Mari is keeping pretty well post chemo. She is experiencing a few of the usual side effects which are unpleasant, but nothing major. She is going back in to hospital next week for injections on Monday and Tuesday, tests on Wednesday and then round 12 of chemo on Thursday ( if blood tests show she is well enough to have it), so she has this week to rest and recover from the last treatment. We will keep you updated.
Have a great week and thank you ~ x
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Purpose of this blog...
Mari has been diagnosed with "Lymphoma Cancer", also known as "Hodgkins Disease".
Mari is expected to need two years of treatment. She is planning on leaving for England very soon to begin treatment there.
Leah Burson is organising ways for care packages to be delivered to Mari, so if you have a treat that you would like to send her to cheer her up please email: leahburson@gmail.com.
Thank you for your prayers, we know Mari and her family really appreciate it!!
Mari is expected to need two years of treatment. She is planning on leaving for England very soon to begin treatment there.
Leah Burson is organising ways for care packages to be delivered to Mari, so if you have a treat that you would like to send her to cheer her up please email: leahburson@gmail.com.
Thank you for your prayers, we know Mari and her family really appreciate it!!
Please Pray...
You can view Mari's prayer calendar at the bottom of the page. If you would like to add your name to a time slot on Mari's prayer calendar email erinlucas@ywam.org.nz Some friends are printing out Mari's photo from this blog and putting it in places to remind them to pray throughout the day.
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You can post messages for Mari by clicking on the "comment" link at the end of each blog. You can read older blogs and comments by searching through the "Blog Archive" list below.
15 comments:
Thinking of you Mari Day - hope this week is a good one!
Hi darling one,
I am glad you have this week to rest and recover. i hope you, phil, dave and rhi have a lovely lovely week. Still praying for you and missing you!
xxx
Melissa
Hi Mari,
We continue to believe God with you and pray for your strength and "veins" during this time. Peace and rest, along with joy in abundance!
Elliott and Linda
dear mari
so lovely to hear your news.
i trust this will be a good week for you and all of the family.
i think you are all doing so well and i love to hear any news you have.
take care love as always
jan
xxxxxfrom brighton
Hi Mari, Dave,Rhi and Phil
I have been a little out of touch this week with my computer in the shop being fixed but really pleased that the post effects have been less severe this last round of chemo - I hope you can really gain some strength this week before going into your next round Mari.
Have just been up to stay with Gill and Richard at Sandspit and we went out to her new school at Leigh (where we had lunch Dave and Mari at the sawmill) - reminded me of you.
Will keep you in my thoughts.
lots of love
jan
xxx
Dear Mari,
Glad to hear things are under control. Praying that you will have a really relaxing rest of the week and weekend and will be ready to go thru next week strong.
Believing for the very best!
Lotsa love,
Debbie & Johan
Hello lovely, good to hear you are resting - I have been wondering how you are...Hope you are keeing warm - feels like winter is arriving. I LOVE winter, it's my FAVORITE season -am praying for snow (again!) this year! Here's to chemo being over by Christmas, and celebrating with a mulled wine perhaps? Much love. Lisa XX
Hello lovely Mari,
So glad another round is over and the end is in sight. Glad too that you have this week to get stronger before the next lot. We are all thinking of you and praying for God's very best and sending you and your Mum and Dad and Phil our love as always.
Nick and Nikki xxxx
Oo, mulled wine! I love Christmas!
Love and prayers from Mary, Terry, Abbie and Matt Wood
Hi Mari,
I heard you speak at the Aspiring Leaders' Forum in 2007. You shone with love and passion; I know I one of many inspired by your message.
How are you finding chemo? It sounds like the drugs are giving your body a hammering.
I've been thinking about you lots since hearing of your illness at ALF back in May. It would've done your heart good to see how concerned the Forum crowd is for you! You don't know me, but I know enough about you to want to help. Will you please read on and consider what I have to offer?
I study biochemistry and know of something - from New Zealand! - that will help you weather the storm. My biochem professor, Dr. Peter Molan, is the world authority on manuka honey and has discovered that it's a wonderfully healing and healthy addition to cancer treatment programmes. Do Google his name.
In short, active manuka honey lessens the side effects of chemo and radiation, speeds healing and also has anti-cancer properties. For example, eating the raw honey helps protect one's stomach lining from chemo because chemo targets all fast-growing cells, but because the honey kills cancer, it only stimulates non-cancerous cells to recover. The honey has lots of nutrients as well, so it's a good thing to *try* to keep down....
Manuka honey is available online in the UK and is already being used in some hospitals, particularly for burns victims, agressive breast cancer and throat and mouth cancers. This isn't the place to go into detail; please look into this more - it could really make a difference to your recovery and won't do any harm.
The knowledge is pretty new, so don't be surprised if your doctors haven't yet heard about manuka honey therapy.
Other anti-cancer, pro-health approaches I have studied are raw food diets (my profs like to say that eating foods rich in antioxidants is the best thing we can do for our health; once again, this will only do you good) and mega doses of vitamins (like, 250g-of-Vit.-C-a-day mega. Amazing results; needs some specialist oversight depending on the vitamin).
Please forgive me for leaving this (long!) note on your public blog. You're welcome to delete this comment after you've read it, Mari. I'm sorry also for adding to the stream of advice that you've probably received. It's done with the best of intentions.
Whatever treatments you undergo during this time, I pray that you will rest in God, the ultimate physician, the only one who can heal. I pray that your medical support team will have divinely given insight into helping your body repair itself, and I pray that you will be acutely aware of God's specific love for you.
Peace to you and your family,
Paula
Hi Mari,
Just to let you know you're there in my mind today :) hope it's a good day, maybe even the sun is shining!
Love to you all,
Judith XX
Hi Mari
Its Dot here! I'm sure you must remember me. Sorry to hear of your illness and hope you will beat it. Its great reading the blogs and know that you have such support and of course the support from your fantastic family. I send you and your family lots of love and good wishes.
Dotty xxx
Hi Mari
Its Dot here! I'm sure you must remember me. Sorry to hear of your illness and hope you will beat it. Its great reading the blogs and know that you have such support and of course the support from your fantastic family. I send you and your family lots of love and good wishes.
Dotty xxx
Dearest Mari, am thinking of you today (Saturday) as the sun is shining over London this morning. I hope that you get chance to do some nice things for yourself over the weekend before bracing yourself for yet another round of chemo. Love you, Lisa XX
Hi Marie, I used to work on a haematology ward at our local NHS hospital(retired at last). Read your blog regularly & praying for your strength to continue during treatment.May God bless you and your family during this very hard time. Carole.
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