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I'll tag on more prayers for you and your family during this time. My dad went through colon cancer, and he went through the same surgery.  He's been cancer free for 5 years and he still has to get testing.

 My advice I give to you, is to keep praying. Cancer is an ugly disease, but at the same time you're living through this obstacle. Please don't concentrate on this disease as dying. 

As a daughter to a father, if you're scared, we're scared. If you feel like you are dying, we feel like you are giving up. When your father is your rock, it is miserable to see him (or anyone) have to face what you are right now. But, my father has always taught me to think positive, be strong for my mom and sisters, and to enjoy life. Enjoy living.

 Some people are given 2 weeks, some people are taken at 2 years old. Remember to enjoy every breathe you take. Even when you are scared and want to curse this email. People are praying for you, even complete strangers. But the power of your own positive thinking will take you places you never thought you could get to.

They gave my uncle 2 months with brain/liver cancer. He is still alive, 12 years later. They gave my father the title of colon cancer, he went through the surgery, recovery, chemo and is still in testing each month. We don't know what lies ahead, but we don't live as if he's dying, we take each day as a gift and just ask God for one more at a time.

 Don't feel like you're alone. 

Bobbygene,

I had colon cancer at age 40 and was expected to live a maximum of 3 years.  Guess what, that was 16 years ago and I have not had a problem with colon cancer since.  There are always exceptions (miracles) to the statistics, and therein lies our hope.  I was an exception and you can be one, too.

Lynn

On 6/19/2008 2ndtimer wrote:

Bobbygene,

I had colon cancer at age 40 and was expected to live a maximum of 3 years.  Guess what, that was 16 years ago and I have not had a problem with colon cancer since.  There are always exceptions (miracles) to the statistics, and therein lies our hope.  I was an exception and you can be one, too.

Lynn

Praise God for your healing. Some ppl arent as lucky as you are. Im so glad for you. The drs arent miracle workers and they dont know the real answers. they arent GOD. the drs say one thing but see GOD has a plan for us all and whatever happens to us is what is in the plan, not mans plansbut GOD"S. 

On 6/19/2008 caringperson wrote:

 

On 6/19/2008 2ndtimer wrote:

Bobbygene,

I had colon cancer at age 40 and was expected to live a maximum of 3 years.  Guess what, that was 16 years ago and I have not had a problem with colon cancer since.  There are always exceptions (miracles) to the statistics, and therein lies our hope.  I was an exception and you can be one, too.

Lynn

Praise God for your healing. Some ppl arent as lucky as you are. Im so glad for you. The drs arent miracle workers and they dont know the real answers. they arent GOD. the drs say one thing but see GOD has a plan for us all and whatever happens to us is what is in the plan, not mans plansbut GOD"S. 

Hi Caringperson,

You are right.  I was lucky and God got me through it.  Unfortunately, I had small bowel cancer 2 years ago (not related to my colon cancer of 16 years ago) and am scheduled for more surgery next week to remove an "unknown" from my small bowel.  Praying that it isn't cancer again.  Thanks for writing.

Lynn 

Hi,

I love how so many post their good news here.  Notice all the many people who were told they had a certain amount of months left to live and are still here several years later!  I was dx'd w/ stage 4 rectal cancer (mets to liver and lungs) in Aug. '07 & my husband was told I might not be here by Christmas.  I'm now considered to be in remission!!  I wish I knew the answer to your question about why God heals some people and not others.  I guess we'll never know the answer to that.  I struggled with that myself and wondered why I should think I was deserving of being healed when others hadn't been.  My thoughts were lead to the Bible story of the woman who had bled for years and was healed when she touched Jesus' robe as he walked by.  What struck me, was that Jesus didn't turn and say to her "who do you think you are?!"  Not at all- she was healed.  I then believed that God would never condemn me for asking to be healed.  I don't know the why, but I was given a miracle!  I just had liver resection 4 weeks ago & now am considered in remission (although have to get scanned every 3 mos. for a while, of course- maybe the rest of my life).  Giving credit to my doctor, he never told me I had a certain short time left to live.  I wish he hadn't told my husband, as my husband carried that burden for a while.  But since he didn't tell me, I just kept believing and thinking positively that I was NOT going to be one of those lousy statistics and that I knew of other people who had gotten well and so would I!  I HAD to- mom of 3 kids, etc.  I prayed for peace and positive attitude- that was my gift from God too, as it isn't really my normal personality to be so strong and positive- but everyoe around me said I was.  I kept saying it was God.  Blessings to you- you can and will get well!!

Lisa