BLOG - by Leighann Sturgin - "Last Time?"

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BLOG - by Leighann Sturgin - "Last Time?"

Postby NWgirl » Tue Feb 10, 2015 9:31 am

I'm pleased, yet saddened, to present you with Leighann's latest blog. This must have been very hard for her to write. I interviewed Christy for the Colondar 2.0 (2015) and she was all business. I even tried calling her at home once we all returned from Tennessee to try to capture some of that magic, that charm, that energy that surrounded her and created her very essence. But no, business was business and she wanted her story told. About getting 2nd and 3rd opinions, about changing teams if you weren't happy with yours. She had lots to say and I'll let you read it all in the 2015 Colondar. All in Christy's words, transcribed as best as I could, by me.

The world lost a magic angel this year with the loss of Christy. And heaven gained one.


http://colonclub.com/2015/02/last-time/
Belle - "Don't Retreat - Reload"DX 10/07 Stage III Rectal
Surgery 11/07; 27 of 38 nodes
Perm Colostomy 8/11
12/10 recurrence lungs & LN's
VATS Jan 2011
Radiation Oct 2013
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Re: BLOG - by Leighann Sturgin - "Last Time?"

Postby Bev G » Tue Feb 10, 2015 10:23 am

What a beautiful testimonial to Christy. I didn't know her at all, butt sort of feel like I do from reading Leighann's lovely post.
58 yo Type1 DM 48 years
12/09 Stage IV 2/22 nodes + liver met, colon resec
3 tx FOLFIRI, liver resec 4/10
9/10 6 mos off chemo, Neg PET&CTC CEA nl
2/11 finished total 10 rounds chemo

9/13 ^17th clean PET/CT NED for now

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Re: BLOG - by Leighann Sturgin - "Last Time?"

Postby CRguy » Tue Feb 10, 2015 4:22 pm

Thanks for updating us Belle, I have linked the blog to our CTAlk BLOG Archive topic and our 2015 In Memoriam topic.

I had to tweak the exact blogpage links to hang all this together ( including for your post above ) just FYI.

Love, Peace and Harmony my friend
CR with you on the Journey
Caregiver x 4
Stage IV A rectal cancer/lung met
17 Year survivor
my life is an ongoing totally randomized UNcontrolled experiment with N=1 !
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Re: BLOG - by Leighann Sturgin - "Last Time?"

Postby Maia » Tue Feb 10, 2015 7:12 pm

So beautiful, sad, true. Thank you, Leighann. Peace, Christy.
Thank you, dearest Belle.


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