Well; I now have identified that I have two different attacks: one is purely physical, hard to take but leaving my brains alone. The other one is actually epileptic in nature. My mother told me just this week that my father had at least one gran mal. That explains a lot for me.
Yesterday I had an epileptic seizureĀsort of. It wasn't as bad as some of my ordinary fits physically, but it scrambled m brains and left me sad and confused for the rest of the day. Live and learn, Dalton PS: Cheryl, I am in Amherst right now, and could visit you in Easthampton, God willing, if you would like. D. From: Janice Nichols <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 19:11:51 -0500 To: <[email protected]>, tmic <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [TMIC] OFF TOPIC: my cancer Resent-From: <[email protected]> Resent-Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2011 17:12:56 -0700 > I hope the first med works for you and keeps working. They can do so much > more today than in the past. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Stay > strong and keep posting. We care. > Janice > > From: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 4:44 PM > To: tmic <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: [TMIC] OFF TOPIC: my cancer > > > Hi Everyone, > I went to Dana Farber today and got my shoulder biopsy results. It is > positive for metastatic breast cancer. I was expecting it,so I'm not > surprised. > So it's hormone therapy and also a monthly IV therapy to strengthen my > bones so they don't fracture,especially the humerus which is the one with the > cancer. Also I need to take calcium and vitamin D3. I will also need monthly > labs,and scans done periodically to see if the hormone is working. If it > doesn't suppress the cancer,they will switch to another drug. > I just hope that the med works and keeps working for a while;it does > depend on how aggressive the cancer is. Since I've had it for years,I hope > it's not aggressive. > Apparently some of the hormones can work for a long time and when it stops > working they just switch to another;you can be treated for years,and then > eventually need chemotherapy;that happens when they run out of hormones that > work. > Unfortunately,I cannot have the treatment at Dana Farber since it is out > of network and the same treatment is available locally. > I want to thank everyone who has offered support,prayers,and concern. I > truly appreciate it. > Thanks for listening. > Cheryl in hot & humid Easthampton,MA
