Please Pray....

From David@Montreal:

strange how Life works at times
many of us are still reeling under the harsh unfairness of Terri-Lynn's death
our anger at the system she had to suffer, and our concern for her very young son
and to make it even more personal for many of us, there is the cruel irony of dear Doxy suffering the loss of one of her oldest friends with Terri-Lynn's death- literally within days of her joyous marriage to BF
and I've just received a call for prayers for Rosemary- who very much brought Terri-Lynne very much to mind.

the conditions are radically different. Rosemary has a husband who works for the Canadian govt. and of course living in Canada she also has the extraordinary benefits of our National Medicare system.
that said, she is the mother of two young sons, whose treated breast cancer set off wide-spread cancer in the lymphatic system, and yesterday they dicovered the first tumor on her brain. and yet, my dear sister Jennifer who is supporting her, tells me that Rosemary is a picture of almost a perfet picture of health- the last person one would expect to be told they have only three months life to live.
Rosemary still has a couple more weeks of chemo ahead of her, and then they want her to have a full course of radiation therapy- a treatment schedule which to my mind at least could seem to contradict the life prognosis.
So prayers for Rosemary, her heroic husband and her two young sons please.

i'd also beg your continued prayers for my very dear cousin Frank and his heroic wife Carol; Frank's battling his lekemia with genetic therapy and now c-difficile.
prayers for our Jane who is buzzing up to Boston and then to Halifax
prayers for my neighbour Robert, battling lukemia with radiotherapy
prayers for a certain cherised sister in St. Louis, and William: both of whom have some discernment ongoing
prayers for John & Mary, and John's sister our beloved Elizabeth and her spouse Barbara, who are all dealing with the reality of John's alzheimer's diagnosis
I might also suggest thanksgiving for the radiant example of our dear Doxy and BF- who so recently reminded us of the radiant beauty, generosity and grace of true love

thank-you my giants of prayer and pratice- living blessings each one of you

love always- always Love