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07-02-2014 06:43 PM
**HAPPY 4th OF JULY COOKIE & LOOPY!!!!!!!**
Loopy--Glad you had a wonderful time at your family reunion!!! My brother is at his wife's annual family reunion right this minute (in So.Carolina no less--hope they don't get hit with the tropical storm heading their way!).
Cookie--Please let us know how your Mom is doing!!! What did the doctor say? Your Mom has been in my prayers ever since I read your post.I can't blame you for being worried.
What are you ladies doing for the holiday? We are having a friend stay with us for the weekend--he lost his brother to pancreatic cancer last month and he is alone now--we thought we would feed him some home cooked meals and just hang out for a few days. Nothing exciting--but I could without any drama for awhile.
Enjoy the holiday……….love to you both!!!!!
GM
07-04-2014 10:39 AM
07-04-2014 05:45 PM
Oh, my dear friend Cookie, I'm so very sorry to hear of your mother's illness!! Believe me, I know how shocking it is to hear the word "tumor!!" You just go numb until it sinks in--and then you go into fighting mode and do all you can to get rid of it. Like you, I don't get why this disease wasn't caught when you Mom had surgery earlier this year--they do chest x-rays whenever you go into the hospital--unless the tumor was so tiny that it was missed?That might be something your should look into--maybe someone dropped the ball--I know I would. Right now, your Mom needs a lot of emotional support---can you be there when she sees the doctors she needs to see? She shouldn't go alone--she needs another ear to hear what the doctors are telling her.
I will pray hard for her--and for you dear friend!!!!! I will light candles, too.
Please take care of yourself--try your best to be strong for your Mom--it's not easy when a parent gets sick. I will be watching for your posts!!
It's a lousy July 4th here, too--rainy and stormy. My hubby and our guest are watching movies all day--I'm hanging with Gracie.
Love & God Bless,
GM
07-05-2014 12:04 AM
Oh cookie--I just read your last posts and am so sorry to hear this news about your mom--my heart goes out to you--I'm so upset for you! I know how scary and stressful this must be--GM is right, when you have all the information and can make a plan, everyone feels more in control of the situation. I know you'll be there for your mom, but please guard your own health, too! I'm keeping her close in thought and sending healing wishes for her best health--please post when you can--thinking of you--with love.....
GM--how kind of you and Joe to have your friend, to enjoy your company and not be alone! I remember that he lost his brother to pancreatic cancer last month, and I'm so sorry. I hope you've all had a really nice weekend together! And I'm so glad that you've been feeling well! I wish you both a healthy and safe weekend--love and hugs to you both! x0x0x0x
07-22-2014 06:05 PM
*Hi Cookie & Loopy!!*
Loopy--Hope you & yours had a wonderful July 4th weekend--and hope you are having a wonderful (HOT!) summer! Any vacation plans? We had a nice weekend with our friend--Joe will be helping him fix up his brother's apartment this weekend so it can be sold.
Cookie--I've been thinking about you-please update us about your Mom when you can!! I will be praying for her.
I have an appointment with my oncology gyn surgeon tomorrow--hopefully I'm OK--I will post when I can about my visit. I haven't been working much--the hospital isn't too busy. Spending my days hanging with Gracie, reading, browsing the internet, answering e-mails--stuff I don't get to do when I'm working. I like being home, but it's tough financially--I don't get paid if I don't work.
I'm still working on suing the nursing home my Aunt Joy was neglected in--my lawyer sent a summons to the home--and now the home's lawyers want details about our suit.I've never sued anyone before, so this should be interesting--and a learning experience. This suit is about justice for Aunt Joy--I don't care about the money. Will keep you ladies updated on this.
Try to keep cool……...
Love, GM
08-16-2014 11:52 AM
**COOKIE**
Are you out there, my friend??? Am so worried that you haven't posted!! Been thinking about your Mom--and praying for her---everyday. Please let Loopy and I know how she's doing--and how you and your family are!!!!
God Bless,
GM
08-17-2014 08:40 PM
08-20-2014 06:07 PM
**COOKIE!!**
So glad you posted--I was so worried!!
First, I'm glad your Dad is OK--hopefully the polyp came back negative for anything serious. Please let us know.
Next, how did your Mom's biopsy go yesterday? I've been praying for her! Was part of her lung removed at the time of biopsy? Yes, they can do that--usually through a thorascope--they can remove a wedge of lung if it is diseased. Definitely let us know how your Mom is doing!! I will light a candle for her,too.
Tomorrow is my birthday---I'm so glad I'm still here to celebrate it---it's been three years since I was diagnosed with cancer--can you believe that? It kind of went fast, but it kind of didn't--hard to explain.
Not doing much tomorrow, but that's fine--maybe we'll go out for dinner if Joe is up to it after a day of work--if not, we can always go out on the weekend.
I bought myself a new fall handbag with my birthday money--a charcoal gray satchel. I don't need much to make me happy. Although a new charcoal gray fall coat might be nice…..LOL!!
Loopy--are you out there? How are you????
Love & God Bless to you both,
GM
09-08-2014 11:58 PM
09-09-2014 12:54 PM
**HI Cookie!!**
So glad you posted---you've been on my mind!!
My birthday was fine. We went to dinner at the Outback--we had a gift card that Joe's mother gave us last November for our anniversary that we never used (at that time we couldn't eat out--still having radiation side effects)--so we used the gift card now. I had a filet mignon and Joe had prime rib with a small lobster tail--the food was very good, but I couldn't believe the prices! We shared an appetizer, I had a glass of red wine, Joe had a beer--no dessert or coffee--and the bill was $89!--with tip over $100!! Just insane!! The gift card was for $100--and I foolishly thought we'd have money left over for another dinner--I must be living under a rock, no? Joe brought home a lovely square glass vase full of flowers--they lived a long time--I just got rid of them this weekend.
Oh, Cookie, I'm so sorry to hear the news about your Mom's cancer!!! I'm thankful that it will be receptive to chemo--and I will pray that it is not as aggressive as the doctors think. I hope her brain scan comes back clean--and that her oncologist can start treating her right away. Post when you can and let us know how she is doing. I will continue to pray for your Mom--and for you too.
Saw my gyn surgeon and he feels I'm OK---he will see me again in mid-October. I see my radiation oncologist on Sept 30th-he will examine me again and make sure all is well. Both doctors are keeping a close eye on me--I will see one of them every other month, so if anything nasty grows back, it will be caught quickly. The gyn surgeon (my regular surgeon's partner, who will now be my regular surgeon--the one who operated on me left the practice and joined another one out of Columbia Presbyterian in NYC) is very conservative--he feels I will not need more than a scan every 8 months or so--he told me that he has never caught a recurrence through a scan--only by a manual exam--so he is not a fan of scans--YAY!! He also doesn't feel the cancer marker (blood test) for female cancers is useful, so I don't have to go for anymore of those blood tests either--YAY again! PLUS--this doctor looks like a movie star--young, jet black hair, bright blue eyes, nice smile (and yes, he wears a wedding ring--LOL!)--what's better is that he's gentle and does a super fast exam----I'll stick with him, thank you very much!!
Too bad you will cancel your Disney trip, but it's understandable--it's hard to enjoy a trip with your Mom being ill. There will be other, better times you and your family can make that trip.
I can imagine how busy you are----post when you can, Cookie.
Loopy---Where are you???????? Hope all is well!!!
Love & God Bless,
GM
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