tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post1287179302698618871..comments2023-06-14T03:36:55.988-07:00Comments on Head Nurse: Yeah, so. I've got cancer.Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16520599099436383317noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-46856692332677546532010-09-20T16:35:02.624-07:002010-09-20T16:35:02.624-07:00Nurses should have a pass on getting cancer. it se...Nurses should have a pass on getting cancer. it seems all too prevalent lately. WTF? Wishing you wellSafety Doghttp://safetydoghospital.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-83957319395245657862010-09-20T09:06:33.497-07:002010-09-20T09:06:33.497-07:00I'm sorry.
I've lurked here for ages and ...I'm sorry.<br /><br />I've lurked here for ages and just wanted to say hello. You have an incredible attitude about it all...strong. I do sincerely hope that strength carries you through it all...you'll be in my thoughts and prayers.Geosominhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15729167937433295927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-3435145894925211982010-09-19T08:14:52.527-07:002010-09-19T08:14:52.527-07:00From someone who has been following your blog clos...From someone who has been following your blog closely, my prayers are with you. You are a friend whom I have never met, who has given me so much strength and hope. Please know that you are not alone and I know you are strong enough to beat this. With much love, hugs and prayers....someone from SingaporeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-15195127467871576642010-09-19T07:59:09.589-07:002010-09-19T07:59:09.589-07:00Jo,
You are a strong-willed woman. Go into this w...Jo,<br /><br />You are a strong-willed woman. Go into this with guns blazing and tell them you want the Marine surgeon who doesn't leave anything behind.<br /><br />And take it one step at a time...too many steps at once will beat you up.<br /><br />I think the scarf party is a great idea. I took care of a lady who had a haircut party when the chemo started making her hair fall out. She controlled it...food, balloons, people...you name it. The end result was that she controlled the haircut. She had the best crew cut I ever saw when she was done.<br /><br />Good luck on your battle.RehabNursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02695247141022093754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-34071105997004034732010-09-18T23:46:51.334-07:002010-09-18T23:46:51.334-07:00shit.
sending you love and strength and my dogs h...shit.<br /><br />sending you love and strength and my dogs have their paws crossed for your complete healing.<br /><br />you can do this.greydogsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-47575946597826227992010-09-18T18:01:54.937-07:002010-09-18T18:01:54.937-07:00Shit.
(This is geoduck from the Delphi boards.)
...Shit.<br /><br />(This is geoduck from the Delphi boards.)<br /><br />I went through the same shock when I was diagnosed with melanoma for the first time. Mine is metastatic now; we're trying to wrestle it into remission with biochemotherapy.<br /><br />If my blog would help you, go there. If not, just know that you're in my thoughts and prayers.Kirstinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07928583212781425068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-43553184518834811572010-09-18T09:35:30.959-07:002010-09-18T09:35:30.959-07:00Amen and amen. There is a bigger, better plan.
Y...Amen and amen. There is a bigger, better plan.<br /><br />Yes, sometimes it is easier to have it happen to us than to be on the sidelines imagining it happen to another.<br /><br />Prayers will continue.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-12709409387547164062010-09-18T09:03:14.481-07:002010-09-18T09:03:14.481-07:00Well, wow, that sucks! All I can think to say is t...Well, wow, that sucks! All I can think to say is through the chemo, surgery, whatever this throws at you, don't let go of LIVING. <br /><br />Yeah, things may change a bit with your routine, but remember there's still stuff to laugh at, people to love, beautiful sights to see and you'll be kicking the hell out of this cancer while you are laughing, loving and enjoying life.Cynthiahttp://thegardenweigh.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-7244357132433640152010-09-18T06:18:49.922-07:002010-09-18T06:18:49.922-07:00I suggest a scarf party. Celebrate with others yo...I suggest a scarf party. Celebrate with others your new style aka be cheap and let others do something so they feel like they are helping. Silky scarves do slip off your head easier but they feel nicer on your head. And there is nothing wrong with a wild crazy pattern on a scarf, I think it looks more awesome that way.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528819541576976843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-88533104210750822122010-09-18T06:16:26.885-07:002010-09-18T06:16:26.885-07:00I don't know you, just found you through Crabb...I don't know you, just found you through Crabby's Twitter, but I think you are brave to write this on the first night you have cancer. That's the sentence that made me cry for you, and for all the people who have cancer, because the night before last you didn't know and now you can't go back and everything changes today, but not really, because people still plant trees in the back yard.juliejuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11551399519518609941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-46142905877334407532010-09-18T05:42:40.392-07:002010-09-18T05:42:40.392-07:00I am also tearing up for someone I have never laid...I am also tearing up for someone I have never laid eyes on, but so love her fabulous blog. Your fabulousness will get you through this; along with you wonderful sense of humor. <br />Thoughts and kitty rubs from my house.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11877869493424178604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-76399580825490256422010-09-18T05:35:34.951-07:002010-09-18T05:35:34.951-07:00Well,crap. That sucks. I'm sorry.Well,crap. That sucks. I'm sorry.Katienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-88134615406227130542010-09-18T04:43:43.135-07:002010-09-18T04:43:43.135-07:00Aw damn it, was really hoping for better news. Bu...Aw damn it, was really hoping for better news. But you are STRONG, woman, and I'm with Molly: you will kick this things ass. I just wish you didn't have to go through this whole ordeal to get to the other side where life goes back to normal. But who knows what weird silver linings the universe may send along to go with this thing; seems only fair.