[IWE] Thanks, you lot
laura
iwe@warhead.org.uk
Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:46:16 -0400
Alex Rutchka wrote:
>
> On Oct 5, 2008, at 10:30 AM, laura wrote:
>
>> o o o
>
>> I just got out of the hospital. Again. This time it was intestinal
>> ischemia and infection caused by yet another tumor. I went to our
>> little community hosp because I had to drive myself and couldnt make
>> it any further. I'm glad I landed there. They put me in a VIP room
>> because I work for one of their payors. Not too shabby. I also met a
>> new group of docs whom I liked very much. Especially the GI guy. He
>> walked into my room the first time, spun around, and asked me if he
>> had any poop on his coat. I liked him immediately. When I finally
>> expelled something other than blood he got so excited he told me to
>> name it. He celebrated every milestone.
>>
>> He had a talk with me about dying, and he helped me see I'm no
>> different than anyone else. We're all dying and no one gets out of
>> this alive. You take what you've been given and you live
>> appreciatively until you're done. It's really no more complicated
>> than that.
>>
>> So I had more surgery, I get more radiation, I have a boatloads of
>> meds, and I'll see where this takes me. I'm feeling better and am
>> getting back to normal functioning again, and as long as I can
>> function, I'm good.
>
> Laura, I'm so glad you're on the list and chimed in. We're all in you
> cheering section, so thanks a lot for keeping us in the loop. You're
> facing your challenges admirably!
Not so admirably. You dont see the crying and stressing that goes on
behind the scenes. But thanks all the same.