tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post5758446907920657965..comments2024-03-23T17:29:56.224-05:00Comments on Stilton's Place: A Marrow Margin of ErrorUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-53201297326628706702021-10-20T00:22:56.544-05:002021-10-20T00:22:56.544-05:00Glad to hear it. Hang tough. Fight hard. Pray h...Glad to hear it. Hang tough. Fight hard. Pray hard.dan_in_panoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-61383843970501529952021-10-13T20:42:01.665-05:002021-10-13T20:42:01.665-05:00From our home to yours, positive thoughts, prayers...From our home to yours, positive thoughts, prayers, and positive Karma are on their way. Stay strong, it's hard, but worth the challenge. We're with you.Freedom Mongerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04405758209158486498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-67039775082551972842021-10-12T21:34:59.998-05:002021-10-12T21:34:59.998-05:00Fight the good fight, Stilt - we are ALL rooting f...Fight the good fight, Stilt - we are ALL rooting for you and especially Kathy, whom we keep in our prayers!<br />Know that we all love you and are asking God to help you.Igornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-2491634041072933322021-10-12T10:53:48.556-05:002021-10-12T10:53:48.556-05:00Mr. J - I've been a regular reader for several...Mr. J - I've been a regular reader for several years until a few months back when I swore off the internet. Now I'm back and am so sorry to read this news. I will include you and your wife in my daily prayers. Whether you believe or not, know that there are many people out there helping with the fight. rdbrdbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-81584482182010643222021-10-12T10:04:59.107-05:002021-10-12T10:04:59.107-05:00Another day, another prayer for blessings for the ...Another day, another prayer for blessings for the Jarlsberg family.John the Econnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-76447126417672127782021-10-11T11:56:32.153-05:002021-10-11T11:56:32.153-05:00will definitely keep praying for your Kathy.will definitely keep praying for your Kathy.WestCelthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01169691444261158816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-1760845660772887202021-10-11T10:49:24.661-05:002021-10-11T10:49:24.661-05:00New prayers for a new week. We're with you.New prayers for a new week. We're with you.John the Econnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-54225819966908168002021-10-10T12:15:22.935-05:002021-10-10T12:15:22.935-05:00Prayers, positive thoughts and best wishes to Kath...Prayers, positive thoughts and best wishes to Kathy.Alfonso Bedoyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12275837016861108459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-43924928778852575502021-10-10T04:50:27.178-05:002021-10-10T04:50:27.178-05:00my wife finished her 5th cycle of chemo back in se...my wife finished her 5th cycle of chemo back in september, so i know what your wife (and you) are going through. i will pray for both of you.ontoiranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04683062201958177783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-52396754890782535252021-10-09T19:52:50.475-05:002021-10-09T19:52:50.475-05:00@Friends- Nothing notably "bad" happened...<b>@Friends- Nothing notably "bad" happened today, but it was still rough because Kathy's fever (which cycles up and down) just isn't letting go. She's already on the strongest antibiotics they can give her and she's getting injections to encourage production of infection-fighting white blood cells. Tests have been run, of course, but no source of infection has been found yet.<br /><br />This is all wearying and dispiriting to Kathy, so this wasn't an "up" day for her.<br /><br />Being the weekend, it doesn't seem like quite as much gets accomplished by hospital staffers as I might wish, but inefficient bureaucracies are another one of those unavoidable facts of life. But this is going to be a particularly long night for us.</b>Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-57792414392880409692021-10-08T22:25:26.721-05:002021-10-08T22:25:26.721-05:00Hi Stilt,
