This my first moments online since a week ago Thursday. Internet access remains severely restricted for some number of coming days.
Not much time - sorry for all the errors, etc, below.
Operation took place within 2 minutes of scheduled start - 7:15am Fri - took roughly 3 hours. Amazing. Awe-some. They feel that they were 100% successful in what they set out to do - remove 1/3 of my colon - the entire right side.
My head continues to spin with all the care, kindness, consideration I've received and am receiving - 1st at Howard University, and now at Christ House, again, where I've been since Thursday, about 1pm, and expect to remain through Monday at the earliest, Friday at the latest, at which point some short-sighted folks in the Phila area ( :-) ) are planning to keep me, in shifts, for the remaining 5 weeks of my recovery process, prior to the expected, first, 6 week regimen of chemo back here in DC, if and when I can secure care here for that.
I've healed to the point that of the 6 doses of Percoset I'm allotted for pain daily, yesterday I skipped 2 or 3 doses just to see where I was. :-) :-( I then took a dose, and will resume normal dosage, for now. I'm definitely healing. 3" up-down incision at my belly button, and 2 or 3 other much smaller incisions for the operation. Then, about 4 days ago, back to the O.R. for a medi-port in my upper chest - in anticipation of the chemo. Per normal, the big incision drains like a firehose (well, yes, that's an exaggeration, but not much. LOL. But that's beginning to subside too.)
Their first thought was that I'd be released this past Sun or Mon. Thurs noon was it finally. Doesn't seem that the delay is because I'm a super wimp - they say I'm not. Just a big, pretty big, operation.
So, they got all that they hoped to, and the only thing they could see remaining that concerned them is a 'spot' on my liver. They didn't biopsy it cuz it could be vascular and they didn't want lots of bleeding. A PET scan is used to spot small cancers and their elevated metabolism, but can't to that on the liver or anything else till a lot of the healing of op 1 is done cuz that, the healing, shows as elevated metabolism as well.
They don't, as of this past Fri, they don't have the biopsy back from the op. Takes five business days. Should know more early next week.
So, for the last 8 days I've done massive amounts of sleeping, some drug induced, much just repair work - sleep. Have done much audio book study - Tolstoy's "Gospel in Brief," and his "Kingdom of God is Within you," and John Ruskin's "Unto this Last," the basic works that created, that CREATED Gandhi. Have wanted to restudy these for over a decade, and this was my time. If we need more Gandhi's, and MLK Jrs... you need to read these too; like me. EVERYONE does. We haven't much time left.
MASSIVE Prayer, Meditation, Contemplation, Revelation.... I've taken dozens of audio notes - maybe I can transcribe them them tomorrow.
* My Religion, the 1, True Religion, by whatever name - Being Love, Christlike as best explained in Jesus' Gospel, the Tolstoy translation; and causing more Loving, with every breath, every move, every action, every transaction, every interaction. Hmmmm. Oh, did I mention EVERY? EVERY.
* The only True Revolution, ever humanly possible, by whatever name - the overthrow of all, ALL, ALL... Selfishness (think addictions, cuz that's what they are, and what they feel like, Pinoccio), 1st in self, and thereby in those around us if and when possible, and putting in charge instead our DNA given capacity for Universal Family, uh, UNIVERSAL FAMILY, 100% UNIVERSAL FAMILY, aka, Loving. You don't think it is possible? Well, ok, but then you are calling the fool, the ignoramus, frauds, idots... the world's Diane Wilson's, Teresa of Calcutta's, Dorothy Day's, Rachel Corrie's, Alice Paul's, Diane Nash's, Gandhi's, Jesus,' Kings... that proved and taught otherwise. Stop it. If you don't want to to it, Fine. But don't say you don't have the choice, cuz we ALL do. It is our NATURAL nature, Loving, given by our DNA. Oh, and our kids and grand kids are forever crucified by any further delay in the revolution. FOREVER. It is now, or never. Now, or Ecocide.
* Much more, but gotta go back to internet prison till tomorrow for a few hours.
Loving
12.08.2012
nd 'Church: Sole proper measure, function - propagate Loving; Christlikeness.' Loving
nd 'Church: Sole proper measure, function - propagate Loving; Christlikeness.' Loving
11.29.2012
nd 'At it's best the church is like a polio vaccine that is hugely too expensive for all but a paltry few, with massively addictive side effects. Lucas 4:18 may be different. It AIN'T what Jesus prescribed.' Loving
nd 'At it's best the church is like a polio vaccine that is hugely too expensive for all but a paltry few, with massively addictive side effects. Lucas 4:18 may be different. It AIN'T what Jesus prescribed.' Loving
Cancer Op - I expect to be incommunicado for some time now
The operation and recovery thru Mon or so is Howard University Hospital in DC.
Recovery post that is at Christ House, Columbia Road, Washington DC.
When and if I can I'll post updates on this blog.
Loving u all
ps: All that I am, and all that I have to offer is here SL . Don't say you weren't told.
Recovery post that is at Christ House, Columbia Road, Washington DC.
