So, as many know, my Mom has been battling her little butt off for the past year and a half fighting stage 4 lung cancer. It seems every time the doctors give us bad news it just motivates her to fight harder! She just finished full brain radiation for the second time and is showing no signs of slowing down. Go girl!
On Monday she left for a two week trip of a lifetime: all the way to a small town in Brazil to see a religious healer named John of God. We are not super religious people, but are spiritual. She went with an open mind and an open heart- not with grandiose ideas of being "cured," but just to have the experience. No harm, right?
I am so happy that she has had this opportunity and was strong enough to go, though I will say that as one of her primary caretakers I'm basically having a stroke 24/7 because I don't have any way to know if she's okay. I can't remind her to take her meds, check her oxygen levels, or give her an excuse to go lay down if she looks tired. It's all out of my control! And, it's not like I can just call her on the phone and check in. I have to wait for her to e-mail, and, given how technologically un-savvy my mother is she probably won't ever figure it out!
So my request is, if you have a moment, please pray/send vibes/think positive thoughts that she is feeling well while there and is being spiritually enlightened. If any of you have heard of John of God (or been to see him) I would LOVE to hear your stories!
I suppose this post serves no other purpose than me trying to get my mind off of it. Perhaps this is my lesson in not being such a control freak!
On Monday she left for a two week trip of a lifetime: all the way to a small town in Brazil to see a religious healer named John of God. We are not super religious people, but are spiritual. She went with an open mind and an open heart- not with grandiose ideas of being "cured," but just to have the experience. No harm, right?
I am so happy that she has had this opportunity and was strong enough to go, though I will say that as one of her primary caretakers I'm basically having a stroke 24/7 because I don't have any way to know if she's okay. I can't remind her to take her meds, check her oxygen levels, or give her an excuse to go lay down if she looks tired. It's all out of my control! And, it's not like I can just call her on the phone and check in. I have to wait for her to e-mail, and, given how technologically un-savvy my mother is she probably won't ever figure it out!
So my request is, if you have a moment, please pray/send vibes/think positive thoughts that she is feeling well while there and is being spiritually enlightened. If any of you have heard of John of God (or been to see him) I would LOVE to hear your stories!
I suppose this post serves no other purpose than me trying to get my mind off of it. Perhaps this is my lesson in not being such a control freak!