I know that some of you have had battles with cancer. I lost my mom to that dreadful stuff.
My sponsor told me that they found "cold spots" on lumps on her thyroid, she is going to have a biopsy in 2 weeks.
I am having a hard time figuring out what to say. This is sort of a formal relationship. She lost her sponsor a year ago to cancer whom she dearly loved.
Any help???? I don't want to say the wrong thing, I already forgot to call her after her appt. last week to see how she was doing.
kerry
LittleBeach, a possible diagnosis of cancer can be a terrifying experience in the beginning. Basically, it is a continuing process of "hurry up and wait," where you wait for days on end to go for a test, bite your nails like crazy awaiting results, and when you get the results as often as not they are inconclusive, so they schedule you for more tests, more nail biting, etc.
I know of two thyroid related cases. The first one is in the news, Justice Rehnquist on the Supreme Court appears to have a very advanced case and is undergoing chemo and raidation treatment.
The other case is a cousin of mine who went through it about 10 years ago and recently had a recurrence. In her case, she was able to take oral chemo and managed to survive the journey. It was a difficult year for her, in that her husband was diagnosed with lymphoma around the same time, but she did survive the treatment and then went 9 or 10 years without a recurrence. Her treatment during the recurrence earlier this year was not terribly invasive and once again she is in remission.
I would offer that there is no such thing as a case of cancer that is not serious. It is a life altering experience even under the best circumstances. I would urge you to try to check in with your sponsor throughout the process. So many people simply pull away from cancer patients upon diagnosis due to their own inability to cope with the feelings that surrond it. They say that the greatest fear a cancer patient has is not dying, but rather, of being forgotten. I know this was true in my case. So many people recoiled and withdrew, including those who I thought would be rock solid bastions of support. This was extremely painful. Others, however, emerged from every corner of my life to lend support for me during the journey. I certainly learned in a hurry who I could really count on and was forturnate, due to working my program of recovery, that so many stepped forward to fill the gaps. In all, it was one of the best things that ever happened to me; it was a time of deep spiritual awakenings in the midst of a haze of pain and chemo therapy.
It is important to understand that no matter how dire the diagnosis, there is always hope, and there is always the likelihood for good days to follow. Often, a short visit or telephone call can be enough to make a cancer patient's day, and lift her spirits enormously.
If your sponsor is serious about working the steps (and I assume this is the case) she may very well embrace her program even more deeply that she has in the past, and to this end, your relationship with her as sponsee may be very important to her. It will help her focus on something other than her own fear, which is always a good thing. Luckily, the Steps work in all aspects of our lives including those relating to the preparation for the cancer journey and the endurance of the days that follow. If you choose to go on this journey with her, you will probably learn quite a bit about recovery and the true nature of spirituality.
Then there is the issue of pain medication. No one has a right to tell a cancer patient what is appropriate or inappropriate insofar as the pain meds are concerned. I used pain meds for about 9 months and it was terrifying for me. I feared that I would lose my sobriety, and for me, after so many years of living clean and sober, this had become a core aspect of my sense of self identity. Given the fact that I was homebound, this board became very important to me and I stayed very close to it throughout the process. When my pain began to subside, I went through the withdrawals and walked away from the meds with narry a craving. I chalk that up to working the steps throughout my cancer journey to maintain balance in my life and conscious contact with my HP. In the end, I feared becoming addicted to the meds more than the cancer, since the addiction kills you each day, and at the most, you only die once from cancer.
I hope this post makes sense. I got up from a sound sleep to check the election results and just looked in on this site and saw this post. I'll follow up when I am awake and can better organize my thoughts.
August
I know of two thyroid related cases. The first one is in the news, Justice Rehnquist on the Supreme Court appears to have a very advanced case and is undergoing chemo and raidation treatment.
The other case is a cousin of mine who went through it about 10 years ago and recently had a recurrence. In her case, she was able to take oral chemo and managed to survive the journey. It was a difficult year for her, in that her husband was diagnosed with lymphoma around the same time, but she did survive the treatment and then went 9 or 10 years without a recurrence. Her treatment during the recurrence earlier this year was not terribly invasive and once again she is in remission.
