Sundance's Last Post Before Surgery - "Let's Just Talk"

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  • tammy41
    tammy41 Member Posts: 48
    #42
    pluckey said:

    Wow
    Ok My Darling, THANKS for giving me my first good cry of the day!
    What a beautiful, heartfelt post. But then again, ALL of your communication on this board is so.

    I pray for your surgery and recovery. I pray that God and the powers that be put their collecrtive loving and healing arms around you,,you so deserve ONLY the best outcomes Craig.

    Looking forward to hearing from you when you get back on track


    ((HUGS)) Peggy

    craig what a beautiful post.
    craig what a beautiful post. you mean so much to all of us as you can tell from the response. i will be thinking of you friday.best wishes tammy
  • Shayenne
    Shayenne Member Posts: 2,342
    #43
    tammy41 said:

    craig what a beautiful post.
    craig what a beautiful post. you mean so much to all of us as you can tell from the response. i will be thinking of you friday.best wishes tammy

    My Strong Lion!!!
    ...I said I wasn't going to cry, no, I'm not gonna cry, stop, here I go!!!! I am in tears here! You have such a wonderful way with words that just hits the soul, and boy, am I going to miss you here, but you are out to get better, and that's a good thing!!

    I am half-italian, and that DaVinci Robot sounds Italian, no? so we're pretty good people! that robot will take good care of you, I happen to know being from New York, and growing up in the Italian/Irish neighborhoods, we know how to take good care of people, we work well with our hands, (ahem! get your minds out of the gutter) we mean healing!!

    I so know how lonely this disease can be. I used to have alot of friends, now, no one calls, or even comes visits, or invites me anywhere anymore, just my friend Amy who lives in Virginia, and oh yeah! my home health nurse who's son goes to school with my daughter, I always make her a fresh pot of hot coffee for her visits, she loves my coffee. But, when I came to this board, and felt so much love and support here, I immediately felt better, and knew I had friends here, just like you coming here, I was so thrilled seeing this wonderful man posting so eloquently and has such a great wit about him, it was sooo awesome, you really are helpful, and that's when I had to reach out to you, you really touched me, and I really love you for that.

    Yes, I admit, I have come attached to this board and the help it has given me in dealing with my illness, I'm so glad you went out that night to karaoke and sang your heart away! I would love to hear you sing! you need to make some MP3's of you, and put it on a page somewhere.

    We are all here for you always, and will be awaiting your return as quickly as possible, I know how history making this is, and you should be proud of yourself, doing this for others, now just remember, picture everyone of us holding hands across the states, singing out loud, "You Got A Friend" out loud!! think of it before they put you in that beauty sleep, and when you wake up, it will still be in your head :)

    Hugssss, Kissssessss and Loveeeeeee,
    ~Chicky

    XOXOXOXOXOXOXOX
  • lisa42
    lisa42 Member Posts: 3,625 Member
    #44
    You bet I'm thinking of ya and praying for ya!
    Hi Craig,

    Wow- you just posted yesterday and already have 42 posts prior to mine here. Sorry I missed it yesterday. Anyhow... I KNOW you will be fine!! So far as the comment on going to heaven- I understand your thoughts- I went through the same feelings when I had my liver surgery- I felt at peace if "it" were to happen. But, of course, it didn't and I'm still kicking away, and I know you definitely will make through with flying colors and be back on here soon to tell us all about it! You'll be just fine & will hopefully have an easier recovery than some might have since they're using that ol' Da Vinci robot on you. You are so positive and always an inspiration to everyone on the board (hence why you have so many hits/replies on your thread :)
    I thank you for including me as one of your friends- as you are mine.

    Do take care and know that heaven is going to be stormed with prayers for you!

    Hugs,
    Lisa
  • Sundanceh
    Sundanceh Member Posts: 4,392 Member
    #45
    All of You Have Blessed Me !!!
    I'm so moved by everyone's generosity and spirit in replying to this post - I cherish these responses and will be thinking about them tonight, tomorrow, and for the rest of my life.

    I was at the hospital today doing a pre-check in and testing, bloodwork, paperwork, blah blah and an opportunity arose that ties in directly with the words and the message of this post - I wanted to share this last thing with you.

    As were leaving, I was in the men's room and a man came in there. He said, "Is anyone here, anyone here?" And I said, "Yes, I am." He said, "I'm blind and need some help."

    So, immediately I walked over to him and told him to put his hands on my shoulder and hold on, and I would take him to the urinal. He thought I was going to leave him, but I told him I would stay there with him and get him back to his wife.

    So, I got him over to the sink and got his hands washed. While he was there, he asked me my name and I told him - he said his son in law's name was Craig too...I told him I had Cancer and was having lung surgery the next day. He paused and said, we will have prayer.

