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Believe51 · 11-13-2007, 02:05 PM

Wanted to write to let you know I am sending a big hug your way. My husband did not have any symptoms before our discovery of brain mets. He had a medication headache because instead of taking pain meds on schedule he used to try to tough it out, not anymore. He is very in-tune with his body and even knew he was direly ill before diagnosis and the brain mets. I do know of the thoughts that plague us all whenever there is pain or a twitch, etc. These thoughts come to you in the middle of the night, they scream outloud. I cannot tell you not to worry I can only tell you to try to just think of the "WHAT IS" and not the "WHAT IF". And as a Fine Warrior once said to me....."BREATHE". Take a deep breath and try to do something nice for yourself.

I know it is tough but what is not with cancer?? I have you tucked neatly into my thoughts protected from whatever evil I can save you from. I shall keep you in my prayers which is where you always are anyway!! And when I pray for you I will speak a bit louder from now on. Always in my positive thoughts and prayers>>Believe51

11-13-2007, 02:05 PM	#2
Believe51 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: RHODE ISLAND (Ed getting me a latte on 2nd Cancerversary Cruise 2008) 'BELIEVE': To accept as true or real, To have faith in, To presume ALWAYS BELIEVE Posts: 2,999	Hey Girl Wanted to write to let you know I am sending a big hug your way. My husband did not have any symptoms before our discovery of brain mets. He had a medication headache because instead of taking pain meds on schedule he used to try to tough it out, not anymore. He is very in-tune with his body and even knew he was direly ill before diagnosis and the brain mets. I do know of the thoughts that plague us all whenever there is pain or a twitch, etc. These thoughts come to you in the middle of the night, they scream outloud. I cannot tell you not to worry I can only tell you to try to just think of the "WHAT IS" and not the "WHAT IF". And as a Fine Warrior once said to me....."BREATHE". Take a deep breath and try to do something nice for yourself. I know it is tough but what is not with cancer?? I have you tucked neatly into my thoughts protected from whatever evil I can save you from. I shall keep you in my prayers which is where you always are anyway!! And when I pray for you I will speak a bit louder from now on. Always in my positive thoughts and prayers>>Believe51 __________________ 9/7/06Husband 50yrs=StageIV IBC/HER2+,BoneMets10/06TaxotereX10,'H'1X wk,Zometa,Tamoxifen4/12/07Last Tax5/18/07Pet=Rapid Cell Activity,No Organ Mets,Lytic Lesions,Degeneration,Some Bone Repair5/07ChemoFail6/01/07Pleural Thoracentisis=Effusions,NoMalignantCells6/19/07+7/2/07DFCI 6/25/07BrainMRI=BrainMets,Many<9mm7/10/07WBR/PelvisRad37.5Gx15&Nutritionist8/19/07T/X9/20/07BrainMRI=2<2mm10/6/07Pet=BoneProgression 10/24/07ChemoFail11/9/07A/Cx10,EndTam12/7/07Faslodex12/10/07Muga7512/13/07BlasticLesions1/7/08BrainMRI=Clear4/1/08Pet=BoneImprovement, NoProgression,Stable4/7/08BrainPerfect5/16/08Last A/C8/26/08BrainMets=10(<9mm)9/10/08Gamma10/30/08Met=5mm12/19/08Gamma5mets5 12/22/08SpinalMets1/14/09SpinalRads2/17/09BrainMRI=NoNewMets4/20/09BoneScan5/14/09Ixempra6/1/09BrainMRI=NumerousMets6/24/09DFCIw/DrBurstein6/26/09Continue Ixempra/Faslodex/Zometa~TM now lower7/17/09Stop Ixempra By Choice9/21/09HOSPICE10/16/09Earned His Deserved Wings And Halo=37 Month Fight w/Stage 4 IBC, Her2+++,My Hero!!