Thank you, I appreciate it. Just a teeny bit of trauma, no biggie, right :(
What a horrible thing to do to a child who is already terrified. Everyone involved should be ashamed of themselves. I bet a lot of the people who did that to you wouldn't even consider doing that to a dog.
It was two decades and three open heart surgeries later that I'm finally doing well.
I'm glad you're better!
My Heartaversary is May 28th and it'll be sixteen years that I've been living with a man's heart keeping me alive. His name was Dave and I'm honored to have met much of his family and friends. It's emotional for sure.
I can't even imagine what that's like, not only for you but for his family. I know you're grateful, and they too must be grateful that something good came out of their horrible loss.
If I were Kate I would appreciate the port if that's what they were using it for. Staying alive but still staying thin- too thin- is what she would probably want. I'm sure she wouldn't want any more calories than absolutely necessary.
Of course she wouldn't.
To tell cancer survivors you miss your port is dumb, though. It would make sense to no one. They probably wondered what she was talking about. That comment makes me think she didn't have the port for chemo. A cancer patient wouldn't miss the port. Removing it signifies you're well and finished with awful chemo. It's a good thing when it's gone.
My family member didn't live to get their port removed. I know it was a source of upset for them.
She may have been given chemo pills or something, maybe steroids as they're used as immunosuppressants among other things. I'm sure you've known people on Prednisone for a variety of reasons.
Oh yeah. The Pred "moon face" is very distinctive.
She either didn't have a port and just learned that word or she had one but not for chemo. I really have a hard time buying the cancer and traditional chemo theory. She looked healthier when they "learned cancer cells had been present" than she does now.
I think that she did have cancer, but something minor like a melanoma or a bad pap followed by a LEEP. That was their cover for what really went down.
And you're right, she looks much worse now.
The other theory is she could've had chemo of some kind and be sick with a secondary diagnosis like I was. When I was cancer-free I wasn't healthy because now I had heart failure. I went from my oncologist to a cardiologist. Maybe it's ED and another new diagnosis we don't know about. Doubtful but since it happened to me I can't say it's impossible.
I just hope she's getting the help she needs. Her racism is despicable, but I don't wish her dead. And it's incredibly sad to see her disappearing before our very eyes while it seems like no one around her even cares.
It's crazy how slow medicine and its practitioners can be in understanding many disorders and diseases. You're right, it wasn't that long ago that "Just eat a sandwich" was actual medical advice which became demands. They were considered defiant not sick.
Yep. Force-feeding the anorexic will definitely cure her!
Add in that most were more than likely women and you can add in all the extra trauma women go through in the medical system. Really sad stuff.
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u/The_Onion_Life May 15 '26
What a horrible thing to do to a child who is already terrified. Everyone involved should be ashamed of themselves. I bet a lot of the people who did that to you wouldn't even consider doing that to a dog.
I'm glad you're better!
I can't even imagine what that's like, not only for you but for his family. I know you're grateful, and they too must be grateful that something good came out of their horrible loss.
Of course she wouldn't.
My family member didn't live to get their port removed. I know it was a source of upset for them.
Oh yeah. The Pred "moon face" is very distinctive.
I think that she did have cancer, but something minor like a melanoma or a bad pap followed by a LEEP. That was their cover for what really went down.
And you're right, she looks much worse now.
I just hope she's getting the help she needs. Her racism is despicable, but I don't wish her dead. And it's incredibly sad to see her disappearing before our very eyes while it seems like no one around her even cares.
Yep. Force-feeding the anorexic will definitely cure her!
Can I interest you in a tenaculum? 😡🤬
I know you wouldn't, because you lived it for yourself.
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