Fr. JC Maximilian

I would like to ask the readers of this blog to say a prayer for my sister, Ann Marie (pictured above in Hawaii).  One of the family issues that we have been facing since the beginning of Lent this year, is that Ann was diagnosed with a brain tumor (I cannot discuss the other family issue).

Ann lives in St. Louis with her husband, Kevin, and their for children, Paddy, Brigit, Deirdre and Declan (pictured below,  their 2005 St. Patrick’s picture)

Ann is a pediatrician, and she had a very bad migraine in January which led to her going for a scan which revealed a small tumor, on the surface of the brain.  Her neurosurgeon was pretty sure that it was benign, so they did not rush to have surgery.  The surgery was today.  My mother flew out to St. Louis on Sunday, and she just called to say that Ann is out of surgery.  They could not get all of the tumor out (they “left the tail”) because it was “feeding” from a major blood vessel.  We are still waiting to hear the pathology report.

Please pray that Ann will have a complete recovery, and will be able to get back to work and fun with her family soon.  I even shaved my head in solidarity with Ann (although they did not need to shave all of her head).  Also, pray from my other family issue, which I cannot share with you just now.