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#793366 - 02/05/10 12:38 PM
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glynda
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Registered: 07/12/08
Posts: 3752
Loc: Princeton,Texas
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Just want everyone to know that my insurance came into effect 2/1/10. I'm out of town working until Monday and my work's insurance main office of Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Illinos is my insurance....they just called me to confirm it is in effect..
ok, now to update you on me.....
I'm having a colonscopy next Tuesday to see just what is going on in my colon, etc. my oldest sister that lives in Dallas was gonna pay out of pocket for that, but now she won't have to..
I still need test on my lungs, have 3 spots(?) there, and in my kidneys I have 3 (?) spots and a lesion, which maybe nothing at all..and ok this one is the one that's a little touchy, and it's because i'm such a big whimpy baby and i'm sorry for that..medical people are the worst patients...
I had blood work, an MRI, CT scan and I do have a 3mm spot of cancer on my liver, and 2 more spots?)..the doctor says the type I have responds very well to medicines....and I will lose some of my hair, but not all of it...the chemo I take is a low dose and it runs in , in about 3 hours through an IV..I have to have 4 doses over a 6 week period...last thursday was my first dose and it zapped me so hard, was on the doctors bathroom floor throwing up..I thought I was brave...you probably saw me talkin last week about been grounded at home from thurs till monday...well this is why....i'm fine and the doc says that 8 out of 10 people that have what I have after taking this chemo, does really well and has to have no other treatments...
So, I do ask all of you, please still send your prayers my way..still don't know bout my colon.. My sister was gonna pay as we went to help get this stuff done, but like I said, now she wont' have to so much, or probably not at all...she's been out alot already for the MRI and the CT scan and blood work and the first chemo treatment was bout $900 and she paid for that..
but what can I say...i've always been her favorite...
I'm feeling great today, last week was hard on me.. so nausated. but hey been there before.I know what I have so far is nothing ..and alot of others are alot sicker than i've been.and I do want to thank everyone for all you have done for me...
I promise I will not ever forget the love and the family feel I have received here....
WHAT A GREAT BUNCH OF FOLKS HERE....I LOVE YOU ALL
glyn
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#793371 - 02/05/10 12:41 PM
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BIG JIM MERRILEES
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Hi Glyn hope all goes well our thoughts are with you. Did I ever tell you that bald women turn men on. LOL
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#793375 - 02/05/10 12:47 PM
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DonnaMarilyn
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Registered: 08/16/08
Posts: 2282
Loc: Netherlands
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Phew, Glyn, you've got your work cut out for you, girl.
So relieved to hear that your insurance has kicked in.
I'll certainly have you in my heart and prayers. 
Donna
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#793376 - 02/05/10 12:48 PM
Re: update, glyn
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glynda
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Registered: 07/12/08
Posts: 3752
Loc: Princeton,Texas
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WEll Jim, you have just made my day,,smiling from ear to ear, but i'm so happy...what a relief....thanks and i'll have to think bout that bald thingy, may shave it just to turn men on...oh what am I saying, not at my age....thanks glyn
Love you guys....glyn
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#793377 - 02/05/10 12:49 PM
Re: update, glyn
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glynda
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Posts: 3752
Loc: Princeton,Texas
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Hi Donna, hey it's a piece of cake from here, just a walk in the park...I got this ....thanks...glyn
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#793382 - 02/05/10 12:55 PM
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Tom Tracy
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you will be in my thoughts and prayers too my friend.
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#793385 - 02/05/10 12:59 PM
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glynda
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Registered: 07/12/08
Posts: 3752
Loc: Princeton,Texas
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Thanks Tom, you're great...man, what friends...makes a girl so proud...glyn
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#793401 - 02/05/10 02:01 PM
Re: Glyn with update
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Joanne Lurgio
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Registered: 01/07/01
Posts: 3780
Loc: RI, USA
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Hi Glynda-
I am so sorry to hear of your health troubles. You take care of you and know you are in my thoughts and prayers.. Wishing you all the best. Be Well.
