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well someone was up late last night. love you mom. hang in there its almost done! YAYY!!! love you.
What oh what do I say to your posting??? Well - I think Fiona said it all - because you ARE almost done with that horrible chemo that is doing exactly what it is supposed to do - cure you! In just a few weeks, we are going to have to figure out something fun to do on Thursday afternoons - far away from beautiful downtown Orange!! Montana, the Grand Canyon, Australia (wait - that is next year - you promised), San Diego, San Francisco - we have to stop talking about going to these places - and just go. OK - most of those places may be a bit far away for right now, BUT, we will get there sooner or later. What will end NEXT month are our trips to Orange because you will be finished with challenging Tu with IV locations, commenting on bad wigs, reading old magazines, eating stale snacks, and reminding me when to turn left (and then get in the right lane) - DONE DONE DONE with all of that - next month.
As Fiona says - hang in there - and we are all hanging with you!!
Hugs,
Your chauffeur
Hey! Stop this nonsense! You may feel like crap, but, like Fiona & your 'chauffeur' said, its almost done & over with. So hang in there! And you know what? You made my day today, just seeing & talking with ya. And no, to me you didn't look like crap. Start thinking of places you'd like to go to in a few weeks. Hmmm....what 'gift' can Kat get ya now? ;-) Hee hee. Remember what I wrote in 'The Giving Tree:' 'May the giving never end.' We shall wait & see.....
G'nite, Karen!
KaT
Well Karen,
I AM OFFENDED! Who are all these people placing comments on OUR blog. I am insisting on right of first refusal! Me First! OK I am through with the tantrum. So, my friend the insomnia monster has caught up with you. My friend you did look like crap. I am sorry for the bluntness but you did. I was so intensely working on my assignment that I could only hear the need for help as background noise. I AM SORRY. NOW listen to the Princess of faltering before the finish line. Next year this time when you are begging me to let you ride my banana boat ...I may or may not let you on it. So if I were yo, I would start kissing up to me now and keep my eyes on the end of the tunnel. AS the firepeople say...What is up ahead is CREAM. I know that it may not feel like it now but the law of order is that two dichotomous events cannot exist within the same plane. The negative affects of chemo will soon be a faded memory. Even as you face this last upcoming treatment you have the clarity of knowing what it will be like and what to expect. If what you feel now is the WORST you have felt.....then the next time will be the LAST time. YES it may be easy to SAY when we who love and care for you are not the ones directly experiencing it. But as you know (think second hand smoke)it is as real for us as it is for you. We are over-eating (me more than anyone else). We have nausea, we have body image issues, we get pale (well some of us more than others). We are sick of chemo, sick of needles, sick of being sick. We miss bedside patient care (well maybe ONLY you miss bedside patient care...so you are alone on this point). We are up late at night posting. OK, Miss Linoness (aka Kat) I will stop now. Just wanted Karen to know that if it accomplishes the goal... you can endure. BIG SMILE...STAY HOME FROM WORK....REST (OF COURSE WITH ONE EYE OPEN BECAUSE YOU HAVE A TEENAGER IN THE HOUSE....Sorry Fiona). UNTIL WE SEE U NEXT..MEM
Dearest Big Sister
I may be far away but i am still feeling the horrible thoughts you are having just now :0(
I need you to know that i always look up to you in so many ways and especially now for your endurance with all this torture to your body and mind. Please don't fall into the nasty hole that can be around you when you are feeling like this. Don't feel you have to keep a lot of feelings to yourself . Your good friends and mum and fiona are THERE for you to help in both the small ways and BIG ways. I know i'm not much of a help just now but just keeping you knowing i am thinking of you so much of the time , i hope it helps you in some way not feel so far away from me. Remember i can come out if you like for a few weeks ...remember it's not about me ...it's what you want that is important to me now.
LOVE,
Alison xxx
Isn't the hardest part of the race when you can finally see the finish line? You, my dear, are almost there. My sister said she hated the last 2 and actually walked out of the doctor's office before her appointment. She just knew she couldn't do it. But she did and that was almost a year and a half ago. So this is the time to take that extra happy pill, take that extra day off, and call in those favors. I'm sorry you feel so awful, but we are going out for margaritas to celebrate our birthdays soon! Thinking good thoughts for my darling friend... Your much younger buddy, Stella
Love you Hang in there almost done
yaya
Karen,
It's ok to have bad days - I'm so proud of the way you've handled all of this. No one can be strong day after day. We're here for you when you're feeling strong and when you aren't. You are almost there - take a deep breath and hang in there - the finish line is in sight. Lots of love to you!
Hi Karen it is me, MEM.
On the eve of your next treatment think positive thoughts. The hours will go slow but the days and weeks will move faster. around this time past the treatment you will be feeling better. GOOD LUCK until next time. MEM
Greetings! Last night was fun. One more to go Karen & that's it. Then its getaway time! :o)
Hugs & until next time,
KaT
HI Karen,
It is the 5th of November and you have not returned to this blog. Is something wrong? At last we heard you felt like crap. Has this feeling of crap gone away? or have you become buried under a stack of crap? I am beginning to think that we will have to send out a search party for you. Speaking of "parties" i missed your last one. I appologize but the work schedule has keep me quite busy and if I get anywhere near a bed ....well one thing leads to another and I am alseep quicker than a light switch. In my mind I know that your last treatment is coming up soon. call it a bittersweet pleasure but it is on the horizon of the new chapter. This is the theme of the year...Challenge, Courage, Change, and conrads. Hoping to see you before the big day. MeM
Hi Karen! Just thinking of you. Hope all is well.
KaT
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