Labs and hope for a friend

[Guest guest]

Hi to all, Happy early Halloween!!!

 

I had labs done last Monday the 12th, and this past Monday the 19th. My

platelets continue to be low at 28,000. They have to be 76,000 to restart

Ariad.  My wbc is 1.8, hgb 9.1. I feel great! A little tired in the evenings

from working all day, but I know how to nap. . I have been going to a

chiropractor for my lower back. When I was harvesting my garden vegetables this

Fall it took a toll on my back.  I spent lots of hours standing at the kitchen

sink washing the beautiful fruits.  It feels much better now.

 

Does anyone have information on Stage 4 lung cancer large cell carcinoma? The

teacher that I work with just learned that her husband has it. He is only 37

years old, never smoked a day in his life, but both his parents are smokers. 

They have 4 small children ages 14 to 3 years.  It has been a long month since

diagnosis for them. They have consulted with local oncologists and doctors from

Mayo in MN.  Neither sound very hopeful.  Sooooooo I am reaching out to my cml

family for ANY hopeful words for them. This is very hard to see her so sad at

school. She has missed several days to be with her husband at drs appt but does

come when she can. 

 

Thanks so much to you all.

Gods Blessings,

Jackie S.

(I aplogize for the cut/paste. I wanted to send this to other groups that I

belong to and that's so much faster.) 

[Guest guest]

DEAR JACKIE,

      I AM SO SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR FRIEND, STAGE 4  LUNG CANCER , OMG, NOT

VERY ENCOURAGING AT ALL.  PAT AND I JUST LOST ONE OF OUR DEAREST FRIENDS TO S4

BASAL CELL CARCINOMA IN FEBURARY,SIX MONTHS AFTER HER INITIAL DIAGNOSIS. PAT HAS

TAKEN IT VERY HARD AS HE CONSIDERED ROBYN A SECOND MOM. JUST BE THERE FOR YOUR

FRIEND SHE IS GOING TO NEED YOU. SORRY TO HERE YOU ARE SO TIRED SO IS PAT AND

HIS ONC THINKS THAT IT MAYBE HIS SLEEP APNEA SO WE ARE GOING TO DO ANOTHER SLEEP

STUDY. AS YOU KNOW IT CAN'T BE THE GLEEVEC, IT IS NEVER THE GLEEVEC.HIS LABS

LOOK BETTER, WBC 6.3 RBC 4.45 H & H13.7/41.7 PLATELETS 505. SO FAR THINGS ARE

GOING AS EXPECTED.

WE GO BACK IN ONE MONTH FOR MORE BLOOD WORK TO SEE IF HE CONTINUES TO STAY

WITHIN PARAMITERS.                  PEGGY AND PATRICK

From: jackie schneider <jschneider008@...>

Subject: [ ] Labs and " hope " for a friend

Date: Friday, October 23, 2009, 1:20 AM

 

Hi to all, Happy early Halloween!!!

 

I had labs done last Monday the 12th, and this past Monday the 19th. My

platelets continue to be low at 28,000. They have to be 76,000 to restart

Ariad.  My wbc is 1.8, hgb 9.1. I feel great! A little tired in the evenings

from working all day, but I know how to nap. . I have been going to a

chiropractor for my lower back. When I was harvesting my garden vegetables this

Fall it took a toll on my back.  I spent lots of hours standing at the kitchen

sink washing the beautiful fruits.  It feels much better now.

 

Does anyone have information on Stage 4 lung cancer large cell carcinoma? The

teacher that I work with just learned that her husband has it. He is only 37

years old, never smoked a day in his life, but both his parents are smokers. 

They have 4 small children ages 14 to 3 years.  It has been a long month since

diagnosis for them. They have consulted with local oncologists and doctors from

Mayo in MN.  Neither sound very hopeful.  Sooooooo I am reaching out to my cml

family for ANY hopeful words for them. This is very hard to see her so sad at

school. She has missed several days to be with her husband at drs appt but does

come when she can. 

 

Thanks so much to you all.

Gods Blessings,

Jackie S.

(I aplogize for the cut/paste. I wanted to send this to other groups that I

belong to and that's so much faster.)