|
Post by wallycat on Oct 13, 2020 11:17:22 GMT -5
florenceelliott, why are you spamming us? so much for empathy and care....praying on suffering people, are you?
|
|
|
Post by beth on Oct 25, 2020 1:31:03 GMT -5
Wallycat, that's a low move, I agree. Doesn't even make sense -- but, here we are. How are you doing? I'm not around as much either and held my breath scrolling through this thread to see what was up. Hope you are well -- or as well as anyone can be in 2020.
|
|
|
Post by wallycat on Oct 27, 2020 18:42:27 GMT -5
Hi Beth, I've asked that post be removed, but seems it is still there. Yeah, as well as anyone can be in 2020. DH is hanging in there and doing quite well on his therapy. His PSA is now at 135 (down from 10,000+) which means the drugs and surgery are working. I can't believe it's been 1-1/2 years since his dx and how utterly badly he looked and felt. Another "here, here!" for science! Thanks for asking, Beth. Hope you and yours are also doing well. I know the pandemic will stifle a lot of holiday get-togethers and that will be even more stressful.
|
|
|
Post by Catbatty on Oct 31, 2020 4:45:55 GMT -5
Wallycat, I'm super happy to hear that your husband is showing those results. I'm also sorry for taking so long to remove that post. You sent me a private note and I just now got it. I had seen that post of hers, but missed seeing the link she inserted, so I thought it was a non-English speaker trying to mention something like Go Fund Me...so I thought she was trying to help. I didn't see the suspicious link until just now, after reading your private note where you mentioned "blatant advert." Why I missed seeing your private note? My own fault, I think. I'll answer your note and tell you more there. Sorry again for overlooking that. I will also remove that person from our group. Catbatty Hi Beth, I've asked that post be removed, but seems it is still there. Yeah, as well as anyone can be in 2020. DH is hanging in there and doing quite well on his therapy. His PSA is now at 135 (down from 10,000+) which means the drugs and surgery are working. I can't believe it's been 1-1/2 years since his dx and how utterly badly he looked and felt. Another "here, here!" for science! Thanks for asking, Beth. Hope you and yours are also doing well. I know the pandemic will stifle a lot of holiday get-togethers and that will be even more stressful.
|
|
|
Post by wallycat on Oct 31, 2020 11:04:07 GMT -5
Catbatty, appreciate your removing that post. No worries on the PM.
|
|
|
Post by beth on Nov 1, 2020 1:03:26 GMT -5
I'm glad your DH is doing so well. My dad had prostate cancer -- I believe Stage 3, just bordering on 4. He had radiation only and that resolved it. I was surprised. Hope your DH will continue doing better and better.
We are doing pretty well -- DH retired last year, our oldest is in PA where he went to grad school and his GF is in law school. The music gigs have pretty much been shut down -- he's had 2 that I know of since March, but he's doing a lot of tutoring as well as practicing. Our youngest graduated and got a job as a high school choir director in the neighboring school district and lives in a nice little patio home half a mile from us. He was looking further, but that's what he found. LOL. We were seeing him for dinner most days until classes resumed in person. We now see him a couple times a week and have been eating dinner outside at 2 separate tables. Not sure what we will be able to do as it gets cooler, but right now we are trying to create our plan for the winter break when our oldest and his GF plan to drive down and stay with us. I sure hope it works out - haven't seen him since February and her snce lst year.
Hang in there -- 2020 won't last forever, it just feels that way.
|
|
|
Post by wallycat on Nov 2, 2020 0:11:21 GMT -5
It is super hard with family being outside the "circle" and how to navigate that safely. I'm sorry your oldest is dealing with this with work. I sometimes have to remind myself how resilient people can be...world war I and II, Flu of 1918, and some decent folks emerged from it. Still hard to see those we love struggle with this, never mind ourselves.
DH was stage 4 at dx, so I am just grateful that he is responding so well to treatment with minimal side effects. Hate to see him dealing with this, especially knowing personally how scary cancer dx can be. I'm grateful to have him around, especially through all this crap.
|
|
|
Post by beth on Nov 2, 2020 0:41:14 GMT -5
Oh, I don't know how I could stay sane if I were on my own this year. I'm glad you have each other -- I'm sure the support and the need are mutual. I hope his progress continues as well as it has been going and just gets better and better. I wish I could turn off all the other illnesses while we have to deal with the pandemic. It seems unfair to have to deal with more than one. Hang in there!
|
|