Cancer can happen, to any of us!

[Minnie]

I am posting this for all of Diane's friends who are thinking about her and know her situation as well as her little dog Winkie. She does not have internet access so I asked her if she wanted me to post this for her and she did. She called yesterday morning and said Winkie was taking a turn for the worse (she had cancer also which I find so sad since Diane does as well and needed the support her baby could give) and when they got to the vet it was apparent that Winkie had to be put down because she was suffering so badly and could not indure a surgery. Anyway, it was a really bad day for her and one she did not need at this time, but hopefully with all the prayers from her friends she will make it through her cancer treatment without her baby there to help her. God works in strange ways and the fact that she and her dog both had cancer is pretty amazing to me. I believe there is a reason for everything that is given to us and all I can say is I feel really awful for Diane and I sure hope she gets through this. She is living with her mother who is helping take care of her (thank goodness) and I talk with her regularly if anyone wants me to relay a message to her. She is thankful for all of your thoughts and prayers and is very happy to know that the people here care about her so much. Love to all from Diane and thank you,

Please let her know she is thought of and prayers will continue and give her my sympathy for her dog.

Is there an address I could mail her a card, you can send it to me in private message if that would be better.

 

[jack flash]

Please, let Diane know that Max and I are thinking of her, wishing her strength and praying for her healing. I fully understand her fears and concerns having faced this diagnosis myself in 2002. She will join our sisterhood of survivors, I just know that. Early stage is definitely good news. The therapies are in place to give her complete healing. Also, sending regrets over the loss of her babe Yorkie. Wishing her the best from her pals, Jackie and Max the rescued Lhasa!

 

[heartbren]

Diane

Please, let Diane know that Max and I are thinking of her, wishing her strength and praying for her healing. I fully understand her fears and concerns having faced this diagnosis myself in 2002. She will join our sisterhood of survivors, I just know that. Early stage is definitely good news. The therapies are in place to give her complete healing. Also, sending regrets over the loss of her babe Yorkie. Wishing her the best from her pals, Jackie and Max the rescued Lhasa!

I will be sure to tell her you are. I'm also glad to hear you can understand how she feel not that you had to go through such a terrible thing, but that you can empathise because of it. It is a terrible time for her and I doing my best to help. Thank you in advance from Diane.

 

[Diane4145]

My little angel, is now in heaven

Thank you all so much for the thoughts an prayers! Brenda, you have been such a precious gift from God, for Twinky and I! I'll never forget your being there, for us! I'm meeting with my surgeon to go over my bone scan results on Friday, to make sure cancer hasn't gone there! I'll keep you all posted and thank you again, friends!

Diane

 

[heartbren]

Faith

Thank you all so much for the thoughts an prayers! Brenda, you have been such a precious gift from God, for Twinky and I! I'll never forget your being there, for us! I'm meeting with my surgeon to go over my bone scan results on Friday, to make sure cancer hasn't gone there! I'll keep you all posted and thank you again, friends!

Diane

I think the right emount of faith happening in our lives for ourselves and others can work wonders. I love you Diane and I feel inside of myself that you are going to make it through this. We all need someone to be there for us (a guardian angel I call it), and I have had many and so have you been many to the animals. It is your turn for someone to help you!! Hopefully if I am ever in need someone will be there for me. Pay it forward; that is what it is called, but with no expecations of course. Good night and I want to do whatever I can to help. I would love to come visit you maybe soon. I got that new car and it has never been on a real road trip, maybe I need to come to Mobile? ! I am supposed to be going to Lunch with Anna (the photobrapher lady) this upcoming Tuesday and am looking forward to it. We love you and it seems I may have made some feeling, compassionate and loving people out of this. So see, there is a bright side to everything. Knowiing just from on here has given me a lot of insite and made me see things differently. Thank you and good night, Brenda

 

[Alicia Leonard]

Thank you all so much for the thoughts an prayers! Brenda, you have been such a precious gift from God, for Twinky and I! I'll never forget your being there, for us! I'm meeting with my surgeon to go over my bone scan results on Friday, to make sure cancer hasn't gone there! I'll keep you all posted and thank you again, friends!

Diane

God bless you, Diane, and I am so sorry about Twinky. You both will be in my prayers

 

[Hop]

Sending good thoughts Diane...sorry about Twinky.

 

[Diane4145]

Update, on my testing!

Hi everyone,

I wanted to put Twinky as my avatar before now, so that you would all see how precious she was! I just realized what I was doing wrong and am so thankful, that you can see her! Your thoughts and prayers have meant so very much, in these dark days! Losing her was one of the toughest times for me, next to losing my 10 month old son, in '85! Some people don't realize that when you have a beloved pet for so many years, it's like losing a family member!

