Prayer Request...

I had this happy blog all figured out, I had pictures of some stuff I was working on (and completed) today, and it was all light and fluffy and fun. Then I got an email from my mom.

My cousin Jill has been diagnosed with melanoma. Well, here's the email that was forwarded to me from my mom.

"Dear Nancy,

I am sending this note to let you know that Jill has just been diagnosed with melanoma. She went in a couple of weeks ago to have a mole removed. The Dr. called to say he had sent it to OHSU for a second opinion. The Dr. at OHSU confirmed the finding of melanoma.

Jill is at the Corvallis Clinic today for an ultrasound to see it the lumps on her arm and leg are related to the melanoma. Tomorrow, she will go back to the surgeon to have additional tissue removed from the area where the mole was removed. She is in the process of scheduling a CT scan to see if there is cancer in any other part of her body.

So, things are a bit uncertain right now and we are not sure of anything.....but we sure didn't want to hear the word "cancer" ever again. I will keep you updated as we learn anything new. Thank you for your concern and prayers....they are greatly appreciated.

Love, Connie"

Jill is Darian's aunt, Abby's sister. It's difficult to have someone else in the family diagnosed with cancer so soon after losing Darian. He's only been gone for a few months!

We know it's in God's hands. God loves and cares for His children and whatever is His will is best, but that doesn't make it easy. Please pray for Jill and her family (Husband Steve and sons Andrew and Ethan) as well as Abby. After losing her son this year it can't be easy to hear this news about her sister.

The light, fluffy post will come later, maybe tonight...right now I need to pray.