Guest guest Posted June 2, 2002 Report Share Posted June 2, 2002 I really liked this thank-you, enjoyed reading it!! shirley Thought I would Share > ~ A Summer Day ~ > > There's a gaping rent in the curtain > That longs for a needle and thread, > There's a garment that ought to be finished, > And a book that wants to be read. > > There's a letter that needs to be answered, > There are clothes to fold away, > And I know these tasks are waiting, > And ought to be done today. > > But how can I mend the curtain, > While watching this silvery cloud, > And how can I finish th' garment, > When the robin calls so loud. > > And the whispering trees are telling > Such stories above my head, > That I can but lie and listen, > And the book is all unread. > > If I try to write the letter, > I am sure one half the words > Will be in the curious language > Of my chattering friends, the birds. > > The lilacs bloom in the sunshine, > The roses nod and smile, > And the clothes that ought to be folded > And ironed, must wait awhile. > > I lie in the locust shadows, > And gaze at the summer sky, > Bidding the cares and troubles > And trials of life pass by. > > The beautiful locust blossoms > Are falling about my feet, > And the dreamy air is laden > With their odors rare and sweet. > > The honeybees hum in the clover, > The grasses rise and fall, > The robin stops and listens, > As he hears the brown thrush call. > > The hummingbird sings to me softly, > The butterfly flits away -- > Oh what could be sweeter than living, > This beautiful summer day! > > ~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox ~ > > > > > SEND POST TO: fibromyalgia-cfs > > HOME PAGE:http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Oaks/7127/fibromyalgia-cfs.html > LIST OWNER: " Missy " Parrot004@...> > UNSUBSCRIBE:fibromyalgia-cfs-unsubscribe > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2005 Report Share Posted June 23, 2005 It has been awhile since I posted but my dad had a doctor's appointment in Omaha and everything appears to be stable for now. He got another doctor in TOpeka, as the one currently treating him didn't seem to be able to work with the primary in Omaha. So things are looking better. But my dad's Omaha doctor is particpating in the Tour of Hope. http://www.tourofhope.com/team/2005_riders/silberstein.htm This made me feel great about his commitment and such. It is just simply one of those feel good stories. For those of you that are new around here is a copy of a post I made about a month back: 21784: FOr those of you that don't remember me here is some background July 29, 2004 Well after a 5 week break from chemo, a trip to Tulsa for a week, and a week long vacation camping on Colorado we came home to a waiting CT scan result and a Dr. appointment in Omaha. For those of you that are new or may not remember -- my dad was Dx Stage IV colon cancer a year ago and has been on two different chemo regimes. The first one was Oxiplaitin -- 9 months significant shrinkage -- he couldn't stand the numb feeling in our rough Kansas winters so switch to FolFiri with Avastin -- no shrinkage but no growth either. His CEA vary some but overall have always been very low. The highest was around 20.0 before surgery to remove tumor at the very beignning of this. His cancer has spread to his liver. About 1 1/2 months ago his Dr. in TOpeka had suggested that he may need to stop the chemo and really evaluate what he wanted to do. Well we made an appoint as we do every 6 weeks to see our Omaha dr. and he said he was unsure as to why he thought my Dad should stop. So this is what is going on now. Dad took a 20% reduced dose in chemo to hopefully keep his white counts from dropping dangerously low and then for the next 3 or 4 treatments he will only recieve Avastin. Then we will redo the CT scans and see what to do. My dad has continued to work throughout the entire ordeal, high school mathematics teacher, really only missing so he could take a treatment every two weeks on a Friday. Thanks for all the prayers when I needed them and I just wanted to say thanks for all the enouragement and support. Kristi Back to the present. -- Dad did take the reduced dose until about 3 months ago. Then his blood work, not CT scans, showed some indication of growth. The dr. in Omaha suggested going back on the orginally chemo FolFox (Oxiplatin) with Avastin as he was already using for another 6 months. Again CT is not showing growth -- but blood work is suspicous. Thanks for reading this lengthy book. I hope to catch up on some of the familiar names and hope everyone else is hanging in there. Present Day: Dad is currently on a treatment and we are on month shy of the 2 year survivor mark!!!!!!!!!! GO dad!!!!!!!!!! Kristi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 Yes, I have read Phil's story. The reason nothing is done like that with my dad's is because of the multiple tumors. Dad's cancer was very advanced before it was even found. We have had a couple of different opinions from doctors and even a liver surg. who feels like they would not beable to leave dad with enough healthy liver for him to function. Since he feels fine now and is doing great he will stay on the same course of treatment. Kristi > > > > > Dear Kristi. > > > > > > > > > > Go Dad. Go Kristi. I am Karima and have been around since > > July > > > > last year. Just had reversal surgery twe weeks ago (or is it > > > > three).. I was on the oxaliplating