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My prayers and thoughts are with you AnnieSo Joe and I have tickets to Madrid for March 3. From there we hope to bus to Zafra and walk to Astorga.
However . . . Christmas night I quite accidentaly discovered a large lump in my left breast.
At the risk of TMI, I was lying on my side and ran my hand up my body and there the sucker was!
I do regular shower checks but I guess it was hiding under the breast tissue.
Feels like it's right on my rib.
It feels about the size of a 22 shell - maybe 1 inch long and .5 inch in width.
It's quite large, I think, and I have no idea how long it's been there.
I have noticed the past year my left arm constantly going numb.
I had mentioned that to another doctor but nobody suggested a mammogram then.
I'm waffling between being strangely calm and having freak-out moments of fear.
I've had a mammogram and ultrasound on Friday in Palm Desert. They wanted to do a biopsy right away. However, I then discovered my Oregon Health Plan would not cover me in California. So I've had my records and films transferred to OHSU in Portland, Oregon and I flew up here on Sunday. I'm staying at Joe's condo and waiting, waiting, waiting to hear back from OHSU so I can have a biopsy and HOPEFULLY find out this is something benign.
Seems like it's been one thing after another this past couple of years.
This one has thrown me for a loop.
So... I'm humbly asking three things from my pilgrim friends...
1. Prayers or positive energy please that this is a benign growth.
2. Prayers that the doctors here in Portland will "get on it" and speed up the biopsy and diagnosis process.
3. If any of you have gone through this, I'd appreciate hearing your stories and advice or help or ??? I'm doing my best to stay calm, but this danged thing is throbbing now and each day feels like an eternity of not knowing.
I'm hoping we can get this resolved and I can still walk in March.
Thanks Pilgrims, for any encouragement you can give.
Annie
PS: Mods, I wasn't sure where to post this so move it if necessary.
Me too.Sending prayers your way!
From me too.God Bless you Annie! Sending positive vibes and prayers your way.
Annie @Anniesantiago@Anniesantiago - what awful news. Like many others here I can only echo what has been said... the early days and the waiting and the not knowing is horrible. My imagination was in overdrive. Waiting for the next scan, waiting for the next appointment, waiting for surgery, waiting for biopsy results, waiting for treatments, waiting for results... waiting to exhale... waiting waiting waiting.
I walked my first camino as a way of celebrating the life I have on the other side of cancer.
As someone said already... think of it as a different pilgrimage. And as they say in France 'courage' ... thinking of you dear Annie and prayers said xx
Someone gave me this advice and I'm so glad I took it. I was fortunate also to have had a two good friends who could come to appointments with me to ask the 'pushy' questions that I did not always think to ask.Throughout the process, be a pain in everyone’s butt. In other words, if you don’t get speedy responses from the various doctor’s offices, don’t just sit back and wait. Call and call again and keep doing that until you get the attention you need or the answers you want. When it comes to health care, you have to be your own best advocate.
So Joe and I have tickets to Madrid for March 3. From there we hope to bus to Zafra and walk to Astorga.
However . . . Christmas night I quite accidentaly discovered a large lump in my left breast.
At the risk of TMI, I was lying on my side and ran my hand up my body and there the sucker was!
I do regular shower checks but I guess it was hiding under the breast tissue.
Feels like it's right on my rib.
It feels about the size of a 22 shell - maybe 1 inch long and .5 inch in width.
It's quite large, I think, and I have no idea how long it's been there.
I have noticed the past year my left arm constantly going numb.
I had mentioned that to another doctor but nobody suggested a mammogram then.
I'm waffling between being strangely calm and having freak-out moments of fear.
I've had a mammogram and ultrasound on Friday in Palm Desert. They wanted to do a biopsy right away. However, I then discovered my Oregon Health Plan would not cover me in California. So I've had my records and films transferred to OHSU in Portland, Oregon and I flew up here on Sunday. I'm staying at Joe's condo and waiting, waiting, waiting to hear back from OHSU so I can have a biopsy and HOPEFULLY find out this is something benign.
Seems like it's been one thing after another this past couple of years.
This one has thrown me for a loop.
So... I'm humbly asking three things from my pilgrim friends...
1. Prayers or positive energy please that this is a benign growth.
2. Prayers that the doctors here in Portland will "get on it" and speed up the biopsy and diagnosis process.
3. If any of you have gone through this, I'd appreciate hearing your stories and advice or help or ??? I'm doing my best to stay calm, but this danged thing is throbbing now and each day feels like an eternity of not knowing.
