When you can not do it alone

I just wanted to say thanks for your prayers and Donation. Forgive the back ground noise Rick left the TV on. I Would do a retake but it's hard doing 1 take. So thanks I love You all and please go to my websitewww.youcaring.com/brenda.walls I post updates there also. Again Thanks to all of you that are sharing, Donating and prayers, you all are like a bunch of Angels. I'm the one blessed to have such friends.

Next to last Chemo treatment before going on surveillance mode. next scans in 5 weeks to see how much growth of the cancer in my lungs,liver,lymph nodes and spleen plus cancer in my pelvic bone and there is a shot I take every 4 weeks but can cause more bone pain not sure about this But I'm here to fight a good fight

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Thanks for all the support and comments they mean so much
God Bless ever Angel  for the help of my Angel.


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See what they did

look what they did to my poor arm when they installed direct plumbing to my veins.
It looks worst than it is. But I would highly recommend it to anyone on a long term chemo therapy. Getting it(Smart Port) installed takes about an hour but with all the pre-op stuff 4-5 hrs before you can go home. 
Its basically a nickel size drum that's right under the skin(they can place this in several location) with a tube that goes to a main vein closer to the heart. Because there's greater flow of blood. This helps by diluting the drugs to help tolerate the chemo treatments better; and it can stay in for ever if maintenance is followed.
They stick the needle in the top of a port (drum)
What good does it do? well now they can draw blood,give you meds directly through your veins and contrast for scans. Plus it doesn't hurt. Because we all know how it feels giving blood and the nurse rookie who can't find the vein.
Also the older we get the more rigid our veins become.
If I knew this port made this much difference I would have had it done sooner.
So talk with your Dr about it.

Brenda's sister Karen

Hi Everyone! Our trip to see Brenda was very interesting. We ate awesome food, some of which they cooked for us. We had a fantastic bean soup and stuffed cornbread one day, shrimp and scallops another day. We tried out a brand new restaurant by Brenda's and Ricky's house yet another day, (Sweeney's on Johns Island) which had just opened days before. The food was so fresh and tasty; it was awesome! In one dish, they had the tiniest mushrooms I had ever seen.

We went shopping. Brenda loves trying on hats! We bought her a cute pair of sandals, too. She said she will ask her attendant to polish her toenails to show them off.

We went to the beach one day, and, while Ricky and Mark played in the waves, Brenda and I took time to make sandcastles as the tide went out. It was so much fun! She had purchased sandcastle toys earlier.

The feel of the warm saltwater was amazing on these old bones! The great thing about saltwater is that the salt helps to kill off any bacteria in the water, unlike our Great Lakes freshwater beaches up north. Love it! I actually felt better the next day.

Brenda's Brother-in-law Mark

This comment came from Mark Brenda's brother-in-law when they came down.
As some of you know, I am down here in South Carolina visiting Karen's sister, Brenda. She has been diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroendocrine cancer. The link below will take you to a fund raising website she has established to help her with constant travel to and from doctors, possible treatment that Medicaid will not cover, and lastly, to help with plans for final resting, including a possible visit up to Chicago area to see her brother and sisters perhaps for the last time.
There is also a video of Brenda getting her last chemo treatment and her life story of the disabilities that have always been a part of her life. Read her story and whatever aches, pains, and maladies you may have will diminish in scope.
If you can donate something, anything to her fund, even $5, it's not just the amount, it is her knowing that there are others out there that care enough for her to keep fighting. If you are willing, please send this on to anyone else you think would be kind enough to give a small donation to her fight to stay alive as long as God's will allows. Anyone that has known Brenda will tell you that she has always wanted to please everyone around her before she would think of herself. She would literally give away her clothes if she thought it would make someone else happy. Just trying to return the favor at her time of grievous need.
Mark
Thanks Mark Iwicki.

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