Prayer works... thanks for being there for me...

Kate

Subj: More Results

Date: 8/31/2004 4:02:58 PM Eastern Standard Time

Final results... it is Burkitts Lymphona... "fairly aggressive"... My niece, Beth, got me an appointment with Dr. Bumpous tomorrow morning at 8:30 am... she did what my oral surgeon could not... Beth works at the Brown Cancer Center... talk about God at work... things are moving pretty fast... My oral surgeon gave me 2 names of drs one in Nebraska and the other in Manhattan, who are specialist with this kind of cancer... it is kind of rare... leave it to me to get something rare... They still don't know the stage it is in... Please pray for all concerned... I will be okay... not sure what I have to go thru to get to the okay part...

Love ya all

Kate

Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 9:51 AM

Subject: Kate's Saga

Just got back from the Ear, Nose, Throat Surgeon... Dr. Bumpous... nice, nice man! It is Burkitts Lymphoma... go tomorrow or Fri morning to University Hos. for a c-scan and blood work... they now need to find out what stage it is in... Asking for prayers for the earliest stage... then Friday we will meet with Dr Bumpous, and three other Dr.'s to decide what the next step is... I was sitting at the computer yesterday and all of a sudden a thought hit me... "Okay, ol' girl let's see what your made of." People have been put right in place for the last week and things have moved along quickly... that's God on the move... I am just selfish enough to believe that He put my niece at work at Brown because He knew I would need her... Isn't He awesome? He loves us soooo much and it is times like this that I just need to ground myself in that trust... George and Ray are doing much better today and so am I... I have kicked into the fight mode... let's just do it and get it over with... I yesterday getting things in place... like I am when I am trying to collect money that someone owes us in the business... That "junk-yard dog" go and get it... shouldn't surprise me... that's my gene pool... and God at work again... That's all I know today... Keep us in your prayers and we will do the same here...

Love ya

Kate

Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 7:19 AM

Subject: Kate's Saga #2

Some good news yesterday! The pathology report shows that my form of Burkitts is not the rapid growing type... Not sure if that means like driving on the Louisville Speedway track instead of the Daytona 500 but I am taking that as good news...

Had a tough night last night... that 'delicious' tropical fruit ct-scan cocktail I had to drink made me nauseous all night and I've still got a bottle to drink this morning... :-( A little discouraged this morning thinking this is only the beginning of being uncomfortable.. and then I read my Daily Devotion... And once again... the Holy Spirit whispered in my ear... take courage the real Healer is always on the job no matter where you are or what you feel...

A few weeks ago Gavin and I were sitting on the deck together... I was reading and he was drawing pictures on the deck with outdoor chalk... he was drawing and talking by my chair and I was not paying attention... he finally said, "Granny when I get finished with my picture you can look at it and tell me how wonderful it is." That came to my mind yesterday and I know how he feels... when I get finished with this 'picture' you can tell God how wonderful it is...

Tomorrow is the big meeting at the Brown Cancer Center to see what todays tests reveal and what the plan for treatment will be and where... it is at 1:00... let you know how it goes...

Have a blessed day and love where you are right now...

Talk to you later

Kate

PS Again, thank you for prayers and for all the emails they help so much right now... talking and writing about it helps... thanks for being there...

Faith Mixed With Doubt

Read: Psalm 42

Why are you cast down, O my soul? . . . Hope in God; for I shall yet praise Him. �Psalm 42:11

Bible In One Year: Psalms 137-139; 1 Corinthians 13

Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 6:52 AM

Subject: Kate's Saga #3

WOW! This is my online Devotion this morning... Think perhaps it's another God "thing"? thought I would share it with all of you... if these emails get to be too much or too melodramatic... just let me know... I understand... I get a little sick of hearing myself...

Meeting today at 2:00... Meeting with Dr Spanos... he is the Director of Radiology at Brown... and 3 other Doctors... and then a meeting with Dr. Miller (the Chief Staff at Brown) sometime after that...

Have a blessed day and love where you are...

Love you all

Kate

Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 10:54 PM

Subject: Kate's Saga #4

Lots happened today... The last result is that it is not Burkitt's but Burkitt's "Like"... meaning it is not as aggressive... but it is aggressive... they are going to do a bone marrow Tuesday at 8:00 am at Brown, a port Wed at 9:00 and a pet scan sometime this coming week... it is still localized ... not in the lymph nodes... but since it is so aggressive I can't wait too long to start treatment... they are going to send my 'stuff' to New York to let Dr Straus look over everything and see what they think at Sloan Kettering... so I still could be going to New York... but will probably start treatment in the next week or so... the plan is: 4 cycles of chemo... every 3 weeks for 5 days I will go to the Brown Cancer Center for the chemo and take pills at home... Dr Phupalam said that I probably will not be sick but I will be VERY open to infections for the first 10 days following the 5 chemo days... so I will be taking a leave from Weight Watchers... did not know hard that was going to be until I started getting other leaders to sub for me... meetings and members have been such a big part of my life and my passion for so many years... it's like giving up a child... but so far the leaders who have agreed to sub are wonderful leaders and I feel good about that... I will have to be extra careful around my grandchildren also, you know kids get sick all the time... she said I would have to take my temperature and if it goes over 100.5, I have to call them... after chemo I will have radiation also... So it will be a busy 3 months or 4... When we got to the Brown Cancer Center our neighbors son-in-law works there also... Skip was fantastic to us all... very caring... walking with me to the various departments... just over and above to make us feel more comfortable... what a blessing... of course, my niece Beth was there also and took great notes for me too... they are very much appreciated and full of grace... but it didn't stop there... Beth set up a meeting with Dr. Miller (the Chief of Staff at Brown) and low and behold his secretary (who was instrumental in getting into Dr. Bumpous office Wed) used to go to the meeting I lead at Bardstown Square on Saturday mornings... small world, huh? Or what I choose to believe God at work... placing all the pieces together to make His plan a success and a blessing... what Satan means for harm... God turns into Good... don't you know Satan just hates that... Satan doesn't care about me or having me but he cares about getting back at God... so what is the best way to do that? Harm one of His children... I don't know about you but someone can hurt me but there is no fury like the one if you harm my child... God put all these blessings in our day today but we had to recognize them and thank Him... I was soooo afraid when I got into the exam room... it was just George and I and I wanted to just run... I just felt like I couldn't do it... I started to cry and it felt like panic... then I remembered I had made a copy of Psalm 91 and Psalm 121... I started reading them out loud and asked George to pray with me and a calm came and stayed... Phil 4:13 was proved true to me once again... "I can do everything through Him who gives me strength." It's getting late and I am going to work my three meetings tomorrow... Could be my last ones for awhile...

Thank you all again for the love, care, prayers and support...

Will talk to you later

God Bless You

Kate

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