I would offer that there is no such thing as a case of cancer that is not serious. It is a life altering experience even under the best circumstances. I would urge you to try to check in with your sponsor throughout the process. So many people simply pull away from cancer patients upon diagnosis due to their own inability to cope with the feelings that surrond it. They say that the greatest fear a cancer patient has is not dying, but rather, of being forgotten. I know this was true in my case. So many people recoiled and withdrew, including those who I thought would be rock solid bastions of support. This was extremely painful. Others, however, emerged from every corner of my life to lend support for me during the journey. I certainly learned in a hurry who I could really count on and was forturnate, due to working my program of recovery, that so many stepped forward to fill the gaps. In all, it was one of the best things that ever happened to me; it was a time of deep spiritual awakenings in the midst of a haze of pain and chemo therapy.
It is important to understand that no matter how dire the diagnosis, there is always hope, and there is always the likelihood for good days to follow. Often, a short visit or telephone call can be enough to make a cancer patient's day, and lift her spirits enormously.
If your sponsor is serious about working the steps (and I assume this is the case) she may very well embrace her program even more deeply that she has in the past, and to this end, your relationship with her as sponsee may be very important to her. It will help her focus on something other than her own fear, which is always a good thing. Luckily, the Steps work in all aspects of our lives including those relating to the preparation for the cancer journey and the endurance of the days that follow. If you choose to go on this journey with her, you will probably learn quite a bit about recovery and the true nature of spirituality.
Then there is the issue of pain medication. No one has a right to tell a cancer patient what is appropriate or inappropriate insofar as the pain meds are concerned. I used pain meds for about 9 months and it was terrifying for me. I feared that I would lose my sobriety, and for me, after so many years of living clean and sober, this had become a core aspect of my sense of self identity. Given the fact that I was homebound, this board became very important to me and I stayed very close to it throughout the process. When my pain began to subside, I went through the withdrawals and walked away from the meds with narry a craving. I chalk that up to working the steps throughout my cancer journey to maintain balance in my life and conscious contact with my HP. In the end, I feared becoming addicted to the meds more than the cancer, since the addiction kills you each day, and at the most, you only die once from cancer.
I hope this post makes sense. I got up from a sound sleep to check the election results and just looked in on this site and saw this post. I'll follow up when I am awake and can better organize my thoughts.
August
August, if those are unorganized thoughts, you must be on fire in the courtroom when are organized..lol.
TThank you so much for that post. It is greatly appreciated. It was sad, after her conversation, she told me that she was going to go and eat her sweets and icecream. I know for her that is a way of coping..she isn't fat, but like most of us, she is watching her weight.
She has 12 years sober. I picked her as a sponsor because she is a proper english lady, and I needed some refining in my life. And honestly, she is soft, so I sorta took the easy way out on that one. But that is for another time.
I was thinking of bringing her some ice cream tomarrow, and stopping by to say hello. I think that my checking on her daily will help. She is an isolater, I am learning that about her. But she has been so kind to me, and I have been sort of flaky, not on purpose, but because things are hectic for me.
I think that she is scared, but as the english do, she is behaving properly. That isn't an insult, it is a cultural observation. She has been so kind to me, and I think that I am her first sponsee, even after 12 years. I think that she enjoys being out of her shell with me.
I am just afraid that I might say the wrong things. I can be so selfish, and not even realize it. I don't want to do that to her.
I lost my mom to cancer, and never saw the process because I was so far away. I saw her when she was stage four, and she was so damn sick. That is my last memory of her alive. (I miss her everyday and would do anything to see her one more time.) Before I could make it back there to California again to see her, she died. I guess in a strange way, God is allowing me to make an ammend to my mom. Or vice versa. So maybe this is a way for me to say I am sorry for not being closer to her.
Thank you for taking the time to post. I love your posts, August.
She is in that process, she now has to wait for 2 weeks for a biopsy, which is like you said, hurry up and wait. That is the hardest part, I think, is the dreaded anticipation of bad news.
I like your strength. I also like the way that you come on this board and offer your help, even though you are going through much more than some of us here will ever realize. You are always positive, and you carry the message of sobriety so clearly. I look forward to your posts, and like i said, I have your post about fear on my fridge, and read it everyday.
I am off to bed, and thank you.
kerry
TThank you so much for that post. It is greatly appreciated. It was sad, after her conversation, she told me that she was going to go and eat her sweets and icecream. I know for her that is a way of coping..she isn't fat, but like most of us, she is watching her weight.
She has 12 years sober. I picked her as a sponsor because she is a proper english lady, and I needed some refining in my life. And honestly, she is soft, so I sorta took the easy way out on that one. But that is for another time.