I'm hoping we can get this resolved and I can still walk in March.
Thanks Pilgrims, for any encouragement you can give.
Annie
PS: Mods, I wasn't sure where to post this so move it if necessary.
Find someone she is comfortable sharing her fears with. It isn’t always those closest to you as they are as fearful as you and just want to stay positive. Sometimes you just need a shoulder to cry on.
So Joe and I have tickets to Madrid for March 3. From there we hope to bus to Zafra and walk to Astorga.
However . . . Christmas night I quite accidentaly discovered a large lump in my left breast.
At the risk of TMI, I was lying on my side and ran my hand up my body and there the sucker was!
I do regular shower checks but I guess it was hiding under the breast tissue.
Feels like it's right on my rib.
It feels about the size of a 22 shell - maybe 1 inch long and .5 inch in width.
It's quite large, I think, and I have no idea how long it's been there.
I have noticed the past year my left arm constantly going numb.
I had mentioned that to another doctor but nobody suggested a mammogram then.
I'm waffling between being strangely calm and having freak-out moments of fear.
I've had a mammogram and ultrasound on Friday in Palm Desert. They wanted to do a biopsy right away. However, I then discovered my Oregon Health Plan would not cover me in California. So I've had my records and films transferred to OHSU in Portland, Oregon and I flew up here on Sunday. I'm staying at Joe's condo and waiting, waiting, waiting to hear back from OHSU so I can have a biopsy and HOPEFULLY find out this is something benign.
Seems like it's been one thing after another this past couple of years.
This one has thrown me for a loop.
So... I'm humbly asking three things from my pilgrim friends...
1. Prayers or positive energy please that this is a benign growth.
2. Prayers that the doctors here in Portland will "get on it" and speed up the biopsy and diagnosis process.
3. If any of you have gone through this, I'd appreciate hearing your stories and advice or help or ??? I'm doing my best to stay calm, but this danged thing is throbbing now and each day feels like an eternity of not knowing.
I'm hoping we can get this resolved and I can still walk in March.
Thanks Pilgrims, for any encouragement you can give.
Annie
PS: Mods, I wasn't sure where to post this so move it if necessary.
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I hope that your biopsy will be clear Annie and even if it's not an early diagnosis and surgery is much better than leaving it until it's too late. I have a friend who had a similar experience and after a fairly quick surgery and follow up treatment she is fine now.
God willing you can get on the Camino ASAP and walking from Astorga brings you to the lovely little village Rabanal del Camino with a 12th Century Church where monks are busy restoring the inside. You can get a blessing for your onward journey and hear beautiful Gregorian chants in the evening. Don't forget to take your pebble for the Cruz de Ferro a little further along the way. I'll keep you in my prayers and look forward to hearing from your posts. May almighty God bless you and the Lord walk with you on your journey.x
So Joe and I have tickets to Madrid for March 3. From there we hope to bus to Zafra and walk to Astorga.
However . . . Christmas night I quite accidentaly discovered a large lump in my left breast.
At the risk of TMI, I was lying on my side and ran my hand up my body and there the sucker was!
I do regular shower checks but I guess it was hiding under the breast tissue.
Feels like it's right on my rib.
It feels about the size of a 22 shell - maybe 1 inch long and .5 inch in width.
It's quite large, I think, and I have no idea how long it's been there.
I have noticed the past year my left arm constantly going numb.
I had mentioned that to another doctor but nobody suggested a mammogram then.
I'm waffling between being strangely calm and having freak-out moments of fear.
I've had a mammogram and ultrasound on Friday in Palm Desert. They wanted to do a biopsy right away. However, I then discovered my Oregon Health Plan would not cover me in California. So I've had my records and films transferred to OHSU in Portland, Oregon and I flew up here on Sunday. I'm staying at Joe's condo and waiting, waiting, waiting to hear back from OHSU so I can have a biopsy and HOPEFULLY find out this is something benign.
Seems like it's been one thing after another this past couple of years.
This one has thrown me for a loop.
So... I'm humbly asking three things from my pilgrim friends...
1. Prayers or positive energy please that this is a benign growth.
2. Prayers that the doctors here in Portland will "get on it" and speed up the biopsy and diagnosis process.
3. If any of you have gone through this, I'd appreciate hearing your stories and advice or help or ??? I'm doing my best to stay calm, but this danged thing is throbbing now and each day feels like an eternity of not knowing.
