tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132911385909998590.post2894091632908201245..comments2023-11-11T03:34:32.779-05:00Comments on Green Monkey Tales: Let it RideGreen Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18427381976705069464noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132911385909998590.post-83530440195427426742013-08-07T21:43:02.112-04:002013-08-07T21:43:02.112-04:00I love the "Whack! Whack! Whack!" I'...I love the "Whack! Whack! Whack!" I'm going to visualize that to aid in my healing. You're so wonderful Renn. Johns Hopkins wants to do another CT scan when I go for my preop and again I'm sayin' "NO, NO, NO!" (thank you Amy Whinehouse) because I don't want to know if its progressed two weeks before my surgery. I want to focus on my wrecked-tail. Besides, I don't need the extra radiation. I've had more than my share...<br /><br />((((LOVEHUGS))))) and soooooo much appreciation and gratitude! xoMonkeyMEGreen Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427381976705069464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132911385909998590.post-22370808636122630692013-08-04T14:33:55.203-04:002013-08-04T14:33:55.203-04:00Shannon!! The gut most certainly never lies. It is...Shannon!! The gut most certainly never lies. It is very hard to listen to your gut and fly in the face of medical professionals, but as someone above me said, the pros operate on statistics (most of them, anyway). <br /><br />It takes a slow-hand doc to stop the hamster wheel of diagnosing, to listen to the patient and to his/her own gut too. Modern medicine doesn't afford these guys that necessary time. And that's why, as patients, the onus unfortunately falls to us to sort through and make sometimes very big decisions that fly in the face of "typically" done. Your "Just Say No!" to lung nodule treatment is but one exquisite example of your super-smart handling of the latest #@$%-storm that is being slung your way.<br /><br />Whack! Whack! Whack! That's the sound of the Green Monkey using her very large, proverbial paddle to return life's harsh and unwanted serves. (Kinda reminds me of whack-a-mole. Each time a new problem pops up, whack it back down!)<br /><br />Unending {{{hugs}}} to dear Monkey from your friend Renn.<br />xoxo<br />Rennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617626526633867494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132911385909998590.post-49133180998942264502013-08-03T12:42:23.807-04:002013-08-03T12:42:23.807-04:00:)))))))) you make me smile Inge! thank you...:)))))))) you make me smile Inge! thank you...Green Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427381976705069464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132911385909998590.post-74453327987964921232013-08-03T12:41:48.190-04:002013-08-03T12:41:48.190-04:00soooo glad to hear that Dee! monkey hug to you my...soooo glad to hear that Dee! monkey hug to you my friend!Green Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427381976705069464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132911385909998590.post-54163898790810349162013-08-03T12:40:01.105-04:002013-08-03T12:40:01.105-04:00ahhh my two favorite people. so honored to have yo...ahhh my two favorite people. so honored to have you both in my corner.Green Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427381976705069464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132911385909998590.post-25402389991034318322013-08-03T12:38:35.890-04:002013-08-03T12:38:35.890-04:00Thank you Karen!!!!!!