Joanne
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#793407 - 02/05/10 02:08 PM
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Kevin Emmrich
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Registered: 02/24/07
Posts: 6258
Loc: Crozet, VA
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Thanks for the update. I think they say pot is good for that chemo nausea -- but I believe Texas frowns on that sort of thing (ha, ha). Good luck and I will keep you in mind with prayers and wishes.
Kevin
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#793422 - 02/05/10 02:42 PM
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Sam Wilson
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Registered: 05/05/04
Posts: 2027
Loc: Nashville, TN USA
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Love you too, sweetheart....
Hope that you get through all of this all well and good, I saw what chemo can do, that sh*t ain't funny.
Just know that I think of you....
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#793425 - 02/05/10 02:50 PM
Re: Glyn with update
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Beth G. Williams
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Registered: 04/24/07
Posts: 6406
Loc: Massachusetts
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Hi Glynda,
Thanks again for your update. I'm so sorry you have to go thru all of this...but I'm grateful at least the financial worry is off the table.
Does the infusion make you nauseous during or after? I know when I get my IVIG infusion, it lasts about 5 hours, but once they get the line in it's like a day at the spa (short of the pedicure and champagne  !) Nothing worse than nausea though.
Either way, I've certainly been thinking about you...and here's hoping that the rest of your procedures are uneventful from a prognosis standpoint.
Good luck!!
Beth
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#793428 - 02/05/10 03:12 PM
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glynda
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Registered: 07/12/08
Posts: 3752
Loc: Princeton,Texas
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joanne, sam, kevin and beth thanks so much for your prayers and for being here for me..I appreciate it more than you'll ever know...love you guys..
Beth,
it made me immediately sick, during and after, does it make you sweat, and swimmy headed, weak, did you lose any hair, don't know how to describe the feeling...warm all over, just nausated...but hey if it takes care of it i'm fine...thanks glyn
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#793433 - 02/05/10 03:33 PM
Re: Glyn with update
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Bill Robinson
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Registered: 02/28/04
Posts: 5473
Loc: Nashville, USA
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Such a great outlook and courage you have,
Pardon the yoda speak but it is how it felt.
Glynda lots of folks would be whining about this. I admire your courage and outlook. You have my thoughts and well wishes for a speedy recovery.
Chemo can be rough. Some folks tolerate it well some don't.
I am a Cancer survivor myself so I'm with you all the way.
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#793437 - 02/05/10 03:40 PM
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Joice Marie
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Registered: 12/07/05
Posts: 8162
Loc: Cornish Flat, NH, USA
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Hi Glynda
Well I'm so glad to hear that you are getting the care that you need. Now the healing can really begin. I hope this difficult process passes quickly. Wishing for a fast recovery and I'll keep you in my thoughts.
jm
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#793439 - 02/05/10 03:43 PM
Re: Glyn with update
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glynda
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Registered: 07/12/08
Posts: 3752
Loc: Princeton,Texas
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Thanks so much Bill, I can't even take pain meds, as soon as they hit my system I start immediately throwing up, same as the chemo last week, the needle wasn't in good till I was throwing up...I was sick all the way through it, after it, on the way home, and 4 days after I was still throwing up, maybe the chemo wasn't all that was making me sick, but man..
I have no time to whine, I have too much I want to do, and hey, being a medical person myself, I just don't like even tellin someone i'm sick and you all have helped me so much I just felt like sharing this with ya'll....and you know where my courage came from......yep, right here......iffin it wasn't for ya'll i'd be whining more too....thanks agin..
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#793441 - 02/05/10 03:44 PM
Re: Glyn with update
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glynda
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Registered: 07/12/08
Posts: 3752
Loc: Princeton,Texas
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thanks joice, I'm ready to get this all behind me too..and feel better..thanks, glyn
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#793445 - 02/05/10 03:53 PM
Re: Glyn with update
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Marc Barnette
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Registered: 01/31/09
Posts: 2430
Loc: Nashville, Tn.
