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Hello Deborah, I was a CG with my Mom and Brother for my Dad who had parkinson's Plus. We were with him through some terrible tests and terrible days. But I felt it then and feel it now, each day was beautiful in its own crazy way. Hang in there. You are precious. Take care Lavanya ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deborah Setzer" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 6:40 PM 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