Urgent Prayers Needed for One of Our Beloved Administrators!!

[Warlady]

Our sweetest Administrator, Chris, is going under the knife in the morning. She is having a spot removed from her lung. It is slow growing and the doctors are 75% sure it's not cancer. Her surgery is at 6:30 AM EST tomorrow morning. I'm asking all of you to keep her in your prayers tonight and until she's out of the woods. Chris we all love you and will be praying for you dear heart. Keep your chin up. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/patriot.gif

[ThomasIsUnderrated]

We will be praying for Chris, and her family.

[Rink]

same here. will pray for a speedy recovery

[ThomasIsUnderrated]

We love you, Chris!!

[HarvickFan29]

Yes, certainly. Chris, you will be in my thoughts and prayers. I will have nothing but positive thoughts.

[Westbrook]

I'll be praying for you, dear sister.

[SmellyFed]

I'm relatively new around here and don't really know you yet, but God's speed tomorrow, Chris. You have my wishes for a speedy recovery.

[Warlady]

I have such a peace about her surgery. Chris I know you are going to check on this thread before you leave in the morning. You are so loved by everyone here and just know that we will all be thinking about you and praying for you tomorrow. You have excellent doctors and nurses caring for you and a wonderful husband and family by your side. You are so blessed and know that God will be with you as well.

[Incident_command]

God bless

[Warlady]

SmellyFed, Chris, is one of the most intelligent and politically savy woman you will ever have the pleasure to meet. She's also very religious and knowledgeable about the Bible. She's a great sheeple sharpshooter too.

[HarvickFan29]

Chris, I hope you do check this thread and know that we ALL will be thinking about you and keep you in our prayers until you make your speedy recovery. I know that you will. So, get on over there so you can hurry home and tell us how brave you were.Talk to ya real soon!

[Warlady]

Chris's husband is supposed to let me know something as soon as he can tomorrow. He will be very busy as there are about 50 people on his call list. Let's just hope we are close to the top of the list. Chris has a wonderful and supportive husband and we should include him in our prayers. I'm sure he is as frightened as Chris is.

[HarvickFan29]

Of course, Warlday! I have included her husband and family in my prayers. I hope her husband contacts us soon as the surgery is over because we will be eager to hear that everything went well and it is 100% benign. I will be thinking of Chris all night, and praying for all of her family.

[Warlady]

Same here Harv. I knew we could count on you. You are such a good friend.

[Large_Al]

Chris I'm praying for you. Leave some contact info In the am.
Love you Kiddo!!

[Warlady]

If anyone wants to donate to send Chris flowers please send me a PM. She is expected to be in intensive care for a few days and they don't permit flowers but after she is moved to a private room she should be able to receive them.

[CaliGirl]

Chris, prayers are already being said for you and your family. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon76.gif

[SunnyBrook]

Romans 8:28

Love and prayers for you and yours.

[TheIrishman]

Chris, you and your family will be in my prayers.

Wish you the best, and love.

[Estragon]

I am distressed to hear this. Chris is one of the nicest, sweetest, and sharpest people around here. We all love her dearly. You can look forward to getting to know her when she gets back.

Chris: you and your husband are in my thoughts and prayers. I wish you good news and a speedy recovery! I hope you can come back to us real soon.

[Antigone]

Chris, you and your family are in my prayers tonight. Wishing you a speedy recovery.

[Bluemoon_Rising]

Chris, the ol' Bluemoon says may God bless you and keep you. You will most definitely be in my prayers tonight--you and your family. May God grant you a speedy recovery.

[CaliGirl]

Chris, I am off to hit the pillow. I will take a peak from work on how you are doing. Prayers continue........ /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon76.gif

[Venus]

Chris, God bless you and see you through all that is ahead of you. John and I are praying for you, and wish you good news and a speedy recovery.

[Etaoin]

Our prayers go with you Chris. Hurry back to us with the good tidings.

[tacitus]

Chris you and your family will be in our prayers. I pray that they get everything, and that you have a speedy and uneventful recovery.

[The_RANDy_Corporation]

Oh dear God grant mercy and guide the hand of the surgeons. In Jesus' name.

[Gone_with_the_Wind]

Chris,

God bless you, my friend. You're in my prayers.

[PeteS_in_CA]

Have done, will do.

[Warlady]

Chris's husband just called. She's out of surgery and the preliminary reports show no cancer and it looks like TB. She will be in a room by noon eastern time and home in a couple of days rather than the 5 or 6 they had originally predicted. Thank you Lord.

