Some of you probably know this, but I imagine most are unaware. Merrygirl has been a member here since 2007. She left the board a few years ago because she was doing better and because she was busy taking care of her son who has PANDAS.
Last year she got breast cancer and had to have a double mastectomy. All was good for almost a year.
Now the cancer has returned and it's brain cancer. She just found out she also has it in her lungs and kidneys. She's been given 3-6 months, but with all the fight that is in her, she is determined to beat that.
Merrygirl was one of a HANDFUL of people who kept the case of Justina Pelletier in front of the public. That was LONG before it was finally picked up by the reporting of Beau Berman and then finally, Fox News.
Merrygirl has three children, approximate ages of 4-14, and a wonderful and supportive husband.
PLEASE, she needs your prayers.
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Posted by steve1906 (Member # 16206) on :
OMG, I remember Merrygirl well, I feel sick right now.
She'll be in my prayers everyday!
If you talk to her please send best wishes...
Steve
Posted by sutherngrl (Member # 16270) on :
So sorry to hear this. I will definetly keep her in my prayers.
Posted by momindeep (Member # 7618) on :
What a shock! I remember her well too. I will pray.
Posted by dogmom2 (Member # 23822) on :
yes,i remember merrygirl too. I'm so sorry to hear she is going thru this. Will keep her in my prayers.
Posted by Silverwolf (Member # 9196) on :
Prayers going up for <<<<< Merrygirl and Family >>>>>,
Just read this to TxCoord,and they'll be in our prayers.
Thanks for the info' Lymetoo.
Silverwolfi and TxCoord
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
That's really sad - I am going to post both urls for the Ty Bollinger's Truth About Cancer series here - I took full notes both times.
It's important to know that many people in these series beat last-stage cancer, including brain cancer, and cancer that had spread.
So she has nothing to lose at this point by going through this and seeing whether she would like to apply any of the healing methods discussed.
If she is not well enough, then perhaps a family member or friend could skim through for her -
Another option is for her/her family to purchase both video series and watch them for themselves. I did take notes on what everyone was saying.
What this series is about is all these natural ways of treating the body so as to stop cancer.
I recall frankincense being discussed as a natural remedy for brain cancer, amongst many remedies.
And other option yet, is after reading through or watching these series, whether she would want to contact a doctor who helps people fight cancer naturally. It will mean more personalized care.
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Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Merrygirl. We are here for you! If we can help in anyway just "lettuce no".
To add to Robin's info- very good... many of us have also been diagnosed with cancer after, or while actively experiencing Lyme and TBD's. Some multiple times, many with very serious situations. And for those who tried, it has been treatable with antibiotics.
I started collecting studies linking Lyme and cancer, inflammation (like Lyme produces) and cancer, and antibiotics (like doxy) and cancer. It's amazing.
This is one of the original studies I stumbled on years ago and posted. The doxy has been able to not only help animals/pets by reducing or eliminating their tumors, but humans also, including some of our Lyme doctors.
There are too many of these studies now to count, but I will gladly provide any further information you may need. Will do a detailed search specifically for you on any type of cancer you have or want studied, just say the word.
In the meantime, prayers it will be, always.
Posted by rosie7 (Member # 46766) on :
Thanks for the summary TC. I knew she had been thru a lot but it helped to have it written out in one place.
I also know someone started a meal web site for her and a you caring site.
Hoping she has the funds to try some of the non insurance cancer things.
Posted by Catgirl (Member # 31149) on :
Sending prayers.
Posted by dogmom2 (Member # 23822) on :
rosie7 are those sites you listed able to take donations?
Posted by randibear (Member # 11290) on :
omg!!! I have lost touch with her.
please if she needs anything to let me know. I miss her.
I'm so sorry to hear this.
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Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
I've been thinking about the situation - people with end-stage cancer are often beating it, according to Ty Bollinger's experts.
So I would like to make a stronger statement that Merrygirl contact Ty at his site, thetruthaboutcancer, and ask him for referrals to integrative cancer-treating doctors who do the personal investigative work with people.
Barring that, then to read through the two series write-ups and think about what might appeal to try. There's a lot of simple remedies there too that are powerful and are reported to turn people's health around.
