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Main Boards => Prayers/Concerns/Honors/Ailments => Topic started by: Kid on August 24, 2007, 02:26:00 PM
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That may sound like a bad title but it is true. My Mom has been ill for quite some time... obesity, diabetes, cancer of the jaw, and most recently lung cancer. The lung cancer was treated about a year ago, with total remission thought.
For the last few months she has had a severe pain in her left leg, her hip, she thought, thinking her back might be flairing up. SHe was in so much pain with this she could only stand to pivot to a commode near her chair. She hadn't slept in her bed, but only in a chair, for months.
Finally she somehow managed to make it to the hospital to see if they could help her back, and found out there was a tumor in her leg that was causing the pain. She was then taken in 2 days later for surgery to put a rod in the leg, lest it break. After surgery, she had a CT scan that showed her brain, lungs and nearly everywhere else full of cancer. It was obvious she wouldn't live long.
She woke up occasionally after the surgery to tell her family she loved them, and within 36 hours was dead.
So why a "thank God" in the title?
Every one of us is going to take that journey, the transition from this life to an eternal life. My mother was the perpetual worry-wort. If she had known for months that her cancer was back and terminal, she would have been out of her mind with fear. Not fear of dying, but fear of suffering as she died.
But as it was, she passed on without ever knowing her condition. She said that she knew she was dying, was in no pain, was able to tell her family she loved them and to say good-bye. What a way to go! She was able to complete everything in this life that was important to her before her death.
Glory to God in the highest! What mercy was shown to this woman and her family in her last days! We mourn our loss, but we celebrate her gain, and what a gain it is! Thank you Lord Jesus!
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Prayers for the family sent from Georgia.
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My condolences on the loss of your mother.
May your mothers spirit rest in the arms of the Lord.
May the Lord comfort you and your family in this time of your loss.
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Condolences to you and your family Kid.
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Prayers and condolences to you and your family.
Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.
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Prayer's sent. Praise Jesus for going to prepare a place for us. Your mom will be helping Jesus prepare yours. God Bless
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I pray for God's grace and mercy to rest on your family!
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Dean,
Tears rolled down my face reading your story...and yes, I do understand. My mom suffered long and hard with what was said to be arthritis...horrible back pain... and in the end, she finally learned it was matastisized cancer from some lower GI organ undiagnosed for years.
She lasted 15 days and passed quietly. Those were the most precious 15 days in the then 58 years of my knowing my mother. She was alert, positive, happy, filled with peace, joy and love. Anyone knowing my Mom, knew that she didn't live that way...but thanks be to God, she was allowed and chose to die that way.
So, yeah...brother, I know the "and thank God" part of His claiming a suffering loved one to come Home to Him and be made perfect.
Blessing on you, your family and your mom's memory... May the Holy Spirit continue to bring peace that passess all understanding on each of you in the time to come. There will be days, my friend...there will be days of mighty missing even with the joy of release.. And so it should be. :)
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Prayers for your great loss, and in awe of your recognition of Gods endless love and mercy! Peace be with you brother.
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Dean, my prayers are with you.
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Dean prayers fro you and yours. Cancer is a EVIL no doubt. Thank you Lord Jesus for your Mercy. <><
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Thanks for sharing your story. After spending a few hours with my grandmother this evening, it helped me a little.
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I, TOO, HAVE WALKED THAT TRAIL. IT IS HARD TO SEE THE LIGHT OF FAITH THROUGH THE SMOKE OF HURTING. PEACE TO ALL.
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sorry for your loss death is something we will all face one day thank God that God has made a way to heaven thru Christ and you will see your mother in a perfect body one day God bless Ralph in ga.