Re: Re: OT: my sister's health

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Diane, how incredibly thoughtful, her email is muchadoaboutbeatrice@...

You're in our thoughts and prayers this holiday season, you must miss your mom

and MIL very much and that sounds like such a traumatic way to lose them.

Bone marrow biopsy went well this am. She was a soldier and did it with only

lidocaine. The onco is great and was encouraging her to get mad, yell, swear.

We met with the social worker afterward. She is *wonderful* and is getting

Bridget set up to see the repro medicine people asap to talk about fertility

issues.

Tomorrow is surgery to remove some lymph glands and a larger CT to see how far

it's spread. So far the onco's all is Hodgkins which responds really well to

treatment.

Off to work for the pm, she's comfortable on the couch. I'm trying to get her

on a benadryl routine b/c she's still very itchy. I think the tumors secrete

histamines and I'd like to start getting her levels down.

She decided she wants to go to Ireland when this is over. I'm going to get her

to get her passport application in. Each month I'd like to work on her goal,

get her brochures, pictures, etc.

Hugs everyone, Kate F

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From: diane_lilley <diane_lilley@...>

Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 10:13:47 AM

Subject: [ ] Re: OT: my sister's health

Kate, two questions:

1. Does your sister have an ipod?

2. If I wanted to send her an e-card, does she have her own email or

would I be able to send to you to send to her?

My mom was diagnosed with cancer at Christmas way back in 96

(different situation, she was stage 4 and it was found after I found

her in respiratory arrest at home, didnt help that she had been sick

for years).

i like to do stuff at Christmas to remember her. Especially hard

this year since my MIL (who was wonderful to me) died in a freak

accident the Saturday after Thanksgiving this year. It has been a

very sad Christmas season, and I am way behind on what I usually do

(I just ordered gifts for the kids at 11:30 last night).

Please let me know ASAP, you can email my work account at

lilleydmail (DOT) nih.gov .

Thanks and Merry Christmas,

Di

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> Hi everyone. My 26 yr old sister Bridget who lives with us was

feeling unwell. Her lymph glands were swollen lately. After an

xray and CT, it looks like she has a large mass in her neck, chest

and into her abdomen that is likely lymphoma, a disease that many of

us in the RA community are very concerned about. We see the surgeon

and oncologist tomorrow. Hopefully we will get a biopsy asap and

she can get started on chemo. Please keep her in your thoughts and

prayers if you are so inclined. She is single and I'm praying

she'll be able to maintain her fertility after treatment. Our

parents are traveling in Argentina and I am her only support. I'm

selfishly a bit nervous for myself b/c I've had night sweats for a

long time that they had chalked up to hormones. I might get a CT to

be sure... our uncle had lymphoma 3 years ago. I wonder if there's

a connection between the RA genes and this. Thank you for thinking

of her, Kate F

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Clora, my thoughts and prayers are with you on the upcoming anniversary of your

sister's death. I hope you are able to do something special to memorialize her

tomorrow. Keep rocking that smoking cessation! Hugs, Kate F

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From: CLORA <clora4jesus@...>

Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 3:53:35 PM

Subject: [ ] Re: OT: my sister's health

Di and group;

Di I am so very sorry for your loss. My dad passed in November in

99, and my younger siser die in a car accident the 23, of dec 2005.

Its very hard I know. I agree being very busy helps durning these

holidays. My heart goes out to you. God bless

gentle hugs

Clora

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> Kate, two questions:

> 1. Does your sister have an ipod?

> 2. If I wanted to send her an e-card, does she have her own email

or

> would I be able to send to you to send to her?

>

> My mom was diagnosed with cancer at Christmas way back in 96

> (different situation, she was stage 4 and it was found after I

found

> her in respiratory arrest at home, didnt help that she had been

sick

> for years).

>

> i like to do stuff at Christmas to remember her. Especially hard

> this year since my MIL (who was wonderful to me) died in a freak

> accident the Saturday after Thanksgiving this year. It has been a

> very sad Christmas season, and I am way behind on what I usually do

> (I just ordered gifts for the kids at 11:30 last night).

>

> Please let me know ASAP, you can email my work account at

> lilleyd@... .

>

> Thanks and Merry Christmas,

> Di

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