Mingos in the Watah! What in the Wuhld?

[DisMomAmy]

********************************************** Please keep both of these people and those who love them and watch after them in your thoughts and prayers. They need courage to face the days ahead with strength and assurance. Their families need comfort, because this hurts, and it hurts badly. We know that everyone has a time to die, but when we begin to understand that that time is drawing near, we need the support of many people to go through it. Thank you for your prayers for these people that we care for so much.

I'm way behind over here but caught wind of this news & wanted to stop by to let you know I will keep both Aunt Joan & the man from school in my thoughts!

 

[MeMom]

MeMom So sorry to hear about Aunt Joan...just doesn't seem fair or right that she lived through such a horrible accident only to be faced with something much worse. Life throws ya for a loop like that sometimes I guess.

I'll keep her and your friend in my thoughts and prayers.

I think maybe the accident served as a wake-up call, though. Everyone knew what could have happened in an instant. With this, there will be time to prepare and to say proper goodbyes when the time comes. The full diagnosis has not been given yet, so I sure don't mean to jump the gun on the end of life issues, but from all that has been said, this is extremely serious and probably no treatments will do much, if anything, to help. She will be the one to make the decisions about the treatments she wants to endure as she factors in all the things the doctors will tell her on Monday.

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.

MeMom, I will be prying for Aunt Joan. I watched my grammie die of the same thing (stomach/ovarian cancer) and I will be praying for her family too.

I will also be praying for the man with the brain tumor.

So you know what she has been, is, and will be going through.

As for Mike, the friend with the brain tumors - word is that he can barely walk now.

Sending prayers to your family and friend. Knowing someone is dying, especially this time of year is so difficult. Even two months after my friend died, I am still brought to tears, especially when I see her girls, husband or parents. Cancer is just a terrible way to die.

Cancer is an ugly death. I hope that the very smart doctors and researchers in this world can find something that will stop it in the years ahead.

It is always difficult to face the pains, but at a holiday time, when everyone around is even more happy than usual and when family time is so abundant, it is harder to be in a hospital. I remember that it was like the rest of the world was living life, but our lives were like we were on a treadmill. Days and days of visiting the hospital and having people take care of my babies while I went back and forth. I remember that Christmas well, but not for good things.

OH Caren I'm so sorry to hear about your dear friend!! Yes many prayers will be sent for her and her family during this hard and difficult time!

Joan was friend and 'mother' to me when I first came to Tennessee. She has touched the lives of many in so many good ways. She will have many stars in her crown when her time comes to receive it.

I will be praying for Aunt Joan and the man you know with brain cancer. It is devastating. It seems like cancer is everywhere. I deal with it on a regular basis. I just had a dear sweet patient pass away from lung cancer. My job was to help Hospice give her the best medications to make her comfortable. That is as important as anything else I do. I pray that God gives comfort. As you know, my father is ill and we just found out that a close friend has to have triple bypass surgery on Monday. It makes you stop and count your blessings and remember the important things in life.

You deal with this from a whole different perspective, and I don't envy you having to ve the bearer of bad news for the families.

Your dad is in our thoughts and prayers, of course. We will keep your friend in mind on Monday, too. They work wonders with heart issues these days, so we will be confident that all will be well with him.

I'm way behind over here but caught wind of this news & wanted to stop by to let you know I will keep both Aunt Joan & the man from school in my thoughts!

Thanks so much, Amy! All of DIStown is busy right now with kids' shows and activities and grown-up parties and obligations. So glad you had time to stop by for a short visit. Your gingerbread house picture made me smile. What precious children and grandchildren we all have!

 

[frazers mum]

Memom, i just want to say that your two dear friends are in my thoughts and prayers right now.

 

[MeMom]

Mixing some happiness in with the sadness that so many are going through. We know no one who is going through hardships wants the rest of the world around them to be immersed in sadness. They want life to be as normal as possible, and they want the people they love to hang on to all the joys of every day.

All of us here know that some of our greatest joys come from hanging out with Mickey.

Anyone picking up their party goods here this year? Are these free cheapy-type hats and horns, or are there just ones to buy?

I don't know if we'll be in Epcot NYE day, so if you can get a few extras, grab some. If we are there, we will do the same, if they allow it. Jill will be doing our park schedule, so I'm not sure where will be that day.

I had to put the 'bread as big as Bella's head' pictures up.

Who is coming to this?

Yes, Kathy thinks Trent is crazy.

And who can forget this?

Have a Super Saturday, friends! We will be going to Bella's dance recital this evening. Other than that, it will be a day of household chores and getting things put away that I brought home from school. I can now finally give my mind the time to think about the trip and about packing. Luckily, I have plenty of time next week to do that.

 

[oOJulieOo]

Stopping by to say hello.

I'm sorry to hear such sad news coming from your part of the world. I will keep your friends/family in my prayers.

I hope you enjoy Bella's recital. I'm sure it will be just precious!

 

[Megablocks]

So sorry to hear about your aunt Joan. What you said about her reminds me a lot of my great-aunt; she quietly gave and gave and gave and never expected anything back. Definitely will be thinking of her and all of you guys

I of course love all the pictures. We are officially in the teens (18 days!) and it's starting to freak me out a little! I'll be at Charles's brother's on New Years Eve, as always, but I'm going to see if I can get the webcam link to work on my iPhone.

