Good news thread

zsazsa1
zsazsa1 Member Posts: 565 Member

We all have so much to deal with, I thought I'd start a "good news" thread.  Can be medical, or not.  I'll start (since I'm bursting with it).

My youngest got accepted to Harvard this past week.

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  • EZLiving66
    EZLiving66 Member Posts: 1,482 Member
    edited December 2020 #2
    That is wonderful, zsazsa!!

    That is wonderful, zsazsa!! Let's see....I went to the doctor's on Wednesday and all my tests came back normal (even my Blood Glucose was better) AND I lost three pounds!

     

    Love,

    Eldri

  • Armywife
    Armywife Member Posts: 451 Member
    Good News!

    Wonderful news, Zsa Zsa and Eldri!

    My good news is that in three more days, I will (God willing) see my actual desk that's been buried under paperwork for months, and that I'll be done with all the baking and have delivered goodie trays to my elderly neighbors. Even alone this year, I'm so relieved that I'll be done with all the busy-ness in time to appreciate the real reason for Christmas What a blessing that we are all here to share our good news with each other.  I grieve the ones we've lost this year, and am praying fervently for those we haven't heard from in a while.  My best news for the year continues to be this group and the valuable part of my life you are.

  • Maxster
    Maxster Member Posts: 102 Member
    edited December 2020 #4
    Good News all around

    I am glad to hear about your son, Zsazsa and your good results, EZLiving66.  I too had a good exam this month and a CA125 of 5.6! But my best news was the 9/12 birth of my grandson!  Much to celebrate in spite of cancer and Covid!

  • cmb
    cmb Member Posts: 1,001 Member
    edited December 2020 #5
    Good news indeed!

    Thanks, zsazsa1, for starting this thread. It's very nice to hear the good news each of you have had recently. I also had a clear CT-scan and MRI last month. But I'm even happier that a second condo that I've held onto for a couple of years until the major road construction adjacent to the building was finally completed after a long 2 ½ year wait, sold in one day last month, for the full listing price. Closing is early next month.

    I was unsure about listing the condo so late in the year since November isn't usually a good time for housing sales, but my realtor/friend encouraged me to get it on the market as soon as I could because real estate is selling very well right now. I guess the low mortgage interest rates are benefiting those whose work remains steady in this otherwise challenging time. 

  • zsazsa1
    zsazsa1 Member Posts: 565 Member
    This is fun!  So nice to hear

    This is fun!  So nice to hear about GOOD things from each other.

  • Afoste3
    Afoste3 Member Posts: 39 Member
    edited December 2020 #7
    my mom's chemo is almost done!

    Hi all, I don't post but follow everything, you have been a tremendous help.  I'm here to support my mom, my good news is her sixth and final chemo will be 12/28!  Her doc was thinking she might only make it through four cycles because of neuropathy.  He thought I was crazy with the icing (which I learned about here) but now he's a believer!  He will change his standard of care for his new patients receiving taxol, so you have all made a difference to many more women than you might have thought Smile

     

     

  • Fridays Child
    Fridays Child Member Posts: 277 Member
    edited December 2020 #8
    Great news from all of you!

    So happy to hear your good news!  I got them to push my CT scan until next month because it makes me feel so bad and I don't have time for that right before Christmas, especially this year, as my good news is my grandson who was born last month!

  • Armywife
    Armywife Member Posts: 451 Member
    Afoste3 said:

    my mom's chemo is almost done!

    Hi all, I don't post but follow everything, you have been a tremendous help.  I'm here to support my mom, my good news is her sixth and final chemo will be 12/28!  Her doc was thinking she might only make it through four cycles because of neuropathy.  He thought I was crazy with the icing (which I learned about here) but now he's a believer!  He will change his standard of care for his new patients receiving taxol, so you have all made a difference to many more women than you might have thought Smile

     

     

    Bravo!

    So many things in your post to celebrate - finishing the full 6, spreading the great news about icing, and paying it forward!  It's a red-letter day for sure!

