J'sDaughter: Merry Christmas.........

Saturday, December 25, 2004

Merry Christmas.........

Today I received the best present of all.

My mom came home from the hospital................

8 Comments:

ginger said...: What a wonderful Christmas gift. :)

Merry Christmas; 10:10 PM, December 25, 2004
Anonymous said...: great present on xmas.
god bless you...; 4:30 AM, December 26, 2004
Anita said...: I'm really glad your mom was able to make it home on Christmas day. I'm sorry you've had such a tough month. Hopefully things will start looking up in 2005.; 5:34 AM, December 26, 2004
Anonymous said...: What a blessing! I'm so happy for you!; 9:35 AM, December 26, 2004
Laurie said...: Take good care of her. I'll be back to keep up with you all.; 9:59 AM, December 26, 2004
:: jozjozjoz :: said...: Great news!

Happy Holidays!

Hope you have a wonderful season!; 3:26 PM, December 26, 2004
Anonymous said...: I'm very glad that your mom is doing better, and I hope she continues to do so! I'm sure it's a very relieving present for you this Christmas season. God bless you!; 12:53 PM, December 27, 2004
annette said...: That is wonderful!

Happy holidays to you and your family.

@; 10:46 PM, December 27, 2004

: Name: jsdaughter; Location: United States

If you read nothing else here, please scroll to the bottom of the page and read what is written there. I started this journal when my mother was diagnosed with Ovarian cancer. The entry that I wrote shortly after her death was meant to be my last. After some time had passed, I remembered my mother's words; "If just one person is helped by what is learned from my illness, then everything will be alright..". I then decided to leave this journal in place, and write entries from time to time in hope that someone reading will learn something that may help them or others... You can start reading from December 2004 in the archives if you would like to read our story from the beginning. Read the comments as well. They contain wonderful, comforting words from many amazing people.......

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(written September of 2005) I have learned much in the last nine months. I have read that ovarian cancer whispers. I say it screams. It just needs someone to listen. The American Cancer Society statistics for ovarian cancer estimate that there will be 22,220 new cases and 16,210 deaths in 2005. This is a death rate FOUR TIMES that of breast cancer.Almost 70 percent of women with the common epithelial ovarian cancer are not diagnosed until the disease is advanced in stage. The 5-year survival rate for these women is only 15 to 20 percent. This is unacceptable. Women need to be made more aware of the symptoms, and doctors need to listen to their patients. Especially when the patient tells them that they fear they have ovca, as my mother did for almost a year before she was finally diagnosed. It’s so sad and senseless when a woman knows the symptoms but can’t get anyone to listen to what she is saying.

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Saturday, December 25, 2004

Merry Christmas.........

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