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PikaBlue

(476 posts)
42. You've got this California Peggy!
Wed Nov 12, 2025, 08:19 PM
Nov 2025

You are going to do so well and you are going to be well! I have been on this journey with my daughter for past 3 years. We try to maintain a lot of silly humor to balance out the fear. When my daughter came out of the OR following her cancer surgery in July, she had an incision from her sternum to her pubic bone, a port in her neck, 5 external drainage tubes, two internal stents in her kidneys, and was badly bruised. When she first saw the "damage", she was slightly disquieted and lamented, "What happened to me?" I told her that she had been in a bar fight. "First", I told her, "they beat you but despite all of those bruises, you wouldn't submit. Then, they stabbed you, but despite the extensive gash running down the front of your body , you refused to give up. So, finally, they shot you six times but even with six holes in you, you refused to go down". She laughed and asked, "Well, did I win the bar fight?" I told her, "Oh, honey, this is one fight you were and are determined to win. You are determined to win as well, California Peggy. Sending you lots of love and strong healing vibes. You have overwhelming support here on DU, and we're asking our spirit guides to lend their care as well. Oh, and if you need any highly imaginative stories for injuries, wounds, or scars, please do contact me. I come with recommendations from family and friends whose reputations were enhanced by my medical mythologies. Break your ankle playing backyard badminton by stepping in a gopher hole? Dull! I'll have you jumping from a helicopter straight onto the ski slope in New Zealand and THEN completing your run before you headed to the hospital. 😋

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Yay you ! onethatcares Nov 2025 #1
Way to blow, Peggy! sinkingfeeling Nov 2025 #2
Good work, CaliforniaPeggy! Get some rest and enjoy that that test is done! Whyisthisstillclose Nov 2025 #3
Almost there, California Peggy! senseandsensibility Nov 2025 #4
GOOD LUCK! Now go rest up! electric_blue68 Nov 2025 #5
Yes, rest is what you need now. riversedge Nov 2025 #6
Thank you for keeping us informed. We worry for all applegrove Nov 2025 #7
Good going, Peggy! SheltieLover Nov 2025 #8
Thanks for the update malaise Nov 2025 #9
... Solly Mack Nov 2025 #10
Glad you made it through 🫁 Clouds Passing Nov 2025 #11
Enjoy your nap, Miss Peggy. You deserve it! Diamond_Dog Nov 2025 #12
You sweet soul... OneGrassRoot Nov 2025 #13
You're my goddess California Peggy.....just even going through all this is a life saving challenge. a kennedy Nov 2025 #14
Hang in there! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Nov 2025 #15
Please have a glass of champagne 🍾 rubbersole Nov 2025 #16
"" AllaN01Bear Nov 2025 #17
Was this test in a glass box and did you have to nebulize during the test? LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2025 #18
were you in a little booth? barbtries Nov 2025 #19
That is the test that I get every year due to my COPD LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2025 #28
All the very best, Peggy. hamsterjill Nov 2025 #20
Thinking of you Chicagogrl1 Nov 2025 #21
Thanks for keeping us in the loop Alice Kramden Nov 2025 #22
I will continue to believe that everything will be A-ok. LoisB Nov 2025 #23
Glad to hear! stillspkg Nov 2025 #24
Whew...thank you for keeping us updated. You mean so much to all of us. Nevilledog Nov 2025 #25
Way to blow Peggy ! KS Toronado Nov 2025 #26
I'm glad you survived! I haave pft test every couple brer cat Nov 2025 #27
Good to hear! orangecrush Nov 2025 #29
We are all taking deep breaths hoping for your full cure. NNadir Nov 2025 #30
Great to hear you finished that test DeeDeeNY Nov 2025 #31
Crossing fingers for a good report from your doctor!! CrispyQ Nov 2025 #32
Wonderful news, CaliforniaPeggy Grim Chieftain Nov 2025 #33
Yay! Lemon Lyman Nov 2025 #34
At least the test is behind you. Hoping for reassuring results. question everything Nov 2025 #35
I'll have a little cheers BaronChocula Nov 2025 #36
Good for you!! 58Sunliner Nov 2025 #37
❤️K&R❤️ spanone Nov 2025 #38
Hoping for the best! surfered Nov 2025 #39
Stay strong as these tests are ending Raine Nov 2025 #40
Thanks for sharing sweet lady, peacebuzzard Nov 2025 #41
You've got this California Peggy! PikaBlue Nov 2025 #42
So glad those stressful tests are over. Sounds like the tech was giving you a positive message. wordstroken Nov 2025 #43
Woohoo! Thanks for the good news. BigmanPigman Nov 2025 #44
Excellent, your courage & posittve attitude are so admirable. All the best! appalachiablue Nov 2025 #45
My guess (I'm not a doctor and I haven't played doctor since I was a kid) Ranting Randy Nov 2025 #46
Good news! nt Exp Nov 2025 #47
Yay! area51 Nov 2025 #48
Yeah! Now you can breath easy 🩷🙂 MLAA Nov 2025 #49
My Dear Peggy. It is no match for you. You will win. Lucky Luciano Nov 2025 #50
Blow the Man Down! bluescribbler Nov 2025 #51
At least it's over MustLoveBeagles Nov 2025 #52
At least it's over MustLoveBeagles Nov 2025 #53
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