Posted by dbpei (Member # 33574) on :
So sad to hear this. Sending prayers for a miracle for Merrygirl and her family. She is a warrior for sure.
Posted by merrygirl (Member # 12041) on :
This is were it all started for me. When I first got lyme in 2007 I lived on this board. I miss our sat night chat room! I ended up getting Borellia Miyamotoi too. ...
Thank you for all your kind words. This is really hard.
Support makes it easier!
I do want to let you know I will be donating at least my brain to Dr Grier. I hope it can help all of you and future patients
Thank you for your prayers
Posted by Pocono Lyme (Member # 5939) on :
Hi Merrygirl. I can't imagine how hard this is on you. Lyme is bad enough! Just keep that fighting spirit and not let it win.
You can do it! We'll help you and pray hard.
Just a thought but have you had your immune system checked? From what I've read, cancer takes hold when it's down. I now see where they're using IVIG.
Thank you for planning to donate but we'll wait. We'll wait until you're a ripe old age.
Take up the offers of help. We're pretty good at researching and stuff. While waiting for you to take us up on these offers, I'll be praying for you.
He can heal. Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Hey, Merrygirl, thanks for responding on the board here! You know, a lot of us want to see you keep fighting. You have nothing to lose at this point by trying. I can't think of a better resource than Ty Bollinger to check in with, for a referral, if you can get to a functional medicine doctor who does this work with people.
Ty's two series was full of people who had reached end state. They are alive today because they did various protocols. There are a lot of options. I hope you are reading through the series notes above, at least, and willing to evaluate whether you'd like to try anything.
Posted by momindeep (Member # 7618) on :
Can we get some funds going for Merrygirl?
Posted by randibear (Member # 11290) on :
I'm in
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
I sent randi and momindeep some messages.
Posted by aklnwlf (Member # 5960) on :
Oh no Merrygirl! You're in my thoughts and prayers.
Posted by Sammi (Member # 110) on :
quote: I do want to let you know I will be donating at least my brain to Dr Grier. I hope it can help all of you and future patients.[/QB]
Merrygirl you are an amazing woman, still thinking of others at such a difficult time. You and your family are in my prayers.
Posted by Pocono Lyme (Member # 5939) on :
Something to look into Merrygirl. You probably saw this on TV about Jimmy Carter.
Below the article is a link to a little information on the immunotherapy and below that is a link to places that offer it.
Just months after finding out he had metastatic cancer, former President Jimmy Carter announced this weekend that his doctors have said he no longer needs cancer treatment thanks in part to a groundbreaking new kind of medication that trains the immune system to fight cancer tumors.
Carter announced in August that he had melanoma that had spread to his liver and brain. He underwent surgery, radiation therapy and a new kind of cancer treatment called immunotherapy to fight the disease.
Speaking at his church this weekend, Carter announced that his doctors are stopping his immunotherapy treatment called pembrolizumab after they saw no signs of tumors over a period of three months. While he has no evidence of the disease, doctors will monitor Carter closely to see if the cancer reoccurs, a representative for the former president said.
"President Carter said today he did not need any more treatments, which he had August 2015 through February 2016, but will continue scans and resume treatment if necessary," a spokeswoman for the Carter Center told ABC News in an email.
Still praying. Fight it girl!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
She was hoping to be able to qualify for that, but can't now. I think she is getting the same chemo he got, but not the new drug.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Keep the prayers coming!!
Message from her husband today:
"We just reviewed the m.r.i. image from Tuesday and great news ...some of Melissa tumors have vanished and others have shrunk considerably."
Posted by momindeep (Member # 7618) on :
That is encouraging!
Posted by randibear (Member # 11290) on :
don't you give up. you won't like it when I get angry.
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
lol randi - you tell her, girl!
If the tumors are shrinking, there's hope - now to add to the care, as desired/needed - there's a lot of things people are doing these days to beat this -
Posted by Jordana (Member # 45305) on :
Brain cancer is nowhere near the threat it used to be.
Modern medicine is absurdly bad at handling TBI but they've learned a trick or two with cancer. My brother in law had a glioblastoma, very large...had surgery and some limited radiation; totally fine now.
Posted by randibear (Member # 11290) on :
listen y'all, no offense, but alot of us people with lyme ain't working with a whole brain and we make it.
