My son just emailed me a message from the daughter of my dear friend, Arlene, from Bakersfield, Cal. Arlene has been fighting cancer for the past four years or longer. It started out as colon cancer.....she won round one, but it returned a few months later......when I found out about my CML, it drew her and I even closer and we constantly emailed each other with updates and prayer requests. She knew how much I feared the dreaded BMB's and constant blood tests (my fear of needles), so she would find out the exact times of the tests & pray for me.
A couple of months ago, the last time I heard from her, she mentioned something about them wanting to do a bone scan as they thought the cancer might have gone to the bone........I wanted to call her to learn more, but couldn't find her number. I did not realize how bad she was until this morning. The message from the daughter said it had reached her lungs & that they were going to remove the breathing tube today. She can not live without it. My heart is broken.......but, I am glad that she will no longer have to suffer with chemo treatments & the constant fight to live. She is younger than me......somewhere in her late forties, has two grown children & one young grandson (around 1 year old). Please remember the Reed family today in your prayers.......it will be hard, I'm certain. I ask for your prayers as well.......even though she and I only met one time about eight years ago, God gave us a connection & we became fast friends using email & cards......I am grieving for my lost buddy & co-fighter. Thank you all, Suzieq --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
