Comfortghan for my Sister

[Seneca and Scooch]

I haven't felt up to posting very much lately because my sister Cyndy has been diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon Cancer. :( She was having pains in her upper right side and some tests showed lesions on her liver. She had a colonoscopy done and they found a mass and took her in for surgery. The biopsy results showed that it spread from her colon to her lymph nodes and liver. :cry She is currently in a clinical trial and undergoing chemo. Bless her heart, she has a heart full of Faith but it goes without saying there are times when she is down and I thought a comfortghan would bring her some cheer and keep her toasty warm now that Fall and Winter are approaching. She lives in Central New York and it can get really cold up there. Even though she hasn't started losing her hair, it's starting to get thin so I am going to make her some chemo caps to keep her head warm and to give to the clinic.
If you would like to help me make a comfortghan for her, I would greatly appreciate it. :hug 12 inch squares made out of Red Heart would be great. Her favorite colors are shades of Country Blue, Mauve and Sage Green. Any soft colors would be fine.
Please send good thoughts and/or prayers that the chemo continues to work and that she has the strength to fight.

Thank-you, :hug
Coralie

[jchllm]

I'll sure help with a square or two. Please PM me your address.

:hug :manyheart to you and your sister. I can't imagine how tough it is. Keep the faith!

[lhasaapsolady]

:hug to you and you sis. Its got to be so rough for your whole family now. Please pm me your address and I'll do a couple up for you. I actually have some of the redheart country blue. My prayers will be with your sis and your family.

[Fidgement]

Me too! Also PM me with your address. She'll be in my prayers! Big hugs to you both:hug :manyheart

[Chiscrochetcrazy]

Aww Sweetie :hug I'm deff in for some squares. I'm praying for all of you :hug

[Mom w/a Motif]

I will make one, too. My stepdad has Non-Hodgkins' Lymphoma. He was doing chemo but it made him so sick, he stopped. :( (And he was going to Chicago for *milder* chemo.) My thoughts are with your sister. :hug

Could you PM me your address? Thanks and I will go find a comfortghan square right now.

Tina

[nss]

I can be in for as many as this much yarn will make,,does this work with what everyone else has???

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g7/nss69_photos/100_0729.jpg

I'll be sending good thoughts.

[jchllm]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v487/jchllm/th_100_9907.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v487/jchllm/100_9907.jpg)

That is the country blue color.
Those colors should go nicely.

[Fidgement]

All I have in blue is Caron's SS in soft blue. Is this okay?

[Seneca and Scooch]

Thank-you so much for your help. :hug She is going to love it and your well wishes will mean the world to her. :hug

Coralie

[scc51055]

I would like to send a few squares too. please send me your address..my mil is going thru the same thing...she is on chemo for colon ca and it was in her nodes and liver. she goes for a cat scan on 9-18 to see if she is responding. she has all her hair and hasnt lost any of it either time she's been treated.

my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family!

[Seneca and Scooch]

Thank-you so much for offering to help with Cyndy's comfortghan. I am so sorry to hear about your MIL. :hug You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

Coralie

[auntbubbels]

Coralie - do you need any more squares - I don't have the colors you are looking for but can go to the store and pick some up - let me know

:hug

[froggy]

Coralie, I am so sorry to hear of your sister Cyndy's bout with cancer. :( Please count me in on the comfortghan you are making for Cyndy. When do you need the squares by and I will need your address. Either you can PM it to me or send me an email.

[Ginger]

I have some sage green left over from an afghan I made last year. I think I can get 2, maybe 3 squares out of it. Do you still need squares?

[Yelutci]

I'm so sorry for you both. You'll be in my prayers. I can't get a square out now but I'll be praying for comfort for both of you.

[Shellybrook]

While I am not currently in a position to commit to making squares, I'd like to offer some thoughts and prayers to you. Cancer has struck my family in many ways, some with better results than other. I want to tell you that I currently am the Director of the department that plans educational activities for a Medical Center in the Hudson Valley in NY. We have a conference planned for October where a series of professors who specialize in colorectal cancer will be presenting for the physicians in our region. I will be sure to pay close attention.

While I am not a Dr. I have obviously spent a tremendous amount of time over the years with physicians and learning what they learn. Colon Cancer is one of the "slower" moving cancers and THAT works in your sister's favor. Perhaps in due time, her prognosis will change based upon current research.

