I am feeling so much better now. I have been able to sleep again (without medication, though my PCP was kind enough to prescribe something) and the elephant's off my chest so I can breathe again. I'm very hopeful. I'm gearing up for battle and I'm so happy to have you in my army. This is one I'm planning to win.
Thank you so much for your willingness to openly start this blog. It makes it so much easier for your soldiers to report for duty. You are on my mind every minute of the day and in my dreams at night. I pray for your health and your strength to kick some serious cancer butt. The hardest thing for you is going to be to ask for help. Your army is in formation and we are singing, singing for your life my friend.
You are in our thoughts and in the thoughts of so many. "How can we help?" and "What can you assign us to do?" are the words I heard so many times at TBJ today. Cooking, cleaning, carpooling, driving, grocery shopping, etc. are ways people are reaching out to support you and your family. Know that you and your family are so loved by such a wonderful community of caring people. Keep up with the blog. It really is so great to be able to communicate with you and understand your perspective. We love you!
Arlene, Mitch, Julian and Joshua
Jessica, thank you for writing this blog and sharing your thoughts and feelings with all of us. I'm glad that getting more clarification has brought you some relief and expanded your surgical options. You know that you, Jose, Laura, Andrea and Marion are BELOVED to us. We are going to be there for you and your family every single step of the way. Just try to stop us 
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Love, Sue Peterson
Like many things this ended up in my spam folder, so I'm coming in a bit late to this conversation-first of all, my best and heartfelt wishes for good information and results.
Whatever you and your family need, let me know. Food, errands run, etc. Just let us all know and we can set up exactly the kind of system that we used for Bar/Bat Mitzvahs- need fruit salad? :).
Sam and I were just at the Temple last Friday and I commented to him that we needed your singing!! Jan
Hi Crazytherapist,
I am happy to meet you. I want to say I am sorry that any of the sister have to face this Jounery. And as you said we do learn a lot about our selves alone the way. I just completed my treatment and reconstruction. Now just setting up appointments for 5 years of follow up. So there is light at the end of the road. The few things I can share with you is to take it one day at a time, one step at a time, and learn all you can about your personal kind of cancer. The whole things can become very stressful, all the appointment, and decisions that have to be made. What I've learned is to just stop time for a few moments each day and sit quitly, Meditation has become my friend. My doctors even noticed the difference in me and my treatment when I made this apart of my life. Please keep in touch as much and as often as you can we are all here for you.
1stepaheda
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Probably indeed the 5 longest days of your life... Glad to hear things are looking up.
Cancer is a rock in the path. Step over it; the path will still be there. And you'll find SO many hands reaching out to you, as you step...You're in a great place for superior treatment, too, with Dana-Farber and Lahey both accessible.
Welcome to this community. Thanks for connecting, and stay in touch here - we can help. Good luck - PJH