I was thinking of bringing her some ice cream tomarrow, and stopping by to say hello. I think that my checking on her daily will help. She is an isolater, I am learning that about her. But she has been so kind to me, and I have been sort of flaky, not on purpose, but because things are hectic for me.
I think that she is scared, but as the english do, she is behaving properly. That isn't an insult, it is a cultural observation. She has been so kind to me, and I think that I am her first sponsee, even after 12 years. I think that she enjoys being out of her shell with me.
I am just afraid that I might say the wrong things. I can be so selfish, and not even realize it. I don't want to do that to her.
I lost my mom to cancer, and never saw the process because I was so far away. I saw her when she was stage four, and she was so damn sick. That is my last memory of her alive. (I miss her everyday and would do anything to see her one more time.) Before I could make it back there to California again to see her, she died. I guess in a strange way, God is allowing me to make an ammend to my mom. Or vice versa. So maybe this is a way for me to say I am sorry for not being closer to her.
Thank you for taking the time to post. I love your posts, August.
She is in that process, she now has to wait for 2 weeks for a biopsy, which is like you said, hurry up and wait. That is the hardest part, I think, is the dreaded anticipation of bad news.
I like your strength. I also like the way that you come on this board and offer your help, even though you are going through much more than some of us here will ever realize. You are always positive, and you carry the message of sobriety so clearly. I look forward to your posts, and like i said, I have your post about fear on my fridge, and read it everyday.
I am off to bed, and thank you.
kerry
kerry i know how it is i lost my 10 year old sone to a rare form of cancer we unfortunately didnt catch it in time and he was stage 4 when diagnosed it was the wors feeling i have ever had it was like an out of body experience when the docs called us into a room for a meeting and i was like whats this all about he was having his tonsils removed and when they went to go in realized that he had a massive tumor in his face behind his nasal cavity and right eye they admitted him and brought him to childrens hospital where the docs there told us he only had maybe a few months to live at most but let me tell ya something that little boy never gave up he was the strongest person i ever met and after a very willing and good 3 1/2 year fight he passed away but not before we could enjoy his life with him we sold everything and went away for a nice long vacation everywhere he wanted and i never saw a happier boy he was like an adult in a kids body i dont want to go on forever i guess what im trying to say is cherish the moments with those you love especiall with cancer and they have a way to adapt to this its the will to live that keeps them going and as for your mom shes still here looking over you im sure of it
keep the faith
keep the faith
Littlebeach,
I just wanted to tell you a little bit about thyroid related problems and cancer. In 1997 I went through a battery of test because they found a huge lump on my thyroid. All the test indicated that it may be fallicular cancer but after the surgery thank god it was not a malignent cancer. Thyroid cancer does strike women more often than men and also strikes people who are in there sixties but let me reassure you that if it is cancer of the thyroid it can be treated very successful with a 95% cure rate. After the surgery they will give her radio active iondized treatment if necessary. The thyroid is the only gland that absorbs salt and this will help get rid of any remaining cancer. Depending on your friends age, overall health and family history I feel she will be just fine. Cancer is a very serious and scary thing being that I lost my father to it, but thyroid cancer is very treatable. Good luck to your friend and I hope this helped.
By the way today is two weeks for me and Feeling absolutely fantastic.
TH
I just wanted to tell you a little bit about thyroid related problems and cancer. In 1997 I went through a battery of test because they found a huge lump on my thyroid. All the test indicated that it may be fallicular cancer but after the surgery thank god it was not a malignent cancer. Thyroid cancer does strike women more often than men and also strikes people who are in there sixties but let me reassure you that if it is cancer of the thyroid it can be treated very successful with a 95% cure rate. After the surgery they will give her radio active iondized treatment if necessary. The thyroid is the only gland that absorbs salt and this will help get rid of any remaining cancer. Depending on your friends age, overall health and family history I feel she will be just fine. Cancer is a very serious and scary thing being that I lost my father to it, but thyroid cancer is very treatable. Good luck to your friend and I hope this helped.
By the way today is two weeks for me and Feeling absolutely fantastic.
TH
Kerry, I really like your idea of siezing this opportunity as a means of making an amends to you mother. Nothing happens by accident, and I feel certain that you are on the right track with this one.
I too am an isolator, and it was only by the grace of the program that I was able to break out of that mindset long enough to ask for help. I do not have family near by but I do have wonderful neighbors. They divided up the week and someone would contact me or just drop in with groceries most days. Again, nothing happens by accident, and this helped me with some of my issues in isolating.
