donna sco Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Last Friday my daughter's best friend took her 14 year old daughter (M.E. pronounced Emmy) to the doctor for what they presumed was strep throat. The blood work came back ALM Leukemia which my daughter says is a very aggressive type. By Sunday evening this fun loving teenager had undergone a spinal tap, had a port installed and several hours of chemo. Her chemo schedule will be daily for three weeks while she must stay in the hospital, then a week off. I think there are three months of chemo scheduled at this time. Both parents work and have two younger children. Any prayers would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbams Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 What terrible news for this family. I will definitely keep them in my prayers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Donna lots of prayers for your friend. I have to tell you about my friends daughter Rachael. Three years ago she was having trouble breathing so her mother took her to the ER. They assumed it was an asthma attack. They did a breathing treatment and that didn't help so they went for chest x-rays. That horrible night my friend got the news that her beautiful 16 year old daughter had a mass the size of a dinner plate sitting in her chest and they were pretty sure it was cancer. They immediately sent her to the cancer specialists and it was confirmed to be non-Hodgkin lymphoma. They started her chemo within a day. After 4 months of treatment we were relieved to hear that she was cancer free. It has been a long 3 years. She still has a mass in her chest, now the size of a baseball. They can't remove the mass because it is sitting on the main artery to her heart and it could be life threatening. There have been some scares along the way but she is now considered in remission. I tell you about Rachael because she is a very special girl. She started fund raising almost immediately after getting the all clear. She started a fashion show to raise money for the Melody Center in Albany NY, which is there for the pediatric cancer patients and families. The fashion show is called Trending4fashion. If you are on FB you can find out more here: https://www.facebook.com/Trending4Fashion-837480766334764/ She has done amazing things to raise awareness. Here is a link to an interview with her.http://news10.com/2016/02/01/capital-heroes-rachel-murray-at-the-melodies-center/ She is a special girl. The one thing I noted while her family was going through this was they always stayed positive and stuck together. Rachael's friends visited and her mother tried as much as she could to let her be a "normal child." I think it was all the positiveness that let them beat this disease and kept them strong. Stay strong and lots and lots of prayers! I will most definitely keep her in my prayers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlsa3 Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Prayers said. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Regina Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Will be praying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Will be praying for this young woman and her family. I just cannot imagine how hard this must be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Praying for you, friends, and family. Cagey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilta93 Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Praying for M.E. And her family. Deb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bliss Quilter Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Prayer for M.E. , Rachael and all those who have cancer. It is nasty and is the work of Satin. My M.E.'s family fine comfort in their faith, family and friends. May God grace the doctors minds, hands and treatment plans for M.E. to have a speedy recover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cagey Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 I have found quilting to be so interesting and to cross so many boundaries. It has expanded my views and interests much more than I ever could have imagined. I made my first quilt to honor my deceased sister, when her daughter had the first grand child. My sister always made something for my five daughters, so I figured I could make something for her daughter/grand-daighter. While she did not have much money, she was wealth beyond all imagination with her generosity and creativeness in knitting. That started my whole interest in quilting and sewing. My third quilt was for an old family friend that was battling brain cancer. The whole time I was piecing the quilt, I thought about the good times we as a family had experienced together and how much they meant to my parents. I hoped that he would use the quilt to keep warm as he went to his chemo treatments. I like to think that as many stitch that went into the quilt, equaled the prayers made for him. I do know while cancer may taken him from us, he won the battle by hanging on for much longer than the doctors expected. Though he was Jewish, his memorial was rather eclectic; with the rabbi opening the service, with a Baptist minister talking about his courage facing his illness, where a Muslim imam giving the eulogy, and finally the rabbi closed the service. Looking back, he brought so many people together simply by being the person he was and being supportive of his fellow man. Now I find myself when saying my prayers remembering so many people, Rita, Heidi's family, Judith, M.E, and the list goes on and on and on. While we may not have ever meet in person, we are a family supporting our craft and love. One where we offer tips and support, while at the same time being there when needed. For this I am thankful and grateful. I thank all of you for being such wonderful quilters and supportive of family and our art. Take care and God Bless. Cagey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Many Prayers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appr216 Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 Donna, hugs and prayers for you and your friends. Judi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bliss Quilter Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 Cagey, You said it, I always know I can come to my quilting family and know you all will be on the journey with me. Thank you all for your prayers, sharing your journey and for taking me into this circle of love, caring and such generosity of knowledge. You all are the BFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mswings Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 Prayers for ME and her family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 Prayers going up for this young lady and her family. Thank the Lord they caught it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted March 25, 2016 Report Share Posted March 25, 2016 Prayers for ME and family, Heidi's friends, and all who are on my prayer list.. which is all of you with emphasis on special needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judyday Posted March 25, 2016 Report Share Posted March 25, 2016 Prayers going up for ME and family. Also for all the needs of our quilting family. Every day is a bonus day for my husband me after our accident. I was reminded how precious our life is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donna sco Posted March 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 She has finished 10 days of chemo. Had the flu on top of chemo so was a very sick young lady. Lost her hair the first of the week but hopefully can go home for a week. Then back to the hospital for another 10 days of chemo and more time in the hospital. Thank you for your prayers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 Bless her heart. Keeping her in our prayers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 Prayers added by me daily! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBQLTN2 Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 prayers going up for this family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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