HI, it's Cilla! I think I've figured out how to "post". I love hearing from everyone via comments and my family will continue to post how things are going. Amyloidosis is a very strange illness and it's hard to tell if my "symptoms" are currently caused by the chemotherapy or the disease. If I don't reply to emails or comments, it's because some days "I just don't feel like it", but I still enjoy hearing from YOU.
So, here's the "Buffalo Story" that is my mantra these days. It came from a recent edition of Oprah magazine.....
"Be the Buffalo" : Wilma Mankiller, the first female principal chief of the Cherokee nation, tells how the cow runs away from the storm while the buffalo charges directly toward it---and gets through it quicker. Whenever she's confronted with a tough challenge, she does not prolong the torment. She becomes the buffalo.
I am trying to be a buffalo too and just forging ahead with the treatment my doctors are doing. The BU/Boston Medical Center Amyloid Treatment and Research Center is the top in the USA....we've met people from all over the country, including Alaska, so I feel very confident that I"ll come through the storm!
And you are smiling through it. You are a hero to all of us. Keep fighting.
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If you're a buffalo, I'm a buffalo! Keep on keepin' on! xoxoxo Love, Steph
ReplyDeleteYou are the brave buffalo of the French family. Keep plowing through the storm and as Papa would say "Keep the faith" !!!!!!
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Nancy
Thanks to that old midwest tradition of 'dowery giving' we happen to own a cow (aka Walkerbee) and we will confirm that the buffalo is definitely the one to follow.
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ReplyDeleteI agree. "Walkerbee" doesn't appear to have great leadership qualities.
Steve
Great story and you are definitely like the buffalo...although a lot cuter! Good thing for all of us to remember every day of our lives. Keep up the good work Cilla and my thoughts are with you every day>
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