Re: Re: Diagnosis question

February 6, 2004

Sara,

That is a hard question. How did I handle the diagnosis with it being so close

to Christmas? Well, I am not sure. I think since the diagnosis, holidays have

come to be not quite as happy feeling. was in the hospital this past

Thanksgiving and it didn't even bother me that it was a holiday. I don't know

if this has anything to do with it, but holidays just don't seem as important

anymore. I think I try to focus on making the most of everyday, not just

holidays. I have never really thought about it. I am thankful was

diagnosed so early, so they could start treatments early, before major damage

was done. This is why I don't think it bothers me. Instead of thinking of the

" dreary day when we were diagnosed " I think it may have been a " live saving day

when we were diagnosed. " This is just my opinion, and I realize other people

may look at it differently, but I have to always look for the positive or I will

be very depressed.

Thanks for making me think about this. It actually makes me feel kind of good.

L & H

Sue Pettit of Tupelo, Mississippi

mom to - 17 wocf, driving and being the most responsible 17 yo I have

ever known, pitching her first season as a fast-pitch pitcher for her softball

team at school; - 13 wocf, playing school baseball, trumpet in the band,

and trying very hard to work through the horrible hormone effects 13 yo have;

- 12 yo wcf and cfrd, diagnosed with cf at 8 days old at LeBonheur

Children's Medical Center in Memphis, TN on Christmas Eve, 1991, currently

playing basketball, softball, the flute in the school band, and enjoying life to

the fullest, now seeing Drs. Lyrene, Makris, and Hagood at UAB Children's

Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama - all of whom are excellent doctors

February 6, 2004

Sue, although we are of a minority ethnicity and religion, we just sort of

celebrated the holidays in and out of the hospital--kind of easier for us,

except for the big season in September, n Rojas

Re: Re: Diagnosis question

Sara,

That is a hard question. How did I handle the diagnosis with it being so

close to Christmas? Well, I am not sure. I think since the diagnosis, holidays

have come to be not quite as happy feeling. was in the hospital this

past Thanksgiving and it didn't even bother me that it was a holiday. I don't

know if this has anything to do with it, but holidays just don't seem as

important anymore. I think I try to focus on making the most of everyday, not

just holidays. I have never really thought about it. I am thankful was