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Comment by Dona on April 8, 2010 at 9:40pm

Wade142-I know the unknown can many times be worse than knowing. I just wanted to let you know that 2 years ago my son's mother-in-law was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. A few months later we had a good friend diagnosed with the same. My son's mil lives in California, our friend here in Georgia. They both had surgery and then a couple of radiation treatments just to be sure. They both recovered well and are still free of cancer. I remember learning then that thyroid cancer is not one of the worst ones to have. My mother had her thyroid and parathyroids removed many years ago because she had a large thyroid and when the surgeon saw it he removed everything because it looked suspicious, but as it turned out it was benign. Will keep you in our prayers/

Comment by arlene40 on April 8, 2010 at 8:28pm

Wade 142 I am terribly sorry about all of this. I will be praying for you and your health, the upset of your daughter leaving was enough probably to make you sick and then that news on top of it. I was so upset when my grandson left, and I really have always been a woman of faith and strong as a ox not let things get me down. I was so close to this grandson- I already had two other join in the last year before etc. but it got me so bad when I went to the base here to see him off to the airport to leave, I started crying and cried for two weeks solid and just could not stop, I guess due to my crying, I came down with a horrible virus and my nose continued to run like water and I was coughing every breath. Ran fever and Dr called it a virus of some kind...but it took two weeks of medicine before I stopped coughing so bad.. Of course he gave me cough medicine but it was not working either... I was just sick...now my crying started on January 13th the day my grandson left and I needed to be well in order to go to his graduation on March 12th. The first of March I was still sick...several of these weeks I had actually stayed in bed except to go to the bathroom. My husband waited on me and fixed soup for me to eat... I was really sick... My fever did not break till after the first week of March..so then here it is time in 4 days to leave for Chicago and knowing they had snow on the ground. My daughter said Mom you have got to go for Curtis will be really disappointed if you are not there... I told her that I was going no matter how I felt... i was still very weak... but we left and thank God, the snow had stopped, the weather cleared up and it was beautiful days all except for one.. They went site seeing and I went everywhere they went... Only one time they put me in a wheel chair and rolled me around the Aqruaium and it was raining that day so we were able to go through the handicap door because of my age... will be 70 this coming monday... but anyway... at the graduation i was fine but when they called Liberty and he started toward us and I was trying to get down the bleachers down to him...my daughter made it first and the boys... and I finally was there.... and I cried out loud....he hugged me and hugged me... I did not want to turn him loose.. but we had that weekend and on Sunday we took him back to the base and spent a little time there where they have different types of restaurants and they can play games and pool etc... we told him bye there and me and his mom was crying. I did not want him to see me crying.. so I turned and waved and waved final byes... his mom had her head down in her arms... but we drove back to Georgia and I believe I cried all the way back home... the next day... I had to come to grips...stop the crying... but just can't help it. He flew a couple days later to San Diego and that is so far off from home. and he will be there for a good while...has not started his A school and then he has to go to another school right behind it. He is able to call and I talk to him just about every day... Tonight he just called and when he hung up I had another good crying spell.. I just cannot seem to whip it... I love him so much and feel so responsible for what has gone on in his life and knowing how smart he is and how I wished I had the finances to send him to college etc and this was like the best thing he could do to get his education etc and he has done well. He was the band leader of the band and in the 900 division. He has made very good test scores and hopefully he will be able to pick where he will be stationed. of course they have to have sea assignment, at least I think he will have to have sea assignment. If he was just stationed closer it would be easier for me to be able to go to him etc. But tonight he told me that he was doing watch to be able to do something else. He will not start his A school for another 2 months or so and then 8 weeks or so of that and then immediately will start the next school, which they told him that there would not be any days off in between the two school. He will be studying to be a Sonar Tech. which is a very good job... He had already passed all his security checks when he signed his contract etc. But anyway, after all my crying, finally went to the doctor and got a check up my blood pressure was 180 over 80 and my blood count was 10... anemic.. just lots going on in my body. The doctor called me back to her office today to tell me I had a huge hynatal hernia. Said the biggest she had ever seen...she said could not operate on it for it would be too dangerous etc.. but anyway... God is in control of it all. I have a grand-daughter out on the seas now, and a Grandson that is just finishing up his 2nd school and 1 1/2 years in the US Coast Guards.. Another one of my grandchildren plans to join the Army in June... About the time I get over one joining, another decides to join. It cried and have sleepless nights over each one of them... but God hears my cries and I can only leave it up to him. I am just praying that God will help me to accept the fact these kids are joining... but it will take a lot for me to be okay with it.. My grandson in the coast guards will be home after his graduation on th 16th of this month. he is in Yorktown VA. Now since i have unloaded on you, I want you to know, i know how you feel as far as your daughter being gone and my heart will ache with you. You take care of yourself and don't get in the shape I am in at 70. You will certainly be in my prayers. We go to the Emanuel Praise Church, which is the home of Angel Food Ministries and my husband works for them part time and we have lots of support and prayers from our church family as well as our natural family.