okay.... now I see the pos...Thank you Karen!!!!!! <br /><br />okay.... now I see the positive in MASS DESTRUCTION coming in last! that really does make me feel better. I was betting on the MASS to be DESTRUCTED<br /><br />your wish for comfort, peacefulness and hope have found its way to me. <br /><br />xoxoxo (((((LOVE))))))) to you Green Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427381976705069464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132911385909998590.post-53181467166373248362013-08-03T12:31:40.222-04:002013-08-03T12:31:40.222-04:00thank you honey. still sad about missing Burning M...thank you honey. still sad about missing Burning Man.Green Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427381976705069464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132911385909998590.post-80284116459973177992013-08-03T12:29:59.993-04:002013-08-03T12:29:59.993-04:00thank you Nancy! the gut never lies does it. xoxo...thank you Nancy! the gut never lies does it. xoxoGreen Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427381976705069464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132911385909998590.post-87655001210153315372013-08-03T12:29:18.656-04:002013-08-03T12:29:18.656-04:00thank you for saying that - i know its true - that...thank you for saying that - i know its true - that its hard for people to read (at times). I keep that in mind when I write but my emotions are true and it feels so good to let them free. Green Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427381976705069464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132911385909998590.post-54816957412640934662013-08-03T12:25:05.660-04:002013-08-03T12:25:05.660-04:00thats an interesting comment Blissed - that I'...thats an interesting comment Blissed - that I'm reaching a new place sooner. thank you for that!Green Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427381976705069464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132911385909998590.post-48100726664952566102013-08-03T12:23:36.466-04:002013-08-03T12:23:36.466-04:00so much so that sometimes I forget I'm sick. t...so much so that sometimes I forget I'm sick. this is good and bad. good to turn it off but its a heavy thump when it forges back to the front.Green Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427381976705069464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132911385909998590.post-26281141769765829202013-08-03T12:22:39.366-04:002013-08-03T12:22:39.366-04:00good! I've been visualizing me strong... your...good! I've been visualizing me strong... your confidence feeds that. (((((((thank you Shoes))))))))Green Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427381976705069464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132911385909998590.post-49831374295869735342013-08-03T12:21:22.214-04:002013-08-03T12:21:22.214-04:00monkeying is what I do best! thank you Cloudia!monkeying is what I do best! thank you Cloudia!Green Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427381976705069464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132911385909998590.post-58667344115811097702013-08-03T12:20:52.568-04:002013-08-03T12:20:52.568-04:00soooo glad you disclosed who "madamsuper"...soooo glad you disclosed who "madamsuper" is. Thank you for the writing comments. I am so insecure about my words. I've stopped submitting - the rejection was getting to me. But I will keep writing! Green Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427381976705069464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132911385909998590.post-60685040424417700552013-08-03T12:14:49.627-04:002013-08-03T12:14:49.627-04:00ahhhh so glad you don't see me on my off momen...ahhhh so glad you don't see me on my off moments - like when I finally realized I won't be able to make it to Burning Man this year. Pouting like a baby I was! <br /><br />Green Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427381976705069464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132911385909998590.post-21279877272901105462013-08-03T12:13:31.218-04:002013-08-03T12:13:31.218-04:00thank you Ben. again, you are so good to me!thank you Ben. again, you are so good to me!Green Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427381976705069464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132911385909998590.post-57083902560498751182013-08-03T12:10:58.620-04:002013-08-03T12:10:58.620-04:00Thank you Lilly!!! I will survive! I'm going t...Thank you Lilly!!! I will survive! I'm going to hold onto that :)))) <br /><br />damn, that downunder love feels good!Green Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427381976705069464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132911385909998590.post-63245866757537098842013-08-01T22:41:40.931-04:002013-08-01T22:41:40.931-04:00Dear Shannon, just to let you know I am thinking o...Dear Shannon, just to let you know I am thinking of you and sending all my best wishes during this stressful time. It will get better, you will get better and you will survive.<br /><br />Love Lilly from downunder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132911385909998590.post-69447664697209286832013-07-31T23:43:19.481-04:002013-07-31T23:43:19.481-04:00I am betting on you! Doctors are doctors, not psyc...I am betting on you! Doctors are doctors, not psychics. Do you see an expiration date anywhere on your body? Your docs are only going by stats...they don't know you. I agree...focus on your tail... And I was given a 10% of survival and I'm still here! xo IngeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132911385909998590.post-77366025722505342082013-07-31T22:08:02.457-04:002013-07-31T22:08:02.457-04:00Been down that lung nodule panic road as well, GM....Been down that lung nodule panic road as well, GM. A year later and mine are still "stable". So screw them; focus on fixing the tail.<br /><br />~D.<br />Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15952356881592536974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132911385909998590.post-76625288573390562432013-07-31T20:56:33.398-04:002013-07-31T20:56:33.398-04:00Sweet Jesse!!!
