Sweet SIL
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Cindy…..Please, give Linda my love. Linda, Barbara, her Mom, Patty, and I had a lovely dinner during my stay in Chicago while attending ASCO. Fortunately, I still had her phone number on my computer, which allowed Theresa to reach Linda by phone, yesterday.
I will call her within the next few days. I am so happy to hear that Linda has a great support system in all of you.
Love and best wishes,
MarionHi Cyndi,
Thank you so much for letting us all know how Linda is doing. I am sorry to hear what Linda has been going through lately and I too hope that things will improve for her. But I am glad to hear that yesterday was a good day for her. I can so relate to these good days and I know how much my dads spirits were lifted when he had a similar good day. Please pass on my best wishes to Linda and I so hope for many more good days for you all.
My best wishes to you and Linda,
Gavin
Cyndi,
Thanks for letting us know how things have been going for Linda. I am hoping she will continue to improve. Please tell her that we are all thinking of her and looking forward to hearing from her soon.
Love & hugs,
DarlaHi all,
I wanted to get permission from my ‘SIL’ before making the connection for you… some of you may know her. She is Linda Z. of South Elgin. Her spirit is strong as is her faith. Her body is weakening. She had a rough night Saturday with a lot of pain and bowel activity, not much sleep. Yesterday, though, was a good day! Once her pain was back under control, she was able to visit with her nurse, guests and we enjoyed a family evening with a mini manicure and watched ‘Despicable Me’. She received a call from ‘Theresa in California’, a friend she’s made through this site which was very welcome! As I said above, she is staying with her mom where she can receive 24 hour care in a more quiet environment and where her brothers Doug and Dave (my husband) and the rest of us can be closer to help. Her husband Jim and her son Kevin are still in their home where Jim can get Kevin to school, is close to their beloved daycare provider, Alecia, and Jim is closer to work. They come up just about every day to spend an hour or two with Linda. For now, this is the best arrangement.She sends her love to all and once we can get wifi set up at Mom’s, she’ll be on to update you all herself.
God bless you all!
Cyndi
Dear Cyndi,
Please could I join the others in a warm welcome to ‘our family’. How lucky your sister in law is to have you caring for her and reaching out on here for friendship and support…
Please come back and let us know her progress.
Happy New Year to you all.
Katie
Dear Cyndi – welcome indeed to this wonderful place. I send my very best to you, your SIL & your family. As you say, this is a difficult road & I wish you continued good news as you travel along it.
Julia
Lainy and Susan,
Thank you for your encouragement! My SIL is wonderful… and we are grateful for every day we have. God bless you both… Lainy, my heart broke when L and I read of your sweet Teddy’s passing…praying that knowing his pain is over and he’s whole again will bring you peace.Blessings to you both…. Cyndi
Dear PSIL – How wonderful to hear your good news. Keep fighting. It is so important learning to “live” with this awful cancer. It sounds like you celebrated new years in a great way and are living. I agree that God has a plan for our lives and His love is greater than we can comprehend. May you have blessings in abundance in 2011. Blessings, Susan
Dear PSIL, welcome to our wonderful family and what a great story to start the New Year with. Your SIL is some kind of fighter and Miracle! Looking forward to hearing more good reports from you. Enjoy the rest of this Holiday with renewed hope and faith and please keep us posted on this wonderful SIL!
I’m new here, too. My sister-in-law was diagnosed with CC in March 2009. At that time her prognosis was good, her surgeon felt her best option was surgery to remove the tumor in her liver and resect the bile duct. She underwent surgery on 4/1/09. The surgeon told us following surgery (and the medical report (original) stated) that during the process of resecting the bile duct there was ‘an accident’ and some fluid leaked out. We didn’t think too much of this and breathed a sigh of relief at the surgeon’s confidence that all went well. Following a difficult and long recovery, she underwent several rounds of chemo, with a few ‘minor’ bumps along the way.
Then in mid 2010, the cancer returned with a vengeance… in her liver and in her lungs. Consults at Mayo, and Loyola didn’t offer much more than a possible additional round of chemo. She has to deal with fluid build up around her organs that causes pain ranging from uncomfortable to unbearable. After a DISASTEROUS week-long hospitalization at a renowned local hospital where she was simply just over-medicated which led us all to believe we were losing her, she was transferred to a Hospice facility where she rebounded! Getting away from the unnecessary meds, she has been alert, happy, positive and her strength of voice has returned along with her appetite! She came home to her mom’s on New Year’s Eve and while still battling rapid fluid build up, pain and tiredness…she (and we) were able to celebrate the incoming New Year together.
We have never and will never give up hope… we know that God’s plan is greater than ours and whatever the outcome… He loves us all more than we can begin to imagine.
Thank you for providing a place to come for help, hope, support and to vent. Praying for each of you as we walk this difficult road together.
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