Megan

This is a little bit different post for me...basically because The Common Bond mission is to walk alongside the family, but primarly to relate with the Mom's of these children...but this situation has just left me literally heartbroken.


One of our members had sent out a prayer request at work regarding his niece...

Megan Brittain is a 12 year old girl who is fighting cancer...diagnosed as Rhabdomyosarcoma (??)...long word, huh? It started back in July/August of 2007. In a nutshell...Megan was playing in a softball game and her ankle started hurting...then her back, so they took her to the doctor and after many tests she was diagnosed with this disease. Cancer is horrible enough...it's a despicable disease that is heartbreaking to know that children are battling it everyday. This situation leaves me just speechless, though. In February 2007, Megan's Mom-Sharon-passed away from her 7 year battle with cancer. I seem to always say, I can't imagine...but this...this I can't grasp an inkling of it.


From what I understand on October 20th Megan had finished up chemotherapy and then had scans done, etc...and they found out she's had a recurrence of the cancer. A biopsy was completed yesterday and they will find out the results from it within then next couple of days.


Please pray for Megan and her family, I sure wish I could send a bracelet to her dad but I don't think it'd have the right effect. :) This would be another one of those beat down the doors of heaven situations that I'm constantly talking about. I'm so thankful that we serve a God who loves us beyond measure, who has a specific plan even when we cannot understand it and that He continues to be in complete control over all situations that seem so out of control to us.