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Lady Dernhelm of Rohan	My appologies for being gone--yet again!	Lead	[-]
Posts: 984 (10/05/2009 02:48:19) Eomer's Bride Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tags : None Being part Welsh my great-grandmother was fond of telling me there was this little creature that would go around and create havoc in our lives. When I find that thing it's days are numbered! Numbered, I say! I haven't been around much as Mom's been really sick. She's been diagnosed with severe anemia. They know what's not causing it but now they're doing tests as to what is. Thankfully it's not liver damage or any forms of cancer. So hopefully I'm here to stay now. Edit: Mom's coming home today! Whew! They're fairly certain they've figured out what was causing it so now they're going to wait for a few days and then double check and then do another test in a month. In a lighter note I saw Star Trek. Take me, Dr. McCoy, I need an exam! One by one the penguins steal my sanity... Last Edited By: Lady Dernhelm of Rohan 10/05/2009 03:24:22. Edited 1 time.
Necromancer1000		#1	[-]
Posts: 18011 (10/05/2009 14:44:36) Cold-Hearted Commie Pinko Cynical Bitch!! URBAN ADMIN Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Hey there, Erin. I noticed you had posted on another thread and I replied there asking where you've been. It's great to have you back. I'm sorry to read your mother's ill. I do hope she gets rid of the anemia and gets well soon. Give her a hug from me please. Oh yeah, baby, Star Trek rocks.
Ballyorn		#2	[-]
Posts: 8566 (10/05/2009 23:51:57) Sweet Innocent Sparkly Poo POO Angelic Princess!! URBAN ADMIN Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	ERIN! Have missed you Honey! Please don't apologise for being away from the board. Real Life issues do get in the way but are always of the utmost importance! Sorry to hear about your Mum! I hope the recent discovery and the latest test will have a positive outcome!!! My Mum is having her next bladder cancer check up next month so I'm trying to keep a chin up for those results. ~ Bally ~ Urbanite #6 - Keeper of Karl's perfect little nose and Eomer's flared nostrils
Lady Dernhelm of Rohan		#3	[-]
Posts: 984 (11/05/2009 01:38:57) Eomer's Bride Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Thanks ladies. The doctor is going to have a few blood tests done once a month for at least a year. I believe the average life span of a red blood vessel is four to six months. They're fairly certain that what they've done will do the trick. Though I did manage to make Mom flip me the bird last night. She was talking about different tests they do to check for cancer, leukemia, and all that good stuff. I looked at her and said "Well, Mom you can always do as a person I knew in college did. They always give you pictures...you can send them out with the Christmas cards!" Dad: "Yes! Yes! Now you can say I really am an ahole!" Mom: Flips the bird at us** One by one the penguins steal my sanity...
Lady Dernhelm of Rohan		#4	[-]
Posts: 984 (12/05/2009 09:38:29) Eomer's Bride Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	In about two weeks Mom's going to see a specialist to find out what's wrong. The doctors don't think it's cancer but they're going to check anyway and check for everything. Until then she's on sick time and disability until what's wrong is learned. ...I also have a long cat scratch on my arm and I'm thinking "How'd I get that?" One by one the penguins steal my sanity...
Necromancer1000		#5	[-]
Posts: 18011 (12/05/2009 10:37:43) Cold-Hearted Commie Pinko Cynical Bitch!! URBAN ADMIN Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Cat scratches appear out of nowhere. I have some t oo and can't remember getting scratched at all. Best wishes to your mother. It's good she's getting everything checked, just to be sure.
Lady Dernhelm of Rohan		#6	[-]
Posts: 984 (24/05/2009 05:49:29) Eomer's Bride Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Mom got her hip drilled and is getting her bone marrow checked. The doctor thinks it's aplastic anemia but my aunt who's an RN thinks leukemia. Either way she's getting checked for both. Mom jokes if she loses her hair she'll have to get some tattoos...to which Dad promptly freaked out. Mom was kidding of course but for a split second Dad thought she was telling the truth. One by one the penguins steal my sanity...
