Fw: Hearing Aids/Dianna

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From: Priscilla Savary

To: colon_cancer_support

Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 2:19 PM

Subject: Re: Hearing Aids/Dianna

In the midst of grief and tremendous burdens you still have so much generosity

of heart. Small things in the right places bring large blessings. It is a

priviledge to 'know' you Donelle, and each of you here in this community.

Priscilla A. Savary

Executive Director

Colorectal Cancer Network

PO Box 182, Kensington MD 20895

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www.colorectal-cancer.net

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Re: Hearing Aids/Dianna

In a message dated 7/19/2005 11:07:14 PM Eastern Standard Time,

jasonsmom285@... writes:

Donelle, I'm just ready to get to bed and saw your post. First I'm so sorry

about what's happening with Glenn, I really feel for both of you, your posts

touch me so much.

And about the hearing aids. My mom can hear much better using them, it's

remarkable. They work well in the house, you can talk in a normal voice from

across the room and she can hear, before you could stand behind her and talk

and

she didnt hear a thing. She tried them in the car last night and at bingo.

Pretty good in the car, but buzzed at bingo, too many sounds I guess, but

thank you so so much. It'll be nice that she can be a part of conversations

now

and hear what's going on. Thank you!!

She has finished her chemo for now. Then she had a PET scan and the same

spots showed in her chest, they think lymph nodes but probably not cancer as

the

size is the same as in her other PET scan. The onc. said she could have

surgery to find out, but her surgeon (and us) dont want her to do this yet,

as

she has pulmonary embolisms when she has surgery, she's 85 years old too. So

he is going to give her another colonoscopy Thursday, hopefully that will be

good, and then a PET scan some time later to watch these spots. She's glad to

be off chemo finally. I'll let everyone know how she turns out. Thanks again

fof the hearing aids, you're a special special person. ~~Dianna

Ooooh, Dianna...it doesn't take much these days, but you've made me cry

" happy tears " ...Thursday would be Mom's 99th birthday...and what a great

present,

in her honor, to know that your Mom is able to hear better and be part of

the discussion and not be embarrassed, etc. by not being able to hear...just

thrills my soul!!! And I know Mom would be soooo very happy to know that one

of my friends' Moms is wearing her " ears " ....she would always say in the

morning.... " Let me put my ears on " ... Did they fit o.k. being 2 different

sizes

or did you get them refitted?? I kept wanting to ask you about it, but was

afraid you were going to tell me she couldn't wear them or wouldn't wear

them....Oh, I'm sooo happy, Dianna!!! Hope we can meet your Mom when we

come to

Gettysburg!! Tell her I'll continue to pray for her...hope she can stay off

the Drano...and hope her poopy hole is clean as a whistle!!!! (CANCER FREE!!!

Isn't that a wonderful phrase?) How is your Sister doing, Dianna?

Lots of hugs and prayers, Donelle

Caregiver to Glenn