"didn't have health coverage..."
the words put a cold chill of Canadian terror down my spine. For a brief moment I became a Liberal Party supporter.
How can we keep running the world this way?
Prayers and good wishes for her and her husband Tony would be most appreciated.
Done.
Ditto.
Best wishes for both.
It's very hard to articulate the feelings of the past week, but what's amazed me is how many total strangers have me in their thoughts right now. Bottomless thanks to the posters here and much love to Dale, Heather and the little Prices, who are all a big part of my truly phenomenal support system.
Tony and I are actually doing pretty well now that the initial shock has worn off. The medical team handling my case has given me a great sense of confidence that all will turn out well. It doesn't prevent me from being very afraid on many levels, but they and my circle of family and friends have given me the tools to accept my fears and the knowledge that I won't be facing them alone.
The wisdom I've gained from my experience is this: never take your health for granted; stop putting off those yearly screenings, both women and men; and take better care of your body. Sounds cliche, I know, but every word is true.
Thanks again and best wishes,
Remembered on St. Blog's Prayer Network...
Not to pry, but what kind of cancer? My wife (six years in remission) had non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma when she was 33; her sister (also still alive) had Hodgkin's when she was 38. After a day or two of panic in both cases, off they went to MD Anderson in Houston (the best in the world for blood/lymphatic cancers).
My point being: if you can, go to the best (be it Mayo, Cleveland, Sloan-Kettering, or whatever); it's your life, after all! While a nice man and all, the treatment that my wife's local oncologist suggested was nearly five years out of date (FOREVER in research terms) from what was being done at MD Anderson.
And, of course, you shall be in our prayers!
PS Stories like this are one of the reasons that I DO choose to drink, eat red meat, and smoke a pipe on occassion; my wife & her sister were also the "don't drink & smoke" variety... so much for clean living.
She and her family have them. And it's great to hear that you're squared away.
A special place in the "personal intentions." And for what it's worth:
http://www.ewtn.com/Devotionals/...a/
peregrine.htm
Clayton: the biopsy turned up positive for adenocarcinoma, which is glandular in nature. The likelihood at this point is that it started in my ovary and invaded my colon wall, hence my digestive woes of the preceding months. They're doing tests now to rule out the possibility that the cancer started somewhere else in my body (breasts, for example) and migrated, but thus far, everything is pointing to "no" in that regard.
Thanks again,
Christina,
You have my prayers. God bless you and yours.
Please keep us updated.
Terry: thanks for your concern. As of now, I'm waiting for one of my key surgeons to return from out of town before they can schedule my surgery.
The good news is that my mammogram and MRI came up negative of anything suspicious, so the cancer didn't start in my breasts and migrate. My family has a long history of breast cancer (and, more importantly, breast cancer survivors!), so it's a relief to know mine are healthy.
Tony and I are having good and bad moments, emotionally, but that seems pretty normal. Overall we're doing okay and keeping ourselves together. It helps to know so many folks, both friends and strangers, are thinking about us.
Thanks again,
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