HIGH FIVES FOR AL!!
IT DOESN’T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS!!! CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WARRIOR, OUR LIFTER, AL CATO.
HE REPRESENTS SO MANY THINGS TO THIS COMMUNITY, BUT TODAY HE IS THE POSTER BOY FOR N-E-D AND THAT MEANS WE SHOULD ALL BE SMILING. THAT PROBABLY ALSO MEANS, AL IS BACK ON SOLID FOOD AND HIS BLOOD PRESSURE HAS DROPPED BACK TO THE NORMAL RANGE.
THAT’S WHAT THOSE SCANS DO TO YOU…THEY UPSET THE BODY, THE MIND AND THE GENERAL RHYTHM OF LIFE UNTIL THE REULTS ARE KNOWN.
THOSE THREE LITTLE LETTERS MEAN EVERYTHING IN CANCER WORLD. THEY GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO FEEL BETTER.
AND KUDO’S TO AL’S RADIOLOGIST. AN ANGEL IN THE LAB WHO CARES AND CONNECTS WITH HER PATIENTS. WE’VE ALL MET THEM AS WE’VE TRAVELED THROUGH THESE CANCER CORRIDORS. THEY MAKE WHAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH A LITTLE EASIER. W WE’RE BEING WATCHED OVER BY SOME ONE WHO HAS TAKEN A SPECIAL INTEREST IN OUR LIFE.
IT DOESN’T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT….EXCEPT WHEN YOU HEAR THE LETTERS,
N-E-D
June 6, 2011 @ 4:18 pm
I’m a few days late, but i am really happy for you Al! Here’s to N.E.D.!
June 6, 2011 @ 1:01 pm
Even though I am late to the party, I just had to add my congratulations to Al. One of my mantras is “I love success stories!”
June 5, 2011 @ 7:57 am
Al, been away, but congratulations on being NED, no words are sweeter to hear after the treatments, the blood work, the scans, the x-rays, the building tensions as the latest scan or office visit approaches, than the words, Congratulations your NED.
June 2, 2011 @ 8:39 pm
Laurie…. loved your post. It so echoes my feelings too. Al is definitely our representative warrior; he has always shown courage, strong faith in God and care and concern for others. We would be so lost without him. He gives us all such hope!!
June 2, 2011 @ 6:29 pm
Thank you all. All prayers are answered. It is up to us to sometimes figure out the answer. I’ve prayed so hard only to have my prayers go unanswered ( so I thought)…good friends and loved ones have passed away, my cancer came back, etc. But then again, I’ve said my prayers and turned it all over to the Lord and good news has come forth. I’m a believer. I know that I’m not supposed to figure all of this out. My simple task is to have faith…. not always that simple to do but easy to say. “Faith is the assurance of things hoped for and the conviction of things unseen.”
Thank you my friends. I cherish your kind words and your friendship.
June 2, 2011 @ 5:38 pm
Oh Al,..such wonderful news! I would like to think my little prayer last night was a help lol. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
June 2, 2011 @ 6:32 pm
Kathy….no such thing as a little prayer! All prayers are equal in the eyes and ears of God. I Thank You for lifting my name in prayer. It means something to me.
June 2, 2011 @ 4:41 pm
Congratulations, Al. Celebrating with you! Such great news.