If I might add to this My MIL was diagnosed a few years ago at 52 years young, with non-hodgkins lymphoma and underwent emergency surgery. We later learned that she had a 6% chance of survival at that time. She battled through the surgery and the chemo afterward, to be free of cancer and 3 months later had a resulting relapse. The relapse and corresponding pathology revealed that the diagnosis was incorrect and she actually had Burkitts lymphoma, and the treatment went on. 2 years later...she had a bone marrow transplant, special thanks to her brother from across the country. It has been 2 years since her transplant, she has been 100% cancer free since then. We know that her life today was a result of the ever evolving results of research that didnt' exist upon her first diagnosis.

Remember...initial prognosis of 6% chance of survival and 4 years later we look at a beautiful, healthy vibrant woman, with new DNA, who would absolutely NOT give up!

My prayers are with you and your sister, its trying on EVERY member of the family. Just be the best sister you can....and talk to your own physician about having regular exams yourself.

Much love and best wishes.

[nss]

Shellybrook, that was beautiful.
A gift of knowledge
Thank you for sharing

[Seneca and Scooch]

I'm sorry, I've had a crumby internet connection. One minute we are up and the next we are down while they fix the problem.

Thank-you so much for your well wishes and prayers for Cyndy. :hug I talked to her this morning and told her about them and it really touched her heart. I didn't tell her about the comfortghan because I want it to be a surprise. :wink But it's hard not to because I'm so excited.

Shellybrook, Thank-you for sharing that with us. :hug It warms my heart to hear how well your MIL is doing. As you know, it's a long, tough road full of many ups and downs but hearing stories like you shared about your MIL brings hope and encouragement. Cyndy is currently in a clinical trial. When she was accepted, the doctor explained that there were 3 treatments and the computer would decide which she would receive. She was chosen for the strongest of the 3. One week she gets the strong treatment and the following week she get the protein treatment. I don't know the exact medical terms of her chemo in regard to what she gets each week. On the week that she gets the strong treatment, she brings her pump home on Tuesday and then goes back in to have it removed on Thursday. It's during this treatment that she gets sick but they have worked real hard to bring that to a minimum. Usually when she returns on Thursday, she has to be hydrated and then she feels better. The following Tuesday, she goes in for about 4 hours or so. 2 weeks ago, her white blood count dropped to 1800 and she wasn't able to have chemo but the next week when she went in, it was back up to 5200! She feels very comfortable with her doctors and medical team. They take very good care of her and want to know right away if anything is wrong or doesn't seem right.
Bless her heart, I know it's so hard on her but she has a very positive out look and makes the most of the days that she feels well.
Well for somebody who is kind of shy, I just rambled on and on,,,,,,,

Thank-you,,,,,:hug

Coralie

[Fidgement]

Hi Coralie,

I've got two squares done and hope to have them in the mail to you tomorrow. I haven't blocked them since they'll have to be scrunched up for mailing, but hopefully you'll have them by Saturday or next Monday. Big :hug to you both, Helen

[Seneca and Scooch]

Hi Helen,
Thank-you so much! :hug I'll let you know when they arrive.

:hug ,
Coralie

[Fidgement]

Thank you Coralie!:yes

[Mom w/a Motif]

Coralie- I am sorry it has taken me so long to get this one square out to you. I wanted to crochet Cyndy a cancer awareness pin, too. I looked up the different colors (http://www.thankscompany.com/pages-volunteer/pins-awareness.html)for each pin. Then I had to go to the store to buy pins... Well I was there, I bought her a 'thinking of you' card, too. I didn't really know what to say (not even haven met her!) but I managed to fill up the card front and back. :P I hope it will help her just knowing there are people who do care. :hug

I am going to try and get this out in the mail today. :)

Tina

[pineknott]

I would like to do two country blue,I grew up in NY,so I know it can be bitter cold,and what a comfort your afghan will be.
please pm where to send.
Linda

[Mom w/a Motif]

Coralie- I did get my square in the mail today so you can watch for it. :mailbox
:hug

Tina

[Blueat40]

So sorry to hear about your sister. While I cannot commit to making a square right now (finishing a ripple throw for my uncle just given 6 weeks to live - leukemia), your sister will be in my prayers.

[Seneca and Scooch]

Coralie- I am sorry it has taken me so long to get this one square out to you. I wanted to crochet Cyndy a cancer awareness pin, too. I looked up the different colors (http://www.thankscompany.com/pages-volunteer/pins-awareness.html)for each pin. Then I had to go to the store to buy pins... Well I was there, I bought her a 'thinking of you' card, too. I didn't really know what to say (not even haven met her!) but I managed to fill up the card front and back. :P I hope it will help her just knowing there are people who do care. :hug

I am going to try and get this out in the mail today. :)

Tina

Hi Tina, That is so thoughtful of you! :hug to make the pin and send her a card as well as a square. :hug Thank-you so much, I will let you know when they arrive.

