Here's a few (LOL) more emails we have received the second day:
* Larocco Family- Shay and Brett- We just want you and your family to know that we love and appreciate you all. What a huge test to be faced with with, and this LaRocco family wants you all to know that we will be praying for your family. If you ever need to talk, please call us. We will read the blog to keep updated. Just know we love you and are praying for you.
* Shauna- Shay, Boy I love your attitude. You are the best. And you are going to win this fight I just know it. As soon as I heard the news I went directly to the temple on your behalf. People there are praying for you. God is aware of you. I have a testimony of that. So I am here for you. If you want to yell, or cry, or laugh, or vent, or whatever, I am here for you. This is only just a little bump in the road. Great way to put it.
I know you are going to get a ton of people offering you advice, so I thought I would through my two cents in. (It might not even be worth that, lol) Anyway, my friend Shirley is a secretary here at the Institute. She has dealt with breast cancer as well. She decided to go a different route rather than the traditional medical ways. She has done things with whole health. Its not medicine, it is about making your body stronger. She researched online about healthy ways to treat cancer. Now I don’t know what God will inspire you to do, and BTW I know He will send you inspiration as you seek it, but this might be another way to go. She has done things like cut out all sugar and gluten and has found this website called greensmoothygirl.com that gives ideas about treating cancer through healthy foods. She also goes down to Mexico for stem cell treatments and works with this little catholic dr. that says he is half catholic and half Mormon cause he works with lots of Mormons but he attributes everything to God. Through these treatments Shirley has rid herself of the cancer she discovered in her breast. She is healthier than most people I know. She says she cannot say that this way is the only way cause she believes that people need to do what they feel God has inspired them to do but she is a vision of hope.
Now that I read that all again, it looks like I gave you more than two cents worth. LOL
But I love you Shay and I hope you know that I would be happy to come up and visit and contribute to your Partay Spirit. I love to Partay. And I love you.
* Ashlee Weber- Hey sweet lady, I just wanted to let you know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. Whenever you feel up to chatting give me a call. Love and miss you tons.
* Edette- Hi Shay, Thanks for sharing your news with us. I am going to stay in the positive energy rather than focusing or putting energy on the diagnosis, I am putting my energy toward your body being strong and healing and healthy. I will also do some visualization of white light rays diminishing any lumps. You might like the book by Carol Tuttle (LDS author) who wrote Remembering Wholeness. She did this very thing for herself although her lump was benign but she was to have it surgically removed and did the light ray envisioning and they couldn't find the lump.
Also I love the book You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay. She healed herself of cancer. She writes positive affirmations. I don't know if you are into that or not but I will include those incase they are of any interest to you. Affirmations: I take in and give out nourishment in perfect balance. I lovingly forgive and release all of the past. I choose to fill my world with joy. I love and approve of myself.
I am grateful that you can laugh some because I have heard that is very healing. People have said they watch alot of funny movies to keep the laughing going. You have alot of love and support. You are such a giver, but let people serve you and feel the love! Love to all of you!
* Jana, Mark, Kila, and Bryce Lampert- Hey Shay, I didn't even know you guys were moving??? Where are you all moving to??? We are very sorry to hear about your "bump" in the road. LOL!!! But all kidding aside... You will be strong and your family as well. You and your family are of course in our thoughts, many prayers and fasting to come. I wish we were still there so we can help you and your family out, however you are in good hands with your other friends in that AWESOME Fargo ward who will be there for you and your family. YES, please invite us to your BLOG so we can keep in touch and know how your progress is coming along. We love and miss you and your family. Tell the kiddos and Brett we said HI. If any time you want to cry, laugh, or just to talk please call me and of course you can email me anytime!!! Keep in touch and lots of loves
* Chris Finch- I just wanted to let you know you are in my thoughts. Stay strong and fight. Love you.
