Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, totally worn out and screaming,
"WOO HOO, what a ride!"

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Update: My cousin and a blog tour with contest today

Great news! My cousin had a 6 hour surgery Monday morning to remove her brain tumor and it went well. Her surgeon was able to remove it easier than anticipated and he left 8 chemo wafers at the sight of the tumor. I got a phone call from my aunt at dinner time. She was at the hospital and had just talked to the doctor while my cousin went to recovery. What a relief!

I got a text message a few hours ago at 3:00 a.m. It was my goofy cousin wanting to know if I was still up. She was awake and in a room in ICU and wanted someone to talk to. She knew that I can never sleep and that's why she thought of me. I sent back a text and then she called me! They were worried that this surgery could affect her speech and thankfully she proved them wrong. We talked for an hour. She wouldn't shut up! Her head hurt but she was fairly comfortable. She finally left to get some rest. She is scheduled for an MRI in another hour. She is already talking about going to her local Cancer Walk this weekend.

Thank you to everyone for your kind words and good thoughts. Please keep them coming because she's not out of the woods yet. She's been fighting this battle for two years and the tumor has come back twice. That's enough. She's going to beat it this time.

I have a review and contest to post for a blog tour for the book Keeper of Light and Dust. It's almost ready but I have a few finishing touches and I was a bit distracted the last few days. Right now I'm going to try to grab a few hours sleep then I'll get that finished. I have some more contests coming up this week too so please come back!

13 comments:

  1. That is excellent news for you and your cousin.

    Best wishes for the road ahead for your cousin.

    *hugs*

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  2. Sending good thoughts your cousin's way. Hope her recovery is smooth sailing and it continues to be good news

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  3. Praise the Lord that all went better than expected! I am so glad that you had a chance to talk to her - I know it did you both much good.

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  4. Oh my gosh - I can't believe she was on the phone so soon after that kind of surgery. I know that phone call meant the world to you. I'll continue to pray for her.

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  5. That's great news!! I'm so happy for your and your family.

    --Anna
    Diary of an Eccentric

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  6. Awesome news! That's great she was already on the phone after surgery, I hope her recovery is easy on her!

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  7. I'm glad your cousin is doing alright and that the surgery went well! I hope she has a quick recovery and the tumours stay at bay.

    ~ Popin

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  8. That's excellent news! Wow, I'm never in any shape to do anything after surgery but sleep-that has to be a good sign.

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  9. This is really good news!

    Thank the Lord!

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  10. Thank God! I am so excited to hear that she is alright!

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  11. That is such great news! Praying for your cousin that the surgery was a success!!

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  12. So relieved to hear she is talking. Her family must be thrilled that it went so well. Hugs to you and your family. Keep the faith, we'll keep the prayers going.

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  13. How wonderful that the surgery went well! I hope that she has a swift recovery.

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