Sharon (Bohan 54) .. Prayers and Positive Thoughts are needed.

[JC145]

Sharon's husband, Barry, asked me to post the following:

Sad to report that Sharon is not doing well at all - she was admitted to the hospital over here in Windsor quickly after an exam by her oncologist on Monday morning.
We went to see him because she was vomiting every morning for three days straight and had not pooped for several days.
They did CAT scans and other tests and a surgeon told her that her belly is "full of tumors"
We thought her bloating was due to fluid build-up (she had been on I.V. at home for about 2 weeks) but yesterday when they went in with a probe they said there is not enough fluid to drain...so all the extra mass around her belly is tumors..the surgeon also said the constipation is caused by tumors strangling her colon and constricting it... even a colostomy would not help...he says no more chemo (she had one infusion of Doxil last week)
So, needless to say we are all quite bummed out - her oncologist said yesterday she is not well enough to be at home for the foreseeable future...she is scheduled to speak to a social worker this morning regarding the possibility of living at the hospice.

That's about it for now - maybe you could pass along the gist of this email to her friends on the Medhelp forum if it seems appropriate...I don't know how to navigate those sites very well.

[justscore]

I will pray for you and hope you find peace.  Thank you for all the encouragement you give everyone...........

Heidi

[kimmywah]

Sending you all the positive energy from over the sea.  
My thoughts are with your family as well.
Peace and Love, Kim

[jane65]

I'm sending you my best wishes for feelings of peace and tranquility,  for you and your family.

gentle hugs,
Jane

[ireneo]

Dearest Sharon: I know you discreetly mentioned that things weren't going well and you were going to "check into" hospice. I did my best to ignore that bit and just focus on your happy picture. I kept hoping that things weren't that bad after all. I'm so sorry you feel so terrible now. If there was only some way to make it all go away like magic spray for monsters under the bed. Sending you love and hugs, irene

[shewrites]

Sharon has been one of the brightest, funniest people on this site, and we'd rather smile with her than get this news.  This is such an awful, devastating disease.  I'll be praying for Sharon and her family -- for respite from pain, peace, and time to deal with this.  

[TrudieC]

Sharon, you have been such a dear friend and I am so pleased that we have had a chance to meet and exchange hugs.  I am in shock.  I'm going to try very hard to get down and see you very soon.  You were a topic of conversation when we were in Chicago.  I meant to have us all do the 'Sharon pose' for the camera but we never got there.  Take care, my friend, and I hope you are not suffering too much.

Love, Trudie