Health Update #6

Tuesday 10.13.09 evening

My long-time friend, Martha (whose son and my son were in Suzuki violin together when they were 4 and 5 and now old men at 36) and I attend Bible Study together on Monday nights. When I was in Chicago last night, Connie shared with the group what I had learned on Friday. Martha said that in the last 12 hours she realized that she needed to call me to shared her experiences with her mastectomy. I so
appreciate her calling offering good solid advice about what she knows. She had her last radiation treatment today. Please send healing thoughts to Martha. Here’s her advice.

*Stay overnight *Request a visiting nurse who helps with measuring
the drainage, wrapping your chest, plan to take it easy as anesthesia can make you feel tired for several days *Take a valium for the MRI for claustro-phobia *Hydrate alot so your veins are up and you won’t suffer with your IV,
*Keep your arms up for better circulation follow surgery and you won’t get lymphedema *After 2 weeks, insurance will pay for a lady at Kimball 2-3 times a week to massage your wounds with E oil.
*Dr. Duven is excellent.
*He’ll give you arm exercises.
*Why did it take 3 weeks to schedule my surgery when yesterday would do?
*Dr. V, MD was my anethesiologist.
*Don’t be in crowds and use sanitizers.
*Pray and ask for healing.
*Dr. Sing was my Oncologist and I had researched and he was schooled at Columbia U. With 12 sessions of chemo, he had
found products so I had zero effects on my diabetes and HBP.

We ended up with her affirming me that my health coming into this is
good. She recommended to save energy. I was putting this message together and meanwhile I had sent her the previous Health Updates and she had read them and written back already. I must share this with you.

Hi Ann: I just finish to read your emails, you are also a great writer another talent I did not know, I was filling I was in your presence, sounds you are in the right track, chousing Dr. Duven it was very wise, he is the only one who does only breast surgery and remember:
– Dr. Sing (oncology)
– Visiting nurse.
– Dr. Foens ( radiology )
– Dr. Vemullapali ( anesthesiology )
– lots of liquids so your veins will be up.
– lots of funny movies and documentaries.

I did a research on all of those physicians and they are the best.

Prayer Before Surgery
Loving Father, I entrust myself to your care this day; guide with wisdom and skill the minds and hands of the medical people who minister in your Name, and grant that every cause of illness be removed, I may be restored to soundness of health and learn to live in more perfect harmony with you and with those around me. Through Jesus Christ. Amen.
Into your hands, I commend my body and my soul. Amen.

For Healing
Lord, You invite all who are burdened to come to You. Allow your healing hand to heal me. Touch my soul with Your compassion for others. Touch my heart with Your courage and infinite love for all. Touch my mind with Your wisdom, that my mouth may always proclaim Your praise. Teach me to reach out to You in my need, and help me to lead others to You by my example. Most loving Heart of Jesus, bring me health in body and spirit that I may serve You with all my strength. Touch gently this life which You have created, now and forever. Amen.

Prayer After An Surgery
Blessed Savior, I thank you that this operation is safely past, and now I rest in your abiding presence, relaxing every tension, releasing every care and anxiety, receiving more and more of your healing life into every part of my being. In moments of pain I turn to you for strength, in times of loneliness I feel your loving nearness. Grant that your life and love and joy may flow through me for the healing of others in your name. Amen.
Big Hug,
Love Martha.

My last piano student of the night was the daughter of the Inamdar’s.
When the parents (the Dr.’s I referred to in an earlier update) came to get her, he asked when the surgery would be scheduled and I explained
that the MRI reading comes back on Thurs. Mrs. Dr. was assuring me the in situ was a good sign, and Mr. Dr. gently corrected her that it was infiltrating and I added that Dr. Waid had emphasized multifocal, too. They said that should I need anything from them, they would drive over right away to help. They reflected that their daughter will be taking from me for 10 years and I was one of the very first people they met upon moving to CF.

