Hi Beth, sorry to hear about Mr.Hands. They are so precious and when pass on it feels like a knife cut your heart open.
This took me almost one hour to write because as you probably know I fell and broke my neck and trying to get back to myself. 1'8s Marty On Sat, Sep 10, 2016 at 12:37 PM, bkbarney via CMLHope < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear Norm, > > \Long time know hear from you!!! It was wonderful to catch up and be > reminded of your history...I hope that you can retire well when the time > comes. Good news about your son...I remember you sharing about Mr. > Hans....so sad....Mr Buster sounds like a stitch..hopefully he both > trainable and lovable. What an amazing thing that you have been on Tasigna > for 12 years...I know you have had your ups and downs...but it is still > inspiring to hear....so thanks... I needed the inspiration today..and > Marty...we are all here..cheering you on!!!!! > > for everyone out there today who might read this...all the usual suspects, > as well as those who read but don't post...thanks for being here... > > my news is that I got bitten by a poisonous spider in the leg... blew > up...huge red swollen..then antibiotics for the infection which I had a bad > arthritic reaction to..I think personally it was an interaction with > sprycel...but anyway, I have so much pain the last three days in my knees > and legs.. I can hardly walk...so, off the antibiotic today..and hopefully > the infection will get better with time...or they will put me on a new one > to try...always something...but I still am blessed..and happy for my > sprycel..keeps me here...enjoying the sunsets..and the coming fall...and my > 17 year old pouch.. Gracie....just adore here to pieces... so understand > Norm, your comments about Hans. > > Love to all, 18's Beth > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Norm <[email protected]> > To: CMLHope <[email protected]> > Sent: Sat, Sep 10, 2016 9:14 am > Subject: [CMLHope] Just checking in > > Just wanted to check in with the group. > I miss Millie too. We both owned dachshunds. > We lost Mr. Hans to lymphoma earlier this year which was one of the > hardest things I have ever had to do. > It was the first time in my life that I had the responsibility for ending > his suffering. The vet was just awesome with his gentleness, understanding > and care. Mr. Hans was 12. > It was harder than making funeral arrangements for my mother, she was > still living at the time which makes it easier I suppose. > My mother had a great sense of humor. When we returned to her hospice care > room she woke up and remarked that we were not gone long. > She had a great laugh when I told her that all they wanted to know was > paper or plastic. > We got a new dachshund from a rescue organization. His name is Buster and > he seems to like reading. He has devoured about 5 books from our coffee > table and tears through the pages. I really liked some of those books and > he thought they were quite tasty. Bad Buster. > > For those that are new or do not know my history: > I was dropped on my head when I was a baby and cracked my skull. > When I was in the fourth grade, I rode my bicycle into an intersection and > was hit by a speeding car driven by a 14 year old girl that was being > chased by her brother. She hit me then a tree. The tree died. > I t was a teenager during the late 60s and early 70s. > I lost a kidney to cancer in 99. > Diagnosed with CML on April fools day 2003 with a WBC of 250,000. Started > Gleevec and chemo with apherisis. > Remission until the fall of 2004. > Entered a phase 1 clinical trial for AMN107 which became Tasigna in early > December. My blood counts bottomed out and the drug was withheld for about > a month. > January of 2005 I entered the blast phase and the drug company allowed the > doctors at MDACC to restart the drug. > Had to have blood and platelets infused a number of times before my counts > started coming back up. > While in the hospital I determined that one eye was not as bright as the > other and found out I had cataracts which turned out to not be the cause > but it was an issue with my retinas. > I saw 5 different eye specialist and the best they could come up with was > a leukemic cell intrusion into my eyes. I had radiation treatment on my > eyes. It turned out it was not a leukemic cells issue but wet macular > degeneration. > Started Avastin shots in my right eye and by that time had lost my central > vision in my left eye due to the scarring from the leakage. > Vision is now fixed with contact lens correction of 20/400 left and 20/200 > right. I still work, but do not tell anyone I am still driving (much better > than those idiots on their cell phones texting I should add). I should > probably change my nickname from Bubba to Lucky. > > I played a lot of golf earlier this year, I know a blind golfer but I love > the game, until I got severe tendonitis in both arms. It was my own fault > for not warming up and stretching and thinking I am as young as I think > and not as old as I am. I can still break 90 and almost broke 80 on a day > the putts could not miss the hole. beats me. > > My son is home from the Marines after 4 years and achieving the rank of > Sargent. He is now in college part time to get his GPA up so he can > transfer his credits to a four year college. I am hoping U of H, go Cougars. > > I apologize for such a long post but I try to keep up with all of the > groups posts. I have been watching Jeanie's progress and pray for her and > all the group. We both enjoy cruising so we have more than CML in common. > I wanted to visit Millie when I was visiting my brother in law in > Pittsburgh but the time and distance did not work out for us. I would have > loved to meet her in person. She really enjoyed quilting and chatted about > the big quilt convention here in Houston as well as our dogs. > > I have been on Tasigna for almost 12 years now. My doctor says to thank > God and I do. It is great to have a doctor that understands and knows that > miracles do happen and he is a tool of God. > I feel blessed that circumstances occurred that had him take over my > treatment from one of the other doctors on his staff. > > I still do not understand why God has taken such good care of me and kept > me around. I suppose somewhere along the way, somehow, I will have made a > difference. > > Your posts are inspirational with all that each have been through. Having > never been undetectable, I still hope that one day it will be that way for > me. In the meantime, I am working on retiring and have set a date a couple > of years out so I can train a couple more people to do what i do. > > Y'all keep the faith. > Norm > > PS: Dang Marty, didn't your mother ever tell you if you don't stop doing > that you will break your neck. 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