Emotional Hangover

Hi Chiari Family.....

I am suffering for what I can an "Emotional Hangover"...As many of you know this past year has been a rough one all around.

My mom moved up here to NY and died in my arms on Dec. 7th...miss you so much...even though I know for sure she is in Heaven ..I miss her..I miss her asking me 10x's to heat the same darn cup of tea!!!

I miss her telling me.."Where would I be without you?" She built me up..

Then all those falls I took..reulting in RSD..Reflex Sympathetic Dystrohy and now a bad disk they THINK in my lower back..

Then the worst is my dear bro-in -law that was Dx'd last week with colon cancer ..and given 2 mths if the Tx did not shrink it..and if it did.5 yrs...

Well...Thanks to the Grace of God....he went to get the pathology report yesterday and the report stage 4....THANK YOU, JESUS...All your prayers were heard!!! Thank you all so MUCH!!xoxoxoxo

It will still be a long road for him..but it is promising...he may end up with a colostomy for a while if they end up doing surgery once the radiation and chemo is done...Jean-O , my brother..he is technically my bro-in law...but I have either called him Jean-O or Brother....He is a good man..but good people die and suffer b4 they do...we all know that.

However....like my mom use to tease me.."when you get on a roll..no one would guess that you have such love and Faith in Jesus." and she'd laugh...what she meant was..there were many times I would talk with 'colorful language'..mom would tease.."Lori, Lord only knows what is gonna come out of your mouth!!" Jesus loves me even if I drop the F-bomb here and there...To my credit...I must say ..I never drop it in front of children!!! LOL

Yesterday ..when I got this fantastic news..I was like a kid....screaming with joy and praise....no one can tell me otherwise....It was all God.

with all this that I wrote above...today I feel hungover...I do not drink booze!! It is an Emotional Hangover....I have pain everywhere ..the left eye and that entire side of my head is killing me even though I have taken pain meds.

Have nay of you guys and gals experienced this type of emotion and thus the physical issues that come along with it.????

Now Brother has a new name I gave him...Rocky.....cuz he is a fighter....we laughed when I called him that.

I want to again ..thank you all for your many sincere prayers and know that they were heard!!!!

I do not mean to offend anyone here that does not believe in Jesus/God....I am not here to judge you and your core beliefs...so please, please, anyone who has other views on God....I mean no disrespect.

i am rambling now....sorry....one more thing....DON"T LET ANYONE...EVen A DOCTOR TAKE AWAY YOUR HOPE!!!!!!!! EVER.

Love you guys!!!!!

Peace to you all and all my prayers,

Lori

PS: Goofed up...Rocky's cancer told to him by doctor from path report.......IS NOT STAGE 4.

MAJOR OOPS!!!

Lori- Big HUGS- Congrats to Rocky- i hope things continue to work out well with him, Cant say I know the emotional hangover you speak of....i have felt emotionally drained, though. maybe what you need to do is take sometime for YOU! to realign all your emotions (so to speak).

hey how is your journal coming along? are you still doing it?

Hang in there kiddo..Take care...Lisa

emotional hangover i have those..the one time i had it it the worst was 9/11..i was out ther that day attendin bmcc which is 4 blokz away..the best cure for it is relaxation and a GOOD nites slp.. and yes it is all gods doin hes the onli 1 who will prevail us all in the manner in which he planned. Im happy things are werkin out for rocky..U seem like a strong peson and remember the devil is and always b a liar in the name of jesus..stay stong and get some rest!

Thanks gang!!!!

Yes , Lisa..I am still doing the journaling...really does help.

Jae...I can only imagine how you must have felt on and after 9-11...oh, Lord...such a sad time. The only way I can ever be the least bit strong is with The Lords help...left on my own....a mess...not pretty!!!

Lisa..It is somewhat like that draining feeling you have felt....I do need to take a deep breath and try and relax....I spoke with my new Pastor today...she was very understanding and she validated things I was telling her...which was nice.

Carrie....YOU DID tell me that..ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH HIM....AGAIN..my friend , you were right...ok, I said it....Carrie, yes..you were right AGAIN!!!! LOL!!!!!!

Love to you all

Hi Abby...

Yes that is for sure...you nd I have been through much of the same stuff these past 12 mths..God gives us the strength to carry on..ONE DAY AT A TIME!!!

Love ya!

Hi Lori,

I just joined and don't know you that well, but reading this post made me tear up. I just wanted to send you prayers and blessings and let you know that you are an incredibly strong woman and an inspiration.

Hi Lissa...

Welcome to the family!!! Let me tell ya...these folks here have been a God Send to me!!!Glad you are here!!

I will now update you guys ....I am a mess as is the rest of our family....appear as though the doctor that gave us such great news concerning my bro-in-laws cancer staging and prognosis jumped the gun!! I am so sick over it all...

Well..my bro-in-law..now I call him Rocky because he told me he was gonna put on his boxing gloves and fight this!!

Anyway..Dear Rocky had a chest/lung scan after he met with the doc that told him that it was not all doom and gloom...report back yesterday...cancer is in both lungs and some tumors are pretty large!

Rocky does NOT know this yet...this is where I think my sister was wrong..she picked up all written reports at dr. b4 they headed to radioloist/ongology for him to get his 'tatoo'..where they will be zapping him....anyway..she read the lung report and decided NOT to tell him. See, I think she should have told the radiologist anyway...Rocky will see the doc next week that ordered this test and he will tell him then..

There are just so many docs involved I don't know who is who....and my sister doesn't have a second to herself to tell me the deal...she is stilll trying to work throughout all this.

So, we are taking Rockys' lead...being upbeat and such....I have yet to sit down face to face with my sister and let her cry it out....we are very close...yet very differnt..I am an open book..which may not be a good thing..but that is how I am...where my sister keeps everything in...I fear she will crack one day..one can only take so much...Like many of you know..we lost our mom this past Dec 7th..she went to Heaven in their home where mom was living.

Thanks for helping me through all this!!!

Love ya guys!!!

WELCOME..LIssa!!!!!

Peace,

Lori

Lori,



I am so sorry to hear about the tumors in Rocky’s lungs:( Like I’ve said before, MIRACLES HAPPEN EVERY DAY! I’ve seen it firsthand more than once:)



It is great that he has such a positive attitude…that is very important. He is definitely a fighter! By the way, I love the new nickname! It may be wrong, but I can understand why your sister wants to shield him from this new development. She probably figures that he will find out soon enough and she wants to give him this week to enjoy the previous good news. She doesn’t want to be the one to take that away.



Lori, I don’t think you could offend anyone if you tried. You are one of the sweetest and most genuinely kind people I know:) I will say a prayer for Jean-O and your family.



If you need to talk or vent, I’m here for you.



Crystal

HEY LORI GAL!!!

HEY LORI GAL!!! WOW what a strong person you are! and i do believe in the GOOD LORD! HE is how im still living today. and i agree 100% dont ever let someone take away your HOPE!!! Chin up Shoulders Back and show that Pain who's BOSS!! Have a wondeful weekend!! And remember to SMILE IT WONT HURT!!! LOL

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Thanks guys...

Yes...MIRACLES HAPPEN!!!!

Thank you guys for always being here....

TODD...I AM SmILING!!!! HOW ARE YA???

Crystal..you are a breath of fresh air..always!!!

Peace,

Lori

I think I am in an emotional time worp or black hole... : )

The news about your Brother in law is amazing & I will continue to pray for you all !!!

Emotional Hangover....Hummmm I will have to think about that for a while....

Talk to you soon,

Tracy