Prayers for My Sister
When we were on vacation, I learned that my sister, Diana, was in the hospital. Last year a dark spot was found on one of her vertebra. It was not diagnosed at the time but it turns out that it is an isolated plasmacytoma on her L5 vertebra. Plasmacytoma is a type of cancer that starts in the plasma cells. The plasma cells are the white blood cells that make antibodies. Her plasmacytoma had so deteriorated the bone that August 2, she couldn’t stand or sit without being in severe pain. She was taken to the ER by ambulance and was in the hospital for 5 days before having back surgery on August 7. They used cement to rebuild the vertebra and then inserted rods and screws to stabilize the L4, L5 and S1 to allow the L5 to heal.
She was released from the hospital earlier this week and taken to a rehab center to continue extensive physical therapy. She said she would be using a walker for the next two months and a brace for at least 3 months. When she is more mobile, she will begin radiation treatment for the plasmacytoma.
She sounds very positive and I’m looking forward to seeing her later this week and hopefully spending some time helping her at home. Until our blessed Lord heals her completely, we shall ask St. Peregrine, the patron saint of cancer patients, to intercede on her behalf. Please pray for her as well.
Prayer to Saint Peregrine
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 fiber of our being, and who had recourse to the source of all grace when the power of man could do no more. You were favored 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, especially Diana Lozano.
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.