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Hello all,
I'll be brief because I am exhausted tonight. I just finished replying to most of you individually but for sake of time, I might be answering you all during a mass email next time since you all pretty much ask the same questions, so if I don't answer personally, please don't be offended, because I'm just running out of juice at the end of the day.
These updates are never easy to write, I'll tell you that, but I feel that her friends should know what she is going through. She is a woman of extraordinary faith and she needs all of our love and support at this time.
Just to clarify with everyone, her breast cancer was diagnosed in the summer of 2008. At that time, she got operated and besides her family and very close friends, nobody knew about it. This time around, those that heard and noticed that something was wrong kept asking so I decided, along with her permission of course, to let people know as I was certain that united we could do something to help her. The outpouring of love that came from that first email I sent at the beginning of December when I mentioned that her cancer was back, was amazing. I cried a lot when I read the love messages and felt the support I got from our mutual friends. You really are the best in the world!!!
This time around, the oncologists pronounced a diagnosis of bone cancer. One seemed quite certain and the other one wanted to run more tests to be sure, so they will do that this week to figure out to what extend and which approach they should take, but the two oncologists that I met are very positive in saying that the aggressive treatment works at a rate of about 85-90% so that gave Nathalie a lot of hope. She is very positive in all of this and is a huge example of faith in moments of trial. She still has a lot to teach us.
If you wish to call her, try to call the hospital in the morning between 10AM and noon EST. If you get no answer, it means that she is sleeping, so you'll have to try later. If you wish to call later than that, you can do so in the evening between 7-9 PM latest so that you do not wake up the other patient sharing her room.
She will be alone tomorrow morning while I go to church. Afterwards, around noon, I will go and pick up her parents, so if you can visit her in the morning, that would be great!
Please remember that if you get really emotional while calling or visiting, she will try to console you... while she is the one that needs to be uplifted. As for me (who can cry on cue) I cry my heart out before I go and visit with her so that I am as dry as the desert when I go see her.
We'll be fasting for her tomorrow. If you can join us, great, if you can't "You're still my friend" would reply Nat. ;)
We love you all and cannot stop talking about how amazing our friends are, and that means all of you! We feel really blessed to count you as our friends and know that YOU can always count on US. Again I wish to thank you all for all that you do. It touches our heart in ways you can't imagine.
I will try to give an update as often as I can.
If you know of someone that knows Nat but who I might have overlooked, please feel free to send them the message as I can't possibly get to everyone alone.
I'll be brief because I am exhausted tonight. I just finished replying to most of you individually but for sake of time, I might be answering you all during a mass email next time since you all pretty much ask the same questions, so if I don't answer personally, please don't be offended, because I'm just running out of juice at the end of the day.
These updates are never easy to write, I'll tell you that, but I feel that her friends should know what she is going through. She is a woman of extraordinary faith and she needs all of our love and support at this time.
Just to clarify with everyone, her breast cancer was diagnosed in the summer of 2008. At that time, she got operated and besides her family and very close friends, nobody knew about it. This time around, those that heard and noticed that something was wrong kept asking so I decided, along with her permission of course, to let people know as I was certain that united we could do something to help her. The outpouring of love that came from that first email I sent at the beginning of December when I mentioned that her cancer was back, was amazing. I cried a lot when I read the love messages and felt the support I got from our mutual friends. You really are the best in the world!!!
This time around, the oncologists pronounced a diagnosis of bone cancer. One seemed quite certain and the other one wanted to run more tests to be sure, so they will do that this week to figure out to what extend and which approach they should take, but the two oncologists that I met are very positive in saying that the aggressive treatment works at a rate of about 85-90% so that gave Nathalie a lot of hope. She is very positive in all of this and is a huge example of faith in moments of trial. She still has a lot to teach us.
If you wish to call her, try to call the hospital in the morning between 10AM and noon EST. If you get no answer, it means that she is sleeping, so you'll have to try later. If you wish to call later than that, you can do so in the evening between 7-9 PM latest so that you do not wake up the other patient sharing her room.
She will be alone tomorrow morning while I go to church. Afterwards, around noon, I will go and pick up her parents, so if you can visit her in the morning, that would be great!
Please remember that if you get really emotional while calling or visiting, she will try to console you... while she is the one that needs to be uplifted. As for me (who can cry on cue) I cry my heart out before I go and visit with her so that I am as dry as the desert when I go see her.
We'll be fasting for her tomorrow. If you can join us, great, if you can't "You're still my friend" would reply Nat. ;)
We love you all and cannot stop talking about how amazing our friends are, and that means all of you! We feel really blessed to count you as our friends and know that YOU can always count on US. Again I wish to thank you all for all that you do. It touches our heart in ways you can't imagine.
I will try to give an update as often as I can.
If you know of someone that knows Nat but who I might have overlooked, please feel free to send them the message as I can't possibly get to everyone alone.
P.S. Some of you enquired how to best send money for her. I used PayPal last time with someone and it was really convenient to transfer the money. It is free to send and very minimal fee for me to retrieve it and now I am able to transfer the money directly in her bank account, so it's even easier. You can do so by using the email address (withfaithineveryfootstep@gmail.com) that has been created for this purpose on www.paypal.com.
P.S.S. To write an email to Nathalie while she is in the hospital, please use withfaithineveryfootstep@gmail.com. I will print the letters and bring it to her or answer any inquiries about Nathalie. I strongly encourage you to send her a card at home. If you do not have her home address, please email me at this same address.
P.S.S. To write an email to Nathalie while she is in the hospital, please use withfaithineveryfootstep@gmail.com. I will print the letters and bring it to her or answer any inquiries about Nathalie. I strongly encourage you to send her a card at home. If you do not have her home address, please email me at this same address.
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