Set your clock to 2 A.M. When it goes off, get up and turn all the clocks in your house back to 3 A.M. Try to go back to sleep.
OR
Set your clocks ahead before going to bed tonight.
David and I will do the second one. I hope you do too! If you don’t set your clocks back, you’ll be late for Sunday School in the morning.
“Keep on growing in your knowledge and understanding,”
~Philippians 1:9 NLT~
Stephanie and Joe are maintaining a constant vigil as Adrianna appears to be in the downward spiral. They are giving her pain meds and keeping her as comfortable as possible as she nears her entry to Heaven. Please pray that her passing will come soon and peacefully even as you pray for Joe and Stephanie to endure this final battle with the evil cancer afflicting their beloved child. We know not how long Adri can fight, but she is so tough she is giving it her all. She is so precious and her departure will leave a huge void in the lives of many. God bless you all, and know that we love you and thank you for all you have said and done to support Adri and her family. You cannot know truly how much you love and support has meant to us. Yours in Christ, Poppa
Pray for Rev. Butch Reviere as he has surgery at 7:30 in the morning in Lacombe. Bro. Butch will greatly appreciate your prayers before, during, and after surgery.
Mark Hughes’ surgery is scheduled for noon tomorrow in Atlanta. His family will be most appreciative of your prayers.
Donise Honeycutt continues to do very well following his surgery. Alice Mary is taking good care of him.
Pray for my cousin, Sharla Hodges. She has Huntington’s. Her family would greatly appreciate you prayers for them as they help care for Sharla.
Callie Cole
We continue to keep on keeping on hoping that today will be the day the Lord tells Callie to wake. She is doing very well despite the fact that our prayers for the awakening have not happened. She has not caught our colds that we can’t seem to shake. She continues to improve with the swallowing. And she sleeps well at night. No skin breakdown or problems with the feeding tube. So, on all accounts Ms. Callie is doing great. We just get a little impatient at times.
I can’t speak for Tom; but, I find myself searching for an obvious flaw within me that may be keeping my “sleeping beauty” asleep. Maybe there is a long overdue change or forgiveness that needs to happen inside my soul so my child will be set free. I do not know if this is a correct way to think as far as theology of scripture goes but I would hate to know I am an obstacle for her complete healing.
Lord please forgive me for my disobedience. May your Word equip me to be who you want me to be…who I was created to be. Please show me the error of my ways so my heart becomes more like yours. And a witness that is totally submissive to you will shine into the darkness bringing glory only to you. I love you. My heart is aching for my child to rise, to walk, to talk and be who you created her to be. If it is not your will that Callie be healed, please allow us to see the purpose and meaning of it all with the peace that you alone bring. I ask all of this in your precious son’s name. Amen.
Thanks for being obedient to Him and lifting Callie up in your prayers.
Love,
Frances
Mrs. Faye Price has been moved back to North Oaks. Pray for her and all those caring for her.
Join us at the cabing for food, fellowship, and a sweet time of prayer and Bible study Thursday night at 6:30. If you have never been before, please feel welcome to come. Call me if you need directions.
Anna Lee
A Time for Everything
Ecclesiastes 3: 1-10
1 There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven—
2 A time to give birth and a time to die;
A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.
3 A time to kill and a time to heal;
A time to tear down and a time to build up.
4 A time to weep and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn and a time to dance.
5 A time to throw stones and a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace and a time to shun embracing.
6 A time to search and a time to give up as lost;
A time to keep and a time to throw away.
7 A time to tear apart and a time to sew together;
A time to be silent and a time to speak.
8 A time to love and a time to hate;
A time for war and a time for peace.
9 What profit is there to the worker from that in which he toils?
10 I have seen the task which God has given the sons of men with which to occupy themselves.
There is a time for everything. Isn’t it wonderfully comforting to know He walks with each of us through all the seasons of our lives?
Anna Lee
Trisha Wison, Dwayne’s wife, is much better now. Thank you for praying for her.
