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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

We're on a roll....

Greetings from Magee. MJ is breathing much easier now that they've drained the fluid around the right lung. We've been getting all our ducks in a row for chemo over the last couple of days.


Tomorrow morning at 7:30 MJ will undergo the pleurodesis and placement of an intravenous chemo port. After the surgery she'll remain in the hospital for for 2-3 days with a chest tube. She's most likely going to be pretty uncomfortable for those days, so she won't be able to receive visitors. If you feel like it, however, she would love to read comments posted on this blog....so (as my son would say) knock yourself out.

I'll let you know how things go tomorrow.

JR

19 comments:

  1. Prayers going up for a successful procedure tomorrow and as little pain as possible. Stay tough and know: we're all in this together! Much love heading that way from South Jersey. XOXO

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  2. Sending positive and healing thoughts your way. Happy to help in any way I can.
    Forward march little duckies.

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  3. I am so proud of you, Mary Jane, I can't stand it! If you play your cards right, I might loan you my retirement badge. For a while, anyway. Keep looking forward, my friend. Love, Nicki

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  4. Layton says...

    From our walks around the Lafayette Reservoir, swims at my dads pool, your ceaseless belief in me, and again as I wrote my memoir--- you have remained an enormous mentor and wonderful rock in my life.

    I stand here with fingers crossed and canoe at the ready sending energy, love and serenity.

    All 70+ of us are with you in spirit tomorrow.

    Enormous hugs and lots of burning candles,
    dj, terry, Ella, Lauryn, Annalisa, Tom

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  5. Emmie-

    Your spirit and spunk, not to mention your charm and wit, will overcome all challenges. We are projecting good thoughts across the ether daily to reinforce your defenses. Fond thoughts to Jonathan, Sammy, and Zo-Zo from the Stinson Beach crew (where you will join us next year!) Ella wishes you a Happy Birthday on the 4th anniversary of her birth.

    Love from all of us,

    terry, debbie, lauryn, & ella the magnificent

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  6. Like so many others, MJ, I think of you often during each day wondering, "I wonder how MJ is doing right now?" I'm sending you good vibrations during this hospital stay, so, as we used to teach, "Smell the peanut butter" of my support!

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  7. MJ,
    Sending "Good Vibrations" your way. All the best...We hope to see you in your garden soon.
    Love,
    Ella and Dan

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  8. MJ - I send you (and Jonathan, Sam and Zoe) our best wishes. We are going to be away 1-13 August visiting our family but hope that, on our return, you will be feeling well and up for a visitor. Best wishes till then
    Love
    Marlene

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  9. I'm sure you know how important this blog has been to all of us 'out here' who love your family!
    Thank you!

    Sending so much Love to you, MJ ... ah, the power of Love! Kisses and Hugs too.

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  10. Remember how painful childbirth was? Me neither. Look ahead to that happy day when Magee time is a foggy memory...

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  12. Love your spirit MJ! I send you an e-back-rub. Miss you all, big hugs,
    Pola

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  13. We had a good afternoon with Zoe today and she especially liked the pool! I wish you could have come with us. We're all sending you super, strong, positive vibes . . . I hope they are getting over there to you.
    Kristen

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  14. Sending you lots of love from redneck Plum Boro. (Not the Monroeville side of Plum, the other side.) And waiting to hear when I can send over some good kosher cooking whenever you're ready. Now there's an oxymoron....kosher cooking in Plum.

    I love you MJ. Stay strong. We're all out here hugging you.

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  15. Hey my friend I hope you are resting comfortably right now. Can't wait to see you and give you a HUG

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  16. Hi dear MJ - so glad there is forward motion! Sending light, love, energy, prayers, and all that groovy California stuff that works so wonderfully. Consider yourself virtually hugged.

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  17. Hope they're working magic on you today...and that you're catching the California vibes referred to in earlier post from Denise...not just hers, but all of your California fans send all that groovy stuff and more for healing and peace. Love from JP

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  18.  thinking of you and sending healing thoughts your way.

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