  • cmb
    cmb Member Posts: 1,001 Member
    Armywife said:

    Bravo!

    So many things in your post to celebrate - finishing the full 6, spreading the great news about icing, and paying it forward!  It's a red-letter day for sure!

    I second!

    I'm with Armywife. So glad that you shared the good news about your mother finishing her treatment soon AND the impact you've had on your oncologist's knowledge about icing. Thanks for letting us know.

  • Afoste3
    Afoste3 Member Posts: 39 Member
    edited December 2020 #11
    thank you

    Thanks cmb and Armywife! After I posted my good news I read about CheeseQueen's passing, which causes me such sadness.  I have a close friend who has a lot of cancer in his family; his advice was to really savor the "up" times because it is inevitable there will be very low points, including maybe losing the person you love.  

  • zsazsa1
    zsazsa1 Member Posts: 565 Member
    edited January 2021 #12
    Afoste3 said:

    thank you

    Thanks cmb and Armywife! After I posted my good news I read about CheeseQueen's passing, which causes me such sadness.  I have a close friend who has a lot of cancer in his family; his advice was to really savor the "up" times because it is inevitable there will be very low points, including maybe losing the person you love.  

    This is true about everything

    This is true about everything in life, not just cancer.  We have to take joy in the good times, because they don't last forever.

     

  • zsazsa1
    zsazsa1 Member Posts: 565 Member
    So, after bragging

    So, after bragging unashamedly about the 17 yr old son's getting into Harvard, the next piece of good news is that I finally managed to kick the brilliant 24 yr old son's butt through his associate's degree at the community college, and get him admitted as a junior to the flagship state U!  Now let's see if I can somehow manage to push him through to his bachelor's.  But hey, it's a milestone!

  • Quilter_1
    Quilter_1 Member Posts: 117 Member
    edited January 2021 #14
    I haven't posted in a while,

    I haven't posted in a while, like a lot of us who get busy living.  December 22, I went for my 3 month checkup, I was diagnosed September 2018, had a hysterectomy in October and finished chemo and radiation in March 2019.  My gyno/oncologist was very pleased with my blood work and ct scan, I have now been "promoted" to checkups every 6 months. While I feel with having UPSC I will always be aware that this sneaky cancer can reoccur, I'm quite happy for the time being.  I no longer live in fear every day, I am just living my life.  My best wishes to you all.

  • Molly110
    Molly110 Member Posts: 191 Member
    edited January 2021 #15
    Quilter_1 said:

    I haven't posted in a while,

    I haven't posted in a while, like a lot of us who get busy living.  December 22, I went for my 3 month checkup, I was diagnosed September 2018, had a hysterectomy in October and finished chemo and radiation in March 2019.  My gyno/oncologist was very pleased with my blood work and ct scan, I have now been "promoted" to checkups every 6 months. While I feel with having UPSC I will always be aware that this sneaky cancer can reoccur, I'm quite happy for the time being.  I no longer live in fear every day, I am just living my life.  My best wishes to you all.

    What wonderful news, Quilter!

    What wonderful news, Quilter! I had UPSC also and my last chemo was a year ago today. I look forward to the day that, like you, I will no longer be living every day in fear of a recurrence.

     

    Molly

  • Tamlen
    Tamlen Member Posts: 343 Member
    edited January 2021 #16
    Quilter_1 said:

    I haven't posted in a while,

    I haven't posted in a while, like a lot of us who get busy living.  December 22, I went for my 3 month checkup, I was diagnosed September 2018, had a hysterectomy in October and finished chemo and radiation in March 2019.  My gyno/oncologist was very pleased with my blood work and ct scan, I have now been "promoted" to checkups every 6 months. While I feel with having UPSC I will always be aware that this sneaky cancer can reoccur, I'm quite happy for the time being.  I no longer live in fear every day, I am just living my life.  My best wishes to you all.

    Excellent news!