I'm another lurker. You are probably...Hi Stilt,<br />I'm another lurker. You are probably the best medicine for Kathy's soul. We pray for you and Kathy but the Lord will do what the Lord will do. But believe me, keeping Kathy smiling and optimistic can be her best medicine. You have to keep her mind helping in the fight for the rest of her. Don't neglect yourself. You are one of the most important parts of her healing process.<br />Thanks for all you have done and continue to do.<br />MichaelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-65265161157336312972021-10-08T21:02:10.608-05:002021-10-08T21:02:10.608-05:00you're a strong man Stilt and lending that to ...you're a strong man Stilt and lending that to Kathy in her fight. Prayers.Garrettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-34227646411942413512021-10-08T20:49:15.196-05:002021-10-08T20:49:15.196-05:00My Good Friends- I just want to give you a Friday ...<b>My Good Friends- I just want to give you a Friday night update. Kathy had a good day today (well, parts of it were absolutely miserable but that’s not how we tally up our days lately) though is still trying to break the cycle of having fever. It comes and goes, and Kathy no longer finds it amusing to hold ice bags under her armpits (and yeah, that’s a thing).<br /><br />I don’t have much more information because when Kathy was wheeled out to have a procedure involving sucking liquid out of her lungs or chest or something, I used the opportunity to visit an emergency dentist for a surprise root canal because I was apparently an asshole in a previous life. <br /><br />Touching base with the hospital afterward (it was late afternoon and Kathy didn’t want me driving back there again) they said that she wasn’t having a fever and was doing well. So that's what I'm going to choose to believe until I can see her tomorrow morning.<br /><br />And although I don't/can't respond to all your comments, please know that they all get read and that you're really helping keep our little family afloat!</b>Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-18989382598865777082021-10-08T20:01:59.617-05:002021-10-08T20:01:59.617-05:00I pray the news continues to be positive, and the ...I pray the news continues to be positive, and the more positive the better. Hang in there.TrickyRickynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-59652752864769210092021-10-08T18:21:21.166-05:002021-10-08T18:21:21.166-05:00Thank you for the update.saying a prayer, especial...Thank you for the update.saying a prayer, especially on Mon. Wed, and Fridays.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-85138733640764906092021-10-08T16:37:20.785-05:002021-10-08T16:37:20.785-05:00With all those hippos around, it's a wonder an...With all those hippos around, it's a wonder anything gets done.<br /><br />And I agree that the most frustrating thing about this "process" (if you can call it that, or anything other than "voodoo") is the uncertainty of it all. The that's why I pray for peace as much as for healing.<br /><br />We're with you, buddy!John the Econnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-15575260095263046022021-10-08T15:56:45.234-05:002021-10-08T15:56:45.234-05:00I have never commented on a blog before. I read th...I have never commented on a blog before. I read the comments but prefer to just stay in the background. I could not, however, stay in the background on this one. You have to know that there are many people that truly care even though we've never spoken to or laid eyes on one another. I want to join the many folks on here praying and extending our concern to Kathy, you and Daughter J. My wife battled cancer so I know it's a rollercoaster ride. Sadly, we did not have a happy outcome and I lost her at the tender age of 38. So I'm praying that your outcome will be one to celebrate. You describe her as a strong and optimistic woman. That will go far in determining her outcome. You stay strong, too! She will be depending on that.FlyinBriannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-73013773942755523302021-10-08T14:38:01.562-05:002021-10-08T14:38:01.562-05:00May God be with both you and Kathy, and may His gr...May God be with both you and Kathy, and may His grace fall on you. Hang in there Stilton, Kathy needs your strength and calm. She will recover!Eskymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15947922645001422523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-13418041375221896242021-10-08T14:04:32.300-05:002021-10-08T14:04:32.300-05:00Lost both parents to cancer. Come on Kathy, this ...Lost both parents to cancer. Come on Kathy, this is now and then was then!<br /><br />Best wishes to you both!<br /><br />Philnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-44194958341334000062021-10-08T13:03:09.171-05:002021-10-08T13:03:09.171-05:00The Conga Line is winding round the hospital...
