Wishes for Slonedeb

faithandfifty

slonedeb. i'm so glad to hear a word from you -- because you always tell us the truth. it's so kind of you to be thinking of your hubby in the midst of this new treatment. life is a balancing act for sure..... ensuring that he has some time to do what he enjoys is what keeps a marriage thriving, after all of the years you've seen together.

you have us to keep you company. so many that read and pray and are periocially encouraged to post directly. i can only begin to imagine how many "Slone Rangers" there are.

prayers for you tonight. turn on your music. immerse yourself in that therapy.

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faithandfifty

good morning, slonedeb. hope that you made it thru the night in good order......

when does your DH come home from his hunting adventures?

know that i'll be saying prayers for you during church this morning. must run to get dressed!!

much love, sweet inspiration. i'm so proud of you for your willingness to search for treatment.

praying for miracles.

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kbugmom

Deb you are on my mind and I feel lead to tell you hang on help is on the way.God is faithful and his word is true. I know that the times we feel so bad it is when we need others to encourage. So my dear Deb there is better days ahead so keep looking up. We draw strength from one another and the great creator. So keep us posted and put satan under your feet. GOD BLESS ...

slonedeb

kbug i am so glad you are here for me and faith and tender to all you girls give me strength bug i am on zometa  avastin and ixempra  every 3 weeks i take al three of them the same day girls take care and ride out your storms  i am riding out a very big storm right now but with you al here i know i can get through this new chemo god bless and bug i am trying to stomp the devil but it is hard when you cant raise your leg ha ha   faith have you seen a precher there named rod parsley   good night my  sisters  i love you all  deb from ky

TenderIsOurMight

Time has passed by fast this weekend for some reason, Deb. By now you've undoubtedly made it to the food or DH may be home. I know it's a challenge for you to walk, get things for yourself. Have you considered checking if you might be eligible for a home health aide, Deb? They can come in for a few hours, help you bathe, and bring you food , etc. I hope your oncologist or social worker at your local ER/hospital might look into this, should you be agreeable.

 

Thinking of you a lot, Deb.

Tender 

slonedeb

tender thanks sweet sister for you worring about me but i am awakard when it comes to accepting help  my dh is back home now and he already fixed me a steak dinner i ate about half of it thanks sweet sister you mean a lot to me  bug i sent you a pm   love deb from ky

kbugmom

Deb I was thinking of all of us on my way home from taking my grands home. Had the radio on and a song came on about needing a miracle. I dont recall hearing this one before.There were a few people in the song who needed a miracle and by the end recieved it . There was different things each was in need of . So I asked the Lord to give us our miracle. So lets all believe and we shall recieve. Hugs Deb have a good night.

faithandfifty

miracles indeed. Slonedeb. I'm so very glad to read your posts above. Glad to hear that your DH is home and doing some good cooking for you. Was he successful in his hunting?

Prayers for the treatment plan to work wonders.

I leave for Chicago in the morning..... gone till near the end of the week. I've invited SAINT to come join me -- as they've provided a room for me. She's planning on taking the bus into town!!

Wish we lived closer.

we'll be saying some prayers together.

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I have not seen Rod Parsley

faithandfifty

slonedeb. i'm @ the airport (again) and thru security, so have my couple of minutes to send a warm hug to you -- and the rest of your dear Rangers.

we had enough snow this morning to wake up to a white lawn. i wonder what that will do to the flights scheduled for today? patience in all thinks. especially so when it's travel.

i hope that you are able to have a moment of fun today, a memory that brings a smile perhaps, a fleeting glance out the window that stirs your heart, a song that let's your body go dancing -- even as you sit comfortably listening to the rhythm.

know that you are surrounded by the prayers of our own little community.

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TenderIsOurMight

 Sister Deb,

 

To all my sisters and brothers, and especially Deb and kbug here, may you and I and all gather up our true grit and delve into another day of being, as Shakespeare so commonly asked many years ago. Our choice, to be as best we can and you have both done such so very well, Deb and kbug. I thank you for your mentoring, it gives me hope, as does the dear words by the other Slonerangers so beautifully posted for Deb and we all.

 

Prayers at the beginning of my day for one and all,

Tender 

TenderIsOurMight

Nighttime has now fallen, my day is largely done except for resting and reading now. I need to work on communication with my teens, as there are rocks in our path now which I don't wish to see replaced by boulders. A parent's love is always present, and there is no bright line in the sand often for us to see on limits and their objections to them. So I'm humbled once again in this parenting job, Deb.

 

I hope your day was without pain, and the chemotherapy hasn't made you nauseated, or your stomach hurt. How nice of your DH to care for you so, and you for him. Someone to cherish and hang on to in life; a special gift, truly, human caring.

