In need of prayers

[jlbear21]

My mother has been through a lot in her life, let me start out by saying that. Her and I communicate via text/email when we're not able to be on the phone since we're 1,200 miles away from each other now... well she emailed me last night to let me know she wasn't feeling well (something about her IBS). This morning around 7:30 I got a call from my step father that he had taken her in at 5:30 because the pain was so bad she couldn't take it anymore, and this woman has an incredibly high pain tolerance. They were waiting on results from a CT scan from which they said they thought the cause was a hole in her instestine leaking air into her stomach. They did a colonoscopy and then she was sent in for surgery....came out of surgery pretty quickly with the result that they couldn't find anything and her stomach was full of puss - sign of an infection, and that whatever caused her pain was stress induced.

So now we're waiting on the results from her colonoscopy. What I'm worried about, though, is my mother has been a smoker since she was 15, and she is 53 now, so my main concern is cancer.

My mother has been much more than a mother to me, she's been my best friend above all, and she's one of the very few people I would ever risk my life for. So please keep her in your prayers, even if you're not a praying type, please keep her in good thoughts. I want her to be able to watch her grandson (as well as any other grandchildren we give her) grow up and have his own kids. WE all want her around for a very long time.

Thank you in advance.

Definately will keep you guys in our thoughts and prayers..my friend went through this EXACT thing a few months ago oddly. I hope things turn out just fine for her

[jlbear21]

Thank you

[ChristinaDennis]

Ashleigh girl I am soooo sorry! I know my mom means the world to me. I will keep you and your family in my prayers and I will add you to my churches prayer folder. Please keep me updated on how everything goes!!!!!
Just know that God sees the big picture and he is in control!

[Linda Hinkle]

Aw I'm so sorry Ashleigh, I will keep your mom in my thought and prayers I lost my mom to cancer in 2002 we found out she had cancer on Thursday and she died the next day, I miss her so very much. I am praying you get better news than I did I'm sure you are on pins and needles being that far away from her.

(((Hugs))) to you and your family

~Linda

[jlbear21]

Thanks Christina, so glad I can count on you no matter what.

I haven't heard back from my step dad, my mom should be out of recovery by now and hopefully she's getting some sleep, I know she needs it.

Whatever happens, I know I need to step it up and reach out to her even more. My step dad just called me last week asking me to do so.... she's on a depression medication from a few years back when she was forced out of work due to torn rotator cuffs, and due to the meds and her lifestyle, she's gained some weight. Not a lot, but enough to make her quit her medication cold turkey and send her into a loop. My step dad unfortunately has been the one to subconciously blame me for her stress, because I'm so far away, and now that we have my son, she's got more reason to miss me. Luckily, I'm the only one she tells EVERYTHING to, so I know what's really going on.

So, she's been through a lot, and I'm really trying harder than ever to stay positive. I'm touched by those who are reaching out to me and praying for her....I whole heartedly appreciate it.

I have a feeling, that if the worse case scenario happens, I have to take TONS of pictures of Dylan and send them to her, because those pictures just absolutely brighten her day and give her a reason to smile Maybe I can even manage to get a picture of his two front teeth that she's been wanting so bad, and I've been trying so hard to get for her, but little man is just so dang protective of his teeth!

Anyways, I'm going to take this situation as a test of how much positivity I can send out into that universe for my mom. She's a fighter, she's the strongest and absolutely the toughest person I know. And with Dylan, she'll fight even harder.

Who knows, maybe I can convince her to stop smoking, for Dylan's sake.

*Thinking only positive thoughts, the negative ones hurt my head lol.*

[jlbear21]

Yeah, cancer is certainly a concern to me, it has been ever since I can remember. Oddly, I'm not on pins and needles waiting to hear back about her progress so far....I've been freakishly calm throughout the phone calls....I've busted out a tear or two just because I get overwhelmed when people show they do care, I don't why, but that's just one of my quirks.

like I said though, I'm thinking positively. I'm really hoping that this time around, positive thoughts will mean a positive outcome.

Originally Posted by L Hinkle

Aw I'm so sorry Ashleigh, I will keep your mom in my thought and prayers I lost my mom to cancer in 2002 we found out she had cancer on Thursday and she died the next day, I miss her so very much. I am praying you get better news than I did I'm sure you are on pins and needles being that far away from her.

(((Hugs))) to you and your family

~Linda

[CynthiaW]

Hey Ashleigh,

My thought and prayers are DEFINITELY with you and your family. I am a praying person and truly believe in the power of prayer.

Hugs and many, many, blessings to you.

Cynthia

[LauraMP65]

My thoughts and prayers are with you, your mom and family, Ashleigh. Blessings, Laura

[jlbear21]

Just an update... I spoke with my mom a minute ago, she was happy to hear Dylan as impossible as he's been for me today, but otherwise she's in a lot of pain and the morphine isn't doing its job. She hasn't personally spoken to any doctors herself, that's just been my step dad so I've been going by what he has heard from the doctors and surgeon. I'm hoping they run tests to find out for sure what's causing her this pain, I don't want her going home in pain like this at all.....

Ladies, I can't express my gratitude to you all for keeping her in your thoughts and prayers. I've seen the power of prayer move mountains and I'm hoping for the same to happen here.

I'll keep updating as I find out more things....for now, I'm letting her be to rest because it sounds like it hurts just for her to breathe (I can only imagine what it feels like), she said she forgot they took out her appendix. She's been sucking on ice chips, not allowed to have anything to drink yet.

I'm wondering if all the meds she's been on over the years for arthritis, depression and fibromyalgia maybe ate a hole in her intestine or stomach... I don't know. Just playing the guessing game here.

Though I'm not at a stage in my business where I SHOULD be taking days off, I had to today simply to clear my mind and be here for my son who hasn't lent 5 minutes of not yelling. I'll be working on my websites tonight and get some advertising done, otherwise, I'm too worried about her well being to worry about work.