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StephN · 10-09-2008, 10:02 PM

Hi gang!
Hope this one is "clean" enough. Most of us can relate ...

Subject: ROOM 302

A sweet grandmother telephoned St. Joseph's Hospital. She timidly asked,
'Is it possible to speak to someone who can tell me how a patient is doing?'

The operator said, 'I'll be glad to help, dear. What's the name and room number? '

The grandmother in her weak tremulous voice said, 'Norma Findlay, Room 302.'

The operator replied, 'Let me place you on hold while I check with her nurse.'

After a few minutes the operator returned to the phone and said, 'Good news. Her nurse has told me that Norma is doing very well. Her blood
pressure is fine. Her blood work just came back as normal and her physician, Dr. Cohen, has scheduled her to be discharged Tuesday.'

The grandmother said, 'Thank you. That's wonderful! I was so worried!
God bless you for the good news.

The operator replied, 'You're more than welcome. Is Norma your daughter?'

The Grandmother said, 'No, I'm Norma Findlay in 302. No one tells me ANYTHING.'

10-09-2008, 10:02 PM	#66
StephN Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Misty woods of WA State Posts: 4,128	Hi gang! Hope this one is "clean" enough. Most of us can relate ... Subject: ROOM 302 *A sweet grandmother telephoned St. Joseph's Hospital. She timidly asked,* *'Is it possible to speak to someone who can tell me how a patient is* *doing?'* *The operator said, 'I'll be glad to help, dear. What's the name and room* *number? '* *The grandmother in her weak tremulous voice said, 'Norma Findlay, Room* *302.'* *The operator replied, 'Let me place you on hold while I check with her* *nurse.'* *After a few minutes the operator returned to the phone and said, 'Good* *news. Her nurse has told me that Norma is doing very well. Her blood* *pressure is fine. Her blood work just came back as normal and her* *physician, Dr. Cohen, has scheduled her to be discharged Tuesday.'* *The grandmother said, 'Thank you. That's wonderful! I was so worried!* *God bless you for the good news.* *The operator replied, 'You're more than welcome. Is Norma your daughter?'* The Grandmother said, 'No, I'm Norma Findlay in 302. No one tells me ANYTHING.' __________________ "When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest." H.D. Thoreau Live in the moment. MY STORY SO FAR ~~~~ Found suspicious lump 9/2000 Lumpectomy, then node dissection and port placement Stage IIB, 8 pos nodes of 18, Grade 3, ER & PR - Adriamycin 12 weekly, taxotere 4 rounds 36 rads - very little burning 3 mos after rads liver full of tumors, Stage IV Jan 2002, one spot on sternum Weekly Taxol, Navelbine, Herceptin for 27 rounds to NED! 2003 & 2004 no active disease - 3 weekly Herceptin + Zometa Jan 2005 two mets to brain - Gamma Knife on Jan 18 All clear until treated cerebellum spot showing activity on Jan 2006 brain MRI & brain PET Brain surgery on Feb 9, 2006 - no cancer, 100% radiation necrosis - tumor was still dying Continue as NED while on Herceptin & quarterly Zometa Fall-2006 - off Zometa - watching one small brain spot (scar?) 2007 - spot/scar in brain stable - finished anticoagulation therapy for clot along my port-a-catheter - 3 angioplasties to unblock vena cava 2008 - Brain and body still NED! Port removed and scans in Dec. Dec 2008 - stop Herceptin - Vaccine Trial at U of W begun in Oct. of 2011 STILL NED everywhere in Feb 2014 - on wing & prayer 7/14 - Started twice yearly Zometa for my bones Jan. 2015 checkup still shows NED 2015 Neuropathy in feet - otherwise all OK - still NED. Same news for 2016 and all of 2017. Nov of 2017 - had small skin cancer removed from my face. Will have Zometa end of Jan. 2018.