    We dried his hands and we walked to the trash and helped him throw those away. Then he held onto me as I took him outside to his wonderful wife, who was waiting. He introduced me to his wife and told her my story and a prayer was said to me from this wonderful man and his wife, whom I had just met, but felt compelled to help...I thought what if I were blind and needed help?

    Carletta told me one time that "prayers go up and blessing come down." Was it by chance that I was in there to help this guy? Don't know but it was an honor to be there for my fellow man.

    And so it ties in to the post I wrote - I paid it forward, one person helping another - and guess what? It cost me "nothing." Just a few minutes of my time to "INVEST" in another fellow human being, to help make a part of his day a little bit better."

    So, there you go, things happen for a reason, and I've been blessed by all of you.

    I'm ready to go and fight now - and I "feel" all of you around me now circling the wagon and helping me through this...I'll think of you tonight and feel the warmth of each of you from your hearts to mine.

    We'll be in touch, I guarantee it!

    -Craig
  • Shayenne
    Shayenne Member Posts: 2,342
    #46
    Sundanceh said:

    All of You Have Blessed Me !!!
    I'm so moved by everyone's generosity and spirit in replying to this post - I cherish these responses and will be thinking about them tonight, tomorrow, and for the rest of my life.

    I was at the hospital today doing a pre-check in and testing, bloodwork, paperwork, blah blah and an opportunity arose that ties in directly with the words and the message of this post - I wanted to share this last thing with you.

    As were leaving, I was in the men's room and a man came in there. He said, "Is anyone here, anyone here?" And I said, "Yes, I am." He said, "I'm blind and need some help."

    So, immediately I walked over to him and told him to put his hands on my shoulder and hold on, and I would take him to the urinal. He thought I was going to leave him, but I told him I would stay there with him and get him back to his wife.

    So, I got him over to the sink and got his hands washed. While he was there, he asked me my name and I told him - he said his son in law's name was Craig too...I told him I had Cancer and was having lung surgery the next day. He paused and said, we will have prayer.

    We dried his hands and we walked to the trash and helped him throw those away. Then he held onto me as I took him outside to his wonderful wife, who was waiting. He introduced me to his wife and told her my story and a prayer was said to me from this wonderful man and his wife, whom I had just met, but felt compelled to help...I thought what if I were blind and needed help?

    Carletta told me one time that "prayers go up and blessing come down." Was it by chance that I was in there to help this guy? Don't know but it was an honor to be there for my fellow man.

    And so it ties in to the post I wrote - I paid it forward, one person helping another - and guess what? It cost me "nothing." Just a few minutes of my time to "INVEST" in another fellow human being, to help make a part of his day a little bit better."

    So, there you go, things happen for a reason, and I've been blessed by all of you.

    I'm ready to go and fight now - and I "feel" all of you around me now circling the wagon and helping me through this...I'll think of you tonight and feel the warmth of each of you from your hearts to mine.

    We'll be in touch, I guarantee it!

    -Craig

    He was...
    ... a sign of things to come!! how generous of you to help this man, and what perfect timing! you sound very good and confident, and my faith is with you, I always help the sickly as well, manners goes a long way, I also find myself when I see someone off worse then me "What if that were me?"

    I cherish my life here, and cherish the life of everyone here, you have a whole board of people rooting for you, and you will do great! I can't wait to hear about you and my Italian friend, DaVinci :)

    Hang Tough my Lion!
    Hugglessss and Snugglessss
    ~Chicky
  • AnneCan
    AnneCan Member Posts: 3,673 Member
    #47
    Shayenne said:

    He was...
    ... a sign of things to come!! how generous of you to help this man, and what perfect timing! you sound very good and confident, and my faith is with you, I always help the sickly as well, manners goes a long way, I also find myself when I see someone off worse then me "What if that were me?"

    I cherish my life here, and cherish the life of everyone here, you have a whole board of people rooting for you, and you will do great! I can't wait to hear about you and my Italian friend, DaVinci :)

    Hang Tough my Lion!
    Hugglessss and Snugglessss
    ~Chicky

    thinking of you
    Hi Craig,

    Although we haven't talked before, I want you to know I'll be thinking of you before, during & after surgery. I will look forward to "hearing all about it".

    I also want to say that your story about the man who is blind is a reminder of how good it feels to help someone, even though we have cancer. Sometimes this disease makes us feel helpless, or like we are always the ones needing help. I have been thinking about this lately, & I want to continue to try to help, even if sometimes it is in small ways - being patient, holding doors for strangers, helping my daughter with her homework etc. It makes me feel good as well as someone else - does it get better than that?

    Good luck on Friday! And good job helping the man in the washroom! Glad to hear you helped him wash his hands too!
  • daydreamer110761
    daydreamer110761 Member Posts: 487 Member
    #48
    AnneCan said:

    thinking of you
    Hi Craig,

    Although we haven't talked before, I want you to know I'll be thinking of you before, during & after surgery. I will look forward to "hearing all about it".

