Hey, I just read Lizzielou's posting.  I can't post there anymore, but I need you to copy and paste this for me in a return posting to her!  Tell her it is from TexReb. and let her know that I can't post, so I was going through you! Thanks!

LizzieLou,  I know that you are so scared right now.  When my little boy was three yrs old, he was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma.  He had swollen Lymph nodes all over him as well, and we though he had a really bad tooth infection, because the one under his neck was the size of a lemon.  We found out he was in stage three, and had tumors in his neck, under his armpits, and in his groin, and surrounding his appendix.  It was all I could do, not to die!  He is a very strong child, he went through 1.5 years of hell.  He could n't swim during the summer because of his chemo port, and he is still, skinny as a rail.  But, I never realized that his illness did a few things for me:
#1- I learned about him, we grew so close, and we still are best friends to this day, he is 9 now.  He sure does love his mommy!
#2- Realized how thankful I was that he got Hodgkin's lymphoma, and not something else!  You see, lymphoma is the most curable cancer that there is!  Even if it is caught in stage four, there is a 98% cure rate.  Then nurse grabbed my face and said, your baby is very sick, but he will NOT DIE FROM THIS!!!  You have to be strong for him!!
#3- I realized that there WAS a God, and he was in control.  He had a plan greater than I knew of, and he was not revealing it to me right then, but only he knew why he gave this illness to my son.
Now, I speak to other parents who have this horrible disease strike their families.  That was his plan.  Those families had no one to turn to that knew what they were going through, and they were terrified.  I would like to think I helped alot, because it sure did help ME, to help them!
If you ever want to talk, FLaddict knows how to contact me!!!  I'm praying for you, and I called my mom's church, and my cousin's church, and he is going to be prayed for alot!!!!  I can promise that!
Becky

thanks for forwarding this to me...didn't know what to expect when i first started reading.

t/r...thank you for the "kind" words...they were very comforting.  at this point, i can only pray that the biopsy will come back ok...sorry you have had to go through this with your child...he is lucky to have you.

kim