:hug ,
Coralie

[Seneca and Scooch]

So sorry to hear about your sister. While I cannot commit to making a square right now (finishing a ripple throw for my uncle just given 6 weeks to live - leukemia), your sister will be in my prayers.

Lisa, Oh my goodness, I am so sorry to hear about your Uncle. :hug Please know that he and your family are in my prayers. :hug

Coralie

[Seneca and Scooch]

I would like to do two country blue,I grew up in NY,so I know it can be bitter cold,and what a comfort your afghan will be.
please pm where to send.
Linda

Hi Linda, Thank-you for offering to help. :hug I really appreciate it. I grew up in N.Y and live in Virginia too. :) I'll PM you my address.

:hug ,
Coralie

[froggy]

Hi Coralie, I sent you two squares today(one country blue and one sage green) and a card for Cyndy. Hope Cyndy is feeling well today!:hug :hug

[Nikkidear]

I have a dark yellow color that looks like it would match the varigated yarn above. I'm new at granny squares, but I think there is enough yarn for one 12" square. I'd be glad to whip it up and send it to you. Message me with the name/address, and I'll mail it this week.

-Nikki

edited: I finished it, and can send it out whenever.

[Seneca and Scooch]

:hug to you and you sis. Its got to be so rough for your whole family now. Please pm me your address and I'll do a couple up for you. I actually have some of the redheart country blue. My prayers will be with your sis and your family.

:hug Your squares arrived and they are beautiful! Thank-you so very much!! I'll post a picture when I get it put together. :hug

Coralie

[Seneca and Scooch]

Hi Coralie, I sent you two squares today(one country blue and one sage green) and a card for Cyndy. Hope Cyndy is feeling well today!:hug :hug

Hi Pam, Thank-you! I'll let you know when they arrive. :hug

Coralie

[Seneca and Scooch]

I have a dark yellow color that looks like it would match the varigated yarn above. I'm new at granny squares, but I think there is enough yarn for one 12" square. I'd be glad to whip it up and send it to you. Message me with the name/address, and I'll mail it this week.

-Nikki

edited: I finished it, and can send it out whenever.

Hi Nikki,
Thank-you for offering to help. I really appreciate it. :hug I sent you a PM with my address.

Coralie

[pineknott]

two squares were mailed this morning.
Linda

[Nikkidear]

Sent out my square today, you should get it in a few days. Good luck and get well wishes to your sis, she'll be in my thoughts.

[Seneca and Scooch]

Hi Coralie,

I've got two squares done and hope to have them in the mail to you tomorrow. I haven't blocked them since they'll have to be scrunched up for mailing, but hopefully you'll have them by Saturday or next Monday. Big :hug to you both, Helen

Hi Helen, Your squares arrived today! :) They are so pretty! Thank-you so much for helping out. :hug

Coralie

[Seneca and Scooch]

Coralie- I did get my square in the mail today so you can watch for it. :mailbox
:hug

Tina

Hi Tina,
Thank-you so much for the beautiful square and card for Cyndy. :hug I really appreciate it. :hug

Coralie

[Seneca and Scooch]

Hi Pam,
Thank-you so much for the beautiful squares. :hug and card for Cyndy. I really appreciate your help. :hug

Coralie

[Seneca and Scooch]

Hi nss, Your beautiful squares arrived! Thank-you so much. :hug I really appreciate your help. :hug

Coralie

[Mom w/a Motif]

You are so very welcome, Coralie. I wish I could do more. :manyheart

Tina


Hi Tina,
Thank-you so much for the beautiful square and card for Cyndy. :hug I really appreciate it. :hug

Coralie

[Fidgement]

Coralie, I'm glad they arrived and that I'm not the only one who thinks the patterns are pretty! I wish I could do more for your sister. Please let her know I'm pulling for her and that she is in my prayers!:hug
All the best to you both, Helen

[Seneca and Scooch]

I would like to do two country blue,I grew up in NY,so I know it can be bitter cold,and what a comfort your afghan will be.
please pm where to send.
Linda

Hi Linda, Your squares arrived today and they are so pretty! :hug I really appreciate your help. :hug The comfortghan is going to be so toasty warm and we both know how "chilly" it can get up there. :wink

Coralie

[Seneca and Scooch]

I would like to send a few squares too. please send me your address..my mil is going thru the same thing...she is on chemo for colon ca and it was in her nodes and liver. she goes for a cat scan on 9-18 to see if she is responding. she has all her hair and hasnt lost any of it either time she's been treated.

my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family!