I'm evidence of that.
husband's nephew's wife, whew, was told she had stage four metastasized breast cancer. no cure. maybe a year. three kids under 12. very Christian devout family. guess what. had double mastectomy, said no to chemo. left it up to God.
cancer free now and doing fine.
miracles happen...believe
Posted by Sammi (Member # 110) on :
quote:"We just reviewed the m.r.i. image from Tuesday and great news ...some of Melissa tumors have vanished and others have shrunk considerably." [/QB]
This is awesome news! Keep praying everyone!
Posted by Catgirl (Member # 31149) on :
Yay!!!
Posted by Pocono Lyme (Member # 5939) on :
Still praying here! He does answer.
FANTASTIC NEWS! Keep the faith Melissa.
May God bless you and your family at home and here.
I read your husband's report a few times and each time it looked better and better.
Thanks Lymetoo for posting.
Posted by aklnwlf (Member # 5960) on :
Great news! Still thinking and praying for you Merrygirl!
Posted by hopingandpraying (Member # 9256) on :
There is power in prayer and miracles do happen!
Praying the Great Physician heal you and all those suffering with illness. May He give you good health always.
"By His stripes we are healed." Isaiah 53:5
Posted by Pocono Lyme (Member # 5939) on :
Agree hopingandpraying
With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26
Posted by Pocono Lyme (Member # 5939) on :
Prayers continue for a complete recovery.
Hoping to hear some more good news.
Keep praying everyone.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Merrygirl has been told that she has only a few weeks to live.
Please pray for her, her three kids and her husband.
Posted by Sammi (Member # 110) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lymetoo: Merrygirl has been told that she has only a few weeks to live.
Please pray for her, her three kids and her husband.
This is truly heartbreaking. Merrygirl, you and your family are in my continued prayers.
Posted by momindeep (Member # 7618) on :
No words...I will pray.
Posted by dogmom2 (Member # 23822) on :
sincere prayers merrygirl for you and your family
Posted by Jordana (Member # 45305) on :
Hi Merrygirl --
I was just researching artemisinin and found this thread on another board.Skip the first post, might be something interesting in there for you.
Praying for the whole family.
Posted by randibear (Member # 11290) on :
oh god, has anybody heard anything???? is there something we can do? care packages, money, anything????
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
yes...
I'll PM you, Randi.
Posted by hiker53 (Member # 6046) on :
Blessings to you merrygirl along this road that you must travel. Christ will be with you the whole way.
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Does anyone know whether she's trying any of the remedies mentioned in Ty Bollinger's two anti-cancer series, or Razi Berry's series?
Posted by aklnwlf (Member # 5960) on :
Praying for you!
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
May you and your family be at peace and treasure your days together. You are always in my prayers.
Posted by Dekrator48 (Member # 18239) on :
Prayers for merrygirl and her family.
This is so sad.
May God hold merrygirl and her family tight and fill them with His love, peace and comfort.
Posted by randibear (Member # 11290) on :
how's she doing?
Posted by Silverwolf (Member # 9196) on :
<<<<< Merrygirl and Family >>>>>,
Prayers going up,you are in our tho'ts, hoping the doctors are wrong, praying for healing.
Which ever way it goes, may there be peace and comfort, borne to each of You,on Angels wings.
You are a part of this LymeNet Family.
jus' Silverwolfi here
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Her husband reported that she is "very very tired" and sleeping a lot.
Posted by Sammi (Member # 110) on :
Lymetoo, thank you for the update. Prayers continue for her and her family.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Melissa has been moved to a hospice house.
I am so sad.
Posted by bcb1200 (Member # 25745) on :
Yes, I heard this. Sad indeed.
Posted by Silverwolf (Member # 9196) on :
Oh no,
Lord please be with her,and her family, bring peace,in the midst of the hard time and grieving as it comes. Please bring them comfort, and let Your Angels keep watch over her ,and each member of her family and friends.
If this is the time,for her to go, please ease Merrygirl/Melissa's way. And wrap her and her family in Your arms of Love.
If she is to linger for a time, please Lord let it be peaceful, for her and her family.
In Jesus name Amen.
Silverwolf,and TxCoord too
Posted by hopingandpraying (Member # 9256) on :
Amen Silverwolf.
It is very sad. Holding Melissa and her family up in prayer. May God comfort all of them and have mercy.
