Re: Glo's final update (long, for the brave only)

[Guest guest]

---glo & dave & boys--i just wanted to let you know that i will keep

you all in my prayers..you are a brave woman & it seems that you are

in very capable hands (just remember those hands are the creation of

power greater than us)..i wish you well with your surgeon & may your

sons come to experience their mother as a very courageous woman,

ready to take on whatever is presented to her. take good care, glo &

feel the love that we all have for you.

ogretta (om55@...)

In duodenalswitch@y..., JC5FANS@a... wrote:

> Hi everyone

> As you might imagine I have had a lot of mixed feelings

> lately...disappointment in not having the surgery, gratefulness to

> Dr. Ren and Gio for taking the lump seriously and acting so

quickly,

> shock in just hearing the word " cancer " , etc. I guess I've always

> been a " can do " type of person, I think I must have been born with

> the words " I can do it myself " coming from my tiny little lips,

> LOL!So I'm a bit ashamed to admit that Dave & I are having a hard

> time coming to terms with the news that cancer has invaded our

> family, as it has so many others. The first thing I wanted to do

when

> I got home from NYC (except sleep, lol!) was to post to this list.

At

> that time I hadn't got the biopsy results back yet and every day

was

> like torture, waiting to hear. It was just too painful,

emotionally,

> to come on here and post, I hope you all understand. I want to

thank

> and for pinch-hitting for me there and letting

everyone

> know what was going on. How can Dave and I thank all of you for

your

> prayers and thoughts? It has touched us both so deeply...so much so

> that I'm typing through my tears right now...honestly I have never

> felt so loved in my life.

>

> I think summed it all up but if you want the unedited version

> here goes...Gio was going over my medical history and asked if

there

> was anything else he should know. I told him the only thing I could

> think of was this lump on my neck, but that I'd had my pcp look at

it

> on 2 separate office visits and he said it was nothing to be

> concerned about. Gio took a look at it and was immediately

concerned,

> enough to tell Dr. Ren about it. As soon as Dr. Ren saw it she

> ordered a CTscan. She went out of her way to find a lab that

accepted

> our insurance. Then she got me an appt, that very day, with a neck

> cancer surgeon who took 5 biopsies on the spot. He told us he was

> pretty sure it was thyroid cancer but the biopsies would tell for

> sure. Dave & I were trying to absorb all of this. Normally thyroid

> cancer is one of the easiest to cure. However, mine has been

growing

> for a long time and apparently from what the cancer surgeon told us

> has spread into the lymph nodes and my chest cavity. Dave & I

decided

> to return home and await the biopsy results.

>

> Wed morn, they day we were expecting the results, Dave's brother

had

> a heart attack and we rushed to the hospital. They lost him twice

but

> were able to resusitate him. He had an artery that was 100%

blocked.

> They put a stint in and he's doing great for what he's been

through,

> this isn't the first time for him. We were concentrating on Dave's

> brother so much, I think it helped, in a weird way, to ease the

> anxiety over when " the " phone call would come. The surgeon's office

> called later that day to let us know the biopsies showed metastatic

> thyroid cancer. Before we left NYC, Dr. Ren found out the best

> surgeon to go to in MI and told us that when we got home and made

the

> appt, if it was a long way off, to call her and she would get us in

> sooner. The appt is on the 17th, which we and Dr. Ren felt was very

> reasonable.

>

> As mentioned, I am a Christian. But I am human too, lol! I am

> trying to come to terms with all this...many times I feel like I'm

on

> sensory overload. In spite of this storm, I know the God who I have

> put my faith and trust in all these years is very aware of what I

am

> going through and what is happening in my body. I trust Him so

> completely with my life and know that all your prayers for my

healing

> will be answered whether it be here on this earth or when I'm face

to

> face with my King, Jesus.

>

> And , thanks for trying to make me feel younger...I'm really

43,

> but I probably just LOOK 37, huh? LOL! Must be those pillows we

> bought at K-Mart, Bob...a better night's sleep shaved a good 6

years

> off me, hee hee! Let me know if it worked for you too Bob

>

> One last thing...you knew there was one, didn't you? There is a

moral

> to my story, you know. If you feel a lump and your dr doesn't take

it

> seriously, don't automatically trust his judgment like we did. GET

A

> SECOND OPINION. If I hadn't seen Dr. Ren (and Gio), when would I

have

> found out? Even if this takes my life, at least now I have time to

> plan how I want to spend the rest of it. Our family is forever

> grateful to Dr. Ren and Gio.

>

> So now friends, this is the last " update from Glo " as it just

> wouldn't be appropriate to post here further. Feel free to email me

> anytime though. And continue to pray for us...we have 3 sons,

> (16), (9) and Kent(soon to be 7 this coming Tues.)

> Much love to you all

> Glo & Dave