Whitney Kliesch is on the way home from another “tour” in Iraq. He’s made it back to Hawaii, so far. Listen closely, you’ll hear sounds of thankfulness and celebration coming from Osyka.
A friend and former student, Cindy Knight Edwards, lost an uncle in a hunting stand fall yesterday. Please pray for his family and friends as they cope with this unexpected loss.
Linda Williams was able to bring Jimmy home from North Oaks today. Pray for his health to continue to improve and for Linda as she cares for him.
Pray for those on the rain-slick highways today. Especially, pray for the football fans who travel long distances and have late hours.
Have a great day of preparation for the Lord’s Day!
Anna Lee
I received this correction today. Please note the email below.
the Hoosier girl is not Melissa Liberto’s sister, it is her cousin and she doesn’t have bone cancer has malignant melanoma….
Good intentions go astray sometimes!
“Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly
above all that we ask or think,
according to the power that works in us,
to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations,
forever and ever.”
~Ephesians 3:20-21~
Callie Cole
Dear Friends and Family,
Callie has had an uneventful day, which is good. No excitment but no set backs. No report really on the MRI. The doctor did not come to the floor today. A resident doc did report that the MRI was not discouragin
Your brother in Christ,
Tom
WASHINGTON–Muslims pray on Capitol Hill. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31342
WASHINGTON–Fertility clinic sued for destroying embryos. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31343
GEORGIA–34 relief teams deployed to Ga. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31344
KENYA–Kenyan villages overflow with famished hearts, stomachs. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31345
NORTH AFRICA–FIRST-PERSON (Don Graham): How God taught me to care about poverty. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31346
TENNESSEE–World hunger ‘thank you’ video, other resources available. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31347
ALABAMA–New “bread banks” help collect money for world hunger. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31348
INDIANA–FIRST-PERSON (Diana Davis): Sharing Jesus with Spiderman. http://bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=31349
“Look straight ahead with honest confidence;
don’t hang your head in shame.”
~Proverbs 4:25 TEV~
Eyvonne Ricks
Eyvonne will have surgey on both feet Tuesday 9-22-09 at the Brass Bldg. in B.R. 6:30 A.m. The surgey will be appx. 1 1/2 hours. Please add her to the prayer list.
Thanks Luther
Callie Cole
Sunday, September 20, 2009 8:27 AM, CDT
Callie had a good, uneventful night. She is completely off all medications.
WHILE APPEARING ON a panel with other bereaved parents, I was surprised at how much I learned by listening…
We were there to help a group of ministers help the grieving, but we ended up learning from one another.
One mom, who had lost her infant daughter to meningitis, shared a simple truth that touched me. She related that as she tried to work through the huge question of “Why?” she spoke to her dad about it. He told her that a better question to ask is “Who?” He explained that she may never know why her daughter was taken so early, but the help she needed most would come from pursuing who God is in this tragic situation.
Think of what this means to us in our difficulties. When we face unexpected grief and ask “Who?” we thus answer: “The Father of mercies and God of all comfort” (2 Cor. 1:3). When we face a period of weakness, we discover that “the LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer” (Psm. 18:2). When the ungodliness of this world seems overwhelming, we can know that the “God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly” (Rom. 16:20). When “Why, God?” is on your heart, ask instead, “Who are You, God?” Then seek Him in His Word. (Dave Branon)
“Lord, all my desire is before You;
and my sighing is not hidden from You.”
~Psm. 38:9~
“I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,
always in every prayer of mine making request for you all with joy,
for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now.”
~Philippians 1:3-5~
Adrianna Cavanagh
Wednesday, September 9, 2009 10:59 PM, CDT
**September is Childhood Awareness month!
Day 2 Pre-Transplant:
Just laid down with Adrianna to try to get her to sleep, but it didn’t work. Now she’s still tossing and turning, but I wanted to write a little tonight before I turn in. I can’t believe she’s still up, given all the meds they have given her.
We’ve been adjusting pretty well, and so far Adrianna has not even missed a beat! I know, unfortunately, that tomorrow or the next day will bring side effects, but we were happy to have several days to ease into this process, anyway.