I'm hoping we can get this resolved and I can still walk in March.
Thanks Pilgrims, for any encouragement you can give.
Annie
PS: Mods, I wasn't sure where to post this so move it if necessary.
Dear AnnieThank you all so very much for your kind words, thoughts, and prayers.
I know they will give me the strength I need to get through whatever this turns out to be.
I'm still holding out for a benign "something."
The latest news in my saga is Oregon Health Science University has lost my films.
Yesterday was a difficult stressful day, but all of these hugs and loving messages helped me through it, so thank you.
I love this community! I feel this forum is like a group of brothers and sisters, truly.
We may disagree with each other on occasion, but when one of us needs help, we rally, and there's no price that can be put on that type of support.
My youngest son has taken the week off to go with me to appointments.
Right now, I'm praying they find my films this morning so I don't have to get another mammogram and ultrasound, but if I DO, then I believe it's for a reason. If they CAN find my films, which WERE delivered to OHSU yesterday morning per FedEX overnight mail, but then disappeared, I'm hoping for a biopsy on Monday.
I'll keep you posted.
Thank you again from the bottom of my heart for your thoughts, prayers, and advice.
Annie
So Joe and I have tickets to Madrid for March 3. From there we hope to bus to Zafra and walk to Astorga.
However . . . Christmas night I quite accidentaly discovered a large lump in my left breast.
At the risk of TMI, I was lying on my side and ran my hand up my body and there the sucker was!
I do regular shower checks but I guess it was hiding under the breast tissue.
Feels like it's right on my rib.
It feels about the size of a 22 shell - maybe 1 inch long and .5 inch in width.
It's quite large, I think, and I have no idea how long it's been there.
I have noticed the past year my left arm constantly going numb.
I had mentioned that to another doctor but nobody suggested a mammogram then.
I'm waffling between being strangely calm and having freak-out moments of fear.
I've had a mammogram and ultrasound on Friday in Palm Desert. They wanted to do a biopsy right away. However, I then discovered my Oregon Health Plan would not cover me in California. So I've had my records and films transferred to OHSU in Portland, Oregon and I flew up here on Sunday. I'm staying at Joe's condo and waiting, waiting, waiting to hear back from OHSU so I can have a biopsy and HOPEFULLY find out this is something benign.
Seems like it's been one thing after another this past couple of years.
This one has thrown me for a loop.
So... I'm humbly asking three things from my pilgrim friends...
1. Prayers or positive energy please that this is a benign growth.
2. Prayers that the doctors here in Portland will "get on it" and speed up the biopsy and diagnosis process.
3. If any of you have gone through this, I'd appreciate hearing your stories and advice or help or ??? I'm doing my best to stay calm, but this danged thing is throbbing now and each day feels like an eternity of not knowing.
I'm hoping we can get this resolved and I can still walk in March.
Thanks Pilgrims, for any encouragement you can give.
Annie
PS: Mods, I wasn't sure where to post this so move it if necessary.
Prayers for all three of your requests, Annie! And lots of positive energy is coming your way!So Joe and I have tickets to Madrid for March 3. From there we hope to bus to Zafra and walk to Astorga.
However . . . Christmas night I quite accidentaly discovered a large lump in my left breast.
At the risk of TMI, I was lying on my side and ran my hand up my body and there the sucker was!
I do regular shower checks but I guess it was hiding under the breast tissue.
Feels like it's right on my rib.
It feels about the size of a 22 shell - maybe 1 inch long and .5 inch in width.
It's quite large, I think, and I have no idea how long it's been there.
I have noticed the past year my left arm constantly going numb.
I had mentioned that to another doctor but nobody suggested a mammogram then.
I'm waffling between being strangely calm and having freak-out moments of fear.
I've had a mammogram and ultrasound on Friday in Palm Desert. They wanted to do a biopsy right away. However, I then discovered my Oregon Health Plan would not cover me in California. So I've had my records and films transferred to OHSU in Portland, Oregon and I flew up here on Sunday. I'm staying at Joe's condo and waiting, waiting, waiting to hear back from OHSU so I can have a biopsy and HOPEFULLY find out this is something benign.
Seems like it's been one thing after another this past couple of years.
This one has thrown me for a loop.
So... I'm humbly asking three things from my pilgrim friends...
1. Prayers or positive energy please that this is a benign growth.
2. Prayers that the doctors here in Portland will "get on it" and speed up the biopsy and diagnosis process.
3. If any of you have gone through this, I'd appreciate hearing your stories and advice or help or ??? I'm doing my best to stay calm, but this danged thing is throbbing now and each day feels like an eternity of not knowing.
