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OT - but not totally. About my health.
Rita, I am so, so, so very sorry to read this message- my heart sank as I
read further and further onto it. You are an amazing woman and a beloved member of rctq. You have handled all your 'challenges' with such grace, determination, courage, a positive attitude and good spirits. You are a shining example to everybody. I wish you peace and contentment in the coming months. Of course, you can always come to us here for support, prayers, hugs and love. Every one of us has plenty of those for you and always will. Leslie "Rita L. in MA" wrote in message ... Good Morning, I'm having a tough time trying to decide what to say here. The past couple of months have been very difficult for me. My chemo treatments stopped working, just as I was about to sign up for a clinical trial of a new drug a CT scan showed that I had a large pleural effusion (google knows lots about this) that had collapsed my left lung and required draining. Four attempts at draining over two days only dealt with about 20% of the effusion but it was two days until Christmas and they let me go home. I was fine for a few days but was then readmitted to the hospital to try surgery on this. That was about six days in Critical Care. We did try a new chemo drug in the past few weeks. It robbed me of all of my white blood cells and so I have spent the last 8 days in the hospital where nobody was allowed to breath anywhere near me. I am back home again and feeling better but will be signed up with Hospice later today. I do have the option of trying the chemo again but am currently not in favor of that. My cancer is getting worse, I am declining treatment and so am eligible for Hospice services. Of course nobody can predict how much longer I have but the word "months" has been used a few times and I am hopeful that I have a couple. All of this because I wanted to tell you all how much I have enjoyed RCTQ over the years and have loved having this community of friends to turn to when I needed a lift or just wanted to peek into somebody else's life for a while :-) And then there is that awesome HUGG that you made for me. Thank you all for being there for me. I will continue to "use you" if that is O.K. Rita P.S. If anybody is in touch with Pat in VA, could you share this with her? We had a couple of very nice meet ups in the past when my husband and I were in VA. and I want to let her know how much I enjoyed that. -- Rita L. in MA One Eyed Mutant Ninja Quilter :-) |
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OT - but not totally. About my health.
Rita, I think Leslie has said it best. Words fail me right now.
Remember you're in all our prayers and gentle HUGS. ME-Judy On Jan 25, 2:29*pm, "Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wrote: Rita, I am so, so, so very sorry to read this message- my heart sank as I read further and further onto it. * You are an amazing woman and a beloved member of rctq. *You have handled all your 'challenges' with such grace, determination, courage, a positive attitude and good spirits. * You are a shining example to everybody. *I wish you peace and contentment in the coming months. *Of course, you can always come to us here for support, prayers, hugs and love. * Every one of us has plenty of those for you and always will. Leslie |
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You continue to be in my prayers.
Barbara in FL |
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On 25/01/2011 3:24 PM, ME-Judy wrote:
Rita, I think Leslie has said it best. Words fail me right now. Remember you're in all our prayers and gentle HUGS. ME-Judy On Jan 25, 2:29 pm, "Leslie& The Furbabies in MO." wrote: Rita, I am so, so, so very sorry to read this message- my heart sank as I read further and further onto it. You are an amazing woman and a beloved member of rctq. You have handled all your 'challenges' with such grace, determination, courage, a positive attitude and good spirits. You are a shining example to everybody. I wish you peace and contentment in the coming months. Of course, you can always come to us here for support, prayers, hugs and love. Every one of us has plenty of those for you and always will. Leslie Others are saying it better than I can. So I will just add my HUGS. Allison |
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Well - it made you smile!
.. In message , Rita L. in MA writes Pat S wrote: I hope you do pop in and tell us how you're going - or else! LOL! Now that is low. Threatening the sick lady, hmmppfff! -- Best Regards Pat on the Green |
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OT - but not totally. About my health.