[ThomasIsUnderrated]

That's great news! Praise the Lord!

[HarvickFan29]

*A long sigh of relief*

Warlady, thank you. I've been waiting to go to work until I heard the great news! Thanks God!

I don't remember her fav flower but let's send something nice. Anyone who wants to contribute can contact Warlady!

Chris, get home real soon.

[Warlady]

Big sigh of relief. Huge.

[HarvickFan29]

Warlady, it's the best news we will hear all day. Unless the Clinton's get arrested! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon129.gif

[Large_Al]

Oh that's Fantastic!!

[Warlady]

It is Harv. Arresting the Clinton's would make my year. But this is just as good. Even better IMO. I know for a fact that they were planning on doing a frozen section on the tissue they removed so if it was cancer it would have shown up. TB is no fun. I don't think she will be able to drink alcohol for 12 months while she's on the medicine. That used to be the case. The treatment could have changed since I was in nursing. I bet tacitus would know. Still much better than cancer.

[The_RANDy_Corporation]

Whew. Praise God.

[Naturalized-Texan]

Our prayers are with her for a speedy and complete recovery.

[HarvickFan29]

Chris won't like not being able to drink some wine. But, life is sometimes about trade-off.

I'm just glad it's over and we can stop sweating.

[Warlady]

Yeah it's taken an hour for my butterflies to go away. I hope she will be able to drink wine. I'll have to ask her when she gets home.

[Warlady]

You know? They've known about this spot for months. Why the hell didn't they run a simple TB test? They've had her and her family sick with worry.

[HarvickFan29]

I was wondering the same but since I didn't know the details, I didn't want to jump to conclusions. You raise a very good question, and one I'm sure Chris will get to the bottom of. Perhaps they couldn't do a TB test until they removed it? Confused.

[Warlady]

No that doesn't make sense. When a spot shows up on your chest xray TB test should be one of the first tests they run.

[HarvickFan29]

Warlady, I ain't a doctor but it would certainly seem like they would initially do that! But, regardless, they'd have to remove it? Right?

[Warlady]

I don't think they routinely remove TB spots. You would have to check with a doctor but I've never heard of it before.

[tacitus]

Thank you Lord indeed.

WL I know zip about TB. I was stationed at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center back in the mid 60's when it was the TB center for the military. I know that we did receive TB shots when I was in the military, and they still recommend that employees at the Unniversity Hospital here in Denver get annual boosters.

I can't understand why the docs suggested the worse case, unless she has a history in her family. Still a simple scratch test would have been pretty darn simple and quick.

As for drinking and the meds, probably better she didn't.

[Gone_with_the_Wind]

[ QUOTE ]
Warlady said:
I don't think they routinely remove TB spots. You would have to check with a doctor but I've never heard of it before.

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They don't surgically remove TB spots on the lungs. I'm being treated for a TB related bacteria and the TB is an infection that affects the entire body. The spot is just a symptom of the wider spread of the disease. They get rid of the spot with mega doses of anti-biotics for six months up to sometimes more than a year. She'll be on a strict antibiotic routine. At first the treatment might be hard on her tummy. She may be nauseated and have a headache. She may run a chronic fever. She'll be tired much of the time. She'll be subject to lung illnesses like pneumonia and the flu. But as the antibiotics are assimilated into her system, she get used to all that and return to her normal routine. Once these antibiotics work their magic, you'll see a whole new Chris emerging.

Also, it's not like in the old days. She doesn't have to be confined and removed from her family. Once she starts the antibiotic treatment, she can't infect other people. The spot will go away with time. No surgery necessary.

[Peachdiane]

Wow, PTL! That is great news!

Chris, you were one of the first to welcome me to FC. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif My prayers are with you and your family. May your recovery go well!

[Large_Al]

If I recall she is a smoker!! Ohhhhhh!!! That's going to be hard for her.

[Warlady]

She's quitting. She'll need our prayers for that too. It's been 9 months since I quit.

[Gone_with_the_Wind]

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Warlady said:
She's quitting. She'll need our prayers for that too. It's been 9 months since I quit.

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[Warlady]

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[crylady]

May God wrap you in His healing arms. Get better.....fast. jan

[tacitus]

[ QUOTE ]
Warlady said:
She's quitting. She'll need our prayers for that too. It's been 9 months since I quit.

[/ QUOTE ]

Thank God you are hanging in there.

Smoke free since 11/1/2002 - thank you Lord!

