7/24/10 - Mom has been in very good spirits yesterday & today!! This is good news and we are working to keep her frame of mind as POSITIVE as we can. She seems determined to get thru surgery and into recovery so she can get home ASAP. With an attitude like that, she keeps my frame of mind good!!

God bless everyone here offering their prayers and support!!!!





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7/25/10 - Well.......we spent the day preparing for major surgery tomorrow. Mom & I will be @ hospital at 5:30am tomorrow to check her in. Please keep your thoughts & prayers coming, folks.

I will post as soon as I know something.


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Thinking of you and your mom and praying for a good outcome AP.


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Oh AP! I see that as WONDERFUL news that she's got a really good, upbeat attitude! Maybe she's just so happy to finally be DOING something to FIGHT BACK against this insideous disease instead of just waiting around for test results! GOOD FOR HER! AND YOU!


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By the Grace of God, mother came out of surgery around 4pm today. Surgeon said cancer had NOT spread & he feels like he removed it all!! Now, the difficult part will be her lungs and getting well quick enough that she does not get pnuemonia. They gave her an Epidural for pain control.

I just got home & basically just broke down, with my dog, and bawled for 15 minutes.....though my brother & his wife were there, I felt TOTALLY alone!! They would leave the waiting room when I was there (??)....so when they returned, I would leave & go smoke. Just, absolutely, NO emotional support from anyone in my family it seems.

I get more support from my onlines friends than I do the family.................thank you for that!

My brother just called saying that mom was in quite a bit of pain & the doctor up'ed her pain meds thru epidural and gave her something else because he said mom was very upset and did not want him to leave. BUT, being in ICU, they only let visitors in during certain hours - so they kicked him out for now. He is going back tonight as I need to sleep. I went to bed at midnight last night & got up at 3am......I am physically & emotionally exhausted. So, at least, he is willing to help with visiting mom. I will be there tomorrow morning for an hour or so, he will be there during afternoon visiting for an hour or so, then I will go back for a while tomorrow night. My hope is that they have her very comfortable, and slepping, tonight. We will see.............

So, anyway, that is it for now.......going to get some sleep.


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O M G ! ! !

THIS is the news I've been waiting for!!! Y E S ! ! !

AP, this is EXACTLY how I react too. Usually do pretty well under pressure, then once the pressure is released.....the headache! Allow yourself great big "BAWLS". It's cleansing your body of LOTS of stress and Lord knows you've got STRESS!

Don't be too hard on your family. They are there, thankfully. They may not be acting the way you'd want or expect...but at least they are there.

Glad you're off to get some REST! Get LOTS of it!

I'm so happy to read your report!




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"I can't spend all my time with my birth certificate plastered on my forehead." ~~ Barry "the muslim Barack" Soetero

Such great news, AP. Get some rest now that some of the pressure is off.


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I got the following e-mail from American Patriot and it is REALLY good news!

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Saw Mom 2 different times today and she is looking soooooo much better than after surgery!!! When my brother was there this afternoon (Tuesday) she was up sitting in a chair & said she was there for 3-4 hours and it felt good!! They are still watching her lungs & for blood clots but everyone said she was doing great!!

The pain issue seems to be under control.........and the pain meds are making her "imagine" things sometimes. But that is only temporary. Hopefully she will get out of ICU tomorrow.

I will keep you posted and thanks for all your thoughts and prayers!!

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An update from American Patriot:

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I walked in yesterday to mom eating Jello!!! They removed her epidural Wednesday and then we had to go thru getting her pain management adjusted to the new meds and she had some bad pain until they did.

I have not talked with the doctor. But Mom said he told her if all went well she could come home Monday or Tuesday. Now....remember when Mom was in ICU she is CONVINCED that a nurse took her to her home one night!!

But, she seems to be doing really well!! She was walking with a PT yesterday afternoon! So, I would imagine that after a poop and when her pain can be controlled with pills she will come home......

All this stress and worry is getting to AP emotionally, understandably, so let's keep HER in our prayers as well. She is emotionally exhausted and sometimes that is a lot worse than physical exhaustion, although I'm sure she has some of THAT as well as there is NOTHING more tiring than hanging around a hospital all the time.


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Late last night I received following e-mail from American Patriot and it is GREAT NEWS!!!

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Hi!! Mom was DC'd from the hospital around 5pm today and we are home. Needless to say, I am quite occupied, but will update ASAP!!!!

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