 

Prayers at the end of my day for you, Deb, and all,

Tender 

faithandfifty

slonedeb...... i'm safe and sound and about to fall asleep in chicago!!

Saint and I treated ourselves to an amazing day at their art museum............ such a place.

Heaven on earth. We said a mutual prayer for you.

busy couple of days............

much love

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footprintsangel

 Hi Slonedeb,  I pray the Lord give you strength and courage to be able to rest but stay strong in His love. Please know that you are a very special person to God and He will never leave you or forsake you. Please take care, Debbie

Daffodil

Dear Deb: What's this about feeling awkard accepting help? HELP is what we Southern women DO~~~no matter how rich or poor, whether Christian or not, black, white or polka-dot; feeble or frisky, when someone needs help, we are right there, with a hug and a casserole and a prayer....and sometimes a dustmop!

From a deck of relaxation cards I was given at my first surgery~~~for Deb and the Slone Rangers:

THE FIVE GREAT BLESSINGS

Chinese thought reveals that each of us is endowed with Five Great Blessings: Happiness, Health, Virtue, Peace and Longevity.

Spend today bringing happiness to yourself and your friends and family; tomorrow, eat especially healthily; the next day, be true to yourself~~~if something makes you unhappy, try something else. The day after, spend time in quiet contemplation and the outer chatter of the world will pass you by. The fifth great blessing, longevity, comes from wealth in the others.

spar2

Slonedeb, sending prayers and positive thoughts your way.  May you be filled with joy and peace.

faithandfifty

Slonedeb. love to you. Saint and I are sending you hugs.

nighty-night

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Daffodil

Good morning,  dear Deb! I hope this day brings you hope and love.

For the first showings of the morning light

and the emerging outline of the day

thanks be to you, O God.

For earth's colours drawn forth by the sun

its brilliance piercing the clouds of darkness

and shimmering through leaves and flowing waters

thanks be to you.

Show to me this day

amidst life's dark streaks and wrong and suffering

the light that endures in every person.

Dispel the confusions that cling close to my souls

that I may see with eyes washed by your grace

that I may see myself and all people

with eyes cleansed by the freshness of the new day's light.

~~Amen~~

TenderIsOurMight

Is your heat turned on yet, Deb? It's getting cold, like winter here. Kentucky must be a good bit warmer than Virginia, but maybe you're in the hill area. Do you like soups? Soups, chili and stew surely do warm us during these colder days. 

I hope you're doing ok. Be careful not to be near a sick grandchild since you had chemo last week. But this is hard to do, yes, since you love them so, and you have six of them.

 

Evening prayers for you. Be well,

Tender 

slonedeb

thanks for the prayer daffoil i loved it  faith honey dont you ever stay home i hope you get to stay home for the holidays and with you faimly tender yes they finally put my heatin and yes its very cold here it was 17 this moring when the grandkids went to school tender i only have 2 grandkids i meant i had to get them up at six in the morning to go to school sorry for the mixup i have a 14 year old boy and a 10 year old granddaughter that live right beside me  tender i love homemade soup  tender i meant to thank you for starting this thread for me it has meant so much to me this chemo is giving me a different sideeffect every few days i am really bloated really bad tonight and my foints ache not as bad as yesterday and i still have a little nausea but i pray  for peace everday and peace for everyone here and god to have mercy on us  we had our first snow sunday it was just a little but it was so pretty and then it got so cold i havent been out since it turned cold and my daughter cant come over because she has the flu well girls ride out your storms and god bless all of you i love you girls   deb from ky

TenderIsOurMight

You're so very welcome, Deb. You continue to be a friend I think of each day, and as to the thread, well it's a wonderful tribute to you and the other ladies. 

 

Six down to two: that's more manageable anyway. Especially at Christmas time, and if you already had your first snow, you might just have a White Christmas. Time to get those old lovely movies and watch them, right?

 

Sorry your bothered by the swelling and joint pain. If you can lay on your left side, it sometimes helps the heart and circulation to work better to lessen the swelling. Keep flexing your joints if you can, and some pain med to help you do so. 

 

Good night, dear Deb.

Tender 

sue_blue

Slonedeb, just stopping by to say I check on you everyday and you are in my prayers every night. I'm glad you have grandchildren and family nearby to bring some joy and light into your days. Try to capture some moments to enjoy what you can. Blessings and peace, Sue

Daffodil

EXACTLY what Sue said!!

Love and respite and peace to Deb! Hear me. Lord? Thank you!!!

faithandfifty

(((((((((((((((Slonedeb))))))))))))))))..... sweetest sister of endurance and perseverance. I am now home safely from the last adventure. It was a wonderful trip -- but they do wear me out. I make it home & I'm completely exhausted. I plan a whole day to do "nothing" so that I can get some bounce back. Thank you for your concern and for your prayers for travel mercies.

