Exhausting Day
I don't mean to be complaining ... just being honest. We are mentally and emotionally wiped out. We met with both the oncologist and the radiologist today and were overwhelmed with information. I will give you more details as to all of that later ... to tired to type it all now. I do have two prayer needs right now though, first, Ryan will be having his "mask" made tomorrow for radiation treatments ... this takes about 1 - 1 1/2 hours and he will have to be sedated, which means another IV. They will also be "marking" all the spots they want the radiation to hit. We are trying to be as honest as possible with him ... which makes for a really long drive to Vanderbilt with many, many questions. Please pray for peace for his little spirit. He cried and screamed for the most of our drive home today... tired and frustrated with everything and everyone! The other is that we are eligible for a Phase III study .... we basically had to decide today if we wanted to be part of it. They are trying to prove that lower doses of radiation would be as effective as the standard dose that is being used now. Rob and I both felt pretty good about it, but it is still scary when you know that the standard is proven and what Ryan may get is not yet proven. We did sign, but we have the next few days to change our mind. Please pray that if we have made the wrong decision that God would clearly show us!!
posted by Carrigan Family @ 9:23 PM
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10 Comments:
I keep you in my prayers for encouragement in the Holy Spirit, and ask of God that the people you meet be of God with the kindness and the eyes of angels, that you have peace in your decision's and Grace (God's presence) be full in your hearts! College Grove community knows of your love for God and each other. Your tears are felt in our community.
In Our Lord's Care,
Ed Coy
Your family remains in our prayers.
Try not to second guess your decision about the radiation. If there is a lot of medical confidence that the lower doses will work as effectively, your decision will make the process so much easier on Ryan.
Continue your trust in God, and your decisions will be led by Him.
God Bless,
Charlie and Stephanie Warner
Ryan, you hang in there young man. You have a lot of friends praying for you in Memphis.
Jeffery N. Hoover, MD
Dear Ryan and Addie,
I met you both at your Uncle Keiths wedding to Aunt Emyjo, I also work with your Uncle Keith at the Opry and have known him for many years. I have known you Aunt Emyjo for a long time too, she went to school with my cousin. I wanted you to know that I have put you on our prayer list at church and I know you are going to have a speedy recovry. I would like to invite you and Addie to my house this summer to swim and we have a go cart there that you can ride. If you can think of anything that you would like to pass the time while you are getting better you can let your Uncle Keith or Aunt Emyjo know. We will be praying for you and your family. Your new friend, Donna Thompson
Rob and Mary Lee,
I have no concept of your tiredness and anxiety for Ryan. However, please know that you have many friends and are not bearing this alone.
Sincerely,
June Turner
I honestly can not imagine what you are going through as, thank God, I have never had to experience anything like this with my child or grandchildren. Just remember that God never puts on us more that we can bear, and he has HIS reasons for everthing that happens to us. There is bound to be a blessing to come from all of this that will be revealed someday. You are in my prayers everyday, and my heart goes out to all of you. Please know that you are not having to bear this alone, as so very many prayers are being lifted up in your behalf.
We are praising God for the great news about the spinal tap!! What a trooper Ryan is and he deserves to throw a little fit after such an exhausting day! You are all in our thoughts and prayers daily!
Love, Tommy & Teresa Turbeville
Long Hollow Members
Heavenly Father,
Thank you that you have given us the wonderful gift of prayer. We thank you for longing to communicate with us in a meaningful way. Prayer allows us to pour our hearts out to you, both the good and the bad. It is the path toward knowing you on a level that is otherwise impossible. It gives us a way to praise you and honor you in our hearts. It helps us to remember that you are constantly with us in all we face. Lord, in the night seasons that seem so dark and endless, help the Carrigan family to achieve peace through prayer. Help them to gain great comfort and strength from calling on your name. Help them to gain strategy for moving through the night season that will eventually lead them into a new, bright day. And help them to know how deeply you love and care for them.
In Jesus' Name, Amen
For allof you working with Ryan.
I can imagine what you are going thru.
Ryan and all his family is in my prayers every day and all day long.
I love you all and wish I could do more.
Kay McCloud
and Uncle Clarence.
I can't get your family out of my mind. We pray for you every day and we can feel your hurt as we have gone through this for the past three years with John Marlin, our grandson. As bad as this is we do find many good things have come out of his illness. Ryan is precious and God will answer our prayers for him. Nancy and Glenn Jenkins
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