Necromancer1000		#7	[-]
Posts: 18011 (24/05/2009 12:04:33) Cold-Hearted Commie Pinko Cynical Bitch!! URBAN ADMIN Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I'm glad she's getting checked for both illnesses. I'm also glad she's got a sense of humour about it. Godd on her, and good luck.
Lady Dernhelm of Rohan		#8	[-]
Posts: 984 (27/05/2009 12:56:01) Eomer's Bride Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Mom was diagnosed with accute leukemia today. She's going up to Stanford for hemotology treatment. She could be there for a month or so during chemo treatment. Half her bone marrow cells are cancerous. I realize people mean well but I'm so tired of the speeches telling me "you need to hang on and get together" and so on. I realize that but I can't take any comfort in it right now. I already feel horrible enough for getting annoyed with Mom when she bitched me out. I don't need anything else piled on telling me these things. I'm sorry for sounding bitchy but I just can't take anymore of it. One by one the penguins steal my sanity...
SaffronDaisy		#9	[-]
Posts: 1707 (31/05/2009 13:34:15) Swiffer goddess of Karl's ASS Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Hi Erin, I am sending prayers to you and your family. Family illness is very hard sometimes to handle....PM me if you ever want to talk. My family is dealing with Alzheimer's right now. Not fun. No need to say you are sorry for anything you say. There is no correct or right way to go through this. Do what you need to do to preserve your own emotional health, cause some days you can take it, others, you will just need to get out of the house. Have you looked at http://www.cancer.gov/ ? It is has a good repository of info plus a hotline you can call. SaffronDaisy Urbanite #15, Urban-Wear Seamstress, "Inseams are Our Specialty" "Hey" - James Westwood "What's going on with the boobies?" - Michael Kors "You know, I'm sick of following my dreams, man. I'm just going to ask where they're going and hook up with 'em later" - Mitch Hedberg Last Edited By: SaffronDaisy 31/05/2009 13:44:08. Edited 2 times.
Lady Dernhelm of Rohan		#10	[-]
Posts: 984 (02/06/2009 06:09:55) Eomer's Bride Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Thank you. Mom's responding well to the chemo, better than the doctors first thought which is a very good thing. They're going to keep her there until the end of June just to be on the safe side. They're working on a new treatment for cancer dealing with the immune system. Mom didn't quite make the cut in the trials but she signed a paper letting the hospital continue to test her blood and bone marrow samples. Once out of the hospital she'll be on weekly blood tests for a year and will need some more chemo treatments but those will only be once a month. She jokes she wants to get some of those fake tattoos to put on her head as a gag. One by one the penguins steal my sanity...
Necromancer1000		#11	[-]
Posts: 18011 (03/06/2009 15:47:18) Cold-Hearted Commie Pinko Cynical Bitch!! URBAN ADMIN Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Oh, your mother should do that, just to get people talking. How funny. I'm just glad she's responding well to her chemo. Give her a hug, Erin.
Lady Dernhelm of Rohan		#12	[-]
Posts: 984 (06/06/2009 06:05:47) Eomer's Bride Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	She just might! Mom's tired which is understandable. She's in good spirits which is a big relief for us. Dad's been cleaning the hell out of the house and rearranging the furniture. He's moved the bed so that Mom has easy in and out access of the bedroom. The closet he's already cursing over cleaning out the closet. It's so small it's a one person job so it'll be an adventure. One by one the penguins steal my sanity...
