Re: Quick update me & not smoking & stuff...

There's absolutely no point in writing "How is your mother doing? Is she on chemo? How did they find the lymphoma? What were her symptoms?" if you didn't want an answer. When I told you the truth, which is the only thing I can do, you said you are ok etc etc. I just told you what I have been told. Its not all "doom and gloom", just the straight facts. I am happy you are cured and enjoying it, but I'm not going to lie and say "oh great its all fine" when I know from what I have been told and read from the doc's literature its not.

What brighter side can I look on exactly? I'm not looking on a negative side, just a simple straight truth.

If you don't want to talk about it, don't ask questions in the first place, then blast off at me because I answer them truthfully.

I'm beginning to remember why I had a problem with you too.

Ali

Mercy wrote:

Ali, I sat down and thought about what you said. This is why I have trouble with you sometimes. Here I am celebrating 4 years of remission and trying to give you positive thoughts about your mom. What do I get back? Doom and gloom. I prefer to think I am cured and fine and life goes on. Positive thinking is certainly much better than looking at it as if I am NOT cured. Can't you look at things on the brighter side and help others to do so as well? I don't want to talk about lymphoma anymore and I just hope your mom does well.

Nettie

"Mercy" <someone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:PkQbf.60478$RG4.14910@xxxxxxxxxxx

Mine is B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. I have never ever been told to worry about dieing and it was 4 years ago. I am healthy.... well as far as cancer is concerned. Perhaps it depends upon what stage you are. I was stage 1. I don't have a clue what kind my aunt and cousin had/have???

Nettie

"Mahala-Takoda" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:436fb588$1_1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

It depends on whether you have Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma (terminal essentially) or Hodgkins Lymphoma (very treatable and outcome usually great). She has the Non-Hodgkins variety. All the literature she was given says they can hold the symptoms off a while but it will be terminal eventually.

Ali

Mercy wrote:

Well tell her I, my aunt and cousin, who all had lymphoma at the same time are now 4 year survivors with no additional symptoms. Yeah!!! I don't even think about it anymore. My aunt was 85 when she was diagnosed and never finished her chemo but is doing superb at 89. My cousin is also doing fine as I am too. So there is not much to worry about. The outcome is usually successful.

Nettie

"Mahala-Takoda" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:436e041c$1_4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


Mercy wrote:



It is all so interesting though. I have noticed that I have much more difficulty in understanding Scottish than Irish or England English. Scottish seem to roll the "Rs" and use very different usage of words and phrases as you were talking about. Do you notice that Americans have a lot of different ways of saying things? Remember Peachy? She seemed to express things differently than you and UK-Mike.

The accents in some part of Scotland can be really hard to understand. Here in Edinburgh its a fairly soft accent and not hard to follow. The Aberdeen accent is really hard, even G (a Scot by birth) has issues with it.

I do remember Peachy. I hope she is getting on ok. There are many variations around the UK. I never noticed a difference and always knew what she was saying.



Do you have siblings Ali? You have not mentioned siblings and I was just curious. How is your mother doing? Is she on chemo? How did they find the lymphoma? What were her symptoms? I had none. They found the spot on my spleen by accident when looking for problems with my stomach. I had a CT-Scan and there is was. I guess I got lucky eh? Take care.

I have a sister. She and I speak to each other if we have to and not if we don't. She has a husband and a 4 year old girl. I also have 2 half-brothers and a half-sister from my dad's first marriage. I speak to my half-sister from time to time and have met one of my half-brothers. My mum is not doing too badly. She is on chemo tablets which they hope will extend her life for about 5 years. They found her NHL because she was referred to a kidney specialist, ended up admitted to hospital and had a million and one tests. She gets more problems

from her crushed vertebrae than her Non-Hodgkins. She knows that is 

incurable and its just management til it takes over her.

Take care

Ali





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