Ron and Maresa
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Seeing God!
Thank you so much to everyone who contributed to the fundraiser that was held at Gold Hill Wesleyan Church last Sunday! Thanks to those of you who continue to donate via this blog! Thanks to those who are sending donations to Maresa and Ron's home address! Thanks for your thoughts, encouraging words and PRAYERS! We are seeing God's face through His people and it is AMAZING! - Melody -
Monday, November 11, 2013
In need of prayer!
I'm sure this post won't be very enjoyable to read but please bare with me. I woke this morning in tears and immediately headed to the shower where I could let it pour out in secret. Oh..what a safe haven that shower has become to me. I have to be strong for those of my children who are falling apart and truth is I mys...elf am falling apart. We are broken we are completely shattered and torn. We put on a happy face and we appear to be doing well but seriously we aren't. We are faced every single day with conversations from people all around us, most are total strangers...of multiple myeloma. We hear things that only make us more broken, afraid and completely helpless. We are totally aware that our time with Ron is totally in God's hands. We are aware that when we have asked the doctor point blankly how much time we have with and without treatment he flat refuses to answer us. Rons question last week was " if I make it to remission how long will I have"? The doctor has no answer....he simply said" maybe 2 years...maybe 4"? The treatment is so new for multiple myeloma that at this point there is only patients at the two year mark. Well..2 years even 4 years is NOT enough!!!! I am completely overwhelmed this morning at the reality that we are loosing Ron. I just this morning was made aware of a number of myeloma patients that have been in hospice since Ron's diagnosis. A harsh reality to read .....to listen to. We are no longer the people who only hear of others going through this...we are now those people. My prayer today is that we can focus on today. The fact that we have him here and now and even though he is fighting to live right now....he is living and breathing and he is ours as God permits. We are hopeful but we are also human and it is our nature to fear. The fear of loss runs deep in our home and among our family. Please pray for us today....for me that God will give me the strength I need to be hopeful in such a hopeless time. (copied from Maresa's fb page today 11-11)
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Fundraiser a Success
The fundraiser today at Gold Hill Wesleyan was a huge success!! God showed His Faithfulness through His people! Thank you God!! Here is a post from Maresa's fb page....
Our family has been touched in a way that seriously there are no words to describe it. We have never felt so loved in all our lives. We watched our church family work so hard for us today and God's people come together on our behalf.... we are in awe. "Thank you" has become a regular part of our vocabulary for the past 5 weeks but every time we say it..... it seems so small in light of how we really feel. Please know how very grateful we are to each and every single one who had a part in the fundraiser you did for us today. This has taken a huge burden off of a very sick man and his family. May God bless you abundantly. We love all of you
Our family has been touched in a way that seriously there are no words to describe it. We have never felt so loved in all our lives. We watched our church family work so hard for us today and God's people come together on our behalf.... we are in awe. "Thank you" has become a regular part of our vocabulary for the past 5 weeks but every time we say it..... it seems so small in light of how we really feel. Please know how very grateful we are to each and every single one who had a part in the fundraiser you did for us today. This has taken a huge burden off of a very sick man and his family. May God bless you abundantly. We love all of you
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Spaghetti Lunch Fundraiser 11-10
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
11-6-13
Maresa posted.....Hubby has no energy. It is being zapped away by radiation. Went outside to pump up his lawn mower tires and couldn't even get it done. Came in the house completely wore out. My heart hurts for him. It's been somewhat of an emotional day. Thank you to the friend who randomly sent a text and the one who ran across the gas station parking lot just to give me a hug today. The one who is trying to get some Christmas things going for my babies. My sweet daughter who is bringing supper tonight. Thank you. Ya'll are awesome!!
Monday, November 4, 2013
Gifts Given So Far
A special thanks to the following people for their donations!! May God richly bless you!
* Tim and Laura Calhoun (Fairbanks, Alaska)
* Leslie and Jeannie Soules (Salisbury, NC)
* Eunice Kirksey (Easely, SC)
* Laura Crocker (Myerstown, PA)
* Tim and Laura Calhoun (Fairbanks, Alaska)
* Leslie and Jeannie Soules (Salisbury, NC)
* Eunice Kirksey (Easely, SC)
* Laura Crocker (Myerstown, PA)
Trying to have positive thoughts!