Hi Sherri, Your squares arrived today and they are beautiful. Thank-you so much for helping out, I really appreciate it. :hug I have been saying prayers that your MIL got some encouraging news when she went in for her cat scan. :hug

Coralie

[nss]

Coralie,glad you got the squares!!
It's going to be beautiful!! :yes
:hug for your sissy,

[scc51055]

coralie,
she gets her results on Tues. We were in PA this weekend and she is looking great! hope her insides are too! will let you know how she does. Will you please let me know if you need more squares?

Sherri

[Seneca and Scooch]

Sent out my square today, you should get it in a few days. Good luck and get well wishes to your sis, she'll be in my thoughts.

Thank-you so much for the pretty square! :hug I really appreciate your help. :hug

Coralie

[Seneca and Scooch]

Janet, Thank-you for helping with Cyndy's comfortghan. :hug I love the color that you chose, it's very pretty. :hug

Coralie

[Seneca and Scooch]

Hi Alisha, I received your squares and they are so beautiful. :hug I love them all but the one with the flower is so unique. Thank-you so much for helping with Cyndy's comfortghan. :hug

Coralie

[Ginger]

Two squares on their way.......................................

[scc51055]

coralie
my mothr in law just called...the lower area has responded well but the upper hasnt. so they are going to continue as is for 2 more sessions (4 weeks i think) and then go to some kind of pill....i get this info second hand from hubby and i think sometimes things get lost in tranfer! thank for think of her!

[Ginger]

I just realized I didn't put a note in with my squares. They are a light green, and coming from California.

[Seneca and Scooch]

coralie
my mothr in law just called...the lower area has responded well but the upper hasnt. so they are going to continue as is for 2 more sessions (4 weeks i think) and then go to some kind of pill....i get this info second hand from hubby and i think sometimes things get lost in tranfer! thank for think of her!

Sherri,
I'm so sorry, I missed your post earlier today. I have been thinking about your mother in law and hoping she had some encouraging news. I'm so glad the lower area has responded well and will keep her in my prayers that the upper will respond as she begins another round of chemo. :hug
Cyndy wasn't able to have chemo last week because she was having problems with bloody noses. Her test results finally came back yesterday and if they had been one way it would have meant that she had a blood disorder but they were the other way and she was able to go in for chemo today. However, when they took blood this morning, her white blood count was down again. She can't have chemo if it is below 2000 and it was borderline but they let her have the chemo treatment.
Thank-you for letting me know about your Mother in law. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.
Coralie

[scc51055]

thanks for the kind words. you and your family will also be in my thoughts and prayers.....

[susandoty48]

Do you still need squares? If you do PM your address and I will mail you a few

[Seneca and Scooch]

I just realized I didn't put a note in with my squares. They are a light green, and coming from California.

Hi Ginger, Your squares arrived today. :hug What a beautiful shade of green. Thank-you so much for your help, I really appreciate it. :hug

Coralie

[nss]

Coralie,how is Cyndy coming along,,

:hug thinking of you and your family.

[Seneca and Scooch]

Coralie,how is Cyndy coming along,,

:hug thinking of you and your family.

Hi, How thoughtful of you to ask. :hug She completed her second round of chemo (8 weeks). She had some problems, nose bleeds and one morning she collapsed in the shower but they ran blood tests and everything looked okay. Today, she went in for more blood work and a CT scan to see how much progress the chemo has made and the scan showed that the tumors on her liver have changed for the better and her pancreas is cancer free! :cheer She will begin another 8 week cycle of chemo next week. Needless to say, we are so relieved that the chemo is still working.

There are a couple of more squares coming in and then I am going to start putting her comfortghan together. :hug

Coralie

[scc51055]

great news!

[Fidgement]

Coralie, Thats wonderful news! I keep on praying for you both!

Take care and please keep us posted. Also, do you need any more squares?

Let me know! Big hugs to you both :hug !

[Mom w/a Motif]

Coralie that is great news! I haven't checked here in a while. I'm so glad to hear the pacreas is cancer free! :clap

Tina

[Seneca and Scooch]

I'm sorry I haven't posted in awhile. My inlaws were in town, and I came down with the virus that has been going around. Cyndy was supposed to start her third round of chemo and her white blood count has been too low. She was able to have the smaller dose of chemo but not the stronger one. She went in for a bone scan last Friday and is waiting for the results. Meanwhile Bless her heart, she thinks she has come down with a virus which is making her very tired on top of being tired from the chemo. :( Your thoughts and prayers are greatly appreciated :hug I will keep you updated when her bone scan results come in.

Coralie