Monday, June 18, 2007

update

well,,,this has been an incredible week....from the diagnosis last wed. to the results of my CAT scan today (Negative) and all of the tests going on this week....WOW.
all i can say is welcome to the world of breast cancer....it takes you up in its wake and pulls you along,,,kind of like a rip tide...you can either swim with the current or relax and go with it..until at least you know how to swim against the current...or ask for help.
I would like to thank Sonny for getting this BLOG set up for me...he knows how many phone calls I have been getting..and insisted on me utilizing the latest in technology..
BUT don't let this mean that I don't want to hear from you...it really means so much for me to know that you my friends are out there helping me.
LOVE you.
Nancy

4 comments:

Robbie said...

Nancy, I don't know how to prioritize my comments -- I'm torn between your comments and your incredible son's writing and sentiments! What a man! I know Sonny should take the credit but I also know that his Mama (yes,I ALWAYS capitalize Mom, Mother, Mama or similar in respect to all the hard Mama work women do) anyway...I also know that you, his Mama, are directly responsible for helping him become quite The Man (big on capitals today...hmmm must be the biorhythms...) Speaking of, I'm sorry you've had to endure so many tests (biorhythms/test...it all sounds like crappy MRI and cold-metal-table tests to me.) Talk about spending your time in a manner in which you would rather not. But it sounds like you're following the right steps. We want to be sure all is being done for you, so speak up, or blog up as the case may be, if you begin to have questions or need resources. We have quite a wide circle of info between the Thetahs, you know. Anyway, my heartfelt positive energy is coming your way. It's going straight down the 210 to the 605 and will avoid the 405 at all costs to it gets to you PRONTO! (More caps...) Think of us all standing next to each other linked together in our Theta chain and know that's what our hearts and minds are doing for you right now. Love, Robbie

Sue Clark said...

Well my dear, this whole thing just sucks. And I agree the word 'blog' is weird. It sounds way too flip for the gravity of this particular situation you have been faced with. I will drive you anywhere you have to go. I will hold your hand. I will come over and watch Talladega Nights with you. I'll never forget how you came over and stayed up ALL NIGHT with me so I wouldn't conk out after biffing in the creek behind my house in Palo Alto. I was 12, but I remember how upbeat you were and how you made me count your fingers every hour, and how we made blueberry muffins and ate every one of them. You never complained once. Now that's love. So please let me help. I promise I'll bring you a new raunchy joke every time I see you. I love you, Nancy. All of us play-it-by-ear Clark's do, in our own fumbly way. Love, Susie

Nancy McCracken said...

thank you so much for your FUNNY and thoughtful additions...
I love you guys:

Cherie Harris said...

Stumbled upon this quote and thought it was perfect for today...

Whatever good or bad fortune comes your way,
give it meaning and transform it into something of value.
Trouble is the common denominator of living.
It's the great equalizer of life.

Personal growth is the process of responding positively to change.
All growth means change and change always involves risks,
stepping from the known to the unknown.
All of your growth depends on your activity.
It only comes through continuous effort and struggle.
You'll have no development without effort.

Life chips and pounds you to bring out your possibilities.
She will strip you of wealth, humble your pride,
humiliate your ambition, let you down from the ladder of fame,
and discipline you in a thousand different ways,
if she can develop a little character.
Everything gives way to that.

Wealth is nothing, position is nothing, fame is nothing.
Who you become inside is everything.

What happens to you is not as important
as how you react to what happens.