So contained but not certain as to the spread. Martha had asked me the size and Dr. Duven said he didn’t see it on the report but would surmise about 1/3 of an inch which sounds like a boulder to me. Martha said she had to have 9 lymph nodes removed and I’m hoping that when they check that I’ll be clear. Dr. Duven surmised that it hasn’t gone into the lymph nodes, but until that is checked, there’s no way to know for sure. We’ll have to see.

Both Marc and James called today to see how the MRI went. I’m so sorry that this is consuming so many peoples’ psyche when time could be better spent. But at the same time I appreciate the sense of care and concern from everyone. Marc wanted to be on tomorrow’s consult with Dr. B as well. Jessica recommended today that it be taped so I can listen back later. Loren promised to set it up for Teresa to do that tomorrow.

While I was arriving at Medical Park, my friend Jennifer called and it was
good to talk to her as I know she has walked in my shoes, not with cancer, but with facing traumas and leaning into her faith. The MRI went well. It was strangely easy, although I found there was no real preparation given for it verbally or in any reading that I did.(I’m trying not to get sucked into too much internet searching at this time). I signed papers, and then they quickly sent me to the lab to have blood drawn to see if my kidneys could handle the dye, then I was told to put on that wonderful capes that ties in the front. Luckily, I had thought ahead to dress in warm socks and in slip-on pants and and not jeans. Denise gave me about a 3 minute overview–warning me that if I moved, then the whole thing would have to be redone on a different
day. So I complimented her on the room which was very peaceful, nice blue sky ceiling tiles and green trees. She said that her supervisor was claustrophobic and had designed the room. She said the other place where MRI’s are done has a very small room, no windows. She also said that scheduling at Allen was much more efficient. I was impressed that Denise had done this for 19 years! I have to say I went at 9:30 and I was in the room at my scheduled 10 am time and walked out of there by 10:40 through a very full waiting room. How lucky am I!

I thought I would describe the MRI a bit so that later when I reread this I can have captured some of the thoughts. There was an overall sound in the room of regular rhythms that sounded like tom tom drums. She asked me what kind of music I wanted to listen to and I chose classical. (Has anyone ever seen the movie “Soyant Green?”) I lay facedown on the bed, my forehead rested in a form, elbows supporting some of the weight, and she positioned sheets under my shins as to my liking. Very skilled actually. She put the headphones on me, put a panic ball under my left hand, arms laying above my head. She exclaimed how bruised I am from the biopsy and I laughed saying,
she should have seen it last Thurs! I credit Shaklee C +E cream that it looks so much better today.

And we began.

It was loud sounds. First the repetitions sounded like Dough, dough, dough,then dah, dah, dah, and there seemed to be a stereo effect from left to right. The I believe she imaged everything through first and then inject the dye into the IV and did it all again. She said that the two will be compared, then subtracted to give the results. She said the sequences were about a minute each with a break in between. The 2 1/2 min. segments at the end. I think what I didn’t expect
was how loud it was, to the point it has to harm your hearing.

The Lamaze method of childbirth has always served me well when I feel
stressed for breathing and visualizing. I actually almost fell asleep at the end, except for the sheer volume of the sound. I imagined this was a very contemporary rock band, keeping pretty good rhythm with lousy melodies.

Although she told me that I could eat and drink normally, I’m feeling a tad bit hyper tonight. Maybe the dye? Am just about ready to go upstairs and get some of my favorite concoction of Physique and Energizing Soy Protein and the other stuff.

I want to thank everyone so much. Lori and Mary for your input to quell my concerns about Dr.’s. Not that I’m worried, but the stressors are the unknowns. When we can move an unknown into a known, it just helps cut down on the length of possible diversions. I decided to let each family in my piano studio know as I saw or talked to adults. First student out of the chute today called for a reschedule. When I told him the news, and he asked what he could do, I answered, “Don’t call to reschedule, please show up.” I did appreciate that he called when I didn’t respond to his email this morning from my MRI perch.
And my plans to be on an 8 pm Phone party, and 8:35 Team Up call was replaced by doing a makeup lesson and then talking to Martha. It’s all good!

