“Now I am about to go the way of all the earth.
You know … that not one of all the good promises God gave you has failed.
Every promise has been fulfilled; not one has failed.”
~Joshua 23:14 NIV~
Update from “Miss” Velta Morris
Dear friends and family,
First, thank you for your continued prayers for me. I want to give you an update on what is going on right now with my lymphoma.
A recent PET scan showed a suspicious spot in one area of my abdomen and a biopsy followed, confirming what the oncologist suspected – that the cancer in that area had become aggressive and needed treatment. So today, he outlined a treatment plan, explaining all the things I could expect. Before chemo begins, I will have two preliminary procedures done next week. My first round of chemo is scheduled for Tuesday, September 4. I will have a total of 6 sessions, three weeks apart.
I would appreciate your continued prayers as this new phase begins. I felt God’s peace this morning and I know it was because I knew I was being covered by your love and prayers. The road won’t be easy, but with your prayers and the Lord being with me every moment, I know we will get through it. So many of you have sent encouraging words, phone calls, and emails to let me know you are praying. I’m so grateful for each one of you who holds a special place in my heart. My daughter-in-love, Merritt, is with me every step of the way and Bill is being so supportive. In a short while his work out of town will be done and he will be home all the time! My doctor is a Christian and that makes all the difference; very easy to talk with, and he said while being an oncologist is tough, he was in it because it was a calling.
So, God is good, and I’m hopeful, as the doctor is, that these treatments will zap the bad place and then I will continue to be monitored. Thank you for being there with me. I won’t be sending out these updates for a while; it will be mid-December most likely before I’m done with the chemo sessions, so I will be sending a praise update at that time!
God bless you all!
Velta G. Morris
937 East Meadow Dr.
Lancaster, SC 29720
803-285-5168 (H)
803-288-0901 (C)
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Ethel Dickinson Hyde
(November 22, 1928 – August 24, 2012)
A resident of Chesbrough, she died at 5:15 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 24, 2012 at her home. She was born November 22, 1928 in Iuka, MS and was 83 years of age. She and her husband owned and operated a dairy farm in Chesbrough for many years and was a member of Chesbrough Baptist Church. She is survived by her 3 children, Judy Hyde Egnew Walker and husband, Barry, Chesbrough; Claude Hyde, Jr, and wife, Sherry, Caladonia, MS and Melanie Hyde Rick and husband, Anthony, Amite; seven grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; sister, Tommye Morren, Smithville, TN. She was preceded in death by her husband, Claude Hyde, Sr.; parents, Grover Dickinson, Sr. and Kindness Davis Dickinson; sister, Juanita Newsom; brother, Grover Peyton Dickinson, Jr.; son-in-law, Robert Egnew. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 9 a.m. until religious services at 1 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 27, 2012. Interment Hyde Cemetery, Chesbrough. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.
I’m looking forward to tomorrow. How about you? I wonder what God has in store for us at His house!
Anna Lee
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