Hi again Leslie and hello Leslie’s husband, my name is Karen. I live in Irving Texas and am a 48 y.o. nursing student with two more semesters to go. I live for humor and bluebell (that is southern ice cream). 2 husbands, 3 pregnancies, several pets and jobs ranging from bus driving to the navy to CNA. I am very open with my life and so have been with my cancer also. I went in for a physical and on a routine vaginal exam the doctor felt a mass on my ovaries. Then mri, ct scan, then 1 march the dreaded and ever optimistic--you have a mass on your pancreas but it’s probably just a cyst. Then the twilight zone. If one is to get sick, nursing school is the place to do it. My son is in the navy also and is here for my surgery. This is nice but I would rather have memorized all the cat muscles again that have to throw him the cancer ball. By the way do you know how getting up at 3 am is like a pigs tail? It’s twirly!!! I am cleaning house tonight in preparation for the relatives. Your message was WONDERFUL and if there is one thing I have changed about myself lately is that if I have something good to say to someone I say it. I try not to miss good things any more whether it is a movie or a flower or a joke. Right now I am balancing that fabled "positive attitude" with the ever unpopular "I might die". I know I should do legal stuff but I don’t want to. And financially I think I will leave my wallet somewhere so some unfortunate person can steal my identity. If I put it off legal stuff maybe I can find the black hole out of the twilight zone. I just saw "CRASH" with my son. WOW what a fabulous movie. Phych all the way. I am liberal and despise racism, sexism and all the rest of that bull. This movie turns all of it on its ear. Wanna hear my cancer diet: here it is:
BREAKFAST: salmon for the healing effects of protein and fibrin and vitamins
LUNCH: salmon for (see above)
DINNER: ice cream to counter the effects of the salmon and provide the cat with proper nutrition.
Well gotta get back to cleaning. My son is at six flags today and I have to say he has been a blessing to me because he needs me and treats me like the same old mom. Mom can you cook some chicken and dumplings, mom can you iron my shirt, mom are you going to wash today. It’s GREAT.