I've had a blogger friend suddenly die of breast cancer and two friends with metastases. My coworker, Matt, (I wrote about Matt for Livestrong Day 2010) has brain mets and had to be life-flighted by helicopter to surgery. He's doing well now. He had just returned from Disneyland and wants to go to Hawaii.
The female client with which I've been peer-counseling through Womencare found out she has lung mets. I read her path report and the contents of the report took my breath away. I saw her last Saturday and will see her again tomorrow. She figures she has about 6 months to live. There is no chemo for her type of cancer except she's been on a clinical trial.
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| Matt gave permission to show his head. |
Mostly a person can't laugh this stuff away, no matter how much I want to do just that. Give me time. I'll think of something.
Hawaii is this next week. Bella and I have been doing good aside from other people's disasters.
13 comments:
Oh Janell, it's so hard to see all of the suffering and death that comes with cancer - such a terrible disease. And it sounds like you are really surrounded by it at the moment - glad you are able to support people so well. Equally glad you have Bella for a distraction, and Hawaii in your near future. Hugs to you, my friend.
I don't know what to say other than I'm thinking of you and your friends.
Well, crap, Janell! You need to find some healthier friends. This news sucks for everyone concerned. I am well aware that none of us are getting out of this life alive, but cancer just.... just..... pisses me off!
I have friends who believe that our lives end when we have completed the lesson we were sent here to learn or impart, whichever task it happened to be this time around, but that doesn't make it any easier to accept when our friends and relations leave us too soon.
Hope you enjoy your Hawaiin vacation!
So sorry about Daria's passing. She gave so much of herself to others facing cancer. Very, very sad.
oops - just saw my spelling error. Sigh. When will I learn to proofread my comments before I publish them?
Thanks for all the good wishes and thoughts. I've just been kind of bummed out and trying to shake it.
On a positive note, I'm thinner. haha
The strongest woman I've ever known was the head of pediatric oncology at Ohio State. I don't know how she faced all the dying children day after day, yet she did. You didn't need to take on the burden of others as you have, yet you do. Whether you truly realize it or not, you make their world better, and with your selflessness, you make THE world better. Thank you, Janell!
I don't know what to say, either. I know you've got a gazillion friends you can lean on who have known you much longer than I have. We've never even met in person but just know you can contact me, any time, and I'll be there. Day or night.
Dr. J said it all. xxoo
Hugs. Big, big, big hugs to you my imaginary friend.
Janell- I know how you feel. When I lost two friends and had two friends enter hospice within weeks of each other, I was in the dumps. I hated feeling that way. I hate when I can no longer reach out to those women.
This cold , snowy weather doesn't help either.
I'm also sorry to hear about Daria - I got into the habit of visiting her whenever I came by your blog. She seemed like a very cool person. It went so quickly. I'm not used to this. :(
Sorry to hear about your friend, Daria's, passing! Hugs to you!
Somehow, my personal blues aren't so blue anymore...
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