#15 Postby MONTEGUT_LA » Sun Aug 24, 2014 8:39 am
Dave,
You are in my family's prayers! I have back pain from a bulging disc, so I know how pain can affect someone's life, but my family has also been hit by cancer 4x! A few years ago, my sister had Cervical cancer and had to get a complete hysterectomy, but is free of cancer. Today, I have 2 brothers fighting cancer. One has had treatments and an operation. He is now 98% cancer free. My other brother doesn't have the option of surgery, and treatments are no longer working. He has struggled to pay his bills, food, travel, and etc. Some people don't realize that even though you have health insurance that you still have co-pays and deductibles to deal with and the hope that the medical charges are approved. It is hard on families emotionally and financially.
And finally in Aug 1982, my father was told he had oral/bone cancer of the jaw. He had what he thought was a fever blister in the middle of his lower lip that would not heal. Doctor told him he needed to quite smoking and he did that very day! Even after 32 rounds of chemo and 8 surgeries, which included removing half of his lower jaw bone, all of his teeth, and many glands in the throat area, he was told that he had only 6mos to live. Back in that time, they were not advanced as they are now and the surgeries and treatments were experimental. Well, I am proud to say that he is here with us at the age of 82 and still works as a roustabout in a shipyard. He does have some disabilities like a hard time turning his head to the right, but overall he can do most things he has always done including driving (only local though)! The surgeries cause twist and turns of his veins which blocked some blood flow to his brain causing him to pass out when he was in high places like on a roof. In 2004, the doctors put in a stint in his neck. Since then he stopped getting dizzy and can/has outworked many young healthier workers.
So the power of prayer I believe is a power of healing! Please remember to keep your head up high and NEVER give up! It will be a hard battle, but through love, sweat, and tears, the war can be won! We will continue to pray for you a full speedy recovery!
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