This was an update from Maresa's facebook status today...
Tooth pulled, stitches and staples out. Blood work done.....now at radiation. We are on a roll. My back is still killing me but I'm coping and God continues to help me. My heart is full of praise as we drove past Hospice. Thank you Lord that we aren't going there. Happy Monday everyone. The sun is shining too... Yah!!!!
Tooth pulled, stitches and staples out. Blood work done.....now at radiation. We are on a roll. My back is still killing me but I'm coping and God continues to help me. My heart is full of praise as we drove past Hospice. Thank you Lord that we aren't going there. Happy Monday everyone. The sun is shining too... Yah!!!!
Friday, November 1, 2013
The financial need is great!
Ron and Maresa are still waiting on word about Ron's disability benefit. Everywhere they turn they are running into problems. His medicaid application was lost at the medicaid office, the grant through the hospital (that they thought would help pay for Ron's medication) has been depleted - there are no funds available there to help them. A local business was suppose to help them with their mortgate this month but even that hasn't panned out. They have no medical insurance, no income and now.......Maresa has hurt her back and is in severe pain!! It is simply RAINING BUCKETS on this family! Please pray earnestly that God will provide for them during this time! Please be in prayer about how you could give to help ease their financial load. Any amount would be greatly appreciated! Thanks to those who have already contributed....but the need is still very great! There is a DONATE button on this fundraising page that can be accessed to make a donation or you can email Maresa and Ron at scrapincrazy@windstream.net to obtain an address to mail it to them. Thanks in advance!!
Some Good News - Oct 30th
Ron's blood work to check for prostate cancer has come back NORMAL!! THANK YOU JESUS!!! Thank you for praying! They will do a CT tomorrow to check his kidneys and bladder to find out where the blood is coming from. He had a pretty rough night but seems to feel better this morning. We are to be at radiation today at 12:15. We often time take so much for granted until we are given a wake up call. We will thank God for what we have right here and now. We will thank God for every good moment... every good day. Embrace the people you love and don't take a single moment for granted.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
1st Radiation Treatment
Ron ended up at the Urologist today after test showed blood in his urine yesterday and not infection. He has had a very rough past two days and even though we have been told his kidneys appear to be okay at this point.... there is obviously something going on. Dr. Cline wants to do a CT scan of his bladder to rule out tumors that sometimes will cause blood in the urine but he has to okay it with Dr Brinkley ( the oncologist) to run the contrast needed for the scan. The very first Ct that they did 4 weeks ago in the ER showed his prostate very enlarged. They did blood work today that will tell us if Ron has prostate cancer as well. We should have results tomorrow. Please pray for him tonight as he is under a tremendous burden of physical pain and emotional stress. His first radiation treatment was today at 4 pm. They are applying radiation to his femur and hip and also there is a very bad place on his spine. They feel this is where most of his rib pain is coming from in general. We aren't sure why he is so sick tonight but has been throwing up and not feeling well since we got home. Please pray we find answers to these other problems soon. Thanks for all your prayers. We covet each one. We are depending on every single prayer to get us through this. Hope everyone has a wonderful evening.
Saturday, October 26, 2013
An update
Here is an update from Maresa's facebook page:
Ron's visit to Dr Mitro( radiation) was very detailed and lengthy. We are feeling a mental tiredness from all the things we have had to process over the past three weeks. The beginning plans were to apply radiation to the most damaged areas of Ron's bones which mainly were his leg and hip.... but after our visit today Dr. Mitro feels he will need radiation to an area of his spine and ribs. The treatment plan has to be studied in details as to only apply radiation to the places needed and to avoid damaging tissue and other organs. Dr Mitro will consult with another physician and together with the help of computer programs they will design the perfect plan. Ron will have to lay perfectly still and will have the aid of a form to help hold his legs and feet still while the beams shoot through the tattoed marks on his body.
