Dear MaryAnn,
Our prayers are also with you and Carla this day, as is every day. You
two are extraordinary survivors and caregivers to so many. Lean on us as
well for your support, you never need to walk alone, ever.
God Bless
marty
John C. Montgomery wrote:
>
> Carla, I love the way you explained that roller coaster ride. That is
> exactly the way I feel. I think that is why I was dreading this surgery.
> I was so afraid of what they would find, and I had spent a WHOLE year
> living a normal life.......no chemo, tests, etc.
> I will be thinking about you tomorrow. ( I know what test days do to me! )
> I go to the doctor this afternoon for my post operative checkup. I hope
> that they take out this drain and I will probably hear the results of the
> biopsy that they did during surgery. Keep your fingers crossed!! Mary Ann
>
> >You know I have found that I learn so much about myself each day that I am
> >on the cancering journey.... I have most recently learned that
> >approaching tests is a frightening experience and think I understand why.
> >
> >
> >Because once upon a time there were some very wonderful people that went
> >to see the nice doctor and instead of the normal visit, they climbed on a
> >roller coaster that went higher than they had ever been and then started
> >falling faster and deeper than any of them ever wanted to go.
> >
> >About the time they were getting their stomachs back from the fall, the
> >roller coaster shifted and went into a dark tunnel where the nice people
> >could not see what lay ahead, and they were scared. They found themselves
> >screaming until they finally saw the light of day again. When they saw
> >the light they were so relieved that the nightmare ride must be over and
> >then; they started climbing up another hill and worrying about another
> >fall...
> >
> >This may be an elementary way to explain how I am feeling, but it is
> >accurate for me as I start my six month checkups tomorrow with the Brain
> >MRI and the CT scan of the chest. I still don't know when the PET scan
> >will be, but I pray that it will be soon as well. I am hoping to get all
> >results early next week and be able to walk off and away from the roller
> >coaster until the next set of tests start it back up again....
> >
> >God Bless you my friends and thank you for your prayers and jokes, sharing
> >and love.... You have all become a blessing and that is one of the more
> >wonderful things about this cancering journey... Love, Carla
> >
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