Posted by Sammi (Member # 110) on :
I am very sad too. Prayers continue for Melissa and her family at this unimaginable time.
Posted by randibear (Member # 11290) on :
no, no, no.......I didn't get to say goodbye.....
I'm so sorry for her family. I know she has young children. she was so friendly, outgoing, and caring.
so much to say but no time......devastated...
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
She's feeling better this evening!
Posted by randibear (Member # 11290) on :
you know husband's nephew's wife, whew, was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer which they said was in lymph nodes...inoperable. can't help you jus go home, maybe a couple of months. three children under 12. nephew went insane...I mean he lost it..
she said ok so no treatment...they are very religious. we call them evangelical baptist or as momma would call them, downhome hardshell.
anyway they turned to their church. they go sunday morning and night, wednesday night and Saturday. their church prayed every week.
after several months, she felt better, went back to dr. guess??? no cancer no lumps, said well we must have made mistake. now this woman travelled to Cleveland clinic, mayo, all places.
so God if you're listening, I don't ask anything for me, but please use your powers to heal merry. her family and friends need her here.
I beg of you, please.
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
I wish she would do some things listed in Ty's two series on combatting cancer naturally - so many of those folks came back from stage 4, the most advanced stage - but, I am not there, only remoting typing my best wishes for her -
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
She only has a week or two, Robin.
Posted by momindeep (Member # 7618) on :
Continues prayers for Merrygirl and all those who love her.
Posted by randibear (Member # 11290) on :
I love you merry. keep hanging onto those angels wings and tell them you wont go.
ask forthe angels gabriel and michael to help you
Posted by Rumigirl (Member # 15091) on :
This is so, so sad with her kids and husband to boot. Prayers going up for Merrygirl and her family. Don't we wish we could make it better.
Posted by sweetmelissa (Member # 47400) on :
Dear Father,, We lift up Melissa to you Lord and ask you to bless her with healing.. We know you perform great miracles Father and Melissa needs one now.. Reach down with your mighty hand Lord and bring comfort , relief and healing to her.. We ask Lord that you bring comfort to her family. Father do what ONLY YOU can do and restore Melissa's health from her head to her toes...Thank You Father.... We love you !
IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY AMEN and AMEN
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
No new information on Melissa yesterday or today.
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Here are some comments by merrygirl on the Pelletier medical kidnapping.
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Posted by Sammi (Member # 110) on :
Thanks Lymetoo. I think no news is good news.
Posted by randibear (Member # 11290) on :
how we doing hon?
if kristy can beat stage 4 breast cancer, you can too. drs ain't perfect but the Lord is. hang in there my friend.
Posted by Catgirl (Member # 31149) on :
Sending prayers. Hang in there Melissa!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
The Lord is only good. He has you in the palm of His hand. He makes your path straight. He knows all things. He is your strength when you have none. He loves you to pieces.
Posted by Rumigirl (Member # 15091) on :
momindeep, that is so beautiful! It is so easy to forget sometimes, when we need it the most. I was brought up that "I have to do it all myself." Well, that doesn't work very well.
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
I want to thank Melissa for being such a great person on the board here, and having been so helpful with vet tech answers for pet questions - and for being such a good mom -
Posted by dbpei (Member # 33574) on :
I remember Merrygirl. Hope she is okay. Sending prayers and good thoughts her way!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
We thank you, Lord, for allowing our lives to be blessed by Melissa. She has been a champion for so many and we thank you for her. Amen.
Posted by hopingandpraying (Member # 9256) on :
Amen, Lymetoo.
Posted by momindeep (Member # 7618) on :
True that, Lymetoo.
Posted by aklnwlf (Member # 5960) on :
Thinking of Merrygirl tonight......
Posted by Rumigirl (Member # 15091) on :
Yes, thinking of her with love. I hope that her family will see this eventually, since she isn't likely to (maybe I'm wrong about that, but probably not).
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
I can make sure they see it. By the way, I originally posted this with her permission. She thanked me for asking first.
Posted by Sammi (Member # 110) on :
I am so glad that Melissa and her family know that we all love her and that we are praying for her and her family.