He and the oncologist have decided that since they do not know how radiation and chemo will react to each other they will wait until radiation is done before moving on to chemo treatments. This is mainly due to the newer chemo they are trying with Ron and can't be sure yet of it's effectiveness to use during radiation. They want to be safe then sorry. While we appreciate that... we are somewhat disappointed that his chemo treatments will be delayed for about three more weeks. This will put plans for his stem cell transplant to the first of the new year. Probably January or even February. We keep telling each other that God is in control and we will trust him. Up until now we have not seen the scans of Ron' bones so when Dr Mitro asked if we wanted to .. we said yes. He took us back to his office and pulled everything up on the computer.He showed us picture after picture of the damaged bones and he reaffirmed Dr.Brinkley's comment last week that it was in every single bone of Ron's body. He also showed us a before and after picture of his left leg. The rod Dr. Furr inserted last Wednesday goes from his hip all the way down to his knee. The pins and screws in his hip were clearly visible also. Amazing. Made my heart hurt that Ron has already had to go through so much in only three weeks.
He has had a few down days but overall remains very positive and hopeful.
Monday we go see Dr. Furr and hopefully get these staples and stitches out and then on Tuesday radiation treatment begins. Please keep Ron in your prayers. Every where we go we are reminded just how hard it's going to be to fight this and how hard the treatments are going to be but somehow God keeps reminding us that he is still bigger than all of this. We are hopeful.
Now onto something I need prayer about.( and I am serious) I am cold blooded and he is hot and we are not agreeing on where to set the heat/air. We are spending alot of time in the car and the past two days I have nearly froze to death. I need a snow suit and he just needs to wear boxers to all of his appointments. While this seems funny it really is an issue. I mean it looks like he would at least meet me in the middle since I am the one running him around and taking care of him. lol I do think his pain meds are making him HOT so maybe in time this will improve but until then please pray I can handle the cold a little better than what I do. Hope everyone has a great weekend.
Thank you again for all your prayers. We love each and everyone of you.
Ron's visit to Dr Mitro( radiation) was very detailed and lengthy. We are feeling a mental tiredness from all the things we have had to process over the past three weeks. The beginning plans were to apply radiation to the most damaged areas of Ron's bones which mainly were his leg and hip.... but after our visit today Dr. Mitro feels he will need radiation to an area of his spine and ribs. The treatment plan has to be studied in details as to only apply radiation to the places needed and to avoid damaging tissue and other organs. Dr Mitro will consult with another physician and together with the help of computer programs they will design the perfect plan. Ron will have to lay perfectly still and will have the aid of a form to help hold his legs and feet still while the beams shoot through the tattoed marks on his body.
He and the oncologist have decided that since they do not know how radiation and chemo will react to each other they will wait until radiation is done before moving on to chemo treatments. This is mainly due to the newer chemo they are trying with Ron and can't be sure yet of it's effectiveness to use during radiation. They want to be safe then sorry. While we appreciate that... we are somewhat disappointed that his chemo treatments will be delayed for about three more weeks. This will put plans for his stem cell transplant to the first of the new year. Probably January or even February. We keep telling each other that God is in control and we will trust him. Up until now we have not seen the scans of Ron' bones so when Dr Mitro asked if we wanted to .. we said yes. He took us back to his office and pulled everything up on the computer.He showed us picture after picture of the damaged bones and he reaffirmed Dr.Brinkley's comment last week that it was in every single bone of Ron's body. He also showed us a before and after picture of his left leg. The rod Dr. Furr inserted last Wednesday goes from his hip all the way down to his knee. The pins and screws in his hip were clearly visible also. Amazing. Made my heart hurt that Ron has already had to go through so much in only three weeks.
He has had a few down days but overall remains very positive and hopeful.
Monday we go see Dr. Furr and hopefully get these staples and stitches out and then on Tuesday radiation treatment begins. Please keep Ron in your prayers. Every where we go we are reminded just how hard it's going to be to fight this and how hard the treatments are going to be but somehow God keeps reminding us that he is still bigger than all of this. We are hopeful.
