On Monday, August 18, 2014 4:15:26 PM UTC-5, wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Aug 2014 15:26:59 -0500, Janet Wilder >
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> >I know that many of you have sent thoughts and prayers my way, so I feel
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> >obligated to share some news.
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> > With doctor permission, I started taking vitamin K-2 supplements on
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> >Friday. Today my platelets were up to 44,000 from a low of 13,000 on
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> >Thursday. No new bruising or bleeding.
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> >I have been having a terrible weakness in my thighs and legs causing me
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> >to have a walker wherever I'm sitting as I can't always get myself up.
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> >I think this is from the steroids, so I discontinued them today, with
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> >doctor permission, and hope to start feeling a lot better without them.
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> >He ordered me some kind of breathing machine which I can't figure out,
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> >Home Health Care and Home Physical Therapy.
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> >Had my first radiation treatment today. I'm so happy to just be doing
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> >something positive to treat this beast. 34 more treatments to go. Will
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> >have to do a few double-ups to make my flight on October 8.
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> >Will have steak for dinner tonight, with more green food on the side.
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> >Made a big bowl of chopped chicken livers to snack on with crackers
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> >before the TV. Got to get in as much iron and calcium as I can.
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> >Also got the go-ahead to take some big doses of B-12 for energy.
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> >The chicken came out very nicely on Friday. Still leftovers and would
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> >appreciate any hints to hide dark meat. All I can think of is chicken
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> >salad with lime-mayo, celery and onion.
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> >The induction cook top finally came today. Might try it to saute some
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> >green food with dinner.
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> Glad there is some good news to celebrate. I don't think it is going
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> to be easy but I also sense you will make it, you're definitely not
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> the quitter type ! Hugs to you {{{{{{J}}}}}}

When I saw the word, "quitter," it made me think of a young friend of
mine whose parents are forcing her to do ****ing Alcoholics Anonymous,
on threat of cutting off all support for her education. She has to get
THC tested too, weekly.

Folks who are 18-20 years old are presumed to have the judgement to
decide to join the military, to kill and be killed, but not to decide
whether or not to have a drink. That's stupid. If they're going to set
the drinking age at 21, they should move the military service age there
too, but they won't because joining the armed forces is foolish, and
they rely on the poorer judgement of younger folks to get fresh cannon
fodder.

--Bryan