Posted by LisaK (Member # 41384) on :
I will pray.
did she try genetics? I guess it depends on the type of cancer but a friend of mine- her cousin said goodbye and made funeral arrangements after dr told him he had weeks to live.
his wife took him to american cancer instute (or somethign) and they cured him using his genetics! he wsa totally well after that in 6 months.
im a realist, but sometimes things can happen. I always try to have hope.
Posted by LisaK (Member # 41384) on :
God, please help Melissa through this time of great suffering and send your Spirit to strengthen her love in you. Please caress her family with your great and perfect love so they can be as strong as possible and that melissa can feel your presence in them and know she is safe and that her family will be OK. Let your will be done dear Lord, amen.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
I copied this from a Facebook page for Melissa. I hope it's OK since no name is attached. It's a great tribute.
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"I met Melissa through the efforts to #FreeJustina. She was a force of nature. She was leading/organizing protests, doing all the things to make sure that Justina was eventually freed. Justina was held unjustly for 14 months - and Melissa was a key person in getting her freed.
Then I heard more about her activism on other topics (Lyme disease, PANDA, Mitochondrial Disease, etc. , etc.), saving other kids, always being there for others....
Our world is very poor in that we don't have more "Melissa-types" in it... It seemed like we had always had enough of those miraculous ladies (and gentlemen) in the past. Not so anymore...
I do know a number of people who can "hold a candle" to Melissa, but there are very few who "shine as bright" as she does. I know, through my travels, dozens of such people, maybe hundreds of such people.
I have met all types of politicians - local pols, state reps and senators, governors, and more than a dozen presidential candidates, etc. They are very different than CITIZEN ACTIVISTS...
It's easier for politicians when that is "your life," and some (hopefully many) do it for the right reason. I consider citizen activists to be the "real troopers" - those who do it because it is right and "somebody else needs to do it" and they just don't sit around and wait for somebody else to jump in.... THEY are that "somebody else."
I considered citizen activists - people like Melissa - a not-so-regular-mom who dedicated herself to making a difference - as the key to the glue that keeps America together and that will maintain, dare I say, restore, America's greatness.
Melissa always does what is right, she motivated and mustered people, made things happen, and sometimes she was the lone "warrior princess." [this is my favorite phrase for her]
She first found out about her initial curse of breast cancer within a day of Justina being freed. She "kicked cancer's ass"... But cancer came back again... She is always focused on doing good.
About her illness, she once wrote to me: "I am pissed. You know how much good I could get done?" Yes, that *IS* Melissa.
Yes, I put her on a pedestal because, while she could have decided to be just an "ordinary mom" (which is so very important in itself), she dedicated herself to being someone who had to make a difference in people's lives.
And she did, and continues to, through all the people she has helped, fought along side and inspired. She made an indelible impression on me. Her love, goodness and strength of character will live on forever in the people she has touched."
Posted by dbpei (Member # 33574) on :
Thank you so much for sharing this, lymetoo. I am so sad that we are losing her, but especially sad for her family. What an amazing person she is.
Posted by momindeep (Member # 7618) on :
She sounds like a person who I humbly would of liked to meet and talk to face to face.
My prayers continue.
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
I wonder if Justina's family knows about Melissa...
I am so impressed by what I've read here about her - like, if we can do something to help, do it! The SF Bay area has a lot of citizen activists - I can relate to this - good on her.
Posted by Rumigirl (Member # 15091) on :
Fairness has nothing to do with what we consider fairness. Who can fathom the why's; it's not ours to know.
We send love and blessings to Melissa and her family. May her remaining days be in love and peace. May her family be comforted by each other, by her presence, and by God.
I can only imagine how hard it is for them.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Yes, Robin. They definitely know. They are very close to her.
Posted by WPinVA (Member # 33581) on :
I wish I had had the privilege to know her personally.
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Me too - I always liked her here. I am very sad about what's happening here -
Posted by Dekrator48 (Member # 18239) on :
Prayers continue for merrygirl and her family.
She has been a blessing to many people.
Posted by randibear (Member # 11290) on :
I'm hoping for a miracle. any word??
Posted by sammy (Member # 13952) on :
My heart goes out to merrygirl and her family. I'm praying!!!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
She is still with us. Her oldest daughter had a birthday on Friday and they had a party in merrygirl's room.
Keep praying!
