Re: The Last Lecture-OT but encouraging

[Guest guest]

Melynda, Glad you news on spinal cancer was good. I too saw the Last Lecture

on prime time-Randy Pausch-he has been through so much yet is so positive but

realistic also. If you google his name there are several articles on him and a

video of the lecture-he redid it on Oprah several months back. He has also

released a book by the title-The Last Lecture. I plan on ordering it. linda

Melynda Gamez <melyndagamez@...> wrote: hi rebecca, i have just

been where you are right now. i have been tested for everything under the sun..

i just had a recent scare, the drs. thought i might have spinal cancer, i got

the call today after 2 days of hell!! the not knowing is scarry but i can BREATH

now!!! im o.k. besides having severe ra,osteo,neuropathy & depression..... you

know what i cant complain cuz at least, im ALIVE!!!!!! i just saw THE LAST

LECTURE about the man who is dying from pancreatic cancer & he is full of life,

nothing compares to what he & his family is going through... as for the 'brain

fog' i can also relate too cuz i could be talking about something & my mind goes

blank & i cant think straight either, ive told my drs. but they dont say much

except i could be on too much meds.... anyway, im doing better now thank

goodness!! take care rebecca & god bless, melyndagamez 4/9/08 10:32p.m.central

time

[ ] new to group---I may have fibromyalgia

Hi my name is and I am currently being " tested " for

fibromalgia. In other words, I am being tested for everything else,

THEN if all is negative, they might dx me with fibro. I have many

questions for all of you. I have heard something about " brain fog "

or " fibro fog " . What is this? Lately, I just cannot think straight. I

do weird things like forget where I am going or pour my leftover drink

in the trash can instead of the sink. (There are MANY more weird things

I do now but there is not enough room/time to list them all!!)I am

having problems at work. I used to be able to make/decorate 4-5 cakes

an hour and now am down to only 1. (BTW--I am a cake decorator.)I have

2 children. One of them has juvenile arthritis.---

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[Guest guest]

I bought this book yesterday afternoon and finished reading it last night.

Randy is very inspirational, encouraging, brave, and the list goes on. With all

that Randy has gone through, it really helped me put my life into perspective.

I recommend reading it.

Boyd <lindagb52@...> wrote: Melynda, Glad you news on

spinal cancer was good. I too saw the Last Lecture on prime time-Randy Pausch-he

has been through so much yet is so positive but realistic also. If you google

his name there are several articles on him and a video of the lecture-he redid

it on Oprah several months back. He has also released a book by the title-The

Last Lecture. I plan on ordering it. linda

Melynda Gamez <melyndagamez@...> wrote: hi rebecca, i have just been where

you are right now. i have been tested for everything under the sun.. i just had

a recent scare, the drs. thought i might have spinal cancer, i got the call

today after 2 days of hell!! the not knowing is scarry but i can BREATH now!!!

im o.k. besides having severe ra,osteo,neuropathy & depression..... you know what

i cant complain cuz at least, im ALIVE!!!!!! i just saw THE LAST LECTURE about

the man who is dying from pancreatic cancer & he is full of life, nothing

compares to what he & his family is going through... as for the 'brain fog' i

can also relate too cuz i could be talking about something & my mind goes blank &

i cant think straight either, ive told my drs. but they dont say much except i

could be on too much meds.... anyway, im doing better now thank goodness!! take

care rebecca & god bless, melyndagamez 4/9/08 10:32p.m.central time

[ ] new to group---I may have fibromyalgia

Hi my name is and I am currently being " tested " for

fibromalgia. In other words, I am being tested for everything else,

THEN if all is negative, they might dx me with fibro. I have many

questions for all of you. I have heard something about " brain fog "

or " fibro fog " . What is this? Lately, I just cannot think straight. I

do weird things like forget where I am going or pour my leftover drink

in the trash can instead of the sink. (There are MANY more weird things

I do now but there is not enough room/time to list them all!!)I am

having problems at work. I used to be able to make/decorate 4-5 cakes

an hour and now am down to only 1. (BTW--I am a cake decorator.)I have

2 children. One of them has juvenile arthritis.---

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[Guest guest]

The Last Lecture was amazing! I saw it on the nightly national news and then

later on Oprah. I'm so happy to see he made it past the six months the doctors

had given him. Very sad story with his three young children! He is definitely

an inspiration

Boyd <lindagb52@...> wrote: Melynda,

Glad you news on spinal cancer was good. I too saw the Last Lecture on prime

time-Randy Pausch-he has been through so much yet is so positive but realistic

also. If you google his name there are several articles on him and a video of

the lecture-he redid it on Oprah several months back. He has also released a

book by the title-The Last Lecture. I plan on ordering it. linda

Melynda Gamez <melyndagamez@...> wrote: hi rebecca, i have just

been where you are right now. i have been tested for everything under the sun..