    I also want to say that your story about the man who is blind is a reminder of how good it feels to help someone, even though we have cancer. Sometimes this disease makes us feel helpless, or like we are always the ones needing help. I have been thinking about this lately, & I want to continue to try to help, even if sometimes it is in small ways - being patient, holding doors for strangers, helping my daughter with her homework etc. It makes me feel good as well as someone else - does it get better than that?

    Good luck on Friday! And good job helping the man in the washroom! Glad to hear you helped him wash his hands too!

    Wow.
    I guess I will be echoing everyone here - but that was beautiful! I have been hanging around here since November/December of last year, just have been sort of in and out of the loop for a bit lately, I stop by and read, check up on people - especially "Chicky," and sometimes answer posts. I have read many of yours and you are such a beautiful writer, and I think all of us feel that way about the world and each other, and no one could have said it better.

    You've Got a Friend is a wonderful song, I remember singing it on stage with my mother when I was little (and now THAT was howling!) I've gotten to know you quite a bit through your posts, what a great guy! And you even like the old country music (my favorite but don't tell anyone)!

    As Donna said - Davincci is a great Italian name - and we Italians are known for some great things - so, when you are done I hope you will have someone let all know here how you are, and come back as soon as you can - we will be waiting for your words to grace the pages!

    oh - HEY DONNA - If I had your number I wouldn't stop calling you - and you are more than welcome to make a trip here to the tundra and we'll do lunch! Yes - I know the feeling of people not calling or inviting anymore, because they don't know what to say. I'd like to start with - how ya doin - wanna beer?

    Best wishes Craig - everyone's prayers are with you....see ya soon.

    Sherrie (in FREEZING MINNESOTA)
  • Shayenne
    Shayenne Member Posts: 2,342
    #49
    daydreamer110761 said:

    Wow.
    I guess I will be echoing everyone here - but that was beautiful! I have been hanging around here since November/December of last year, just have been sort of in and out of the loop for a bit lately, I stop by and read, check up on people - especially "Chicky," and sometimes answer posts. I have read many of yours and you are such a beautiful writer, and I think all of us feel that way about the world and each other, and no one could have said it better.

    You've Got a Friend is a wonderful song, I remember singing it on stage with my mother when I was little (and now THAT was howling!) I've gotten to know you quite a bit through your posts, what a great guy! And you even like the old country music (my favorite but don't tell anyone)!

    As Donna said - Davincci is a great Italian name - and we Italians are known for some great things - so, when you are done I hope you will have someone let all know here how you are, and come back as soon as you can - we will be waiting for your words to grace the pages!

    oh - HEY DONNA - If I had your number I wouldn't stop calling you - and you are more than welcome to make a trip here to the tundra and we'll do lunch! Yes - I know the feeling of people not calling or inviting anymore, because they don't know what to say. I'd like to start with - how ya doin - wanna beer?

    Best wishes Craig - everyone's prayers are with you....see ya soon.

    Sherrie (in FREEZING MINNESOTA)

    Sounds Wonderful Girl!!
    I would gladly PM my number so we can chat, I have even talked with Beth, and it's so much fun to finally be on the phone with someone, when it's usually my kids friends that call! I wonder what happened to all those friends who were supposed to stand by you, guess I spooked them with my bad news! This is why I told my hubby when I die, I want to be cremated, no memorializations, I don't want my kids or anyone seeing me dead or in a casket, I don't want them to remember me like that, and spread me over the ocean!!

    I am FREEZING HERE IN OHIO!!! It seems winter is here, and the fall has gone already, too darn cold!!

    I'd love to do lunch, have been in Minnesota a couple years ago, to see an aunt, was a nice town! and cold! spent Thanksgiving there, and really enjoyed it, next time I come out there, will definitely look you up! but so glad to have you met you on these boards, I love when you post, your cockiness and wit just shine right through, and makes me laugh! I can imagine how ya'd be on the phone! I think we'd have a great time!

    Hugsss!
    ~Donna
  • Devasted
    Devasted Member Posts: 185
    #50
    Shayenne said:

    Sounds Wonderful Girl!!
    I would gladly PM my number so we can chat, I have even talked with Beth, and it's so much fun to finally be on the phone with someone, when it's usually my kids friends that call! I wonder what happened to all those friends who were supposed to stand by you, guess I spooked them with my bad news! This is why I told my hubby when I die, I want to be cremated, no memorializations, I don't want my kids or anyone seeing me dead or in a casket, I don't want them to remember me like that, and spread me over the ocean!!

    I am FREEZING HERE IN OHIO!!! It seems winter is here, and the fall has gone already, too darn cold!!