Lastly, there is the issue of the ice cream. I ate quite a bit of comfort food during my journey and netted a gain of about 20 lbs which I am now attempting to shed. I found myself reaching back into my childhood for my favorite comfort foods. When you are on chemo, it is important to eat. It is best if we eat well, but barring that, we should eat something. One friend of mine often showed up at the door with carrot cake, and I graciously accepted it each time.
I hope you have a nice visit with her. You may find that you walk away feeling deeply enriched as the result.
August
PS: I forgot the most important thing. I am bleary eyed this morning. When I first announced that I had cancer, a lot of people began avoiding me. One day in the park one of my neighbors kind of got caught by me doing this, and confessed that I had been the object of conversation earlier this week. The essence of the conversation was, "What do you say to someone who has cancer?" I told him that I did not know the answer to the question, but that he had better say something, and I suggested that he start with the truth. I then had to sit through several conversations while he listed a litany of people he knew that had died of cancer. That was really tough, but after it was over, he felt better and after that he would visit me out in the park frequently and we would sit and talk politics for a few minutes. As I said, you might not say the absolute right thing, but it is important that you say something.
I too am an isolator, and it was only by the grace of the program that I was able to break out of that mindset long enough to ask for help. I do not have family near by but I do have wonderful neighbors. They divided up the week and someone would contact me or just drop in with groceries most days. Again, nothing happens by accident, and this helped me with some of my issues in isolating.
Lastly, there is the issue of the ice cream. I ate quite a bit of comfort food during my journey and netted a gain of about 20 lbs which I am now attempting to shed. I found myself reaching back into my childhood for my favorite comfort foods. When you are on chemo, it is important to eat. It is best if we eat well, but barring that, we should eat something. One friend of mine often showed up at the door with carrot cake, and I graciously accepted it each time.
I hope you have a nice visit with her. You may find that you walk away feeling deeply enriched as the result.
August
PS: I forgot the most important thing. I am bleary eyed this morning. When I first announced that I had cancer, a lot of people began avoiding me. One day in the park one of my neighbors kind of got caught by me doing this, and confessed that I had been the object of conversation earlier this week. The essence of the conversation was, "What do you say to someone who has cancer?" I told him that I did not know the answer to the question, but that he had better say something, and I suggested that he start with the truth. I then had to sit through several conversations while he listed a litany of people he knew that had died of cancer. That was really tough, but after it was over, he felt better and after that he would visit me out in the park frequently and we would sit and talk politics for a few minutes. As I said, you might not say the absolute right thing, but it is important that you say something.
Kerry,
What do you say? That is a hard one, but how about "hello". I know that sounds funny, but when I got my diagnosis of multiple myeloma, I felt like the world was coming to an end for me. It did change my life, and my ways of thinking.
When I made my announcement, I did not do it the best way. I hid it from everyone for about two weeks, and then during that time, I was hateful, nasty, and just plain pissed off. I said some crappy stuff, and did some crappy stuff, and then all of a sudden, I blurted out to everyone "I have cancer!". Not the best way to handle it I admit, but people sort of figured out that there had been something bothering me lately, but they sure were not expecting cancer.
I lost a lot of people in my life with the news of the cancer, and also with my behavior during that time I was being nasty. I was going to the hospital and getting radiation, then was going for the chemo treatments, and when I would push the 4th floor on the elevator, I would see people back away from me, or when I got on the elevator from that floor, I would see the same as well. I felt like a leper, and it made me so sad and angry. I have learned that it is mostly because people are afraid that they will say something wrong, and not so much worrying about catching it.
I have since been put on a "little box" (what we call it), and it gives me a metered dosage of chemo throughout a 24 hour period. It is easier for me to keep up with my kids, house, job, and husband. I am losing energy FAST, and sleep a lot, but I prefer this to going into the hospital for the treatments. To time consuming for me. I have found that people who are not afraid to talk to me, and even ask me questions about the cancer is also good for me. It can be hard to ask how the treatments are going, or if there is any news, but they always feel better for asking, and so do I. It makes me feel like they are interested to hear what is happening with me.
I will say, if you showed up at my house with ICE CREAM...........SIGH........ YOU WOULD BE MY FAVORITE PERSON! As I have cravings that hit me like it was when I was pregnant. Ice cream, and conversation is the best thing in the world to me, and just might really bring a smile to her face, and brighten her day. Even just showing up for conversation is great too. Talking about the steps is fantastic as well. I have been working very hard on my steps with my sponsor, and it is really helping me with not only my addiction, but with some of my feelings with this disease as well.
