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Some Stage IV Good News
AngieD
CSN Member Posts: 493
When my husband was diagnosed as Stage IV EC in late June of this year, we had 3 days to make a decision on buying trip insurance and making final payment on a trip we had planned for almost a year. Of course, at the time we felt completely blind-sided, horrified, and devastated. But then, we decided as an act of faith and as something to look forward to through chemo, it would be worth it to go ahead and plunk the money down. (Good thing we didn't know at the time how much out of pocket chemo costs or we would have probably faltered.) He just finished his 5th round of chemo Monday and for the last month has been feeling better than just before being diagnosed. A PET scan after the 4th round showed nothing in the esophagus and less lighting up in fewer and smaller lymph nodes. So, with the oncologist's blessing, he's going to take a 4 week chemo break. We leave Saturday and fly to Rome, then will be cruising on a smallish ship to Sicily, Tunisia, Malta, Rhodes, Crete, Turkey, and Cyprus. We are SO excited and grateful! We've talked about this SO much during the last 4 months and it's really happening! Wish us luck!
I'll be keeping you all in my prayers.
Angie
I'll be keeping you all in my prayers.
Angie
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What a GREAT trip!
I'm envious. That sounds like the trip of a lifetime! Have a wonderful time. Hope your husband is able to remain strong and upbeat. Can't imagine how he could be otherwise on a trip like that.
I agree with Ginny. Take a bazillion photos and share them with us land locked folk when you return
Terry -
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WHAT A BLESSING!!!
Angie,
We were diagnosed at the same time. I am doing NO chemo or radiation. I am so glad to hear your husbands strength is coming back and he is going to be UP for this trip! Also that his chemo went so well, and that he gets this chemo break! Well deserved and well earned!
As for this trip; I am So happy for the two of you!
I wish you ALL the luck in this world!
Thank God you bought that trip now!!
THAT is fate. That is God working in his life and yours, too.
You two go and make some of the best memories that money CAN buy on this trip (lol) and the others that always mean more, that will come without any effort or dollars.
I am seriously so happy that you get to go to some of these places that I have dreamed of seeing. I am glad I went to Europe back in the 90's when I had the chance. I have lived in Mexico and been to almost all 50 states. I am waiting to see MANY pictures from these place, too by the way.
God bless you both and GO GO GO!
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