I Need Your Help!, Please pray for my son : (

Again, thank you all! I need the prayers and support you so graciously give, and ask God to bless you all.

Lynn, I know exactly what you mean. I actually have encountered one person who will not drop his hatred of me for five seconds to wish my son a full recovery...but I know eventually he will have to confront that hatred in one form or another. I can only pray it is in this life that he finds peace.

I am about to update my journal. Not much news, but this is as much for my benefit as anything else. I will continue to check in periodically. Thank you all!

we all need an outlet at times it's what keeps us human and strong in times of distress...writing is a wonderful outlet, don't stop..aaron is in my prayers continually
vik

I agree with sisterknight; writing is a good outlet and it helps to clear your mind a bit; especially in times when at a certain point your thoughts start to spin around and around without any result.
I did this while going through very hard times; I wrote it down, all my thoughts, my emotions, my hope and despair, pain and small, small joys, I was crying, cursing, being all silent... In the long run it helped a lot to find my way through it all.

We are all brothers and sisters, children of one God, no matter by which name we call him; we are family. Maybe this thought could help you when you feel alone or forsaken.

You are all in my prayers.

My heart goes out to you and your loved ones, especially Aaron. You are still in my prayers - all of you!

I am so sorry that my well-wishes and prayers are so late in coming, but you have them my friend! I am crushed for you at this terrible news. I will keep him, as well as you and your family in my thoughts and prayers.

Take care and God bless!
Allen

I will add your son in my prayers tonight too. I just saw this post today and can understand what you are going through. Stay strong in spirit. I'm praying a prayer as I type for you and your family that you will all make it through this difficult time.
Shalom

I just read the journal entries and posts tonight but wanted to let you know that Aaron will be in my prayers and wishes each night and I'll add his name to our wishbox at work. I was so sorry to read of his ordeal but I'm glad at least that he is at home right now with you and surrounded with love.
take care,
chelsea

Many thanks again to all those who are praying for Aaron and our family. God's love is so wonderful and perfect, and although I have my difficult moments in understanding what is happening, I do realize that this is part of life's incessant cycle of trials that, in one form or another, hit us all. I would ask for a special prayer for my wife Dawn. She is having a very difficult time coping with things, and needs to learn to lean on God's promises and grace. Remember her as you pray today, that God will comfort her as she tries so hard to be strong.

Updating my journal today. Thanks to those who are reading it.

Hi Robert,

Without a doubt, you, Dawn and Aaron will be kept in our prayers! I'll update my prayer request for you so that my church knows about Dawn's needs as well.

Please let her and Aaron know that we're all praying for you!

Blessings and love!

SC I will include your son and your familiy in my daily prayers.

We are honored to be able to pray for your son and will gladly do so.

From a mother's perspective, isn't it comforting to know so many people are praying specifically for him.

God be with you all and please keep up informed as to his progress,

Kenya

Kenya,

Yes, it truly is a comfort to know that. I am just amazed at how the internet (which is the source of so much evil) has been so instrumental in gathering loving hearts around my son and my family.

By the way, thank you to all who have visited Aaron's site. If you have somehow missed the post, then I'll say it is the reason I have stopped the journal here. I don't have the time for two journals. I don't even have the time for tv watching. Guess that will be tough for me when I resume classes in January. Anyway, that address again is http://caringbridge.com/visit/aaronmcgrady. I know a heap of you have already visited, and I can't thank you enough for signing the guestbook and for all the wonderful blessings. Christmas is almost here, and Aaron will be coming home from his second round of chemo on Christmas Eve. I don't know how he will feel, but I know it will be a good time to share all the kindness you people have shown over these last weeks. God bless you all!

I hope you all have good news to celebrate this Christmas. He will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Hello, I'm new here! I read this post today and had to reply. May the Lord hear the prayers, of so many who truly care for your son Aaron. And may I add my prayers for him also. What you must feel I could not even begin to imagine, but as a father I feel for you. I pray that God grant you the strength, to endure and carry on. May the Lord bless you and your family, I will remember Aaron in my prayers.


Antonio

How wonderful, Antonio, that that is your very first post here. Hope you will come on the site often and let us get to know you better! Yes, it's a place full of some great, very intensely human humans -- warts, halos and all. Welcome!

Rob -- He'll be home for Christmas Eve, then, God willing? I hope like crazy he'll be feeling good enough to really get into the spirit of the holiday and enjoy all the love of his family and friends (and some holiday fixin's -- I think it must be hard on all of you when his natural, growing boy's pleasure in good food wanes a little). Good cheer together, every precious moment of the season, to all of you.