I think I am taking today off. It was a long week, and I am tired. I have to get my taxes done at 10 pm tonight! Right... craziness. I am banking my energy for that. Any hooty, I might take tomorrow off too unless something comes up. I have been babbling nonsense for days. Maybe the anesthesia in my body is kicking in or all that barium I had yesterday for the cat scan, I just feel a little off. Hell, it could be the cancer left in my body going crazy. This is sort of how I felt before the surgery. I was feeling great but now i am a little off.... we will see how I feel after a nap.
I am appreciating all the prayers and requests for prayers. The methodists are falling a little behind. LOL. My catholic friends are ahead.... Knights of Columbus rock. I think Jaime's cousin is having the cloistered nuns at Visitation pray. This excites me. My Baptist friends are running a close second. Eloise asked her friends, so sweet! Andrew put me on the chic fil et prayer chain. Anyways, this means so much to me because I know that this is going to really help me heal. I have been praying everyday. Did you know that even if you don't believe, it is scientifically proven that people who are prayed for statistically do better or have a better chance of recovery? That is just the thought for the day!
Hey Aunt Ellen, I just got back from vacation and I opened an email from my mom telling me everything you just been through in the past few weeks. Talk about turning your world upside down in such a short amount of time! I've been reading as much of your blog as I can. Keep your positive attitude and don't lose your strength to fight this, I believe you will get better!
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ReplyDeleteI got the link to your new blog from J over at The Entertaining House. You will come to see that us bloggers stick together. I am a 3 year cancer survivor. I was dx with cervical cancer that spread to my lymph nodes and had surgery/radiation/chemo. I am on hiatus (sp?) from my blog "cancer sucks even with Lilly Pulitzer on your side". I just wanted to reach out to you. I have discovered lots of wonderful resources and even though I don't know exactly what you are dealing with and going through right now, I dare say I can relate a lot. It sounds like you are a fighter like me- I am here for you. You can add one point to your prayer tally from me on the Catholic side. I, too, took all the prayers I could get. I even had my muslim neighbors bring me holy water when I was going through chemo. I took all the prayers, meals, play dates for my kids, rides, magazines, movies I was offered. I hope you, too, are blessed with those things. Feel free to email me at stergi@msn.com or if you still need to just process things and rest, that is perfectly fine, too. For now, LIVESTRONG and yes, I conquer, that cancer sucks!
ps- btw Lance Armstrong's "It's not about the bike" was inspiring to me to read at the beginning of my battle agaist the beast or your C word. xo, Tamara
Thank you so much for reaching out to me! If you do blog again let me know. I am so encouraged about the network of survivors reaching out. It is so wonderful and i never knew it existed before I got sick. I am taking everything that is offered. Why not i know chemo is going to be a bog battle and I am trying to reserve my energy to fight. :-)
ReplyDeleteOh Adam, Thank you so much for writing. I know you had a great time in NOLA! i am going to fight and i hope you and your Mom can come visit again. I enjoyed seeing you at Christmas. Hope the coop is going well.
ReplyDeleteDon't rule out us Methodist just yet...see below for our twice weekly prayer request...
ReplyDeleteIs Dr. Allen that you mentioned Bob Allen at Piedmont? He is our church member. Was he the robot one?
Decatur First United Methodist Church
Prayer Concerns
Monday, March 14, 2011
Congratulations ~ Luanne Bonnie and Brent Grey and Eli Grey on the birth of their son Anderson Alan Grey on March 7, 2011
In Memoriam ~ McCoy “ Mack” Campbell, III on February 26, 2011 in Decatur.
Sympathy ~ Susan and Glenn Schuffenhauer, and Anna Grace on the death of Glenn’s mother, Gail Schuffenhauer, on March 6, in River Edge, New Jersey.
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Dot Sims (gone home)
Tiny Kopp (gone home)
Ellen Kerr ~ friend of Sally Winter, battling cancer and treatment
Barbara McCullough ~ first radiation treatment for breast cancer
Betty Price
Tess Walsh
Hi Sara: Sally Winter is so sweet. Do I know you?
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