Ann

Health Update #5

Hi! 10.12.09

Chicago bound today to see Dr. Richard Gelband in the rental
car and geez I must have turned a few heads until I got used
to the acceleration and turning radius. I already drive over
curbs with my depth perception issues.

Dr. Gelband turned around my life when the mold issue happened
(was that 2004?, how soon we forget!) I was happy he had time to see me today. He balances energy, ie. heart low, thymus high, low
and high intestine involvement, etc. through applied kinesiology
testing with the larger muscles of the leg (lying down, knee up,
not the arm).

He does a correction from his vast choices of modalities and then retests and continues doing that correction or does a different one until I test strong again. Today, his assistant, Jan and he worked feverishly hard to even get me testable.

Then once that was ready, he used cold laser, colors, mudras, healing statements (apparently I was stuck in the past, wasn’t thinking outside the box, & a 3rd thing I can’t remember—and though I’ll deny the truth in any of that—after the procedure of healing statements and tapping my temples and chest, I tested strong again.) Sounds a little voodooish until I’m hearing on NPR as I’m driving back about healing statements bringing people back from death’s door–organ harvesters quite disappointed, families elated.

Dr. G’s testing for mold allergies showed up as still affecting me. Because of lymphatic stagnation, I am doing homeopathic drops sublingual and frequently is the most effective.
(Seems like I need to sweat more, wouldn’t you say?–skin brushing, exercise, and gofind a sauna).

EZ Gest was critical for correction of the intestines, and he dosed, for
me for the next month it is 5 EZ Gest a day, 6 too much..that’s easy with meals.

After I did the detox circuit (mentioned the 3 steps in an earlier update), I recognized his bookkeeper from when I was there before. We had a good chat as I handed her my insurance card (they take Blue Cross) and did a co/pay. Before I left, he came out to give me a hug and I asked him to take a moment to test each of the items in Vitalizer alone, and all were strong except Vita Lea Gold. When we added my ES Protein and Physique to that, I was strong. I always take my food supplements with the protein.

He is a no pressure kind of person so when he asked how soon I could be back to get more systems and organs tested, I scheduled for Friday. It’s worth it to get myself in better balance. It’s hard to describe, so subtle, but I feel like my body is humming.

He is originally from New Jersey, efficient, with a kind heart. Very organized. He asked if I see Liza who originally directed me to his clinic when the mold thing came down and I asked him back the same question. The answer is no. Isn’t that something, how key people come and go in our lives? I gave him copies of the updates and doctor’s reports. He has a brother who is a radiologist/pathologist in Arizona and he wants to have the MRI results and then will ask his brother for
a 2nd opinion. How cool is that!

Tuesday am: Now’s the time to think miracles. MRI 10 am.

I’m hearing from several of you who wish for me take enough time to consider remission to mean no surgery. Everything I’m doing right now will either help me be prepared with a healthier body for surgery or today’s MRI will come back on Thurs. morning showing nothing there anymore. Having had what I consider one miracle already in my life, I’m open to another one. Barring that, I’ll make the best decision based upon the information at hand. That doesn’t change what I
must do to achieve harmony and balance with my health.

Wednesday afternoon, Dr. Sandy and I will have a consult. I have asked Kristi G., my brother, Larry, and Teresa W. to be on the call with me to help remember what is said and prompt questions and comments they have. The fact is that their perspectives come from a family member or themselves having cancer. Kristi’s medical background, my brother is a Dr. of Oriental Medicine, and Teresa’s detailed mind are a treasure-trove for balance to my bigger picture thinking.

Because this car has a CD player (my 2001 Prius doesn’t) I listened to Dr. Sandy’s “Preparing for Surgery”, “VIVIX (Wow! Dynamite stuff), “Fibromaylgia and Chronic Fatigue”, and started the Stress Mgmt. The more stuff I pick up from that and rereading my notes from attending her two live seminars, the more I can implement it and then save us time on the consult for her to cover other new findings about breast cancer and how it pertains to me. It looks like Robin, her
assistant told me via email that I need to do several other tests for a full read on my blood chemisty.

