[Magdalen] Arrow prayers requested

[Ginga Wilder]

Prayers for you, Sally.  The wait is hard.
Ginga

On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 9:41 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> Great to have it taken care of, and have peace of mind!
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>
> On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 8:22 AM, Sally Davies <sally.davies at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > All done, sitting with a mug of tea and feeling a bit shaky and trembly
> > from the stress and not least the adrenaline in the local anaesthetic.
> >
> > My sister is a fine surgeon and I am so grateful to her.  The sample now
> > gets sent to the lab and we'll see what comes back, should be by
> tomorrow.
> > If it's a nasty I would have to have a wider excision and probably
> > sentinel-node biopsy. If not then all I have to worry about is strapping
> > the wound so it doesn't form a lumpy scar.
> >
> > Sally D
> >
> > On Wednesday, 13 January 2016, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> > oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > It's great that you are taking care of it right away!
> > >
> > > James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> > > *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not
> preserved,
> > > except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
> > >
> > > On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 3:08 AM, Sally Davies <sally.davies at gmail.com
> > > <javascript:;>>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Sigh...not as thankful as I should be...
> > > >
> > > > Yesterday was another warm sticky day and after Pilates I decided to
> > keep
> > > > my strappy top on, since I didn't have to go back to the hospital.
> > Still
> > > > wearing it later when we went over to my sister The Surgeon for mom's
> > > > birthday supper.
> > > >
> > > > And there on my chest, just too high to see without a mirror but
> > usually
> > > > hidden by my shirts, she spots a "pigmented lesion" that "could be a
> > > > melanoma and must come out".
> > > >
> > > > I am due for annual dermatology check up this month but was going to
> > wait
> > > > till next month because I don't have enough spare money to pay him
> > > upfront
> > > > (would then claim back from medical aid but it's academic).
> > > >
> > > > Anyway, Linda will carve said thing off me later this morning and
> send
> > it
> > > > to the lab. She's a neat skin surgeon as she's a burns expert and
> it's
> > > not
> > > > the first time she's sliced up my skin.
> > > >
> > > > But I'm sure several other pubbies would agree with me that it would
> be
> > > > pleasant to have a year without some kind of cancer scare.
> > > >
> > > > I've had plenty of skin cancer removed in the past from face, back
> and
> > > > arms; but nothing recently that was a worry. The dermatologist made a
> > map
> > > > last year...I will still go see him after pay day but this can't
> wait.
> > > >
> > > > Sally D
> > > >
> > >
> >
>