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Crew
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Location: Lipan, TX | Subject: Shipmate in need of prayers
One of my dear friends, PO2 Brandon Byerly is having major surgery this morning. He is the youngest person on record to be diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer, which has spread to his liver and spleen. He has been given a 50-50 cance of survival.
Brandon is a Recruiter for US Navy and we have worked together a lot over the past year. He is one of the nicest people I know and is in need of all the prayers he can get. He has no family in the area; his own mother is currently serving in Afghanistan and could not come in for his siurgery today.
The real kicker is the Navy would not send him to BAMC in San Antonio where the worlds best oncologist are located. Nope, he is having surgery in a tiny hospital in Weatherford, Tx!! Prayers are desperately needed!!!!
I told him I would be there for him so out the door I go. I want to see him before he goes under the knife this morning........ |
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Master and Commander
Posts: 2254
Location: Foothills of the Ozarks | Subject: RE: Shipmate in need of prayers
Robin:
send me an address and we'll get him on the Binnacle List for get well cards; in the meantime PO2 Brandon Byerly is added to my prayer list.
Doc Gardner
Binnacle List Tender
docgardnerfmf@sbcglobal.net
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COMSUBBBS
Posts: 2540
Location: Wappingers Falls, NY | Subject: RE: Shipmate in need of prayers
Robin, please know that he will have many good thoughts and prayers going his way. Hope all goes well.
Patti & Garry
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1405
Location: Houston, TX (Best state in the US) | Subject: RE: Shipmate in need of prayers
He will definitely get some serious prayers from Seabrook. Tell him to hang in there.....got a big, big Navy family pulling for him.
Dave & Terry.
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1010
Location: NE Florida | Subject: RE: Shipmate in need of prayers
My Stage 3 colon cancer was caught prior to spreading to other organs, just to the lymph nodes, so I'm in the 75/25 category. So far, so good.
Please get me his address quickly so I can help.
OBTW, the skill of the surgeon is not dependent on the size of the hospital or the location of the world's best oncologists. The surgeon removes the cancer; the gastroenterologist locates the colon part and oncologists treat the body with drugs or radiation to kill the remnants or stop their spread. My surgeon in our town of 11,000 was very skilled.
Coyote
Edited by Coyote 2009-10-13 2:50 PM
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Crew
Posts: 98
Location: Lipan, TX | Subject: Update
Thanks for the prayers. This BBS never fails to be a great source for them!!
Brandon's surgery went better than expected. They removed a lemon sized malignancy from his colon. What they found on his liver and spleen were benign "blobs of fat", so that is GOOD news! His colon was disected an inch on either side of the tumor, then reattached, so no bag for now. It is expected he will remain in the hospital for at least a week. His father drove in from Louisiana late yesterday afternoon and his sister came in late last night from Baytown, near Houston. His mother was able to get a flight from overseas, but didn't arrive until about 3 this afternoon. So he will have family with him for a few days, which makes me feel better, and I'm sure Brandon as well.
His address is
PO2 Brandon Byerly, Room 234
c/o
Weatherford Regional Medical Center
713 E. Anderson Street,
Weatherford, TX 76086 |
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Great Sage of the Sea
Posts: 597
Location: Tucson, Arizona | Subject: RE: Shipmate in need of prayers
Our prayers and best wishes are with him and his family - card will
be in mail tomorrow
ski |
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Great Sage of the Sea
Posts: 597
Location: Tucson, Arizona | Subject: RE: Shipmate in need of prayers
Brat I sent card to PO 2 Byerly at address you gave it came back
to me does he have a home address I will resend it next week.
It is obvious he was discharged.
Thanks
ski |
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Crew
Posts: 98
Location: Lipan, TX | Subject: RE: Shipmate in need of prayers
I am working on getting an address for him. I will post something in the next few days. |
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Great Sage of the Sea
Posts: 597
Location: Tucson, Arizona | Subject: RE: Shipmate in need of prayers
great let me know the address and I will send him my card - all sealed and ready to go
ski |
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Admin
Posts: 2297
Location: Renton, WA | Subject: RE: Shipmate in need of prayers
Godspeed Brandon... to full success! |
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