I'm hoping we can get this resolved and I can still walk in March.
Thanks Pilgrims, for any encouragement you can give.
Annie
PS: Mods, I wasn't sure where to post this so move it if necessary.
I wish you the best of outcomes, Annie, and that you will do your camino in March.So Joe and I have tickets to Madrid for March 3. From there we hope to bus to Zafra and walk to Astorga.
However . . . Christmas night I quite accidentaly discovered a large lump in my left breast.
At the risk of TMI, I was lying on my side and ran my hand up my body and there the sucker was!
I do regular shower checks but I guess it was hiding under the breast tissue.
Feels like it's right on my rib.
It feels about the size of a 22 shell - maybe 1 inch long and .5 inch in width.
It's quite large, I think, and I have no idea how long it's been there.
I have noticed the past year my left arm constantly going numb.
I had mentioned that to another doctor but nobody suggested a mammogram then.
I'm waffling between being strangely calm and having freak-out moments of fear.
I've had a mammogram and ultrasound on Friday in Palm Desert. They wanted to do a biopsy right away. However, I then discovered my Oregon Health Plan would not cover me in California. So I've had my records and films transferred to OHSU in Portland, Oregon and I flew up here on Sunday. I'm staying at Joe's condo and waiting, waiting, waiting to hear back from OHSU so I can have a biopsy and HOPEFULLY find out this is something benign.
Seems like it's been one thing after another this past couple of years.
This one has thrown me for a loop.
So... I'm humbly asking three things from my pilgrim friends...
1. Prayers or positive energy please that this is a benign growth.
2. Prayers that the doctors here in Portland will "get on it" and speed up the biopsy and diagnosis process.
3. If any of you have gone through this, I'd appreciate hearing your stories and advice or help or ??? I'm doing my best to stay calm, but this danged thing is throbbing now and each day feels like an eternity of not knowing.
I'm hoping we can get this resolved and I can still walk in March.
Thanks Pilgrims, for any encouragement you can give.
Annie
PS: Mods, I wasn't sure where to post this so move it if necessary.
Mine, the same and also 15 years ago. After a lumpectomy, chemo and radio and extra checks, as I agreed to take part in a drugs trial, I am looking forward to my first Camino this year. Staying power and positive friends will help you through this time of uncertainty, Annie. Positive energy and a bucketful of hope and best wishes coming your way.My experience with breast cancer provided my introduction to internet forums. That was 15 years ago and I have moved on to this much more satisfying forum!
Thank you all so very much for your kind words, thoughts, and prayers.
I know they will give me the strength I need to get through whatever this turns out to be.
I'm still holding out for a benign "something."
The latest news in my saga is Oregon Health Science University has lost my films.
Yesterday was a difficult stressful day, but all of these hugs and loving messages helped me through it, so thank you.
I love this community! I feel this forum is like a group of brothers and sisters, truly.
We may disagree with each other on occasion, but when one of us needs help, we rally, and there's no price that can be put on that type of support.
My youngest son has taken the week off to go with me to appointments.
Right now, I'm praying they find my films this morning so I don't have to get another mammogram and ultrasound, but if I DO, then I believe it's for a reason. If they CAN find my films, which WERE delivered to OHSU yesterday morning per FedEX overnight mail, but then disappeared, I'm hoping for a biopsy on Monday.
I'll keep you posted.
Thank you again from the bottom of my heart for your thoughts, prayers, and advice.
Annie
Hooray! That is wonderful news. With a team like that on your side, you'll be able to make informed decisions. What a great job you did to get all that in place in one day!Things are looking up.
Wow! Fantastic progress Annie. So glad to hear things are moving. Good on you for doing that research and finding such a great team. Will be thinking of you on Monday, and we'll all just keep sending those prayers and positive thoughts!Update: After posting this morning, I got online and researched Breast Clinics in Portland. I found that Providence had what appeared on their website to be a very nice clinic with good reviews. So I got dressed and took myself to a walk-in Providence Clinic near me. I explained my problem, that I needed a Primary Care Doctor, that I needed a biopsy soon because a malignancy was suspected, that OHSU had misplaced my films, that I had been trying to get them since last Friday, and that I was on the edge of falling to pieces.
They were WONDERFUL!
