Thursday, August 20, 2009

Please Excuse Me If I'm Melancholy

A very dear friend of mine who is just a few years old than me was diagnosed with cancer in late June. At first, she was told it was colon cancer, but the final diagnosis was neuroendicrine carcinoma. It's very rare and there are not many known courses of treatment.

Unfortunately, the chemo that began last week is doing more harm than good, and she and her family, in consultation with her doctors, have decided to discontinued treatments.

This is very hard, for so many reasons. I know that I'll be reflecting on all of this in the weeks and months to come. If I seem a little out of sorts, this is why.

God is good. He is faithful. We are trusting Him. Please pray for Lori, and especially pray for her family.


I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.
You refused to let my enemies triumph over me.
Psalm 30:1

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Posted by Heather Underwood at 5:52 AM
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9 comments:

  1. I'm sorry, Heather. I'll be praying for Lori, for her healing, and peace, and that the best decisions are made for her care. Things like this remind us that the world truly is not our home, it's just a place we work for awhile before going to our true Home & true rest.

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  2. Hearing these sorts of things breaks my heart and fills my body with fear. But you are so right. God is good. (((hug)))

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  3. I'm so sorry to hear about your friend, Heather! I'll definitely pray for Lori. How very difficult for a young woman to have to go through this kind of thing and make the decisions she's made.

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  4. I am so sorry. I hate cancer. God bless her and her family (and friends like you).

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  5. I'm praying for Lori and her family. And for you too. I just received sad news tonight about a family member with cancer and am feeling pretty melancholy too.

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  6. I am so sorry! I have lost both parents to cancer (Leukemia and brain cancer) but never a friend. I cannot imagine how I would cope with that, how I would be able to be strong for her.

    Chemo is a terrible thing! My dad's tumor was still small when he died. It was the chemo that killed him. He probably would have lived longer had he stopped when his doctor recommended it. I admire your friend for being strong enough to make that extremely hard decision.

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  7. I'm so very sorry Heather.

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  8. that is hard... said a prayer for you and your friend...

    Liza
    Liza's Eyeview/AMauiBlog

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  9. poor dear...i can see why this is such a hard time for you. so many questions and so much strength all at the same time! praying for you all!

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