Too Much on Our Plait: Like Mother

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I can’t sleep. It’s 1:57 a.m. and I’m lying in bed wide awake, wondering if Janina is doing the same. Sometimes, I just hate the night.

I visited Janina’s Facebook page and was thrilled to see so many folks sending her messages of support.

People just love Janina. You can’t help it. She’s such a kind and gentle soul. Small children follow her around like the Pied Piper. She wears so many hats all the time, reaching out to family, friends, and others in any way she can. She is not just a big sister, but a second-mother to my younger children. Yet she is “cool” enough to be their best friend as well. It takes someone pretty special to pull that off. I have always found it a comforting thought to know that if anything were to happen to me while my younger children were still young, Janina would step in and their lives would hardly miss a beat. Truly…she’s that close to them and would give them as much comfort and love as I ever could.

In about 7 hours we’ll be meeting with the surgeon…again. The game will be similar, but the players will change. As much as I don’t want it to be, it’s Janina’s turn now. I’m hoping that things move as quickly for her as they did for me; without too much time to think about it, and faster into the healing and recovery stage. For all that Janina is to those around her, she deserves that.

J – I love you with all of my heart.

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Anonymous on January 6, 2010 at 5:46 AM

I am sending prayers to your whole family. You are an inspiration.

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Like Daughter, Like Mother: Our Thyroid Cancer Journey

Behind the Blog

Adelina is a full-time wife, mother, practice manager, and medical transcriptionist. After receiving an ultrasound and countless biopsies, she was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer on December 11, 2009. She successfully underwent surgery on December 29, 2009, and had her first radioactive iodine treatment in February 2010. Following treatment, Adelina now sees her doctor once a year for follow-up. She has been doing well, and refuses to let cancer slow her down.

Dori is 26 years old. She was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer at the age of 17 on June 1, 2006, just three days prior to her high school graduation. Dori endured two radioactive iodine treatments and two surgeries to remove her complete thyroid and 39 total lymph nodes from her neck. She is now under close watch by her doctors, and only time will tell if the cancer stays at bay.