Kathy's Faith Driven Journey

Help Kathy Fight Metastatic Breast Cancer

     Dear family and friends,
     
   Kathy needs your continued prayers and support as  she is recovering from a full hip replacement at Baylor Hospital in downtown Dallas.  There were a series of events that led to the hip ball joint fracture. The main reason the fracture occurred was because of the large metastatic tumor inside the ball joint. She was in excruciating pain at the moment of fracture and had to be taken by ambulance to the hospital.  The surgery took place the next day and the surgeon was able to clean out the whole tumor.  That is a silver lining in this story! 

Currently she is still in the hospital after 5 days, but she was supposed be discharged yesterday.  Unfortunately her Hemoglobin dipped too low for a discharge, so she and to have a blood transfusion.  Normally stage 4 cancer patients are not candidates for any type of invasive surgery, but Kathy was an exception. We feel God has a plan for these struggles, and we want to support Kathy as best we can and lift her spirits.  Next, the doctor will assess whether she needs radiation to the femur in case there were any floating cancer cells in the area.  

With this type of surgery on top of a 5 or 6 day hospital stay the bill is quite hefty.  We are asking for any type of financial help you can give, but again most important is getting her vulnerable story out there so her supporters can pray specifically for her.  She also aims at helping others who may be struggling and to know you are not alone.  Jesus heals, so truly put trust in him, and:  Be strong and courageous;
                    do not be afraid or discouraged;
       the Lord your God is with wherever you go
                                                                           Joshua 1:9

 
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