Hello again Ma‘am,
yes, it was a chore going through all of this, but, God willing, I survived through all of it.
It seems to me that you and your poor son had to go through far worse than I did🙁 And yes, after surgery to the digestive system, one is not allowed to ingest anything. It sounds absolutely horrible 🙁, but doctors wish to eschew any chance of an infection in the patient’s stomach cavity.
I am extremely sorry to hear that so many of your dear ones suffered from lung cancer.
Tobacco, if it were a sentient being, would have an awful lot to answer for., and until a short while ago, I had no clue about nicotine being almost as addictive as crack-cocaine. Heavens!🙁 My mother was a heavy smoker back in the days, but she stopped when I began to get asthma as a ten-year old. Still, I believe it did her bad, ultimately, as she passed away at 67 of a brain tumor.
Strangely, after my operation, I felt neither hungry nor thirsty - it was only later when I realized that I had ben fed and watered intravenously. Still, after no more than two days, I was taken off the feeding tube, and I was able to eat and drink of my own accord. I even could get up and take a few steps to get some water. How good has God been to me!
And what concerns the vaccinations against polio: I really am happy that in my time they were able to give us the vaccines orally on a sugarcube. The vaccine tasted a bit like strong alcohol, but I cannot recall having any side effects from the vaccination, and I am happy about that.
Ma‘am, I now would like to wish you and your dear ones a wonderful and blessed Sunday, and all the best🙏🏻
May we soon read each other again 🙂
I am so sorry. Our mother's each passed at a young age.
My second oldest sister was originally diagnosed with brain aneurysms, and they did surgery to tie-off the inner carotid artery on the right side, which cut the blood flow to three of the aneurysms. They were going to keep an eye on the last one, which was situated in the back of her head by regularly CAT scans. She stopped smoking immediately once they gave her the diagnosis. Five years later they diagnosed her with the lung cancer, so I agree with you that the smoking had already affected her body. I read that despite some people stopping smoking, within certain age limits, they will develop lung cancer within that five year range. I never knew it at the time, so we were pretty shocked when she found out. Like any normal person, we figured hey! she stopped smoking...now she's free of the threat of cancer.
Both my sons were given the oral polio "vaccine" when they were younger...not in a sugar cube that I recall, but from an eyedrop syringe if I remember correctly. Neither had any side effects thankfully. My oldest son got the measles vaccine when they first came out, and a few years later got measles. We discovered that the original vaccine he got was deemed ineffective, at least that's what the pediatrician told us at the time.
Thank you for taking the time to chat with me. I look forward to hearing from you in the future. Take care of yourself in the meantime, and let me know how you are doing in the future.