The nurse had been through a breast cancer scare and understood completely. She managed to pull up the report on my mammogram and ultrasound on MyChart, which OHSU should have been able to do. Seeing the urgency, she spoke with the doctor before he saw me. When he came in, he said he did not need to examine me. There just happened to be a Primary Care Physician in the clinic who agreed to see me right away, and who would order the biopsy. The office manager told me she would call the Providence Breast Cancer Clinic and get me an appointment. The doctor gave me a prescription for 12 tablets to help calm me down during these stressful times, and I walked out feeling hopeful and relieved.
I decided to treat myself to a comfort-food breakfast, and while I was eating, the PCP's office called with my appointment for Monday morning. Soon after the Breast Clinic called with an appointment to attend after the biopsy. So things are falling into place.
And the films? Well, after breakfast I called OHSU records department. The woman apologized profusely. The films had been misplaced, and were just found. I told her I would be there in 15 minute to pick up the disk. On my way to OHSU, they actually called me to set an appointment, at which time I thanked them but told them I was switching to Providence. They asked why. I told them, "I just spent 1 hour at Providence. During that time I saw a doctor, got assigned a PCP, got an appointment for Monday morning, got an appointment to the Breast Clinic, and retrieved my lost films. That's more than I got from OHSU in a WEEK of stressful waiting."
So... this weekend I am relaxing at my youngest son's home and he will drive me to my appointment on Monday. Things are looking up.
Thank you again for your prayers and good energy.
They are working!
Love you all,
Annie
So Joe and I have tickets to Madrid for March 3. From there we hope to bus to Zafra and walk to Astorga.
However . . . Christmas night I quite accidentaly discovered a large lump in my left breast.
At the risk of TMI, I was lying on my side and ran my hand up my body and there the sucker was!
I do regular shower checks but I guess it was hiding under the breast tissue.
Feels like it's right on my rib.
It feels about the size of a 22 shell - maybe 1 inch long and .5 inch in width.
It's quite large, I think, and I have no idea how long it's been there.
I have noticed the past year my left arm constantly going numb.
I had mentioned that to another doctor but nobody suggested a mammogram then.
I'm waffling between being strangely calm and having freak-out moments of fear.
I've had a mammogram and ultrasound on Friday in Palm Desert. They wanted to do a biopsy right away. However, I then discovered my Oregon Health Plan would not cover me in California. So I've had my records and films transferred to OHSU in Portland, Oregon and I flew up here on Sunday. I'm staying at Joe's condo and waiting, waiting, waiting to hear back from OHSU so I can have a biopsy and HOPEFULLY find out this is something benign.
Seems like it's been one thing after another this past couple of years.
This one has thrown me for a loop.
So... I'm humbly asking three things from my pilgrim friends...
1. Prayers or positive energy please that this is a benign growth.
2. Prayers that the doctors here in Portland will "get on it" and speed up the biopsy and diagnosis process.
3. If any of you have gone through this, I'd appreciate hearing your stories and advice or help or ??? I'm doing my best to stay calm, but this danged thing is throbbing now and each day feels like an eternity of not knowing.
I'm hoping we can get this resolved and I can still walk in March.
Thanks Pilgrims, for any encouragement you can give.
Annie
PS: Mods, I wasn't sure where to post this so move it if necessary.
Excellent! Having an efficient interested team makes all the difference in the world.Things are looking up.
Dear Annie. My thoughts and heart are on this journey with you. I was diagnosed in August by my horse head butting me and finding the lump under the bruise. I have finished chemo (my chemo camino), surgery, begin hormone treatment tomorrow and start radiation in two weeks. All terrifying but necessary. I’ve been telling myself it is a Camino. Really hard, not what I thought, wonderful people, putting one foot in front of the other repeatedly, and focusing on the journey not the destination.Update: After posting this morning, I got online and researched Breast Clinics in Portland. I found that Providence had what appeared on their website to be a very nice clinic with good reviews. So I got dressed and took myself to a walk-in Providence Clinic near me. I explained my problem, that I needed a Primary Care Doctor, that I needed a biopsy soon because a malignancy was suspected, that OHSU had misplaced my films, that I had been trying to get them since last Friday, and that I was on the edge of falling to pieces.
They were WONDERFUL!
The nurse had been through a breast cancer scare and understood completely. She managed to pull up the report on my mammogram and ultrasound on MyChart, which OHSU should have been able to do. Seeing the urgency, she spoke with the doctor before he saw me. When he came in, he said he did not need to examine me. There just happened to be a Primary Care Physician in the clinic who agreed to see me right away, and who would order the biopsy. The office manager told me she would call the Providence Breast Cancer Clinic and get me an appointment. The doctor gave me a prescription for 12 tablets to help calm me down during these stressful times, and I walked out feeling hopeful and relieved.
