My apologies for not writing this entire month! I got caught up in that living thing again... I get so caught up in living that I sometimes forget that I have brain cancer. :) Oh isn't that just too bad! :)
Seriously, I have been feeling great! I bitch and moan about allergies, but my Mom and my Wife just write that off to me being a whiner...which could be a little true..."Big Damn Baby" I think is the term often used about me. :) And last time up to Madison, they even got Dr. Robbins in on the act...He asked my Mom if "I whined alot" and after my Mom stopped laughing, she informed him that I have a "low threshhold for pain"
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Talbott Time Machine circa 25 yrs ago, aka the "Jello Brain" years
Now the story on this goes back to middle school and AYSO Soccer games. My parents were convinced that I was a Drama Queen and every time I would get hit, I would fall to the ground and writhe with pain...In reality, it is because it probably hurt. Now granted, my father is allergic to all pain meds and in addition to walking up hill barefoot both ways to school, only gets to bite on a silver bullet for pain...in otherwords...he has a very high threshold for pain. Both my Mom and Kim fight Migraines and can function with headaches, etc... Me....HELL NO...GIVE ME DRUGS AND KNOCK MY ASS OUT! Hence...I accept it...I have a low threshhold for pain. :) Now back to your regularly scheduled program.
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Ok...back to current day. Things have been going great. I was just matched up by Jonny Imerman (Imerman Angels) with a young woman who at 36 was diagnosed with a GBM and her husband. They are just beginning the Chemo phase with Temodar and Jonny thought I would be a match to connect with. I am really looking forward to being able to share my experiences, my attitude, and the perspective that each of you have helped me to develop! She is just beginning the fight with this disease and I hope that I am able to help them both through this challenging time!
So, although I haven't written lately, and I keep getting myself all caught up in this business of living...realize that all of you collectively known as the "Talbott Support Group" have created something special in me that I fall back on often to guide me through dark times.
Thank You all again!
PEACE OUT!
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Soccer - Jello story....LOL!!
Glad you are flying high these days, my friend! Have a great Halloween!! Treat yourself!
JEEZ...it is so funny that you wrote this Steve. I have to say that I still think about you EVERY morning. Believe it or not, I put on the yellow LIVESTRONG bracelet that Dawn gave us at CliffBreakers and PRAY everyday that it does not break when I slip it over my chubbly little wrist (is it possible for a wrist to be chubby?). But as I slide it on, I thank God that you are doing so damn well, and that I have the opportunity to read a post that you wrote that says that you are feeling so good, and forgetting that you are fighting this bitch of a disease.
ROCK ON MY MAN...it is posts like this one that just make me smile my ass off, and wish I was there to hug you!
PEACE!!!
Marky P.
PS...I am also smiling for Gil and his Phillies! :-)
Hey....I'm a few days late, but Happy November!!
~Val
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