Cancer Survivors Network - Promises made during weak moments in treatment: 'Camp Grandma'! - Comments

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slickwilly — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:46:50 -0400

Linda. At least you have the grandkids. I am still waiting for my daughters to get busy ha ha. In 2003 I had a 70% chance of my cancer coming back. I am still here and pretty glad about that as I would hate to be missing so much. Its awesome that your out of treatments. Have fun with those kids Linda as they all grow up too fast. Live every day Slickwilly

You made me smile

soccerfreaks — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:29:19 -0400

Fuggedaboutit!

Enjoy the kids. They are obviously looking forward to enjoying grandma.

At your age linda (:)) you should DELEGATE RESPONSIBILITY. The sooner they are doing the work, the sooner you are kicking back and watching and laughing. You would be AMAZED at the kinds of cookies they can make, if given the chance to :).

Enjoy.

Take care,

Joe

Rick: Your words to God's ear!

lindaprocopio — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:53:28 -0400

I want 30 years, but I can make 5 years be enough if that's all I get. Enough time to make memories and instill values and self-confidence in my grandkids and a love for the outdoors and for the beauty and joy that is life itself. I know I have things to teach them that they won't get from their parents, and that if I have 5 good years I can share the little things I know and they'll be old enough by then to remember. My grandchildren were the first ones that were able to accept and talk about my cancer as what it is, months ahead of any of the adults in the family. I remember the first night after my surgery when I felt strong enough to let them sleep over. Jakey was 6 and ran his little finger down the staples still holding my huge 8-inch incision together. He asked me so seriously "Grammy, are you trying not to die?" He got it perfectly, immediately. When I said "Yes"; he just said "Good", and that was that; he was satisfied. And that's what I'm still trying to do: NOT DIE. EVER. It's a goal! HA!

Don't buy the "40% statiscal chance" of cancer return stuff!

terato — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:25:31 -0400

Linda,

In 1971, teratoma of the testes had a 70% mortality rate within 5 years; within 9 years, however, the survival rate had become 70%! Thanks to advanced technology and global cooperation, quantum leaps in diagnostic and treatment protocols are occurring all the time. If it could happen for my diagnosis, why can't it happen for yours or anyone else? You are entitled to your joy, but just consider that it may not be a "break" at all but a "preview" of the rest of your long life!

Love and Courage!

Rick

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babs211 — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:19:49 -0400

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Promises made during weak moments in treatment: 'Camp Grandma'!

lindaprocopio — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:31:23 -0400

Over the Christmas holidays this year I was deep into my chemo rounds and my immunity was shot. White count so low that I couldn't go anywhere without wearing a surgical mask; hemoglobin too low to safely drive; and I missed all of my grandchildren's Christmas programs at school and church; no cookie baking; no gingerbread houses or Polar Express train rides; a lousy pity-party of a Christmas season. And during my time of isolation from my germ-ridden grandchildren, I promised them over the phone that when I was out of treatment, we would have 'Camp Grandma' and they could come and stay with me for a week-long sleep-over.