Everything just went wrong!!!!

[Muffy]

Sending heartfelt thoughts and prayers now.

Muffy

 

[cindala]

I'm so sorry to hear of all your heartaches! Just hang in there and wait until more information is on the table before you decide to cancel.

 

[trracers]

Thoughts and prayers to you from East Tennessee.

 

[kinggoofy]

Our prayers are with you. Oddly enough, we are in a similar predictament with a family member NOT as close as you would be with your sister or mother.

A cousin of mine was diagnosed with a Grade IV brain tumor on May 30th. The name of the tumor is "glioblastoma multiforme" . It is the worst brain tumor anyone can have. He was taken off ALL treatments as of July 18th as the tumor kept growing back even with the treatments.

He began Hospice care on July 19th. I have visited him a few times and will go again this weekend. Although he seems to look "okay" considering the situation, his expected time remaining is 54 to 65 weeks. ( I found this info. out on the internet. )

We leave on the 14th and I will go visit him once more this weekend before we leave.

We have played out several scenarios . If he passed BEFORE we left, we would just cut off a few days at the beginning of our trip to be here for the wake and funeral. If it happened while we were in WDW , then we would just have to come back.

However, by the looks of him and by doing some research on the internet, it appears he will be okay for awhile yet.

Our mentality is, we are going ahead with our preparations for our vacation. You cannot make any plans on the basis of "anticipation." (I.E...."we are canceling our plans because we expect someone to pass away.") If something changes between now and then ...we would "adjust".

This being said...this is a cousin of mine and not a sister. You tend to be closer to your brothers & sisters than cousins.

Your heart will tell you what to do as it has for us.

Hang in there !

 

[Tinkbell]

Sending prayers out to your family.

 

[KIMHELMS99]

Just wanted to tell you that you and your family will be in our thoughts and prayers.

 

[robinb]

Originally posted by heart4pooh
Thank you and please keep praying for my family. I'm the only Christian in the bunch and I don't know how non Christians get through this on their own...

The same as Christians ... one day at a time . {{hugs}} and PD to you and your family.

 

[Disneymoon04]

I'm so sorry.... that's a lot of bad news to handle and things can only get better from here! I think you should keep the trip. Spend as much time as possible with your sister before and after the trip, but for yours, your son and your mothers sanity a break is the best thing for you. {{{HUGS to you and your family}}}

 

[nuts4sn00py]

1st: prayers to you & your family..I will keep you all in my thoughts...2nd: cancelling your trip will not change the situation. My mom was dianosed with Colon cancer in January & I had Melanoma in May. My DH & I went to Disney for our 10th wedding anniversary right after my surgery for the Melanoma. It wasn't easy (I had it on my lower leg), but it would have upset my Mom more if we didn't go. My mother was truly my best friend. She lost her battle with Cancer 7/17/03. We had our block party on 7/19...she always loved it & wouldn't have wanted us to cancel...my kids are 8 & 9 & so looook foward to the street being closed & all the games. My point is, what will be will be. Go enjoy your trip & it might help to take your mind off things, plus since your family is already in FL you will be close by. I really hope your sister takes you up on your offer (if she is well enough to) & joins you & your mom in Disney. I wish my mom would have come with me when I asked her, it's the one place she always wanted to go to, & she never got there. Keep us updated & remember: Prayers work miracles! Kathy

 

[heart4pooh]

Thank you all so much for your kind thoughts and prayers. It has been a difficult day. When I woke Mikey up this morning and told him we had to hurry up (I let him sleep in) he asked if he could sleep on the plane. I told him we weren't going on a plane. He said "Where are we going?" I told him to his babysitter's. He started to cry and said he thought today was the day we were going to Disney!!!! We have been marking off a countdown calendar since his birthday and he knows it is in two weeks! I got choked up and decided then and there we weren't going to cancel. I later relayed this to my mom. I just got to the plane part and she said no matter what she was going to make sure he gets there, whether she makes it or not. She said it came up in a conversation, before I called, with my sister and my sister said she wanted my mom to go too. I told my mom to let Judi know that if she is any way up to going (waiting for test results or whatever...) she is more than welcome and I would come back every afternoon to the resort so she could spend time with Mikey.
She has only spent a day in a half with him since he was born!!!!
The tumor on her lung is 3"x1" and the three tumors in her brain are golf ball size with several smaller ones also. I don't know much yet about brain tumors but it doesn't sound good to me. I spoke with a doctor friend and he gave me the name of two hospitals that specialize in melanoma. We all live one day at a time, but since I've become a Christian I have hope I didn't have before and strength from deep within. Its just my life's experience. Already I have asked God to forgive me for any pain I have caused in our relationship. And the pain our pettiness (at the time I felt so justified!) that our relationship has caused my parents. And instead of feeling defiant about trying again to have a relationship, all I feel for my sister is pure love and compassion. Thanks again for the pixie dust and prayers.

 

[sarahandhannahsmom]

Please know that you and your family will be in my prayers. I am so sorry.

 

[PRINCESS VIJA]

I too will pray for you. Your post about your son waking up and crying had me in tears. Keep us posted.

 

[hulabird]

I will say a special prayer tonight for you and your family, remember when a lot of people are praying together, wonderful results can occur. Hang in there and know that you have many people praying for you!

 

[heart4pooh]

I just wanted to update anybody who is wondering what is going on. I noticed that there were over 2000 views to my thread. That is amazing to me! Thanks again for all the prayers and pixie dust!!! The biopsy came back as melanoma. Not a surprise, but devastating once again. My other sister has ordered information from a website called canhelp.com. Does anybody have information about this site? She hopes its not a rip off. Time is of the essence and they supposedly have lots of information that might otherwise take a while to gather. She is going to AD Anderson (?) cancer center in Orlando next week to see what her options are. She left the hospital this afternoon and wants to go to a pool tournament her boyfriend is in tonight and try to have a 'normal' weekend. BTW, I called Happy Limo to pick us up from the airport for our WDW trip. I asked what their cancellation policy was since I don't know what might happen in the next two weeks. At the end of placing my reservation he said he would put down for an upgrade to a limo if it were available. I never even mentioned that my sister might try and come. I explained to him that there is a good chance my sister wasn't going to be able to come and though kind, it wasn't neccessary. He said that that's what he wanted to do for our family even if she didn't come! I'll write more when I know more. Thanks again everyone. Life is precious. Go hug someone and tell them that you love them.