[Warlady]

Congratulations tacitus!!!!!

[HarvickFan29]

Warlady, just got in from work. Are you saying her surgery wasn't necessary?

Congrats to all those who have quit smoking. My 6th anniversary of quitting is coming up this month. I got the patch and it was much easier than I thought. I had tried to quit many times and never was successful but have been with the patch!

[Gone_with_the_Wind]

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HarvickFan29 said:
Warlady, just got in from work. Are you saying her surgery wasn't necessary?

Congrats to all those who have quit smoking. My 6th anniversary of quitting is coming up this month. I got the patch and it was much easier than I thought. I had tried to quit many times and never was successful but have been with the patch!

[/ QUOTE ]

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/claps.gif Whatever it takes!

[Warlady]

I don't know Harv. Chris will have to answer that for us when she returns.

I used the patch too and the gum. I'm still chewing the gum but at least I'm not smoking.

[HarvickFan29]

Hang in there, Warlady! Just think of all the money we've saved plus the wear and tear on our lungs and teeth. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon16.gif

Sweet dreams to Chris.

[CaliGirl]

Great news WL! The power of prayer does work! Thank you God!

[RocketScience]

Bless your heart Chris, God will be with you the whole way.

My prayers for your speedy recovery.

Rocket

[Venus]

WL, could it be that since she's a smoker they wanted to make sure it wasn't a tumor? It seems to me that if they did the TB test and it was positive, and they treated her just for that which apparently takes a while to cure, she could still have a tumor that meanwhile wouldn't have been being treated. Just a guess - it's all I can think of that makes sense.

[nosferatuscoffin]

I have not been here for a little while, so I was not aware of Chris's situation until just now.

Thank God that is was only TB and not something worse. Granted, TB is nothing to laugh at and the treatments are intense, but still a huge relief that it was not what the Doctor thought it might be.

Prayers and hugs for a speedy and pain-free-as-can-be recovery, Chris. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon115.gif

[Warlady]

That's possible Venus. Like I said, Chris can fill us in on the details when she returns.

[Westbrook]

A couple of Christmases ago, James Dobson (Focus on the Family) circulated a story about a woman infected with TB. It was a true story told by her doctor and took place somwhere in Canada, Nova Scotia, back in the late 1940s, if I remember correctly. It goes something like this.
<ul type="square">The woman had been diagnosed with TB. The hole in her lung was in a place that, at the time, was inoperable. All the doctors could do was to watch her waste away and die.

Christmas was coming, and the woman asked if they would allow her to go home to spend her last Christmas with her husband and children. The doctors initially declined, but her pleas were so intense and so evocative, that the doctors, figuring her case was hopeless, decided to allow her to visit her family for Christmas.

After Christmas, she returned to the hospital to die. But come February, her condition had not worsened, but she started showing other symptoms. She was vomiting and experiencing fatigue.

A test confirmed the doctors' worse fears.

She was pregnant.

The doctors advised her that an abortion was necessary, but the woman was horrified at the prospect. Being a Christian, the woman refused to allow the abortion. She was able to convince them that, since her case was hopeless anyway, she preferred rather to die together with her baby.

Once again, against their better judgement, the doctors relented and granted the woman her wish.

But as the weeks passed, she began to regain strength. Her color returned to her cheeks, her appetite increased, and she started gaining weight.

The doctors were utterly puzzled.

Until they saw the x-ray.

There they saw that the growing baby had been pushing against the hole in the woman's lung, effectively closing it and causing it to heal.

The baby was born healthy, the woman's hole in her lung was repaired, and she returned to her family with her new baby and her flourishing new health.[/list]

[Estragon]

I'm so thankful that it wasn't as bad as feared.

Chris, you and your family remain in my thoughts and prayers. God bless you and help you to a speedy recovery!

[Warlady]

I just got off the phone with Chris. She may get to come home tomorrow. She was feeling no pain. They gave her a saddle block or something similar and morphine shots PRN. She had just gotten a morphine shot so she was quite happy. She promises not to start smoking again but I think we need to double our prayers for her to stay off of them. The nurse had just brought her a snack and she was going to watch a movie. She sounded a little tired but other than that she is in great spirits. She said to say hello to everyone and thanks for all the well wishes. She may even try to post tomorrow evening if she's up to it.

[HarvickFan29]

Thanks for the progress report.

[Warlady]

You're welcome Harv. Chap is really upbeat. He sounded so relieved and so in love with Chris. He's got it bad for his babe. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[HarvickFan29]

She's a very lucky lady! She's truly blessed.