Comment by arlene40 on April 8, 2010 at 6:40pm

Wade142, I am sorry that you are having this problem.. I must have missed a earlier posting. But I will keep you in my prayers. Please keep us posted.

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on April 8, 2010 at 5:19pm

Wade142, I am so very sorry. I don't know if I missed an earlier posting but I didn't realize what you have been going thru. I know it is very scary but please try not to thing of your one relative as there are so many more people that are diagnosed early or with a different cancer and had a very different outcome. My sister just had a cyst removed last week from her arm pit that we would have put money on it being cancer, the test came back yesterday not so. I know it's easy to worry but please try to think positive until we know we need to worry. Our prayers and thoughts are with you as you go thru this testing. Hugs.

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on April 7, 2010 at 11:36pm

No one that I can think of off hand gwyn but I do know other families on the ship - they just are not in GA.

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on April 7, 2010 at 1:02pm

Good morning ladies...hope everyone is well.

Welcome to our newest members!!

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on April 4, 2010 at 6:27am

Oh yay Wade 142 - it's so awesome to get an early phone call from boot camp and especially when they are upbeat!

We were happy to hear from our sailor yesterday; he was very upbeat too. He only has one more week of cranking duty left and then he gets to do his "real" job and his ship is encouraging him to apply for the officer's program. Wishing I was in Hawaii for many reasons but his ship is having "family outing" tomorrow with a little boat ride around Pearl Harbor and a lunch on the fantail.

Ashleigh slept thru most of the weekend but it was what she needed most. She has to return to school at 2 pm today.

Wishing everyone a Happy Easter!

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on April 1, 2010 at 3:38pm

Oh yeah Diane! A new grandbaby in the works...something new to look forward to!

Thanks for the concern and words about Ashleigh, they told her she had a moderate concussion and want her to rest the next few days and if the same symptoms are there Monday they may want to do an MRI. She is coming home tomorrow for a weekend of pampering :-)

Comment by Diane2557 on April 1, 2010 at 2:48pm

Hi Mary, Sorry to hear about your daughter's concussion. Our son had two. Typically, the patient should rest. If it was caused during a sport activity, they shouldn't go back to the activity for at least 7-10 days. Look for symptoms: dizziness, nausea, headaches, blurred vision, light sensitivity, slurred speech,etc. Rest and no hard physical activity worked for Chris. I'm sure she'll be fine.

Speaking of Chris ... he and his wife are expecting their first baby in late October! I'm going to be a grandmama again. Like spring ... a new birth. We are so excited!

Happy Easter, Happy Spring to all!

Comment by Mary, Proud Mom of Nick on April 1, 2010 at 11:15am

How wonderful Alli! Congratulations to the new HM! Easter will be sweeter than ever for your family.

Daughter was hit by a baseball and is at the hospital for a CT scan...all by herself! They believe she has a concussion. She was supposed to drive home tomorrow for Easter and it's a four hour drive but the good news is she is now going to carpool home with one of her roommates.

I don't know much about concussions ----can anyone tell me what I need to be concerned with? I'm waiting to hear from her or the doctor, they are doing the test now.

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