bigdmomof3
Member
Hi everyone! First I just want to thank those who wished me well on the "stress' thread.
I never really meant to lay it all out on the line but yesterday was just a bad day.
I visit the board everyday even though I really dont have difficult child issues anymore. I have belonged to the board since difficult child 1 was 14 and he is now 25.
So for those of you who didnt read the other thread, I will attempt to give everyone an update.
January of 2009 I became very sick and was hospitalized. Every 4 weeks I was having a recurrance of pain, fever etc. I was diagnosed with diverticulitis. Finally after my 2nd hospitalization in March it was decided that I needed to have bowel resection surgery but they had to get me well first. I had another flare in April. Finally May 12th I had surgery and 2 days later I was told I had stage 3 colon cancer. After recovering from surgery and a few more tests I started chemo in July. I go every other week for about 6-7 hours then come home still hooked up to a portable chemo pump for a total of about 55 hours of chemo. I am half way thru a 12 course treatment. My last treatment is scheduled for Dec 15th ending on the 17th. Chemo sucks but right now it is just a speed bump in life, slows me down a bit but doesnt stop me completely! Hopefully I will be able to return to work by February 1st!
My marriage has been rocky for about the last 6yrs when he started suffering severe depression with the loss of his mother. We have been married 26yrs but I am filing for a divorce. He stopped paying all the bills knowing that I am only on disability and dont have the money to pick up where he left off. He never even called the hospital on the several occasions I have been there this year. He never asks me how I am or has even tried to support me through this. When he had his heart attack in 2007 I was at the hospital every single day. I was even the one who called 911 that day.
Not wanting to end on a downer an update on my kids...lol Eric difficult child 1 25yrs old, has 2 difficult children of his own now! hehehe! Justin easy child 1 will be 21 in November. Graduated basic training at Ft Benning GA in August. He got married a week after his graduation. He and his wife are now stationed in Hawaii as he gets ready to deploy to Afghanistan. My baby Kerri difficult child/easy child 17yrs old. Senior in high school. Doing well.
Thanks Star for encouraging me to come here for support. I guess I felt that with no more difficult child issues I didnt need support anymore. Boy was I wrong! The greatest thing is that even after all these years it is nice to know that you are still here and willing to listen.
Big hugs and thanks to all of you.
Dee
I never really meant to lay it all out on the line but yesterday was just a bad day.
I visit the board everyday even though I really dont have difficult child issues anymore. I have belonged to the board since difficult child 1 was 14 and he is now 25.
So for those of you who didnt read the other thread, I will attempt to give everyone an update.
January of 2009 I became very sick and was hospitalized. Every 4 weeks I was having a recurrance of pain, fever etc. I was diagnosed with diverticulitis. Finally after my 2nd hospitalization in March it was decided that I needed to have bowel resection surgery but they had to get me well first. I had another flare in April. Finally May 12th I had surgery and 2 days later I was told I had stage 3 colon cancer. After recovering from surgery and a few more tests I started chemo in July. I go every other week for about 6-7 hours then come home still hooked up to a portable chemo pump for a total of about 55 hours of chemo. I am half way thru a 12 course treatment. My last treatment is scheduled for Dec 15th ending on the 17th. Chemo sucks but right now it is just a speed bump in life, slows me down a bit but doesnt stop me completely! Hopefully I will be able to return to work by February 1st!
My marriage has been rocky for about the last 6yrs when he started suffering severe depression with the loss of his mother. We have been married 26yrs but I am filing for a divorce. He stopped paying all the bills knowing that I am only on disability and dont have the money to pick up where he left off. He never even called the hospital on the several occasions I have been there this year. He never asks me how I am or has even tried to support me through this. When he had his heart attack in 2007 I was at the hospital every single day. I was even the one who called 911 that day.
Not wanting to end on a downer an update on my kids...lol Eric difficult child 1 25yrs old, has 2 difficult children of his own now! hehehe! Justin easy child 1 will be 21 in November. Graduated basic training at Ft Benning GA in August. He got married a week after his graduation. He and his wife are now stationed in Hawaii as he gets ready to deploy to Afghanistan. My baby Kerri difficult child/easy child 17yrs old. Senior in high school. Doing well.
Thanks Star for encouraging me to come here for support. I guess I felt that with no more difficult child issues I didnt need support anymore. Boy was I wrong! The greatest thing is that even after all these years it is nice to know that you are still here and willing to listen.
Big hugs and thanks to all of you.
Dee