“It took a ton out of me and 17 lbs. off my little body.”
“I plan on living to see my 4-year-old son grown.”
“Be good to one another.”
Hello,
First and foremost, thank all of you for your calls, cards and well wishes. Not one of them has gone unnoticed. They all have brought smiles to my face and tenderness to my heart.
I would love to have told you about our planned journey to S. Africa that was supposed to have happened in late May but it didn't happen. Instead, I wound up in ER 5 days before our trip unable to stop vomiting. I had emergency surgery the next day for an obstructed bowel. The obstruction was caused by the cancer. They removed a large portion of my small intestine and small bowel and just as a precaution they took my appendix. I spent 9 days (yes I am counting right) in the hospital. I will tell you it was grueling. No one should have to be in a hospital that long. It took a ton out of me and 17 lbs. off my little body. It has taken me until now to feel some semblance of normal. I am recovering. I am feeling better and it does appear there is light at the end of the tunnel. I did gain a lb. last week. As little as that sounds it is finally the right direction.
My family and I will go to Houston, to M D Anderson sometime in July. Many of you probably know that M D Anderson is a cancer specialty hospital. Because the kind of cancer I have is so rare there isn't anyone here that specializes in it so the docs are sending us to Dr Yao. It is all he treats. The cancer is called Carcinoid Cancer. Most people have never heard of it. There is a good chance I will have yet another surgery to try to remove more of the cancer. That would be the 4th surgery this year. It is getting VERY OLD.
I will fight with all I have and my family of course is right there beside me. I married the most amazing man on the planet I am happy to tell you. I plan on living to see my 4-year-old son grown. This of course has been hard on all of us. This isn't supposed to happen to people like me, right? I have lived long enough to know bad things happen to good people all the time. We will make the best of it and I believe good will come from it. Most of you know me well enough to know my cup has always been more than 1/2 full. As tough as all this is my, cup is more than 1/2 full.
All of your love, light, prayers and support are needed and deeply appreciated. I will stay in touch and let you know how I am doing and would LOVE the same from you.
Be good to one another. My love,
Mary
“I plan on living to see my 4-year-old son grown.”
“Be good to one another.”
Hello,
First and foremost, thank all of you for your calls, cards and well wishes. Not one of them has gone unnoticed. They all have brought smiles to my face and tenderness to my heart.
I would love to have told you about our planned journey to S. Africa that was supposed to have happened in late May but it didn't happen. Instead, I wound up in ER 5 days before our trip unable to stop vomiting. I had emergency surgery the next day for an obstructed bowel. The obstruction was caused by the cancer. They removed a large portion of my small intestine and small bowel and just as a precaution they took my appendix. I spent 9 days (yes I am counting right) in the hospital. I will tell you it was grueling. No one should have to be in a hospital that long. It took a ton out of me and 17 lbs. off my little body. It has taken me until now to feel some semblance of normal. I am recovering. I am feeling better and it does appear there is light at the end of the tunnel. I did gain a lb. last week. As little as that sounds it is finally the right direction.
My family and I will go to Houston, to M D Anderson sometime in July. Many of you probably know that M D Anderson is a cancer specialty hospital. Because the kind of cancer I have is so rare there isn't anyone here that specializes in it so the docs are sending us to Dr Yao. It is all he treats. The cancer is called Carcinoid Cancer. Most people have never heard of it. There is a good chance I will have yet another surgery to try to remove more of the cancer. That would be the 4th surgery this year. It is getting VERY OLD.
I will fight with all I have and my family of course is right there beside me. I married the most amazing man on the planet I am happy to tell you. I plan on living to see my 4-year-old son grown. This of course has been hard on all of us. This isn't supposed to happen to people like me, right? I have lived long enough to know bad things happen to good people all the time. We will make the best of it and I believe good will come from it. Most of you know me well enough to know my cup has always been more than 1/2 full. As tough as all this is my, cup is more than 1/2 full.
All of your love, light, prayers and support are needed and deeply appreciated. I will stay in touch and let you know how I am doing and would LOVE the same from you.
Be good to one another. My love,
Mary
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