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Thanks to everyone for your continued support of our great family heritage and to each who has provided information and pictures on your individual family lines and branches. It is you who have made this website so successful. Thanks to all for visiting The McBrayer Family Online wesbite. Please come back. Let me know your thoughts and suggestions. Contact me at carl5@cox.net or carlmcbrayer@yahoo.com. Check out facebook also - under The McBrayer Family Group. |
Hospital Newsand Prayer List There are those of our extended family who are daily fighting illness and diseases and who need our prayers. Let's remember them in those prayers and wish each a speedy recovery. If you know of someone who you would like to place on this list, please, let me know and their names will be added. I must apologize for the fact that there were several during the past few months who emailed me about themselves or others who were suffering from some illness and I have forgotten to list them on this list. I ask that you please re-advise me so each of you might be listed. At this time I simply can't recall everyone. I'm sorry. Please help me out! If you send an email requesting someone be placed on the prayer or hospital list, be sure to add to the subject line - "Prayer List" or "Hospital List" so my attention will be drawn to it.
December 17, 2011 --- Lee Roy Ballinger --- A recent email from Christie Ballinger states that her father, Lee Roy, was experiencing some stomach pains on Friday, Dec. 16. She took him to the emergency room that night where they ran some tests. A mass or tumor was discovered on his liver. They said it could be an infection, but they needed to do a biopsy to determine exactly what it is. Christie was to call the doctor on the 19th to schedule an appointment. As of this posting nothing further has been heard. We'll keep you informed as we hear. Lee Roy is a descendant of William and Sarah Dye McBrayer of NC and GA through their daughter Ibby P. who married Washington Ballinger. Please remember to keep this family in your prayers.
UPDATE --- JANUARY 19, 2012 --- In a recent email from Christie she says that her father has been diagnosed with liver cancer on December 27th, 2011. The doctors said they could not do chemo treatments as it would probably shut down his liver and surgery wasn't as option at this time as he could likely bleed too much. The doctors have prescribed some new kind of medication thay has been especially formulated for him. We hope and pray the meds work. But your prayers are needed for this family. They own Ballinger's Recycling in AL and Christie has assumed many of the chores of running the business. Remember them in your prayers.
UPDATE --- JANUARY 29, 2012 --- It is with extreme sadness that we report the death of Lee Roy Ballinger. Information has been received that he passed from this life during the early morning hours of January 28, 2012 with his family at his bedside. Funeral arrangements are being made at this time and it will be reported here as soon as the details are learned. Please continue to keep this family in your thoughts and prayers.
October 16, 2011 --- Randy McBrayer ---To all my friends & family: I am having spinal surgery on Tuesday OCT 18th @ 0830. It will be a minimally-invasive one-level fusion in my lower back, and I expect to be hospitalized only one night - perhaps two. My wife & I are staying at a nearby hotel the night prior - and she will likely stay the following night as well. I'll bring my netbook along and do what I can to keep everyone... updated, though I'm not sure what the likelihood of that is. Worst case, I'll contact everyone after I'm discharged.
Your thoughts & prayers are welcome of course - though I prefer you direct them at my mother, as she's certain to be severely stressed over this event. Thank you one & all for your continued support.
August 4, 2011 --- Willard McBrayer, Jr. -- Teresa McBrayer Gilmore has asked that her brother be added to our family prayer list. It is reported that he is suffering from a rare and agressive cancer and is curently taking chemo and radiation treatments. The survival rate is only 40% in 4 years with treatment and 6 months without treatment. Please remember Willard in your prayers. Willard is the son of Willard, Sr. and Naomi "Sis" Bays McBrayer and the grandson of Earl W. and Lottie Ester Smith McBrayer of Boyd Co., KY.
June 7, 2011 --- Virginia May Slate McBrayer, the widow of Luther Junior McBrayer, is in serious condition in a West Virginia hospital. She was scheduled to undergo some heart procedures when problems arose. This necessary surgery had to be postposed for at least 48 hours. Let's remember Virginia and her family in our prays. Here is the text of the email from Randy, her son. In short, it doesn't look good. But there are options. 1st) Mom has 3 of 4 major arteries severely clogged. One of the 3 is blocked 70% and will be left alone. Of the remaining two, both are 99% blocked, but stints can be placed in them. The 4th is hopelessly blocked, and the doc says it's an inconsequential artery anyway - so it doesn't matter much, and will also be left alone.
