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Hang in there, Deborah. You are often in my thoughts and prayers. Carole -----Original Message----- From: Deborah Setzer <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Monday, August 19, 2002 7:25 AM Subject: Progress Report #1 >I can't begin to thank everyone for your generous support, encouragement and >prayers. We made it here to Long Island last night. My head hurt so bad I >was in tears. We went to the Ronald McDonald house where we were told to go >and they told us that we would be staying at Variety House instead. Variety >House is a part of children's charities and is across the street from North >Shore Jewish Hospital. > >Robert is already over at the doctors office. He is showing them my medical >reports on the positive CA 125. If it weren't for the fact that I lost both >my aunt and grandmother to ovarian cancer, and the fact that I have been so >very careful to have the test every year, this could easily be shucked off >by me as a false positive result. > >But, since in my own infectious disease doctors words, I do have the >propensity to BE the odds....... well, you can guess from here. > >Robert also promised me that he would work out something with the doctors >this morning about putting in a central line or a picc line since my veins >are completely shot from the other 4 hospitalizations and that is one of my >greatest phobia's at this time... being repeatedly tortured by needles. > >I still don't have any more knowledge about why I have been rushed in so >quickly. Edith gave me great answers on the phone to that one yesterday and >I need to extend her the biggest hug. > >Both of us would also like to thank Kathleen, Joan H., Rayilyn and Edith for >the supportive phone calls. It really has helped me tremendously. The >notes that others of you have sent are all saved in a file so that when I am >up to it, in the hospital, I can read them over and over. > >Well, that's is for now. I just wanted to check in and let you know we made >it safely and my tests begin, 32 tests to be exact, in just a few hours. > >Hugs and Warm Fuzzies, >Deborah aka Tenacity >But for the Grace of God, Go I! > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn