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  • colt45
    colt45 Member Posts: 383
    edited February 2015
    KJE54,

    I wish you blessings of strength and health for you and your lovely family. You are a remarkable woman and truly an inspiration. I am sorry to hear you are dealing with this again---but my money is on you.
  • colt45
    colt45 Member Posts: 383
    edited February 2015
    SongBird68, FeelingFeline and Sabel:

    Bless you all. You are amazing ladies. Thank you for your kindness.
  • colt45
    colt45 Member Posts: 383
    edited March 2015
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  • jlstacey
    jlstacey Member Posts: 117
    edited March 2015

    Thank you Colt45. What a beautifully written letter. I'm lucky to have a very supportive husband and lots of supportive friends and family. We have two children adopted from Russia, one with a variety of special needs and one with ADHD and anxiety. Needless to say, our lives were already stressful and complicated before I was dx in January. Trying to deal with my son's issues and address my daughter's concerns about me is a daily struggl. Thankfully, my husband is always there and I have friends who step in a lot.

    Thank you for the heartfelt message to all of us.

  • colt45
    colt45 Member Posts: 383
    edited March 2015

    jlstacey,

    You will find many amazing women here who understand and are very supportive. Blessings to you and your beautiful family.

  • colt45
    colt45 Member Posts: 383
    edited April 2015
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    edited May 2015
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  • Srh242
    Srh242 Member Posts: 139
    edited May 2015

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  • colt45
    colt45 Member Posts: 383
    edited July 2015

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  • littleblueflowers
    littleblueflowers Member Posts: 391
    edited July 2015

    Thank you Colt45..that brought tears to my eyes! Your family is so lucky to have you!

  • colt45
    colt45 Member Posts: 383
    edited August 2015

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  • colt45
    colt45 Member Posts: 383
    edited August 2015

    greytmph2,

    As much support as I try to give my wife, she is, always has been and always will be her own strongest advocate.

    You must be your own strongest advocate. There are many strong women here going forward with the right treatment plan for them----without the amount of support from others that they would optimally choose.

    I am praying for you that you are not in a threatening relationship that would jeopardize your welfare in any way. You deserve the best treatment plan for you. I hope you can determine what that is and pursue it.

    God bless you

  • tessu
    tessu Member Posts: 1,294
    edited September 2015

    your wife is so very very fortunate to have such a caring, loving, supportive husband. (wish my own were even a tiny fraction as kind.

    Good luck to you both.

  • colt45
    colt45 Member Posts: 383
    edited October 2015

    Prayers to you, tessu.

  • 27heart
    27heart Member Posts: 83
    edited October 2015

    wow. Thank you for bumping this thread up. Thank you for your beautiful encouragement.

  • colt45
    colt45 Member Posts: 383
    edited November 2015

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  • 123justme
    123justme Member Posts: 169
    edited June 2016

    Colt45, are an amazing husband and father. Thank you for the open letter.

  • colt45
    colt45 Member Posts: 383
    edited December 2015

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  • colt45
    colt45 Member Posts: 383
    edited January 2016

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  • Birdie56
    Birdie56 Member Posts: 19
    edited March 2016

    God bless you and your precious family Colt. And thank you.

    Bump for all to see

  • Srh242
    Srh242 Member Posts: 139
    edited March 2016

    bum

  • colt45
    colt45 Member Posts: 383
    edited March 2016

    Thank you and God Bless you, Birdie. All prayers and warm thoughts to you.

  • macb04
    macb04 Member Posts: 756
    edited April 2016

    Colt, seeing your warm and loving support for your wife is just wonderful. I wish I could say my husband was great that way, sometimes he is there for me, about a quarter to a half of the time, but often he is not or makes me more upset. Unfortunately I have had to put the 24 hour Crisis Line into my phone when I am sad and alone at night and can't really talk to him even though he is just the other side of the bed.

  • colt45
    colt45 Member Posts: 383
    edited April 2016

    macb04,

    All strength and blessings to you. I am sorry your supports are not always what you need. There are many wonderful people here who you can draw strength and hope from. Warm thoughts to you.

  • colt45
    colt45 Member Posts: 383
    edited May 2016

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  • Sabel
    Sabel Member Posts: 28
    edited July 2016

    Colt45...I would like to read any updates you have..

    I'm doing well having passed my four year 'cancerversary'.. I'm not really certain why the cancer has not progressed, but I'm enjoying this reprieve.

  • colt45
    colt45 Member Posts: 383
    edited August 2016

    Sabel,

    All blessings and strength to you as you continue your recovery.

    My wife is doing wonderfully. The term "new normal" is definitely understood here. She goes for therapy with a lymphedema specialist and it doing very well. I cannot pretend to understand what she's been through or what she deals with----but she is a tough, beautiful lady. She works full time, is an excellent mom to our 2 young girls and is my dream girl.

    Every day she moves further from the toughest days.

    She just keeps moving forward.

    Thanks for asking.

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