NellW

I'm grinning from ear to ear too! News like this is something to smile about. So glad to hear it!

Shoot! I am going to be out of town, wish I could come. Hope it goes really well, and I will be thinking of all of you.

Carleen, so sorry to hear this news, and I agree there are many who are dealing with brain mets and they will post as Peggy has. Praying for you. Love, Nell

Praying Paddy and David.

Sent prayers too! Hope all goes well.

Praying for you and your family in this hard time, Donaf. Love, Nell

Oh Peggy, How wonderful! So glad he is home safe and that he had such a good time. love, Nell

Thanks Kitkathi!

Dear Norme, So glad to see your post, and of course we love you so very much. Let us give back to you in any way we can, and do whatever you need to help you along the way. Love, Nell

Just worrying cuz we havent heard from you in a while. Hope all is well, Love, Nell

Hi Shirl, Hope you are feeling better very soon. Our dear friend Bob had a segmentectomy of his lung in February, and he had some of those same symptoms for awhile. His voice is much stronger again now, and he is doing better with his breathing and with the coughing as well. Praying for a quick end to these things for you. Welcome to our family.

Hi Betty, Just wanted to say I am sorry you are feeling so sick. Sending prayers you will get stronger and feel better really quick. Love, Nell

Thank you so much for the update. I too was afraid he was really sick! We send our prayers and wishes for a fast recovery. Nell

Hi Jane, I agree with what was said , especially that you are such a giver, and now its time to take care of you and give yourself the time you need to heal. I too think 3 months is not that long. God Bless You. Love, Nell

I love days like that, that stay in our memory and are like a little blessing when we think of them. So glad you had one! xxoo

Yep, me too, and Ginny is right , these pics are cut out of a magazine. I had great hair till I had several months of steroids last year and then it blew by me like leaves too! Well it plugged the bathtub and littered the floor everytime I washed and dried it. It's there again now, but gray (at the roots ) , and thinner. I woulda hid too. Laughing here and thanks for the giggle. Love, Nell

Hi Bruce, Prayers for you to get better quick and that it is not serious. Take care of yourself, and don't tough it out if it gets worse,

Late Happy Birthday, Ray , and Happy Birthday Heather. Wishing you both many many more!

Bob's wife Jo just called me and said she needed to talk. She goes to a small prayer service on Sat. mornings at her church, and one of the ladies who attends walked to her car with her afterwards ad asked how Bob was doing. When she told her about the new mets showng up on his PET, the woman told her when it goes to the bone it is pretty much a hopeless situation! Poor Jo, she was really stressed. This person had in the last couple of years lost her husband to cancer that metastisized to the bone, so Jo understood why she was saying this, and said she is not a mean spirited person at all. What she asked me is, according to the research I have done and the communication I have here, did I think the lady was telling her the truth. I said NO it is never a "hopeless case". But then we did talk about that I think Bob's GP is in denial since he is a close friend, and I think he is not moving fast enough. Bob has had the symptoms as you all know of these mets for at least 2 to 3 months, and the doc kept looking at all sorts of other things, like maybe it was an infection or edema, ect ect. Well now finally he is admitting it is mets, but still Bob is seeing a urologist and a radiologist and an oncologist in the next "couple of weeks." He did see one oncologist who is going out of town for 8 weeks so now he is referred to another one and wont see him till after he sees the urologist in Detroit and the radiologist next week. I told her I really felt we were losing valuable time and that while i surely thought Bob could get into remission possibly, that time is of the essence. The bone met on his spine could cause lots of trouble and the aortic lymph seems like it could too. Also he has prostate as another primary, a small spot on his right lung, and a pubic bone met. All pretty small for now, but all showing up since his Feb. PET. New hot spots, I mean that showed up in August and werent there in Feb. So all in all I was able to say some stuff that I felt needed to be said, and she was very open and in agreement about their GP being in denial because of his personal relationship with them. She said "well what can we do now" and I said well first of all we can lean on the new docs heavily to get going on treatment and of course we will pray. She thanked me for being in the fight with them and my hubby too, and said we are all they have for support. I said, nope, you have the prayers and thoughts of lcsc too. I am going to read her some posts that will encourage her. Told her of lots of stage IV people who are still having quality of life. Bob is going to be restaged also. Thanks for listening to this, any advice would of course be welcome. Love and Prayers for you all!!

Hi Dede, Nope not a librarian, just knew I could go to a library and use the internet to check in. I was on a waiting list to use the computer also, but it didn't take very long in Escanaba I did some online banking in a Big Boy in Manistique too, because they had computers at their counter for free use. Technology, gotta love it!!

Rachel, You are going to be busssssyyyyy, and I will be sending prayers your way for you and your Dad. Hope all goes well. xxoo

I agree with Don.. very cool! Let us know how the trip goes, praying for lots of good times for him. xxoo

Let me add my anniversary best wishes to you both! Hope you have many more !! Love, Nell

Hi Charlotte, I came on tonight because you and Rich were on my mind. Will keep you in my prayers an always, and I wish I had something wise to say that would help. Saying an extra hard prayer right now for comfort for both of you and strength. Love, Nell

Thanks TeeTaa for the DeanCarl news. He is an inspiration and an example of positive attitude and bravery to me as well.