Posted by Sammi (Member # 110) on :
I am glad she could be with her daughter on her birthday. Prayers continue.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
It is with great sadness that I tell you that Melissa passed away last night.
Posted by randibear (Member # 11290) on :
oh no......speechless....
Posted by Sammi (Member # 110) on :
This is truly heartbreaking. Prayers for family continue.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Yes, please keep the prayers going. Her family needs them.
Posted by randibear (Member # 11290) on :
how old was she?
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
36, I think.
Posted by TxCoord (Member # 9204) on :
Silver and I are so sorry for her family's loss. May the Spirit of Peace come and comfort them/us at this time.
Posted by MichaelTampa (Member # 24868) on :
Not sure what to say, but sending out healing thoughts to her family and all others.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
I know. I'm speechless too. It's so heartbreaking.
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
That's too young! And her family too - let them know we all care here!
Posted by hopingandpraying (Member # 9256) on :
Heaven has gained a beautiful angel and Earth has lost a wonderful human being.
Holding her family up in prayer. May Almighty God comfort them and give them strength and healing at this most difficult time.
Your Lymenet family shares your sorrow.
"He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." Rev 21:4
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
quote:Originally posted by hopingandpraying:
"He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." Rev 21:4
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Amen!
I will give George some time and then I will share this thread with him.
Posted by hiker53 (Member # 6046) on :
Merrygirl touched all of us here at Lymenet. Now she is touching the heavens.
May God bless her family during this time.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
so young and beautiful, inside and out. Prayers for her family and I hope she feels wonderful in whatever adventure her spirit is on now.
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Posted by lpkayak (Member # 5230) on :
Im so sad. She always remembered the right dose of doxy to give the dog when he had a tick attached. I hated to ask her knowing she was busy with little ones but she always replied so fast. And Justina...i didnt know what to do...how to fix it...but merrygirl figured it out. Such a special soul. Prayers To her family.
Posted by aklnwlf (Member # 5960) on :
Oh God.....no.....
Posted by Notti (Member # 43843) on :
I am so sorry to hear that she passed away.
Wishing her family and friends lots of strength.
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
She will be missed. May her family and friends be comforted by each other and God's love.
Posted by Cockapoo1996 (Member # 14238) on :
I am so sad she didn't make it. My deepest condolences to her family.
Posted by sixgoofykids (Member # 11141) on :
Posted by Dekrator48 (Member # 18239) on :
Praying for her family.
Melissa was a true example of how we should help others.
May God Bless and keep her family close and provide all the strength, comfort and peace they need to get through everyday.
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
We should honor her in some way - perhaps for the activism she did and wanted to continue to do - the Melissa award for Lyme activism...
Posted by hopingandpraying (Member # 9256) on :
Excellent idea, Robin!
Posted by randibear (Member # 11290) on :
I shall miss her very much. we mailed back and forth. she was very special.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Oh God. Someone just posted photos from the funeral. It gave me "too much" closure. Still crying.
Posted by me (Member # 45475) on :
Lymetoo and all who knew Merrygirl, I'm so sorry for your pain and loss. Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Thank you. It hurts to think how much the family is hurting.
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Quote:
May the peace that passes all human understanding christen and leaven our individual and collective thoughts to see our dear Melissa gently guided and reassured in her journey with our loving Master and Shepherd:
"The Rose Still Grows Beyond the Wall"
by Almira L. Frink
Near shady wall a rose once grew Budded and blossomed in God's free light, Watered and fed by morning dew Shedding its sweetness day and night.
As it grew and blossomed fair and tall Slowly rising to loftier height, It came to a crevice in the wall Through which there shone a beam of light.
Onward it crept with added strength With never a thought of fear of pride, It followed the light through the crevices length And unfolded itself on the other side.
The light, the dew, the broadening view Were found the same as they were before, And it lost itself in beauties new Breathing its fragrance more and more.
Shall claim of death cause us to grieve And make our courage faint or fail, Nay, let us faith and hope receive, The rose still grows beyond the wall
Scattering fragrance far and wide, Just as it did in the days of yore Just as it did on the other side Just as it will forever more.
Posted by TF (Member # 14183) on :
Beautiful.
Yes, now we have to think of the family. They will be sick with grief and will need care. Especially for the first year which is the hardest.
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