Hi Susan, I'm wondering if you have already seen your doctor, and if you did, then how did everything go?
Anyway, I once saw a movie, The Shawshank Redemption, and there was something said by a prisoner who was falsely convicted of a murder he did not commit. He was given a life sentence. What he said was, "Either get busy living or get busy dying" I see by all that your doing you chose to accept his first statement, get busy living. You know that life is not a bowl of cherries but since it isn't, the thing that I choose to do is to eat a bowl of cherries whenever they are in season. Get my drift? 18's Marty On Sun, Jul 21, 2013 at 1:08 PM, Susan Zimmerman <rszim0...@aol.com> wrote: > Hi Jeanie, > > Dr. Pinilla recommended Jessica Altman. Since that was the second > recommendation for her and she is at Northwestern, I'm going with her. > Sure hope she's taking new patients, will find out Monday morning. Pat > Elliott has sent me a video of her with a patient. Did you all know what a > great great resource Pat is? I am amazed at her dedication to our cause > and the organization she works for. Thanks so much Pat for all your help. > Hope everyone is having a great and wonderful Sunday! Let's celebrate our > lives together! > > 18's, > Susan > > -----Original Message----- > From: ICANDOALLTTC <icandoall...@aol.com> > To: cmlhope <cmlhope@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Sun, Jul 21, 2013 9:47 am > Subject: Re: [CMLHope] Re: Hi..Susan's Life who did the doc recommend? > > Hi Susan, Great uplifting story. > A question? Who did Dr Pinilla recommend to you? > Hang in there. > Blessing, > Jeanie<3 > > In a message dated 7/20/2013 8:34:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > esd...@rogers.com writes: > > AWESOME Susan! That was very interesting. > Keep on celebrating! > > What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to > what lies within us.... > Angie > *From:* Susan Zimmerman <rszim0...@aol.com> > *To:* cmlhope@googlegroups.com > *Sent:* Saturday, July 20, 2013 6:14:10 PM > *Subject:* Re: [CMLHope] Re: Hi > > Thanks and hats off to Marty and Millie. I realize I am no different, > believe me. You guys haven't heard much about my life, and maybe I won't > bore you with details today. But I do stay busy now doing the things I > love. I just was slightly paralyzed about getting going to a specialist. > I knew I must do that, and have researched many around the country over > the years. A good kick in the butt by you blood brothers and sisters was > exactly what I needed. > > I earned my theology degree at age 52 (year 2000), in Florida before we > returned here to Indiana in 2010. Before moving to Fla., I also have done > a lot of counseling to lay people and training of leaders over the years in > the Christian element. Did a lot of public speaking for seventeen years > within a parachurch organization. Worked for eleven years at what I called > a "social service agency" within a large church. I coordinated all the > volunteers to go to nursing homes, prisons, juvenile detention facilities, > etc. Planned 3 or 4 trips a year to raise money for all this. Also had a > list of shut-ins that we ministered to regularly. Did visitation to the > hospitals as well. Still do that! The best part was giving food to the > poor through the church. I couldn't wait to go to work each day! After > that time period ended in my life I was still very active going on mission > trips, conducting weekend marriage seminars, and marriage classes. Had > gone into selling advertising for Christian organizations to make my living > after the church thing was done. Now I do a lot of studying and hope to > develop some teaching classes at our church, etc. I coordinate the prayer > team at our church as well, and send out prayer requests by e-mail for two > organizations. As I told Marcie, I love Israel and support them in any way > I can. Sometimes our house also becomes a hotel as our friends and family > pop in and out. > > So that's what keeps me busy, and other family things as well. To begin > going back to doctors regularly again is beyond fun to think about, but the > alternative is simply not acceptable. I really do thank God every day for > each day and love Celebrating My Life!!! > > Oh, by the way, I asked Dr. Pinilla through e-mail about the vaccine he > was working on, but he only answered me about his recommendation of > medication and two docs he recommended. I guess I asked him too many > questions for him to answer.....totally understandable. > > Thanks again for all the encouragement, > 18's, > Susan F. Zimmerman > "Look among the nations and watch; be utterly astounded! For I will work > a work in your days which you would not believe, though it were told you." > Hab. 1:5 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Marty Gartenberg <wa2...