tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19069450.post1105341875310891144..comments2023-06-29T05:56:12.587-04:00Comments on Mortimer's Cafe: DiagnosisMortimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09697575042945024015noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19069450.post-33808385432718739972013-05-28T19:14:30.432-04:002013-05-28T19:14:30.432-04:00Thank you, Hope.Thank you, Hope.Mortimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09697575042945024015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19069450.post-90552375125097441102013-05-28T19:14:05.917-04:002013-05-28T19:14:05.917-04:00Sorry, Kelly, that I wasn't wholly clear in th...Sorry, Kelly, that I wasn't wholly clear in this post. My niece went to Philadelphia, Sally had her surgery here at Shore Memorial. She wanted to stay local. <br />Thank you for your kind words.Mortimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09697575042945024015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19069450.post-32549896680937768682013-05-28T10:29:15.528-04:002013-05-28T10:29:15.528-04:00I feel you and I understand how frighteningly diff...I feel you and I understand how frighteningly difficult a diagnostic process is for the family of someone with a life threatening illness. I also know what it is like to be the one with the illness as well. When anyone says cancer it is hard not to rush to the conclusion that Cancer means death...But just like my illness,which will kill me eventually, the treatments that are available in this time give people long lives post diagnosis. Even those illnesses which have a skull and bones like warning. Some people with breast cancer are even able to work through treatment. I sit side by side with them at my infusion center and it is amazing to see. I am pleased that Sally has gone to Philadelphia...It truly is a Mecca for health care of all kinds. As for you my friend...You are a kind and compassionate man. That is why this is so hard for you. Please pass on my love to Sally...We had such fun times with her and your Dad...I will light a candle at a Padre Pio Shrine in Center City. He is a Catholic Saint who has the reputation of interceding with God to work miracle cures. I know that this is not something you believe in, but it makes me feel that someone hears my call for mercy and wellness. <3<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06741303022695802669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19069450.post-45917438888412804272013-05-28T08:45:48.387-04:002013-05-28T08:45:48.387-04:00Best of luck for your step-mom...try to stay calm ...Best of luck for your step-mom...try to stay calm and be there for her as much as you can. Dont feel guilty for not being there today, you have a job to do, she will understand that.<br />Take care,<br />hopenoreply@blogger.com