So enough about me, how are things going for you? Thanks, for you taking a look at your own health, women if you are due for a mammogram, please do it. Other health optimizing opportunities, please get it going. I’ve been enjoying VIVIX more than once a day and hope you are, too. Shirley told me Angel was doing 3 tsp. a day, and Dr. Jamie 2. Right, Shirley? Shirley corrected me on the CarotoMax Wash —it’s 9 a day. Dr. Sandy said on her VIVIX Cd that her liver spots are going away, and Charlotte Gersen of Gersen Therapy Clinic is in her 90’s and has a complexion that is alabaster or as Charotte says, “Liver-
spot free.” I’ve always had liver spots, made much less with Enfuselle and NutriWhite skin care, and I’m actually seen in public sometimes w/o makeup these days. VIVIX is helping that.
Also movement, exercise. I am picking up the pace on that, how about you? And dusting off my juicer. Getting more green and raw powerpacked in a glass.

How you feel and look makes a huge difference in your business. People
are attracted to those things. That’s what is so tough for me to be this honest in public about this bump in the road. I’m being upfront with you because you need to be proactive about your health using all the methods you can to be healthy. I have nothing to hide. It’s just when someone who doesn’t know me well enough to be telling me how to live or die, becomes an energy drainer. You as my Shaklee family and close friends who trust my instincts and research, I need praying big time for me.

I’m feeling very lifted up. Thank you.

There’s things I know to do and have slid on letting down my guard, like everyone does. It’s no excuses time for me.

My red flag is here. While my family was here last week, we enjoyed
ice cream and root beer floats. The ice cream has been tossed and the rest of the pop down the drain. I am used to coffee when I drive to stay awake and alert, but I didn’t even want it on yesterday’s trip.

I’m considering everyone’s suggestions because I know it comes in love and with it comes wisdom. My brother’s suggestion about my overscheduling had me pull out the stress cd to listen to. At the same time, Linda’s suggestion to be with positive people, is very much energy giving as I enjoyed a wonderful salad, made by them w/ their organic vegetables as I came back through from Chicago.

I look at Jim and Linda to be able to walk their talk, raising organic vegetables, Jim able to sell snow to an Eskimo, combining Shaklee with efforts to educate and bring health to many others through their passion of music, Shaklee, and chemical free vegetables and fruit.

This is a bump in the road for me, do what you need to make sure that
you have a smooth ride. And go out and help lots of people today!

Ann
P.S. I was asked who this is going to. As people that are helpers in my journey come on, and they ask to stay in touch, I catch them up and add them for future ones to this mailing list. Only the first one went out to ALL the Shaklee builders and leaders weekly call notice directory.

Health Update #4

Hi, Everyone!

Last night I felt so blessed by assurances and decisions made. How quickly it could be deflated by a dear friend, (33 years ago I drove her and husband up to Mayo for his treatments), with her comments about Shaklee and my lack of faith, and abandonment of my principles of natural. What surprised me was how fragile my state of being was as I crumpled into tears after I told her boldly, “I appreciate your comments, and know that I must do what I must do to live.” Ah, the highs and lows of these moments.

Thank you, Connie M., for your insight for your insight on that friend’s reaction to my informing her of the cancer.

The word is getting out w/o my “control”, as a person from my organic buying club emailed her prayers and well wishes as she heard it from someone else. And no harm done, really, except situations like the opening paragraph start to make me second guess talking about it to anyone. I still hope for the words, “I have cancer” to come from me for the most part.

Did the car thing this morning, ended up taking the loaner back and getting the rental from Hertz with very high pressure salesmanship to buy their insurance. I’ll leave for Chicago and Dr. Gelband’s soon, with a zip past Chriss’s to drop by some Shaklee, and a stop back in Milan at Linda’s to plan Sat.’s events in Iowa City.

