Sending Positive Thoughts for Max and Grandma's Health Journey

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This thread centers around a participant's request for positive thoughts and prayers for two individuals facing health challenges: a young boy named Max undergoing heart surgery and the participant's grandmother, who is dealing with a serious health diagnosis. Participants express their support through prayers and share personal experiences related to health and family.

Discussion Character

  • Anecdotal
  • Opinion-based

Main Points Raised

  • One participant shares their concern for Max, a 3-year-old with a heart defect who is scheduled for surgery.
  • Another participant expresses deep affection for their grandmother, who is facing a potential lymphoma diagnosis.
  • Several participants offer prayers and support for both Max and the grandmother.
  • One participant recounts a similar experience with their grandfather, emphasizing the importance of family connections during health crises.
  • Another participant shares their own health challenges, drawing parallels to the experiences being discussed.
  • Updates are provided regarding Max's successful surgery and the grandmother's ongoing health issues, including a diagnosis of Stage III Large B-Cell Lymphoma.
  • Some participants reflect on the emotional toll of dealing with serious illness in loved ones.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

There is a general agreement among participants in expressing support and sending prayers for both Max and the grandmother. However, views differ regarding the emotional impact of the health challenges faced by the grandmother, particularly concerning her diagnosis and treatment.

Contextual Notes

The thread reflects a community's response to personal health struggles, highlighting the emotional connections and shared experiences among participants. The discussions are rooted in personal anecdotes and expressions of empathy.

Who May Find This Useful

This thread may resonate with members of the consultant community who have experienced similar health challenges within their families or who seek to offer support to others in difficult times.

Jean DeVries
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OK, they're small requests, but big impact.

First, for my little buddy Max. Max is the son of one of my friends from high school. I hung out with her family, still see her all the time (in fact, tonight at book club), and we've been friends forever. Max is 3, and was born with an atrial septum defect - in other words, the walls of his heart didn't form all the way. He's having open heart surgery on Friday at UofM hospital. I'm sure he'll be fine, but a little shout up to the deity of your choice would be appreciated.

The second is for my grandma. She's the light of my life. We've always been really close. She's 88, but you'd never know it...she lives on her own, is pretty healthy for someone that age, and has all of her mental faculties. She hasn't been feeling well, and had a CT scan last week. It came back showing a mass in the lymph nodes near her liver. They think she may have lymphoma or another malignancy. She's scheduled for a needle biopsy on Thursday. Pray that it's something innocuous like an infection. I don't think we're gonna catch a break on this one, though, and it's making me incredibly sad. I don't know what I'll do without my grammy!

Thanks everyone. You're the best!
 
They'll be in my prayers.
 
Jean...prayers said!
 
Prayers being said Jean.
 
Prayers for you, Max and Grammy!
 
Prayers for you all.
 
Prayers Coming Your Way! Keep Us Posted!
 
Sorry to hear this.:( I'll be sending some prayers your way.
 
Prayers Prayers Prayers.........................
 
Sending prayers.
 
Jean, I will certainly pray for little Max- It breaks my heart when I hear of little munchkins being ill.

I will also pray for your Grammy! I had a similar relationship with my grandfather who passed away when I was 15. I threatened to hijack my way to New Mexico from MN if my parents didn't find a way to get me to his funeral. We were incredibly close, even for being so far away... I pray that God will take that mass away and they won't even find anything and will have to go and clean their CAT scan machine! :)

Blessings to you and prayers for you as well as you go through this period of uncertainty!
 
bumping for more prayer warriors to see. :)
 
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OK, Grammy had the biopsy today. Came through that with flying colors. Even got a big lunch, and ate it. (She hasn't eaten much lately...no appetite.) The same hospital that fed her pork, mashed potatoes, and strawberry shortcake after her biopsy is the same one that just gave me crackers after my surgery that I hadn't eaten for 15 hours before :)

We won't know the biopsy results for a week. Sheesh, why do these things take so freaking long? Don't they know us Gen-X'ers don't like to wait for anything?

OK, I've tried to attach a pic of little Max. His surgery is tomorrow in the 11:30 ish hour. Keep him in your prayers please.
 

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Praying for all concerned.
 
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Thanks to all of you prayer warriors!

Max's surgery went well, and in fact, less than 72 hours after having open heart surgery, he is back home in Holland, trying very hard to not get jostled by his three brothers.

Thanks again everyone! I know his parents appreciated it!
 
