Okay peas, I'm asking for a big favor here. Please read.
Sept 10, 2015 19:35:10 GMT
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Post by zella on Sept 10, 2015 19:35:10 GMT
As I had mentioned in a thread a few weeks ago, my sister had a brain tumor removed (three weeks ago today, actually). Yesterday she received the final diagnosis, and it is as bad as it could be.
She has a glioblastoma. It is fatal. Her particular tumor is aggressive, and although the surgery was successful she has another tumor that couldn't be removed, and the original tumor will grow back. She begins radiation and chemo next week, but it won't do anything but postpone the inevitable, giving her a few more months of (hopefully) quality life. Currently she has significant left-sided weakness in her leg and left-sided sensory deficits. She is weak and tires easily. She uses a wheelchair most of the time. On August 19th she went to walk her dog early in the morning feeling fine. During her walk her leg started getting pins and needles, and she had trouble getting back to her car. Then she couldn't drive home. A friend took her to the emergency room, and that afternoon she had a diagnosis of a brain tumor, almost certainly cancer. It happened that suddenly.
Her prognosis is terminal, pure and simple. There will be no remission. There is no cure. There will be no miracle. There have been cases of people living years with glioblastomas, but because of the specific characteristics of her personal tumor that won't happen. Best case scenario with radiation and chemo is 13-15 months. She is 48 years old, younger than me by 4 1/2 years. We have always been close. As children we never fought. Not once. We slept in the same room not because we had to but because we wanted to be together. We have a special bond. One thing I am grateful for is that my sister never had children; that has turned out to be a blessing.
I live far from my sister and I want to shower her with love before she dies. Specifically I want to send her cards. As many as possible. Will you help me? Either by making cards for me to send to her or by sending them to her yourself? One card is a small thing; a dozen is lovely; fifty would be amazing. I'm also running a challenge on YouTube. Rebecca loves nature and the outdoors above all else. She loves hiking, camping and walking her dog. She lives in the desert but was waiting for the chance to retire in Washington state, near the ocean and the forests. If you send a card please no religious iconography or words; we are atheist. We welcome prayers or positive thoughts as we welcome all kindness. And of course no mention of getting well, or "kicking cancer's ass," or anything of that sort.
If you can help me out, or if you'd like to be a part of my YouTube challenge, please PM me for either my or my sister' information. It would mean so, so much to me.
Thank you.
She has a glioblastoma. It is fatal. Her particular tumor is aggressive, and although the surgery was successful she has another tumor that couldn't be removed, and the original tumor will grow back. She begins radiation and chemo next week, but it won't do anything but postpone the inevitable, giving her a few more months of (hopefully) quality life. Currently she has significant left-sided weakness in her leg and left-sided sensory deficits. She is weak and tires easily. She uses a wheelchair most of the time. On August 19th she went to walk her dog early in the morning feeling fine. During her walk her leg started getting pins and needles, and she had trouble getting back to her car. Then she couldn't drive home. A friend took her to the emergency room, and that afternoon she had a diagnosis of a brain tumor, almost certainly cancer. It happened that suddenly.
Her prognosis is terminal, pure and simple. There will be no remission. There is no cure. There will be no miracle. There have been cases of people living years with glioblastomas, but because of the specific characteristics of her personal tumor that won't happen. Best case scenario with radiation and chemo is 13-15 months. She is 48 years old, younger than me by 4 1/2 years. We have always been close. As children we never fought. Not once. We slept in the same room not because we had to but because we wanted to be together. We have a special bond. One thing I am grateful for is that my sister never had children; that has turned out to be a blessing.
I live far from my sister and I want to shower her with love before she dies. Specifically I want to send her cards. As many as possible. Will you help me? Either by making cards for me to send to her or by sending them to her yourself? One card is a small thing; a dozen is lovely; fifty would be amazing. I'm also running a challenge on YouTube. Rebecca loves nature and the outdoors above all else. She loves hiking, camping and walking her dog. She lives in the desert but was waiting for the chance to retire in Washington state, near the ocean and the forests. If you send a card please no religious iconography or words; we are atheist. We welcome prayers or positive thoughts as we welcome all kindness. And of course no mention of getting well, or "kicking cancer's ass," or anything of that sort.
If you can help me out, or if you'd like to be a part of my YouTube challenge, please PM me for either my or my sister' information. It would mean so, so much to me.
Thank you.