When and if I can I'll post updates on this blog.
Loving u all
ps: All that I am, and all that I have to offer is here SL . Don't say you weren't told.
11.28.2012
***** nd Pr. Obama MUST NOW restructure Medicare, and Soc Sec to prevent their Destruction in a future GOP Admin. MSNBC
***** nd Pr. Obama MUST NOW restructure Medicare, and Soc Sec to prevent their Destruction in a future GOP Admin. MSNBC
nd 'I have no PowerBall Ticket. Zero of Man's Hope is in Riches, now.' Loving
nd 'I have no PowerBall Ticket. Zero of Man's Hope is in Riches, now.' Loving
nd 'If you wanna be Christian, Christlike, you want a Life JUST LIKE JESUS'.' Loving
nd 'If you wanna be Christian, Christlike, you want a Life JUST LIKE JESUS'.' Loving
nd '2 Ways to Partake of Loving (opposite of Lusting): 1. Receive it. 2. Do it. #2 is VASTLY Superior for the adult.' Loving
nd '2 Ways to Partake of Loving (opposite of Lusting): 1. Receive it. 2. Do it. #2 is VASTLY Superior for the adult.' Loving
Update - Cancer operation Friday 7:30am
Update having just left Doc Cardile:
* Christ House will admit me tomorrow at 9am, Thurs, for all the pre-op tests and prep - Cat Scan, other pre-op, bowel cleansing.... Christ House is a Godsend. They should be high on anyones list for donations -Christ House | Home Page. They are worthy of the name. Amazing. Divine.
* Op - Fri 7:30 am. They intend to remove the right colon entirely, and the cancer, and all associated lymph. They hope to do it through 3 small incisions but could go to an 18" chest to groin incision if needed.
* My bowel will go into total shut down so I'll be kept in hospital till they see it returning to some level of functioning. Best guess I'll be in Howard U Hospital till Monday.
* Christ House, 24 hr nursing staff, will then pick me up and take me back there for observation and recovery through Saturday.
* Recovery in Philadelphia: Saturday, if all goes as planned, my friend Cathy will come down from Philadelphia and gather me up. I'm told it can be up till 6 weeks before my bowel returns to normal functioning. During the course of the time in Philadelphia I'll expect to cycle between Cathy's, Gerry and Bev's, and Dave and Mary Rachel's trying to stay out of the way, and not wear out my welcome.
* Further info on what chemo or other treatment may be required will not be forthcoming until after the operation.
* Joy, Life, is waging every second for our Global Neediest, and this will continue, just in a different place and a different way in Philadelphia - what online battling I can do, deep and long put-off study....
* As soon as my bowel regains normal functioning I intend to return to my Canadian Embassy Vigil to avert Green House Gas Ecocide.
CRUCIAL: If you care about me, then HELP ME. I am our 204 billion children. I am NOT among THE LEAST OF THESE FAMILY. Focus not on me. Focus on our Global Neediest. Always. Only in that way can you HELP ME.
NOTE: My ability to email is likely to be severely restricted at Christ House, but I'm sure they'll let me get word out. ???
* Christ House will admit me tomorrow at 9am, Thurs, for all the pre-op tests and prep - Cat Scan, other pre-op, bowel cleansing.... Christ House is a Godsend. They should be high on anyones list for donations -Christ House | Home Page. They are worthy of the name. Amazing. Divine.
* Op - Fri 7:30 am. They intend to remove the right colon entirely, and the cancer, and all associated lymph. They hope to do it through 3 small incisions but could go to an 18" chest to groin incision if needed.
* My bowel will go into total shut down so I'll be kept in hospital till they see it returning to some level of functioning. Best guess I'll be in Howard U Hospital till Monday.
* Christ House, 24 hr nursing staff, will then pick me up and take me back there for observation and recovery through Saturday.
* Recovery in Philadelphia: Saturday, if all goes as planned, my friend Cathy will come down from Philadelphia and gather me up. I'm told it can be up till 6 weeks before my bowel returns to normal functioning. During the course of the time in Philadelphia I'll expect to cycle between Cathy's, Gerry and Bev's, and Dave and Mary Rachel's trying to stay out of the way, and not wear out my welcome.
* Further info on what chemo or other treatment may be required will not be forthcoming until after the operation.
* Joy, Life, is waging every second for our Global Neediest, and this will continue, just in a different place and a different way in Philadelphia - what online battling I can do, deep and long put-off study....
* As soon as my bowel regains normal functioning I intend to return to my Canadian Embassy Vigil to avert Green House Gas Ecocide.
CRUCIAL: If you care about me, then HELP ME. I am our 204 billion children. I am NOT among THE LEAST OF THESE FAMILY. Focus not on me. Focus on our Global Neediest. Always. Only in that way can you HELP ME.
NOTE: My ability to email is likely to be severely restricted at Christ House, but I'm sure they'll let me get word out. ???
