Friday, May 05, 2006

Still here

Not that anyone reads my blog, but I am still here. I've lost 1.5 kg in the past 10 days and am on my way again. My family has had some devastaing news the last two weeks. My mum's mum has cancer. She is 85, 86 next month. It won't be too long, as she is too weak for treatment. I am so close to her and this breaks my heart. She has had a long beautiful life, just heartbroken that she will not be able to tell me about it anymore.No one in my family has ever had cancer or any terminal illness before. It really sucks, when someone tells you you only have 2 weeks to live. Would much rather go and not know. With this news comes other bad news. My aunt, mum's sister has a tumor on her pituitary gland, it is right near the optical nerve. It is not cancer. But there is a very high chance she will lose her eyesight. She is an artist so....She is having surgery May 10th, but when the did her pre op stuff, found out she has two lumps in her breasts as well. WTF? Then my uncle, mum's brother, found out he has prostate cancer. He has to have his prostate removed. I am 34, this is the first time in my life that anyone has ever been really sick. So overwhelmed by it all. So sad, so helpless. I am 7 hours away from them and wish there was something, ANYTHING I could do.
SO, thats what is happening in my neck of the woods, hope everyone else is doing well.
Have a good weekend.

3 Comments:

At 1:41 AM, May 10, 2006 , Blogger Chubbymum said...

It is hard knowing that someone hasn't got long hun let alone having another loved one is going through a bad time as well. My thoughts are with you hun.

Love CM

 
At 3:53 AM, May 17, 2006 , Blogger Chubbymum said...

Hun I have been reading and commenting but it hasn't been coming up to show.

Is everything ok?

Love Chubbymum

 
At 4:08 AM, May 17, 2006 , Anonymous Anonymous said...

If simpathy is of any help, you have mine. I just lost my father to the aftermath of a liver cancer and I think I can catch a glimpse of what you must be through these days. Still, cancer is not, at any rate, the freak disease it used to be. My father lived - and quite actively at that - for almost 5 years, mostly thanks to my mother who inflicted a strict diet and lots of naturist/homeopathic treatments on him. At least he died an active man. And now I talk to him a lot; don't know if he can hear me, but I think so... it's easier to carry the burden this way...

 

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