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Oh, Sylvia -- that was funny! Release those little endorphins! My mother's family is German. One of her aunts was born on the 3rd of July. She called it "the turd of Yewlee." We would just howl, and this lady had no sense of humor, so it was even funnier. Keep her laughing. Wish I could be there. -- Kathy in Idaho.
-----Original Message-----
From: Sylvia Boehme [SMTP:sboehme@hondo.k12.tx.us]
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 3:11 PM
To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
Subject: Re: [MOL] Sylvia
Thanks Kathy, I will check with her and see if she has seen any
dogs????(LOL). Actually throughout all of this she and I have still
managed to make each other laugh. The little town where we live is
Alsatian and the local Alsatians have wary (that's alsatian for very)
tik (alsatian for thick) accents. She told me a story about her Uncle
Billy. This really needs to be "heard" to get the full effect because
the alsatian accent is very heavy and germany...they drawl and they
pronounce all their w's like v's...anyway..Several years ago Uncle
Billy's wife Aunt Ethel had been very sick and had ended up in the
hospital with pneumonia and very dehydrated. When Lizabeth and Michael
went to see them Aunt Ethel was in ICU and Uncle Billy was standing
outside. Lizabeth asked him how Aunt Ethel was doing and he said:
"Vell, tha docter said she's got deese tree lectric lights
and two of dem are
out...if da turd one goes out...its bonco for her!"
When Lizabeth told me this story (it was about 2:00 a.m. Sunday morning)
we both got to laughing and ended up having to clean up her bed...it
sounds so silly now when I think of it but at the time just laughing was
the only thing we could do and the right thing to do. About 4:00 a.m
that morning after a rather fitful couple of hours, she leaned over and
said "You'll tell me before my third light goes out won't you? We both
convulsed in laughter again.
I hope when I get in there tonight that she is having a good day
Love to you and yours, sylvia-Lizabeth's champion
kcorrigan@chgw.com wrote:
>
>
> Sylvia: That's wonderful news! Does the hospital have an in-house
> pharmacist? I imagine they all do. When I was discharged (each
> time), we would call the pharmacist and he'd come in and explain
> everything about the medications to my husband and me. My husband
> wasn't on drugs, so he'd remember. I never did! This was a
> tremendous help to us. And you know -- I told you I never did weird
> things while I was on all that medication. I forgot. One night I was
> expecting my night nurse to come in. I heard her come through the
> door and I looked down toward the foot of my bed. There was the most
> beautiful golden retriever I have ever seen. She was wearing a
> ruffly, white pinafore and had the kindest, sweetest brown eyes. She
> just sort of puttered around getting stuff for me. It made me feel so
> good! So, I guess I wasn't all there after all -- but I was happy!
> Tell Liz if she sees a golden retriever not to worry. Seriously, I'm
> so glad -- it sounds like she's getting better. Fingers crossed very
> tight. -- Kathy in Boise.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sylvia Boehme [SMTP:sboehme@hondo.k12.tx.us]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 11:35 AM
> To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
> Subject: Re: [MOL] Sylvia
>
> Thanks Kathy,
> I just got off the phone with Lizabeth...she sounded so "normal"
> again
> and her husband said that she had eaten all her breakfast. They
> changed
> the med's AGAIN and she didn't know what she was getting
> when...her
> husband didn't write it down...he promised me he would find out
> before I
> got in there tonight. Ya'll light up my life. Thanks.
> love, sylvia-Lizabeth's champion
>
> kcorrigan@chgw.com wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Sylvia: I agree with Lillian. I do not understand why they're
> not
> > feeding Liz through an IV!!! I gained 12 lbs. in the hospital
> that
> > way -- and I couldn't eat anything at all! When I got out, I
> felt
> > pretty good. My oncologist, however, is absolutely wonderful,
> and
> > since I was on a clinical trial, she tended to sort of hover
> over me.
> > There's nothing wrong with that. One of my nurses, too, was
> very
> > special. She kept her head shaved because most of her patients
> were
> > bald. I can certainly understand your frustration. Some of
> these
> > doctors, particularly the young ones, can be so uncaring and
> > arrogant!! Liz should not have to endure this type of
> neglect. I
> > know you'll do what you have to. -- Kathy in Boise
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: lillian jennings [SMTP:firefly@islc.net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 10:39 AM
> > To: mol-cancer@lists.meds.com
> > Subject: Re: [MOL] Sylvia
> >
> > 1.
> > Lizabeth should be getting a feeding solution through an
> IV.
> > 2.
> > One is tapered off of steroids; however Lizabeth needs to
> be on a
> > high dossage of steriods right now, again through iv.
> > 3.Ativan is given to reduce swelling also; so she needs
> some of
> > this.
> > 4. I again urge she get a good internist on her team,
> remember
> > it was the internist that saved my life. The internist
> will
> > monitor all drugs; so that there will not be an
> inneraction to
> > drugs; which often happens.
> >
> > I urge you to get these messages accross to the
> > doctors........love you lillian
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> > << File: ATT00031.htm >>
> << File: ATT00039.htm >>
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