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May peace be your friend and strength your next door neighbor. God be with you and your family as you enter this new phase of your life. Know that our love and prayers are with you. Ben and Dorrene
To my Dear Sharron: Your angelic look and twinkling eyes are beautiful. May God watch over you and take care of you and Rod. We do not know the future however the power of prayer is something that we can do for all. Love, Mary Lou (Bourdage) Coleman :) April 30, 2010 I meant to include in my reply to you my concerns regarding Janet Treadeu, Sharron McDonald and MaryLou...they have all been in my thoughts and
prayers and I just want Manny Rod and MaryLou to know that they are very important to all of us who know them and have been their friends over
all these many years. As we all get older these things will happen...it is the human condition. It helps to have the support of our friends in our times
of need. I pray that God gives each and every one the strength to carry on and care for our loved ones. Be strong. When I get home and get to my
computer I will get their e-mail addresses and write to each and every one as soon as I can, but I'd appreciate it if you would forward my thoughts to
them in lieu of my e-mail. Using this library computer is very limiiting and I am without my normal resourses!
God Bless us ALL.
Love,
Dick
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Prayer Request for Gary and MaryLou I would like to let you know that Gary has only 2 more Chemo treatments and seems to be doing good. He is back in Michigan receiving these last treatments. Lets hope it goes in remission.
I am doing really good since I had my breast cancer surgery in Sept. I had a lumpectomy and 33 radiation treatments ending in December. I was lucky it was found early and did not have to have any chemo. Reminder to all female friends and aquantiances get your yearly check-up as that was how mine was found. Sincerely, Mary Lou Gary is having a treatment tomorrow the 11th and one on the 25th. Please remember Gary tomorrow, the 11th and again on the 25th. I had a follow-up today with my cancer doctor and all is well. I just have to keep taking my cancer drug daily for the next 5 years. I am praying for all including myself, Gary, Janet that we will find a cure for Cancer and that we and others will not have to deal with it again. I am a supporter of the Relay for Life and Taking strides for Breast Cancer. Sharron is in my prayers also. Please everyone support the cause. Thank you. Mary Lou Update Gary and Mary Lou July 17, 2010 HI: Just want to let you know that Gary's surgery went great. We are back in Michigan. The 2 spots were smaller than the scan from last year. He had the same Doctor that burned the spot on his liver before. Now all of the spots are gone. The Doctor also took out his Gall Bladder as he had a gall stone and said this would save a surgery down the road. As you know my mamogram came back good so I only have one Doctor left to see this coming week. I will have another mamogram in September. As always thanks for the prayers. Good friends and family are part of the healing process along with confidence in your Doctor and POSITIVE MIND WITH SURVIVAL ATTITUDE !!!! Sincerely, Mary Lou Update March 24, 2010 Gary is having chemo on thursday. On Tues. his numbers were 9.4 a drop from 10.1 the goal is 6.0. Pretty good for a month. In a month he will be scheduled for a PET SCAN and we will see if there are any changes. Prayer is powerful and thanks to all that keep praying for him. I will be having a mamogram on April 6 and see my Doc. on April 16. I feel great and I keep praying for all. Jan & Manny, Sharron & Rod you are in my prayerJust wanted to let you know of our status. Update April 27, 2010 Mary Lou is in REMISSION. Will have a mamogram in 6 months. YIPIEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gary' numbers are still down but we are unsure at this time if he will continue CHEMO or have a surgical procedure. More testing is being done. He will see his Oncologist on Tuesday of next week. Please keep PRAYING. Thanks. Sincerely, Mary Lou :) Prayers for Mary Lou and Gary I lift Mary Lou and Gary up to you and ask you to restore them to their healthy and beautiful selves, the way you made them to be. Mary Lou and Gary know the great I am is God and take hold of the peace that is in you. Love, Bill Lord Jesus remember to touch Gary again and cast out the last strand of the cancer. Bless the doctors as they administer the treatment and give Gary total healing, just as you did for his mother. Thank you, Lord, Bill Thank you Lord for setting Mary Lou free from her cancer and making her such a strong and loving model for the rest of us. We can't imagine how much you love her Lord but we do know we love her a lot. Bill |