    Congratulations on your graduation to 6-month checks! When I changed to those longer checks, I felt nervous at 3 months, thinking how long another 3 months felt after such close surveillance for a while.

    I was diagnosed three years ago this month and just had one of my 6-month PET scans and checks this week. Got the news yesterday: All clear, nothing showing up on the scan and the mets in my lungs continue to look completely dead. There is a little abdominal stranding that's been showing up since the very first scan, and it's in a region I occasionally have some sharp pain, but it hasn't changed and they're watching it closely. My gyn onc was thrilled by how good my scan and blood work is looking. So last night we celebrated!

    Tamlen

  • jan9wils
    jan9wils Member Posts: 202 Member
    edited January 2021 #17
    I love this thread. I've read

    I love this thread. I've read it twice because it is so cheerful. I plan to read it again at the next weekend.

  • Quilter_1
    Quilter_1 Member Posts: 117 Member
    Tamlen said:

    Excellent news!

    Congratulations on your graduation to 6-month checks! When I changed to those longer checks, I felt nervous at 3 months, thinking how long another 3 months felt after such close surveillance for a while.

    I was diagnosed three years ago this month and just had one of my 6-month PET scans and checks this week. Got the news yesterday: All clear, nothing showing up on the scan and the mets in my lungs continue to look completely dead. There is a little abdominal stranding that's been showing up since the very first scan, and it's in a region I occasionally have some sharp pain, but it hasn't changed and they're watching it closely. My gyn onc was thrilled by how good my scan and blood work is looking. So last night we celebrated!

    Tamlen

    Oh Tamlen, I'm so happy for

    Oh Tamlen, I'm so happy for you.  May we continue on our path of wellness for a long time, so much life still to live.

  • Quilter_1
    Quilter_1 Member Posts: 117 Member
    edited January 2021 #19
    jan9wils said:

    I love this thread. I've read

    I love this thread. I've read it twice because it is so cheerful. I plan to read it again at the next weekend.

    I agree, such a happy thread.

    I agree, such a happy thread.

  • zsazsa1
    zsazsa1 Member Posts: 565 Member
    edited January 2021 #20
    Quilter and Tamlen, that is

    Quilter and Tamlen, that is great news for both of you!  Molly, here's hoping that you will be in the same boat, NED after two years, soon.  You're already out a year from finishing chemo.

  • SF73
    SF73 Member Posts: 317 Member
    edited January 2021 #21
    I LOVE this thread. Keep it

    I LOVE this thread. Keep it coming ladies. Congrats on all the good follow ups, milestones, scans, and successes of your kids.

    I want to contribute to this thread with the following news:

    https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-01-09/pfizer-moderna-mrna-vaccines-could-vanquish-covid-today-cancer-tomorrow

    "The better way to fight cancer, Sahin and Tureci realized, is to treat each tumor as genetically unique and to train the immune systems of individual patients against that specific enemy. A perfect job for mRNA. You find the antigen, get its fingerprint, reverse-engineer the cellular instructions to target the culprit and let the body do the rest.

    Take a look at the pipelines of Moderna and BioNTech. They include drug trials fortreating cancers of the breast, prostate, skin, pancreas, brain, lung and other tissues, as well as vaccines against everything from influenza to Zika and rabies. The prospects appear good.

     

    Progress, admittedly, has been slow. Part of the explanation Sahin and Tureci give is that investors in this sector must put up oodles of capital and then wait for more than a decade, first for the trials, then for regulatory approvals. In the past, too few were in the mood.

     

    Covid-19, fingers crossed, may turbo-charge all these processes. The pandemic has led to a grand debut of mRNA vaccines and their definitive proof of concept. Already, there are murmurs about a Nobel Prize for Kariko. Henceforth, mRNA will have no problems getting money, attention or enthusiasm — from investors, regulators and policymakers.

     

    That doesn’t mean the last stretch will be easy. But in this dark hour, it’s permissible to bask in the light that’s dawning.