i just had a recent scare, the drs. thought i might have spinal cancer, i got

the call today after 2 days of hell!! the not knowing is scarry but i can BREATH

now!!! im o.k. besides having severe ra,osteo,neuropathy & depression..... you

know what i cant complain cuz at least, im ALIVE!!!!!! i just saw THE LAST

LECTURE about the man who is dying from pancreatic cancer & he is full of life,

nothing compares to what he & his family is going through... as for the 'brain

fog' i can also relate too cuz i could be talking about something & my mind goes

blank & i cant think straight either, ive told my drs. but they dont say much

except i could be on too much meds.... anyway, im doing better now thank

goodness!! take care rebecca & god bless, melyndagamez 4/9/08 10:32p.m.central

time

[ ] new to group---I may have fibromyalgia

Hi my name is and I am currently being " tested " for

fibromalgia. In other words, I am being tested for everything else,

THEN if all is negative, they might dx me with fibro. I have many

questions for all of you. I have heard something about " brain fog "

or " fibro fog " . What is this? Lately, I just cannot think straight. I

do weird things like forget where I am going or pour my leftover drink

in the trash can instead of the sink. (There are MANY more weird things

I do now but there is not enough room/time to list them all!!)I am

having problems at work. I used to be able to make/decorate 4-5 cakes

an hour and now am down to only 1. (BTW--I am a cake decorator.)I have

2 children. One of them has juvenile arthritis.---

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[Guest guest]

I am not sure how many of you know about Randy, but I am linking his website

where you can find more information about him, his book, his lecture, etc. I

enjoyed his book so much and he truly is an inspiration to me!

http://www.thelastlecture.com/

stephanie <stephieann2@...> wrote: The Last Lecture was amazing!

I saw it on the nightly national news and then later on Oprah. I'm so happy to

see he made it past the six months the doctors had given him. Very sad story

with his three young children! He is definitely an inspiration

Boyd <lindagb52@...> wrote: Melynda, Glad you news on spinal cancer

was good. I too saw the Last Lecture on prime time-Randy Pausch-he has been

through so much yet is so positive but realistic also. If you google his name

there are several articles on him and a video of the lecture-he redid it on

Oprah several months back. He has also released a book by the title-The Last

Lecture. I plan on ordering it. linda

Melynda Gamez <melyndagamez@...> wrote: hi rebecca, i have just been where

you are right now. i have been tested for everything under the sun.. i just had

a recent scare, the drs. thought i might have spinal cancer, i got the call

today after 2 days of hell!! the not knowing is scarry but i can BREATH now!!!

im o.k. besides having severe ra,osteo,neuropathy & depression..... you know what

i cant complain cuz at least, im ALIVE!!!!!! i just saw THE LAST LECTURE about

the man who is dying from pancreatic cancer & he is full of life, nothing

compares to what he & his family is going through... as for the 'brain fog' i

can also relate too cuz i could be talking about something & my mind goes blank &

i cant think straight either, ive told my drs. but they dont say much except i

could be on too much meds.... anyway, im doing better now thank goodness!! take

care rebecca & god bless, melyndagamez 4/9/08 10:32p.m.central time

[ ] new to group---I may have fibromyalgia

Hi my name is and I am currently being " tested " for

fibromalgia. In other words, I am being tested for everything else,

THEN if all is negative, they might dx me with fibro. I have many

questions for all of you. I have heard something about " brain fog "

or " fibro fog " . What is this? Lately, I just cannot think straight. I

do weird things like forget where I am going or pour my leftover drink

in the trash can instead of the sink. (There are MANY more weird things

I do now but there is not enough room/time to list them all!!)I am

having problems at work. I used to be able to make/decorate 4-5 cakes

an hour and now am down to only 1. (BTW--I am a cake decorator.)I have

2 children. One of them has juvenile arthritis.---

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[Guest guest]

hi linda, thank-you for caring! yes i to watched the lecture, it was awesome.. i

had seen it about a month ago, my brother e-mailed me the video of his lecture

to his students... however,this prime time special was even better.. more family

based & what we go through everyday of our lives does not compare to what he &

his family is going through at this very moment...... life is too short & we

should be thankful for another tomorrow... god bless,melynda gamez 4/11/08

9:30p.m.central

[ ] new to group---I may have fibromyalgia

Hi my name is and I am currently being " tested " for

fibromalgia. In other words, I am being tested for everything else,

THEN if all is negative, they might dx me with fibro. I have many

questions for all of you. I have heard something about " brain fog "

or " fibro fog " . What is this? Lately, I just cannot think straight. I

do weird things like forget where I am going or pour my leftover drink

in the trash can instead of the sink. (There are MANY more weird things

I do now but there is not enough room/time to list them all!!)I am

having problems at work. I used to be able to make/decorate 4-5 cakes

an hour and now am down to only 1. (BTW--I am a cake decorator.)I have

2 children. One of them has juvenile arthritis.---

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