Pondering Again..............

You all know, as the New Year rolls in, we have seen a vast amount of Semi Colons claiming NED...Coincidence? I don't believe in coincidence...Luck? I don't believe in luck either. What I have deduced is that the medicines are making leaps and bounds in the fight against the disease, but most important, the patients and caregivers are getting more and more educated through sites such as this one...and they are actually taking their treatment regimens with questions about WBC (White Blood Count), Hemaglobin, CEA (Cryo Embryonic Antigens) baffling the minds of unsuspecting Oncologists and I think that is where the Oncologists sometimes take offense to a patient that he may think is threatening his wisdom. This is a win/win for the patient. It allows the patient to see what type of Dr they have, and also whether or not they need to "RUN" or stay, dependent on what their root feelings are . This network of people has helped give us the opportunity to be a part of our treatment verbally, and when not inline with our expectations, the options to go elsewhere and the knowledge what to look for in our treatment plan and also the prognosis of it. Thank you CSN, for the knowledge and opportunity that you and your members have given me.
I was one of those without a clue when I came in here...I first met KathiM, or just seemed to be drawn to her almost every enthusiastic jubilant joy and zeal for life...From that point on it was for me not about whether or not I was going to survive or not, it was the feelings of calm and knowing that there was more to life than simply quitting . How could this woman who had gone through so much in such a short period of time still have a zest for life...and to share openly every detail in her life, it was then I knew I was in the right place. Then came Phil..whom I thought was the Dragonmaster at first, I seem to be a lot more like him than I want to admit (kiddin' Phil)..and there was Kimby, Emily (2bhealed), Ron, Limey, Scouty, CherylHutch, so many that were not only acquaintances but actual friends through this site. Outspoken, daring, fearless, they were models to me, taught me how to be fearless on my own. Now, it seems as if they have passed the torch on to others to lead in this fight, but are sitting closely in the background in case the student fails to release info to the masses in here in the correct timely fashion. They are letting us learn from their experiences, both good and bad, and how to come out on top in any event, all in a matter of how it is perceived and teaching us that through perseverance that we too can not only survive but flourish. Thanks to all of you for that......
Through my short period here in CSN, I think it only fitting to raise a glass to the caregiver of CSN----GRETA and any staff also involved in this site....and also to all of the most wonderful people a person could ever meet. May you be blessed and may happy things surround you in 2010, and that also 2010 be the year for "The Cure"...........

Love and Hope, Buzz