A little over a month ago, our family lost a cousin. At that time I learned that my dearest cousin, Dennis, had a recurrance of the cancer that took his voice over ten years ago.
It came back to his throat, lungs and stomach and his doctors gave him a very aggressive chemo and radiation treatment. Last weekend, he was sent to the hospital with almost no white blood cells and a blood sugar count over 900. Either one is a killer. His daughter called this morning to tell me he is now on life support and will receive last rites of the Catholic Church at noon today, with his whole family present. The doctors say if there is not brain activity in the next 24 hours they will recommend pulling the plug.
I want to go back very badly, but when I checked the airline fares, for flights with less than 10 days advance booking, for a normal $175 round trip flight the cost is now $467. Coupled with two or three days in a hotel and car rental this trip will be well out of my reach financially.
It is breaking my heart, but I may just have to tell Debbie that I can't afford to make the trip. I hope she understands.
In the meantime, I pray for peace for his whole family. He suffered with this disease and now he is in God's care.
Please pray for him.
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I know Debbie will understand.
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