[HANASHIR:12494] Re: the latest... from the source...

[ilana axel <iaxel...>]

Angela - You are also very brave in sharing this. That
isn't always easy to do.
My husband was diagnosed with a brain tumor 11 years
ago. It was a very scary time, I hear you loud and
clear! He recovered after surgery, meds, a few other
things, and lives a very normal life today, even
though it was a long process. I'm sure all will be
well for you too, it sounds like you are in very good
hands, and I'm so glad that your family can be with
you. You will be in our thoughts and in our prayers. 
Biv'racha, Ilana Axel from the Chicago area
--- Francine Berg <songberg (at) hotmail(dot)com> wrote:
> Shalom Angela
> ,  I am sure the entire Hanashir will say a
> misheberach prayer for you this 
> week, and we know that G-d will be  with you as you
> heal from this medical 
> problem.  Surgeons today do incredible things, and
> you will be one of those 
> miracles.  Take care, and the best of everything
> will come your way.  
> Francine Berg
> 
> 
> >From: MoVFTYite (at) aol(dot)com
> >Reply-To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
> >To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
> >Subject: [HANASHIR:12468] the latest... from the
> source...
> >Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2002 10:15:59 -0400
> >
> >Hello Hanashir Community Friends...
> >
> >I wish I could write a more upbeat, happy letter to
> all of you right now, 
> >as I'm still just at the beginning of my time here
> in Hong Kong... but as 
> >many of you have probably heard already, something
> terribly scary and 
> >unfortunate has happened.  On Tuesday evening,
> October 8th, I headed to a 
> >Congregational Executive Committee meeting after
> having spent my day off 
> >relaxing at home... I was the first person to walk
> into our auditorium.  
> >Four other people walked in a few minutes later. 
> We stood around chatting 
> >for a minute or two, and suddenly I fell to the
> floor and had a seizure.  I 
> >do not remember having the seizure or even falling
> to the floor.  This has 
> >never happened to me in my lifetime.  It didn't
> last very long, just a 
> >couple of minutes at the most.  I woke up with
> people around me, asking if 
> >I knew who they were.  I was very confused and it
> took me a few minutes to 
> >get my thought processes working again.  The
> paramedics came and put me in 
> >a wheelchair and took me to the ambulance.  One
> friend accompanied me to 
> >the hospital.  They tested my blood sugar and it
> was very low.  They 
> >thought perhaps this was a hypoglycemic attack.  I
> got to the hospital, 
> >weary from all the shocking events but with all of
> my personality and with 
> >color coming back to my face.  I was so very lucky
> that this didn't happen 
> >to me when I was alone all day, or when I was on my
> way to the meeting.  I 
> >had people around me who I knew, and who knew me,
> and who made sure I was 
> >taken care of properly and immediately.  I am so
> grateful for them...  I 
> >waited for some tests to be done.  My friend Sharon
> kept me company and 
> >kept my mind off of being overly scared.  She
> stayed with me until 
> >something like 4 in the morning.  I had a CT scan
> later that night which 
> >revealed a shadow on the right side of my brain
> near the top of my head, 
> >above my ear.  I stayed in the hospital and the
> next day they did an MRI, 
> >which revealed more detail.  The team of 4 doctors
> that reviewed the 
> >results came to an agreement that what they saw
> looks like it could be a 
> >tumor.  This news, needless to say, is incredibly
> scary for me.  On the 
> >"bright side", they say it looks to be of the more
> tame variety... and it's 
> >just below the skull, which makes the operation a
> bit easier to do.
> >
> >The community here has been so amazingly
> supportive.  I have hardly gone a 
> >moment in these last 4 days in the hospital without
> at least one visitor.  
> >Many people have called me as well.  The hospital
> is excellent -- in fact 
> >the medical system here in Hong Kong, in many ways,
> is better than that in 
> >the U.S.  Still, we are looking at the options and
> trying to figure out 
> >what the best route would be as far as surgery is
> concerned.  We are 
> >looking into having it in St. Louis.  My sister
> flew here from Taiwan 
> >yesterday and my parents arrived here this morning.
>  I was given permission 
> >to leave the hospital to be with my family until
> tuesday, when I have to be 
> >back for a blood test.  So we are making the best
> of the situation... I 
> >showed my family around a little bit today.  It is
> so nice to be away from 
> >the hospital.  I felt like I didn't belong there,
> even though most people 
> >in my ward had similar medical situations to mine. 
> I am feeling energetic 
> >and upbeat most of the time, largely a result of
> the incredible communities 
> >of people who have come together in my support. 
> The medication I am on is 
> >making me feel a bit like I'm drunk... I suppose
> there could be worse 
> >effects...
> >
> >Anyway, that's the story, in a nutshell.  No, this
> was not in my contract.
> >
> >I'm not sure how often I will get to check my
> email, but if you are needing 
> >to reach me you can try my mobile phone... the
> number is:   country code 
> >(852) 9427 6633
> >
> >Okay, I don't know how to end this email, but
> please know that I am smiling 
> >right now, trying to be as positive as I can be. 
> People have asked what 
> >they can do to help... I say sing a song with
> everything you've got... and 
> >smile and laugh... and hug each other.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Angela
> >?©Ú²«²¦jÈh®?¢Ë^u¼??©?²áx?°?ÈMzÜ(®Hm¶?ÿ²¦jÈh®
> 
> 
> 
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