Away From My Computer Topic

Excuse my absence lately please, I have been and will be dealing with a serious illness in my family for awhile. I should be a little more active by the end of this week, but my time will still be limited over the next few months. My baby sister has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and I am the nearest relative, so much of the care will fall to me. I will be as active as normal when I'm home, and will basically just be checking in when I'm away. I will have friends fill in to keep my teams going when needed, so if you detect any odd (More than usual) behavior from me you will know why. For those of you who pray I will ask you to please remember my family and my sister Serena as we go through one of the hardest things to have to face in life. Thanks.
4/5/2016 1:33 PM
Prayers a coming my brother. What do you mean, weird and strange behavior?!
4/5/2016 3:56 PM
Indeed, praying for you as well Pete.
4/5/2016 5:42 PM
Praying for you guys Pete.
4/5/2016 9:45 PM
Thoughts and prayers with you and your family Pete.
4/5/2016 10:13 PM
Pete I hope health return to your family.
4/6/2016 12:38 PM
Praying for yall Pete
4/6/2016 2:14 PM
Pete, that's terrible to hear. I pray for peace in this time of chaos and struggle.
4/6/2016 2:51 PM
Pete, you and your family will certainly be in my prayers. I pray for God's peace and strength to see you through this, and if it be in His will, I pray for supernatural healing for your sister.

4/8/2016 11:08 PM
Thanks to everyone for your prayers! I am home for a few days while more tests are scheduled for my sister. They have not been able to obtain a good biopsy through the normal minimally invasive means, and they can't start any treatments until they have a biopsy, so it looks like she will have to have major surgery just to find out what we are dealing with. The only good news from this is that they still have not proved that it even is cancer, the current diagnosis is stage 4 lung cancer, but they can't prove it! It looks like I will be in and out over the next few weeks either way, and we know that something is bad wrong no matter what the final diagnosis. When away from my computer I will still keep in touch with someone who can let everyone know what is going on.

Babcick is currently helping with my teams and others have volunteered if needed, so if it gets to be too much for the two of us I'll call for reinforcements. I'm thankful for each of you, without the friends that I have made this game would not be worth the money that I pay to play it.
4/9/2016 3:06 PM
Your sister and your family are in our prayers Pete.
4/9/2016 7:49 PM
Pete I've been where you are (I still anthers) and my heart breaks for you. If there is anything I can do let me know. Prayers for both of you.
4/9/2016 10:14 PM
thoughts are with you and your family
4/10/2016 2:42 AM
Thoughts and prayers for your family
4/11/2016 8:39 PM
I have some amazing news about my sister that I need to share with my friends who have supported me through this very difficult time. I have been out of town for the last five days after getting a call letting me know that Serena was in the emergency room and that things looked very bad for her. After doing another CAT Scan the doctors declared that the cancer had spread in her lungs to several new locations, and that now they had plenty of spots to get a biopsy from. We have been in limbo waiting on a biopsy because they legally cannot start the cancer treatments without it. They got the biopsy sample Thursday morning, that afternoon and before the results came in one of her doctors came to her room and gave a very grave prognosis based on the CT scan and the rapid spread of the cancer, that doctor told us all that even with aggressive treatments they did not expect her to live much longer. It took 24 hours for the results from the biopsy to come in, the doctor who came to her room to relay the results was one that none of us had ever seen before, he was an infectious disease control specialist! It turns out that my sister does not have cancer at all, she has a fungal infection instead and it is very treatable

Another 24 hours have passed and she has yet to see a single one of the doctors that misdiagnosed her, or the one who came with the very grave prognosis just hours prior to the good news. I think that there are some very embarrassed specialists right now, they have been telling a woman for 6 weeks that she had stage IV cancer and that she probably had only months to live. The entire time it was a treatable infection that they let go and probably made worse! I actually feel bad for them in a way, but someone should probably stop by her room and apologize to her.

Serena still has some major problems and she is very sick, but they are now telling her that she should have a full recovery and after receiving IV anti fungal treatments and some physical therapy to build her strength back up she should be able to return to her normal activities. Now that my friends is a praise report for you! We went from zero hope to total elation and hope for a long future in just 24 hours. All of those prayers that you have sent up meant the world to my sister and I, it is impossible for me to thank you all enough for your thoughtfulness and encouragement! Most of all I want to thank a wonderful God though, we are and were submitted to His Will for our lives no matter what the outcome, but we do believe in the power of prayer and we know that God works through His people. Thank you all and may God bless and enrich your lives with abundant hope through the working of this miracle.
5/7/2016 10:36 PM
123 Next ▸
Away From My Computer Topic

Search Criteria

Terms of Use Customer Support Privacy Statement

© 1999-2024 WhatIfSports.com, Inc. All rights reserved. WhatIfSports is a trademark of WhatIfSports.com, Inc. SimLeague, SimMatchup and iSimNow are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts, Inc. Used under license. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.