<br /><br />Sending hugs...Crabby McSlackernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-65405623179463362482010-09-18T04:32:52.412-07:002010-09-18T04:32:52.412-07:00Jo - If the support of friends and loved ones play...Jo - If the support of friends and loved ones plays into healing cancer, and I believe it does, you have an entire universe of support out here. I know this sounds weird because most of us are in the ether, but tell us what WE can do for you, if anything. You're a friend and inspiration to so many out here. We're with you in this as much as we can be. <br /><br />Prayers (and dog prayers) from up here in NY.CCSuttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14474607086407829452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-54537004769925756592010-09-18T03:46:47.248-07:002010-09-18T03:46:47.248-07:00Jo, you are awesome, which comes as no surprise to...Jo, you are awesome, which comes as no surprise to those of us who have been reading your blog. I have no doubt that whatever this diagnosis means for you over the next year, five years, ten years, you will make good come from it. Just don't forget to let people take care of you while you're at it.Jennifer Thorsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04999871200590569742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-65097373829234297452010-09-18T02:59:09.689-07:002010-09-18T02:59:09.689-07:00I sit here, with tears in my eyes, for a friend I ...I sit here, with tears in my eyes, for a friend I have never met. You are a great nurse, and I know you will beat this thing. I actually woke up in the middle of the night with the thought I needed to check you blog to see if you had posted. I am sending healing prayers you way!GingerJarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18264306220362474678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-38083651478743744132010-09-18T00:20:41.083-07:002010-09-18T00:20:41.083-07:00I've been reading your blog for quite a long t...I've been reading your blog for quite a long time and never actually commented. Your stories of your work are so... human and interesting, and your views seem to echo my own. I'll be keeping you in my thoughts, and with a spirit as strong as you show here, I know you can beat this.Allyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10771781617235313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-71915961742890330262010-09-17T23:56:16.860-07:002010-09-17T23:56:16.860-07:00I wrote a lot in my comment on the previous post t...I wrote a lot in my comment on the previous post that would have been better off here, but I like to read in order.<br /><br />You'll lose control over a lot of things, but one thing we always have control of is how relate to the world outside of us. Remember <i>Man's Search for Meaning</i>? It's all about the value we assign things - not quantitative value, but qualitative.<br /><br />Some people were shocked by some of what I said and did. F--- 'em if they can't take a joke. It's <i>my</i> cancer and I deal with it in the best way for <i>me</i>. For example, the idea of fighting cancer is a valuable and therapeutic concept for most people. It was not for me. I chose "living with cancer". I'm alive and living my life and if the cancer is there, too, well so be it. But it's my life and I'll concentrate on the living part, thank you very much. (Obviously does not mean not treating what can be treated.)<br /><br />I hated that everyone was giving me advice, and here I am - giving you advice. I can be such a jerk sometimes.<br /><br />As always, all that good stuff coming at you from Jerusalem.Lurkettenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-222133061856438032010-09-17T23:05:01.863-07:002010-09-17T23:05:01.863-07:00My thoughts and prayers are with you Jo. That'...My thoughts and prayers are with you Jo. That's all I got because I know you're going to come out of this stronger and better.Mahahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860979377398925052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-66949547616080260352010-09-17T22:59:12.262-07:002010-09-17T22:59:12.262-07:00Cancer sucks. But this sounds like one that's...Cancer sucks. But this sounds like one that's one of the better ones to have, if you have to have it, at least in terms of the likelihood of it expanding. And hey, hair grows back, sutures come out...eventually this'll just be one of those things you look back on and think "well, THAT sucked" and then gloat about how you kicked its ass.Mollynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-61878662179410770872010-09-17T22:56:23.342-07:002010-09-17T22:56:23.342-07:00I just told my husband that my friend, the badass ...I just told my husband that my friend, the badass ICU nurse has cancer. That's right, a blogger I've never met... my friend. So weird, but makes total sense at the same time. I love your blog and look forward to your posts, so yeah, I feel like a friend has cancer. FUCK. I wish you a quick and successful treatment, and easy surgeries. I will constantly be sending you good vibes. Saddle up and ride, friend, it's time for you to kick some ass.Erica Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-69440932008514634742010-09-17T22:40:08.870-07:002010-09-17T22:40:08.870-07:00I am speechless. Just wanted to send you all the p...I am speechless. Just wanted to send you all the positives and every good wish on a star....and a prayer to boot. There HAS to be a bigger plan. It's just finding out what.<br />Glad to see the fighting spirit. We are all out here rooting for you.Cartoon Charactershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871661908222892370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833607.post-44216491251521143582010-09-17T21:48:24.302-07:002010-09-17T21:48:24.302-07:00Love.
You.
More.Love.<br /><br />You.<br /><br />More.Penny Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13154829540938334107noreply@blogger.com