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Best of luck to you Glyn. the Nashville brothers will play a song for you.
MAB
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#793449 - 02/05/10 04:15 PM
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Mike Dunbar
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Registered: 04/13/01
Posts: 7517
Loc: Nashville Tennessee
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Yodel ay ee hoo
Here's a little song for Glynda
You got these Nashville prayers
You'll be lookin' real hot in your new hairdo
And makin all the country boys stare
I'll get the folks down at Cowboy Church
To say a few for you
The Lord and his angels are gonna smile
As they help to pull you through
Now while those doctors do their work
You might be throwin up
But when it comes time to test again
There'll be nothin showin up
So give a little grin and wipe off your chin
And laugh the chemo away
Cause by the time springtimes here
You'll be smilin on a sunny day
Yodel ay ee hoo
Here's a little song for Glynda
Just a silly little tune
From all the Nashville brothers
Knowin' that you'll GET WELL SOON!
Amen!
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#793457 - 02/05/10 05:10 PM
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Mike Caro Substudio
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Registered: 04/24/05
Posts: 6285
Loc: NY
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Glyn you hang in there and remember "How These Walls Cry"
Much luv and prayers
Mike
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#793458 - 02/05/10 05:10 PM
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glynda
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Registered: 07/12/08
Posts: 3752
Loc: Princeton,Texas
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Marc, thanks for being here for me and helping me get throught this, glyn
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#793459 - 02/05/10 05:11 PM
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Kimberlyinnc
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Registered: 11/08/08
Posts: 2735
Loc: North Carolina
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We love you Glynda. Our prayers are with you and we admire your strength, determination and spirit.
""Keep holding on the rope of life and open your eyes after you reach the top."
"Life must be lived forwards, but can only be understood backwards."
HUGS from North Carolina..
Kimberly, Stephen (husband) and Gracie Hope and KC (the furry children
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#793462 - 02/05/10 05:13 PM
Re: Glyn with update
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glynda
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Registered: 07/12/08
Posts: 3752
Loc: Princeton,Texas
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Mike D and Mike C
Love you guys, and look i've got my own song.. how sweet, now you're making me cry....but man, does it feel great....God was smiling down on me the day I was lead here...he knew I needed you guys...love you all so much..glyn
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#793467 - 02/05/10 05:34 PM
Re: Glyn with update
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glynda
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Registered: 07/12/08
Posts: 3752
Loc: Princeton,Texas
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Hi Kim, thank you and your family..thanks for sharing this with me..glyn
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#793522 - 02/05/10 08:38 PM
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Scott Campbell
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Registered: 07/22/05
Posts: 9036
Loc: Lakeland, FL, USA
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Keep punching, Glyn - will be thinking of you.
I hope the treatments get easier for you.
Scott
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#793525 - 02/05/10 08:46 PM
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Wyman Lloyd
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Registered: 04/14/01
Posts: 5452
Loc: Missouri
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Hang in Glyn.
I was wondering about you. I knew your insurance was supposeed to kick in the first of Feb.
I didn't realize you'd already had thst much done.
Keep us in the loop.
Beth is sceduled for an operation Monday the 8TH also.
Wy
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#793533 - 02/05/10 09:50 PM
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Brenda Lowry
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Registered: 04/20/03
Posts: 377
Loc: Louisiana
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Prayers for blessings & healing, Glynda. May you have lots of support and comfort in your journey back to health!
~Brenda
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#793534 - 02/05/10 10:04 PM
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Drifter
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Registered: 05/19/04
Posts: 814
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Hey Glyn! Great news on the insurance! And, I like the odds of you beating the cancer. My thoughts and prayers go out to further help you do just that! You've been a rock! Stay strong!
