Powerful Prayers Needed For Meredith

[KDR]

Friends,
A co-patient in my clinic, who has become a friend, Meredith Israel, is in dire need of your most urgent and powerful prayers. Meredith has been an advocate for breast cancer research and raised tons of money for us and has been on television numerous times to raise awareness. Cancer is currently beating this 38-year-old mother of a little four-year-old girl, who is the most beautiful child. Nothing in this game has ever seemed to go her way, and this is the 11th hour, eleven chemos in three years. Please do whatever you can so we can turn her train around. Every second counts.
Love
Karen

[JennyB]

Sending lots of love and prayers this disease is so unfair keep fighting strong Meredith

[Mandamoo]

Oh Karen - this is so heartbreaking - especially for you. I will pray for Merideth that the is something to help at this time - both her and her family.

[KDR]

Here's Meredith:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEwloMBx6qc
Karen

[Andrea Barnett Budin]

Of course, Karen. Meredith has mighty prayers pouring from me. I understand how we connect w/chemo mates and especially one young Mom to another. May she live to see her little one graduate from college!

Love to you too, as always, dear caring loving Lady,

ANDI

[yanyan]

Thank you for posting this Karen. Meredith is such an amazing woman! I pray that she will get better soon and be there for her daughter. Her "scared to death" spoke out for every mother with young kids! It made me cry. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/meredith-israel/scared-to-death_b_1580526.html

[radiant]

Sorry to hear this Karen! This disease is
ruthless.

Hugs 2 U,

Kim

[KsGal]

And there go my words...I would have to be two people to hate this disease any more than I do. I get so ANGRY to see wonderful people like Meredith and her family have to go through all this. Eleven chemos in three years...unbearable. May Meredith be surrounded by the white light of God's love and divine healing. And prayers for her family and friends.

[chrisy]

Of course. Prayers for meredith and her family

[KsGal]

P.S. Please keep us updated, and big ((hugs)) to you

[dawny]

Oh Karen, what a beautiful family, my thoughts are with you all
Dawn

[Redwolf8812]

Prayer going up...

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- Penny

[europa]

I saw the youtube video and just cried. I am a mommy and have cried countless nights saying the same thing she said....my son deserves a mommy. So sad. I will include her in my nightly prayers.

[karen z]

Very sorry to hear this news and, of course, many prayers are coming.
K

[caya]

Sending prayers to Meredith from Canada - heart wrenching, damn this disease...


all the best
caya

[Ellie F]

Sending prayers from England. How I hate this disease! I am praying hard for a cure. Too many have been lost
Ellie

[NEDenise]

Prayers going up
Oh God, why can't we have a cure for this hated disease?
Sending love to you too, Karen
Denise

[Patb]

This is a very sad time for a wonderful family.
Meredith has my prayers for days to spend
with them without pain. What a horrible
disease.
patb

[Jeanette]

Many prayers going up for Meredith.. This is such a horrible disease, we have to get rid of it, Love to Meredith and her family, Jeanette

[Jackie07]

It's a tortuous journey...

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20031258-10391704.html

I am praying for all her wishes to come true...

[LeahM]

as a 39 year old mother of a beautiful 7 year old daughter, my heart is breaking for Merideth and her family. Prayers ascending.

[Kellennea]

Sending prayers up... this breaks my heart.

[sarah]

Done! Still losing too many good people. Just lost a good friend who was part of our support group, so sad.
hugs and love
sarah

[jra40]

Thank you for posting this Karen. What a beautiful and brave woman - all my prayers to you Meredith!

I hate this disease and how much it takes from us. So devastating...

[Cathya]

My prayers for Meredith. On Saturday night from 4:30 to 5:00 on CNN I watched the Sanjay Gupta, MD show where he talked about treating and putting into remission cancers, including breast cancer with metformin. This is a drug that has been used to treat type 2 diabetes and costs pennies a day. I know this sounds crazy but why not check it out? She is so young and perhaps......

