thread for middle age to older Christian women.

gkbuser

band woman, oh yes the donut pillow! I had to use it when I sat in the bathtub because my tailbone hurts so badly on the bottom of the bathtub. If you guys could pray for me tomorrow. I have an appointment with the spine clinic at the University of Iowa at 1. Going to try to get to the bottom of this back pain I've been having since February. Although it has gotten somewhat better since I've gone off the letrozole, I would like to see what I can do to get a better quality of life. And, possibly get back on the anti hormonal therapy that they're recommending. I will say I'm so afraid it's an indication that the cancer has moved to my bones. But, I don't want to claim that. In the name of Jesus, I want to claim the total healing that I prayed for. I can be vulnerable and share with you guys that when the Cancer all first happened in October of 2016 I was 100% convinced that I was totally cured, I was so confident. Last year however I had a friend that was a 13 year cancer survivor and she was moving her daughter into college. Her back started hurting so she asked for a physical therapy consult. However it was the cancer in her bones. Some months later it had also spread to other places in her body. She died within a year. She was a good friend of mine and I'll be honest with you all that it was such a setback for me emotionally. I've had a hard time getting back on track with my positive thinking/believe that I am healed. If you all could pray for a good visit with the doctor and for me to just fully claim that healing that I prayed for. Also continue to pray for those affected by the latest hurricane. Thank you so much everyone.

IntoLight

gkbuser, I believe in the power of prayer and complete healing and I will claim healing for you today. My cancer was in my bones and liver two years ago, and is no longer active. God is good!

Kat17

gkbuser, sending prayers for a cancer free body for you and all my bco sisters and brothers. I too was dx’d in Oct 2016 and thanked Jesus for a cancer free body. Just recently, however, a family member dx’d with cancer a couple of years before me started experiencing hip pain. Feelings of anxiety would start to build and I would claim Philippians 4:6. The great news is it turned out to be arthritis! I know that’s not the case for everyone but I just pray we all turn and trust Jesus to get us through the valley.

bandwoman1234

GK I will be praying for you as I drive back home today from my week visit to see my Mom. I am praying that you DO NOT have bone cancer. The enemy would love for us to be in a state of fear all the time. I think when all of us hears that we have cancer no matter what stage or prognosis it is a test of our faith and it is a time of fear. The fear can creep in when we least expect it. You are not alone at all in your faith journey. We have all had our faith tested and sometimes questioned as we see things play out not according to our will. God is still on the throne and He is still in control. He still has a plan for you and for each of us and our part is to trust Him. That is sometimes very easy to do and other times so very difficult.

I will stand with you and Chris believing that you are healed and PLEASE call me Nancy. You are a friend here!

Love,

Nancy

gkbuser

Thanks guys, you made me feel better. 💞

Teka

I'm deeply saddened by the loss of magdalene51.

My prayers are with her and family.

bandwoman1234

Teka, I am shocked to hear about Mags. I don't spend time on the other threads much so I had no idea. I am so sorry to hear this. I thought she had been doing well after her husband had died. Thank you for letting us know. Probably not many on this thread now know who she is.

Kat17, I read your post through email. We may have posted at the same time because I didn't see your post come through when I posted. I am sorry you deleted it but you must have had a good reason for doing so.

Love,

Nancy

gkbuser

Poor Magdeline. I didnt know her, but I cant imagine losing my husbnd while having beast cancer. I will say a prayer for her family tonight.

bandwoman1234

Remembering our dear sister Magdalene51 who has gone to be with the Lord. She started the July Chemo thread in 2014 and really cared about these women. I was looking for two things and I found one of them which took quite a while to scroll back four years ago. This poem was Mags favorite and she posted it back in 2014. She had a lot of suffering in her treatments because of other preexisting conditions that caused her much pain. She had a very difficult time with radiation but made it through. She suffered the loss of her husband a couple of years ago and I thought she was doing pretty well but had not communicated with her in a long time. She was one of the first women that I really connected with initially. I know she is with the Lord now and is free of pain and free of cancer. I rejoice that she is now at peace. I know that many of you do not know her but I felt compelled to post in memory of her life as I know there may be some that still read that did know her.

Mags, we will miss you and your caring heart. I know your cousin who lived with you and was your caregiver will miss you terribly. We offer prayers for your family in their loss. I am glad that I got to know you for a while as we both went through bc treatments in the same year. I have a heavy heart but at the same time I know you are not suffering anymore and that you are in the presence of Jesus.

God Bless you dear sister. We will miss you.

bandwoman1234

Mags, you are loved and you will be missed. I know you are not suffering now and are in the arms of Jesus. We will meet

in heaven one day.

zjrosenthal

I was saddened to hear of Mag's passing. We started treatment about the same time and connected soon after. Love, Jean

bandwoman1234

As I literally spent many hours trying to find this one particular photo that Mags had posted when she was sitting in church I never found it but I did run across many of our dear sisters who are now with Jesus. It hit me like a brick wall and I found myself in mourning all over again. I so often wonder how the families are doing that lost their wife and their Mom.

