tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930653948090538640.post3700356913906644844..comments2023-10-20T06:20:22.769-07:00Comments on Living With My Shadow: Continuing Saga...Patricia J. Moscahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16370400543375022824noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930653948090538640.post-60070055827623039012009-05-16T05:05:00.000-07:002009-05-16T05:05:00.000-07:00Your darn right...Dan's blood clots were a result ...Your darn right...Dan's blood clots were a result of his ports, which, of course were there because of the chemo and constant blood tests.<br /><br />I worried about the clots whenever they found he had them, because often he was home and we were responsible for his care. I never read about them medically and I'm kinda glad I didn't. <br /><br />The first two years we were fortunate enough to have a friend of Dan's that is a nurse come over every night and give him the shot. When she was on vacation she found a substitute, a former nurse that had cancer herself and through hers and Dans coming together they formed a close friendship. It turned out that Dan could talk to her in a way he could not talk to me or others around him because of their bond of cancer.<br /><br />Last year Ray learned how to give the shots. Ray hated it too because more often than not it hurt and it was hard to find a location on his skinny midsection.<br /><br />Please take heart and give up worrying about the downside of clots. We will pray for Michael and visualize him getting past this. <br /><br />Fight the VA on their refusal to pay, because you are right on, Michael would not have blood clots if it weren't for the cancer.<br /><br />We are thinking of you both and praying for your continued strength.<br /><br />PatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com