| Job well done Bill! Mary Lou also a job well done. I will certainly Include Phyllis and her family in my prayers. Good news and bad news is cyclical. But it seems recently I have been receiving a little too much of the bad news. I think it comes with the aging process. I know good news is just around the corner. I pray that we all receive some good news soon. Ernie Patti and family said to "thank everyone" for their prayers. It was a very emotional time when ever a child dies no matter the reason. Patti has a ton of friends and what I call her "family" where she lives. They may not be blood, but they are the people she lives her life with. The outpouring of concern, flowers, cards and food. Those southern people know how to eat, they not only brought over a dessert or casserole, they brought the whole freakin dinner. A couple of years ago she talked of moving back to Michigan, I didn't say anything but she has no friends here in Mi, she has lived in Florida for 40 years, after the funeral she said "my family is here, I'm staying" |
October 05, 2008
Pray for Rosie Curtis
Bill,
I'll call you in a few days, as soon as Rosie gets out of the hospital. I hate to tie up the line while she is liable to call any minute. Had to put her in last Friday as she is Dehydrated again...the 2000 ml. of Saline solution I've been giving
her every day for the past month was just not enough to overcome the dehydrating effect of her Iliostomy output.
I spoke with a GastroEnt Dr. today about something new in the market that might work to slow down her bowel
output...if it works, the dehydration can be controlled!! Let's hope for the best!!!!
Later,
Dick
October 9, 2008
Bill,
Rosie is being transferred down to Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit tomorrow...need some better experts than they have here in the
Flint area...with better diagnostics! I thought she was coming home today and then they hit me with that news!
I don't know what to think. I'm kinda numb right now. Let's hope for the best!
Later,
Dick
Pray for the best that the Lord has for Rosie and Dick.
October 18, 2008
Bill,
Rosie came home Thurs. evening and I had to put her back into the hospital yesterday (Fri) afternoon...still having problems
that require hospitalization again. They found blood in her stomach last night and will be doing further testing today...I'll
let you know how things are going as soon as I find out what is going on. We both appreciate all the prayers...I think it is going to take a miracle to get her feeling well again...it has been a very long and bumpy road for her.
I'm glad you are feeling better Bill...I'll call soon...when I get a moment. No, I never did get up north to see Ernie and Carol...just been busy full time for the past six weeks immersed in Rosies latest oddesy!!
Dick
October 22, 2008
Rosie is having more tests today and she is feeling a bit better...took a long walk with me today down the halls...she is sure looking forward to getting home again! She sends her thanks for the prayers and is convinced that they are helping her...
she has found a couple of new Drs. that are showing some real insight to her problem.
Dick
Pray that the new Doctors have real insights to solving Rosie's problems.
October 24, 2008
Good News!
Rosie is home!!! She is feeling quite a bit better and is again on the road to recovery. Three weeks, three hospitals and three different cities...what an ordeal. I got her home last night and even though her night was a tough one, she made it to daylight again and today is
feeling better. Now she has to learn a new way to eat her meals (eight small ones a day) and has new medications to help her system
slow down. I thank you all for the prayers you have sent our way...I know that they help but I feel that we are becoming a burden to our
friends always asking for your help. Rosie has had a very difficult path to travel and it is nice that she has you all to keep her company!
Our deepest thanks again...God Bless you ALL for your positive thoughts for us.
My Warmest Regards to you all,
Dick
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Prayers:
October 23, 2008
More Prayers for Rosie
Of course we too are saying prayers for Rosie. We pray for comfort to both Rosie and her family. It has to be very difficult to keep up one's spirit when these events present.
We continue to pray for recovery and better health for Rosie.
Thanks for keeping every one informed and for letting them know our concerns and efforts to pray for her good health.
Thanks.
Sorry we are not better at expressing these things.
