May 21, 2009
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This too shall pass
I'm feeling better today, other than the tongue sores, emotional outbursts, lack of energy, fear of infection, and other assorted symptoms, that is. I'm able to read, type, focus more. I even made dinner in the crock pot today -- and it was edible! I managed to go to the grocery store and got stuff we needed without using a list. Mainly because I forgot to make one, but did remember to buy toilet paper this time.
I've had a very strong emotional reaction to the news about the 13 year old boy who doesn't want to get chemo for Hodgkin's Lymphoma, and his mother took off with him to avoid a court order to get him treated. He has a 90% likelihood of a cure if he's treated, but because he was sick and depressed after 1 treatment, mom decided not to force him to have any further chemo treatments. I'm not even going to get into the whole "shaman" nonsense that the mom was spouting about her son being able to "cure himself" as part of some cult.
Hello?? Isn't that her JOB as a parent? You make your kids clean up their room, bathe, go to bed, take medicine when they're sick. Trust me, I would not wish chemo on anyone. But, even less, would I wish an unnecessary death from cancer on anyone.
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you kinda were sounding like my ex-wife ... except for the tongue sores thing....:tongue: just kidding....
and you must have a really BIG crock pot...to be able to cook dinner in it ! :what:
Keep gettin' better !
@StlPromoPrint2 - :ROTFL: It is a big crockpot. I made beef stew. I hope my post didn't bring up any bad memories.
h-no:
I'm sure that news story would be emotional for you.
I'm glad you're feeling better, and are better able to get some things done.
I have really mixed emotions about the young man, I can't help but think this is his mother driving his choice more then the kid.
@thus_I_fight - It's tough to hear about, and I feel bad for being so judgmental. But I definitely have strong feelings about it. I hope I keep feeling better, :sicky: is misery!
@ElevenStones - I'm sure it's not easy for my loved ones to watch me go thru the misery of chemo, and as a mom it would nearly kill me to see one of my boys go thru it. But, I would insist that they do it because of the outcome if they didn't. Lymphoma is not a really painful cancer (at the moment anyway) so she may not realize how sick he truly is.
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