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I'm sending prayers and positive energy to you and your family, Cathi.  I truly think this is for the best.  Amanda has to leave if she's going to get her life back in order. 

Love and hugs,

Karen

Okay, everyone. At about 6pm Eastern time, let's send prayers and calming energy for SIL that he might grieve and take this as a very painful wake-up call. And that's all. Period.

Sending prayers to Cathy's SIL so that he may know his loss and resolve to make up for the cause.

Meanwhile, Nettie, here's me wearing your gift. I meant to have someone take a picture with Devin so you could see it better, but forgot. This is with my daughter Jill, but at least Devin is in the background. Thank you so much!!! People look perplexed when I wear it, trying to figure it out. Great fun!

Sheila, enjoy the quiltshow. I used to love being in them. I've won everything from Viewers Choice to Best of Show!

Cathi, we need an update!

You just did when you posted here.

It is overwhelmingly likely that the hip pain is a result of the broken leg.  If the rod isn't exactly the perfect fit it will cause pressure on the rest of the leg, and favoring the one leg puts more of a stress on the other leg and the joints associated with it.  It's not like you have a sedentary job either, so that may be part of the equation.

The surgical recommendations to deal with the BRCA status are just that.  You have had that mutation all along, and it has not suddenly become an emergency situation just because you are aware of it now. 

Trust your instincts about how to proceed.  They have been accurate in the past.  You will know what to do, it's just a matter of getting your head into the right frame of mind to deal with it.  We all know that you can get through whatever life throws at you.  .  

Enjoy your vacation.  Put cancer out of your mind and life as much as possible until you get back.  Once you get back, settle in, and everyone has figured out the normal routine for the coming school year, start dealing with the doctors again.

Sue, It's great to hear from you.  I'm sorry about your injuries and your BRAC1 mutation.  When I was deciding of whether or not to have this study performed, I looked at my daughter and I looked at my grandaughters.  I also thought of their children they will be having when they become older.  My test came back negative but I decided to take a different look at what this test meant.  The BRAC test is a scarry test especially if it is positive.  The good thing is you know what you may face in the future and you can slowly make the correct decisions on your health.  This study also informs your children and their children on how to take care of themselves. When I receive bad news or negative news, I always try to look at it and think about what is the one good thing I can learn from it or can do with it.  I realize you have alot of concerns.  My DCIS is not near as in depth as your cancer but the good thing was that it was found by mistake due to such a caring surgeon.  The other thing was I knew my daughter would need me around to help her with her children.  I could have taken the tamoifen for five years, kept my breasts with their abnormal and mutating cells or I could have my bilateral mastectomy, live longer without as much worries and see my children grow.  I can contribute to their lives by teaching the importance of knowing their bodies and like Cathi and all of your guys, the importance of family and friends.  Maybe this is God's way of telling us to get back to the basics of life.  I had the blood work done to test for ovarian cancer and it came back positive two times and negative once.  The sonogram was negative for anything other than small oavaries due to my age.  I opted not to have the ovaries removed because the blood tests for oavrian cancer is just a screening because that same test can be elevated due to many other reasons which have nothing to do with cancer.  I also learned through all of this to make the best of the day at had because I can;t change the past and i can't change the future except through educating all the ladies that are in my family.  I love you and you are in my prayers.

Cathi, We haven't heard anything from you today, where are you and is everyone ok?  Amanda is going to need alot of support but you did the right thing which is you made her make the decision and you allowed her to keep her decision now she needs your support.  By letting her do it herself she will make it.  May God be with you and your family.  Please know we are here

for you and your family if you need us.  To everyone else.  Hello and Goodnight.

Judy what exactly does your shirt say? LOL

Dink

Sue glad to see you back here. I didn't do the BRCA test but my mom did after her dx like Dink said, not for her but for her children. Mom's test was negative and my doctor said since her test was negative and no cancers in the brca gene on my dad's side of the family I didn't need to do it. My surgeon though did recommend removing my ovaries after I go into full natural menopause, which I am almost there. I will consider it later on.

Sheila

Sue, I was going to say sort of what hrf just did. You could get a different KIND of breast cancer for the second one.....

You will be in my thoughts as you work out all this crap. God Bless!

Sue I will hold you i my prayers.  You are one awesome sister.  You hold your head up and smile from ear to ear.  You so bootface who is stronger.

 Love you,

Leesa (Dink)

XOXOXOXOX

Cathi, are you ok, I saw you on facebook but haven't heard hho everything went with Amanda is sh ok?