You sound like one great person, and a very good friend. She is lucky to have your concern. Just remember, if you can't think of what to say, just start with "hello", and the rest falls into place!
God Bless, and Huggles
Lady M
What do you say? That is a hard one, but how about "hello". I know that sounds funny, but when I got my diagnosis of multiple myeloma, I felt like the world was coming to an end for me. It did change my life, and my ways of thinking.
When I made my announcement, I did not do it the best way. I hid it from everyone for about two weeks, and then during that time, I was hateful, nasty, and just plain pissed off. I said some crappy stuff, and did some crappy stuff, and then all of a sudden, I blurted out to everyone "I have cancer!". Not the best way to handle it I admit, but people sort of figured out that there had been something bothering me lately, but they sure were not expecting cancer.
I lost a lot of people in my life with the news of the cancer, and also with my behavior during that time I was being nasty. I was going to the hospital and getting radiation, then was going for the chemo treatments, and when I would push the 4th floor on the elevator, I would see people back away from me, or when I got on the elevator from that floor, I would see the same as well. I felt like a leper, and it made me so sad and angry. I have learned that it is mostly because people are afraid that they will say something wrong, and not so much worrying about catching it.
I have since been put on a "little box" (what we call it), and it gives me a metered dosage of chemo throughout a 24 hour period. It is easier for me to keep up with my kids, house, job, and husband. I am losing energy FAST, and sleep a lot, but I prefer this to going into the hospital for the treatments. To time consuming for me. I have found that people who are not afraid to talk to me, and even ask me questions about the cancer is also good for me. It can be hard to ask how the treatments are going, or if there is any news, but they always feel better for asking, and so do I. It makes me feel like they are interested to hear what is happening with me.
I will say, if you showed up at my house with ICE CREAM...........SIGH........ YOU WOULD BE MY FAVORITE PERSON! As I have cravings that hit me like it was when I was pregnant. Ice cream, and conversation is the best thing in the world to me, and just might really bring a smile to her face, and brighten her day. Even just showing up for conversation is great too. Talking about the steps is fantastic as well. I have been working very hard on my steps with my sponsor, and it is really helping me with not only my addiction, but with some of my feelings with this disease as well.
You sound like one great person, and a very good friend. She is lucky to have your concern. Just remember, if you can't think of what to say, just start with "hello", and the rest falls into place!
God Bless, and Huggles
Lady M
Kerry- It's 50/50 I have pancreatic cancer...will know tomorrow for sure.....just offer support, love and encouragement...speaking from someone who knows...
DannyRob, Please check in after you get the news and let us know about your diagnosis and prognosis.
Good luck
August
Good luck
August
HI to all here" my hubby lost his dad to cancer awhile back it still hurts just thinking about it" he was a very dear man and a great inlaw and grandfather to our boys anyway for a whole year strait his so called doc was treating him for ulcers but one afternoon he was at bingo and he felt so weak he fainted so they rushed him to the hospital closes to him and they checked his blood and that doctor found out right away he did not have ulcers he had stomach cancer and it was a slow moving cancer but it had spread" so my point is please make sure your doctor checks throughly and please dont just let them say its ulcers and hand you a prescription for stomach pills" take it from me we were told that if his doctor at home from the start would have taken the time to realy check what was going on with his stomach the doc that found out it was cancer said they could have done surgery back then but it was to far spread already so we had him for one last christmas he passed away a week later" iam sorry i hope iam not hurting anyones feelings i would never do that i just dont want what happened to my father inlaw to happen to any of you dear sweet members all because one doctor the wrong doctor did not take the time to look further i understand doctors are only human and make misteakes but a whole year even the doctor that found out he had cancer had a hard time understanding the other docs bad judgement' anyway i just wanted to share my familys cancer exsperience with you like i said i hope i have not up set anyone if i have iam very sorry i care about each and every one of u members please take care . HUGS + LOVE LITTLE H.
HI Chuckjensen" iam very sorry about your son i sit here with tears in my eyes your son was a very amassing and brave child and so are you" i have two great sons and just the idea of what u and your family went through breaks my heart that is a parents worst nightmare to lose a child my heart goes out to you and please if u ever need support or even just to vent we are here for u anytime. HUGS + LOVE LITTLE H.