Mike and Jean Haas
October 22, 2008
To Dick & Rosie: I am not flowery with the words but want you to know you are in our thoughts and prayers for strength and healing. Phyllis & Jim Braidwood
October 21, 2008
More Prayers for Rosie
I beleive God is still in the miracle business. I have seen so many recoveries at work that amazed the doctors that prove we can never give up hope. I will put you on our prayer chain.
Donna LaCross Smith
October 20, 2008
Prayers for Rosie
Thanks Bill for the kind words for us to help with prayers , we are here to help. Last week we called on our Friends to help us . We had a prayer meeting at Church, lit some candles and had a great prayer meeting and we know our lord was with us. Rosie will be in our prayers every day and we will get together twice a week. God will be with her in her hard times and will take some pain away. We also pray Blessings for Dick and all of his family.
Janet(Trudeau)and Manny
October 10, 2008
Prayers for Rosie
Rosie and Dick are in our daily prayers.
Ernie and Carol Pobocik
October 05, 2008
Prayers for Rosie
"I spoke with a GastroEnt Dr. today about something new in the market that might work to slow down her bowel output...if it works, the dehydration can be controlled!! Let's hope for the best!!!! " (from Dick)
Dick, let's Pray for the best. We agree that the something new will work to slow down her bowel output and put her on the road to recovery and give her the healing needed in her life. We agree in the name of Jesus and we thank you in advance for the work you are doing for your priceless daughter, Rosie.
Thank You, Lord,
Lord may your answer to Rosie's need be found at Henry Ford Hospital. Give Dick the hope, peace and rest he needs. Thank you for always being there for them.
Praise and Honor to You now and forever!
Bill
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Prayer Request for Bill
August 9 , 2008 :
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I talked to Bill's daughter, wife and Bill today. They all agreed that he will be alright. His daughter reported that he is underplaying the whole event. She said there is no internal bleeding. He is beat up pretty bad. The bone in the facial area that supports the eye is broken and putting pressure on the eye resulting in double vision. Ken Sjostrum talked to Fred Spooner this evening and said the surgery is scheduled in the A. M. for the eye area and bone. Bill sounded good. Speech was normal and strong. But even he admitted that he was beat up and would require time to mend. He said he was still coming to Michigan but he didn't know when and thought the motorcycle would not be in his future. I suggested he get something with training wheels so he could have four wheels on the ground at all times and go much slower. Something like a golf cart.
Bill is a very lucky guy. It must be all that clean living!
Thanks for all your prayers . Bills spirits are high and I hope they stay high for the coming weeks. Remember him and his family in your prayers. It sounds like they will have a long difficult road ahead of them.
From Bill: August 18, 2008 Hello Classmate friends,
Today, about a week later, my face is pretty clear of the scabs. The left eye has returned to near normal. I still have double vision at 12:00 and sometimes at 6:00 too, but only at a slight degree. Wednesday, I will be checked by an optomogist and I feel it will be cleared. My vision is good. The Lasik surgery I had about 4 months ago has maintained a 20/20 distance accuity. I use drug store glasses for reading. In a few more months, however, I will choose to wear one contact lens for reading and no longer need any glasses. On Friday, I have an appointment with the trama team. My upper legs are still swollen and dealing with a lot of spilled blood that is floating around, waiting to be dispelled. Most of the pain comes from my legs and knee areas. Getting up and lying down is a slow and painful process. Some have asked about my future travel plans. It will be several weeks before I can answer your question. An autumn trip to the Miller's would be great, however.
By Friday I will have met with an opthomogist and a team of trauma doctors. Sunday I visited our local hospital and this is what the attending physician had to say: "Your facial surgery site is doing well. Your thighs are very swollen. They each have a huge liquified blood clot, probably a liter of old blood or more." These are the two main issues for the follow up visits scheduled for Wednesday and Friday.