Ballyorn		#13	[-]
Posts: 8566 (06/06/2009 21:06:20) Sweet Innocent Sparkly Poo POO Angelic Princess!! URBAN ADMIN Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Big hugs to your Mum, you and your Dad, Erin! Thinking of you all!! ~ Bally ~ Urbanite #6 - Keeper of Karl's perfect little nose and Eomer's flared nostrils
SaffronDaisy		#14	[-]
Posts: 1707 (11/06/2009 05:08:51) Swiffer goddess of Karl's ASS Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Hi Erin, If you are interested in learning if there are other clinical trials in oncology, go on to www.clinicaltrials.gov. Whenever a pharma company starts a clinical trial, they legally have to post it on this site. The site has a good search engine where you can look by company or disease of interest. Many studies in oncology will compare to standard of care, so there is no placebo arm (in case you would be worried about enrolling in a study where your Mom would not get treatment). If there is a specific one that you are interested in, PM me and I can help you learn more about it and get contact info to you. Saff SaffronDaisy Urbanite #15, Urban-Wear Seamstress, "Inseams are Our Specialty" "Hey" - James Westwood "What's going on with the boobies?" - Michael Kors "You know, I'm sick of following my dreams, man. I'm just going to ask where they're going and hook up with 'em later" - Mitch Hedberg
Lady Dernhelm of Rohan		#15	[-]
Posts: 984 (15/06/2009 01:13:42) Eomer's Bride Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Mom's got to go through another round of chemo. She's not worried or scared, it's more of an "Ah hell, not again!" attitude. The doctors are thinking of giving her a third round of a different type of chemo just to flush Mom out. They're still confident a bone marrow transfusion will not be needed. One by one the penguins steal my sanity...
Necromancer1000		#16	[-]
Posts: 18011 (15/06/2009 10:21:08) Cold-Hearted Commie Pinko Cynical Bitch!! URBAN ADMIN Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Erin, I wish you mother all the best with her next round of chemo. I'm sending positive thoughts her way.
Lady Dernhelm of Rohan		#17	[-]
Posts: 984 (24/06/2009 01:51:54) Eomer's Bride Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	We'll be seeing Mom on Saturday. She sounds tired and worn out. The doctors have done everything they can to treat those symtoms so it's something that's got to be gutted out. She's doing her best not to fall into the feeling sorry for yourself trap. It's easy to do when you feel so horrible both physically and emotionally. Little Art has become quite the attention seeker though Dad calls him "Fart, because it rhymes." He spells it "P-h-a-r-t" so that he's "not cursing." Maybe I should remind Mom of what Dad calls Art to get her going again... One by one the penguins steal my sanity...
Necromancer1000		#18	[-]
Posts: 18011 (24/06/2009 12:28:40) Cold-Hearted Commie Pinko Cynical Bitch!! URBAN ADMIN Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Maybe you shoiuld do that, Erin. Anything to brighten her up. All the best to her.
Ballyorn		#19	[-]
Posts: 8566 (25/06/2009 00:12:45) Sweet Innocent Sparkly Poo POO Angelic Princess!! URBAN ADMIN Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	All the best to your Mum, Erin.. I was with my Mum when she had her check up procedure on Monday (along with my Dad & sister). Abit of bad news, another tumour on her bladder but the doctor said it looks superficial (only on the surface) and can be burnt off. More surgery and more radiotherapy together with her already booked full CT scan in August... She is also suffering dementia (not fully diagnosed as yet) which in the strangest of ways makes things easier for her. If that makes sense. I know this sounds terrible but it means the cancer is not something in the front of her mind all the time (she's now in her fourth cancer year and on her second form of cancer). My Dad, on the other hand, is having trouble coping with both situations.... ~ Bally ~ Urbanite #6 - Keeper of Karl's perfect little nose and Eomer's flared nostrils
Lady Dernhelm of Rohan		#20	[-]
Posts: 984 (30/06/2009 05:48:38) Eomer's Bride Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I talked to Mom today. She said she's tired but she's feeling better. She said yesterday she had herself a good cry and one of the nurses found her. The nurse went and got a wheel care so that Mom could go outside and admire the garden. The nurses there have been really good to her and very nice which Dad and I are grateful for. They drew bone marrow on Friday so in theory we should find out if she's in remission or not today. The lab works slowly on the weekend. I ended up bursting out laughing today. We got the first medical bill statement and the bill so far is over three hundred thousand dollars. There was a little note attached saying "You have reached your deductable limit of $5,000." All I could think of was "If only you knew..." If Mom is in remission they'll probably give her a few extra chemo treatments just to kill off any stragglers and then work on boosting her immune system. The immune system treatments take about ten days to fully take effect. The doctors are hoping to send her home by mid July. One by one the penguins steal my sanity...

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