What a cutie... kinda got that Dennis the Menace look to him, which makes me want to pick him up and sqeeze him!
 
Jean...good news on both fronts! Thanks for the updates!
 
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OK, into life a little rain must fall...

Grammy's biopsy came back positive for lymphoma. We don't know what kind, or anything yet. She meets with the oncologist next week. He said they wouldn't do surgery, but it was treatable with chemo. I'm hoping that's positive news.

Thanks for all of your prayers!
 
Sorry to hear about Grammy. I know you were expecting a different outcome. At least you know what you are dealing with and that it is treatable... AND this rain isn't going to flood your basement (and, by the way, how is that repair going?)
 
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katie0128 said:
Sorry to hear about Grammy. I know you were expecting a different outcome. At least you know what you are dealing with and that it is treatable... AND this rain isn't going to flood your basement (and, by the way, how is that repair going?)
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Just finished it yesterday. Dug out the egresses, laid down new gravel, and put gunk in the cracks in the railroad ties so water won't come in.

It wasn't fun, but a friend of mine was up from West Virginia, and he handled everything. He's so cool.....
 
Sending prayers your way, Jean! :)
 
Sorry to hear about Grammy ~ prayers coming her way...

Prayers for Max too...
 
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So weirdest thing.....

Grammy went to see the oncologist today. He started going down the list of symptoms to check and see which ones she had. She had none. Then he tried to feel around and feel the lymph nodes that were swollen (that her other doctor had felt which prompted the CT scan that found the mass that was biopsied as lymphoma), and he couldn't find any of them. He called my grandma a "mystery woman." The biopsy definitely showed B cell non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, but she has absolutely no symptoms anymore whatsoever. She has to go for more tests next week. She's convinced, however, that the stomach pain she had (which started this whole thing) was the good Lord telling her to get to the doctor for tests. Otherwise we'd have never known she had lymphoma, since she has no other symptoms.

Other sad news...my great uncle died today. And my parents (it's my dad's uncle) are in Chicago on vacation. They'll be home tomorrow, but it's their wedding anniversary, so I didn't call them to tell them. They'll be home in time for the funeral anyway, they'll have had a nice trip, and my uncle's circumstances won't have changed tomorrow.

Thursday I go under the knife (well, stick-y thing with a camera on the end of it) for what is, I hope, the last time. The ovary and fallopian tube are comin' out. And if I have any more pain, I'm just gonna start ripping out organs one by one until it goes away. Yeesh.
 
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Re: Two small requests-UpdateHey all,

Can you throw a few prayers up for Grammy? She found out she has Stage III Large B-Cell Lymphoma. That's not the bad part (I mean, it's bad, but it's treatable).

She had her first chemo treatment last Thursday. She did really well, and didn't get sick right afterwards. Her sugar was REALLY high (367) over the weekend, but it was because of the Prednisone. She stressed out about that. She went to the hospital on Sunday night because she had burning and tightness in her chest, but she was fine.

Now she's developed thrush in her mouth, a sore throat, and she's not eating. Today she had to go in for fluids, she's lost like 8 pounds, and she seems to have lost her spunk. I think she thinks because it's Stage III, she's gonna keel over right away and there's no point in trying. She's scared by the Stage III thing.

It's all very stressful, on her, me, my mom, aunt & uncle. Prayers would be appreciated.

Thanks!
 
Lifting her up in prayer right now, Jean. And you & your whole family.
 
Sending up prayers for your family!
 
I will be praying for your little friend and your grandma. If I have one word of advise for you, it's to spend as much time with her as you can. My mawmaw died in March (89 yrs old). She was fine one day and the next, she fell and broker her hip and never recovered. I am telling you this because I wish I had her here today to hug, talk to, squeeze her hand and spend time with. I miss her so very much. My heart is still broken. Please don't take every day for granite like I did. It doesn't help that as I write this, I'm bawling and my little boy is yelling at the top of his lungs, "Jesus, MawMaw". LOL bless his heart. He's so young. He thinks she's somewhere up there with Jesus and the airplanes. I keep trying to tell him that she's in Heaven, but he still says "mawmaw and the airplanes". LOL. Anyways, not meaning to hijack, but I just wish for you to spend as much time with her as you can. I will definately keep you and her and the little boy in my prayers.
 
I'll add Grammy to my prayers.
 
Additional prayers coming, Jean!
 
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