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Smurfysmiles

Smurfysmiles

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My mom is in the hospital right now. They found that her cancer has come back. Here''s the scary stuff: They took out part of her colon, her bowels and her uterus. It is also scattered in her stomach. They don''t know where the cancer is coming from but think that it will either be stage 4 breast cancer or stage 3 ovarian cancer (stage 4 is the worst). We do know that there will be no more surgeries and we will only be relying on chemotherapy from this point out. This is a good chance that it may be terminal. We''ll find out for sure on Tuesday what exactly we are looking at. Until then, please keep my family in your thoughts or prayers. SO has been wonderful through this all.
 
I''m so sorry to hear about your mom. You and your family are definitely in my prayers.
 
Hi Smurfysmiles, I am so sorry to hear about your Mum. I could only imagine how hard this time is for your family. Here''s hoping that you can be brave and keep strong and positive for her - a positive attitute is an incredibly powerful thing. Best wishes and fingers crossed!
 
I''m so sorry to hear that--I''ll keep her in my thoughts.
 
I am so sorry to hear this. Best wishes that everything turns out well.
 
Sending good thoughts. Remember to stay positive and tell her to stay positive. Its amazing how well the mind works in these type of situations. My aunt is currently battling lung cancer and she has been doing well for over a year now. She''s good at remaining upbeat.
 
My thoughts and prayers are with your mom and you.
 
I am so sorry to hear about your mum
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My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family
 
I am so sorry to hear this, I will keep your mom and your family in my thoughts and prayers.
 
I'm sorry that your mother is so ill. Sending prayers to you and your family....My mother had metatastic breast cancer, too.
 
(hugs) my thought and prayers are with you and your fam.
 
Thanks for all the support guys :) I guess a little fairy dust can do more than help us get engaged :)
 
Smurfy I''m so sorry to hear about your Mum. Cancer touched my family last year. I''ll be thinking of her and of you and your family. Take care.

PS - Just to add that I completely believe that PS ''fairydust'' absolutely does more than just whoosh along engagements! I absolutely believe in the power of positive thought and to have so many people thinking of you, praying, sending warm thoughts and wishes and hugs... how could that be anything but amazingly powerful?
 
my thoughts are with you. i wish you and your family the best. i know its difficult - my family and i went through a similar situation last year around the holidays. just cherish every moment you have with her (as i am sure you do) and take pictures and videos. no matter what happens its always great to have these to look at.
 
SO is not being as understanding anymore
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Apparently he doesn''t realize that waiting to find out if your mom is going to live or die might cause mood swings. I just spent half an hour locked in the bathroom crying because he got realllllly mad at me for asking him something while he was on the phone
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Date: 11/13/2007 6:43:27 PM
Author: Smurfysmiles
SO is not being as understanding anymore
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Apparently he doesn''t realize that waiting to find out if your mom is going to live or die might cause mood swings. I just spent half an hour locked in the bathroom crying because he got realllllly mad at me for asking him something while he was on the phone
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There there. This IS a rough time. I just found out last Wednesday that my mother is being taken off her medication for lung cancer and that in the dr''s words "we will not see this season again." However, we have been going at this for 3 years now. You have not even had a moment to let all of this sink in, and as you said, a lot is still unknown right now. Worrying won''t change anything, which is easy for me to say, but somehow I hope you can catch your breath and not have to think about this for a little while. Got any red wine in the house? That and/or a nice walk around the block might help. ...Just don''t say anything and go up and get your FI''s hand and lead him out the door. A little air might do you both some good. Here''s a virtual *hug*.
 
I''m so sorry to hear about your mom...may God bless each and every one of you....you will be in my prayers.
 
smurfy (and julia), I''m just now reading this. My heart goes out to you both, truly.
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And smurfy, if he doesn''t understand how to be there for you, go talk to someone who can. {{{hugs}}}
 
My thoughts and prayers are with you both smurfysmiles & julia
 
I echo what everyone else has said here...I''m thinking of you guys and praying that everything works out for the best!
 
I''m checking back in to see how it went with FI "the morning after." Everything ok?
How''s your mom doing?
 
hey i am keeping you and your mom and family in my prayers. I hope all went well yesterday. My mother''s doctor found a lump on the side of her breast and thought that it was cancer but it wasnt. that was hard enough, i cant imagine my mother actually having it. Be strong, I am thinking of you.
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I hope you''ve gotten some good news about your mom (when you said Tuesday, you meant yesterday, I take it?), and that things with your boy and you have been worked out. I''ll be thinking of you and your family, hoping for the best, m''dear.
 
I thought I would update on what we have found out- absolutely nothing.

We were supposed to find out about the pathology results yesterday.
Apparently the doctors weren''t smart enough to figure out what kind of cancer it is so they had to send it off for a second opinion. So now we are waiting even longer. It''s about as frustrating as being a LIW except not as fun
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Also the doctor told my mom it was colon cancer....on the other hand, they told us it was definitely not colon cancer so that is a bit irking.

On a mysterious note- i was joking to so about what i want for christmas while thumbing through a walmart ad (i really want one of those shower heads that simulates rainfall...i ask for the weirdest things) and he said that i shouldn''t even bother looking through the walmart ad because whatever im getting is definitely not in there. im not going to get my hopes up though because i dont want to be disappointed
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i probably will just get another bracelet or something.
 
How absolutely frustrating!!!! (On all counts.)
I would be calling the doctor's office every day to "harass" them. Surely they could hurry the lab results somehow. Anyway, I certainly know how that goes as we have done our share of waiting for results. It's like you are on auto pilot. I'm so sorry you are having to go through this. It definitely sucks.

But, knowledge is everything and maybe your news will be good-- keep the faith. There is usually always something that can be done and things change.

Now, about that Christmas present... sneaky guy! He's enjoying the process of messing with ya. I think it's cute.
 
I''m so sorry to hear about your mum''s illness. That''s awful. I agree with others though that positive thinking definitely works. My mother''s friend was diagnosed with terminal cancer over two years ago and was told that she would only live 6 months max and she''s still going strong at the moment. I hope that they get the results soon so you can start fighting it again.
 
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