[Magdalen] Prayers for Keith

[Eleanor Braun]

Thanks for the update, and TBTG for the result.

I totally understand Keith's not thinking about the possibilities.  When I
got my first hint of cancer, I instituted a "no speculation" rule, probably
because I couldn't handle the "what might be."  I still think it's a pretty
good idea, although my brain goes off and does its own speculation at 3 in
the morning.  When I ask my doctors for a prognosis, I realize it's little
more than somewhat informed speculation.  That's as far as I can go.

Eleanor

On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 3:29 PM, Sally Davies <sally.davies at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Prayers answered, thank you so much...
>
> My sister just phoned, to say that cytology came back and the lesions are
> just fatty stuff that has somehow acquired a blood supply.
>
> Why Keith has these fatty changes to his liver I really don't know - he's
> not a great drinker and tries to eat healthy food - but clearly there is
> room for improvement.
>
> Dr Linda's comment on Jay's advice on radiologists:
>
> "Mostly when radiologists are asked what they think, they generally think
> there is another appropriate investigation that could earn them a lot more
> money".
>
> In this case, an MRI which not only cost a lot more money but pushed
> anxiety off the scale when they looked at it and still wanted a biopsy!!
>
> But as the panic subsides here is much to be learned from going through
> something like this even for a day or two. Mostly, all I wanted was for
> things to be "normal" and to do normal things, whilst fearing that the "new
> normal" would sweep all of it away. It felt like slowly wading into icy
> water that was getting deeper...
>
> Keith never really thought about the possibilities, he simply dismissed it
> all but I couldn't do that. Now he's grounded for a day or two as the
> radiologist said he'd better not fly. And THAT advice sounds like sense!!
>
> Again, thank you for prayers and all the support
>
> Sally D
>
>
>
> February 2015, Judy Fleener <fleenerj at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > So frightening, Sally, you and Keith have my prayers.
> > Judy
> >
> > On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 3:00 AM, Georgia DuBose <gdubose at gmail.com
> > <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> > > Praying that the tests will show something that can be dealt with so
> > > that Keith may soon return to health.
> > >
> > > Georgia+
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Judy Fleener, ObJN
> > Western Michigan
> >
>