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Coping with emotional effects of having serious illness with high mortality rate.

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 497 ✭✭FranchisePlayer


    Have a happy christmas cathy.:D
    Hope your op goes okay.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,458 ✭✭✭CathyMoran


    Well, it has been a long time since I updated here, got married, have been on a holiday, had another PET scan, will be having an endoscopic ultrasound tomorrow morning...but now the big thing is going to be happening very shortly...I am getting my oesophagus removed on Friday, or at least that is the plan.

    I must admit, I am petrified, I know the risks and time seems to be going by so fast...the good thing is that if this works I will be cancer free and should be skinny for the rest of my life with a pretty amazing scar to prove that I have survived something major (in some pictures I have seen it looks like a shark bite).

    If something happens my brother will post (we do not expect that Shane will as it will be too tough on him)...if I do not get through this I want Shane to find someone else, but only if I do not get through this!

    Will be around boards until sometime on Thursday, after that I hope to see you on the other side...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,723 ✭✭✭empirix


    Cathhy, best of luck on Friday, stay strong - your an inspiration to us all. Look forward to reading your future posts throughout the coming years.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 27,418 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    I look forward to seeing you back posting soon.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,909 ✭✭✭✭iguana


    Good luck, we'll all be thinking of you.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,626 ✭✭✭Stargal


    Cathy I'll be thinking of you on Friday. I really admire you for your courage and being able to talk so openly about everything here on boards. Hope Shane is doing ok too. Looking forward to hearing from you again soon about how you got through it all :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Best of luck, Cathy.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 28 eviecarwash


    Hi Cathy,
    I wish you the very very best of luck on Fri and I'll be thinking of you and sending out positive vibes (you never know!..)
    You've touched me and you're a true inspiration.
    :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,423 ✭✭✭tinkerbell


    Hi Cathy, best of luck. We will all be thinking of you. I hope Shane is doing ok as well, it must be so tough on the two of you.

    I look forward to seeing your posts after your operation and everything will be ok.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,649 ✭✭✭gyppo


    Hi Cathy,

    I have'nt posted to you before, but I have been following your story.
    I think your attitude to your illness is an inspiration to everyone.

    I really hope everything goes well for you.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,458 ✭✭✭✭gandalf


    Good Luck on Friday, hope all goes well.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,122 ✭✭✭LadyJ


    Cathy,I know you're going to be fine. You've come this far and you've been so positive, you are going to get through this.

    I can only imagine how terrified you must be but fear not, i feel that this is just the beginning of a wonderful life for you.

    I hope that you know just how brave you are and what an inspiration you are to all of us.

    Good luck.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,623 ✭✭✭dame


    Best of luck Cathy, will be thinking of you! :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 226 ✭✭bored and tired


    hi cathy, i am new to boards so didnt see your thread before, i just wanted to wish you the best of luck on friday, i have just finnished reading postings, and i thought that you are an inspiration to fight with such courage, to get married, to go on holiday, you definately sound like you have the spirit of a winner,
    I have had a few demons to beat myself this past year, nothing serious but the best bit of advice i can give you for surgery is that when i had mine few weeks back (2nd in 7months) the surgeon came in to go through again the risks and as soon as he started i told him those were statistics, and it wasnt going to happen to me, I had a firm mind set that everything was going to be ok so it didnt matter what could go wrong, as it just wasnt going to happen

    best wishes for the op, and look forward to hearing from YOU in the next few weeks when you are well enough to log back on, you and your new husband and family will be in my thoughts and prayers on Friday,


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,224 ✭✭✭✭Kinetic^


    Best of luck Cathy.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 812 ✭✭✭littlesurfer


    Hi Cathy,

    This is my first post in this thread although i've been following your progress closely. I'm more of a lurker than anything but i've read your posts on other threads plenty of times before!

    I want to wish you the best of luck on friday and i'l definately say a few prayers for you every day until then,.....and after too.

    My every wish and thought is with you

    x


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 752 ✭✭✭Lorax


    All the best Cathy!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,646 ✭✭✭cooker3


    Hey Cathy

    I have followed this thread for few months, never seen you post anywhere else but feel like I know you from reading this.
    Best of luck Friday and hope everything goes well. Look forward to you posting how it went soon!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,492 ✭✭✭Sir Oxman


    All the very best Cathy


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,509 ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    Cathy, Shane,

    all fingers crossed hard!

    If it's any small help, I have a cousin who had very serious cancer about 7-8 years ago. At the peak, even her doctors were telling the family to prepare for the worst, and holding out little hope.

    Two kids and a new house in the country later, her husband keeps threatening to chain her in the house ... not because he's a chauvinist but because she's so full of energy and involved in so many things that he spends half his life trying to track her down via mobile! :D

    Her "quiet" 30th birthday partya few years back, "for family and a few friends", turned into a 3 day marathon hooley, and I think she is the only one who actually remembers everyone who was there!

    A small bit of history which we all hope will repeat ... ;)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 984 ✭✭✭NextSteps


    Best of luck


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,832 ✭✭✭littlebug


    Cathy,

    Here's a little cyber hug

    ((( :) ))).

    Best wishes

    xx


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,006 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    'Cathy,

    I'm just some guy who never signed up on this website - I've no real interest in contributing to most of the discussions but I am curious enough to occasionally come here and read through some topics.
    I happened to catch yours a few months ago and you struck me as having the most incredible of attitudes. Inspiring would be more appropriate.
    Anyway, without actually know you, you've been in my prayers since I read about all the trouble you've been having and you'll be in them again this week. You'll get through this one and best of luck for a speedy recovery.'


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 15,914 ✭✭✭✭tbh


    Hey Cathy -

    Looking forward to presenting you with your "I Kicked the Crap out of Cancer" medal soon!

    take care,
    tbh.


  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 42,361 Mod ✭✭✭✭Beruthiel


    Well Cathy,
    I expect you'll be back on any day now telling us all how well it went for you?
    take care of yourself.
    a


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,395 ✭✭✭Drift


    Best of luck Cathy, you'll be in my prayers. Lucking forward to seeing you first post afterwards.

    I think its fantastic the way you've posted about all of this. It shows remarkable courage and I'm sure it has helped many people in similar situations.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 15,914 ✭✭✭✭tbh


    strength wrote:
    Inspiring

    quoted for truth.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 14,239 ✭✭✭✭fits


    The very very best of luck.

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,730 ✭✭✭✭simu


    Cathy, Shane - I hope it goes well on Friday, will be thinking of ye.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 56 ✭✭ELLIEJ


    All the best Cathy, will be rooting for you and looking forward to hearing from you when you have recovered.

    Ellie


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