Hi Tom Thanks for posting this - I was just thinking about doing the very same thing today when I logged on - Good on ya!

Please Shan answer us and let us know that you are OK? I am thinking of you every day and am VERY concerned!!!
Moira

Hi Jan,
Yes, thanks for posting this message - as it happens and much to my immense relief, Shan emailed me over the weekend! Hope you are doing OK after your surgery
Moira

HERE I AM!!!

Hi everyone!!  Oh my gosh...I sure missed all of you!! 
  Gee...it's been such a long time that I forgot my password and had to request that my password be sent to me.     Anyway, I'm doing okay...I'm actually coming up on my 1 year anniversary since my double bypass and EDAS last year (May 27). 

Dilema is...my local neuro is suggesting that I have my angiogram here in Hawaii; however, I'm a little nervous about it being that my neurosurgeon is in North Carolina!    I really want to return to NC just for the angio; however, he has advised me that it is NOT necessary....

Other than that, yes, my father was diagnosed with lung cancer and chemotherapy was initially going well, but his recent treatment hasn't shown much changes/improvement.  I heard that dr's have even discussed a "time line".... so I've been basically focusing on him.

Scary thing is that I've recently been getting some headaches and wierd tight feelings on the right side of my face.  I stil cannot raise my right eyebrow although, I do have my sense of feeling back on my face (surgery was on my right side).  Recent MRAs showed "decreased blood flow" on my right side, but my neuro said that it is "normal" because it is being compared to my left side.

Other than that...I'm still here plugging along.  How is everyone else?  I got Trina's message!!!  ;  And..I got to talk to Jan!  AMEN sister!  My heart melted hearing that you're doing great after your surgeries!!!...and last but not least, I spoke with Tom today!  It just touched my  to know that you all remembered me!...and had me in your thoughts! 

I'm back to work too...but I am going to do my best to be back here.  Y'all are the best!!!!  Much aloha to you all!!!!   

Take care,
Shan

p.s.  Tom, if I do go to NC, I'll let you know.  In fact, my son's baseball team is scheduled to travel to Cooperstown during the 4th of July weekend, so that is part of the plan.  But guess what?  I just won a prize from our local radio station (KSSK-Clear Channel Radio) which includes a trip for 4 to canada including hotel and rental car..and tickets to some stampede.  Only thing is, the dates are set in July.  I really wanted to take my father, but he said he is too weak.  (He wants me to sell it, and others have told me to post it on e-bay and sell it for cheap, but I'm not quite sure how to do that just yet...)

Shan  -
Glad to hear that you are okay.  Hope the right-side tightness and pain clears up soon.

So sorry to hear about your dad.  My dad died five weeks ago.  He was doing well, but had a stroke the day after we got back from Stanford for Kate's 6month check-up.  Almost like he was waiting to make sure she was okay.  I spent as much time every day with him as I could - tellining stories, holding his hand, just watching him sleep.  That, I think, is the best you can do.  Just love him as long as you can, and let him know constantly.  You will be on my heart    and in my prayers.

Hugs, 

Cass in Texas