Advanced Prostate Cancer

My Friends,

As a minister's daughter, I can relate. You two are the ones everyone else has leaned on all these years. Your congregation and then some. You have been the strong ones 24 hours a day, each and every year. When something like this happens, it's very hard to reach out to those folks in return.

My heart goes out to you and your wife. A brother of my new sister-in-law was recently diagnosed with a PSA count of 500+ (with spreading) at the age of 78. The first doctor told him he had three weeks to live and they placed him in hospice care. BUT, the next doctor did testing and decreed him fine for at least another five years, if not longer. He's home, enjoying life again and feeling great. (I do not know what treatments he is undergoing, as yet.)

There IS hope - as many others on here will tell you, too.

Dear Sick Friends,

No one should have to receive the diagnosis that you have, and yet now it is here. All of us are deeply touched by your story, and wish with all our hearts we could make it vanish. What we can and will do is offer our prayers, and keep you both in our thoughts. The most powerful tool we have is our faith and trust in the All Might without it we are nothing.

Please take comfort knowing that we are here for both of you.

Glen

Dear Sick

I am so sorry to read of your prognosis. It shook me up terribly to read your post. Faith has gotten you this far what with your wifes and your situation. Do not lose that faith. As you, being a man of god knows, the Lord works in mysterious ways. Rely on hm in your time of need. I will include you in my prayers. The best of luck to you.

Dear Pastor....   Take heart with what GreenAcres has mentioned above.  MIRACLES DO HAPPEN... and TimG is right about advanced medical treatment for Prostate Cancer…   It is time to ask for strength from others to help you during this time.  Please reach out to your family, friends, neighbors, and YOUR HIGHER POWER.   They can and will help you!!   You will soon know that you are being carried in powerful arms.   You need help for your wife at this time so you can concentrate on you….   Being there for her… means you need to take time for you and your diagnosis.   HOSPICE is a group whose goal is to “enable patients to carry on an alert , pain-free life and to manage other symptoms,” so their days “may be spent with dignity and and quality at home or in a home-like setting.”   I typed in nho.org and found a directory to type in my zip code…. And it showed my local organization phone & location…   We are here for you!!!   Sometimes just being able to “ramble” as some call it… really helps.   That rambling will help others… and it will truly make “us” appreciate what we have at this very moment in time.   Thank you for sharing your story…. Buddy & I will keep you extra close in our thoughts and prayers.    "GOD Bless You" ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~   It's a little prayer GOD Bless You "... but it means so much each day, It means may angels guard you and guide you on your way.  ~author unknown~ mama bluebird ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~  ~ Buddy 53 RRP April 3, 2006 PSA 4.6 Gleason 3+3=6 T2a Confined to Prostate June 29th PSA Less than 0.1 Non-detectable  Post Edited (bluebird) : 9/8/2006 6:00:34 PM (GMT-6)