Here's the catch. Mom is severely anemic, with a blood count below 9. Normal is 13. She is also in stage 3 kidney failure - which is why she was pulled off the table before implanting stints. The dye required for the cathertization is especially hard on the kidneys, and we need time to clear out the kidneys before further action. So, the plan is this:
1) Spend the next 48 hours or so doing everything possible to clear the dye from her kidneys - and increase her blood level to something closer to normal.
2) Confer with her heart surgeon, Dr Malik, and have him standing by for the next step.
3) After 48 hours or so - and/or accomplishing the goals set for that time - return her to heart cathertization to implant the 2 stints as noted above. Dr Malik (heart surgeon) will be assisting in the event of an emergency during the procedure.
4) After sufficiently recovering from stint implantation, she'll be referred to rehab for further work on increasing her blood levels, clearing out her kidneys, stabilizing her blood sugar, and regaining her overall strength.
This plan of action is, essentially, her ONLY chance at survival. If we do nothing she could die within weeks, maybe months. She's also too weak to survive another heart bypass - unless it were under "last resort" conditions, and even that would be highly unlikely.
So, that's where we are. It ain't pretty, but it's all we have to hope for - and it's enough. Now all she has to do is survive until the next heart cathertization - and the cathertization itself.
Bear in mind, this will not substantially prolong her life - but it will improve her quality of life. Basically, the same situation Dad was when when he had his last cathertization - but with a few more complications. But Mom is and has always been a survivor - and a strong, independent woman. Her determination to live will go a long way to aiding her in that quest. No one here is taking anything for granted - but we're not giving up on her either. We have prayer warriors coming in to offer up powerful prayers for her healing. And, of course, all of us are praying continuously - night & day.
Any positive thoughts, prayers and support you have to offer will be GREATLY APPRECIATED - and are needed throughout this week more than ever.
Thanks again to all of you who've done so much already.
For further information on her condition or to send your best wishes to the family, contact: Randy McBrayer at bigdrumdaddy@msn.com. Also from Angela comes this information about her Aunt Kaye Christensen Quinn, who has been a strong supporter of the family genealogy for many years. " I spoke with Aunt Kaye Christensen Quinn yesterday. I am sad to say that her world is closing in on her, but her memories of her childhood and siblings are still strong and clear while those of our generation have slipped increasingly into the fog of lost memory. she is still healthy and going strong as she approaches her 86th birthday, but has gotten so small she looks as if a strong wind would sweep her away. she continues to live with her older daughter Kathy Quinn Jenson." 
Dennis Wayne McBrayer - Pueblo, CO has just reported that his 'year-after-treatment' test revealed that he is cancer free. Dennis was first diagnosed in 2008. Below is his basic story (copied from http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/dennismcbrayer/mystory) . In June of 2008 I went to the hospital for a particularly troublesome kidney stone. Two weeks after my visit, the attending emergency room doctor informed me my scan showed enlarged lymphnodes in my abdominal area and suggested I have them checked. In September 2008 I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NDL). NDL is a cancer of the blood found in the lymphatic system. After a biopsy it was determined the NDL was Follicular lymphoma. Follicular is a common, indolent (slow growing) lymphoma.
My oncologist advised me to have scans every three months along with visits to assess the potential spread of the lymphoma. Treatment was not advised. After three visits I was relieved when told the lymphnodes appeared to be remaining the same size and not spreading to other areas. My appointments were changed to every six months. In June 2009 I was having difficulty swallowing. An examination showed I had a small lump inside my throat near my vocal cords. In August 2009 the lump was removed and a biopsy was performed. Mantle cell lymphoma was found in the tissue. A second consultation confirmed the results. Mantle cell is more aggressive than Follicular and my doctor suggested treatment. After consulting with my doctor, family and friends I travelled to M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston for a second opinion. A week of testing confirmed the presence of Follicular and Mantle cell lymphoma. A team of doctors at Anderson and my local doctor are discussing my options. The causes of the lymphoma are unknown. Since if was discovered in the early stages and my body, mind and spirit are healthy, I am very optimistic about the future. |
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