Meanwhile, my piano student father Dr. Inamdar, the prostate surgeon, had Dr. Waid, the breast cancer surgeon from Covenant Hospital give me a call for a 2nd opinion.
I read him the report and with multifocal he said that a lumpectomy is out of the question. He also told me that next to him, I’m in good hands with Dr. Duven.”Although Doug is good, I’m better and make sure you tell him so when I see him!” He applauded the MRI call and maybe want to consider a mirror image biopsy since I’m concerned about the pain on my left side (the cancer is on the right). He says since it’s just fat (not to downplay) not functional (he was being pragmatic), recovery is just the time for the incisions to heal. He said, get it done, get my falsies and go to Mexico. I don’t mean to make the conversation sound flippant, but I laughed a lot.

Ok, so must get driving,
Ann

Health Update #3

Ann’s Update, 10/11/09
Thanks all for your concern, prayers, well-wishes. I’m feeling your support.

*Called my brother, Bob, who checked with Aunt Jane no first level family breast cancer incidences in our family. Auntie Yoshiko had it in her 70’s and didn’t have it removed.

*Called my brother, Harry, who suggested that my pace of life may have contributed and may continue to do so. While I appreciate those comments made in love, it does sound a bit like I caused my own demise. Similar advice from others to be more positive and pray harder was addressed in a book I read yesterday as energy draining and along the lines of the response I think about when I might think why me (which I haven’t at all), and think, “Why Not me?”

*Continuing to tell people as it comes up.
The New Member Team at church, good support for me, cried with and for me during our meeting this morning. We talked about the best time for the Leadership Meal to be held around my needs and the timing of our head cook’s knee replacement. One of the single friends hung around afterward and we talked about so many of life’s decision made somewhat fearfully w/o someone close to bounce it off of.

*Talked to my brother, Larry, and his wife, Judy. Larry is a Dr. of Oriental Medicine, retired but for me is willing to come out of retirement and draw on his knowledge and his network to get info on breast cancer and eastern protocols with herbs and acupuncture. He also will come out to spend some time with me helping me with practical applications of them. It will be after we get back from the Mayan Rivera trip which is the 2nd week of November.

*Checking in on emails, it’s my turn to get the travelling friendship bracelet which my high school classmates started back in Feb. of 2007. Good timing. At this time, I just wanted 3 of them to know so the group could focus on Jane whose prognosis of cancer back in May of 2008 was for a few months and here she is in October 2009 back in chemo again, but ever so much alive. None of us get out of this life alive, but we’d all like it to be long and as pain free as possible.

*Faxed 20 pages of lab report results requested back in May from Dr. B. and just completed last week with my GP hoping that might jog some response from Dr. B.

*In preparing that, realized that Dr. Duven is a general surgeon. Googled, I couldn’t find a breast care specialist– kept directing me to breast augmentation and cosmetic surgery.
Will do some more study on who to have the surgery done by. I know a couple of nurses, so will see if there would be any recommendations from them. Things will be clearer after the Tue MRI./Thurs.results as to what we’re dealing with.
Teresa’s Dr. for her breast surgeries was Dr. Gerralds, Dr. Geralt? Again having trouble finding much of anything on the internet. Maybe another day.

*Talked to my piano student’s parents, she is an anethesiologist, and he is a surgeon specializing in prostate. They wanted to know what the findings were and she allayed my worries about my compromised lung situation with surgery and he suggested strongly that I talk with Dr. Waid just to hear from another Dr. before decisions are made. He said that I wouldn’t have to make an appointment, just talk to him on the phone. He said Dr. Duven is an excellent surgeon specializing now in only breast surgery. I told them both what I was thinking about and they each felt it was very smart.

*Also one hospital has a 1-2 day stay, the other 3 day with quite a bit of cost difference. One hospital has a 45 day scheduling window, the other sooner, and in either case there’s a 7 day requirement for a pre-op physical from the regular doc. Teresa recommended to me to listen to Dr. B.’s CD on preparing for surgery. She didn’t stay with her first breast surgery; stayed one night with her 2nd.

*I talked with Teresa about what I’m seeing as best for me, and etalked to Kristi, and it’s nice that we’re all pretty much in agreement. I must not be foggy-brained yet.

