Tuesday evening update

Ruth is doing very well all things considering. She had her stitches removed today and is healing nicely. She will now meet with two oncologists the first week of November. Her pulmonary doctor is urging that she have a different type of radiation so as to not cause further damage to her lungs. Pray for wisdom and continued peace.

I know that Ruth would love to hear a word of encouragement from you.

God bless.

Tuesday morning update

Praise the Lord that the report came back that Ruth's lymph nodes are clear!!! God is good. Next week she will get the full report from the doctor and the treatment plan.

Ruth is filled with praise and thanks this morning to the Lord for His goodness. Write her a note of encouragement.

Tuesday Morning Update

Ruth was in great spirits yesterday and was feeling much stronger. Her daughter, Jan, will be arriving from Michigan this week.

Pray for wisdom for the doctors and healing of the surgery site so that the stitches can be removed. Hopefully we will hear this week about the schedule for treatments.

Your prayers and blog enteries are a great encouragement.

Thursday Morning Update

Mrs. Raws was not feeling 100% yesterday. Please pray that she will be able to get sleep.

Pray for her upcoming radiation treatmetns. She will be having 30+ treatments. Your blog comments, and most of all, your prayers are a great encouragement.

Monday Afternoon Update

Mrs. Raws came through her surgery and is in recovery. The pathology report will take at least a week, but she did fine. Thanks for your prayers. Lord willing, she will come home some time later this evening. Please keep your comments coming!

Monday Morning Update

Ruth was in very good spirits today despite the fact that she didn't sleep last night. She was just taken to radiology and then will go into surgery. Pray for peace for Ruth and the girls. Thanks for your blog comments. They are a wonderful encouragement.

Friday evening update

Ruth will be having surgery on Monday about 10:15 AM. She will need to be at the hospital at 7:00 AM. Please keep the comments coming on the blog!

Thanks for all your prayers. Love, Ruth

Please Pray For Mrs. Ruth Raws

Welcome to the blog for Mrs. Ruth Raws. Mrs. Raws has been diagnosed with cancer and we are asking our family and friends to pray and encourage Ruth and the girls.

Here is what I received from Cherri last night which explains Ruth's diagnosis and treatment plan so that you can pray more intelligently:

Dear Friends and Family,

I (Cherri) am writing this for Mom, since I seem to be the resident medical person (sort of). We just got home from the surgeon's office, where we got the report on Mom's biopsy. Mom does have cancer (that's the bad news).

The good news is that it has been detected very early. If you want to look it up, it is called ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), grade 3. The grade 3 part means that it is a more aggressive form of DCIS, so the doctor wants to do a further lumpectomy next Monday, which will include checking the sentinel lymph node for signs of cancer cells. Most likely there will be no need of further surgery beyond that.

The next step will be radiation therapy for 6 weeks and then going on a drug such as tamoxifen, since the cancer is hormone positive.

Mom is doing well with all this, although it is very hard coming on the heels of all that she went through this summer. she seems more worried about how we are handling yet another parent having an illness. She is very comfortable with her surgeon, who has been highly recommended by many people. Dr. Schneider is not only an excellent surgeon but also a very compassionate person.

Thank you for your prayers, love, and friendship,

Cherri

Your blog comments will be a wonderful encouragement to Ruth and the girls. Thank you.