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My neighbour just soiled the street..............
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<blockquote data-quote="VelocityYellowRules!" data-source="post: 120708" data-attributes="member: 1318"><p>I find that I get a great deal of perspective on my life through this experience. Oh so many others have not been as lucky as I even find myself right now. I remember my first experience with cancer and at that time reading an article in the Edmonton Journal in the weekly auto section about the writers father who was dying of cancer and his dream was to own a Solstice or a Sky. The car finally arrived but he was no longer well enough to drive it so his son took him for drives until he died a week later and I just remember bawling my eyes out.</p><p></p><p>My situation is somewhat less negative. Unless it spreads it is just a case of losing the arm. While I know it will be devastating it still does not eliminate the final outcome in that hey - I am alive! I will be able to still do so so many of the things that I enjoy doing right now. There will even be, oddly positive things I am going to gain. I hate, as minor as it might seem, that I have suffered from lymphodema in my left arm for some 6 years now. If I drive for more than two hours my arm swells up like a sausage so that I can't even bend my arm at the elbow so that I can touch my shoulder with my fingers.</p><p></p><p>I have such an overwhelming degree of boundy in my life, things to be thankful for that maybe losing an arm is a rebalancing of my life so that I am not so strongly into the positive side of things. I know it sounds odd but lets face it. </p><p></p><p>1)I beat cancer once already when I should not have. I really should have died 10 years ago.</p><p>2)I was able to semi-retire at 47 and spend all my time on my daily activities, my son, family, hobbies and farm. Six years of doing things my way according to my schedule and wishes. How many have that blessing in their lives?</p><p>3)I have a 850 hp dream car</p><p></p><p>So if in the end I have to make a few adjustments I am resilient and I am going to deal with, persevere and I will flourish once again. Sort of like the phoenix I will arise from the ashes of an amputation better and stronger than I was before. </p><p></p><p>One truth I have known for some time is this. The relief of not having to think about cancer possibly killing me day in, day out, if I do have the arm amputated, is going to be worth it to know my health is once again solid and I don't have to think about my son continuing to grow up without his father. Really, trading an arm for that piece of mind seems like a pretty good tradeoff in my books......................plus I'll lose the 10 pounds that I have been struggling with LOL!</p><p></p><p>Cheers,</p><p></p><p>Garry</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VelocityYellowRules!, post: 120708, member: 1318"] I find that I get a great deal of perspective on my life through this experience. Oh so many others have not been as lucky as I even find myself right now. I remember my first experience with cancer and at that time reading an article in the Edmonton Journal in the weekly auto section about the writers father who was dying of cancer and his dream was to own a Solstice or a Sky. The car finally arrived but he was no longer well enough to drive it so his son took him for drives until he died a week later and I just remember bawling my eyes out. My situation is somewhat less negative. Unless it spreads it is just a case of losing the arm. While I know it will be devastating it still does not eliminate the final outcome in that hey - I am alive! I will be able to still do so so many of the things that I enjoy doing right now. There will even be, oddly positive things I am going to gain. I hate, as minor as it might seem, that I have suffered from lymphodema in my left arm for some 6 years now. If I drive for more than two hours my arm swells up like a sausage so that I can't even bend my arm at the elbow so that I can touch my shoulder with my fingers. I have such an overwhelming degree of boundy in my life, things to be thankful for that maybe losing an arm is a rebalancing of my life so that I am not so strongly into the positive side of things. I know it sounds odd but lets face it. 1)I beat cancer once already when I should not have. I really should have died 10 years ago. 2)I was able to semi-retire at 47 and spend all my time on my daily activities, my son, family, hobbies and farm. Six years of doing things my way according to my schedule and wishes. How many have that blessing in their lives? 3)I have a 850 hp dream car So if in the end I have to make a few adjustments I am resilient and I am going to deal with, persevere and I will flourish once again. Sort of like the phoenix I will arise from the ashes of an amputation better and stronger than I was before. One truth I have known for some time is this. The relief of not having to think about cancer possibly killing me day in, day out, if I do have the arm amputated, is going to be worth it to know my health is once again solid and I don't have to think about my son continuing to grow up without his father. Really, trading an arm for that piece of mind seems like a pretty good tradeoff in my books......................plus I'll lose the 10 pounds that I have been struggling with LOL! Cheers, Garry [/QUOTE]
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