*While I was faxing and copying materials at the church, Dave, church leader came in and asked me how I am. I told him and I could tell he hears so many stories in his day. Then he and I discussed having the Leadership Meal on the 9th and he said he’d talk to Pastor Ed about it being the best thing for the team. It would be a special meeting because they normally meet on the lst Monday.

*It’s funny that at times like this, I do think of long time friendships who were there for me and I for them in the past, and no longer in my life. I wrote to one of them today so that if she does hear about it through the grapevine, she’s heard it from me first with no expectation that she respond. That was good thing.
Marc and I talked about people in our lives, and how good it feels to have longtime friends be there during fun times. And how we wonder how it will be during times that are more difficult. Either way, it’s a time to be grateful.

*Said goodbye to Marc as he headed back to Texas, and he’s thinking logically about making my load easier and will support me on getting automatic bill pay set up.

I’d say it’s been a very productive decision-making day. (Val, that’s an acknowledgement!)

Ann

Health Update #2

Sat. pm 10.10.09
Hi, so appreciate each of you!

I’m writing to you an update on this morning’s 10/9/09 email. Dr. Gelband called me back today and we chatted. He has some new components he is working on, and suggested that when I’m in Chicago sometime that I come in. I asked him if Monday was too late, and I smile inside that I was able to get an excited reaction from him that—“We’ll make the time work!” I’m still hoping for a call back from Dr. Sandy as to what her recommendations are. What I appreciate about Dr. Gelband is his help to get a handle on the amounts for me on my supplements at this time with the muscle testing. He’s so skilled on that. He tells me that any disease process like this has an emotional component and getting the body back into balance is paramount.

He says antioxidants.(I’m thinking VIVIX, carotomax, E, C, B, Flavomax). I especially want to get the proteins tested because of the estrogen effect. What I plan to have him do is test me on what my normal intake is and then do a separate testing on the nutrients, then combine to see if my strength stays the same and see what the difference is. Just curious as to what my instincts have been.

Kristi G. wrote and reminded me about Dr. Bevacqua’s alkaline/acid list and the CarotoMax and FlavoMax. Shirley said 9 CarotoMax. Linda and Sally have played into that mom role, and reminded me to take VIVIX, Vitalizer and my other stuff daily. Phyllis wrote and talked about toxins. That’s also hopefully going to happen with the trip to Chicago, as he does have the foot bath, sauna, and Chee sp? machine. Diane, a nurse for 29 years says to get every question answered to my satisfaction and don’t let the Doctor roll over me.

Some of you may know that I was diagnosed 34 years ago with vaginal cancer and upon addressing things, turned Stage 3 around in about 2 months to nothing. My son & Esther, and others have doubted that it could have been accurate at the time, and I really attribute this to almost a modern day miracle. Anyway, two diagnoses, from 2 different doctors not knowing about each other and then going to a 3rd clinic with a nutritionist who also confirmed it was there and it was gone…it’s not been documented (both doctors are dead, records gone and I’m glad because of insurance concerns.)

I have my car scheduled to get the back bumper fixed at 8 am Monday and have a loaner car from the body shop. Hope that it’s travel worthy, and if not, West Bend insurance can get me one fast so I can get to Chicago and back safely. In the book, it talked about how this disease is so much more difficult for single women. Wouldn’t you think single men? They get breast cancer, too. I have a great support network, most guys don’t develop that early on.

James let me go early today from the grandkids, so I’ve been reading a great book which explains the testing and to understand the aftermath of treatments. I plan to have a dialogue with Teresa soon when both our times allow so she can honestly tell me about her decision-making, what are the best questions to ask the oncologist.

Time, that’s in shorter supply these days. I have 4 calls to return from customers in the last few days. I just remembered New Member Class Team meets tomorrow and they’re an important part of my support and so a reminder email needs to go out to them. Marc will be in town tomorrow long enough to say goodbye to before he boards the plane and I’m sad about that already.

