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Marsha Mulvey
Marsha Mulvey Member Posts: 597 Member
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I live in an apartment complex with only one road. When you follow it about a block to the main road, you can turn either left or right. BUT...flooding in both directions has the road barricaded. All of the residents are either stuck in or stuck out of our homes. I am one who is "stuck in", so for the first time in 14 months of treatments I'll have to miss my chemo tomorrow. I had to take a couple of unplanned vacation days from work and am now hoping I can get out to do my infusion on Monday. This has already been approved by my oncologist, now I have to get Mother Nature's approval. For the first time, I sort of feel like things are out of my control. I can't even imagine how those folks in Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee, etc. are feeling right now. God bless us all.

Marsha

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  • disneyfan2008
    disneyfan2008 Member Posts: 6,583 Member
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    I am sure they plan on some missed days
    I did not have chemo..but I KNOW I Missed a day or two since it fell on holiday!

    IF you think you shouldnt' miss could you maybe contact fire company (I am sure busy) and see if they can help you and just bring what you need and stay OUT of the neighborhood (with family or friend)

    YOU are right..out of you control..but understand frustating...to say the least...

    and if you think of others in much worse sernio...not so bad..right..?

    HOPE IT WORKS Out for you

    Denise
  • Alexis F
    Alexis F Member Posts: 3,598
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    disneyfan2008 said:

    I am sure they plan on some missed days
    I did not have chemo..but I KNOW I Missed a day or two since it fell on holiday!

    IF you think you shouldnt' miss could you maybe contact fire company (I am sure busy) and see if they can help you and just bring what you need and stay OUT of the neighborhood (with family or friend)

    YOU are right..out of you control..but understand frustating...to say the least...

    and if you think of others in much worse sernio...not so bad..right..?

    HOPE IT WORKS Out for you

    Denise

    I am so sorry Marsha. I
    I am so sorry Marsha. I can't imagine the feeling of being more or less trapped, even if it is your home. I hope it will be ok if you miss the chemo. I don't know a lot about chemo. Is it possible to get a medical helicopter in to get you, or, have someone bring a boat?


    The weather has just been horrendous this Spring. So many storms, tornadoes, flooding. My heart goes out to all of you that are going thru this.


    Take care Marsha!

    Hugs, Lex
  • butterflylvr
    butterflylvr Member Posts: 944
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    Alexis F said:

    I am so sorry Marsha. I
    I am so sorry Marsha. I can't imagine the feeling of being more or less trapped, even if it is your home. I hope it will be ok if you miss the chemo. I don't know a lot about chemo. Is it possible to get a medical helicopter in to get you, or, have someone bring a boat?


    The weather has just been horrendous this Spring. So many storms, tornadoes, flooding. My heart goes out to all of you that are going thru this.


    Take care Marsha!

    Hugs, Lex

    Is there anyway to walk out
    Is there anyway to walk out to the main road and have somebody pick you up and bring you to your appointment? Just a thought... Good luck Marsha.

    Lorrie
  • Megan M
    Megan M Member Posts: 3,000
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    butterflylvr said:

    Is there anyway to walk out
    Is there anyway to walk out to the main road and have somebody pick you up and bring you to your appointment? Just a thought... Good luck Marsha.

    Lorrie

    Marsha, this is awful. Wish
    Marsha, this is awful. Wish I could do something to help you out. Do you have enough supplies, food etc? Is there any way that someone can get to you?


    God bless you too and I hope the water subsides very soon.


    Be safe,

    Megan
  • Kylez
    Kylez Member Posts: 3,761 Member
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    Megan M said:

    Marsha, this is awful. Wish
    Marsha, this is awful. Wish I could do something to help you out. Do you have enough supplies, food etc? Is there any way that someone can get to you?


    God bless you too and I hope the water subsides very soon.


    Be safe,

    Megan

    There has been so much of
    There has been so much of this on the news. I'm sorry Marsha that this happened to you.


    Praying that you will be alright.


