Hi everyone.....what a sad time for all of us, especially
those of us
fortunate enough to have met Rea in Boston last Fall. She
just lights
up a room, hugs everyone within reach, laughs at every silly
thing.....I was lucky to have roomed w her for a few days
after the tea
party, when Diane Adams, Rea & I did some sight seeing w
Helena & Paula
& just had a couple of unforgettable days. And now
this.....I am just
stunned, so saddened by this...I had poked my head in on the
List last
night because I had heard from Marion & Holly ( &
Irene a few weeks ago
) & saw the threads abt Rea's husband. And then just
sat there & cried
when I read the news.
As far as what's been going on w me, I hope Marion won't
mind if I
copy over part of an email I wrote to her yesterday, rather
than re-
type it all:
"Dear Marion,
>
> How good to hear from you! My laptop is misbehaving
& I am relegated
> to another computer, & am not on-line much anymore.
I am doing fairly
> well. I had my reconstruction surgery over Christmas
& had a very
> hard time w
> it. It was a 7 hr surg to begin with, then I had
complications & had
> to go back to the OR the next day, & also had
a fever of 103* for
> 3 days. I was in the hosp for 5 days instead of 3,
then had an
> infx afterward in one of the flaps & my
bellybutton. All in all,
> not an easy time, & it took a lot out of me.
>
> At the same time, all that "Trish" stuff
was going on on the List. It
> really aggravated me that she just hijacked the list
& upset so many
> people, including me. After a while, I just didn't
have the energy to
> wade thru all the emails, & I left. I'm glad to
hear things have
> settled down.
>
> I'm still doing my weekly Herceptins, will be done w
them in June. How
> abt you? Are you finished? If so, I'll bet you are
thrilled to be
> done! And what a good thing it was to do!
>
> I have 2 things I'm dealing with right now-- a lot of
joint pain, in
> my hips, shoulders, & sometimes my knees...makes me
feel like a 90 yr
> old granny in a 47 yr old body! I'm assuming it is
from the Arimidex,
> but my chemo nurse thinks I will need a bone
scan--arrgh!
>
> Also still have a sore achilles tendon. I had an MRI on
it a few weeks
> ago, & it has a tear in it that only surgery can
fix. So I'm bummed
> abt that, don't know when that will happen.
>
> I am due for "Phase 2" of my reconstruction
on April 10th. It will be
> out-patient surgery, & much less involved than the
first one was.
>
> I know what you mean abt the "Is it back"
way of thinking.....I s'pose
> as time goes on maybe we will be more secure in our
health. But right
> now every pain is still "Uh-oh..." or cough
or sniffle.....it's
> ridiculous!"
So, that's it in a nutshell health-wise. I first discovered
my left hip
hurting when I was laying on my side & my cat walked
over me! He IS fat,
abt 14 lbs, but still.... The tendon surgery I would like to
put off
just because it's another damn surgery, but literally every
step I take
hurts, so not sure how well that plan will work.
On to more fun things: I am taking a pottery class, with a
wheel & all,
& am sharing rent with 5 other people on a studio where
I can practice
anytime I want. It is great fun, getting dirty & mashing
clay into all
different shapes, & trying to make something out of it
on the wheel! I
am a total beginner but it is SO much more fun than going to
Dr's
appointments!
I have missed you all. I am now subscribed as Digest, which
should help
w my email situation. You are all in my heart today as we
weather yet
another tragedy in our family here.
With love,
Norma
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Norma Lockney writes:
>
> I have missed you all. I am now subscribed as Digest,
which should
> help w my email situation. You are all in my heart
today as we weather
> yet another tragedy in our family here.
>
> With love,
>
> Norma
>
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