Cathy

[Joanne S]

Heartbreaking!
Praying for a miracle for Meredith and Family!

[pwiswell]

I just watched Meredith's videos, and I am crying as I type this. She certainly has my prayers and I hope she can somehow still beat this thing. Being a mom of two and having metastic breast cancer, this hit home with me. I sincerely hope her will power will keep her going. Thanks for sharing and please tell her there are a lot of people praying for her.

[Jen]

My heart breaks for Meredith and for her family especially her beautiful little girl. I am sending my loving prayers to her and her family as I know what her family is going through because I am going through it too with my own Mom Sheila.

[kklouisiana]

I wish I could take Meredith's cancer so that she could get completely well.

[Pray]

Hi Karen, You are a Wonderful friend! I read everything I could find on Meredith. She is obviously a smart beautiful young mother with a husband who loves her so very much. As read through her stories I saw so many of you woman over and over again. Meredith's beautiful little family are in my prayers as all of you are.

[radiant]

Karen -

It's agonizing and heartbreaking to see or own
beloved sisters loosing their battle. This is
a criminal disease - criminal.

This is happening to some of my friends too / and
I don't consider myself out of the woods at this
time. Hard to manage the ongoing seismic losses
for us all.

Kim

[KDR]

http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/10/12/v-fullstory/3047010/breast-cancer-deadly-and-apolitical.html

The Miami Herald story.
Meredith has just been gifted with beads blessed by the Dalai Lama. What a treasure. I and another lady here have urged her to seek the opinion of Mitchell Gaynor, NYC, in a last-ditch effort and I've been told she's "reaching out" to him. YES! I love this thinking!
Thank YOU for all the prayers and spiritual upliftment for her and her family.
Karen

[rhondalea]

This turned up in my Facebook feed today, and I thought it would be good to give this thread a bump:

http://www.parents.com/blogs/goodyblog/2012/10/health-of-women-study/

[yanyan]

How heartbreaking it is for any mom having to leave their kids behind! She is such a wonderful mom! I can't believe she looked so beautiful just last month and now fighting for her life!! May she have less sufferings and more peaceful and joyful moments!

[Jen]

Meredith Israel Thomas has earned her wings.... Saw this on her Caring Bridge site this morning. "After and epic and inspirational struggle Meredith passed away at 11.11pm last night! We were all with her holding her hands and telling her how much we loved her as she fought so hard for her last few breaths. It was hard and very sad to be part of her final journey but I am certainly a far better person from having had Meredith at my side. She died with dignity and grace as she had lived her life.


Meredith I love you more!"

[KsGal]

I didn't know about Meredith until K posted about her here. I looked her up on the caringbridge site, and I have been reading her blog since. I am truly so sorry to hear of her passing. My sincerest sympathy and heartfelt prayers to her family and friends.

[KDR]

Dear Friends
Meredith would have loved to know that her voice was heard by you. Thank you for posting your kind comments and caring words. While we expected this day would come, one is never quite ready for it.
It gives me great peace in knowing she is no longer suffering, and suffering she was. i would also like to note that Mer was not HER2 positive and failed 11 chemos in three years. I did a speech recently, and the topic was breast cancer. Meredith was thrilled that i did it in her honor. Unknown to some, she raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for breast cancer research. I, for one, will continue her legacy of never giving up the fight.

Yours,
Karen

[Gaver]

i send in my prayers for Meredith......
:(

[mamacze]

Awww Karen, I am sick at heart that Meredith passed; I am sick that you lost your friend and sick that we lost a true champion. Her beautiful daughter will have to conquer the world with the roots of her moms love and memories. There has to be some good that comes from this adversity. I just can't touch it right now. Peace to you. May Meredith's words championing our cause continue to be remembered, may her love for her daughter and family remain strong and unforgotten. XOXO

[Joanne S]

Bless you heart Karen! I am sorry for your loss. Meredith was a fine woman and touched the lives of so many. My heart is so sad for her loving family. In sympathy and love, Joanne