tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16899684.post113034544642492919..comments2023-09-23T00:37:29.396-07:00Comments on Mom's Cancer Blog: A Bald SpotBrian Fieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16347700145666751363noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16899684.post-1130716718591702472005-10-30T15:58:00.000-08:002005-10-30T15:58:00.000-08:00Wonderful drawing, Brian (love "Mom's" sidelong si...Wonderful drawing, Brian (love "Mom's" sidelong sizing-up of her fellow patients) and wonderful story, Nurse Sis. <BR/><BR/>And Lynne... it is amazing to me that I <I>continue</I> to learn something significant and new from "Mom's" story and its ripple effects at least once every few days. Your comments are a BIG part of that process - thank you!<BR/><BR/>ronnieronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044863062652781155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16899684.post-1130566919826609972005-10-28T23:21:00.000-07:002005-10-28T23:21:00.000-07:00Lynne, Thanks for the insight. I really appreciate...Lynne, Thanks for the insight. I really appreciate your perspective and suspect you speak for a lot of people. Sis, you should write a book.Brian Fieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347700145666751363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16899684.post-1130362199887710202005-10-26T14:29:00.000-07:002005-10-26T14:29:00.000-07:00FYI-- During chemo your Momma was very competitve ...FYI-- During chemo your Momma was very competitve and would even make comments on who's head looked better bald--It's true! <BR/><BR/>Rehab really brought out the true competitor in her though. <BR/><BR/>Often she would try to compare her progress to others. She would say things like, "At least I have a chance of getting better, I just can't move my right leg... did you see that person in the activity room?" <BR/><BR/>A little game she would play was to not share what ailment she was suffering from rather, she'd let strangers guess away. Guess she got tired of being pigeon-holed. In her defense, it was a long-winded explanation how someone in lung cancer remission could have mobility problems.<BR/><BR/>I remember her getting really down one day when a physical therapy assistant had commented that Mom wasn't "progressing like the some of the other people do". I said something like, "Oh really, how many other cancer survivors with mets to the brain & lyphatic system, 2 1/2 years post treatment, had her therapist taken care of that day? Her head shot up and the twinkle in her eyes was back. "Oh ya, no kidding, I forgot I am a living miracle". <BR/><BR/>She was never prouder than when she won a pair of purple shoelaces when she beat everyone else in BLACKJACK! Clearly they didn't know who they were up against!<BR/>XO,<BR/>Nurse SisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com