Great News...Tricia Lawrenson Update

I was reading Nate's blog tonight and it appears the doctors now think all of Tricia's lymphoma is gone and the spots they thought were the cancer are an infection that she is being treated for. I am beyond thrilled for them! It's so hard to look at this wonderful family and not see the miracles God has worked in their lives! Thanks so much to those of you who prayed or sent good thoughts their way. Please continue if you would...the infection needs to be cleared up and Nate is now sick (a cold) and isolated from her but tonight I'm just grateful for the blessing of answered prayers!

Please click the link to CF Husband to read his blog for yourself if you're interested!

Please Pray....Tricia Lawrenson Update

If you recall I posted before about a family named the Lawrensons. Tricia, the wife and new mom, has CF and recently had a double lung transplant. She developed a form of cancer common to patients undergoing that procedure and the first round of treatment didn't do much. They began a second, more intense round of treatment and it was said that if the lymphoma didn't respond well to that she was in trouble. Nate updated his blog today and the news isn't good. He wrote that he doesn't yet know what comes next but PLEASE keep them in your thoughts and prayers! It means a lot to them, and to me! I'll post here as I find out more I'm sure or you can click on the cf husband link in my blog list.

Fun(d) Raiser UPDATED

If you haven't already please check out Nate's blog. If he raises $3,000 or more for the the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society by Friday August 8th he'll shave himself bald on the internet that night. MAYBE you have to be more involved to get as much of a kick out of this as I am but hey it's a great cause with some fun and humor thrown in! As of this morning they were already half way to their goal!

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Just wanted to let everyone know that Nate made his goal (and then some I think). On top of that it was a blast to watch!

The Lawrenson Family

If you don't already know them (so many people have been touched by their story) I'd like to introduce you to Nate, Tricia, and Gwyneth. Nate blogs the story of their family with amazing faith, grace, and humor. Tricia has cystic fibrosis. In January she gave birth to Gwyneth and a short few months later underwent a double lung transplant. Gwyneth is a double miracle in that Tricia got pregnant with her right as they were giving up hope of a baby (Tricia was about to be activated on the transplant list and risked her own life to give Gwyneth hers) and also in that she is doing fantastically considering she was born very prematurely.

I'm posting this today to ask for prayers and good thoughts for Tricia. She was diagnosed with a form of cancer common to transplant patients shortly after the surgery. The cancer didn't respond well to the intital round of treatment so she will begin a more agressive round now. If the cancer doesn't respond to it Tricia is in trouble. So, please, if you pray please send some up for Tricia and her family!

I'm not sure I can put into words what sharing their journey through Nate's blog (you can also click on Confessions of a CF Husband in my blog list) has meant to me. It's something you have to be open to and experience for yourself I think. Please consider checking it out!