Thank you for praying for my recovery. Each prayer sends very heartfelt love messages and are deeply appreciated. I have no idea what happened to me I will send more information once I receive the hwy dept report and the full report from my insurance company. |
Ernie,
We read the email about Bill. Gosh, when we marry don't wives get a vote on some of this
travelling alone stuff? I do so feel sorry for Mary Jo and terrible about Bill in this situation.
We did say prayers for his recovery. I would guess she would be getting more details when she arrives. We ae hoping for the best.
Since we had just heard recently that he might want to travel west with diff. folks, this one surprised us.
Thanks for letting us all know. Hope you and your family are doing well. Our son Joe and family have moved to Louisville for his new job with the Army Corps of Engineers. So we are getting used to not seeing them as much. The twins have been a big part of our lives as they were so close.
It is just called adjusting I guess and frees us up to do more other things.
Give a call when you get news on Bill.
Mike and Jean
So very sorry to hear of Bill's accident, but do you maybe think it is
God's way of saying "hey you old coot, get off that thing
and drive a car or take a bus." Ernie, please pass on to him that he is
in our thoughts and prayers and would love to see him
when he gets here. I'm in Colorado right now but will be home by Aug.
22nd. Thanks for the info, I love all of you. Pab
Ernie,
Thanks for the update. I will certainly keep him in my prayers. It sounds like it could have been much worse for Bill. God must be watching over him!
Regards,
Len
P.S. I tried out a Vespa scooter at a local dealer in Cañon City a couple of months ago to save on gas for local runs, but didn’t buy one. The large SUVs and heavy duty pickups on the roads around here caused me to change my mind.
Ernie,Thanks for the update. Keep me informed, I'll keep on praying.
NEW:Wednesday, August 13, 2008, 12:43 AMI JUST CHECKED THE PRAYER LINE TO PUT GARY'S PROGRESS ON THERE AND THERE WASN'T ANYTHING ABOUT BILL ENTERED. PERHAPS IT SHOULD BE SENT AGAIN. GARY IS DOING GREAT. EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT O.K. HE WILL HAVE ANOTHER BODY SCAN THE FIRST PART OF NOVEMBER. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING IN TOUCH AND I CERTAINLY WILL BE PUTTING BILL IN MY PRAYERS. MARY LOU
The news for Gary sounds sweeter and sweeter as time goes on. Thanks again, Lord Jesus,
We all love you,
Bill and the HR guys and gals.
May 30, 2008
HELLO TO ALL:
Just wanted to let you know that Gary is doing better. He had another Body Scan and nothing showed again. He is no longer doing CHEMO. He will have another Body Scan in 3 months which will be in August. We keep praying that this is the new beginning. Please keep him in your prayers and THANK YOU
Rosie has more pain!
Rosie's spinal surgery was two weeks ago...she came thru ok but the recovery is very slow and painful...we go in on Tues. to get her 20 staples removed and then she should start feeling a little better with some less pain.
I took her out today for Mothers Day dinner around the corner in Davison at Applebees...first time out of the house since the surgery!!
May 30, 2008
Mary Lou Coleman
Well here I am again not checking my e-mail. However, I did see Dick and Rosie at the Credit Union where we bank. She looks great and getting around pretty good as far as I could tell. Dick informed me that she had her surgery and she is recuperating. The concern is that should her weight get down to 95 lbs and she will have to have the feeding tube. I pray for her a lot along with Dick.
Please pray for my family, mother & brother Chuck for our recent loss of our dear brother Jim, age 66. He had a massive heart attack on Dec.6th at home. Jim graduated from Holy Redeemer in 1960.
Just to let you know my son Gary has started another round of Chemo and will have a PET SCAN on Jan 23, 2008 at City of Hope.
Thank you,
Mary Lou.
Thank you for all of your prayers and words of encouragement. It is great after 50 years that we have connected as a great group. I receive new strength each and every time I hear from my classmates. We are survivors and will get through the tough times with God's help.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to you and your family ![]()
God bless you!!
