BS: Celebrate with me!!!!

Subject: BS: Celebrate with me!!!!
From: jeffp
Date: 09 Aug 05 - 09:01 AM

In February 2003, my wife Bonnie was diagnosed with gall bladder cancer after an emergency operation to remove said gall bladder. She had further surgery to take out part of her liver as a precaution against spread. All was well until last September, when a CT scan revealed a suspicious spot on her liver. A PET scan identified it as probable cancer and also found a hot spot on an ovary. Ultrasound, biopsy, the whole works, confirmed it was, in fact metastatic from the gall bladder.

She had surgery in October to resect the liver and remove both ovaries. Subsequent postoperative infections had me packing wounds for months (not a fun time, I can tell you). She started chemotherapy in January and finished at the end of June.

We just got the results of her post-chemo PET/CT scan. NO EVIDENCE OF MALIGNANCY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are, as you can well imagine, quite overjoyed at this. Please join me in lifting a virtual glass to the honor of the wonderful folks at the Central Maryland Oncology Center, without whom she would not be alive today.

Jeff

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From: MMario
Date: 09 Aug 05 - 09:04 AM

HUZZAH! Consider the virtual glass raised - and another one at the White Hart should I see you there!

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From: jeffp
Date: 09 Aug 05 - 09:08 AM

We'll be there as much as we can manage, you can be sure! Do you know when you plan to be there yet?

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From: Bobert
Date: 09 Aug 05 - 09:10 AM

Congrates.... Now make sure she eats a healty diet (think dark green things here...) from here out and avoid ingestin bad stuff...

Bobert

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From: MMario
Date: 09 Aug 05 - 09:19 AM

Pyrate weekend - I think - either that or final weekend.

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From: jeffp
Date: 09 Aug 05 - 09:21 AM

MMario: We'll see you then!

Bobert: This is the easiest time of year for that. Love the farm-fresh foods.

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From: JennyO
Date: 09 Aug 05 - 09:23 AM

Wonderful news Jeff!

Here's a toast to everybody's continued good health (_) (_) (_)

Jenny

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From: Paul Burke
Date: 09 Aug 05 - 09:28 AM

Yes!! Total happy empathy! I know how I felt when my cancer test proved negative a few years ago.

Many happy and healthy years to you both!!!

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From: gnu
Date: 09 Aug 05 - 09:33 AM

Good news!!!

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From: Amos
Date: 09 Aug 05 - 09:44 AM

HEre's to Bonnie and all you tough cookies out there surviving!!


A

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From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 09 Aug 05 - 09:56 AM

congratulations & keep celebrating.

sandra

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From: freda underhill
Date: 09 Aug 05 - 09:57 AM

Fantastic news Jeff!

How wonderful when the light comes at the end of that long painful tunnel.Here's another toast to your wife's good health, and to many happy years for both of you! (_) (_) (_)

freda

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From: GUEST
Date: 09 Aug 05 - 10:04 AM

Excellent news

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From: Jeanie
Date: 09 Aug 05 - 10:05 AM

Wonderful news !
All good wishes,
- jeanie

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From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 09 Aug 05 - 10:37 AM

Congratulations! That was hard work for both of you, now enjoy much good health (and eat those greens, as they said above!)

SRS

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From: Ebbie
Date: 09 Aug 05 - 11:16 AM

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Here's to you both: prost!

Happy news indeed.

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From: Emma B
Date: 09 Aug 05 - 11:17 AM

Slainté (_)P

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From: rumanci
Date: 09 Aug 05 - 11:19 AM

wonderful news :-D - best wishes to you both
rum

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From: katlaughing
Date: 09 Aug 05 - 12:22 PM

Oh, jeff, that is WONDERFUL!!! Congratulations to you both!! I am so happy for you. May you have many, many years of long, good health, together.

luvyakat

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From: jacqui.c
Date: 09 Aug 05 - 12:46 PM

I'm so pleased for you both. The relief is just so wonderful, isn't it!

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From: CarolC
Date: 09 Aug 05 - 01:11 PM

Great news! Congratulations to you and your wife!

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From: GUEST,KT
Date: 09 Aug 05 - 02:41 PM

Wonderful news, Jeff! There's no doubt it's been a long and trying two and a half years. Congrats to both of you on pulling through. All the very best to you both as you celebrate life!! Cheers!!
KT

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From: Janie
Date: 09 Aug 05 - 03:25 PM

Terrific! Continued good health to you both!

Janie

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From: *Laura*
Date: 09 Aug 05 - 04:08 PM

Thats wonderful Jeff!!! Keep on celebrating and celebrating.
best wishes
Laura

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From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 09 Aug 05 - 05:11 PM

Great news!

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From: Azizi
Date: 09 Aug 05 - 07:38 PM

Wonderful!!

I'm happy for you both!!

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From: LilyFestre
Date: 09 Aug 05 - 07:46 PM

************HAPPY DANCE**********************

That is the BEST kind of news...thanks for sharing it with us!!!!!!!!!


Michelle

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From: Tam the man
Date: 10 Aug 05 - 08:16 AM

that great news

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From: GUEST,saulgoldie
Date: 10 Aug 05 - 12:15 PM

Glad to hear some GOOD news!

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From: GUEST,suzi
Date: 10 Aug 05 - 01:03 PM

Well done and wonderful news for you both.........
I was diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago and after losing my dear sister to it six years previous , I was well aware of what could happen.
I totally agree that without those wonderful dedicated people that work in oncology here in Hull , my outlook would have seemed less positive...I will raise a glass with you both. And we must always remain positive as best we can whatever life throws our way.
Love and hugs to you both......xxx

suzi

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From: Little Hawk
Date: 10 Aug 05 - 01:36 PM

Bravo! Always good to hear good news.

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From: jeffp
Date: 11 Aug 05 - 10:39 AM

Thanks everybody!

Here's a song I wrote for the folks at the Oncology Center:

The House of the Dying Tumor
© 2005 Jeff Porterfield

Tune: House of the Rising Sun

There is a place in Columbia
The Center for Oncology
And they've saved the life of many a fine soul
And one of them was me

My mother always told me
There was cancer in my genes
My father had a large prostate gland
And you all know what that means

Now the only thing a tumor needs
Is a body to play host
And the only time that it's satisfied
Is when you've given up the ghost

Now mothers tell your children
To do what I have done
The doctors may just save the life
Of your daughter or your son

I've got both eyes on the future
And I'm moving on from here
I'm looking forward to a life
Where I don't have to fear

There is a place in Columbia
The Center for Oncology
And they've saved the life of many a fine soul
And one of them was me