    Hugs, Kylez
  • cahjah75
    cahjah75 Member Posts: 2,631
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    Marsha
    life does send us curve balls. The weather has been horrific and I feel so bad for those who have been ravaged by tornadoes. I hope your flooding goes down so you are able to get to infusion on Monday.
    {{hugs}} Char
  • poplolly
    poplolly Member Posts: 346
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    cahjah75 said:

    Marsha
    life does send us curve balls. The weather has been horrific and I feel so bad for those who have been ravaged by tornadoes. I hope your flooding goes down so you are able to get to infusion on Monday.
    {{hugs}} Char

    Marsha,
    I missed one of my
    Marsha,

    I missed one of my chemo infusions due to the weather in January. It was icy and I couln't get out of my driveway--literally! The doctors just re-scheduled my appointment. I had it later during that week. They didn't act like it was a problem for something like what I missed for. So sorry about the weather where you are.
  • DianeBC
    DianeBC Member Posts: 3,881 Member
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    poplolly said:

    Marsha,
    I missed one of my
    Marsha,

    I missed one of my chemo infusions due to the weather in January. It was icy and I couln't get out of my driveway--literally! The doctors just re-scheduled my appointment. I had it later during that week. They didn't act like it was a problem for something like what I missed for. So sorry about the weather where you are.

    Hoping your flooding goes
    Hoping your flooding goes away and you get out Marsha. So very sorry about your weather.


    Hugs to you,


    Diane
  • laughs_a_lot
    laughs_a_lot Member Posts: 1,368 Member
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    rain
    Rain rain go away. Marsha Mulvey wants to play. She needs to get chemo today. Rain rain go away.
  • Hippiechick58
    Hippiechick58 Member Posts: 320
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    laughs_a_lot said:

    rain
    Rain rain go away. Marsha Mulvey wants to play. She needs to get chemo today. Rain rain go away.

    I missed chemo a couple of
    I missed chemo a couple of times when my blood counts were off. I felt like a kid being sent home from school. It really messes with your routine, and I hope the flood waters recede soon.

    Be Well,
    Dianne
  • Gabe N Abby Mom
    Gabe N Abby Mom Member Posts: 2,413
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    I'm praying that Mother
    I'm praying that Mother Nature cooperates, and that you are free soon.

    Hugs,

    Linda
  • disneyfan2008
    disneyfan2008 Member Posts: 6,583 Member
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    Gabe N Abby Mom said:

    I'm praying that Mother
    I'm praying that Mother Nature cooperates, and that you are free soon.

    Hugs,

    Linda

    just checking back in to see
    just checking back in to see if you made it out..or not...

    HOPE so..

    Denise
  • Ritzy
    Ritzy Member Posts: 4,381 Member
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    disneyfan2008 said:

    just checking back in to see
    just checking back in to see if you made it out..or not...

    HOPE so..

    Denise

    Hoping you got to get out
    Hoping you got to get out too Marsha. Let us know if the water situation is any better for you yet.


    Sue :)
  • Rague
    Rague Member Posts: 3,653 Member
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    Have you talked to your Dr
    Have you talked to your Dr about the possibility of not making it there Mon? IF he/she thinks it's imparative you're there then call the Fire Dept or Police and ask to be gotten out.

    Floods scare me - I'd be trying to get out if the only routes are blocked. 3 years ago (might have been 4) we had a flash flood here from a TS that just stalled out on top of us and dumped. The Creek is about 1/4 miles from the house but when I looked out it was covering the road - no road out then. I called Son (Hubby was out of cell range) at work and told him he had to get out here to help me with loading the animals to get out. He called his Buddys with 4X4's and they called Buddys and they basically formed a convoy running down the RR Right of Way (higher land), some brought John boats and canoes. Thankfully - the water only got to my bottom step but many were not so fortunate but the young men that came definately made a big impact with helping people and getting others out that had to be gotten.

