Prayers Please...

Just a quick note tonight before I go to bed

a note asking for prayers

see this shot ~ it is me, my cousin Donny,

my cousin Gina and Trevor

circa 1983

young things ~ funny isn't it!

Gina found it in a pile of old pictures

and brought it down to show me when she was here

I love it

so ~ Donny is my cousin

we are the same age ~ well 1 month apart

if you want to get all technical

he has had a rough year or so

last summer he was diagnosed with cancer

in his butt cheek

tumor in his butt ~ first time I had heard of it

but there it was

so last fall he went thru chemo and radiation

into Christmas and the new year

this spring he got the sign

all clear the doctor said

cancer free

but he was still having issues

taking Immodium constantly

I know ~ tmi...right

then this summer he was having extreme pains

in his stomach

he has been told so many different things

that he did not know which way to turn

he is alone

never married

just a man and his dog

going through stressful stuff

which was not helping his health

so he has been off work for 5 weeks now

and is now in the hospital

a small town hospital which is more like a clinic

I think he should be moved to a bigger one

preferably one of the 2 here

his sister is doing her best

being an advocate and working full time

plus the other things she has going on in her life right now

it can send someone right over the edge

but I am here for her

because I love them both

so I ask you to pray for Donny

he is scared

scared of losing his home

of who will look after his dog

about his job

and fears that this is the end

I am staying optimistic

trying ~ trying

so tonight I will pray 

that they can find out exactly what is wrong

pray that the infection will leave his body

pray that he can heal

pray that the calls and questions I asked tonight

were the right ones

pray for the cousin that introduced me

to my future husband although we did not know it

at the time

pray pray pray