Replacing the much lamented 'On My Mind' profile option, this thread is for musings, jottings, whimsies, preoccupations and the rest of the thesaurus for anyone to jot down anything they please.
I can't remember what the maximum character count was before, can anyone else? But anyway it wasn't very many so let's keep to that.
I hope she's okay.
Waiting is a challenge in these situations.
I'm sorry for your son. The same thing happened to my sister a frw years back. She started having pain in her belly one day and that night they were taking out her gallbladder.
It took so long - three hrs. instead of one because they went for lunch in the middle of surgery according to my son.
So sorry about your son having to go to the ER. My oldest daughter has had her gallbladder removed as well.
Glad he is out now. Wishing him all the best.
The flu is abating, I am left more sensitive to respiratory allergies right now. Antihistamines and coffee (dilates your bronchi) are easy solutions to that. Could be worse and is on it's way out.
Always something!!! Take care, all and smile. 😊
I also remember the high PSA is not an accurate screening. Three out of four high PSA readings are not cancer. Hoping this is the case with R.
glad- it is not just the psa. He has had a biopsy and has a consult with a specialist later in February. That says to me it is not urgent but it is a concern. They have informed him of the various options which he will discuss at his consult. My reading on Dr Google is that 20% of these cancers are aggressive, the other 80% ae slow growing and curable, which sounds like what he has or I think he would have a consult sooner. With dd last year they got treatment moving promptly once they had the biopsy results. This is just my supposition, I don't know for sure. he doesn't share much. I guess we will find out in February.
Looks like I am turning into a caregiver again.
May HE give you both strength, courage and wisdom to face this challenge.
Sending prayers for your you, your son and your daughter.
As a mom, sometimes it seems like we can handle our own health issues much better than we can handle our children’s health issues.
I have to be very careful not to show how concerned I am about certain issues with my kids because I don’t want to be the worry wart that my mom was with me. That always made me uncomfortable and I know that it makes them uneasy too.
I hope R is in the hands of a good oncologist too I'll find out more later. I am at peace about it at this point. My kids seem to welcome my concern and involvement. I never babied them as adults or fussed unduly about them, but they know I am there for them. I have had more contact from my son than in months and with dd contact and concern is ongoing.
I am feeling much better - mostly over it, I think. Thanks again for the support. 😊
So glad that you are feeling better. You’re a wonderful mom. I am certain that your children appreciate you.
I agree with not babying kids but still being supportive.
Generally my kids have made good decisions in their lives. There have been a few times when I bit my tongue and allowed them to find out for themselves that they didn’t make the best choice.
Later on, they thanked me for not interfering and said that they learned from their experiences.
I told them that I wasn’t always going to be around and that it was important for them to know how to make their own decisions in life.
Birthdays, anniversaries and other holidays are all reminders.
I believe that our loved ones are still with us but in a different realm, one that is free from all worldly discomfort.