Good Day

Today was unusual for me. I was called into work rather out of the blue--I usually have summers off. Unfortunately a coworker had to leave to go take care of her son, a cancer survivor at 14. He had to have heart surgery thanks to some scar tissue around his port. He was so looking forward to getting that thing out! The good news is that he weathered the surgery just fine and is already sitting up the day after. I will be needed at work for the next couple of weeks, so there goes some of the lazy boring summer days! I am glad he is better anyhow. Hope you are too! I hear we should all go out and watch the moon rise tonight: it is very close to the horizon and will appear bigger than normal. Enjoy!

shannalanai said:

Its been a long day for me. Mom's surgery was moved up to today, so it was a long difficult days.

HANNA: I am so sorry to hear that your husband isn't being real supportive. You have every right to be worried and upset. Its a scary thing going through that surgery and getting the diagnosis of cancer. You have come to the right place. I joined last week and if it wasn't for all the great people who have helped me by supporting me, offering prayers, and sharing their experiences I would not have been able to get through this day as strong as I did. My mom has breast cancer and lung cancer(well they are pretty sure it is lung cancer and not the breast cancer spreading but they will find out when the path reports come back next week,)Dealing with cancer is not something you just "get over". You are in my thoughts and prayers. Keep your head up!
cabbott-glad the boy did good through his surgery! And the moon was beautiful!

Thanks for getting back to me so quick and again if there are any questions about your mom's lung surgery don't hesitate to ask. Your mom sounds like a fighter just like I am. She will come through this OK!!! And she will feel after about 8 to 12 weeks so much better and healthier. She will say to herself I should have done this a long time ago! I was so sick it is just a blessing to finally feel like a human being and to enjoy life. You will be surprised at how fast your mom will recover in the hospital. 10 years ago we would have been in the hospital with the same surgery months. Now they kick you out. You tell your mom to stay in the hospital as long as she needs to feel comfortable to go home. The doctor will keep her in if she wants. Make sure you so ask about her night? How was she did she have any problems because they sometimes don't tell the family if they had a rough night unless you ask. I had a rough night in ICU I spiked a fever, and they never told my mother. So just make sure you ask a lot of questions to the nurses that will care for your mom over the next week. I am so glad I had my mom she stayed with me every day and went to a hotel near by to sleep. So i was only left alone at night to sleep. Make sure you bring a book or knitting or something to do because she will sleep a lot. I didn't feel like eating either but my mom and sister kept after me by nagging until i did. Also nag her to do those silly breathing exercises she will bring that home with her. It is really important to get all that junk out of her chest, it makes it that much easier to get better. She may not remember much about the first few days I know i don't but i was on alot of morphine it was a continuous drip i didn't want to be on one that i had to push every few minutes because i didn't want to be in any pain especially if i fell asleep. So you are not alone and your mom is very lucky to have a daughter like you by her side. So if she snaps at you while your at her side don't take offense its the medication and the pain. She's got a long journey to recovery but the time will go by fast and she will be feeling great! Cancer makes everything inside us bad it is like poison, but as soon as it is removed it is like starting a new life that you appreciate that much more! God bless and take care there are a lot of people praying for your mom!