thread for middle age to older Christian women.

zjrosenthal

please pray for my granddaughter Alexia. She has court today about custody of her daughter Valentina. Thank you love Jean

bandwoman1234

Thanks for sharing those scriptures Faith. His word is powerful for any of our challenges and situations.

Jean, I have prayed for a job for your grandson and for this court today. Let us know how things work out.

I was able to get out and do some things this weekend. I went to an outdoor concert with a few of my friends and was able to make it to church. Yesterday afternoon I was completely done it. Even though I was worn out today I went to the out of town butterfly house for the first time. I just need to get some strength back. It was such a nice cool day everyone decided to visit the butterfly house as well! It was good to get out and hopefully my incision will heal in the near future so I can get back to my exercising.

I have been praying for all of you and I hope that everyone is doing well. Those in treatments praying for manageable side effects. I know many of you are dealing with constant pain and fatigue and I am especially praying for those needs.

Have a great evening dear sisters.

Love

Nancy

magdalene51

Good evening dear sisters in Christ! Our friend from seminary (he's in his late 50's, working toward a doctoral divinity degree; his dissertation is on the Good Samaritan) stayed the weekend, and though we intended to do some fun things, we did very little and the best times talking and eating and praying together. Our church is basically his home church, so he got to connect with some old friends and participate in some awesome worship on Sunday. We went to our favorite Mexican restaurant on Friday, and when Maria learned what I've been going through with my teeth, she brought me some wonderful chicken tortilla soup - filled with shredded chicken and tender vegetables, and her delicious flan for dessert. I just now finished eating my leftover soup.

I had the posts implanted for the implant-retained dentures on Thursday. Our friend drove me there and afterward we had a quick lunch at a local fast food place that he grew up with. Fortunately the Novocain didn't wear off until after lunch, because when it did it wasn't gradual. And it was really bad. (I wonder if I've already told you all this but I don't have the energy to check!)

He and DH spent considerable time in prayer for me this weekend, for which I am grateful.

Uh-oh, battery is at 10%! Later!

Ade

Mags - so sorry for your dental ordeal. Praying for pain relief and that the implants will will go well for you.

Nancy - happy you could eat your chicken and enjoy the butterflies - maybe swimming is sooner than you think! Hope your incision's better too. (I prayed for the nasty lady online - she just needs Jesus.) )

NO MORE LETROZOL - NO MORE EXEMESTANE - NO MORE TOMOXIFEN! I am free and will not miss the side effects that have made this past year so miserable. My oncologist is ok with this and I feel good about finally making this decision.

Praying you all have a blessed night,

Ade

bandwoman1234

Mags, praying for pain relief and that all goes well on Thursday.

Ade, I hope you are right. No bandage today so that is progress. Praying it stays that way and no more emergencies. Ade, I am sure much prayer went into your decision and praying that you will feel like you can get back to normal with no future problems.

Faith, continued prayers for allergy relief.

Joanne needs prayer for pain relief too.

Have a good day dear sisters. Praying for your needs.

Love,

Nancy

Ade

bandwoman1234

Love the sunsets Ade.

IntoLight

Hi all.

Pat is home and doing ok for now. We are able to communicate, and I still appreciate your prayers for her. I have no idea whether she is going to just let the cancer take its course, or what. She was in chemo for a year and it did nothing except make her sicker. The tumor is on her heart and aorta so there is no surgery. I know I have bad days, but my days are a piece of cake compared to hers. I tell you, my new prayer buddies, because I know you understand. I also have a cousin in the hospital right now who was dxd with bc 4 months ago who may not live through the week. In times like these all I can do is trust God to place His might arms around these sweet ladies and hold them tight. I have a great friend who said: He hurts when you hurt. He died – willingly – for you. That's how much He loves you.

Prayer: "I don't need to understand, Abba Father. Help me to trust and to rest in Your grace. Amen"

"We need never shout across the spaces to an absent God. He is nearer than our own soul, closer than our most secret thought." A.W. Tozer

Chris

Ade

Chris, our prayers go up to the Father of mercies, that He may make His loving presence known to comfort Pat and your other friend. Jesus knows our suffering - for He experienced it fully on the cross and He is at the right hand of the Father interceding for us. May He grant these dear ladies His peace and comfort and the hope of all of eternity with Him. Thank you for the privilege to pray for them.

Blessings,

Adrienne

Faith-840

Good morning dear friends, I have been reading along and praying for your needs. Chris I am keeping your friend and your cousin in my prayers especially today. Nancy, I pray you will continue to recover from your surgery and get your strength back. Ade, I love your sunsets and I hope you are feeling better and are at peace with your decision to go off the AI. Those drugs can really play havoc with our bodies. Joanne, I am praying for your pain relief also.