&...The Conga Line is winding round the hospital...<br /><br />"Go, go Kathy--Get Well!"<br /><br />"Go, go Kathy--Stay Well!"<br /><br />"Go, go Kathy's Mar-row!"<br /><br />"Go-way Kathy's Can-cer!"<br /><br />TVAGTVAGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12279387104969812837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-88812946477164694342021-10-08T12:34:46.729-05:002021-10-08T12:34:46.729-05:00...continuing to send thoughts and prayers of heal......continuing to send thoughts and prayers of healing and comfort.jayjayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11321510424639948884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-68178207667350119562021-10-08T11:57:28.557-05:002021-10-08T11:57:28.557-05:00Having gone through some massive multi-year cancer...Having gone through some massive multi-year cancer treatments with my son and relatively minor chemo personally, here are the couple things I've learned about the cancer industry:<br /><br />- All cancer treatment is research, especially treatment on rarer forms of cancer. Modern medical ethics might prevent your doctor from prescribing a placebo so as to compare results of no treatment to some treatment, but I often wondered if my son was getting the BEST treatment or had just been thrown into a bin of cases receiving a certain treatment ... Doctors wanted him to fully complete their prescribed regimen without deviation, despite his condition. And, despite us (Well, my RN wife with 40+ years of practice) doing our own literature search to find potential positive trials - sometimes this seemed to anger the doctor when we would suggest something new or emerging from another country. These conversations lead me to wonder that by NOT following the protocol, would my son's 'data point' be thrown out of some research study and the doctor not get 'credit' for that patient or be able to publish something? "Stay in your own lane there, mister! We are the experts and know all."<br /><br />- Chemo, as you have already deduced, is essentially lethal injection administered by Agent Smart ("Missed it by THAT much, chief."). In 2009 while watching the debilitating effects of chemo on my son, I remarked to the oncologist that throughout the history of cancer treatment we have been trying to kill rats with rat poison. Isn't it time to send in the cats? That is essentially what the newer immunotherapy trials try to do: get the patient's body to fight the cancer. Of course no one was really working on his rare form of sarcoma from that angle so all they had was the 1970's-era chemo protocol that my wife learned in nursing school ...<br /><br />So, when you have those maddening conversations with the medical team, the reason for vagueness could be a) they can't predict the outcome or your wife's reaction to some treatment (every patient is different), b) they are following a research protocol and by God we are going to stay the course so sit down and wait for what ever happens to happen, or c) maybe something completely different.<br /><br />In the end, the efforts of our army of prayer warriors did not save our son's life (neither did the doctors) but those prayer efforts helped comfort our family in knowing that our son is now cancer-free in heaven. One never 'gets over' the loss of an immediate family member but our faith gives us the grace and strength to move forward in our own life paths, despite the grief and loss.<br /><br />My prayer for you and your wife is first, for a miracle of healing, including any miracle modern medical science can offer, and second, that God will grant you both peace as you walk through this sometimes terrifying time together.<br />Daddy Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-68488041491668457332021-10-08T11:45:04.059-05:002021-10-08T11:45:04.059-05:00I certainly wish you all well...I lost my wife to ...I certainly wish you all well...I lost my wife to cholangiacarcinoma five years ago so I have an idea what you're going through, and pray for a good outcome.4sleiborghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03342366869850716744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-59004386398940329892021-10-08T11:13:34.850-05:002021-10-08T11:13:34.850-05:00It's good to hear that she appears to be doing...It's good to hear that she appears to be doing well. We'll continue to pray for her and for you. It's tough being a caregiver. And doctors never seem to want to tell you the whole truth. I asked three of mine about my remaining longevity and they hemmed and hawed. When I told them what I had learned from my research they begrudgingly agreed that it was probably correct. Keep pushing them. It's better to know than to be surprised. Just hang in there and keep giving her all of your support, as I know that you are. With prayers and the Lord's help we may see a good result.Paul Donohuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09065908366188140701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-85024485198283487262021-10-08T10:51:14.176-05:002021-10-08T10:51:14.176-05:00Progress is hard at first, messy in the middle but...Progress is hard at first, messy in the middle but wonderful in the end - and hopefully in this case, well worth the trials and tribulations to get there.<br /><br />Hang in there - all of you!CenTexTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04026518638421849111noreply@blogger.com