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After spending a wonderful day on the lake Saturday, we got a phone call that our oldest son,Eric, was in the hospital after wrecking his 4-wheeler. We drove home Saturday night, in record time, and spent the entire day Sunday trying to get him transferred from a podunk hospital in Indiana that I wouldn't send my dog to, to a hospital close to home. He broke his leg in two places and is in surgery right now. He's diabetic, so the doctors are more worried about infection than his broken bones. Hopefully he'll be able to come home tomorrow.

On the way home Saturday night, my sister called to tell me that nephew, who is 33, was in ICU in Chillicothe. He has now been diagnosed with lung cancer. They also found cancer in his lymph nodes and he has bloody fluid around his heart, which they say is a direct result of the cancer. I don't know at this point what stage he's in.

PLEASE keep both Eric and Chris in your prayers. And pray that I keep my sanity through all of this!

Soooo sorry to hear this. What a terrible way to end a great weekend. I'll be thinking about them and hope they pull through ok.

I can certaintly relate to this. I will say a prayer for them.

Our prayers are with you for sure !!!

Our thoughts and prayers are with you and yours.

That's just horrible. We'll keep you all in our prayers.

Darla and Dave,
We are so very sorry to hear this, you are all in our thoughts and prayers! Please keep up posted.

Sorry to hear that, we will have them both in our thoughts.

Thanks. Eric is still in the hospital. They can't get his pain under control. He said he's in more pain then before the surgery. The therapist is supposed to be going in to see what's up.

Chris' cancer is in both lungs. He also has pneumonia so they have to get that cleared up before they can start any chemo.

It's going to be a long road to recovery for both of them.

When it rains it pours does it not...

Well wishes and prayers to your family.

Thinking of your family

Sorry to hear that Darla, hope this situation is much better now, prayers still going out....

Eric is home and is doing okay. He's working in the front office until he can get back to painting (4 months). He'll hate the office by then!! LOL!! Until then, Dave is our new painter!

Chris starts chemo on Thursday. He'll go every three weeks. He's determined that it's not going to get him down. He says he's only 33 and has alot of life to live. He cut his pony tail off and donated it to Locks of Love and joked that maybe he'd get it back in a wig!! So if he can keep up this outlook, I think he'll do okay. The doctors have told him that they can't "cure" him, but that they can put him in remission and maintain it so that it doesn't go anywhere else or get any worse.

I will certainly pray for your son's complete recovery and peace for you and your family as you go through this. Will also put your son on a prayer list a friend runs. Take care and hang in there.

Darla,

We're so glad Eric is doing better. We will be sure to keep Chris in our prayers.

Okay, the pitty party for Eric has run it's course!! LOL!! It's been almost three weeks now and you would think he broke every bone in his body AND that he's the only person in the world that has ever broken anything!! He goes to the doctor tomorrow so we're hoping they tell him to get off his butt and start doing something productive! And we really hope they take the Percucet's away from him! They are just a crutch now!

Lord, give me patience!!!

I hear ya drill sergeant

Dam I broke a finger and it was out of commision for 6 weeks. Can't imagine breaking a leg to the extent it required surgery. What do you expect, he run a marathon?

LOL!! No, no marathons yet, but getting his own glass of water every now and then would be great!! His poor wife is going to be run ragged by the time the baby gets here!! She'll never get caught up on her rest!!

MissSwitzerland wrote:LOL!! No, no marathons yet, but getting his own glass of water every now and then would be great!! His poor wife is going to be run ragged by the time the baby gets here!! She'll never get caught up on her rest!!

OH I forgot about her expecting. I feel for her.

So is he wheel chair bound or can he get around on crutches ok?

No, he's on crutches and can get around just fine, if he wants to!!! LOL!!

MissSwitzerland wrote:No, he's on crutches and can get around just fine, if he wants to!!! LOL!!

Well, shucky dern! We know mens is weenies and can't take the pain of a hangnail! Sheesh!

Hell yeah! My poor wife, when I'm sick I tend to make everyone else miserable too.

I'm the exact opposite. When I'm sick/injured, I just want to be left the hell alone. And since my wife is a nurse, she just doesn't understand that.

I'm the same way dude, I just want the recognition and then to be left alone.