Here are some of the rules of the transplant:
Adults must keep gloves and masks on at all times, no using the restroom inside Adrianna’s room- must use public one at end of hall, no eating or drinking in room (except for Adrianna), nothing comes inside the room that has not been wiped down or sterilized, Adrianna’s food comes in wrapped up in a bag, all food or drinks must be opened inside the room for her, parents must eat in waiting room area or outside, no visitors except her mommy, daddy, and Nana
Meds: swab her nose, ears, belly button, & behind with cream & powder under arms and in groin area- this happens at 9 am, 1pm, 5 pm, and 9 pm, and then continues the next day. Meds are given round the clock as always, but there are a little more meds this time around.
Luckily, Adrianna has been a champ at taking her meds by mouth. However, when her mouth starts getting the sores (and we pray they don’t come, but they always do!), we are not sure if she’ll continue to take all these medicines like she has been. They may have to put an N-G tube up her nose and down her throat to insert the meds and food if this happens…..
Before bed, Adrianna is given a sterile bath on the bed, then we clean her dressing where the central line is placed, and then we wrap her back up with a bandage that goes around her chest. The central line area is still tender, so she screams when we have to clean it.
All in all, though, she’s really taken all of this quite well. Her appetite is still great- she just finished her 2nd dinner- spaghetti-O’s- and then asked for some Goldfish! This is a good sign. As long as those mouth sores stay away….
She is on a continuous dose of chemo through Saturday, which is different b/c normally she has a break at night or during the day. So it’s 4 days of chemo, then they give her 3 days of rest.
After the 3 days of rest, they will begin transplanting the stem cells!
It will be like she is being born again- all new cells running through her body. They call it her “2nd birthday”. She will be like a very fragile newborn baby all over again, only more fragile, and her immune system will be down for a long time.
I just learned that this is diff’t than her ANC number, which is what we were always worried about before, during regular chemo.
Now it will take her way longer to get her immune system up, regardless of the ANC. The ANC is just a factor of her immune system. It will take about 6 months to a year for her immune system to be high enough to go out in public.
She’ll only be allowed at the Hope Lodge (where they have air purifying system throughout), the hospital, and our home.
Her daddy came to stay last night and played with her all day. She really enjoyed the Playdough Octopus set that one of my students had given her. They played with that all day long. I brought quite a few “new” things that she had not opened yet so they’d be more fun for her. Along with lots of arts n crafts. However, the nurses said in a few days, she will mostly be sleeping. They keep her on the Benadryl and other “sleepy meds” so that she won’t be so miserable when her counts are at 0. Counts will take about 10 days before they start climbing above 0 again. It’s gonna be a LONG, LONG 10 days, but we think we’re pretty prepared. At least we know what to expect, and it’s not out of the ordinary!
Hope this helped. I know a lot of people have been asking what transplant was going to be like, so wanted to clarify some things.
Cute story before I go: Adrianna was asking who the King was in The Lion King movie and why Scar (the bad guy) wanted to be King. I told her Simba and his dad were the kings. Then she thought and said, “What is a king?” I tried to explain that a king is kinda like a daddy, and he is in charge and tells everyone what to do, kinda like a boss. She thought for a second and shouted, “No….Mommy’s the boss!!” 🙂
Gotta love ’em!
Thanks for your prayers & for all you cancer moms out there, thanks for all the advice as well! Love to all!
P.S. Please pray for Kylen Terron who is from Hammond, LA. He is about 9 mths old and is in PICU, after having his transplant not long ago. They think it may be a bacteria or infection, and are awaiting results. He was doing a little better today- thank God! Please pray for healing & strength for his parents. They are very nice people- my heart goes out to them!
Today, let’s focus our prayers on Adrianna and her family. If you would like to read more and see pictures, please go to http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/adriannacavanagh.
God bless you in all you do today.
Anna Lee
Wyatt McKenize, 14 years old, having alot of pain in leg following surgery for brain anuserym. Running test later today to see if it is a blood clot or what it might be. He needs our prayers. Thanks, Cheryl Hughes Easley
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