Hi to you Little H, I hope you are doing well, and I too wanted to say that I also have tears in my eyes for you also chuckjensen. That is very sad, and my heart goes out to you. The loss of a child is not something I can even relate too, but I can offer you a shoulder or a place to come to if you need to talk. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Huggles
Lady M
Huggles
Lady M
Hi Chuck,
Just want to say that my heart goes out to you in the loss of your beloved son. I'm glad you took the time and used every second of it to really count. Thats something you'll always hold dear to your heart. He's with you and I beleive always will be the little angel looking after you......Best to you Briar
Just want to say that my heart goes out to you in the loss of your beloved son. I'm glad you took the time and used every second of it to really count. Thats something you'll always hold dear to your heart. He's with you and I beleive always will be the little angel looking after you......Best to you Briar
Thank you all for the wonderful replies. Chuck, I am sooooo sorry that you lost your son. That must be just horrible. I like the way you made every moment count. Kid's spirits can be amazing. I don't know if I would make it through that one.
TH, I just phoned her with the news that you gave me. Her husband came home, he is a flight attendant so he canceled some trips to be with her. I didn't make it over there today with the ice cream, but I will definately do that tomarrow.
Lady Maverick and August hang in there. I am stuck here, trying to find the words to say to you that I wanted you to help me say....I really just don't know what to say. When my mom got sick, she didn't tell anyone. She hated western medicine and doctors. She was a nutritionist, she thought that she could heal it with vitamin C....believe me, she wasn't a stupid lady, but that one sure pissed me off. I think that she didn't want to fight, or her denial was the one that killed her. When she was finally ready to start fighting, it was too late. I love that lady so much..and I miss her everyday. I still had resentments about some past things, but how can you be mad at someone that is dead?? I am learning alot through the steps, and have let go of the resentments. I just want to love her for who she was...I swear, your whole world gets rocked when you lose your mom. My fourth step helped me heal some of that. I just wish I had the chance to make some amends. I did that though, before she died. Most of them, anyway.
If I forgot anyone, I apologize. Thank you for your support. August, your teaching of not to avoid anyone with a disease like that is enlightening.
That is one of the reasons that I have faith in the program. It is about loving the sick, a program of love and acceptance. I think that I myself would have died by now if it hadn't been for those rooms.
I kinda feel sad for the people who aren't addicts or alchys...we are have such a privledge to be able to know that there are people who care, even if they don't know you.
Dannybob, I don't know you, but I will pray for you. Please keep us posted. I think that talking about it danny will make it better..
I am so glad that I found this board. I don't know you all, but I think about you all alot...
kerry
TH, I just phoned her with the news that you gave me. Her husband came home, he is a flight attendant so he canceled some trips to be with her. I didn't make it over there today with the ice cream, but I will definately do that tomarrow.
Lady Maverick and August hang in there. I am stuck here, trying to find the words to say to you that I wanted you to help me say....I really just don't know what to say. When my mom got sick, she didn't tell anyone. She hated western medicine and doctors. She was a nutritionist, she thought that she could heal it with vitamin C....believe me, she wasn't a stupid lady, but that one sure pissed me off. I think that she didn't want to fight, or her denial was the one that killed her. When she was finally ready to start fighting, it was too late. I love that lady so much..and I miss her everyday. I still had resentments about some past things, but how can you be mad at someone that is dead?? I am learning alot through the steps, and have let go of the resentments. I just want to love her for who she was...I swear, your whole world gets rocked when you lose your mom. My fourth step helped me heal some of that. I just wish I had the chance to make some amends. I did that though, before she died. Most of them, anyway.
If I forgot anyone, I apologize. Thank you for your support. August, your teaching of not to avoid anyone with a disease like that is enlightening.
That is one of the reasons that I have faith in the program. It is about loving the sick, a program of love and acceptance. I think that I myself would have died by now if it hadn't been for those rooms.
I kinda feel sad for the people who aren't addicts or alchys...we are have such a privledge to be able to know that there are people who care, even if they don't know you.
Dannybob, I don't know you, but I will pray for you. Please keep us posted. I think that talking about it danny will make it better..
I am so glad that I found this board. I don't know you all, but I think about you all alot...
kerry
HI LADYM" iam doing fine how are you " i also want to thank you for helping so many of us on this post u are a real sweet person and i think u are one of the most strongest ladys i know with all that u have gone through u still put it aside to help others your family should be very proud of u i know iam so please dont ever lose that kind heart of yours i for one think u are tops. HUGS LITTLE H.