Now onto something I need prayer about.( and I am serious) I am cold blooded and he is hot and we are not agreeing on where to set the heat/air. We are spending alot of time in the car and the past two days I have nearly froze to death. I need a snow suit and he just needs to wear boxers to all of his appointments. While this seems funny it really is an issue. I mean it looks like he would at least meet me in the middle since I am the one running him around and taking care of him. lol I do think his pain meds are making him HOT so maybe in time this will improve but until then please pray I can handle the cold a little better than what I do. Hope everyone has a great weekend.
Thank you again for all your prayers. We love each and everyone of you.
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Sharing the Load
This blog has been started in an effort to help support the Ron Davis family during this most difficult time.
Ron was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma (bone cancer) less than a month ago. He is 48 years old, has a wife, 6 kids and 5 grandkids. The youngest three kids (14, 12, 10) still live at home.
Ron's diagnosis sent a shock wave through this family! Ron has always been the sole provider, working 2 and 3 jobs to provide for his family and to keep his wife home with their kids. This tower of strength came tumbling down Sept 30th when abdominal pain sent him to the ER where a scan revealed innumerable lytic lesions on his bones. A biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma. The aches and pains Ron had been feeling for quite some time were not old age creeping up on him....it was a vicious disease trying to take him down!
The disease has already caused damage to many bones but the most significant being the left femur and hip. It was in great danger of breaking so an immediate surgery was necessary. A rod was placed into his femur and pins and screws placed in his hip to secure the bones. Soon he will begin radiation treatments followed by an intense regimen of chemotherapy for the next 9 weeks.
Since Ron's diagnosis he has been unable to work. Unfortunately, the mortgage, electric bill, truck payment, phone bill etc...etc..etc.. still need to be paid. He has no health insurance and was told it would be 3 months (or possibly longer) before there would be a decision made about him getting disability benefits. The costs of medication and medical treatments alone are overwhelming. He, his wife (now his full time caregiver) and their kids are now on the mercies of God's sole provision through His people. Our prayer is that Ron will get disability benefits but until then, the financial need is great! Anything you can contribute to help them through this difficult time would be greatly appreciated! Please access the "donate" button on the right side of this page to "help share the load". May God richly bless you. Please continue to pray for Ron and his family!! We serve a BIG God who can do above and beyond what we can imagine. We are praying for a miracle both physically, emotionally and financially for Ron. Thanks again for your prayers and support! I will keep this blog updated with Ron's progress.
Melody Roberts
Ron was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma (bone cancer) less than a month ago. He is 48 years old, has a wife, 6 kids and 5 grandkids. The youngest three kids (14, 12, 10) still live at home.
Ron's diagnosis sent a shock wave through this family! Ron has always been the sole provider, working 2 and 3 jobs to provide for his family and to keep his wife home with their kids. This tower of strength came tumbling down Sept 30th when abdominal pain sent him to the ER where a scan revealed innumerable lytic lesions on his bones. A biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma. The aches and pains Ron had been feeling for quite some time were not old age creeping up on him....it was a vicious disease trying to take him down!
The disease has already caused damage to many bones but the most significant being the left femur and hip. It was in great danger of breaking so an immediate surgery was necessary. A rod was placed into his femur and pins and screws placed in his hip to secure the bones. Soon he will begin radiation treatments followed by an intense regimen of chemotherapy for the next 9 weeks.
Since Ron's diagnosis he has been unable to work. Unfortunately, the mortgage, electric bill, truck payment, phone bill etc...etc..etc.. still need to be paid. He has no health insurance and was told it would be 3 months (or possibly longer) before there would be a decision made about him getting disability benefits. The costs of medication and medical treatments alone are overwhelming. He, his wife (now his full time caregiver) and their kids are now on the mercies of God's sole provision through His people. Our prayer is that Ron will get disability benefits but until then, the financial need is great! Anything you can contribute to help them through this difficult time would be greatly appreciated! Please access the "donate" button on the right side of this page to "help share the load". May God richly bless you. Please continue to pray for Ron and his family!! We serve a BIG God who can do above and beyond what we can imagine. We are praying for a miracle both physically, emotionally and financially for Ron. Thanks again for your prayers and support! I will keep this blog updated with Ron's progress.
Melody Roberts
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