For the first eight nights, I found myself sleeping with her little sweater and the pillow case that she layed on beside me in bed, before she passed! Having to put her to sleep was so hard, but, she's no longer suffering! I can't imagine ever having to watch a pet suffer, till it passes on it's own! So, in the end, it was a blessing! I also cut some of her hair to keep, to remember her! One of my sons suggested that I take some photos before she passes and I even took a brief video, of us together! Sleeping with her things next to my heart, has given me great comfort! Yesterday, I finally washed them and am planning to do a shadow box, with a few things and photos!

I have rec'd my bone scan results and am mostly free of cancer. There is something showing up, in my right thigh tissue. We're still trying to determine what it is, oh well! Last Thursday, I went for a MUGA test, which determines if you can handle surgery. The Radiologist saw something in that thigh area and sent me for a multitude of xrays! I'm still waiting on, those results. The MUGA indicates that my heart isn't as strong as it needs to be, for surgery. Fortunately, I already had an appointment with a Cardiologist for tomorrow, for a work up! I have some blockage and a recent total cholesterol, of 417! Needless to say, with losing my sister at 50yrs old and dad at 40, I need to follow up!

The game plan is to remove the right breast soon and procede with treatment. After that, I'll have the left removed, since it is Invasive Ductal Carsinoma. That simply means, that it can travel to other areas. After that recovery, I'll have reconstruction and God willing, be done! Like my brother n law once said, "it ain't nothing, but, a thing"!lol I realize that this is probably too much information, but, I'm kinda open book! Besides, if sharing my situation will cause others to become more aware of Breast Cancer, etc... it's OK with me!

Thank you all for your continued prayers, support and encouragement! My special thanks again to Brenda(heartbren), for the blessing that you've been! I'll keep you all posted, soon!

Diane

 

[sunspotbaby]

Thinking of you, Diane.

 

[heartbren]

Thinking of you

Hi everyone,

I wanted to put Twinky as my avatar before now, so that you would all see how precious she was! I just realized what I was doing wrong and am so thankful, that you can see her! Your thoughts and prayers have meant so very much, in these dark days! Losing her was one of the toughest times for me, next to losing my 10 month old son, in '85! Some people don't realize that when you have a beloved pet for so many years, it's like losing a family member!

For the first eight nights, I found myself sleeping with her little sweater and the pillow case that she layed on beside me in bed, before she passed! Having to put her to sleep was so hard, but, she's no longer suffering! I can't imagine ever having to watch a pet suffer, till it passes on it's own! So, in the end, it was a blessing! I also cut some of her hair to keep, to remember her! One of my sons suggested that I take some photos before she passes and I even took a brief video, of us together! Sleeping with her things next to my heart, has given me great comfort! Yesterday, I finally washed them and am planning to do a shadow box, with a few things and photos!

I have rec'd my bone scan results and am mostly free of cancer. There is something showing up, in my right thigh tissue. We're still trying to determine what it is, oh well! Last Thursday, I went for a MUGA test, which determines if you can handle surgery. The Radiologist saw something in that thigh area and sent me for a multitude of xrays! I'm still waiting on, those results. The MUGA indicates that my heart isn't as strong as it needs to be, for surgery. Fortunately, I already had an appointment with a Cardiologist for tomorrow, for a work up! I have some blockage and a recent total cholesterol, of 417! Needless to say, with losing my sister at 50yrs old and dad at 40, I need to follow up!

The game plan is to remove the right breast soon and procede with treatment. After that, I'll have the left removed, since it is Invasive Ductal Carsinoma. That simply means, that it can travel to other areas. After that recovery, I'll have reconstruction and God willing, be done! Like my brother n law once said, "it ain't nothing, but, a thing"!lol I realize that this is probably too much information, but, I'm kinda open book! Besides, if sharing my situation will cause others to become more aware of Breast Cancer, etc... it's OK with me!

Thank you all for your continued prayers, support and encouragement! My special thanks again to Brenda(heartbren), for the blessing that you've been! I'll keep you all posted, soon!

Diane

Hi Diane! I wrote the other day, but it seems it disappeared. I am having problems getting into this site which I believe stems from my comments on the oil spill topics which I am over respoding to. I wanted you to know the picture you posted of your adorable baby is just that adorable. I am glad I could help and was able to do so. I with who ever is in charge of this forum would see what kind of person I am and alow me to get into this forum as easy as I used to. If I am not logged in it is simple, but I am limited as to what I can do. Anyway, point being I wrote the other day a nice message to you and it just disappeared. This happened to someone else I wrote a message to also. This has been very dissapointing to me since I moved here for the friendliness of the people and now this has happened to me, I've been robbed of jewelry and other things and now am being treated poorly when all I have done is try to help others in need. Others can say what they want but I am being singled out (it seems) and you can imagine how I feel. I also had stated I would love to come visit with you sometime when you are up to it. You are not that far away I think. Just a couple of hours or so. Let me know how you feel about that and if you might be up to it some time. I am going to sign off b/c I am not sure this will even get to you. I wanted you to know even though I have not spoken to you lately, you are always in my thoughts. I hope you are doing as well as you can be and knowing others care and want to help is making you stronger than you already are. Love to you, Brenda