[nosferatuscoffin]

Well, anyone named Chris cannnot be all bad. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[Charity]

I will be in prayer for Chris. Hello everyone. I am new here. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/patriot.gif

[ThomasIsUnderrated]

Welcome, Charity!

[Charity]

Thank you so much. I love the site. Very nice. It's different than my other sites. It will take some getting used to. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[nosferatuscoffin]

Weclome, Charity!

A very nice name and thanks for the lovely thoughts about one of our most beloved admins here. She truly is a special lady.

[Charity]

She sounds very special.
Prayer is very important to me. I know that prayer works and that God hears our prayers.
I am a Christian, homeschool mom, Creationist and confirmed conservative. I found this site from a link on my usual site Conservababes.. I know I must be amongst friends here.

[nosferatuscoffin]

Well, you shall fit right in here. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

Conservababe is a long time friend of ours here, so you definitely are among friends here. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[Charity]

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/patriot.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
I am glad I came here. Praise God, it's nice to be with like minded folk. I always get nervous whenever I join a new site. Not knowing anyone and all. Anyway, I will be in prayer for Chris.

[nosferatuscoffin]

Most welcome. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

You know, when I saw your handle "Charity", it reminded me of a more recent Twilight Zone episode, (from 1986) when they did a story about a modern teenager who became mentally interlinked with a young pilgrim woman from the Salem days (Her name was also Charity) . Their relationship became so initimate that the other Pilgrims almost burned her at the stake for talking to someone from the 20th century. The funny thing was, that at the end of the episode, the young Pilgrim women carved their initials in a tree that the 20th century teen was able to still see centuries later.

Geez, I am babbling. Then again, I am known for that around here.

Great to have you here! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[Charity]

I never saw that one. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
My very dear friend gave me that s/n and it stuck.
LOL I suppose the evos don't think I'm too "charitable", lol. I figure that's a good thing though /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[nosferatuscoffin]

I just visited your webpage as well. Nicely done. Your splash graphic is very unique and one I really like. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

Sorry to all here to get so off topic. It is just refreshing to see a new true blue, conservative poster here after all we have been through the past year. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[Charity]

I too apologize for getting off topic. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon27.gif

[nosferatuscoffin]

Oh. That is OK. We do that all of the time. Amazing that it took 50+ posts to do in this case. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon115.gif

[Warlady]

Charity, welcome to FC! Please pull up a chair and make yourself at home. Thank you for all of your prayers for Chris. They are especially welcomed since you don't even know her. You are special Charity.

[ALS1]

Chris's condition is not what I wanted to hear. I hope this surgery ends the problem once and for all. She's a fine woman and a caring conservative. An asset we simply can't do without.

GodSpeed Chris

[HarvickFan29]

Charity is also the name of my sis-in-law! Welcome to the board! I look forward to reading your posts.

[Charity]

Thank you all for the wonderful welcome. ALS is my brother in Christ BTW. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
When will Chris come out of surgery?

[Warlady]

She was out of surgery at noon on last Thursday. She's supposed to go home today.

[Charity]

I pray her recovery is very quick. I look forward to meeting her here. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[EveningStar]

Good lord! I don't know how I missed this thread! Chris, my prayers are with you through your recovery.

(I'm extremely embarrassed that I didn't notice this until now. After all, I was the one who introduced Chris to FC!)

[Warlady]

I spoke with Chap today. Chris is home and doing very well. Hopefully when she is rested she will feel up to coming to the board.

[HarvickFan29]

Warlady, I'm glad to hear Chris is safe at home and doing well. I'll be glad when she comes back to the board!

[ThomasIsUnderrated]

Glad to hear that Chris is at home. I hope she feels up to visiting us soon!

[CaliGirl]

[ QUOTE ]
Warlady said:
I spoke with Chap today. Chris is home and doing very well. Hopefully when she is rested she will feel up to coming to the board.

[/ QUOTE ]

Glad you are home Chris. Hope to see you around real soon! My prayers continue!

[Chris]

Thank you so much for your prayers for my family and me. The Lord has truly blessed me in all of this. I've been a bit overwhelmed at the amount of love that has been directed at me, and prayers said for me by you all here, by those where I live and in my church, and, I've been told, by missionaries around the world. It boogles the mind, and I can't thank you all enough.

