What a gift and connection builder!
Love and Gratitude,
Love who You Are

ORIGINAL: buttington



Llantwit Vardre

That does look familar - I remember one side of the street was Station Terrace and thats the side I lived on and the other side was Gyn Fryn Terrace.  I think I have some post cards will have to look

Then God sent the Greyhound to live among man and remember.
And when the Day comes, God will call the Greyhound to give
Testament, and God will pass judgment on man.
(Persian Proverb)

Edda & Diane Thank you so much for caring
 
He had chemo today and the results of the CT were The tumor has not shrunk but then it has not grown.  Doctor will see what is going on in a couple more weeks

Then God sent the Greyhound to live among man and remember.
And when the Day comes, God will call the Greyhound to give
Testament, and God will pass judgment on man.
(Persian Proverb)

Hi Beryl,
 
I am sorry you did not recieve better news form CT.
It is so hard to be in that waiting for results turn good.
It is good it did not grow anymore.
 
What kind of cancer is it if you don't mind me asking?
Is this a new tumor? or a regrowth from surgery.
 
My sons friend had stomache cancer a very rare type and his tumor was over 10 pounds...they removed it and it came back and then with chemo it was finally destroyed and he is well and doing fine now for four years now.  
 
Just remember healings happen in cancer everyday. The trend is more healings than not now. Keep your faith for the highest good happening for you and him. After being at one of the world's finest hospital I have witnessed many of these miracles happen at City of Hope and it is happening every where in all the hospitals around the world.
 
Bless your prayers,
Diane
 

Grateful to be here!
What a gift and connection builder!
Love and Gratitude,
Love who You Are

Diane
He was diagnosed with colon cancer in August, September they removed a baseball size tumor and gave him a colostomy.  Doctor is not too worried about the results of the ct as the tumor in his liver has not grown any more.  He is trying to get the tumor down so that they can do a liver resection

Then God sent the Greyhound to live among man and remember.
And when the Day comes, God will call the Greyhound to give
Testament, and God will pass judgment on man.
(Persian Proverb)

Hi Beryl,
Thank you so much for sharing that with me.
I hope all the next rounds of chemo work to shrink it.
So your next CT will bring good news to you both.
So you can move forward towards the liver surgery.
 
May God's healing love and light surround you both.
 
Love,
Diane

Grateful to be here!
What a gift and connection builder!
Love and Gratitude,
Love who You Are

Holding you and your husband prayerfully inside my heart, Beryl.  And I'll light a candle.  I hope the chemo does what he needs it to so he can have the re-section done on the liver.

with love...

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Dear Beryl . . .
A belated welcome to you.
I am sorry that it is with bad news and a heavy heart
that you come here,
but please know that there is always a kind and compassionate ear
here for you.
I hope that you will return again often,
let us know how both David and you are doing,
and share your journey through this life . . .
I keep you in my thoughts and prayers,
and a candle is lit for your David in the candle group Jude has started
with love . . .
sparrow
ps. Your link works, Jude .

everything counts... ♥

To each and everyone of you Thank you for your prayers and candles.  We are positive and he is very active with no side effects from the chemo just hair loss.

Then God sent the Greyhound to live among man and remember.
And when the Day comes, God will call the Greyhound to give
Testament, and God will pass judgment on man.
(Persian Proverb)

Dear Beryl,
That is a blessing that there are no side effects.
 
I hope he continues to be well.
 
Love, Jude

Love is the only way

Joshua 1:9
 
9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."
 
I pray that all goes well.
 
 

You can be sure, dear Beryl,
that your husband remains in my prayers
with love . . .
sparrow

everything counts... ♥

Dave has also gained some of his strength back.  His nurse today said that was a very positive sign.

Then God sent the Greyhound to live among man and remember.
And when the Day comes, God will call the Greyhound to give
Testament, and God will pass judgment on man.
(Persian Proverb)

Dear Beryl,
 
I am glad your husband is regaining some strength. Every little bit helps!
I'll light another candle for him!
 
Much love,
Edda

Peace and joy!

