Prayer requested

Thanks. My first reaction was, well why bother going on in such pain? But, despite the fact that I'm 1) majorly P.O.'d about having to go down there, put up with all of the tests and how sick they made me, 2) still kind of in shock, and 3) kind of depressed, I know that I have to accept the answer that God has given me even if I don't like it or agree with it. Besides, I have to watch my grandson tomorrow, so I have to put anything I feel on the back burner. I guess I still have to put up with the pain and nausea for a while longer. I just have to do the best I can. Whatever God has planned for me, it's His plan and not mine. I have to keep reminding myself of this to keep me going. -Ed.
 
Ed, you have thoughts and prayers from Southern California, too.

I know the verdict of the board must in one sense seem like a slap in the face after you had to go through such a stressful and exhausting testing procedure. But what your experience says to me is that the doctors and lab personnel were doing everything they could to find results that would support a positive recommendation from the board. Anything less would have been a superficial evaluation of your situation and an affront to your human dignity.

I am sorry the experience and the aftermath have been as challenging as you report. But I believe you are showing an attitude about your circumstances that is the best attitude anyone could bring to this situation.

One of my daughters has a liver condition that may bring her before a transplant board in the next few years. I hope she will be able to show the same equanimity and mature judgment that I see in your comments.
 
Thank you. I've learned two things. Karma will come back to bite you in the butt big time, and there's no such thing as a normal life. There's just life, and you have to do the best you can with what you've been given. Yes, I've felt like crying today, but what good would it do? It would only make me feel worse than I do, and I'm really not into self-pity. I guess I haven't been in pain long enough to make up for the pain and suffering I've inflicted upon others. I must admit that I'm beginning to rethink my stand against medical pot. Perhaps there's something to it after all, but I still have one problem with it as I don't know how to roll a cigarette. I do think that the transplant committee could have been a bit more diplomatic about it, though. They just told me that I wouldn't be on the transplant list. I had to practically pull teeth to find out why. They could have said "we can't put you on the transplant list at this time because... but we can revisit it again..." At least give a person some hope even if it is false hope. But, ultimately, it's up to God and I have to accept His decision. But that doesn't mean that I'm going to stop asking for relief from the pain. -Ed.
 
ect1222t said:
Thank you. I've learned two things. Karma will come back to bite you in the butt big time, and there's no such thing as a normal life. There's just life, and you have to do the best you can with what you've been given. Yes, I've felt like crying today, but what good would it do? It would only make me feel worse than I do, and I'm really not into self-pity. I guess I haven't been in pain long enough to make up for the pain and suffering I've inflicted upon others. I must admit that I'm beginning to rethink my stand against medical pot. Perhaps there's something to it after all, but I still have one problem with it as I don't know how to roll a cigarette. I do think that the transplant committee could have been a bit more diplomatic about it, though. They just told me that I wouldn't be on the transplant list. I had to practically pull teeth to find out why. They could have said "we can't put you on the transplant list at this time because... but we can revisit it again..." At least give a person some hope even if it is false hope. But, ultimately, it's up to God and I have to accept His decision. But that doesn't mean that I'm going to stop asking for relief from the pain. -Ed.
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From what I heard, pot CAN be a great help in pain-relief. And that was not from (ex) hippy-type people, but ordinary people with cancer.

If it can help to make life a bit more bearable and give you some comfort, it is worth a try?

Don't worry about not being able to roll; there are rolling machines for making your own cigarrette, you can even roll your own filtered ones.
In the time I was still smoking -over 20 years ago- I had a small machine like the one in the link:

Escort or Rayo Cigarette Machine

Cigarette Rolling Machines & Cigarette Making Machines

In yesteryears, Rizzla had nice metal roll boxes.


My friend Janet had her 4th cancer-treatment last year and is still under extreme scrutiny.
(she does NOT smoke, her pain is bearable, but she is extremely tired)
We try to go out in the sun as much as we can, even if only for just a few minutes. It really helps that the flowers start blooming here, God's creation is marvelous.
Please try to keep the spirits up and enjoy the company of your loved ones!
 
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