I'll try to answer your questions that I read along the way. If I miss anything though, let me know, because I am still on pain meds so I kept drifting off in the middle of things, and waking up with my head leaning back and my mouth wide open like a baby bird. http://www.discodelic.netfirms.com/silly-drool1.gif

Someone asked why they didn't do I a TB tine test. Venus more or less touched on the reason. The only one that ever mentioned that TB as a possibility was my second opinion surgeon (who was the one I had do the surgery). He was the only one who had ever come across it when all the scans looked like cancer. The only way they can be sure though is do a biopsy, which is basically what they did.

The surgery was called a V-section biopsy. The spot was in the top of my right lope. They cut it out and sent it to the lab while I was still under. If it had come back positive for cancer, they would have taken that whole top lobe out.

Anyway, every doctor that looked at the scans thought it was cancer. The 75% chance thing that Brenda mentioned was from the surgeon I ended up going with though, and that was a 75% chance that it wasn't in my lymphnodes if I was cancer. That's what the scans indicated.

I went with this surgeon, because lungs were his speciality and he uses techniques that some of the others didn't know were possible with lung surgery, like doing it with scopes and not having to cut out ribs and stuff like that. The whole thing was about as none invasive as you could get for lung surgery. I only have three little slits in my side, and all I lost was the spot on my lung and a little bit of tissue around it, instead of ending up with a cut from front to back, and losing a rib and whole lobe for no reason.

Anyway, the less invasive - the faster you heal too. That's why I didn't end up in ICU. I did end up kind of quarantined in my room though, because they weren't sure what I had yet or if I was contagious. Everyone had to wear masks when they came in that made them look like ducks. They were yellow on the top part too. I felt like I was existing inside an Aflac commercial. Of course, the morphine could have had something to do with that feeling too, just like it kept turning me into a baby bird. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

I'll be back in the morning to tell you all the rest. I've been drifting in and out a lot again.....

[ThomasIsUnderrated]

It's so good to have you back, Chris!!! You are truly loved by all of us here at FC.

[DesertFox]

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yeahthat.gif

Good seeing you again, Chris. Glad things went well.

[Bluemoon_Rising]

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon16.gif Welcome back, Kiddo!

[GOP Woman]

Hi Chris,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you. We're very happy you're home and hope you have a quick recovery.
Cheryl And Pete

[Large_Al]

Thank God your Back Chris!! I love the drooling smilie!! LOL

[Warlady]

I'm so glad you're posting again. Don't over do it.

[HarvickFan29]

Chris, welcome back! We've missed you here. You gave me a scare but I'll forgive you. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif I'm sooooo glad you're okay. Get some rest, and talk to ya soon!!!

[The_RANDy_Corporation]

In response to Chris' good report, I offer up this song of praise to God!

[ QUOTE ]
Psalm 150 (msg)

Hallelujah! Praise God in his holy house of worship,
praise him under the open skies;
Praise him for his acts of power,
praise him for his magnificent greatness;
Praise with a blast on the trumpet,
praise by strumming soft strings;
Praise him with castanets and dance,
praise him with banjo and flute;
Praise him with cymbals and a big bass drum,
praise him with fiddles and mandolin.
Let every living, breathing creature praise GOD!

Hallelujah!

[/ QUOTE ]

[Warlady]

Amen!

[Chris]

Thanks again to you all. I'm so glad to be back.

WL, I doubt I'll be able to overdo it cause I keep falling asleep. http://www.discodelic.netfirms.com/blah-sleeping6.gif
/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif

Btw, I got a wonderful surprise this afternoon. I received the flowers, bear and balloons FC sent. I can't thank you all enough. The tulips are gorgeous. They remind me of the garden in spring...a time I'm going to especially enjoy this year. And, I LOVE THAT TEDDY BEAR!!! It's so soft, and the colors are perfect - red bear with white and blue ribbons. http://www.discodelic.netfirms.com/signs-yourock2.gif


[ QUOTE ]
The_RANDy_Corporation said:
In response to Chris' good report, I offer up this song of praise to God!

[ QUOTE ]
Psalm 150 (msg)

Hallelujah! Praise God in his holy house of worship,
praise him under the open skies;
Praise him for his acts of power,
praise him for his magnificent greatness;
Praise with a blast on the trumpet,
praise by strumming soft strings;
Praise him with castanets and dance,
praise him with banjo and flute;
Praise him with cymbals and a big bass drum,
praise him with fiddles and mandolin.
Let every living, breathing creature praise GOD!

Hallelujah!

