From: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org (basia-digest) To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V10 #211 Reply-To: basia@smoe.org Sender: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "basia-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. basia-digest Tuesday, November 8 2005 Volume 10 : Number 211 Today's Subjects: ----------------- OT, Way,,,,,,,, OT [tom & kelly ] Re: OT - cancer [JPovlock@aol.com] Re: OT - cancer [ZZsaZZsa@aol.com] Re: OT - cancer ["Barry" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 09:19:47 -0600 From: tom & kelly Subject: OT, Way,,,,,,,, OT Well, I guess i qualify for the sickest person on the list. 14 months ago I was diagnosed with stage 4 ( it only goes to 5) colon cancer which has metastasized (spread) to my liver and my lungs. Uhhh....I heard once that 95 percent of people who are at that stage do not even last one year. Sounds pretty f*ckin' serious. I have had about (guessing) 15 to 25 Gallons of Chemical therapy, 6 CT scans and hundreds of needle pokes. All this at 43. My pluming still works fine, I still have 90 percent of my hair and my energy level is good. Right now I receive chemo therapy every two weeks and my side effects have been minimal although I do like sweets more now. People react in different ways to cancer, about seven different ways, ranging from the guardian angle who will do anything for you ( that would be my wife) to the person who says "I can't handle this, I'm out of here." Realize that when you ever are around someone who has a disease you could be in their shoe's tomorrow. Heart disease and cancer (I hate to say this) maybe in your future or someone you know. The numbers are unbelievable. Insurance is very important in todays world. For example, Do you watch CBS Television, ever seen the advertisement for "Neulasta" a white blood cell booster, it is $3500 a shot and my particular chemo drugs every two weeks are over $15,000! So now I am retired at 43 and all day long I can do what ever I want (as long as it is OK with my wife) The past year has brought in to my mind some weird sh*t. My muse was ripped from my body and music just lost all its appeal. I didn't use any of my recording equipment or play or anything. It was like being color blind. Music seemed stupid and temporary, a thirty year waste of time. Now it is coming back and I have 5 new songs and I am building a double sized novelty guitar for charity, unless I like it too much. It is a 1959 danelectro double cut away with creme colored body and a scarlet oversized peace sign on the front and a halftone picture of Kylie Minogue on the back that can only be recognized if you are standing about 20 feet away because of the dot size. ENOUGH ABOUT CANCER............... On Topic We just spent two weeks in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. This was about a month ago. We were official "Leaf Peepers" and the fall colors in New England......... Ahhhh. In Bar Harbor Maine on Main street there is a small record store, nothing that great there except while picking through the bins I looked up and there was a picture of Danny and Basia and the record store owner, back stage somewhere probably the 1990 or 1994 tour. I have a picture of it I'll post it. What a surprise! Tom Neill ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 12:29:46 EST From: JPovlock@aol.com Subject: Re: OT - cancer I'll share my brief experience. I was diagnosed with prostate cancer almost 2 years ago, at age 46. Fortunately, they caught it early, I had surgery, and I am "cured". I'm really not at all worried about it coming back, because this is one part of your body where they can cut it out and it's "gone". Now for the soapbox - guys, when you hit age 40, get a PSA blood test. It is an indicator if you may have prostate cancer. The only time symptoms arrive is when you are in deep trouble. I read in Sunday's paper that Dan Fogelberg, at age 54, had advanced prostate cancer, but seems to be making a recovery. No reason for any of us to be dying in our 50's. Sincere best wishes to all affected. Jim P. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 15:57:47 EST From: ZZsaZZsa@aol.com Subject: Re: OT - cancer Wow, Lots of things going on for everyone, huh? We were in the ER with Isabella the other night, but her issues are minor compared to everyone else's here on the list. (Double ear infection and some "bronchial...blablabla" - but she is already doing much better) Sending all kinds of hugs, prayers and good thoughts to everyone on the list! - -Sheryl ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2005 20:57:13 -0600 From: "Barry" Subject: Re: OT - cancer > We were in the ER with Isabella the other night, but her issues are minor > compared to everyone else's here on the list. > (Double ear infection and some "bronchial...blablabla" - but she is > already > doing much better) Oh I don't think I mentioned that we were in the ER with our daughter right before the stuff with my wife's grandma. She was spiking a fever around 103 even with Motrin. They thought it might be meningitis. It turned out to just be a virus and she got over it a couple of days later. Now we found out my wife's other grandma, who is 90, may be having mini strokes. She's very independent so this will be fun to figure out. Ahh the joys of life. We need that new Basia CD as soon as possible to help relieve some of this stress. Barry "Do not go where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." - Ralph Waldo Emerson ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V10 #211 ****************************