tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974479864897892693.post1770287776890023471..comments2023-09-05T08:48:44.120-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Coal Miner's Granddaughter: No Wire in the BloodCoal Miner's Granddaughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14320077738770745217noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974479864897892693.post-4061327391772239122009-03-10T22:48:00.000-04:002009-03-10T22:48:00.000-04:00Gypsy - Me, too.Gypsy - Me, too.Coal Miner's Granddaughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320077738770745217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974479864897892693.post-48295057494002498752009-03-10T16:11:00.000-04:002009-03-10T16:11:00.000-04:00I'm sure I'll never be ready. And I'm glad you don...I'm sure I'll never be ready. And I'm glad you don't have to be ready right now.Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14327359141716141220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974479864897892693.post-10698113941072389932009-03-10T14:27:00.000-04:002009-03-10T14:27:00.000-04:00MommyCosm - Agreed.Jud - So glad she found matches...MommyCosm - Agreed.<BR/><BR/>Jud - So glad she found matches. That's the definite step in the right direction!<BR/><BR/>Faiqa - Me, too.<BR/><BR/>Jeni - Well, I did get over my fear of needles by having to inject myself with hormones. But, I don't think I'm ready for cancer. Nope. Not ready to get over that fear.Coal Miner's Granddaughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320077738770745217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974479864897892693.post-36074699806343142192009-03-10T11:38:00.000-04:002009-03-10T11:38:00.000-04:00The family medical history my kids had handed down...The family medical history my kids had handed down to them is atrocioius! Both my parents died of cancer; my ex-husband's father died of cancer; a brother of my dad's, a sister of my mom's also died of cancer and yet another aunt -my dad's baby sister had colo-rectal cancer and colostomy at age 75-76 but went on to live an additional 15-16 years till her demise a year ago mainly from dementia issues though. So yes, I can fully relate to being terrified od contracting cancer for much of my life. That is until six years ago this month when I was given a diagnosis of colo-rectal cancer myself and three months later, my es was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma! As you can see, I'm still around, still kicking, still loud as ever. So is my ex too, for that matter. <BR/>And that fear I had of cancer -would you believe it disappeared the day I was diagnosed? Well -maybe not 100% but at least 90-95 percent it went away. It had to go because otherwise it would have been a hindrance to my recovery! <BR/>Worry is not a good thing and worry that becomes that kind of fear is even worse for one's system. Just take things as they come at you and you can deal with, fight off too, just about anything!<BR/>Peace.Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425701332785470116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974479864897892693.post-30785529688971877942009-03-10T10:25:00.000-04:002009-03-10T10:25:00.000-04:00I'm so glad.I'm so glad.Faiqahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14195313677689473346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974479864897892693.post-87419868459314467202009-03-10T10:17:00.000-04:002009-03-10T10:17:00.000-04:00Very good news about your mother. My sister was di...Very good news about your mother. My sister was diagnosed with leukemia in October of last year, and it has been a difficult time. She is 43. Last week she found 2 bone marrow matches on the national registry, so hopefully she can soon have a transplant and perhaps this will cure her.<BR/><BR/>I do understand your fears, and the sense of helplessness as you wait to learn the results of test after test.Judhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07079097345536803291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974479864897892693.post-44534172477425010102009-03-10T09:20:00.000-04:002009-03-10T09:20:00.000-04:00So glad to hear she is OK :)Cancer sucks. Period....So glad to hear she is OK :)<BR/><BR/>Cancer sucks. Period. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974479864897892693.post-78679993915104230352009-03-09T23:08:00.000-04:002009-03-09T23:08:00.000-04:00Merrily - Oh, hon. I'm so sorry. :(Sybil Law - Def...Merrily - Oh, hon. I'm so sorry. :(<BR/><BR/>Sybil Law - Definitely breathing better.<BR/><BR/>Avitable - Thanks, hon.<BR/><BR/>RiverPoet - You know, my family is the same way. And I think that's why I'm afraid of it because I've watched it and the process scares the piss out of me.<BR/><BR/>Giggle Pixie - It is. Thanks, hon!<BR/><BR/>Duck - Wow. She is hard-core.<BR/><BR/>NATUI - You know it!Coal Miner's Granddaughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14320077738770745217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974479864897892693.post-42941453477559571542009-03-09T23:06:00.000-04:002009-03-09T23:06:00.000-04:00I am glad she is fine, and I am glad you are able ...I am glad she is fine, and I am glad you are able to take a breath. One day at a time, hon. It's too overwhelming if you don't.Not Afraid to Use Ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11622378209801018927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974479864897892693.post-15296097359153083652009-03-09T20:53:00.000-04:002009-03-09T20:53:00.000-04:00Well, YAY!My mother didn't tell me about her breas...Well, YAY!<BR/><BR/>My mother didn't tell me about her breast cancer until after her raditation treatments were done (I was in India).<BR/><BR/>By the time I got back she was well and healthy, so thank god I didn't know. I would have been a wreck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974479864897892693.post-78592964558827482722009-03-09T14:00:00.000-04:002009-03-09T14:00:00.000-04:00Thank goodness, I'm so glad to hear it's nothing s...Thank goodness, I'm so glad to hear it's nothing serious! I'm sure it's a huge weight off your shoulders.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974479864897892693.post-43115392838797353442009-03-09T12:15:00.000-04:002009-03-09T12:15:00.000-04:00YESSS! I'm so happy that it's not cancer, but I ca...YESSS! <BR/><BR/>I'm so happy that it's not cancer, but I can understand the worry. My Dad's entire family (except for a couple) were wiped out by cancer. Same thing on Mom's side, with a little heart disease thrown in for good measure. I figure someday (unless I have some beautiful genetic quirk) I'll end up dealing with the poison in a bag. What the heck. We all have to go sometime. <BR/><BR/>Love ya, girl - DRiverPoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846730934649303857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974479864897892693.post-39368633000274732602009-03-09T10:33:00.000-04:002009-03-09T10:33:00.000-04:00I'm glad to hear that she's okay.I'm glad to hear that she's okay.Avitablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541188721193079705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974479864897892693.post-27689326227159726752009-03-09T09:21:00.000-04:002009-03-09T09:21:00.000-04:00I am so, so relieved for you - and her!!!Breathe e...I am so, so relieved for you - and her!!!<BR/>Breathe easy....<BR/>:)sybil lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13629349319977383547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974479864897892693.post-17022790981475051752009-03-09T02:54:00.000-04:002009-03-09T02:54:00.000-04:00Glad she's OK. Have a friend who is not. I am HATI...Glad she's OK. Have a friend who is not. I am HATING it.Merrily Down the Streamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02597012743683562304noreply@blogger.com