It reminds me of how powerful the connections we make with BCO sisters are and how important this site is and how important this thread is. I hope it continues to be uplifting and giving all the people who read it encouragement for what they are going through now and a hope for their future. God said He will never leave or forsake us and I know that to be true in my own life and we can stand on that as one of his promises among many that are recorded in the Bible.

Have a good day dear ladies.

Love,
Nancy

IntoLight

Nancy, you are so important to this thread as the Encourager. Thank you for your time here.

No church for me today as I have come down with the first cold of the pre-school season. Hopefully I feel well enough to fly to Portland in the morning.

Have a blessed Sunday everyone!

bandwoman1234

Thank you Chris, I certainly appreciate your kind words. Praying you will get a good night's rest so you feel like flying to Portland tomorrow.

Love,

Nancy

bandwoman1234

I know that many of our ladies are going through some very difficult things right now. They range from facing upcoming surgery to possible surgery to court trials and in general feeling lousy. I resume my swimming routine today and will be praying for you. If you want prayer you can always post or if you want a no so public way of asking for prayer you can always feel free to send me a PM.

I pray that Chris was able to make it to her destination and I pray that Ade and James are having a great time with their family in Ohio and that fatigue is manageable.

Cindy, how are you doing with your chemo and your cold caps?

Remember that God knows exactly what you are going through and what you are feeling. He is right there and His love as the banner says is so hard to fathom in our human minds. It is MORE than enough to carry you through whatever trials you are facing.

Love,

Nancy

bandwoman1234

This is one of those verses that is hard to hear and most of us feel like it is hard to do...........but there is so much truth in these verses.

Have a good day dear sisters. I am off to my MO. Lot's of doctor apts this week. I had another episode of face and hands burning and turning bright red just a few minutes ago. It made it VERY hard to put on makeup!

Love,

Nancy

bandwoman1234

Lord, help us to trust you in ALL things this day and every day. Life is not for sissies and I don't know how people do life without God.

Love,

Nancy

GmaFoley

Amen.

bandwoman1234

Ellen from NC is having gallbladder surgery on Tuesday, Oct. 30 and would certainly appreciate your prayers.

They discovered a large aneurysm in my BIL's lower chamber of his heart and I would appreciate prayers for wisdom for his doctors in how to move forward. He is already 100% disabled from agent orange from serving in Vietnam. His illness did not present until later in his life. He had a heart attack at 51 and is now almost 71.

I have to have a brain MRI after seeing my oncologist. I think they are just checking to see if I really have one! I would appreciate prayers for that as well. I haven't scheduled it yet.

Lita, I am not sure you are checking this thread but I am still praying for you and for you party coming up in Nov. for your book launch. Her third book is coming out soon or maybe is already out. Congratulations on an amazing accomplishment in the best of circumstances and a true marvel in your present circumstances.

Have a good weekend dear sisters.

Love,

Nancy

IntoLight

Nancy, I will absolutely pray for your MRI hoping there is nothing there that is not supposed to be. I will also pray for your BIL and his aneurysm.

I am still exhausted after having to climb 5 flights of steps, twice, upon my return trip as our elevators were out at home. But doing ok. I am going to the community theater this afternoon with my DD and am excited about it. My DH is having a colonoscopy on Monday to try to find what is going on with him. He has been struggling for 2 months with diarrhea and the drs can't find out why. I would appreciate prayers for him.

I wish everyone a great and peaceful weekend.

Chris

Faith-840

Nancy, I will certainly be praying for your brother in law, and for you as you go through the anxiety of having an MRI and also the worry of what may be found. Life is never easy, it seems the devil is working overtime these days.. I would appreciate prayers for my DH as his last blood work showed an increase in his PSA levels. He is seeing an urologist next week and we are praying that if a biopsy is done, there is no cancer. Of course we are both worried as his brother died of prostrate cancer at 60. My DH is now 81, and sometimes feels he's doomed to die soon as all his friends are now dying in their early 80's. I just can't even think about it. It's too awful! My trust and faith muscles are really being exercised.

Sending prayers for all of you and especially Ellen and Lita always getsa special prayer. I know so many of you read but don't post often but you should know, we are still praying for you and your needs.

Have a peaceful weekend, love,

Faith (in the future).

bandwoman1234

Thank you Chris for your prayers. I have been praying for your DH. My colonoscopy from June is still fresh in my mind so I am praying for him for the prep as we all know that is NOT fun. Praying for some insight into his issues. Sorry your elevator went out. Major bummer! I hope you enjoyed the community theater production.

Faith, thank you for your prayers as well. I will certainly be praying for your DH as he sees the urologist. My Dad went through that and I know how important it is watching those PSA levels.

Have a good night everyone.

