Beth woke up this morning in so much pain. When Beth asks for pain meds, you know she is struggling. Bone cancer is one of the most painful types of cancer. Technically speaking Beth does not have bone cancer. She has breast cancer which has spread to her bones. Nevertheless, it is still one of the most painful types of cancer. She said every bone in her body hurt this morning. She likened it to what she imagined it would be like if someone beat her up with a baseball bat.
Beth has been in moderate to severe pain for most of the last 3 years. It started with intense nerve pain in her arm, hand and fingers. She described it as the 'worst pain she has ever felt' and it wasn't even close. There would be times she would be at a "10" (on a pain scale of 1-10) and would be that way for days. There was a stretch of time 3 years ago where she didn't sleep for 3 days because the pain was so bad.
Beth is amazing. Through all her long nights rocking back in forth trying to make the pain lessen, all the times she got discouraging news, she has never given up Hope.
One of my favorite conference talks is by Dieter F. Uchtdorf, The Infinite Power of Hope.
If you want to read or listen to the entire talk you can here:
https://www.lds.org/church/leader/dieter-f-uchtdorf?lang=
https://www.lds.org/church/leader/dieter-f-uchtdorf?lang=
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4 comments:
I think of your family daily. The courage and hope that you inspire is immeasurable. Prayers for you and your beautiful family tonight and that God heal Beth and remove the pain. Lots of love.
Thank you for your updates. It helps us pray for the specifics. We will pray for the pain to subside. Beth is a tough chick but she deserves a break. We love you!!!
The Hatch's
Praying for you every day. We love you!
We've been reading your blog and are thinking of your family. We have so many fun memories of our time in Minneapolis together! Sending lots of love and prayers from Wisconsin. - Jared & Susannah Gustafson
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