I am still struggling a bit with my allergies, mornings are the worst but they seem to get better as the day goes on. My PCP has changed my BP medicine because of insurance issues so I'm praying this one works with no side effects. I have enough of those from other things.

As I was reading my prayers that I have bookmarked, I happened on one that spoke to me today as I'm feeling my allergies a lot right now. It's from Romans C 12, V12. God certainly sends us the right words when we need them.

"Rejoice in hope, endure in affliction, persevere in prayer".

Have a good day friends,

Faith (in the future).

bandwoman1234

Chris, I am posting this banner for you and all who need to stay hopeful in the midst of so many trials and suffering. My good friend who suffered so much before passing mentioned this banner in particular that gave her hope. Funny how we remember such things. I am sure Pat and her family have some very difficult decisions to make and I am so sorry for this horrible situation. I pray also for your cousin and her family in their most difficult time.

There is another friend that is taking a break from our forum who has gone through such grief losing four of her young friends to bc just in the last several months. My prayers are for her as well.

We have discussed this before but we will never be able to fully understand suffering while on this earth. I do believe that when we get to heaven we will instantly have knowledge and understanding but now we have to put our complete trust in God. I have to tell myself over and over and over again that our faith is not based on our feelings. Thank God for that because my feelings and emotions can be all over the map in the course of an hour.

Jesus understood suffering like no man has ever or will endure. His suffering beside the obvious physical suffering was when God turned his eyes away from his own son when He bore all of our sins on the cross. God will never turn His back or his eyes on us because of the fact that he allowed His only son to die for us so that we can be redeemed.

Jesus is the one that can help us through these times as only He can. He has given us a community to lift us up as well and I pray that our little community here will have a mighty impact on those of you who need lifting up and who need prayer.

May God grant peace and comfort in the time of great suffering.

Love

Nancy

bandwoman1234

Good day everyone.

I wanted to share some good news. My surgeon was on vacation so I saw his PA yesterday and I have been released. Can you hear me singing???????????????????????? I have to wait until the antibiotics are finished tomorrow and then have been given the green light to resume swimming. I am still a bit hesitant and may wait until the long holiday weekend is over just to be safe as I was released to swim back in April after the first infection and I went swimming and the wound started seeping again.

I pray that you all can enjoy the festivities of the July 4th celebrations. Stay safe.

Love,

Nancy

auroaya200882

Nancy, yooo hoo! Congrats on being "released" (as in from jail?? Lol just kidding) I think it's a good idea to wait, I would make sure te wound is "dry" and has a layer of skin.

Me? I'm having a good week so far, the cough is mostly gone and the chemo did not hit me hard this time! Praise God!

Praying for each one here.

Aurora

zjrosenthal

Yay Nancy! \○/ dancing in the spirit.

bandwoman1234

Lita57

Answer to prayer...DD is finally seeking out medical intervention for her chronic depression.

She was hesitant to go for years, and now she will on meds and see a psychiatrist.

This was very hard for her...she hates getting her BP taken, shots, blood draws, the whole 9 yds as she also has major anxiety issues, too.

Please keep praying for her. Thank you.

bandwoman1234

Lita, I hope that the intervention will be a great help to your daughter. I am glad she is facing her fear and getting some help. Will be praying that this will be a very big positive change for her.

bandwoman1234

Aurora, yes it feels like I am finally getting my life back on track. I did feel like a hostage. LOL I had terrible insomnia last night so really dragging tonight. I am so glad to hear that your SE were better this time around. When do you start on the CPAP device?

Yes, Jean, I am dancing in the spirit because I am too tired to really dance!

Have a good night dear sisters.

Love,

Nancy

Faith-840

Nancy, so happy to hear your good news that things are healing. I'm sure you can't wait to get back in the pool but you are smart to wait a few more days just to be sure.

Lita, good news about your daughter finally seeking help for depression. One of my children suffered with a lot of depression for years and it takes an awful toll on the whole family and especially now with your cancer, it's really tough for all of you.

Aurora, I'm also happy to hear you are having a good week.

Praise God for all these answered prayers.

Love and prayers,

Faith

bandwoman1234

Thank you Faith. Praying your allergies improve.

Lord, we thank you for answered prayers and rejoice in that this day.

Love

Nancy

Ade

SOOOO happy for you Nancy! Bet you'd be doing back flips if you could! ) Praying that rascal will CONTINUE healing to completion - it's given you ENOUGH grief!

Lita - I pray the Lord uses your daughter's treatment to bring her to where He can touch her deeply with His loving kindness and healing.

Aurora - praising the Lord your chemo went better and cough isn't as bad.

