A Friend of Mine Is In Trouble

I met Judi two years ago via an e-mail from a mutual friend. Even though Judi and I have never met in person, we’ve been through a lot together; two years ago her grandson, newborn, had serious breathing difficulties, failure to gain weight, and other neonatal issues. He wasn’t expected to live. He went through a lot, and they came close to losing him several times.
A number of us–of all religions and no religion at all–spent time each day praying for Isaiah in our own fashions. Two years later, he’s thriving.

Judi isn’t. She’s been diagnosed with advanced kidney cancer. She won’t be doing chemo or radiation or surgery; she’t taking a two-drug cocktail that the oncologists hope will stop the cancer’s spread and perhaps promote shrinkage of the tumors she has.

A lot of you know that I was an RN for quite a few years, working in the ER, the ICU, and on Med-Surg. I’m not religious. My stance on religion is that God is a great guy with terrible PR, the PR being religion–any religion.

That said, in my personal life as well as in my years in nursing, I have seen prayer work. I don’t believe it works. I know it works. It connects us, and through that connection we make things happen.

I’m asking of those of those of you who are willing to pray, or light candles, or cast spells, or however you choose to connect and focus your will, that you pray that Judi’s cancer will go away, and that she’ll be well. Judi is Christian, but she knows I’m not, and she knows a whole lot of you aren’t, and she’s fine with that.

She wants to live. She has a lot to live for.

Thanks.

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By Holly

Novelist, writing teacher, on a mission to reprint my out-of-print books and indie-publish my new ones.

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Jenne
17 years ago

Prayers to you, Judi.

Jim
Jim
17 years ago

Hi, Holly, and thank you again.
Judi is great people, and I like and respect her tremendously from years working with her on RivenCon.

PolarBear
17 years ago

Judi,

You’re in our prayers no matter what your religious persuasion, but it never hurts to clarify facts.

Judi Lundy
Judi Lundy
17 years ago

Holly, I can’ begin to tell you just how much your support means to me. The outpouring of prayer and concern from all over has just been overwhelming. I send my thanks and my love to you and all that you reach. I know that we’ve never really brought up religion. It’s never been an issue, because I believe that all prayer goes to the same place. Just to set the record straight. I’m Jewish. I think that pretty much covers most of the major, minor, Pagan and Earth based beliefs. I am a very stubborn Taurus and quitting is not in my vocabulary. I have no intention of allowing it to enter now. God bless you.
Peace and Love, Judi

Linda
17 years ago

Praying here, too.

scottbryan
scottbryan
17 years ago

My brother Jim just finished treatment for Hodgkins. He can attest to the power of prayer, no matter what you call it. I’ll add Judi to my list.

StarDoc
17 years ago

She’s on the prayer chain here.

JaCop
17 years ago

Not a fan of religions myself but I can tell you from personal experience that the warm thoughts of others can have a major impact on someone fighting cancer. My wife has fought off breast cancer twice now and the prayers and hopes of the folks around us played a major part in her recovery.

Judi has nothing but my very best thoughts and prayers.

Hang tough and never give up!

wolverine
wolverine
17 years ago

Thank you for letting us know. I’ll be praying for her whichever way feels right this month.

Wolverine.

Angelique
Angelique
17 years ago

Judi is in my prayers. As an oncology nurse, i know how devastating news like that can be. How old is she? Has she been through chemo before?

Zoe
Zoe
17 years ago

I’ll pray and send energy 🙂

Jim
Jim
17 years ago

Dear friend, thank you.

Jim

Chassit
17 years ago

Consider the prayers sent, Holly. I’ll try to get my friends to pray as well.

Tech
17 years ago

I’ll add her to my prayer list as well as my church’s prayer chain. Tell her we’re thinking of her.

shelbi
17 years ago

I’m praying, sending positive thoughts, healing energy, and whatever else I can think of. You’re right, Holly, it does work.

Keep us updated, and send Judi my love.

The English Rose
The English Rose
17 years ago

Consider her prayed for, and you, too, Holly. I hope that you don’t mind. I like how you put that, by the way, “God has bad PR.” True enough, we humans have a knack for that sort of thing… but I digress.

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