Mary Lou
January 26, 2008
Just wanted to let you know that Gary's PET SCAN on the 23rd at City of Hope turned out CLEAN ( meaning that they found no more cancer spots). He will have to have one or two more chemo treatment sessions. He will have those done here in MIchigan at KARMANOS CANCER INSTITUTE in Detroit. He and his dad are driving from California to Michigan and should arrive some time on Sunday. He is very excited to be coming home to MICHIGAN. (Can you imagine, excited about SNOW!!)
I WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU FOR ALL THE KIND NOTES, THOUGHTS, AND PRAYERS FOR HIM. I BELEIVE IN THE POWER OF PRAYER AND IT WORKS.
I will be in touch and feel free to contact me.
THANKS AGAIN AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL
Following is Mary Lou's response to my question regarding the original tiny spot on Gary's liver.
Bill
The original spot on his liver, which was the last surgery has been burned by laser and dead. Nothing will appear in that area again and when the surgery was done in September the Doctor said at that time when he examined the liver he did not see any abnormalities. However, the protocol is to wait and scan again after 2 complete sessions of Chemo. That was his 6 weeks on and 2 weeks off. Those sessions were completed on Jan. 10, 2008 and the 2 week waiting period was Jan 23rd. The reason for the complete body scan is to make sure there weren't any break offs from the original Colorectal Surgery that he had in May that might just be hanging around waiting to attach like the one that attached to the Liver. The Chemo should be taking care of all of that. He is at Karmanos in Detroit today for his first week of the next 6 week treatment. I will keep you up-dated as he progresses.
Sincerely, Mary Lou ![]()
May 30, 2008
Update
Just want to let you all know that Gary is doing much better. He has had two more Body Scans and everything looks good. He is off CHEMO for now. He will have another Body Scan in August. We are praying that this is the begining of the end. Thank you for all of the past and current prayers for us. You all are a great group of friends.
Love to all,
Mary Lou Coleman
For Mary Lou:
Lord I lift Mary Lou to your very throne room and ask you to send the holy spirit to be with her, with her mother, with Chuck and with the rest of her family and to turn their grief into joy.
Lord , thank you for Gary. Thank you for all you have done for him and thank you for the healing you are doing in Gary. Jesus let Jan 23, 2008 be the day we will especially give you all of our praise that you might receive glory. For you alone are worthy and deserving of all our love.
Thank you Jesus for being our Holy Redeemer,
All my love to you,
Bill
For Mary Lou:
It is very touching to read the prayers from my classmates and I know that they are all helping Rosie continue her recovery...she is doing quite well thanks to all of you !!
I especially want to let Mary Lou know that we are praying for her son and his battle against cancer. I know that she has been through some very hard times with him and we pray that it will soon be over and that he gains a complete recovery and that his PET scan in Jan. will be completely clear. It is terribly hard to see your children suffer...we feel so helpless when this happens. The prayers of our friends and loved ones DO help a lot...just to know that others are thinking of us helps a lot...it is very comforting.
Dick and Rosie
Prayers for May 30th requests:
Lord thank you for Rosie. Her positive attitute towards You and life has grown during the suffering she has endured. By choice she has chosen to be more aware of You and less aware of herself and her pain. She has become a new creature in Christ and has learned much about her purpose in this life. Rosie, I look forward to our next visit in August. Thank you for sharing His love with us.
I pray our Lord gives you complete healing and continue to fill you with His joy and may the Holy Spirit increase space in your spirit to hold more and more of His love.
Lord cause Dick to continue growing in Your love, increase his faith and trust and let Dick and Rosie's union bring glory to You, our Father and the Holy Spirit. Make them a blessing to all their brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus.
Gary, your walk with the King is an inspiration to us. I will continue thanking the Lord for touching your body and for speaking healing health to you. Once God gives a gift He does not take it back. It has nothing to do with you or anyone else. He is just an Honorable God, He keeps his word just because of who He is. God is Holy and gives unconditional love to his children. We need to give him all our praise and glory to show our appreciation to Him.
I am happy for you, your mother,the rest of your family and friends.
Your brother,
Bill