I decided to treat myself to a comfort-food breakfast, and while I was eating, the PCP's office called with my appointment for Monday morning. Soon after the Breast Clinic called with an appointment to attend after the biopsy. So things are falling into place.
And the films? Well, after breakfast I called OHSU records department. The woman apologized profusely. The films had been misplaced, and were just found. I told her I would be there in 15 minute to pick up the disk. On my way to OHSU, they actually called me to set an appointment, at which time I thanked them but told them I was switching to Providence. They asked why. I told them, "I just spent 1 hour at Providence. During that time I saw a doctor, got assigned a PCP, got an appointment for Monday morning, got an appointment to the Breast Clinic, and retrieved my lost films. That's more than I got from OHSU in a WEEK of stressful waiting."
So... this weekend I am relaxing at my youngest son's home and he will drive me to my appointment on Monday. Things are looking up.
Thank you again for your prayers and good energy.
They are working!
Love you all,
Annie
Update: After posting this morning, I got online and researched Breast Clinics in Portland. I found that Providence had what appeared on their website to be a very nice clinic with good reviews. So I got dressed and took myself to a walk-in Providence Clinic near me. I explained my problem, that I needed a Primary Care Doctor, that I needed a biopsy soon because a malignancy was suspected, that OHSU had misplaced my films, that I had been trying to get them since last Friday, and that I was on the edge of falling to pieces.
They were WONDERFUL!
The nurse had been through a breast cancer scare and understood completely. She managed to pull up the report on my mammogram and ultrasound on MyChart, which OHSU should have been able to do. Seeing the urgency, she spoke with the doctor before he saw me. When he came in, he said he did not need to examine me. There just happened to be a Primary Care Physician in the clinic who agreed to see me right away, and who would order the biopsy. The office manager told me she would call the Providence Breast Cancer Clinic and get me an appointment. The doctor gave me a prescription for 12 tablets to help calm me down during these stressful times, and I walked out feeling hopeful and relieved.
I decided to treat myself to a comfort-food breakfast, and while I was eating, the PCP's office called with my appointment for Monday morning. Soon after the Breast Clinic called with an appointment to attend after the biopsy. So things are falling into place.
And the films? Well, after breakfast I called OHSU records department. The woman apologized profusely. The films had been misplaced, and were just found. I told her I would be there in 15 minute to pick up the disk. On my way to OHSU, they actually called me to set an appointment, at which time I thanked them but told them I was switching to Providence. They asked why. I told them, "I just spent 1 hour at Providence. During that time I saw a doctor, got assigned a PCP, got an appointment for Monday morning, got an appointment to the Breast Clinic, and retrieved my lost films. That's more than I got from OHSU in a WEEK of stressful waiting."
So... this weekend I am relaxing at my youngest son's home and he will drive me to my appointment on Monday. Things are looking up.
Thank you again for your prayers and good energy.
They are working!
Love you all,
Annie
Annie, thank you! Your spirit is reaching across the globe!Again, thank you all so much for your continued support. This feels like it's been a whirlwind! Between all the good wishes, and the PM's from people who have gone through this themselves, I'm feeling so much more hopeful. My son took the week off next week so he can go with me to appointments. I"m grateful.
Did I tell you that on the flight to Portland, I met a young man with an eyepatch on? They had moved him up into the seat next to me from the back, where his tv screen wasn't working. I noticed he was frustrated because he couldn't get the movie to play. I realized he was pressing the wrong button, so I offered to help and we became fast friends. He had a detached retina and was flying to Boise for surgery. We shared war stories and before the plane landed, he gave me a pretty handmade bracelet with a Virgin Mary bead on it and told me he would do a rosary for me that night at church. I gave him my email address and hope to hear back from him. His name was David. Please also mention him in your prayers?
In the meantime, during my research on breast cancer, I've come across this wonderful volunteer option. This made me laugh out loud and lightened my heart. I think it's the PERFECT project to take on the Camino for those quiet moments when you just need busy hands. It's also the perfect thing to get my mind off of myself.
Do you knit? Do you need a lightweight and easy volunteer project? A breast prosthesis can cost upwards of $2000. These are FREE! I"m going to start working on this today. Check it out. They're called "Knitted Knockers!" https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1010065435675866
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