Breast cancer.

[Cattledude]

I am so very sorry for your wife's cancer. My wife was diagnosed with breast cancer April last year. She passed April 15th. Cancer is such a thief of life. Prayers sent for a full recovery. Keep your chin up and be her warrior, don't weaken and stay strong for both of you.

[Handstitched]

12 hours ago, Mulesaw said:

She got a vein valve installed

Here its called a ' cannula' , same thing really.  

It does help to remain  positive , and you're certainly not alone . 

@Cattledude Sorry for the sad passing of your wife.  Sadly , this is something we've all been through at some point in our lives.  We just do our best to remain strong. 

Peace

HS

[Sheilajeanne]

Cattledude, so sorry for your loss.   

I lost my husband to cancer, and breast cancer took both my husband's mother and my grandmother. Fortunately, with better diagnostics and much better treatments, many more women survive breast cancer these days.

[Mulesaw]

@Cattledude So sorry to hear about your loss. 

Cancer is a terrible disease.

@Sheilajeanne So sorry to hear that you have had more interactions with cancer than what anyone should experience. 

I agree that better diagnostics and treatments make it better all the time.

We are still trying to stay positive, but I am afraid that there'll be a little dip in the mood when the hair starts to come off by itself. 
But one of the many things that we have deemed as favourable is that we are in the late spring, so the weather is nice, the garden is full of flowers and blooming trees etc. So if Mette is tired she can rest on the porch with a blanket and a cup of tea. It is a lot easier to stay positive when there isn't rain and howling winds all the time.

I painted a pink ribbon on the side of my old military truck (Volvo Valp), to add awareness to the cause and to give support to all that sees it and recognises the symbol. It also says "STØT BRYSTERNE" which is Danish and means support the breasts. Those are the words that go together with the pink ribbon theme.
 

[chuck123wapati]

On 5/26/2023 at 4:33 AM, Mulesaw said:

@Cattledude So sorry to hear about your loss. 

Cancer is a terrible disease.

@Sheilajeanne So sorry to hear that you have had more interactions with cancer than what anyone should experience. 

I agree that better diagnostics and treatments make it better all the time.

We are still trying to stay positive, but I am afraid that there'll be a little dip in the mood when the hair starts to come off by itself. 
But one of the many things that we have deemed as favourable is that we are in the late spring, so the weather is nice, the garden is full of flowers and blooming trees etc. So if Mette is tired she can rest on the porch with a blanket and a cup of tea. It is a lot easier to stay positive when there isn't rain and howling winds all the time.

I painted a pink ribbon on the side of my old military truck (Volvo Valp), to add awareness to the cause and to give support to all that sees it and recognises the symbol. It also says "STØT BRYSTERNE" which is Danish and means support the breasts. Those are the words that go together with the pink ribbon theme.
 

awesome sentiment and an awesome truck, i want one!! Ribbons would be a good thing from some scrap leather as well. Wishing you and yours all the best my friend.

[Handstitched]

On 5/26/2023 at 6:33 PM, Mulesaw said:

I painted a pink ribbon on the side of my old military truck

I had to do a second take, it reminded me of an early  ' Landrover Forward Control' .

Thats a great way to spread the message  about breast cancer as  the ' Pink Ribbon'  symbol is  universal .  We have annual campaigns here in Oz . 

HS

[DwightT]

@Mulesaw - sorry to hear about your wife's cancer.  As you and others have noted, the early detection should go a long ways towards knocking it down.  I lost my first wife to pancreatic cancer, which has a tendency to hide undetected until too late.  Here's hoping that the side effects of the treatment are mild and the recovery is quick.

[Mulesaw]

A quick update

The chemo therapy has worked a lot better than we had hoped for, Mette has felt OK for most of the time, with the usual side effects like loosing hair and being a bit more tired etc. But all in all a lot better than expected. 

The last type of medication was of a different type compared to the first rounds, and she felt a bit nausea after getting it, but there are now 2 weeks between the treatments so that is good. 

The hospital have planned for the surgery in the late September, and they are still intending to do a surgery that will only remove the dead tissue from inside the breast, so that is very positive.

Mette has been feeling so well that she has "sent me back to sea", I'll be back in time for her surgery which is good, and it has also been good that I have been able to stay at home with her all this time.

Take care y'all 

 

 

[dannyd93140]

Hang in there, my wife has survived for 24 years so far.

[Mulesaw]

On 8/7/2023 at 10:30 PM, dannyd93140 said:

Hang in there, my wife has survived for 24 years so far.

Thanks,

We have tried to look at the positive things like it all happening during the warmer months, so very little risk of catching a cold or a flu which would be bad when the immune system is kind of knocked out by the treatment.

Now there's one more chemo treatment to go before surgery, so we are starting to be able to see an end to it. 

Brgds

Jonas