Thank you.  I work for a large hospital group and spoke to a couple of doctors yesterday and they told me that as long as the tumor is not growing that progress.  I am staying positive that the tumor will shrink.

Then God sent the Greyhound to live among man and remember.
And when the Day comes, God will call the Greyhound to give
Testament, and God will pass judgment on man.
(Persian Proverb)

i'm happy to hear that he is not having any symptoms other than hair loss.  I hold you both in my heart with prayer.

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Thank you dear Beryl . . .
for letting us kow how your husband is doing.
I am grateful for signs that he is improving.
Keeping you and your husband in my thoughts and prayers
with love, and a candle lit . . .
sparrow

everything counts... ♥

Dave is also very positive about getting this monster out of his life.  Last year when we were at Dewey Beach with all the greyhounds for Greyhounds Reach The Beach he was telling everyone that he would be back and also made our room reservations.  He is thinking ahead constantly for things that we will be doing with our greyhounds and friend & family
 
 

Then God sent the Greyhound to live among man and remember.
And when the Day comes, God will call the Greyhound to give
Testament, and God will pass judgment on man.
(Persian Proverb)

Good Morning Beryl,
 
That is so beautiful to plan for both of you these future days together.
 
God's Love and Light,
Diane

Grateful to be here!
What a gift and connection builder!
Love and Gratitude,
Love who You Are

Dear Beryl,
I agree..that is a wonderful attitude Dave has to getting well again.
 
Blessings, Jude

Love is the only way

Dear Beryl . . .
I believe that a positive attitude
opens the door for miracles
to walk in.
Your husband sounds like a dear man
with love . . .
sparrow

everything counts... ♥

I am lucky that I work for a large hospital group and can get a  lot of questions answered and quite a bit of support.  We are also getting support from East Liberty Presbyterian Church where Dave is employed plus of course friends and my greyhound message boards and now here.  A little bit of help from friends goes a long way.  He is getting quite a few cards from the church where he is well liked by the congregation and even the 2nd and 3rd grade classes made him cards.

Then God sent the Greyhound to live among man and remember.
And when the Day comes, God will call the Greyhound to give
Testament, and God will pass judgment on man.
(Persian Proverb)

That's lovely Beryl
 
I'm learning that a little bit of support is sooooo important.
 
Love, Jude

Love is the only way

Just a smile helps a lot Jude

Then God sent the Greyhound to live among man and remember.
And when the Day comes, God will call the Greyhound to give
Testament, and God will pass judgment on man.
(Persian Proverb)

Dear Beryl,
 
This is absolutely wonderful! Such a wide circle of friends is a real blessing. Just imagine all the positive energy that is flowing Dave's way! And I admire his upbeat outlook!
 
Keeping you in my prayers,
Much love,
Edda 

Peace and joy!

Edda
I was so blessed when he had his surgery when there were two ministers with me without the surgery and Rev. Heather was there before he was taken back to the OR and still stayed until he was back in his room.
Beryl

Then God sent the Greyhound to live among man and remember.
And when the Day comes, God will call the Greyhound to give
Testament, and God will pass judgment on man.
(Persian Proverb)

Dear Beryl,

Having only now read about your concern,  I add my candle and my prayer for your husband and for you.

Much Love,
Juliana
_____________________________
Speak Peace in a World of Conflict

Many thanks Julianna

Then God sent the Greyhound to live among man and remember.
And when the Day comes, God will call the Greyhound to give
Testament, and God will pass judgment on man.
(Persian Proverb)

me, too.  i think a positive attitude helps a lot.  it helps both in the now and to help create our future.

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Dear Beryl
 
Welcome to the forum,I am so sorry to read that your husband is not well.
 
It's so nice to see that you both are getting support as it's times like this when we need caring people around us.
 
I will light a candle for you and your husband.
 
Take good care of yourself too,Sandraxx
 
 

The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love~and be loved in return♥♥  


 

Thank you

Then God sent the Greyhound to live among man and remember.
And when the Day comes, God will call the Greyhound to give
Testament, and God will pass judgment on man.
(Persian Proverb)