lisa
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Condolences to Barbara’s family and friends. I am so sorry to hear of her passing.
Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
I’m in the Seattle area, too.
I was diagnosed three years ago. Just saw my GI doc today and he says I’m doing “remarkably well”. So there is hope!
So the pain in the right side went away. Like Marion said, not all things are related to cancer.
It’s just the first place our minds go to to explain unusual occurances.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out in his life, as he is an avowed atheist.
As the saying goes, “there are no atheists in foxholes”. I’d like to add that there are precious few atheists in cancer wards.
Lainy and Teddy, I am so glad you enjoyed your vacation. I can’t imagine the emotions that you both have gone through. I keep you both in my prayers every night and love you both so much.
When I was in the hospital a month ago, I had a student nurse taking care of me. She was a sweet little thing, and it was her first day on the job.
Apparently she got freaked out because my pee was dark brown.
hahahaha!
Early this month I was hospitalized with jaundice and I was glowing orange with yellow eyes. I was getting ready to mock my skin tone with my new nurse. She walks in and (due to the tanning booth) she was as orange as I was!
I kind of snickered, but didn’t say anything. At least I didn’t have to pay for my orange skin tone.
It’s a disgrace that we have to try and figure out what the he*l to do about our insurance when COBRA runs out and we are on disability but ineligible for Medicaid until our full 24 months of disability.
I’m applying for a new plan and expect to be turned down, then I will apply for the state-sponsored plan for high risk cases. Unfortunately, that comes with a deductible that will have to be met AGAIN so I’ll be paying about 5K just in deductibles. CANCER SUCKS!
EDIT: I didn’t understand it before, but the 24 month countdown starts when you begin receiving SS benefits. So for me it will be September 2011.
I’m screwed.
Does anyone know a nice single man who would marry me so I can get insurance coverage? I’m kind of kidding.
Hi Linda, I’ve had lung mets for about 18 months now. The oncologist is not doing anything to specifically target them. We are just treating the cancer as a whole.
Hopefully you can find something that works for you.
I just lost 15 pounds in one week due to a hospital stay and low appetite.
BTW – I hate steroids, too!
Sorry about your news, Linda.
I am one of those who has lung mets. They haven’t bothered me at all as of yet. I have a least 2 lung tumors, one 1 cm and one 2 cm, with plenty of “stars” or spots of cancer.