@gmail.com> > To: cmlhope <cmlhope@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Sat, Jul 20, 2013 4:38 pm > Subject: Re: [CMLHope] Re: Hi > > Hi Susan, > > Sure you may have your problems but the important thing is that you have > decided to try and do something about them. You are no different then > anyone else. Sometimes we just go through so much that we are terribly > frightened to do anything about them because anything that is of the > unknown always seems to frighten us. > > I want to tell you that you, Millie, Richard, Greenie and all of the > rest of those even on different CML sites that are suffering from CML would > probably not be here right now if it weren't for the TKI's that are out > there now. > > You will see, mark my words, that there will be something coming soon > that will rid you and everyone else of this terrible disease just like when > the Polio vaccine got rid of Polio. Just like Penicillin and all of the > rest of the antibiotics help with curing infections. > > I think that we all should take an example from Millie. She may have > some debilitating things going on but she still keeps herself busy with > making her pillow cases and shams and the like. She says that it is nuts, > but is it really? > > She further says that, and I quote her exact words: "*I know it's nuts, > but doing these things, keeps me going (like the energizer bunny) and takes > my mind off of everything else."* > > Enough said judge for yourself. Get doing things that you like, I > guarantee that it will make you feel better. > I always say that your mind is a very powerful tool, you just have to > learn to use it in constructive ways. > > Now I'm not saying that it is going to cure you of any disease but you > will feel better when your doing something that you enjoy. Isn't that what > life is all about? > > Busy hands make happy minds. > > 18's, > > Marty > > > > On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 4:06 PM, C.M. Houtz <ho...@ptd.net> wrote: > > ** > *Hi Susan,* > ** > *I'm glad that you are going to get some help with your issues. I know > that once you deal with them, it will make your life so much easier. I > know that I feel that dealing with my liver problem is so much better then > not knowing and worrying all of the time. We all face a lot of things with > this CML. It's different, but the same because we all have to deal with > what is. If we had a choice, it wouldn't be to have these problems, but > here we are....and you are right, connecting with others going through > similar things helps us all. Right now, I'm worried about being on a > forced vacation from my Tasigna, but have no choice until my Doctor can > come up with something. I know that he will. I have such faith in this > man and he has always come through for me. My other health issues are > getting worse, but am trying to deal with them too. Marty always inspires > me as I know that he's going through so much and still has such a positive > attitude. I try, and usually succeed in doing that. When I get down, I > try to think about all of my CML friends who are dealing with so many > things..and know that each day I have is precious and that's always been > something I try to remember. I try to take each day as it comes and be the > happiest I can be and do things that make me happy. Today has been a rough > one.....Mostly pain in the left side of the middle section of my back > radiating around to the side. I just couldn't get rid of the pain, and > ended up back in bed with pain meds and put heat on it. Usually, laying > down will ease it some. They (the doctors) don't seem to know what's > causing it. My Oncologist seems to think it's my gall, but the others > don't agree. I think he could be correct. To bad he isn't the one to make > that decision. Today the pain came clear around to the front and I had to > deal with it. I finally gave up and took a shower, came down, ate a little > and took my pain meds again. I'm feeling better now, and will just go on > and do something I like to do....* > ** > *I finished one pillow case last night, but need to see if I have any > white crochet thread to make an edging on it. I have a quilt done in > blues, white, and yellow....that I only use for good. I am making these > pillow cases to go with that, and have shams to finish up for it too. I > know it's nuts, but doing these things, keeps me going (like the energizer > bunny) and takes my mind off of everything else.* > ** > *You take care, my friend. I know that you're dealing with so much, so > keep us informed. Our love, prayers, and hugs are coming your way. 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