11.27.2012
nd 'You can't Follow, Join, Jesus lest you ENVY Him, above All, Above Everything, Above your very life.' Loving
nd 'You can't Follow, Join, Jesus lest you ENVY Him, above All, Above Everything, Above your very life.' Loving
Three Tibetans Self-Immolate in China Amid Protests Voice of America
| Voice of America | - |
Four
Tibetans have set themselves on fire across western China in the last
two days, while a Tibetan student protest against the Beijing government
drew a security crackdown.
11.26.2012
My Cancer Op Sched Fri Nov 30th. Loving
Met with my Godsend Doc Cardile at Unity HC today. Also emails with the surgeon's office.
Cancer op now 7:30 am this Friday, Nov 30.
Bunch of pre-op stuff on Thursday at the hospital and then another night drinking the gallon of drano that cleans you out, on the toilet, all night. What fun!
My doc expects me to be in hosp post op till Mon or so.
Then, if she can arrange it, Christ House thru Saturday so I'm near the hosp, and med team once the biopsy and detailed results come in.
Her guess is that then I can accept the Christian Kindness offered me by friends in Philadelphia to be there for the weeks it will take the 2/3 of my bowel that is left, to come back on line and stabilize.
A wrinkle I didn't understand was the possibility / likelihood (???) of Chemo afterward. I think they know of my reticence to have money spent on my life, so they may be piece-mealing me. She was a little concerned when I spoke of being out of the DC area but relaxed when we realized I could always hop on a bus. Hmmmm.
Cancer op now 7:30 am this Friday, Nov 30.
Bunch of pre-op stuff on Thursday at the hospital and then another night drinking the gallon of drano that cleans you out, on the toilet, all night. What fun!
My doc expects me to be in hosp post op till Mon or so.
Then, if she can arrange it, Christ House thru Saturday so I'm near the hosp, and med team once the biopsy and detailed results come in.
Her guess is that then I can accept the Christian Kindness offered me by friends in Philadelphia to be there for the weeks it will take the 2/3 of my bowel that is left, to come back on line and stabilize.
A wrinkle I didn't understand was the possibility / likelihood (???) of Chemo afterward. I think they know of my reticence to have money spent on my life, so they may be piece-mealing me. She was a little concerned when I spoke of being out of the DC area but relaxed when we realized I could always hop on a bus. Hmmmm.
nd 'My bio-dad, Ed, the most Loving Human I've ever known.' Loving
nd 'My bio-dad, Ed, the most Loving Human I've ever known.' Loving
#GivingTuesday to follow Black Friday, Cyber Monday New Jersey
| New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio | - |
As
the craziness and hype of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and
Cyber Monday come to an end, a new campaign urges people to give back.
GOP "Grover Norquist's [Twisted] Immagination." Buffett. Bloomberg
| Bloomberg | - |
Warren
Buffett, the second-richest man in the U.S., pressed his call for more
taxes on the wealthy by mocking the idea that higher rates discourage
investment.
nd Pr. Obama 'Letting GOP Hang Themsleves: Bengazi, 'Please proceed Governor....'
nd Pr. Obama 'Letting GOP Hang Themselves: Benghazi, 'Please proceed Governor....'
Pr. Obama's Long Game on Middle East Peace TIME
| TIME (blog) | - |
President Obama
is already planning his legacy-making bid, hoping to succeed where his
predecessors failed. Negotiating peace is not going to be a quick
process.
11.25.2012
nd 'My Life: From the Poverty of Material Riches, to the Wealth of Loving our neediest.' Loving
nd 'My Life: From the Poverty of Material Riches, to the Wealth of Loving our neediest.' Loving
nd 'Christians, by WHATEVER Creed: Those that are Christlike. Period. Nothing more, nothing less, nothing else.' Loving
nd 'Christians: Those that are Christlike.' Loving
nd 'Christians: All Joyfully giving EVERYTHING for Loving, even their life, without hesitation.' Loving
nd 'Christians: All Joyfully giving EVERYTHING for Loving, even their life, without hesitation.' Loving
nd 'Christians, Church, the Joyful: Those giving their whole Life to our neediest.' Loving
nd 'Christians, Church, the Joyful: Those giving their whole Life to our neediest.' Loving
nd 'Sin: Self inflicted wounds of Heart, often wounding others too.' Loving
nd 'Sin: Self inflicted wounds of Heart, often wounding others too.' Loving
11.24.2012
Obama helps sales of guns, ammo Tulsa Beacon
| Tulsa Beacon | - |
President Obama
and his ilk want to slowly erode the Second Amendment right to bear
arms. His bureaucrats have several strategies, including forced
registration of guns, heavy taxation of ammunition and international
supervision of American gun ...
Hanging of Obama Effigy in Duluth Called 'Terroristic' Sawyer County Record
| Sawyer County Record | - |
An effigy of President Obama hung from an electronic billboard on election day in Duluth is under investigation as a criminal act.
Obama, White House advisers urge 'Small Business Saturday' shopping The Hill
| The Hill (blog) | - |
President Obama
is urging Americans to participate in "Small Business Saturday" - a
local alternative to big Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales by national
chains - and dispatched top White House aides to do holiday shopping at
local small businesses.
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