Love,

Nancy

mysunshine48

It took a while to read through all the pages I have missed after not being on here much in the past few months. I have been super busy! Sold my house in The Villages and moved to a much quieter, calmer 55+ community south of Deland, Florida. I like it so much better....more of a neighborhood and convenient to so much. I can have a fenced in yard here, too, for my three rescue dogs. Moving is not fun! We have way too much stuff!

I return to Hawaii next week for a few weeks to help with my three grandchildren while their parents bring a new little brother into the world. While I am excited, at the same time, I worry about this world he is entering.

I see some of the same women are on here, and, as usual, Nancy is keeping this thread going strong. I pray for all women on here even when I do not check in. Pray your MRI goes smoothly and shows a healthy brain! I will pray for other requests also. I saw something on Facebook awile back that said...."What if you woke up one day and all you had was what you had thanked God for the day before!" "What would YOU have?"

I thank God everyday, throughout the day for all my blessings. I hope you do too. God is so good and we have to trust Him to take care of us.

Praying for a restful, thankful Sunday and a blessed week to all of you.

Lynn

bandwoman1234

Good to hear from you Lynn. Thanks for your prayers. I new you had moved as you mentioned it quite a while back but I think this is the first you have posted since you made the move. It sounds like you like it very much and I bet the dogs do too. Did you get to see Pattoo much anymore before moving? I wonder how she is doing.

Have a good time in Hawaii and praying your new grandson is born happy and healthy and that Mom will do fine and the whole family will be able to celebrate this new little arrival.

Take care.

Love,

Nancy

ElaineTherese

Hi all!

I know that Magdalene51 posted here. Here is a copy of her obituary, as it was published in the paper today.

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https://legacy.newsok.com/obituaries/oklahoman/obituary.aspx?n=HELEN-BRODA&pid=190591558

mysunshine48

Oh, I hate to see when good women lose their battle with this awful disease. Thankfully, we know she is in the arms of Jesus.

Yes, Nancy, I keep in touch with Patoo...we had lunch a few weeks before I moved. She is doing well and just returned from a trip with other BCO ladies from the exercise thread. They go on a trip every fall. This year was Nashville.

Blessings, ladies and enjoy every day!

bandwoman1234

Elaine Therese, thank you so much for posting the link for us. I know she was a wonderful person as those of us who knew her for a time on BCO could catch a glimpse of that as I know she cared so much for the July Chemo ladies in 2014.

Lynn, that is great that you and Patoo connected where you lived. I know there are several groups that meet up regularly from their connections on BCO. That is pretty amazing. Thanks for the update.

Love,

Nancy

Ade

Nancy, thanks for remembering me while I was gone. We just got back last night after almost 12 hours of travel from Ohio back to Texas. I figured I would crash today but it was the worst. I slept 12 hours and awoke feeling sooo bad. However as the day wore on I got all of the laundry done and meals and dishes and all and am much better. (PTL!) The trip was exhausting but so great to spend quality time with friends, children and the grands. I think the best take away is that I know how to pray so much more effectively for all of them now than before. Thank you for the prayers.

I just have to tell these funnies from the flights to you. As you OSU Buckeyes already know, when someone says "O-H..." you answer, "I-O!". Well just before take off the PILOT whispers over the intercom, "O-H..." and the passengers in one accord answer (rather loudly) "I-O!!!". We loved it!

Then as the stewardess is doing the pre-flight emergency deal she says, "In the event of an emergency as the oxygen mask drops down, stop screaming and grasp the mask..." Then she says, "Put the oxygen mask on yourself first and then your children - or those ACTING like children..."

A merry heart worketh good like a medicine.

It is so very good to be home again. Know that I am praying for you all.

With His love,

Ade

bandwoman1234

Welcome home Ade. There is nothing more comfortable that having your own bed and your own pillow. Glad you had that special time with family.

I am heading out to my 90 min date with the dentist. (He is very handsome!) I would appreciate your prayers as my last apt like this did not go as anyone expected. I was still having lots of pain after two shots of novacaine. He did some trick which worked and I never asked what he did. I am getting ready for a crown and not the kind they put on your head. You know the dreaded and expensive crown on your teeth!

Remember that Ellen has her gallbladder surgery tomorrow.

Chris's DH is having his colonoscopy today. Praying nothing serious is found.

Have a good day dear sisters.

Love,

Nancy

IntoLight

Nancy, praying for your dentist appt. You deserve to wear a crown after all that work!

Spent 8 hours at the ER yesterday (first ER visit since starting IL in 2 1/2 years!) I have pneumonia and also kidney pain. He ruled everything else out (CT scan, X-ray, multiple labs, etc.) So don't know what the pain is all about but he sent me home with 2 antibiotics and said to call my onc. She took me off Ibrance for a week or 2--my first time for that also in 2 1/2 years. Still feel bad today so my DD had to take my DH in for his colonscopy. The good news is I have lots of people coming in for Thanksgiving. Can't wait already!

Prayers for you all.