Saturday, December 24, 2011

Merry Christmas 2011

STAT meant stat, and I had my CAT scan yesterday.  They were not done with me until after 5:00 pm, so I don't expect to hear from a doctor until Monday after the holiday.  I'd like to think this pain is just a part of a long healing process - - - but I don't really think that's true.

But, the good news is I am going to have the quiet Christmas I dreamed of a couple of weeks ago.  I'm not exactly healthy, but managed my Christmas shopping - thanks to Amazon Prime.  Everybody gets something from me, and the gifts are wrapped too!  While I can't stand up long enough to cook an elaborate meal, we can get a Honeybaked ham and side dishes.  Mostly, I will be able to see my children and my husband and have a nice time with them.  We'll open gifts, than play board games, listen to Christmas music and maybe drink hot cider and eat Christmas cookies.  What could be better?!

People have also been very good to me this year, and I have more thanks to give out than I can possibly manage.

May you and yours have a very Merry Christmas - STAT!
Posted by Ann aka ButDoctorIHatePink at 12:23 PM

13 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 24, 2011 at 12:42 PM

    wishing you an "over the moon amazing" christmas with your family. looking forward to hearing about your excellent CT results in the new year.

    nicola :)

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  2. UnknownDecember 24, 2011 at 1:52 PM

    Merry Christmas and wishing you excellent results from your CT Scan.

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  3. Alexus ParkerDecember 24, 2011 at 4:57 PM

    Merry Christmas my friend.

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  4. MaryDecember 24, 2011 at 8:59 PM

    Merry Christmas to you and your family. :o)

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  5. AnonymousDecember 24, 2011 at 10:06 PM

    dear ann, i am so happy for you, getting to have the quiet christmas you dreamed of. AND that you got that CAT scan! it seems you've found a peaceful and contented place deep inside of yourself, to let you be released from internal strife and struggle. good for you, ann. my husband, hugh, has had cancer, multiple myeloma, for the past 2 years. i stumbled onto your blog several months ago, never dreaming that i would be diagnosed with stage iv metastatic breast cancer just one week ago. because of you and your incredible spirit and determination, and your ability to laugh uproariously right in that fucking cancer's face, my most predominant thoughts, as the pall of shock lessens, are those of deep gratitude. i have my role model and inspiration already in place, and ann, i know with all my heart, i'm going to beat this cancer to a bloody pulp. i encourage you to savor every moment of happiness and joy this christmas day, and take it all in, soak it all up, let it seep into every pore of your body, mind, and soul. i'm not a big "god" person, but i believe in earth angels, and i believe that you are one of them. you and your blog have been an inspiration to me, and i hope what i am saying to you tonight makes you realize just how much it has meant to meet you, as i step onto the road of a journey that none of us ever wanted to have to travel. HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!! XO, karen

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  6. AnonymousDecember 25, 2011 at 8:05 AM

    may you all have a peaceful and merry christmas full of love and free of health dramas!

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  7. PraeliorDecember 25, 2011 at 9:59 AM

    Sounds like Christmas is shaping up to be pretty nice for you and your family. I'm so glad to hear it. Merry, merry!

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  8. AnonymousDecember 25, 2011 at 2:38 PM

    I have read your Blog from beginning to end. You are a perfect example of true Class in the face of adversity.

    Thank you for allowing me to follow your journey. I pray you are restored to better health.

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  9. AnonymousDecember 25, 2011 at 4:36 PM

    Wow, such wonderful supportive letters I am reading! Have wonderful Christmas Ann.

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  10. AnonymousDecember 26, 2011 at 9:55 AM

    Ann, your blog is so honest and helpful. I started reading abut two weeks ago and I feel like I know you! I was diagnosed in October 2011 so your posts are so meaningful to me right now. I keep turning to my husband and telling him the next saga I read about--you are a household name! (you are the " 'Breast Cancer? But Doctor I Hate Pink' lady"!)

    After much advice from other women facing breast cancer, I started a blog too, and it has been so cathartic. May I link to your blog and give you praise for helping us new kids?

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  11. AnonymousDecember 26, 2011 at 10:35 PM

    Dear Ann,

    I have been following you on your blog and BC.org. I wish you hadn't left.

    I hope you had the most wonderful Christmas with your family. I have been thinking of you and praying for a quick recovery. When one of us is suffering, the rest of us do. I pray we can all be healed from this dreadful disease.

    Here's to hoping you are on the mend very soon. Happy New Year!

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  12. KathyDecember 27, 2011 at 5:33 AM

    I hope you had a wonderful Christmas xxxx

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  13. Heather ADecember 29, 2011 at 7:44 AM

    I'm sending you and your family the warmest thought for this Christmas and I'm wishing on our tree angel for peace, hope, happiness, health and good news in the New Year for you. For us all.

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