Hi again Linda,
I would like to share the letter that I had sent to someone else, mostly to
let you know more about my Don, Mother and me. There are parts in there that
don't pertain to your situation, so please ignore them. I hope that you had
a chance to see some of the faces that you are talking to in here, via the
Mol Photo Album. If ever there is anything that I can help you with, just
ask. We are family now, and we are so lucky to have so many tender, loving,
caring family members here, and you my dear are very welcome. Please enjoy
your new found family. Here is the copy of the letter;
My hubby is 73 and I am 59, he was dx'd March 24, 1998 with SCLC, was found
cancer free Nov. 7, 1998. He goes for his 4 month check up next Mon & Tues.
He is still doing very well.
You don't get cancer off your mind, you face it head on and deal with it, you
get in the drivers seat and take control. You don't let it beat you, you
beat it. You don't dwell on when it's coming back, you plan ahead, and know
what you will do, and that is you will beat it again.
I have Lupus, Asthma, Arthritis, 3 leaky valves in my heart, I'm not jumping
for joy having any of these things either, but I'm stuck with them. When I'm
sick I am really sick, my immune system sometimes gets like people on chemo,
I deal with it and I fight back, I was down in bed and so depressed and
wanting to die from the pain at times, I small children at that time, so I
decided to fight with every thing I had, I prayed, I won, and I have won many
battles in my life. I don't have cancer, but if I did I would fight that too.
When you start feeling sorry and afraid for yourself, is when you kick your
own butt. Any battle for your life no matter what the illness is, is not
easy and without pain, and your life is worth the fight. Love yourself and
you'll heal yourself. I believe your body can heal itself, if given a
chance. You have to stay away from stress, crying, feeling sorry for
yourself, feeling scared, dwelling on leaving loved ones behind.
Don and I have talked long ago, if the cancer comes back, what would he want
to do? His answer was, when the time comes, he'll again face it head on and
take control, and fight until he wins again, and again. I have 5 children,
12 grandchildren. My 82 year old Mother lives with us and was supposed to
have died almost 5 years ago, she is doing good.
What you do is, love like you've never loved, live every minute to the
fullest, do for others, do things you enjoy doing, stay possitive, and get a
death grip on hope and never let go of it. Just know that your cancering
journey is a bouncy rollar coaster ride. We are here to help you over the
bumps and to reach the top of the hill. We are here to love, hug and a
shoulder to cry on. We are here to let you vent, and then help you pull
yourself together again.
I don't think there is anything more on earth I would want then MOL Angels,
you my dear have found the most comfortable place to be, right here in this
MOL Forum. God bless you and hang in here. Ask anything you wish, someone
will answer you.
Love, Hugs & Prayers to you and yours,
Nancy Postema, better known to MOLs as (Nanc) (:-)
Mol Photo Album: http://www.angelfire.com/mi/molers/index.html
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