    I'd love to do lunch, have been in Minnesota a couple years ago, to see an aunt, was a nice town! and cold! spent Thanksgiving there, and really enjoyed it, next time I come out there, will definitely look you up! but so glad to have you met you on these boards, I love when you post, your cockiness and wit just shine right through, and makes me laugh! I can imagine how ya'd be on the phone! I think we'd have a great time!

    Hugsss!
    ~Donna

    Thinking of you Craig

    Think of us while you're in the hospital and know you are not alone...
    lots of thoughts and prayers are with you and we will all be waiting
    for your return and your posts. Praying for a speedy recovery and
    can't wait until you're back with us! Take care
  • Janet3
    Janet3 Member Posts: 59
    #51
    Oh honey!
    You said it all there! Let me again thank you for everything you have 'given' me. Inspiration. Knowledge. Inspiration. Oh, I said that already. You get my point. I hope you know my heart and my prayers are with you always! I have been reminded today of the power of prayer and that miracles happen everyday! I am driving back to San Antonio from M D Anderson. We just learned that my mom's tumors are nearly 50% smaller (after only 5 rounds of chemo)! Heck, the original doctor who diagnosed her 30 June said she'd die before Sept ended.So, I say all this not to take away from your day but to encourage you. People are cold sometimes. But sometimes people are just afraid of saying the wrong thing. Anyway, I feel blessed to 'know' you. You have given me more than you can ever know. Don't ever let anyone take your soul. You need it and I need to pull some more inspiration from it. It is my pleasure to know you, learn from you, and be inspired by you. You are very special to me! I can't wait to hear about your victory with DaVinci. Oh my goodness, I've gone on too long. Bless you. My prayers and thoughts will remain with you. Janet
  • just4Brooks
    just4Brooks Member Posts: 980 Member
    #52
    Sundanceh said:

    All of You Have Blessed Me !!!
    I'm so moved by everyone's generosity and spirit in replying to this post - I cherish these responses and will be thinking about them tonight, tomorrow, and for the rest of my life.

    I was at the hospital today doing a pre-check in and testing, bloodwork, paperwork, blah blah and an opportunity arose that ties in directly with the words and the message of this post - I wanted to share this last thing with you.

    As were leaving, I was in the men's room and a man came in there. He said, "Is anyone here, anyone here?" And I said, "Yes, I am." He said, "I'm blind and need some help."

    So, immediately I walked over to him and told him to put his hands on my shoulder and hold on, and I would take him to the urinal. He thought I was going to leave him, but I told him I would stay there with him and get him back to his wife.

    So, I got him over to the sink and got his hands washed. While he was there, he asked me my name and I told him - he said his son in law's name was Craig too...I told him I had Cancer and was having lung surgery the next day. He paused and said, we will have prayer.

    We dried his hands and we walked to the trash and helped him throw those away. Then he held onto me as I took him outside to his wonderful wife, who was waiting. He introduced me to his wife and told her my story and a prayer was said to me from this wonderful man and his wife, whom I had just met, but felt compelled to help...I thought what if I were blind and needed help?

    Carletta told me one time that "prayers go up and blessing come down." Was it by chance that I was in there to help this guy? Don't know but it was an honor to be there for my fellow man.

    And so it ties in to the post I wrote - I paid it forward, one person helping another - and guess what? It cost me "nothing." Just a few minutes of my time to "INVEST" in another fellow human being, to help make a part of his day a little bit better."

    So, there you go, things happen for a reason, and I've been blessed by all of you.

    I'm ready to go and fight now - and I "feel" all of you around me now circling the wagon and helping me through this...I'll think of you tonight and feel the warmth of each of you from your hearts to mine.

    We'll be in touch, I guarantee it!

    -Craig

    Sometime signs are easy to see
    Craig... Some things in life are ment to happen. You meeting that man was ment to be. Maybe he was sent from the big guy up above. I tend to think that he was sent to you. I see in your post that you DID see the sign and you being the man you are was able to see it. You'll be okay now. I know this for sure.

    Sometimes signs are easy to see if you only look

    From your other brother in California
    Brooks
  • donnare
    donnare Member Posts: 266
    #53
    Praying for you Craig
    Two beautiful posts Craig, as usual. Your spirit jumps right off the screen and touches everyone as I'm sure you can see from the replies.

    I have been thinking about you all week, and praying for you. I pray that God is in that OR with you and your docs, and that you feel the love and support being sent your way. We are all holding you in our hearts.

    You will be in my prayers and on my mind, and I wish you the very, very best dear friend. Kim will also be in my prayers. If there is some way, please let us know how you are doing.

    All the very best Craig,
    Donna
  • cowman
    cowman Member Posts: 61
    #54
    GO CRAIG, GO!!!!!!
    GO CRAIG, GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope someone can let us know ASAP how you are doing. God Bless.

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