 

[DWGal210]

I'm so sorry about your dear friend, Caren. I'll be praying for her & her family.

And I spy me & my sister in one of those pictures!! That was a fun night. I can't wait to hear all about this years DIS meet!!

 

[micandminforever]

My thouthts and prayer are with your Aunt Joan.

 

[Kgroo]

So sorry for all that Aunt Joan and all of her family are going through. We will absolutely keep her in our thoughts and prayers.

 

[Stringbean&Wingnut]

I'm so sorry to hear about everything your Aunt Joan is going through! I will definitely be sending good thoughts to her and all of you guys!

Have a great time at Bella's recital!

 

[RinkyTinkyTinky]

I will certainly add your prayer requests to my list. The end of life is always difficult no matter what the circumstances are. And even though you know she's going to Heaven and what joys and blessings await her there, it is still hard for those left behind. I've experienced both kinds of death before, the one that comes instantly and the kind that comes with warning. Several of my family members have died slow deaths from cancer, and I had an aunt who shot herself and died immediately. Neither kind of death is easy, but looking back, I would say that I was grateful for the instances where I could say the things I wanted to say and prepare mentally for what was to come. I believe that there is a blessing to be found in everything, and maybe that is yours right now. I hope you spend as much time with her as possible in the coming days and squeeze every ounce of life from the time you have left. I also, hope you can find peace in knowing that she will be completely healed in Heaven and that you WILL see her again. I'll be praying for you too Memom.

 

[Mndisneygirl]

I just had to comment today. Your Christmas pictures bring me such joy and a smile every time - so Thank You. I really needed that today.

I will pray for your Aunt Joan and family as well as the man from school It's terribly sad.
We too are having a sad time. We got word this morning that my MIL passed away. Unexpected for sure. She's been in a nursing home memory care center for about a year but we didn't know anything was really wrong. Don't have a lot of details, but she had previous bypass so her heart could have had something to do with it. I feel awful since we haven't seen her in a while and I had thought about taking a trip to see her next summer. Tentative plans are to wait and have the services after Christmas, so we will have a road trip down to VA. DH is doing okay, I think he knew that she was no longer the same Mom he once had. Ironically his dad passed away right before Christmas too on 12/20/99.

 

[RinkyTinkyTinky]

We too are having a sad time. We got word this morning that my MIL passed away. Unexpected for sure. She's been in a nursing home memory care center for about a year but we didn't know anything was really wrong. Don't have a lot of details, but she had previous bypass so her heart could have had something to do with it. I feel awful since we haven't seen her in a while and I had thought about taking a trip to see her next summer. Tentative plans are to wait and have the services after Christmas, so we will have a road trip down to VA. DH is doing okay, I think he knew that she was no longer the same Mom he once had. Ironically his dad passed away right before Christmas too on 12/20/99.

I'm really sorry to hear that Sheree. It's always harder at Christmas. I'll be praying for your family as well.

 

[Poolrat]

Sorry to hear about Aunt Joan and Mike. Both those families will get extra prayers from me.

So hard when such sadness is felt around the holidays.

 

[Lovemy3babes]

MeMom, many prayers will be said for Aunt Joan. She sounds like a wonderful person to have in your life. Cancer is so sad, so scary. I wish that someday a cure will be found and it will just be a bad memory. Prayers for your friend Mike as well.

I would love for you to pick me up an ornament if it wouldn't be too much trouble. I'm not picky. Just would like it to say 2011. I can send or Paypal you money.

Sheree, I'm so sorry for your loss. We just lost my MIL last month so this year's holidays are tinted with sadness.

 

[momof2TNboys]

Sheree- you are in my prayers also. It is such a difficult time to deal with especially during the holidays.

 

[wigdoutdismom]

Caren, our prayers are with all that are going through sadness due to Aunt Joan's illness. It is such a horrible ordeal, we went through it with my dad until he passed away at home... It was such a sad time.
I'm also praying for the friend that has the brain tumors and his family and friends. We certainly don't understand the reason for this type of suffering but we just have to stay strong.

Sheree, Dave, and girls, I'm very sorry for your loss. Prayers for strength are being sent your way.

 

[Ty's Nonnie]

MeMom and Family, Prayers for your loved one and your friend! I just lost my cousin to cancer last month he was 50 yrs old and had been fighting it for 2 yrs. He was strong in his faith and I know he is visiting with my Dad and my brother in heaven. I lost my brother to brain cancer when he was only 50 and my Dad to lung cancer a few months later. Cancer seems to touch everyone at one time or another doesn't it? Again your family is in our thoughts and prayers.

 

[<3myfamily]

My thoughts and prayers go out to Aunt Joan, Mike, &Sheree and to all their families and friends. Such a horrible thing to go thru, especially at this time of the ear.
I think we need a giant group hug!

 

[punkin413]

I've already emailed you about this but I'm so so sorry to hear about your aunt and you, she and your family will be in my prayers. I hope you're able to find some happiness and comfort this holiday season despite this bad news.

I vividly remember talking to Heather very late on NYE 2009/2010 and she was telling me about Trent and Jarvis dancing on the webcam - I had missed it b/c we were at a friend's house that night. I ended up watching it somehow (maybe on your TR?) and it was so funny. So those pics bring back some memories even though I wasn't there....funny how pictures can do that! And about 9 days later I found out I was expecting my Seth-man....so surreal!