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Granny Hatchet said:
was it horrible Val?
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I'm not sure what horrible is. The two years of being sick and not knowing what was wrong with me was pretty horrible. I was in the hospital a few times and had 7 or 8 blood transfusions, I can't remember exactly.

Then they sent me to OHSU. They are a research hospital and the most amazing place I've ever visited. Suddenly there were teams of doctors trying to figure out what was going on. But, after more than a week, and all the same tests, and no answers, I told my husband on the phone I was finished. (He couldn't visit me at the time because of Covid.) I told him, next time I had no blood to support my body, I just wanted to peacefully pass in my bed. No more hospitals. He understood.

Then something happened. In my mind I started hearing the words to a song I didn't know very well. The words I recalled at that moment were, "Smile, like you just got away with something, because you just got away with something." As a Christian, I knew instantly that was the Lord saying He was extending grace to me, even though I was ready to throw my life away. I looked up the song and there was this wonderful rendition of it with all these dancing people over the years, starting with Ginger Rogers, and I laughed and laughed. A nurse came in and I shared it with her. I said, I was just healed.

Next morning, the lead doctor came in to say they found the tumor and were discussing whether to shrink it first or just remove it. I said if I have a vote, just remove it. They did the next day. I knew then that I was totally healed, but the oncologist put me on a chemotherapy anyway that I would have to be on for the rest of my life. After 4 1/2 years, this Christmas season when I was making my cookies, I went off it for a few days to get through it. Then I called him and said I wanted off it altogether. Suddenly I was me again. Not tired, not in pain, not nauseous. I just wanted my life back. He agreed, with the order to have scans every three months. Well, that is a fair trade.

So that is my very long story, that I rarely share because it can't be shared in a few words.

This is the video that turned my life around that night...

 
Granny Hatchet said:
That was a very long road to travel! I'm so happy you are feeling better. I've never heard of someone on chemo their whole life! That just blows my mind. where was the tumor at?
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It was a gastro intestinal tumor that connected to my bowel and my bladder. But, no matter. It is behind me now. :)
 
ValerieJ said:
It was a gastro intestinal tumor that connected to my bowel and my bladder. But, no matter. It is behind me now. :)
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I really liked that song and I bet it will be stuck in my head half the night! Hahaha Thank you for sharing all of that and again Sweet dreams
 
Granny Hatchet said:
I really liked that song and I bet it will be stuck in my head half the night! Hahaha Thank you for sharing all of that and again Sweet dreams
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I just had to listen to it twice. You have no idea what it does for me. lol

Good night.
Good Night Sleeping GIF by Lucas and Friends by RV AppStudios
 

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