On 1/18/2008
Hope4ever wrote:
I am so happy to know that someone out there is beating the odds. Im going through it with my mother. everything was fine so far but now the ascites have cancer cells in them and today at 11 am i have an appointment with city of hope to see what there treatment plans would be. next week we have three more opinions to go to before i let her own dr. know what we want to do. im praying every moment of the day. i have made promises to god and have been going to church for the past year every sunday, but i will not give up maybe this is god trying to see if he would throw some hard time in front of me would i stop loving him, no i'll get closer and closer until he answers my prayers. Can you please tell me in california, where did you take her. who was her dr. I hope you and her have many wonderful long years together.
take care. and thank you for your story
Hello. Your story brought back many memories to me. Just like you, we both made promises to God and begged him for the chance to make good on them. Today, I am also praying for good news for you and your mother. So know this. . .when the both of you are at the appointment today, extra prayers are being delivered her way. I totally feel you about everything you posted about God. He tested my faith many times during this ordeal and sadly, I failed one. But, I prayed to God and he got the anger out of my heart and forgave me. That's a long story too, but my point is Never stop the prayers and believing that it is already being done for you. God is always testing us and so many people don't even know it.
Anyway, let me tell you and everyone else where we went and had this amazing surgery. If you go to California, you must try the USC/ Norris Cancer Hospital. 1441 Eastlake Avenue, Los Angeles, CA. 90033. The name of the talented surgeon that constructed her new stomach(small intestine) is Dr. Silberman and let me tell you, his attention to detail and compassion is truly a God given talent and heart. I just spoke with him yesterday and he is an Angel to us. I'm sure he will never forget us either.