Thursday 28 April 2011

Prayers and thoughts for other people and there losses

Well gang I am here and getting in to the full swing of things . I have something to post that I hope the person that has sent it to me doesn't mind.
Cancer is something that is terrible even if it does not give you the early death sentence from diagnosis it is with you day today with the constant waiting game.
I am doing quite well in my self and as I say I look ok. I have put a lot of weight on in a short period of time ( and its not from eating all the cupcakes) I do not eat them.
I think it is the wine that I am drinking so after this weekend its going to be a detox and no wine for a while well will see how I go.
I had a lovely weekend with a friend the other week relaxing and an opportunity to do some Qigong and Chi Balls, and palites.

Cancer has effected me in more than one way and the people around me, I have lost friends and family to this disease over the years and my daughter recently lost a Friend just after the girls19th Birthday, and another persons mother lost her battle yesterday . My thoughts are with these people and my prayers .

My friends and Family across the pond are dealing with this also and I would like to add the bit from this mothers plight that gives you an in site into the thought of families and decisions that have to be made.

A very hard update.

It's with a very sad and heavy heart that we must inform all of you that Rylie's time is near it's end. After consulting with her Dr team today with the recent progressions of the tumors and not responding at all to the chemotherapy we have decided that the best thing left for Rylie to for us to be a family and enjoy our last few days together in the hospital. We have decided not to move forward with chemotherapy and have asked that we just keep Rylie as comfortable as she can be for the remaining time that we have. Tonight we have had to have the conversation with Hailee and Makayla about what is happening to Rylie and what is going to happen over the next few days. To tell you that is the toughest conversation that I will ever have in my life is purely an understatement. We have tried to explain to our girls and they have responded and are still asking us a lot of questions about what is going to happen to Rylie.
Today is the first day since all of this started that Karen or I have ever felt like it was unfair. As we go thru the next few days with Rylie we are seeing many of Rylie's different medical team come through to say their own goodbyes to her. To see all the people come thru just shows me how vested they all were in taking care of Rylie. Thank you all for love prayers and support thru these impossible times.
 
 

Tuesday 26 April 2011

Living with Cancer: Me again

Living with Cancer: Me again: "Well where was I up to.... Move from CCU up to the step down unit (HDD) Most of the time here was spent sleeping. This will be a quick synop..."

Me again

Well where was I up to.... Move from CCU up to the step down unit (HDD) Most of the time here was spent sleeping. This will be a quick synopsis as well I should have done it as I went along and now what to blog but not sure my life is exciting and not sure people want to read it.
Was made to get up every day with the physio ,
day 1 post op Physio got me out of bed .... gastric tube and drips and things... made to walk to the centre of the room the worst thing was the retching as unable to be sick as nothing there so they draw the stomach acid out to help..
day 2.... Sorry days just blurry in to one so these may not be quite accurate.
Well I know been writing this for ages and finding it hard to get what people want and whether they are really interested in me.
We please ask questions it will get me inspired to write.

Well life has been up and down since I last wrote. I have had my ups and downs. Life is different and I try to keep things as normals as I can . I find it very hard and because I look so well people have for gotten.... well I am not sure that is quite true but .... thats me
.. Well got in to cupcakes and making relishes and preserves jams and marmalades . I am tending to do to much and get very tired.
Had a scan resently and they have found thinckening in my tubes .... so another ct soon to check on it. I seem to have a problem with excessive healing... I had an op in March to remove excessive growths in the vagina  after that they sould not have come back but they have. So discharge from hell sorry for the grossness.

Well Summer is coming and it make the world seem better I AM KEEPING UP THE FIGHT . I am still here and I am keeping going

Love to you all and I am going to try each day to write something please interact with me miss the interaction of people.

Take care and live life have fun xxx