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Pen - 12 Jan 2006 04:57 GMT

Hi Wanda,

Just wondering how things are going for you. Was thinking of you today. I'm
glad that my blog has helped in some way.
Sending you lots of hugs!

Cheers,
Penny

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wanda - 14 Jan 2006 01:21 GMT

Hope top posting is OK, it's what I'm used to on my other newsgroup.
If not, let me know.
Penny, thanks for thinking of me.

For the last three days I have only thrown up in the AM, OK, once this
afternoon, too. I am starving all the time! I am craving, of all
things, potatoes. Soup, baked, scalloped, mashed mostly, boiled. It's
really weird, never craved potatoes before. I guiess it's OK as long
as I'm eating someting.
I have read the posts from this newsgroup back to June 2003, and
learned so much and "met " so many people. What a wonderful group, I
am so glad you are here for me, if only to hear I crave potatoes!

I can not remember if I said or not, but my 16 year old daughter
(only child) has said nothing. She still wont. Acts as though
everything is normal, I don't know what to do. I am considering
calling her Doctor and asking for a referral to a therapist for her,
she needs to talk to someone if not her family. We still are not
telling anyone, maybe that has something to do with it. Of course, I'm
not sure I can actually tell her Doctor, I just can't seem to talk
without balling, or choking up so bad I can't talk. I plan things to
say in my head over and over but when I try to say them it just
doesn't work.

Anyone else had this happen with a child?

Wanda

>Hi Wanda,
>
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>Check out Aaron Walpole and the Band
>www.aaron-walpole.com

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Pen - 14 Jan 2006 02:33 GMT

> Hope top posting is OK, it's what I'm used to on my other newsgroup.
> If not, let me know.
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> really weird, never craved potatoes before. I guiess it's OK as long
> as I'm eating someting.

I'm glad that you are eating. Are you taking anything like Zofran for the
nausea? That helped me a lot.

I also craved really wierd things. And I ate what I craved. There were some
things I couldn't look at like chocolate. Unfortunately I'm loving chocolate
again. :)

> I have read the posts from this newsgroup back to June 2003, and
> learned so much and "met " so many people. What a wonderful group, I
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>
> Wanda

Our Cross Cancer Institute here has counselling services for the family. Is
there something like that where you are that maybe you could take her to?
Might help for her to talk to someone there.

My daughter is 27 and doesn't like talking about much. She only will when I
bring it up. She did tell me she trying to stay in denial about it. I don't
let her do that though but she sure tries her hardest. My son, 25, will talk
more about and ask questions. I think children, no matter how old, find it
hard to watch their parent go through something like this. Especially at a
younger age.

Keep up your spirits Wanda. You might want to think about telling people as
you would be surprised what a support system you would have around you. It
sure can help.

lots of hugs,
Penny

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J - 14 Jan 2006 11:22 GMT

> Hope top posting is OK, it's what I'm used to on my other newsgroup.
> If not, let me know.

A lot of us prefer bottom posting. And we more or less agreed to bottom posting when the Charter for
this newsgroup was voted in. Nobody objected to that, at the time.
It encourages people to quote judiciously (and delete the leftover text)
It's also hard to reply to something someone replies to (at the top) that was quoted at the bottom of
the post. That's hard to explain unless one sees the problems. A woman came asking about radiation
therapy for her daughter and Steph replied (bottom). A week or so later she came and top posted (to
her original post) that her daughter had died, but Steph only saw the bottom of the post asking about
radiation therapy, so his reply related to radiation therapy (again), whereas the rest of us were
giving our condoleances. Top posting causes all kinds of messes. So unless it's a newbie/patient, I
just don't bother ( replying -most times) with top-posters .

Watch chris, clifto, emily, Bob; they're experts at replying and they bottom-post.

> For the last three days I have only thrown up in the AM, OK, once this
> afternoon, too. I am starving all the time! I am craving, of all
> things, potatoes. Soup, baked, scalloped, mashed mostly, boiled. It's
> really weird, never craved potatoes before. I guiess it's OK as long
> as I'm eating someting.

Tried Kytril for the vomiting? (someone else just mentioned it, in another thread)

As to your daughter, when we were teens something bad happened to Dad and we just wanted our regular
life to continue. We were offered counselling but refused for many reasons; would have meant having to
miss some school days, would have meant driving a long way to another city and some other reasons.
In hindsight, if we'd known how serious it was going to be (I thought the doctors would have a
solution/pill), sure we would have had some sleepless nights and worry, but we would have probably
planned our lives better and also been a better support for my mother. So i can't speak for my other
siblings, but I have regrets. Perhaps Penny's idea of counselling isn't a bad idea for your daughter.
Whatever happens, I sure hope you and she designate some special mom/daughter time to have quiet talks
and fun times together !
Hugs
J

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Chris Ness - 14 Jan 2006 14:51 GMT