Back to Mayo for Tina…Join Hands!!

Happy New Year!!!

We wanted to give you all an update on our dear friend Tina Shepard. Tina and Mom (Mrs. Carol) were chauffeured home by Alex (Tina’s daughter) in September. Scott (Tina’s son) kept the home front going. It was not an easy trip home for Tina as she had just finished chemo and radiation treatments. The radiation left her with second and third degree burns internally as well as externally directly in the areas of the cancer. It was a very long, slow recovery from the burns themselves, let alone the chemo treatments and just the sheer exhaustion from the cancer itself. Tina spent the next two months in severe pain and was for the most part in the bed.

Mom (Mrs. Carol) fell and broke her back in two places so she was down as well. It was a very intense autumn for all of them. God’s grace and peace certainly carried them!

After colds and all the viruses ran through the family, by later in December, both Tina and Carol were starting to have some good days. So much gratitude for your prayers that certainly helped.

For the first time since being home from the Mayo in Jacksonville, Tina, along with Mom and their “chaueffer” Scott were able to go to Alex’s house to spend a couple days there for Christmas. Just getting out of the house and being with the family brightened everyone’s spirits.

In about two weeks, January 27, Tina has to be back at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville for all sorts of testing and consultations as a follow up to her treatments. As always, we are praying for the best possible news for Tina to be cancer free. Our God is more than able! But we also know, sometimes God doesn’t always heal like we want. If this is the case and the cancer is still present, Tina will need to have a long, quite complicated 10-12 hour surgery to remove the cancer and reconstruct the area surrounding the tumor site.

Please, this is where we need your help. Would you continue to pray with us for complete healing? Will you consider giving monetarily to help them get back down to Jacksonville and pay for meals and lodging? Their needs are still so great.

We can’t begin to thank you enough for all the love, care, prayers and donations you’ve already given to help our dear Tina! You are indeed cheerful givers!!

#teamtina

Hi my name is Gayle and along with some sweet friends, we are gathering to help get our precious Tina Shepard to the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Tina was recently diagnosed with some very aggressive, rare types of both colorectal and vaginal cancers.

Tina lives in Tennessee. She and her mom will need to fly from Nashville to Jacksonville, and stay in Jacksonville while she receives both chemotherapy and radiation. This will be a 6-8 week stay. In addition to the cost of travel, there will be hotel expenses and meals needed. This doesn’t even begin to account for the medical costs.

This is where you can help. Will you please consider donating to help Tina with the financial aspects of this journey?

Just as important, will you join hands with us and pray for Tina?