loonym
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Greetings to all, I'm writing this because the extraordinary humanitarian efforts of TPU! members deserves to be recognized. This thank you letter is sorely inadequate, but for that matter, anything I can do would pale in comparison with what the members of this forum have done.
I'm a single father of a beautiful two year old daughter. I've been raising her on my own since my wife left us in May '08. One and a half years ago I was diagnosed with bladder cancer. It was subsequently found to be stage 4, extremely aggressive, and inoperable. I've tried many various treatments since then, including 2 rounds of chemo, and a round of radiation that consisted of two and a half months of daily therapy. In late July of this year my oncologist told me that the cancer is still growing in spite of all that, and recommended discontinuing all treatment in favor of an approach that will focus on pain management as well as trying to make me more comfortable. Recently those have been my two main issues. The pain from an inoperable T4b bladder cancer is hard to describe, but trust me it's substantial, so they have me on some pretty serious narcotics dosages. Along with that I've recently developed a pretty bad case of lympedema. That is when the lymph nodes become so enlarged that they start creating blockages. In my particular case it's causing my right leg, from the pelvis down, to retain an unusual amount of fluid. My leg has swollen to the point I can't wear shoes or clothing except sweat pants. It's been helped quite a lot in the past week or so when some local people (thanks to Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center) bought me a recliner to sleep in so that I can keep it elevated. Also just recently, as my condition deteriorates more, I've been developing mouth sores. I use warm salt water gargle for that. This is an outline of what's happened to me and what's happening now.
Today I went out to go to the pharmacy. When I returned I checked my mail and there was a PayPal notice from Paul (PaulieG). After I read it I became so emotional that I was overwhelmed. I immediately went to my daughter's room where she was watching movies. I grabbed her up and held her in my arms and cried for a good half hour. The members of this forum, unbeknownst to me, took up a collection for us and sent it today. I'm astounded by the caring and generosity of the people here and I want to thank you all from both she and I. It's much, much more than the money, although living on disability is not a living. This illustration of the caring and compassion of the members of TPU! is without parallel.
Thank you all and God bless you, Jon and Annabelle
I'm a single father of a beautiful two year old daughter. I've been raising her on my own since my wife left us in May '08. One and a half years ago I was diagnosed with bladder cancer. It was subsequently found to be stage 4, extremely aggressive, and inoperable. I've tried many various treatments since then, including 2 rounds of chemo, and a round of radiation that consisted of two and a half months of daily therapy. In late July of this year my oncologist told me that the cancer is still growing in spite of all that, and recommended discontinuing all treatment in favor of an approach that will focus on pain management as well as trying to make me more comfortable. Recently those have been my two main issues. The pain from an inoperable T4b bladder cancer is hard to describe, but trust me it's substantial, so they have me on some pretty serious narcotics dosages. Along with that I've recently developed a pretty bad case of lympedema. That is when the lymph nodes become so enlarged that they start creating blockages. In my particular case it's causing my right leg, from the pelvis down, to retain an unusual amount of fluid. My leg has swollen to the point I can't wear shoes or clothing except sweat pants. It's been helped quite a lot in the past week or so when some local people (thanks to Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center) bought me a recliner to sleep in so that I can keep it elevated. Also just recently, as my condition deteriorates more, I've been developing mouth sores. I use warm salt water gargle for that. This is an outline of what's happened to me and what's happening now.
Today I went out to go to the pharmacy. When I returned I checked my mail and there was a PayPal notice from Paul (PaulieG). After I read it I became so emotional that I was overwhelmed. I immediately went to my daughter's room where she was watching movies. I grabbed her up and held her in my arms and cried for a good half hour. The members of this forum, unbeknownst to me, took up a collection for us and sent it today. I'm astounded by the caring and generosity of the people here and I want to thank you all from both she and I. It's much, much more than the money, although living on disability is not a living. This illustration of the caring and compassion of the members of TPU! is without parallel.
Thank you all and God bless you, Jon and Annabelle