I'm sorry to hear this, Bernie. I have been and will be praying. Barbara H. http://barbarah.wordpress.com
On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 6:56 PM, Bernie <bpe...@austin.rr.com> wrote: > *To All TMIC family; > I need all the prayers for my childrens mother, my ex-wife Sally. We > are very good friends and have a better relationship than when we were > married. Here is a short version she wrote explaining what has been > happening to her. many of you know she was diagnosed with Stage IV breast > cancer years ago: here is her latest condition. She needs all our prayers > to survive this for any length of time. > Thank you and Sincerely, > Bernie* > > *Have been on a couple of different oral chemotherapies since first > discovering the cancer in 2005 - Arimidex for a long time, 'til it > apparently stopped working (when I had the double mastectomy in late 2008), > and Xeloda, which also did not work. This week I'll have my second round of > Taxotere. Couple of weeks after the first round, my hair started falling > out, so now I'm shaved bald! > I've lost about 80 pounds, which is skinniest I"ve been in about 30 years! > I look normal to myself because spent greater portion of my life closer to > this weight, but my appearance is apparently shocking to those who haven't > seen me in awhile. > I get short of breath easily and my voice is hoarse most of the time. > I've already outlived the median life expectancy of 3 years for my > diagnosis (stage 4 breast cancer), so plan to keep it up as long as I can! > Chemo makes me tired, so I sleep a lot. > It's a funny kind of limbo... > Now I see why didn't want to write this - it's depressing! How does one > write about cancer in an upbeat way? > Anyway, I don't spend time wringing my hands & moaning. Enjoy myself > doing what I want each day and I get lots of rest! > That's all for now.. Pray for me and keep my in your happy thoughts. > > * >
