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Weekly Tweety Update

Jonesnest
  • By Jonesnest
  • Posted November 20, 2008 at 10:06 am · 14 replies
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Hello Everyone. This past week has been a rough week for Tweety. She has been very ill with stomach problems and has been having more trouble getting around the house by herself. Yesterday, she was finally getting some rest thanks to the morphine. The family is so worried right now and seems that Thanksgiving might be on hold. Tweety won't be able to eat much and might not feel well enough for too much company. We are all thinking one thing but praying for her to have comfort as well as all of us to be strong for her. Thank you all for being good listeners. It is difficult to find people outside the family to talk to about some of this. I know Tweety cares a lot about you all too. God bless you all!

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melf

I give thanks for tweety. Her wit adn determination got me through many many times where I was less than jolly.
My prayers go out to her and all of her family for strength to get through this and peace for our dear friend.

Love, Melissa

Rose2

Jonesnest...Please pass on the fact that we are still praying for all of you as you continue to go thru this cancer journey. ((HUGS)) to all of you and much, much , prayers are going up for strength and comfort.

sbender3

TWEETY IS IN MY PRAYERS EVERY DAY. I PRAY FOR YOU ALL FOR GOD'S COMFORT AND PEACE. SHE HAS BEEN A GOOD FIGHTER, AND I AM SURE SHE WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. GOD'S LOVE, SHERRY

verlinda

Dear Jonesnest,

Thank you so much for keeping us posted. I know how stressful this time is, yet you take the time to do this.

I'm so sorry about Tweety's added pain. One of my sister's hardest weeks was the one where hospice asked her not to walk to the bathroom again; they were too afraid she'd fall.

I totally understand about Thanksgiving, but I wanted to be sure you had Tweety's blessings on this. I know your hearts are breaking, but she may want to have this holiday with you whether or not she can eat.

We did not cook the two months my sister was on her Jpeg tube. The smell of cooking nauseated her. Her church members brought food to a neighbor's house. Every evening the neighbor would prepare a sit-down meal from it, and we'd go down in shifts to eat.

Tweety may totally understand your sadness and say don't do it or she may say, "No, no. I want you to have Thanksgiving!"

If I could offer one more piece of unsolicited advice:
If you do decide to celebrate Thanksgiving, this is definitely a time to contact a local grocer or restaurant and let them prepare it. If the deadline for placing orders has passed, explain the situation. I promise you there will be a compassionate business that will be honored that you trusted them with this late request. If there's a special family dessert or vegetable, you could prepare that. Otherwise, y'all must be totally emotionally drained. I don't see how any of you could have the energy to cook.

Thanksgiving or not, maybe as many as Tweety can handle at one time could arrange to sit in the living room or around her bed--we spent a lot of time with my sister in her bedroom.

I'll be praying for this time to be a sweet, sweet blessing for you, a time of sharing happy memories, little light details of daily routines, and tender tears. I'll caution you in advance, if you do this, have a BIG box of tissues in another part of the house, so people can slip out and cry for a while.

I have so many happy memories of my sister's homegoing.

Please know we hold all of you in our hearts and prayers. Tell Tweety she continues to inspire us all, as do you.

Blessings,
Verlinda

bonn

I am new to this group, which I have to say has been an inspriation to me so far as I start my journey through this jungle called ovarion cancer.....My family was faced with a similar dilemma on Thanksgiving 1999 My Mom had pancreatic cancer and we knew she was nearing the end of her life..She was still consious at this time and she asked us when Thanksgiving was ,we told her and she said good ,lets have a nice dinner....So we did, we cooked next door at my sister-in-laws and brought food over for mom and dad...After they ate, the rest of us went over a few at a time to visit for about half and hour.Mom was able to eat some and talk to all her family present at the time It was a sad and happy day for all. By the next evening my mom was in a semi como and was unable to speak with us again .She gently left us on Dec 4th1999 I say gently because we had that wonderful care giving organization Hospice...I would like to think that sometime we she smiled in her unconsiousness she was remembering having that last Thankingsgiving with her family at her side..

sport

Tweety, I'm an atheist, so I don't pray (and never have)...but IF I WERE YOU (and I'm not) I'd try any and every alternative cancer treatment out there...for example, IV vitamin C, saunas, supplements (see Life Extension Foundation' website), and the newest "wrinkle", low dose naltrexone (see www.ldn.org). Email me privately at a60137@yahoo.com

ThePhoenix

Thank you for updating us on our Tweety-girl. When I first joined here, her smiling face made me feel uplifted. I'll keep her in my prayers.

momanderson920

Tweetymarie and your family are in my prayers. I pray for comfort and peace for her and strength for her loved ones to help her. I pray for you all to have a Thanksgiving where she is comfortable and you are all able to hold each other close. Tweetymarie and you are such blessings to me and so many of us. May the Lord give Tweetymarie and your family the strength and peace that you need.

Cancergrrl

Hi Jonesnest,

I think about you and Tweety every day. Don't forget to take some time and do something nice for yourself. You deserve it!

FavoriteAunt

Thank you so much for your updates. Tweety is always on my mind and I also miss her wit and humor.

You are all always in my daily prayers. The best Thanksgiving blessing is to be together - no matter what you can or cannot eat - and I do wish that for all of you. Please give Tweety all our love and good wishes. She is a true fighter and an inspiration to all of us fighting this horrid disease.

Love, hugs, and peace to all of you.

Dodie1

Thank You so much for the updates on Tweetymarie.
I do miss seeing her around here, but look forward to seeing updates from you.
Tell her that I think about her and pray for her daily.
You're a special person to love her and help take care of her like you do.

Take care & God Bless

Eileen1941

Hi Jonesnest,

I also thank you for the update on TweetyMarie and I am saddened to hear your news. My prayers are added to all those above, for comfort and strength as you continue on this most difficult of journeys. Tweety and all of you are such an inspiration to all of us as you show how families and friends come together to help a member who is in a very difficult situation. So many people turn away at such times.

I hope you can feel the love and support coming your way and that your Thankgsiving Day will be one of peace and comfort to all of you and that Tweety will feel well enough to enjoy the day with you in some way. Lots of warm Hugs enclosed!! Eileen

BJJ

Thanks for the updates on Tweety. I'm always checking to see how she's doing. She is in my thoughts and prayers -- daily -- and will continue to be. Give her a hug for me. BJ

KellyRilla

Thank you for taking the time to keep us updated about Tweety. As many stated before, Tweety has been an inspiration to us. Her beautiful smiling face would greet us along with pearls of wisdom. I thank God that she is not alone. He is there with her, He has sent angels in human form to help her. YOU! I take great comfort in that knowledge.

I also feel a peace in my soul knowing that Tweety knows that death has no victory over her! That's a peace that surpasses ALL human understanding.

May His peace fill your spirits this Thanksgiving so that you may give thanks for all the blessings of this life...and the life to come.

Hugs, Kelly

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