Just found out my aunt has bladder cancer. Not sure at this point what this means. I'm familiar with the world of brain cancer after being immersed in that for 4 1/2 years. But not bladder cancer. I don't know if there are grades of tumors, or what treatments are available, but what I have learned is how to respond. I spoke to my mom (her sister) and she sounds "ok" jumping into action; called her mom, booking a flight to be with her and her mom. So now I pray and give it all to God. Surrender, that's all I can do. Not entirely easy, hard to concentrate as I sit in class. But I think this is where I need to be. Here's a prayer to St. Peregrine (the Patron Saint of Cancer Patients), Mike and I prayed over the years during his diagnosis.
O great St. Peregrine, you have been called "The Mighty," "The Wonder-Worker," because of the numerous miracles which you have obtained from God for those who have had recourse to you. For so many years you bore in your own flesh this cancerous disease that destroys the very fibre of our being, and who had recourse to the source of all grace when the power of man could do no more. You were favoured with the vision of Jesus coming down from His Cross to heal your affliction. Ask of God and Our Lady, the cure of the sick whom we entrust to you. (Pause here and silently recall the names of the sick for whom you are praying) Aided in this way by your powerful intercession, we shall sing to God, now and for all eternity, a song of gratitude for His great goodness and mercy. Amen.
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