Please know I appreciate your prayers, that’s a given. Other insights are appreciated as well, and I probably won’t be responding individually. I believe the choices before me are doable, and hearing well wishes or suggestions directly from anyone is great. The fact is I sift through information for fun, a generalist and getting more specific now.

Remember, no long faces, no doubts about Shaklee not having saved me from my family genetics. Cure isn’t an option, it’s like my other health conditions is something to work with for the rest of my life….and I’m up for it. Survival sounds too desperate. I have had fleeting moments of thought about, “Is this a virus, drift from the bomb testings in Los Alamos, NM when I was growing up in southern Colorado (my cousin thinks so)”. Will knowing that change anything? Right now I’m leaning toward most effective, the least traumatic for me, Ann Midori Fujimoto Barry, for a long-term treatment.

Do me a favor, it won’t hurt my feelings that you just delete these, no need to respond unless you want to, but I probably won’t explain or defend anything. I will consider your suggestions. I’m keeping a notebook full of notes in case I need to refer back to anything.

Thanks,
Ann

Health Update #1

This is October, which is breast cancer awareness month.  My ask of you is to update your health history by having a mammogram. I did and much to my surprise was called in for a biopsy and the read on that Friday on the core biopsy was  ductal carcinoma in situ, Grade 2. Also, Grade 1, infiltrating ductal carconoma  with multifocal ductal carconoma in situ, comedo-type, Grade 2.  Yup, pretty much Greek to me, too.   The treatment protocol for such things is surgery, radiation, chemo. This came down about noon yesterday and since that time I’ve  gotten health insurance clearance and scheduled an MRI for a clearer  understanding of what we’re dealing with and that’s scheduled for Tuesday with a  hoped for Thurs. return. Dr. Duven suggested a 2nd opinion, talking to the specialists to read the pictures, doing my due diligence on internet and reading. There was time for that yesterday and more planned time on that tonight after I spoil my grandkids today. I’ve called and talked to Robin in Dr.  Bevacqua’s office. She’s going to work me in ASAP with a consult.

I want to thank Esther, Kristi, Dr. Kevin for helping me on the front end know what to  think before going in for the biopsy. I told people as they called or needed to know, for example my son, Marc flew in on Wed. and since that am was the procedure and I was told not to lift anything, he went shopping with me for our family and friends supper that night. He came in for a respite w/o his family  and I hated adding to his burdens as I desire not to for you. Let this information be a prompt for you to do whatever it takes to be healthy—up your Shaklee supplements please.

I’m in the best shape I’ve been ever in my life and I want to live and give grief to my great-grandkids….so no long faces please. I called Marc’s cell at 12:50 and both James and Marc were at my house by 1:30 to talk. James first knowledge. Sally, Paula, Teresa were by bringing back the display items I  gave them for the Women’s Health Event at UNI at 4:30 and I got my hugs. Teresa  being a cancer survivor told me to cry, take a couple of weeks to think.   Shirley called last night and wanted to know the prognosis and reminded me of  the carotomax wash—9 a day and amazing things occurred upon reexam. I got a  message from Vicki wanting to make sure we have coffee next week so she find out  everything I know and am feeling.

So, please just think of this as another of my 9 lives as a cat. I’m  doing well, in touch, I believe.  Am enjoying Marc’s visit and family, and my  house is cleaner than it’s ever been, and more study time.  It helps both me and you that I wasn’t spending time on the computer filling up your messages.

It’s important to act early on health issues, and to build a good Shaklee income so you can pursue your health needs w/o insurance dictating your choices. The question of what you can do is add me to your prayers and thoughts and see me as  I am… I’m feeling very peaceful and calm…don’t think I’m in shock.  Always  the teacher, I’m bringing you along on this saga and not expecting you to  want to read about it, but it’s there if you want.

So there you have it as I throw all my stuff together to spend the day with grandkids. We’re planning Lollipop concert, Chuckie Cheese, and playtime with the neighborhood kids.  Now, you go have fun.  I plan to have my business cards along on our outings!

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