    Sorry for rambling - I do that but point is IF you need to get out of home to get - talk to people - you never know where help will come from.
  • Angie2U
    Angie2U Member Posts: 2,991
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    Rague said:

    Have you talked to your Dr
    Have you talked to your Dr about the possibility of not making it there Mon? IF he/she thinks it's imparative you're there then call the Fire Dept or Police and ask to be gotten out.

    Floods scare me - I'd be trying to get out if the only routes are blocked. 3 years ago (might have been 4) we had a flash flood here from a TS that just stalled out on top of us and dumped. The Creek is about 1/4 miles from the house but when I looked out it was covering the road - no road out then. I called Son (Hubby was out of cell range) at work and told him he had to get out here to help me with loading the animals to get out. He called his Buddys with 4X4's and they called Buddys and they basically formed a convoy running down the RR Right of Way (higher land), some brought John boats and canoes. Thankfully - the water only got to my bottom step but many were not so fortunate but the young men that came definately made a big impact with helping people and getting others out that had to be gotten.

    Sorry for rambling - I do that but point is IF you need to get out of home to get - talk to people - you never know where help will come from.

    I hope that if you still
    I hope that if you still can't get out Marsha that you can contact someone to help you. Others mentioned the fire dept and police dept and that is a good place to start. Hoping you can get some help.


    Hugs, Angie
  • jnl
    jnl Member Posts: 3,869 Member
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    Angie2U said:

    I hope that if you still
    I hope that if you still can't get out Marsha that you can contact someone to help you. Others mentioned the fire dept and police dept and that is a good place to start. Hoping you can get some help.


    Hugs, Angie

    Marsha? Can you get out
    Marsha? Can you get out now? Please update us when you can.


    Hugs, Leeza
  • Marsha Mulvey
    Marsha Mulvey Member Posts: 597 Member
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    jnl said:

    Marsha? Can you get out
    Marsha? Can you get out now? Please update us when you can.


    Hugs, Leeza

    thanks ladies / update
    I'm free as a bird! Friday morning the authorities moved the barricades just enough for one lane to be driven through so I was able to go for chemo (#57). The passable portion of the road still had about 5" of water but had gone down significantly (about a foot) since I posted on Thursday. The National Guard was on hand in case the situation changed. The other direction still had about 2 feet of water covering the road. I had plenty of provisions but should have left Tuesday after work when the water was rising so quickly. I just didn't feel like packing up the cats and clothing to move out. Then it was too late.

    Fortunately, the water stopped about 12' from getting into my apartment and is continuing to recede for now. Unfortunately, the next 36 hours are supposed to bring us 3-4 more inches of rain. They say it won't effect the river level but will cause more flash flooding.

    My heart goes out to our neighbors down south, I just can't imagine what that would be like. My prayers are with them and I wish I could do something else to help.

    Thanks a lot for checking in on me and giving me suggestions - some of which I would have tried if things had not changed. God bless. Marsha
  • survivorbc09
    survivorbc09 Member Posts: 4,374 Member
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    Marsha Mulvey said:

    thanks ladies / update
    I'm free as a bird! Friday morning the authorities moved the barricades just enough for one lane to be driven through so I was able to go for chemo (#57). The passable portion of the road still had about 5" of water but had gone down significantly (about a foot) since I posted on Thursday. The National Guard was on hand in case the situation changed. The other direction still had about 2 feet of water covering the road. I had plenty of provisions but should have left Tuesday after work when the water was rising so quickly. I just didn't feel like packing up the cats and clothing to move out. Then it was too late.

    Fortunately, the water stopped about 12' from getting into my apartment and is continuing to recede for now. Unfortunately, the next 36 hours are supposed to bring us 3-4 more inches of rain. They say it won't effect the river level but will cause more flash flooding.

    My heart goes out to our neighbors down south, I just can't imagine what that would be like. My prayers are with them and I wish I could do something else to help.

    Thanks a lot for checking in on me and giving me suggestions - some of which I would have tried if things had not changed. God bless. Marsha

    Glad you could get out
    Glad you could get out Marsha and get your treatment. I feel so bad for all of this terrible weather that so many are having.


    Just glad you are safe!

    Hugs, Jan

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