and had a bad reaction to the > > > > last treatment so no more of that for me. Unfortunately it left > > me > > > > with a great fear of any more chemo. > > > > > > > > > > Hold old is you dad? He is lucky to have you. I have three > > > > daughters and the one I can count on the most lives in > > California. > > > > (sigh). > > > > > Glad to meet you. > > > > > Karima > > > > > Thought I would share > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It has been awhile since I posted but my dad had a doctor's > > > > > appointment in Omaha and everything appears to be stable for > > > > now. > > > > > He got another doctor in TOpeka, as the one currently > > treating > > > > him > > > > > didn't seem to be able to work with the primary in Omaha. So > > > > things > > > > > are looking better. But my dad's Omaha doctor is > > particpating > > > > in > > > > > the Tour of Hope. > > > > > > > > > > http://www.tourofhope.com/team/2005_riders/silberstein.htm > > > > > > > > > > This made me feel great about his commitment and such. It is > > > > just > > > > > simply one of those feel good stories. > > > > > > > > > > For those of you that are new around here is a copy of a > > post I > > > > made > > > > > about a month back: > > > > > > > > > > 21784: > > > > > > > > > > FOr those of you that don't remember me here is some > > background > > > > > > > > > > July 29, 2004 > > > > > > > > > > Well after a 5 week break from chemo, a trip to Tulsa for a > > week, > > > > > and a week long vacation camping on Colorado we came home to > > a > > > > > waiting CT scan result and a Dr. appointment in Omaha. > > > > > > > > > > For those of you that are new or may not remember -- my dad > > was > > > > Dx > > > > > Stage IV colon cancer a year ago and has been on two > > different > > > > chemo > > > > > regimes. The first one was Oxiplaitin -- 9 months significant > > > > > shrinkage -- he couldn't stand the numb feeling in our rough > > > > Kansas > > > > > winters so switch to FolFiri with Avastin -- no shrinkage > > but no > > > > > growth either. His CEA vary some but overall have always been > > > > very > > > > > low. The highest was around 20.0 before surgery to remove > > tumor > > > > at > > > > > the very beignning of this. His cancer has spread to his > > liver. > > > > > > > > > > About 1 1/2 months ago his Dr. in TOpeka had suggested that > > he > > > > may > > > > > need to stop the chemo and really evaluate what he wanted to > > do. > > > > > Well we made an appoint as we do every 6 weeks to see our > > Omaha > > > > dr. > > > > > and he said he was unsure as to why he thought my Dad should > > > > stop. > > > > > So this is what is going on now. Dad took a 20% reduced dose > > in > > > > > chemo to hopefully keep his white counts from dropping > > > > dangerously > > > > > low and then for the next 3 or 4 treatments he will only > > recieve > > > > > Avastin. Then we will redo the CT scans and see what to do. > > My > > > > dad > > > > > has continued to work throughout the entire ordeal, high > > school > > > > > mathematics teacher, really only missing so he could take a > > > > > treatment every two weeks on a Friday. Thanks for all the > > prayers > > > > > when I needed them and I just wanted to say thanks for all > > the > > > > > enouragement and support. > > > > > > > > > > Kristi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Back to the present. -- Dad did take the reduced dose until > > > > about 3 > > > > > months ago. Then his blood work, not CT scans, showed some > > > > > indication of growth. The dr. in Omaha suggested going back > > on > > > > the > > > > > orginally chemo FolFox (Oxiplatin) with Avastin as he was > > already > > > > > using for another 6 months. Again CT is not showing growth -- > > but > > > > > blood work is suspicous. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for reading this lengthy book. I hope to catch up on > > some > > > > of > > > > > the familiar names and hope everyone else is hanging in > > there. > > > > > > > > > > Present Day: Dad is currently on a treatment and we are on > > > > month > > > > > shy of the 2 year survivor mark!!!!!!!!!! GO dad!!!!!!!!!! > > > > > > > > > > Kristi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For an an extensive collection of colon cancer related links > > go > > > > to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/colon_cancer_support/links or > > > > > http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/suthercon/ > > > > > > > > > > yahoo.com/group/colon_cancer_support/links or > > > > > http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/suthercon/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- ---- > > ---- > > > > ----------- > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 Yes is whatever works best for your dad,that is the important thing here... Jolene Kristi wrote: > Yes, I have read Phil's story. The reason nothing is done like that > with my dad's is because of the multiple tumors. Dad's cancer was > very advanced before it was even found. We have had a couple of > different opinions from doctors and even a liver surg. who feels > like they would not beable to leave dad with enough healthy liver > for him to function. Since he feels fine now and is doing great he > will stay on the same course of treatment. > > Kristi > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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