Category: Bladder cancer

Ever get stuck in the car with your best friend because you were laughing so hard you couldn’t move for fear of wetting your pants?

One-Liner Wednesday – When you have faith in your best friend

As a family we took trips all the time. The kids and I would do the yard work on a Friday so we could go camping or a short trip on the weekend, leaving no excuse for dad to say no. Sneaky, I know.  

Estes Park, in Colorado was one of our favorite places to go. Trips were easier after we purchased a used pop up camper and hitched it to our big blue Chevy station wagon. It also had the luxury of a heater, fridge and the five of us fit perfectly. The beds were surprisingly comfortable. The only controversy was whose turn it was to sleep on the bed made from adjusting the table. For myself, the most pleasant thing of all was unzipping the screened windows surrounding our bed and letting in the outside air, and the sounds of the forest.

One time in Estes Park, we camped in town. It was raining heavily, so we stayed inside the camper. It started to hail; huge balls of ice plummeted the roof and left permanent circular dents. That was not the worst part. It was so loud on the metal roof, we couldn’t hear our conversation. Pillows over our heads were useless.  

We always had a good time with that camper. When tenting, it always seemed to rain😳

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Ever notice kids on the playground? I used to be an aide at an elementary school and had to observe 96 sixth grade students’ behavior. It was a task, because first of all this “terrible group of miscreants” had to be kept away from the third graders’ territory on the playground. The bigger kids were left to stand around, not allowed to sit on the grassy bank, and there was no equipment or benches.  

You can envision the problem. And you can tell I felt sorry for them, having to look on at the smaller kids playing on playground equipment and swings. This lack of occupying the twelve year old minds led to some misbehavior, especially one particular boy. He always found a way to disobey the “rules”, one being not to ride your bike during these recesses. Of course he tried. As he rode by me I brought him to a stop. ( I was much stronger then😂). He threatened me and the rest of the kids surrounded me in a protective manner. It was a great feeling. Being outside was better than dodging thrown peas in the lunchroom😂.

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The door was open

Now seems closed

Communication slows

Hesitation shows

Doubts arose

The heart knows

It’s the end of prose.

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“Wow! Those are the coolest!” Jamie exclaimed as he laid eyes on his big brother’s new shoes. “Batman, the Flash, man, where did you find those?”

“Mom got them on Amazon. I’ve had them a week, but they look great don’t they? I think mom felt guilty about not letting me go up to Grampa’s with you, so bought these for me. How was it up there? Do any fishin?”

They sat down on the bed and Jamie tried on the shoes, of course, way too large. Pete didn’t mind. They had a strong bond, especially where their sister Peg was concerned.  

Peg happened to walk in the room at that moment. She felt superior, being the oldest, and also thought she could enter their room at any time. This led to the boys’ close relationship, “two against one” they would whisper to each other. 

Peg grabbed one of the shoes and secretly thought they were okay, but what she wanted was a pair with Wonder Woman on them. She didn’t acknowledge Pete’s new shoes were anything special, flipped it back to Jamie and walked out.

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She stood to the side steadying herself at the credenza.Her family was happily singing, because they didn’t know. She smiled and pretended all was well, but it certainly was not. At any moment her legs would buckle and she wouldn’t be able to keep the doctor’s news hidden any longer.

She was too young for this. Her daughter needed her mother, and her loving husband, what would happen to them? She gasped at the pain in her heart. The doctor might be too late this time. She moved slowly to the divan and closed her eyes for the last time.

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The steamship sails

There’s running lights on the sides

But tonight there’s fog

The foghorn blows a warning

To the fellow travelers.

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Fear is not something I’m familiar with, unless it involves my kids or their kids. Ever since 1995, I’m not scared of anything, really. That was the most scared I’ve ever been. I was going into the elevator of the Woman’s Hospital in Houston for my first operation. I used to be a chicken with needles, and being anesthetized also frightened me. I knew I had cancer, I knew I was having a complete hysterectomy, and I didn’t know how I really felt about it. I was 49, and I’d be going through the “change” soon, at least my sisters all did around fifty. But the cancer scared me. I think my husband was as nervous as I was, but in the elevator going up to the surgical floor, I just started crying and shaking.The nurse at the waiting area said that was perfectly normal. I must say the Woman’s Hospital in H was very nice all around.  

The first thing was the IV. I had never had one. Apparently the administer of it had never done one, or was not good at it. Took three tries and I thought my husband was going to pass out from seeing all the blood on the table and floor. But that was the worst part. 

I had never experienced as much pain as when I had to get out of bed the first time. I thought everything inside my body fell on the floor. The nurse was so nice and helpful, standing me up slowly. 

 Something funny that happened was that my body was in shock. I was instantly hot and sweating the first night. The nurses attending me turned the air to sixty degrees and wore coats while in the room. That was fine for a while and then I started getting chills and couldn’t stop shaking.  

Now this is graphic, but they had removed the catheter after the operation. Around midnight the next night they decided to put another one in. Most times you are asleep when they do this, but I was freezing, couldn’t stop my legs from shaking while a nurse is standing on her head inserting a catheter. Sure laugh now, but it was not funny at the time.

So after that, nothing involving medical stuff really scared me. I was always prepared for the worst, and over the years I must say I have not been disappointed. But I’m still here. In fact we were joking today about how I can’t be killed, going to live on forever. God, who wants that?😱😂

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The old man took his mate to the doctor

Said “All she does is sit in the rocker

Seriously doc, this is quite a problem

She no longer wants to “blossom”

Know what I mean, doc?”

The doctor smiled, but didn’t mock

Said “here you go. Try this elixir.

This remedy will surely fix her.”

 

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