XOXOXOXO
MGSweet Jesse!!!<br /><br />XOXOXOXO<br /><br />MGdiverse.now3https://www.blogger.com/profile/01665843700420513954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132911385909998590.post-59542132768252862822013-07-31T11:58:52.465-04:002013-07-31T11:58:52.465-04:00You're an easy bet, Shannon, because you have ...You're an easy bet, Shannon, because you have already won. A million people would gamble everything they have for a chance to have what you have; your charm, charisma, loveability.. I used to have a company that catered to the wealthy who found themselves empty. There are a LOT of them. You may feel like the race is run, and sometimes, it may feel like you're not placing well, but there are SO many horses that can't even get to the track.<br />You win. You won.<br />We are have been cheering you on.<br />All of my Karmic money is on Green Monkey, and has been since we connected.<br /> :-) JesseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132911385909998590.post-91081303209878589642013-07-31T02:12:57.047-04:002013-07-31T02:12:57.047-04:00my dear Shannon,
the thing to remember her is - Y...my dear Shannon,<br /><br />the thing to remember her is - YOU BET ON MASS DESTRUCTION, AND HE CAME IN DEAD LAST!<br /><br />I made a decision that totally went against the "gold standard" of radiation to my breast. the rad onc listened carefully, and I asked if she would consult with my breast onc as well as my breast surgeon. she did. then they took my case to a tumor board. only one doc had a comment that was totally off the mark. afterwards, my breast surgeon, chatting with the physicians who participated, heard the rad onc say, "in this case, the patient was the voice of reason." radiation as planned would have destroyed lymph nodes that were found clear of cancer to the left of the affected breast, and to the right from my esophagus down to the pre-cardio region would have caused damage to my sternum, heart, and one lung, probably over the better part of the next twenty years. I jump up and down and cheer for you in my head, Shannon, for stepping up to the plate and advocating loud and clear for YOUR best interests. I know you have more to face, but I am so happy that you are shored up with the confidence that you had a perfect right to make the best decisions for what made sense and were right for you. I sometimes get the feeling, as I did when my case was reviewed pre-radiation, that many physicians are well aware that what is referred to as the "gold standard" know the terrible repercussions of that treatment, and feel relieved when their informed patients say, "NOPE, IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN...". <br /><br />what you spoke of about processing before telling is another instance of how well you know yourself, the courage and determination to sort things through, then come up with a position YOU are confident with. your ability to write about complex and interwoven issues is stunningly inspirational. though I know this ain't your first time at the rodeo, I still greatly and vigorously applaud you; and I know legions of others who wrestle with like situations and read you blog will benefit from your honestly, raw candor. <br /><br />I wish you comfort, continued peacefulness, and send you my love and the bright shiny light of hope to find your way, Shannon. you are an earth angel who walks among us, and even takes time to give compassion and comfort to HORSES. that makes me cry, it's so damned beautiful.<br /><br />XOXOXOXO,<br /><br />Karen, TC <br /><br /> tccomments2013https://www.blogger.com/profile/00446394638074551345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132911385909998590.post-52239313141805872702013-07-31T01:08:40.816-04:002013-07-31T01:08:40.816-04:00Lovely Honey, sorry you're not going to Burnin...Lovely Honey, sorry you're not going to BurningMan, next year will be better timing.markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04351269435135288993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9132911385909998590.post-48155546029469097092013-07-30T15:50:44.576-04:002013-07-30T15:50:44.576-04:00I'm so glad you share what you share. Sometime...I'm so glad you share what you share. Sometimes it is difficult to determine that line isn't it? Good for you for making decisions that feel right to you. I admire you for that. Here's to lots more calmness and hope. And good luck with the book!Nancy's Pointhttp://www.nancyspoint.comnoreply@blogger.com