We had friends over last night for dinner. James cleaned & I cooked an elaborate meal. Now we are both totally wasted today! That's pathetic - what a couple of weenies to feel like you're 99 instead of 66! We have a trip to Ohio planned over Christmas and I don't know how I/we will be able to keep up with the rest of the family who has plans to go & do a LOT of activities! Guess we will cross that bridge when we come to it & pray for God's strength. Thanking the Lord it has been a couple of months now since James' last fever bout though!

Blessings upon you all - especially our stage 4 sisters,

Ade

auroaya200882

Thank you Ade and Nancy. I'm still waiting to hear from the company that makes the CPAP machine. I have an appointment with the pulmonologist and I'm assuming he'll know then for sure on the results from both the COAP study and the CT scan.

I might have spoken too soon. Today I've been having fatigue and nausea oh well it is what it is.

Prayers for all your needs.

Aurora

IntoLight

Nancy, thank you for posting the banner for me. My cousin is still hanging on and can even sit up and talk occasionally which is an improvement and great for her kids. She has children still at home. I have not heard how long this will last...

I am still "down" from climbing the 4 flights of stairs yesterday and I am so mad about it. I thought I was doing better and could handle it just fine, but I was so wrong. I was barely able to handle the weekly grocery shopping today, and have spent most of the day on the recliner. I was officially terminated at work today and so I have been a little emotional also. I was still employed although on disability, but they only keep you for 3 months if the disability is permanent and my time is up. I keep fighting for normalcy but things sneak up on me from odd places. You all are right when you say things get better then bang...something else hits...it is more an avalanche than a roller coaster.

Everyone who is still working is my hero.

bandwoman1234

Happy July 4th weekend dear ladies.

Aurora, I am sorry to hear you are experiencing those SE's again esp. after thinking it was better. Praying for your upcoming apt to find out about your sleep study and device and for you to feel better.

Chris, I understand how frustrating it is when we can't do what we used to do. Glad to hear your cousin is rallying a little. I have really not done my usual swim routine for three months and I am wiped out at the littlest things and I understand how frustrating that is. Continued prayers for you.

Ade, no back flips from me today. I did some much needed yard work yesterday that didn't get finished before surgery. It was strenuous but not too heavy lifting. This morning this raised up place that my surgeon had to lance two weeks ago has resurfaced. I finished my last antibiotic yesterday morning. Tell me it AIN'T so!!!!

I would appreciated prayers for complete healing. I don't know how much more antibiotics my GI tract can handle as I started to have issues with them.

Have a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend if that means curling up inside with a good book or movie for those not able to get out.

Love,

Nancy

IntoLight

Nancy, I am praying and believing for complete healing of your annoying spot. I know God hears the prayers of our faithful friends.

I am attending our bimonthly theater play tonight with friends thankful I feel better, and then it is a quiet 4th at home. July will be busy for me with a kitchen remodel and car trip to Colorado. I am sure the kitchen remodel will be a nightmare and I am hoping most of it will be completed while I am gone. I am thankful for a busy life even in the midst of needed rest. Prayers for a safe and happy fourth for you all!

auroaya200882

Nancy I know how hard it is not to be able to do everything we used to but I really think the only way to complete healing beside prayer is to REST.Father almighty there isn't anything that it's impossible for You please heal Nancy so she can continue to witness of your love. In Jesus Amen

Aurora

lohoff

On June 26th, I went for my 6 month checkup with my surgeon, and she found new lumps in my left breast. I will be having a diagnostic mammogram on Monday and whatever other test they need me to have. Please pray that I will not have another cancer diagnosis. I am a nervous wreck over this.

IntoLight

Lohoff, I pray that God will touch you and that your mammogram will show no new active cancer. May He surround you with His love and give you peace and rest this weekend.

bandwoman1234

Lohoff, I am sorry that you find yourself in this situation. I pray that God will comfort you with His peace as only He can do. I know that the waiting is so hard. I pray that you will feel God's presence in this wait time. I am praying that these new lumps will be nothing cancerous. There are some mighty prayer warriors on this forum and you are not alone. We have ALL felt that fear and can sympathize what you are going through. Ask God to help you with this fear. Be honest and tell Him your feelings. We will be praying.

Love

Nancy

bandwoman1234

Thank you Chris and Aurora for your prayers and everyone who has prayed for me. Yes, Aurora, you are right. Rest is not easy for me to do especially when I feel like my body has already imprinted on my new Lazy Boy chair after many weeks off and on of resting. I was going to go to a prayer meeting tonight and opted to stay home and rest.

Have fun at your your play tonight, Chris. God has blessed us with many pleasant distractions as we press on in believing for our healing to be complete.

Have a good night dear sisters.

Love,

Nancy