Oh Rita. Words fail me. You are an inspiration to us all. We all
stand beside you in spirit and in love. -Irene On Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:41:01 -0500, "Rita L. in MA" wrote: Good Morning, I'm having a tough time trying to decide what to say here. The past couple of months have been very difficult for me. My chemo treatments stopped working, just as I was about to sign up for a clinical trial of a new drug a CT scan showed that I had a large pleural effusion (google knows lots about this) that had collapsed my left lung and required draining. Four attempts at draining over two days only dealt with about 20% of the effusion but it was two days until Christmas and they let me go home. I was fine for a few days but was then readmitted to the hospital to try surgery on this. That was about six days in Critical Care. We did try a new chemo drug in the past few weeks. It robbed me of all of my white blood cells and so I have spent the last 8 days in the hospital where nobody was allowed to breath anywhere near me. I am back home again and feeling better but will be signed up with Hospice later today. I do have the option of trying the chemo again but am currently not in favor of that. My cancer is getting worse, I am declining treatment and so am eligible for Hospice services. Of course nobody can predict how much longer I have but the word "months" has been used a few times and I am hopeful that I have a couple. All of this because I wanted to tell you all how much I have enjoyed RCTQ over the years and have loved having this community of friends to turn to when I needed a lift or just wanted to peek into somebody else's life for a while :-) And then there is that awesome HUGG that you made for me. Thank you all for being there for me. I will continue to "use you" if that is O.K. Rita P.S. If anybody is in touch with Pat in VA, could you share this with her? We had a couple of very nice meet ups in the past when my husband and I were in VA. and I want to let her know how much I enjoyed that. |
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I have no words... only tears.
Hugs and prayers...... -- Kate in MI http://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves "Rita L. in MA" wrote in message ... Good Morning, I'm having a tough time trying to decide what to say here. The past couple of months have been very difficult for me. My chemo treatments stopped working, just as I was about to sign up for a clinical trial of a new drug a CT scan showed that I had a large pleural effusion (google knows lots about this) that had collapsed my left lung and required draining. Four attempts at draining over two days only dealt with about 20% of the effusion but it was two days until Christmas and they let me go home. I was fine for a few days but was then readmitted to the hospital to try surgery on this. That was about six days in Critical Care. We did try a new chemo drug in the past few weeks. It robbed me of all of my white blood cells and so I have spent the last 8 days in the hospital where nobody was allowed to breath anywhere near me. I am back home again and feeling better but will be signed up with Hospice later today. I do have the option of trying the chemo again but am currently not in favor of that. My cancer is getting worse, I am declining treatment and so am eligible for Hospice services. Of course nobody can predict how much longer I have but the word "months" has been used a few times and I am hopeful that I have a couple. All of this because I wanted to tell you all how much I have enjoyed RCTQ over the years and have loved having this community of friends to turn to when I needed a lift or just wanted to peek into somebody else's life for a while :-) And then there is that awesome HUGG that you made for me. Thank you all for being there for me. I will continue to "use you" if that is O.K. Rita P.S. If anybody is in touch with Pat in VA, could you share this with her? We had a couple of very nice meet ups in the past when my husband and I were in VA. and I want to let her know how much I enjoyed that. -- Rita L. in MA One Eyed Mutant Ninja Quilter :-) |
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My prayers are with you..................
-- Rita http://ritasquilts.com "Rita L. in MA" wrote in message ... Good Morning, I'm having a tough time trying to decide what to say here. The past couple of months have been very difficult for me. My chemo treatments stopped working, just as I was about to sign up for a clinical trial of a new drug a CT scan showed that I had a large pleural effusion (google knows lots about this) that had collapsed my left lung and required draining. Four attempts at draining over two days only dealt with about 20% of the effusion but it was two days until Christmas and they let me go home. I was fine for a few days but was then readmitted to the hospital to try surgery on this. That was about six days in Critical Care. We did try a new chemo drug in the past few weeks. It robbed me of all of my white blood cells and so I have spent the last 8 days in the hospital where nobody was allowed to breath anywhere near me. I am back home again and feeling better but will be signed up with Hospice later today. I do have the option of trying the chemo again but am currently not in favor of that. My cancer is getting worse, I am declining treatment and so am eligible for Hospice services. Of course nobody can predict how much longer I have but the word "months" has been used a few times and I am hopeful that I have a couple. All of this because I wanted to tell you all how much I have enjoyed RCTQ over the years and have loved having this community of friends to turn to when I needed a lift or just wanted to peek into somebody else's life for a while :-) And then there is that awesome HUGG that you made for me. Thank you all for being there for me. I will continue to "use you" if that is O.K. Rita P.S. If anybody is in touch with Pat in VA, could you share this with her? We had a couple of very nice meet ups in the past when my husband and I were in VA. and I want to let her know how much I enjoyed that. -- Rita L. in MA One Eyed Mutant Ninja Quilter :-) |
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OT - but not totally. About my health.
Comfort and peace to you on your journey.
Thanks for being a part of this ammazing community. Mary |
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OT - but not totally. About my health.
And, hugs from me, too.
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