* Jessica Lepird and family- Oh my....you will be in our prayers and laughter without a doubt. We would love to receive updates via email or blog.... and in person when time permits. Our family cookout will happen on your terms and when it fits in to all of this new craziness. We would still love to see you guys..... so let us know when you are ready for us! All our love,
* Michelle Honek- Brett, I am still so saddened by Shay’s diagnosis. I know I already told you this, but I feel the need to say it again…..PLEASE let me know if there is anything I can do to help Shay, you, or the rest of your family. Give Shay my personal cell number she can also email me at home or work, and make sure she knows she can call me anytime for anything. I know it really helped me a lot to have a friend to call when I had questions or just wanted to talk about what I was experiencing to make sure it is normal. In my opinion the fear of all the unknowns were harder to deal with than the realities, so if I can help in anyway please know that I am more than happy to share my experiences with her. If she is curious, I will even show her the results of my two lumpectomies. I know it seems shallow, but for me not knowing what I would look like after really bothered me because I didn’t know if I was making the right choice long term. I will keep Shay and your family in my prayers. It will seem like a long and never ending road, but Shay will get through this……she is already a “Survivor”. It took me awhile to realize that, I always thought that you weren’t considered a “Survivor” until you had been cancer free for xxx amount of time; that is not true, you become a Survivor as soon as you are diagnosed and you decide to fight the disease. Tell Shay now is the time…..FIGHT LIKE A GIRL!!
*Brooke Cook- Dear Shay, I just got online to order that fabric for us and looked into emails to find the info. I am so sorry. I am crying my eyes out right now!!!. You are a amazing person and I admire your courage, faith and sense of humor. Sometimes we don't know why the Lord sends certain trials our way. We don't understand his plan but I know that he is there for us. We will be praying for you. I will try to remember what we wanted because you know you won't get out of a quilting project! I have been looking forward to this for too long. I have been very out of touch with everyone and I really miss it. My family schedules aren't as flexible as I would like so I was excited to do a project with you again. I picked up my brothers quilt from Betty this morning. She wasn't supposed to have it done until Friday so I was excited. She did a good job quilting it. I'll have to get it finished and show you before next week when we leave for the wedding.
It is taking me forever to write this email. I can't stop crying and the kids keep interrupting me! I remember when I was in the hospital with Dylan and things started to get complicated and we knew that something was wrong. The doctors and nurses were rushing about giving me shots and who knows what. During a short quiet moment Jerry quickly gave me a blessing. He felt like he couldn't wait to have someone else come to the hospital. I felt at peace after that and knew that whatever the Lord wanted to happen would. I continued to pray because I loved my family so much and didn't want to give them up yet. When the long night was over and it was evident that everything was going to be okay I started worrying about how I was going to take care of my family. I couldn't even get out of bed by myself let alone care for a baby and the rest of the family. I didn't really want people to know because I didn't want to be a bother or burden to anyone. I didn't want them to feel sorry for me and didn't want the extra attention or for them to feel obligated to help when everyone has there own challenges and families to take care of. I was amazed and extremely humbled by the show of support that people offered our family. I tell you this so you will be ready for it when it comes. People will want to help you so you must be ready to accept some help. I am sure that when the time comes and you are undergoing whatever they plan to get rid of the cancer with that you will let us all help you in whatever way possible. I have already been thinking of freezer meals that I can make to help you out with! I am glad that you are surrounded by so many people that love and care for you and not off by yourself when this happened. Well I will let you go. We are still trying to plan our girls weekend up at the lake. We're not giving up on doing fun things right! You will have to let us know what will work with you. Please send me an invite to your blog. I will have to be better at keeping up. Take care. Your in our thoughts and prayers. Love ya!
* Kristen Brotherson- Dear Shay, I have decided to go back to hardly ever reading my emails because if you read them a lot then people tell you that they have cancer. I liked it more before when I never knew anything. I am looking up hat patterns just to be ready!
* Mike, Kellie Brady and kids!- Bret and Shay, I am very sorry to hear about your bump in the road, as you put it. Please let us know if you need anything, dinner, place for the kids to go etc, etc. We are here to help at any time. We will also make sure you get several hundreds of prayers from the Brady's! I wasn't sure if we already had the invite to the blog, I would like to have that. You are a strong woman and I have always admired it. Please let me give to you the way you have given to others. I even clean toilets. Lots of Love and Prayers,
* Jen Neuteboom- Hello Oh Great and Marvelous Shea! So, keeping with the humor...in support of you, should I go without a hat? Do you want to borrow a hat? Please invite me to the blog. as I would prefer to know whats going on with my friend. Are you going to the extra relief society meeting tomorrow?
* Hilary Simon- Wow Shay! That's crazy news. You sound like you're doing incredible though! We haven't seen you guys in so long, but I am glad that we got your email and we would love to be invited to your blog. I don't know what we can do from Utah but pray for you and your family, so we will do that! Let us know if there is something else we can do. I'm curious to know what your original Once in a Lifetime Adventure was going to be. Anyways, even though it's such an eventful email, it's good to hear from you again! Talk to you soon!
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