Prayers for Bobby 🙏🏾

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I’m asking all my friends to say a prayer for my son, Bobby. ✨🙏🏾✨He was diagnosed with end stage kidney disease and has to have dialysis thre times a week until he is eligible for the kidney transplant list. Bobby is my youngest child, and though he is now an adult this diagnosis hit me in the gut!!! Facing this threat has always been in the far, back recesses of my mind because we had a similiar scare when he was just a little kid.

30 years ago, at the age of 3 1/2 , Bobby was diagnosed with Wilm’s Tumor, which is a childhood cancer of the kidney. He had major surgery to remove his right kidney and also had chemotherapy and radiation treatments. I prayed and prayed for my baby to survive! And he did. His left kidney expanded to take over and he’d been functioning and living with the single kidney for the past 30 years. In Feb ‘24 Bobby started to feel ill and symptoms got worse. He was hospitalized for several weeks in March and April. Testing revealed his remaining kidney is not functioning. Bobby is now 33 1/2 yrs old with a 3 year old son. He is also a teacher and coach. He’s trying to maintain his life work balance, while being a father , contininuing to teach, attend classes to finish his Master’s Degree all while getting dialysis treatments, three times a week. Until he receives a transplant, he needs dialysis to live.

As Bobby’s mother, I have been functioning in a fog all these months since his diagnosis. I know he struggles to be strong and to not “worry me” as he calls it. He’s doing so much even now, working , dialysis, co-parenting and finishing his courses in the master’s program. I try to keep it light, for him, my grandson (and rest of my family) and for my own heath’s sake. But I’d be lying if I said it was easy. I do still worrry and find it hard to release my worries as my mantra claims. It has been hard for me to process much as I struggle myself getting through day to day functions. I haven’t had the presence of mind or heart to write. I actually wrote this blog entry 6 months ago and am just revisiting to publish it. BUT NEVERTHELESS… It IS by GOD’s GRACE AND MERCY that we (My Entire Family) are still standing. Firm. On HIS Promises. Prayerfully. And still in the pursuance of Joy.

Please say a prayer with me for my son’s total and complete healing. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 For a new kidney and long life to make memories with his son, like I have been allowed to do with him.

You can read Bobby’s full story on my Facebook Page @memasjoy

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