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Jackie07 · 03-25-2009, 11:00 AM

Ceesun,

It is indeed difficult. I have no children, but I can still understand your feeling. It reminded me of a short story entitled 'Love' by Leo Toltoy.

There was an angel who had defied God's order to take a woman's life while she's giving birth. The death angel came back to heaven 'empty-handed' and explained to God that he just couldn't do it. "Who's going to take care of her baby?" the angel questioned God. The Almighty then told the Angel to go down to Earth to find answers of three questions:

What does man live 'on'?
What is not revealed to man?

The fallen angel lived on earth as an assistant to a shoemaker for many years before he figured out everything and went back to Heaven.

His answers to the questions are: (1) man lives by 'love' - the orphan girl was well taken care of by a neighbor who had a newborn boy at the same time; (2) The 'fate' such as time of death is not revealed to man; (3) I forgot... Something like 'just do our best and let God take of the rest'

I've been contacting my old friends and have had a 'good' time reminiscing the past. It's like an on-line 'bucket list' tour. As I am laying in bed typing this message because of abdomninal/pelvic pain with 'unknown' cause, I can say 'I feel your pain'. But my Mother always tells us that 'you won't understand how I am worried about you until you get your own children.'

03-25-2009, 11:00 AM	#4
Jackie07 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: "Love never fails." Posts: 5,809	Ceesun, It is indeed difficult. I have no children, but I can still understand your feeling. It reminded me of a short story entitled 'Love' by Leo Toltoy. There was an angel who had defied God's order to take a woman's life while she's giving birth. The death angel came back to heaven 'empty-handed' and explained to God that he just couldn't do it. "Who's going to take care of her baby?" the angel questioned God. The Almighty then told the Angel to go down to Earth to find answers of three questions: What does man live 'on'? What is not revealed to man? The fallen angel lived on earth as an assistant to a shoemaker for many years before he figured out everything and went back to Heaven. His answers to the questions are: (1) man lives by 'love' - the orphan girl was well taken care of by a neighbor who had a newborn boy at the same time; (2) The 'fate' such as time of death is not revealed to man; (3) I forgot... Something like 'just do our best and let God take of the rest' I've been contacting my old friends and have had a 'good' time reminiscing the past. It's like an on-line 'bucket list' tour. As I am laying in bed typing this message because of abdomninal/pelvic pain with 'unknown' cause, I can say 'I feel your pain'. But my Mother always tells us that 'you won't understand how I am worried about you until you get your own children.' __________________ Jackie07 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2011/06/doctors-letter-patient-newly-diagnosed-cancer.html http://www.asco.org/ASCOv2/MultiMedi...=114&trackID=2 NICU 4.4 LB Erythema Nodosum 85 Life-long Central Neurocytoma 4x5x6.5 cm 23 hrs 62090 semi-coma 10 d PT OT ST 30 d 3 Infertility tmts 99 > 3 u. fibroids > Pills CN 3 GKRS 52301 IDC 1.2 cm Her2 +++ ER 5% R. Lmptmy SLNB+1 71703 6 FEC 33 R Tamoxifen Recc IIB 2.5 cm Bi-L Mast 61407 2/9 nds PET 6 TCH Cellulitis - Lymphedema - compression sleeve & glove H w x 4 MUGA 51 D, J 49 M Diastasis recti Tamoxifen B. scan Irrtbl bowel 1'09 Colonoscopy 313 BRCA1 V1247I hptc hemangioma Vertigo GI - > yogurt hysterectomy/oophorectomy 011410 Exemestane 25 mg tab 102912 ~ 101016 stopped due to r. hip/l.thigh pain after long walk DEXA 1/13 1-2016 lesions in liver largest 9mm & 1.3 cm onco. says not cancer. 3-11 Appendectomy - visually O.K., a lot of puss. Final path result - not cancer. Start Vitamin D3 and Calcium supplement （600mg x2) 10-10 Stopped Exemestane due to r. hip/l.thigh pain OKed by Onco 11-08-2016 7-23-2018 9 mm groundglass nodule within the right lower lobe with indolent behavior. Due to possible adenocarcinoma, Recommend annual surveilence. 7-10-2019 CT to check lung nodule. 1-10-2020 8mm stable nodule on R Lung, two 6mm new ones on L Lung, a possible lymph node involvement in inter fissule. "I WANT TO BE AN OUTRAGEOUS OLD WOMAN WHO NEVER GETS CALLED AN OLD LADY. I WANT TO GET SHARP EDGED & EARTH COLORED, TILL I FADE AWAY FROM PURE JOY." Irene from Tampa Advocacy is a passion .. not a pastime - Joe Last edited by Jackie07; 03-25-2009 at 11:08 AM..