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I imagine that every family has been affected by this disease in one way or another. We, alone have had several friends and family members die because of serious diseases. It hurts.

Some times these things are caused by outside agents. Sometimes, people get involved in lawsuits because of those circumstances. Mesothelioma lawyers help with one specific type of cancer. There are other lawyers for other things.

The workplace can not only be tiring, but dangerous. Chemicals, electricity, machines, and people are all part of that environment. I remember working in Florida at a manufacturing firm that used heavy duty machines, and paint, and chemicals. It was a learning experience. I survived and learned.

Where ever you work, what ever your duties are caution is always advisable. Even in a fast food restaurant there can be dangers. Fryers can splatter, hot liquids spill. It is all part of life.

I just wish that cancer wasn’t. We lost a brother-in-law, an adopted sister, and friends to different types of cancer. None of those were what I’d call easy ways to die. What is so sad is that one of them was avoidable. Lung cancer. All those warnings about cigarettes are not just a lot of hype and hot air. Lung cancer is a very hard way to die.

If you have lost someone, you are not alone.

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I have written about many different things in my blogs. Today, i am going to write about something very serious. This cancer is called mesothelioma. There is a site that talks about it and how it can effect both males and females. This site is called Mesothelioma Help.com.

Any type of cancer is something to be gotten rid of and to fight. This type can effect different areas of the body internally. We recently lost a friend to lung cancer. It is not a peaceful type of death. If you need more information, please click on the above link that I put in my blog for accurate information. It also includes information on different types of treatment.

Please do not play around when it comes to cancer. Yes, many types are treatable and can now be fought. We knew a lady that BEAT colon cancer only to die later with pneumonia. Your health is NO toy.

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Hair today, gone…….MAYBE.

A few months ago I came up with the bright idea of letting my hair grow. I usually keep it around 2 inches long. Why did I do this? I learned about a special charity called LOCKS OF LOVE. If you get your hair cut and the part you cut off is 10 inches or longer, this organization can use the hair to make wigs for children that have diseases and are bald because of medical treatments.

It sounded like an easy way to help at the time. I mean, my hair will grow no matter what right now, and instead of throwing it away, it could be used for good things. Boy, I had forgotten what it is like to have that much hair on my head. It has gotten to the point that it now drives me crazy. Thank God for rubber bands. There is only one thing that I wish for right now. I want my hair to grow faster ! After it is long enough, I can cut it and stop the insanity. Sometimes, I feel almost like cousin It from the Adams family. I am not covered in hair, it just feels like it. Humph. :/

Any way, the words children and cancer should never be in the same sentence, but it happens. There are other diseases that can cause baldness and make those kids feel out of place. If you have long hair, and don’t want to just throw it all away, check out Locks of Love. Anything which will help these kids to feel as normal as possible is wonderful.:)

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I love to do arts and crafts of many different types. I have created beaded bracelets, dream catchers (only cause I think they look neat), afghans, toboggans, necklaces, shirts, skirts, quilts, and other assorted folderol, too.

The reason why I am bringing this up is because Scott & White Hospital which is near by in Temple, Texas, is also a cancer hospital. A while past I crocheted some toboggans ( aka ski hats) and donated them for the people going through chemotherapy. Chemo will take away that person’s strength, and make them susceptible to getting easily chilled. Well, people going through Dialysis also have that problem.

The costs of those life saving treatments can be very prohibitive to a person’s wallet. It might not be much, but little things can also give someone heart to keep trying and fighting their illness. If you like to make things and then wonder what to do with them, giving to help someone else might add to your enjoyment.

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This past week has been hard. Some parts of it have been good. Our long time friend had been sick in the Hospital. He was dying in the VA Hospice unit near where we live. He had lung cancer that had spread through out his entire body.

His name was James Raymond Moore and he passed away yesterday at 4 am. He had been in a lot of pain. The nurses were really gentle with him and tried to help him to escape the pain. He was having trouble breathing and each breath was a fight for him. I am very sad to loose him but, he is now no longer hurting. He loved the Lord Jesus very much, so I know that he is now in a better place. He has family but we have no idea how to locate them. He had a lot of nick-names: Jesse, Two Moons, Sonny. A half brother called Ronald and a niece called Gail. We are feeling two things right now. Sorrow for his loss, and relief for him that he no longer hurts and is in pain.

I still cry because I miss him, though. However, I wouldn’t want him to continue to suffer.

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We were able to see Jess yesterday. We were there for a number of hous. He did not look like the man we are used to seeing anymore.

The VA hospice unit where he is staying is doing what they can to help him be comfortable. Well, as comfortable as is possible when someone is dying. They do not have an abundance of workers to help. They could also use donations of items for the patients to have things to do.

It hurts to see someone that we care about slowly dying, with no way to make them better. Jess goes by a lot of names. Some of his names are nick-names. When it comes right down to it, he is just ‘Bro” to my husband and myself. If you know someone who is in hospice, or you have puzzles, craft items, books, and other things, they could all be used to help ease the time of those who are sick.

If you know someone who needs hospice care, there is an organization that can help.
Hospice Net.org is one such organization.

Remember that people in hospice are still people, with feelings, emotions. They feel pain, get scared, get bored just like we all do.

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My husband and I are concerned for our brother. He is in the Dallas VA in the TCUB. He has cancer, congestive heart failure, and blood clots. he says that he hasn’t been getting straight answers from any one. He is also concerned that the man he had been renting from was ripping him off.

The man has claimed Sonny’s van and his pets as his own. He claims that Jesse gave him the van, then he claims that he bought it, then he claims that it was traded for a motorcycle, then he claims that it doesn’t run. We can’t get a straight answer from him in any way shape or form. Prayers are needed.

Please pray for: James Moore (aka Jesse Two Moons)

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I know at least two ladies going through something I can’t imagine. Actually, I know three, four and more. One lady has a daughter with Leigh’s Disease. The daughter is only five years old. She may never live to see twelve. Her mother gives her love and tries to find things to make her daughter smile. This little girl is surrounded by love. Her sisters try to pamper her. They’re not 10 yet themselves. Her grandmother and grandfather take time off from work to drive her to specialists to get her as much help as possible. Life goes on.

Lady number two has Fibromyalgia. That means she is in constant pain. Her nerves don’t stop sending messages of pain. Her hands and feet sometimes swell and cause additional pain. The medications she takes don’t stop the messages of pain. Her present doctor appears to be too much in a hurry to listen to what she has to say, or to answer her questions. He husband seems more concerned with helping a homeless 28 year old man than helping his wife. She still takes care of her own apartment while her husband lives on his farm. She runs her friend into the doctor to check if her friend’s cancer has come back. She still finds time to laugh, to sing.

Lady number three is in her 30s. She has already had numerous operations to remove cancer in her insides. Recently, she went through another operation to remove more cancer from her colon. A week ago, she buried her grandfather. No one else in her family could handle the details. Her mother fell apart at the death of the man who raised her. Lady number three took care of all the arrangements for the funeral and burial. Right now she is in the hospital after having her 9th operation. This operation removed many parts from her insides. When I’ve talked to her, she has still been able to laugh. Her widowed grandmother visits with her each day. They keep each other company.

Lady number four recently had to fight to keep supposed family members from stealing her house, her money; and they locked her up in her own home for a while. Many of her pets were killed. She was only able to save a few. She’s had a colostomy bag for a while and was supposed to be checked by her doctor to see if she can return to a normal life. Her last visit with her doctor showed some new changes in her body. The operation to remove the colostomy bag has now been delayed—-no explanation. She still goes on with her daily life.

How do YOU define COURAGE?

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