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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Alzheimer's / October 2008taking a break from the group
As a long time group member (august.western@various ISPs) I thought I’d give notice that I’ll be taking a break from the group due to a significant relapse in my on-going battle with cancer. Having cancer over the past 10+ years has slowed me down to where I have had plenty of time to pay close attention to my 80-90 year old Mother-in-law's long battle with vascular dementia. This aspect of my having cancer, until recently, has been for good for both of us, in that she got my undivided attention and I could always see that there were worse things than having cancer. My MIL is still not clearly aware of what’s going on, other than the fact that I go to the doctor almost every day. Since all days are a blur to her, these doctor appointments are not unusual. My treatments will no longer allow me to contribute regularly, but I’ll try to keep up on my group reading. My answers may be few or none or much shorter. I’m not planning on going anywhere soon, but if things go bad, my wife will let the group know. All the best to all – August.Western As a long time group member (august.western@various ISPs) I thought I’d give notice that I’ll be taking a break from the group due to a significant relapse in my on-going battle with cancer. Having cancer over the past 10+ years has slowed me down to where I have had plenty of time to pay close attention to my 80-90 year old Mother-in-law's long battle with vascular dementia. This aspect of my having cancer, until recently, has been for good for both of us, in that she got my undivided attention and I could always see that there were worse things than having cancer. My MIL is still not clearly aware of what’s going on, other than the fact that I go to the doctor almost every day. Since all days are a blur to her, these doctor appointments are not unusual. My treatments will no longer allow me to contribute regularly, but I’ll try to keep up on my group reading. My answers may be few or none or much shorter. I’m not planning on going anywhere soon, but if things go bad, my wife will let the group know. All the best to all – August.Western August, I am sorry to hear that you are dealing with so much adversity right now. Do drop in from time to time. Our best wishes go with you, and I hope you are able to conquer it.  Signature-- Best Regards, Evelyn (Our) enemies are not man. They are intolerance, fanaticism, dictatorship, cupidity, hatred and discrimination, which lie within the heart of man." -- Thich Nhat Hanh > As a long time group member (august.western@various ISPs) I thought > I’d give notice that I’ll be taking a break from the group due to a [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > cupidity, hatred and discrimination, which lie within the heart of man." -- > Thich Nhat Hanh So sorry to hear this. Cancer is never easy, I wish you all the best with all the you have to deal with. LM August, ditto to what Evelyn said. And you will be in my prayers all the way. Gwen On Oct 19, 9:41 pm, "Evelyn" <evelyn.r...@gmail.com> wrote: > "august.western" <august.west...@gmail.com> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > man." -- > Thich Nhat Hanh So sorry to hear this. Cancer is never easy, I wish you all the best with all the you have to deal with. LM Thanks to everyone for all the kind words. My MIL just thinks I go to the Dr every day. Other than that nothing has registered with her that anything is wrong or different. I guess that is good enough for the time being. I have had a relapse of merkel cell carcinoma, a very rare neuroendocrine skin cancer known for spreading very quickly and putting out mets everywhere. In only 5 weeks this latest tumor spread from my mediastinal lymph nodes into my lungs, L kidney, new chest tumor and also a 1cm mass in my R frontal lobe. I have spent the last 2 weeks having 3 weeks of whole brain radiation crammed into 2 weeks & then followed up by starting chemo cycles on this past monday. Things have been a whirlwind to say the least. Life gets very real and precious when you are making your own creamation arrangements and signing up for hospice. The good news is that the small dose of dexamethazone has me breathing real well and eating like a horse. all the best to all, especially the long term dementia caregivers, august western August, we will just pray hard that you won't be using those arrangements you made soon. Also pray for you to feel good. Gwen Thanks to everyone for all the kind words. My MIL just thinks I go to the Dr every day. Other than that nothing has registered with her that anything is wrong or different. I guess that is good enough for the time being. I have had a relapse of merkel cell carcinoma, a very rare neuroendocrine skin cancer known for spreading very quickly and putting out mets everywhere. In only 5 weeks this latest tumor spread from my mediastinal lymph nodes into my lungs, L kidney, new chest tumor and also a 1cm mass in my R frontal lobe. I have spent the last 2 weeks having 3 weeks of whole brain radiation crammed into 2 weeks & then followed up by starting chemo cycles on this past monday. Things have been a whirlwind to say the least. Life gets very real and precious when you are making your own creamation arrangements and signing up for hospice. The good news is that the small dose of dexamethazone has me breathing real well and eating like a horse. all the best to all, especially the long term dementia caregivers, august western August, you just do everything you can to conquer this illness. Our prayers and kind thoughts are with you! Signature-- Best Regards, Evelyn (Our) enemies are not man. They are intolerance, fanaticism, dictatorship, cupidity, hatred and discrimination, which lie within the heart of man." -- Thich Nhat Hanh > Thanks to everyone for all the kind words. My MIL just thinks I go to > the Dr every day. Other than that nothing has registered with her that [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > all the best to all, > especially the long term dementia caregivers, august western You will be in my prayers. Gwen As a long time group member (august.western@various ISPs) I thought I’d give notice that I’ll be taking a break from the group due to a significant relapse in my on-going battle with cancer. Having cancer over the past 10+ years has slowed me down to where I have had plenty of time to pay close attention to my 80-90 year old Mother-in-law's long battle with vascular dementia. This aspect of my having cancer, until recently, has been for good for both of us, in that she got my undivided attention and I could always see that there were worse things than having cancer. My MIL is still not clearly aware of what’s going on, other than the fact that I go to the doctor almost every day. Since all days are a blur to her, these doctor appointments are not unusual. My treatments will no longer allow me to contribute regularly, but I’ll try to keep up on my group reading. My answers may be few or none or much shorter. I’m not planning on going anywhere soon, but if things go bad, my wife will let the group know. All the best to all – August.Western > You will be in my prayers. > Gwen [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > August.Western The best to you august.Barb We'll miss you and we'll be thinking about you. Carolina Songbird > As a long time group member (august.western@various ISPs) I thought > I’d give notice that I’ll be taking a break from the group due to a [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > August.Western > My treatments will no longer allow me to contribute regularly, You will be on our minds and we hope things go smoothly and well for you and yours. It's a rough road to travel and we wish you the best. Bud >> My treatments will no longer allow me to contribute regularly, > > You will be on our minds and we hope things go smoothly and well for you > and yours. It's a rough road to travel and we wish you the best. Can't say it any better. Wishing you the very best. Adelle On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 17:31:39 -0700 (PDT) in alt.support.alzheimers, "august.western" > As a long time group member (august.western@various ISPs) I thought > Id give notice that Ill be taking a break from the group due to a > significant relapse in my on-going battle with cancer. As a cancer survivor myself, I know that every day is a blessing. Good luck with your battle, and LIVE STRONG. For info that Lance Armstrong's foundation provides for those living with cancer, visit his website at http://www.livestrong.org I hope that you will at least let us know how you are doing from time to time. |
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