09/27/2022
(From Melody Jones)
Syra May Mangus Pabst asked me to post this. She needs a few days to process things before answering questions. With this being new to knowing the cancer has returned to her she feels it is too much emotionally and mentally to answer a lot of questions right now. If you can give them a few days. They would appreciate it.
If you see her heart ❤or thumbs upping 👍 on a comment you make, just know she is appreciating your comment and wants you to know she has seen it and recognized your love and support. She needs it! Her whole family does! Her kids and husband are really struggling. I see and feel the pain they are experiencing. She and they needs your prayers!
It is difficult fasting during general conference, so I will be holding a special day for Syra and Eric's family for the next two Sundays. If you would like to join, let me know. With combined faith we can and will bolster them.
We talked last night about the second coming of Jesus and how hers may be sooner than the world's. We talked about squeezing as much joy out of life together before that second coming. Life on earth is uncertain and we all have hopes and dreams of what we will accomplish, lives we touch, people we will support, joys we will witness, tears we will wipe away, encouraging words to be said. She wants to do it as long as she can. Sometimes our sojourn in life is to last until old age or at a younger one. We don't know when our end is coming or how, but some of us are fortunate to know a little in advance.
She said to post this real. She didn't want to give people false hope. Yet she doesn't want her grave dug far too early either.
Shared by Syra:
What we now know;
*It is Metastatic Breast Cancer (returned)
*It is stage 4, and grade 3 (the most aggressive kind)
*It's in my bones; my 9th rib, multiple vertebrae and in my chest lymph nodes.
*It will eventually take me but he says I have years, not months or weeks.
*It hurts more in the bones than in the breast; and I'm under pain management.
*We are starting on treatment right away, to help give me as much time as possible.
What we need;
Eric and I are trying to wrap our heads around everything, and to please be patient with us, in our responses to your questions and expressions of love. We hear you and love/need and thank you for your prayers and love.
❤️🙏🏻❤️
Treatment is going to be happening right away. She is getting her port in the next few days and chemo starts Monday.
She said there is so much for her to live for here on this side of the veil. She has a desire to live as long as she can and anticipates to be here for years as the cancer continues to return, mutate, then die off with treatment. Then return, mutate, then die off with treatment.
I am so grateful she has found Eric Christopher Pabst and that they can have this time together. I know this may be personal, but I am going to say it anyway. When they went into the er to find out the source of her pain, they called us after they found out. They asked for us to come to give her a blessing, if course we would!
As we were still on the phone she asked Eric, "Are you going to leave?" I know how painful it was for her to lose a boyfriend after treatment, be consistently friend zoned afterward when they found out about her condition, to be rejected over and over and over again. She wanted to quit looking for someone and leaving the dating scene many times, but God told her to keep going and trying. She wanted to obey the Lord and did painfully continue in faith. Her fear of abandonment was something that has been reinforced and very real. His response was immediate with confidence and enthusiasm, I could feel the smile on his face. "No way! I would never want to miss out on all of this awesomeness with you!" Instantly her fears were soothed and she (and Josh and I, and now you!) knew they are in it together all.... the.... way into eternity! They plan on extending their family in the eternities.
I am so grateful to be able to be near her to help support her in this difficult time. They can feel you near through your prayers, words of love and kindness, and fasting right now. They love and appreciate all of you!