[/ QUOTE ]

[/ QUOTE ]


Amen to that, and I'll add "praise Him with the little breath measuring thingy by getting it way above the 1500 mark." http://www.discodelic.netfirms.com/happy-cheering.gif

[Warlady]

That's wonderful Chris about your breathing. I told them to send you a patriotic bear /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif

[Chris]

Well, my breathing isn't wonderful yet, but I'm improving again. They kept me in the hospital that extra day because of it. I was doing good until they took that chest/drain tube thing out, so they x-rayed me again and I had an air pocket that was too big to send me home with cause it could cause my lung to collapse (or something like that http://freeconservatives.com/ubbthreads/images/icons/goofyeyes.gif). It hadn't even completely inflated again since the surgery, so I was glad to stay cause I figured the cardiovascular unit is the place to be if you think your lung might collapse. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif

The infectious diseases doc had taken me out of quarantine by then too, so I was able to walk around a lot that day and that helped me improve more too. And, the chest tube wound drained real well so they could change that dressing and stuff for me before leaving too, instead of us having to do it later at home. All in all, I was better off staying that extra time. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[DesertFox]

O²

[Warlady]

I'm glad they kept you until you were right Chris. I've had a chest tube. They are not fun. And don't you dare smoke. Please promise me.

[HarvickFan29]

Chris, no smoking young lady! (Not shaking my finger like Clinton). Don't make the Warlady and I have to come up to Pennsylvania! Plus, it's too cold up there for us Southerners. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif

I'm glad to hear your breathing is improving, and it appears your attitude is great about it. I'm proud of ya. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon16.gif

[Warlady]

She's not going to smoke. She knows she dodged the bullet this time. She might not be so lucky next time. Right Chris? It isn't worth it. You are God's gift and nothing is more important than you being there for your husband, your children and your grandchildren. Nothing. And as my Mother told me (who was also a smoker) it's about quality of life when you get older as well. Because she smoked her last years were horrible. She had to be tube fed through a shunt in her stomach because of throat cancer due to smoking.

[CaliGirl]

Chris,

Welcome back home! I am so happy to see you are posting.

[Tazeeyore]

Please know that me and mine are thinking of you Chris. We will have a mass said this Thursday for your positive recovery and outcome.

[Warlady]

Chris if you have a camera take a picture of the flowers, balloon and the bear.

[Estragon]

It's great to see you back on the board!

Get well soon!!

[Charity]

Hi Chris /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
So glad to hear you are on the road to recovery. My friend Mindy went through a similar episode not too long ago. She used to smoke 3 packs a day too. The doc told her it was no longer an option and after her lungs gave out and she was in the hospital for several weeks, she gave em up. I think it's been about 4 months now and she has stopped altogether. I thought it was going to be hard for her, but she seemed to not mind at all.
I am Charity BTW /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
You have wonderful friends here who really love you. This is such a blessing and a treasure. I am so glad I get to meet you. You get well real soon. God is Good.

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Yes, Chris. Get a few photos of your room, the flowers bear, etc. Also a couple of you, if you are up to it. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

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Charity said:
My friend Mindy went through a similar episode not too long ago. She used to smoke 3 packs a day too. The doc told her it was no longer an option and after her lungs gave out and she was in the hospital for several weeks, she gave em up. I think it's been about 4 months now and she has stopped altogether.

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Why is it that we say, "Quit," or "Give up"--which I think are such "loser words," when we talk about someone freeing themselves from smoking? There is no greater success in life for a smoker than stopping smoking, IMHO, yet our language uses "failure words" to denote it.

My problem is not with Charity. It's with our language.

All the best to Charity's friend Mindy, to Chris, and to Warlady.

[Warlady]

Thanks DTS. I guess we could say "smoking cessation" or I 'freed" myself from the demon tobacco. But it all means the same thing. I quit smoking 9 months ago and it feels wonderful. I no longer have to cough in the middle of a sentence or cough up junk every morning or clear my throat every few minutes. I can breathe! I highly recommend to anyone who smokes to give it up now. It's a deadly habit and even if you don't get cancer from it it severely hinders your quality of life. Especially in your later years. It's the most addictive product on the planet. Make no mistake. It is the most difficult habit to break and stay away from. Trust me.

[HarvickFan29]

Warlady, As someone who smoked for 25 years, I resemble those remarks! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif

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Hangs head in shame.

[Warlady]

Why Harv? Which remark?

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Miss Harv means that she has been smoke free for almost 8 years.

I hang my head in shame, because I still pay the Hllary tax when it comes to payng the ciggy tax.