JUST SAYING HELLO

HI EVERYONE, HAVEN'T BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR AWHILE AND THOUGHT I'D DROP IN AND SAY HELLO. I STARTED BACK TO WORK ON DEC 4th, WHAT A THRILL. I THINK I'M ONE OF A FEW PEOPLE *****ALLY LOVE THE WORK THEY DO. I'M A NEONATAL NURSE. WHAT CAN BE BETTER THAN TAKING CARE OF NEWBORNS ALL DAY, REGARDLESS WHETHER THEY'RE WELL OR SICK, THIS IS SOMETHING I TOTALLY ENJOY AND AM DEVOTED TO. I STARTED OUT WORKING MY NORMAL 3 DAY WORK WEEK, YES, I SAID 3 DAYS, (WE WORK 12 HOUR SHIFTS) AND ENDED UP WORKING 6 DAYS, WELCOME BACK TO THE HOSPITAL. I'M FEELING GREAT PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY. I DON'T GET ON THE SCALE THAT MUCH BUT WHEN I DO I HAVEN'T SEEN MUCH OF A WEIGHT LOSS BUT DO SEE A DIFFERENCE IN MY CLOTHS (UNIFORMS) I CAN'T TOLERATE ANY PROTEIN SHAKES OR PROTEIN ADDED TO MY FOOD, I DUMP, SO I'M TRYING TO GET MY PROTEIN IN W/ FOOD. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO I ASKED YOU ALL TO PRAY FOR MY MOTHER WHO WAS DIAGNOSED W/ STAGE 3 LUNG CANCER. I HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS ON THAT FRONT. MOM FINISHED HER RADIATION AND IS IN THE MIDDLE OF CHEMOTHERAPY, WHICH SHE HAS TOLERATED SUPRISEING WELL, NO NAUSEA OR VOMITING, SHE HAS LOST HER HAIR BUT DOESN'T REALLY BOTHER HER. MOM HAD A CAT SCAN LAST WEEK AND THE ONCOLOGIST TOLD US THERE IS NO NEW CANCER GROWTH AND IT APPEARS AS IF THE LUNG TUMOR IS SHRINKING. THANK THE GOOD LORD. I ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR A FULL RECOVERY OR AT LEAST REMISSION. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND LOVE. DONNA, SFY (southern fried yankee)

HOW NICE TO HEAR FROM YOU MS DONNA! &, SO MUCH IS GOING SO WONDERFULLY FOR YOU; THAT IS GREAT! REMEMBER, THIS IS A "LOSE & SHRINK" PROCESS THAT CAN DRIVE YOU CRAZY SOMETIMES BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF "STALLS" BUT WHEN YOU ARE STALLING, YOU ARE SHRINKING ... WHEN THE SCALES ARE GOING DOWN, THE NUMBERS ARE GREAT ... BUT, WHEN YOU AREN'T LOSING WEIGHT, YOUR BODY IS READJUSTING & YOU WILL SHRINK AWAY INTO SMALLER & SMALLER SIZES!!!!!!!! WOW, WHAT FANTASTIC NEWS ON YOUR MOMMA. SENDING MORE PRAYERS FOR A CURE THAT COMPLETELY HEALS HER & BRINGS HER TO TOTAL WHOLENESS! GOD BLESS YOU ... YOUR SFY SISTER (PA) & BROTHER (MI) ... DAWN & NICk