As many of you already know, my beautiful wife Carrie was diagnosed with a brain tumor on Wednesday (5/21/08). She was having some weird “spells” that caused her to be confused and scared and on Wednesday the “spells” came one after another. I took Carrie to the Emergency Room in Yankton and they did an MRI and found a tumor on the front part of her brain.
We were sent directly to Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha and there another mass was found above her kidney on the left side. They have taken a sample of the mass above the kidney and we hope to have the results on Tuesday.
The doctors have sent us home for the weekend and we head back to Omaha on Tuesday for more scans. On Wednesday Carrie will have to undergo brain surgery to remove the tumor. After that procedure is done we wait to see what to do about the mass on the kidney.
As you can imagine we are worried. I believe we have very fine surgeons on our side. Carrie is a very strong woman and with her ability to fight and the power of prayer we hope all will turn out. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers over the next 2 months
With all that said it has been a very long couple of days and as a result myWausaNews.com has not had stories updated. I have called on some crack reporters to help continue stories on the website. So please continue to stop back and visit.
Before I go I want to thank everyone who has called, visited, sent flowers and remembered Carrie and our family during this time.
Category: Carrie Barney
Hey Josh, i am so sorry to hear about this….PLEASE if there is anything i can do let me know….watch the children or anything else i can do to help….you are all in our prayers! keep positive thoughts! hang in there!
Carrie, Josh and family
Our thoughts and prayers are with you. We know you are strong and with your faith you will pull through this. Just know that we are all there for you!!!!
Thinking of You
Doug and Deb Cunningham
WE ARE VERY SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT ALL OF THIS….OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH ALL OF YOU!!!!KEEP STRONG!!!!!
Our love and prayers are with you. Stay positive in your faith and let your friends help you with your needs!
Our prayers are with you!!
Stay STRONG!!
We are praying for you. May the Good Lord be with you!
Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Medical knowledge has advanced greatly, and Omaha is known for it’s progressive treatment. May God’s Blessings and Peace be with you during surgery. We(Amy) can help with your kids if needed. Have your folks call if they need help.
Josh & Carrie,
We have been praying hard for you these past days and are wishing you only the best!!
Believe me, you live in the right town your time of crisis. We learned first hand just how much love and support flows from the hearts of Wausa residents, and we know that you will too. Please keep everyone updated, because I know that countless numbers of people are praying for your family.
If there is anything you need just pick up the phone. Someone is always willing to help.
God Bless,
Dan & Shelly
Josh & Carrie~
We pray that God will be with you and your family on Wednesday and over the next few months.
im so sorry i have you in my prayers
You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Josh & Carrie:
We are devastated to hear your news, but trust that God will provide for your every need. You are in our prayers. And, if there is anything at all that we can do to help when you are down in Omaha, please don’t hesitate.
Thinking of you.
Wes and Laurie Baedke
My prayers and love goes out to you. You are a wonderful careing family that pulls together when the Lord calls on us to be strong. From one pressured family to another we stand with you and for you in all we can do. Those who keep the faith and believe have the Lord watching over you. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Carrie, you are the greatest little sister and of course most beautiful in the whole world! Love ya
Betty
We Love you Aunt Carrie!!!!!
Morgan, Brook and Rob
Carrie & Josh and family,
We just heard of your devastating news! We are praying for your good results and speedy recovery and if there is any thing we can do let us know.
Your neighbors,
Bonnie & Dale Rosen
When you hear about “bad things happening to good people,” this is case in point. We are praying for the surgery to be a complete success with full recovery. Your whole family have our prayers.
Be strong, think positive, keep faith. We are all praying for you.
Carrie, Josh & family,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Stay strong.Gods blessings be with you.
Gene and Colette
Josh and Carrie,
We hope and pray that your surgery and upcoming months are successful. You and your family have all our love and support at this stressful time. Please call if you need someone to watch the kids or take them to ball games. Our family will be praying for you on Wednesday and throughout the next few months. God’s Blessings to your family.
Josh and Carrie
“Though you do no know what the next hours, days or weeks hold, you can be sure that you will not pass through them alone.”
I found this verse on a card and thought of you. Not only is God there every step of the way with you, but our town of Wausa is there, too, sending love, prayers, and all of our support.
Hope you can come home soon, and get back to some degree of normalcy in your life.
Allow yourself to feel the Christian love that is sent your way.
Tim and Denise Albrecht
Carrie & Josh,
We hope & pray for a successful sugery & a speedy recovery. Stay strong, you have wonderful friends & family praying for you. God’s Blessing’s to you & your family.
Chelle.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you. May God provide his comfort and peace to you during this difficult and challenging time. We will be praying for all of you during the upcoming days and especially for a successful surgery and recovery.
Psalms 46:1,
God is our refuge and strength, a tested help in times of trouble…the commander of the armies of heaven is here among us.
God bless you today and through the upcoming weeks. Rob, Mike and girls
Josh and Carrie,
Your tragic times have touched our family very deeply. There has not been an hour that has gone by that you have not been in our thoughts and prayers. God is very powerful, and although we don’t know why he does what he does, rest assured that he does gives us the strength to get through it. May you feel his strength today Carrie as you recover from surgery.
We will continue to diligently be on bended knee for you and all your family.
Shandy and Jason Loberg
Josh, Carrie, and family,
We are thinking of you often. Let us know if we can do anything to help.
Nichole, Ben, and Sam Aitken
Josh, Carrie and Kids
You are in my thoughts and prayers..
Take care.. Huggs..
Tammy
Dear Carrie,
Our family is praying for you. We hope that the love will grow around you and feel how much we love you. Hope you get better.
XOXO
Mary,Julie,Terry and Ruth Johnson
Love yah!
Josh & Carrie,
I just wanted to let you know that my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Norene
Our thoughts and prayers are with you guys. May God be with you through this and we will keep you and your family in our prayers. Stay strong.
Love,
Vanessa Robinson
Josh,Carrie and family.
Our thoughts and prayers also are including your family and hope Carrie is going to get better real soon.
As former Wausans we sure appreciate this website that you created.
Sending greetings to all from Ia.
Carrie and Josh,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you daily, may God hold you strong through everything.
Love,
Shawn & Jennifer
I’m sure that you don’t know me, But I grew up in Wausa, and the faith In Wausa is a stong one. I’ve been in their prayers before a couple of times,keep your faith,my mother-in-law went to that hospital a few years ago for brain surgery and everything turned out ok. They are wonderful,caring people there. Hope everything goes well for you and your family. Take care of each other. Greetings from Iowa