Going back to work and father in law's passing

This last  year has been a very stressful one with all the
chemo, radiation, 
mastectomy and lymph node dissection, radiation, and total
hysterectomy.  
I'm so happy that it is all over, and I feel very blessed
that I'm alive and 
able to watch my children grow up.  I know that it still
will be a battle, 
but  I feel I have done everything possible to get rid of
the cancer and 
will continue to see my doctors as told and take Arimedex
daily.  Tomorrow I 
will go back to work as a school teacher since March
2006(when my sick leave 
began).  I am excited and somewhat nervous because I will
have k-2 and they 
really need help and attention.  I will also be taking 2
online classes for 
the next 8 weeks so I can finish my Masters.  Yes, I will be
busy with that 
and my own family, but I am looking forward to going back to
somewhat type 
of normalcy.

On a sad note, my husband's father just passed away this
morning at 1:30 due 
to colerectol cancer.  He had been at home since Oct. 2005
in a hospital bed 
and he lasted longer that expected.  The last few days he
was going downhill 
and was unable to eat.  My husband left yesterday morning
and just got to 
Indiana a little bit ago.  At first, he was upset because he
didn't make it 
in time, but he now realizes that it wouldn't have been good
seeing him that 
way.  We were able to see him in Oct. 2005 when he first was
put in a 
hospital bed at home, then right after that I found out that
I had cancer.  
I just know that he is in a better place because he was
suffering so much.  
I appreciate all your prayers and kind words as we continue
to grieve during 
this time.

Brenda

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Dear Brenda

I am very touched by your letter as it just came to me as I
am at my  
computer reviewing all the circumstances of my own return to
work  
after cancer treatment because of my own current situation
with which  
I won't trouble you.

I know that as a teacher you will not wish to disappoint
your class  
tomorrow but I urge you to consider that, even if you are
not  
personally able to attend your father in laws funeral, that
you will  
be involved in your own and your husbands grieving process
in the  
months to come.

A return to work after the ordeal of the cancer battle you
describe  
needs to be gradual.  I know that you want to resume normal
life and  
be done with all your previous health problems but you
should be sure  
that your back to work plan acknowledges that you need to
gradually  
build up to your former abilities.

Please take good care of yourself and my thoughts are with
you.

Donna
dydresympatico.ca




On 7-Jan-07, at 4:41 PM, brenda catron wrote:

> This last  year has been a very stressful one with all
the chemo,  
> radiation, mastectomy and lymph node dissection,
radiation, and  
> total hysterectomy.  I'm so happy that it is all over,
and I feel  
> very blessed that I'm alive and able to watch my
children grow up.   
> I know that it still will be a battle, but  I feel I
have done  
> everything possible to get rid of the cancer and will
continue to  
> see my doctors as told and take Arimedex daily. 
Tomorrow I will go  
> back to work as a school teacher since March 2006(when
my sick  
> leave began).  I am excited and somewhat nervous
because I will  
> have k-2 and they really need help and attention.  I
will also be  
> taking 2 online classes for the next 8 weeks so I can
finish my  
> Masters.  Yes, I will be busy with that and my own
family, but I am  
> looking forward to going back to somewhat type of
normalcy.
>
> On a sad note, my husband's father just passed away
this morning at  
> 1:30 due to colerectol cancer.  He had been at home
since Oct. 2005  
> in a hospital bed and he lasted longer that expected. 
The last few  
> days he was going downhill and was unable to eat.  My
husband left  
> yesterday morning and just got to Indiana a little bit
ago.  At  
> first, he was upset because he didn't make it in time,
but he now  
> realizes that it wouldn't have been good seeing him
that way.  We  
> were able to see him in Oct. 2005 when he first was put
in a  
> hospital bed at home, then right after that I found out
that I had  
> cancer.  I just know that he is in a better place
because he was  
> suffering so much.  I appreciate all your prayers and
kind words as  
> we continue to grieve during this time.
>
> Brenda
>
>
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Please accept my sincerest sympathy about your
father-in-laws passing.

Have a wonderful time with your class.  I taught through the
second
half of my treatment the Taxol, radiation part, and it
really helped
me keep my mind off my medical situation.  I washed my hands
frequently, learned to make the kids come to me with their
questions
so I coud sit down and save energy, and made myself ask my
colleagues
for help when I was lowest on energy (not an easy thing for
me).
You'll probably have more energy than I did since you've
finished
treatment, but it always takes me a couple of weeks to get
back in the
routine every fall, even when I'm perfectly well so take it
easy and
get as much rest as you can in the evenings when you get
home.

Phyllis in Concord, NC
Diagnosed in 1998, now well and doing fine

On 1/7/07, brenda catron <bcatron63hotmail.com> wrote:
> This last  year has been a very stressful one with all
the chemo, radiation,
> mastectomy and lymph node dissection, radiation, and
total hysterectomy.
> I'm so happy that it is all over, and I feel very
blessed that I'm alive and
> able to watch my children grow up.  I know that it
still will be a battle,
> but  I feel I have done everything possible to get rid
of the cancer and
> will continue to see my doctors as told and take
Arimedex daily.  Tomorrow I
> will go back to work as a school teacher since March
2006(when my sick leave
> began).  I am excited and somewhat nervous because I
will have k-2 and they
> really need help and attention.  I will also be taking
2 online classes for
> the next 8 weeks so I can finish my Masters.  Yes, I
will be busy with that
> and my own family, but I am looking forward to going
back to somewhat type
> of normalcy.
>
> On a sad note, my husband's father just passed away
this morning at 1:30 due
> to colerectol cancer.  He had been at home since Oct.
2005 in a hospital bed
> and he lasted longer that expected.  The last few days
he was going downhill
> and was unable to eat.  My husband left yesterday
morning and just got to
> Indiana a little bit ago.  At first, he was upset
because he didn't make it
> in time, but he now realizes that it wouldn't have been
good seeing him that
> way.  We were able to see him in Oct. 2005 when he
first was put in a
> hospital bed at home, then right after that I found out
that I had cancer.
> I just know that he is in a better place because he was
suffering so much.
> I appreciate all your prayers and kind words as we
continue to grieve during
> this time.
>
> Brenda
>
>
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