I am home for the entire next week -- thru the turkey and the gobble, with pumpkin pie being a favorite.

Then I only have two more trips between gobbles and Christmas.... back to MI and one to VA. It's a real joy that I'm able to share my work. I think of each trip as legacy-building and am grateful for every excursion that I am able to complete.

This time spending the days and nights w/SAINT was like a slumber-party in junior high and made it all the more fun.

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much love to you and all of the Slone Rangers!!!

I didn't realize that your grands are right handy-dandy...... what a blessing.

kbugmom

Morning Deb, It is great your grands live by you. They many times keep us going. I get some of my grands most weekends. This weekend my grandson and one grandaughter will stay with me. The other grand she is pet sitting her class pet. lol I had my chemo yesterday so today started out fine later today will be yuck but as long as it is kicking the cancer cells that is most important. They were concerned again with my bp. It was down before I left there. I have just been so worried about my son Joshua. I just keep pleading the blood over our family. Deb we must stand in the gap and keep putting the devil to flight. I pray you are feeling better today. Believe we must and ride out the storm you are so right. Maybe the cold is also part of joint pain. It is chilly here. Make sure you drink and eat . At least a lil. Small meals or snacks are good. I have been eating tangerines lately oh what a good snack. Have a great day. GOD bless love and hugs...

slonedeb

bug good to see you and yes girls it is nice to have them close but most the time they wont answer the phone or come over my granddaughter stays at night with me but i think she is outgrowing that she comes over about 9 oclock at night but i am grateful and love her for that she does whAT she can to help me but she is only 10 and i hate she has to say with me because she wants to go places and most times i tell her to go  but i still hate i have to depend on her so much i know i am on a selfpity trip but i just want my indepentance back and i know i can never have it backplease  forgive me for whinning  i just feel depressed today she said the chemo would do that all i want to do is cry i start crying over anything but my pain is a little better  bug  my bp went up to it was 160over95 but i hant taken my bp pill that day but it is still running a little high thats the avastin  they say bug i think about the day when we are in heaven and there will never be any chemo pills or pain  that sounds so good doesnt it   i love you girls  take care and ride out your storms   bug i was thinking about thanksgiving and sad it will be without my youngest daughter it has been 8 months since i have seen her or talked to her i am trying to come to grips with this she just doent wantto have anything to do with me anymore   deb rom ky

kbugmom

Deb he is said he will give us the desires of our heart.So I know one of your is to have your daughter back .You will believe... The avastin does make high bp. My bp yesterday was 153/105 but did go down before I left. Sometimes we need a good cry. I have those days more since worried over my son. I get chemo agin day before thanksgiving i probably will eat soup but that is ok. I know one of my sons and his family will be here. Not sure what daughters plan is since her bf will want time with his family. Sure she will stop by for her favorite pecan pie. Another son goes to his wifes mom and that is ok they will stop in for visit late in day.Then Josh is away. I always cook but will cook less this year. I always cook way to much. You are allowed to pity party today for 5 minutes then back on the fight wagon. Then start counting the blessings. We love you deb.

faithandfifty

slonedeb. I ALWAYS feel so much better after reading one of your posts. Thank you so much for taking the time and energy to let us know how you're doing...... even when you think it sounds like "whining" ...... I absolutely rejoice to the heavens that we've heard from you!!

You have every right to whine, cry, scream, rant, be depressed, mourn the loss of your independance and all of the rest of the many emotions that arrive in the midst of the storm.

Come here and whine and cry as often as you want. That's what we're here for.

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TenderIsOurMight

 

Good wishes for you tonight, Deb, as dusk falls. It's right that you have a place to spill out your frustrations as well as your joys, like your granddaughter and DH and friends here.

 

Great to see you post, Deb. May you have a peaceful evening,

Tender 

Daffodil

I wish I could run over there and give you a hug and a shoulder and an understanding ear!

Meanwhile, compartmentalize! You can't throw your children and their foibles and faults away, but you CAN do this: In your mind, wrap a box like they do on TV, where the top lifts off, bow and all~~~one to suit each child or worry or night demon that you can't really do anything about right now. Plop that worry into its box, and only open that lid when you just have to check, then pop the lid back on! One day, you'll be able to leave all the lids off!!!

Blessings, dear Deb!

faithandfifty

Slonedeb. A new day begins.... wonder what it will have in store? Let's be on the lookout for a little surprise around the corner. Something small perhaps. Sunshine peeking thru the blinds? Maybe a favorite old song on the radio.

I always find that when I'm searching for delight -- it finds me.

Know that we are all here gathered on your behalf. Sending up encouragement and wishes for a better day today and an even better day tomorrow.

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