-Dave
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#793559 - 02/05/10 11:10 PM
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Polly Hager
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Posts: 1819
Loc: Cincinnati, OH USA
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Sister G, you are always in my prayers. A lot of folks don't know the extent of your life or the struggles you've been through...believe me folks, this woman is an angel from Heaven...I'm just glad that you're getting treatment and thinking positive thoughts for you. Knowing you is one of the nicest things that ever happened to me. I'm sure there are a whole lot of people that feel that way. Love ya, Sis!
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#793564 - 02/05/10 11:16 PM
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Wendy D
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Registered: 10/24/07
Posts: 1699
Loc: Atlanta, GA USA
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Glynda,
You will be in my prayers tonight. Maybe they can give you some anti-nausea meds to help? I get really sick when I go under the knife. The last two times, they gave me some stuff for the nausea and I tolerated it better. Keep your chin-up and get some beautiful wigs. You can change your look every day! Also, they sell some really cute hats for chemo patients.
I wont' say "good luck" because the Lord will see you through.
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#793570 - 02/05/10 11:55 PM
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Al David
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Registered: 02/21/01
Posts: 8868
Loc: Middle Tennessee
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Glyn,
Delighted to hear about the insurance! And what a great sister!
I've had three lesions on one of my kidneys for years. They've been static, haven't gone away, haven't gotten any bigger and they've not had any adverse affects.
Wishing for the best of all possibilities for you.
Alan
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#793604 - 02/06/10 05:35 AM
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glynda
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Registered: 07/12/08
Posts: 3752
Loc: Princeton,Texas
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Scott, thanks so much for being here..and hey I hope they do too..when it's over i'm ok, till i know I've got to do it again, but hey just 4 times, even I can do that...
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#793607 - 02/06/10 06:03 AM
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Colin Ward
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Posts: 2629
Loc: South Pasadena. FL
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Glad to hear you got the insurance. That's a load off your mind so now you can concentrate on your treatments.
The nausea does not sound like much fun. I bet that in a few months you will be good as new with brand new hair to fuss with.
Thinking of you,
Colin
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#793627 - 02/06/10 10:27 AM
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lane1777
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Posts: 325
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Hi Glyn,
just found this, i`ll keep every good thought in me coming your way, your a sweetheart, stay strong. remember so many people love you, and support you. love Lane
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#794342 - 02/08/10 10:37 PM
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Jean Bullock
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Loc: Anaheim, CA, USA
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My prayers are still with you, Glyn.
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#794352 - 02/09/10 12:50 AM
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CG King
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Registered: 02/12/09
Posts: 621
Loc: Nashville
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Hi Glynda,
Just wanted you to know I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers.
God bless you,
Gail
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#794363 - 02/09/10 03:50 AM
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nightengale
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Registered: 03/17/09
Posts: 1590
Loc: Eugene, Or USA
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I'll keep prayin' for the strenghth you've held onto throughout this, and for a quick recovery Glyn!
Geneva
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#794367 - 02/09/10 04:10 AM
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niteshift
Top 100 Poster
Registered: 12/17/06
Posts: 2830
Loc: Sydney, Australia
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Out, damn'd spot! out, I say !
Hang in there Glynn. Good to hear you're on the mend.
cheers, niteshift
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#794375 - 02/09/10 05:55 AM
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Michele Bolton
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Registered: 12/16/07
Posts: 2812
Loc: Victoria Australia
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Hi Special Lady
You are in this Aussie girl's prayers, and that's good news regarding your insurance Glynda. You have a lovely sister hah, God bless her too. 
Haven't been on the boards much in a while now. They have locked my Mum up in a Dementia Ward, just after Christmas, and it's not a nice place, so we are currently looking into finding her a better place hey, gosh, painful, I love my Mum very much, and she deserves the best care. Going tomorrow to look into a place close by here, and they reckon it's a fantastic place.
You take care Glyn hah.
Be back more soon.
Lv Michele
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