One Year "Surgy" for Me...........and Something Less Pleasant

I'm so, so sorry that in the midst of all your success that this has happened.  I'm thinking about you, and I just know you will beat this.  Big hugs

Thank you, Raven..............means a lot to have all this wonderful support.  Hugs are always welcome, too

my prayers as well for you...I believe that your success this past year and the healthy life changes you've made will be strong weapons in meeting this challenge

I really appreciate that, Tiger.......and I think you're right -- helps to be healthier when trying to fight some mutant cells!

You're doing really well.............keep up the good work!

I am so sorry...this will be hard...but you have the right attitude!!!  So much better to face this in shape with a body able to handle the stress of these treatments!!  Good luck to you, I always enjoy reading your posts and I look forward to reading some more!

Thank you so much.  Keeping chirpy and perky helps all around.  I'm lucky to have a normally happy disposition.  With all the kind comments such as yours, I feel blessed and it gives me power to push on.

Congratulations on your weight loss!!

I am so sorry to hear of your diagnosis, but you are a fighter and I am sending many positive thoughts and hugs your way. I hope you continue to post, since your OH family can be very supportive during this stressful time. 

Take care and sending only good thoughts your way.

gail

Thank you, Gail!  I'm all for positive thoughts and hugs!  This is the kind of support one can only dream to have -- I'm abundantly blessed.

Ree,

i have followed your progress all the way along and your cheerful and positive outlook was always consistent and inspirational, along with your perseverance in chasing down you goal.  We have different types of cancers and consequently vastly different treatment paths and such, but I can empathize with adjusting to diagnosis that can be life altering.  I had a period there where I was dealing with the very real possibility of going blind and it spreading to an area where the prognosis would switch to terminal if it did.  Didn't quite clear my margins on that particular surgery, but at least it has held off this long and the eye was spared.  (I am already blind in the other eye, hence blindness was possible.)  Anyway, enough said.  I will be sending good karma your way daily with prayers.  

You have a friend in Michigan, HT. 

Thank you for your kind words and sharing some of your own experience.  Really doesn't matter much what the crap is that we have to cope with -- crap is crap -- how it's treated differs, too, but we still need to have the treatments.  And we are strong and we cope and we win! 

I appreciate the good thoughts and prayers............will take all that come my way.  How powerful they are, right?!

Your friend in Illinois!