Waiting for the third bad thing.

[judifilksign]

 I found out a friend of mine of twenty eight years, Ann Cecil, passed away this morning due to cancer.  She was always so kind to me, from when I was a teen in fandom to offering me space in her room at Confluence in recent years, helping me afford to go.  It hurts so much to realize I will never see her at a con again.  She was genuinely one of the nicest people I have ever known.

I got a chance to see her one last time at Christmastime, at her holiday party.  I'm so glad I went.

I also had a doctor's appointment today.  I may have fibroids, or endometriosis, or uterine polyps, or even cancer.  So, on Friday, I get to go have an ultrasound to get a further idea of what ails me.  I am too upset about Ann to really get freaked out about my own bad possibilities, but it was bad news I didn't want to hear.  I'll also have a mammogram, since I'm due, and the place that does the ultrasound also does those.

I seems to me that bad things come in threes.  I'm waiting for the third bad thing.

Comments

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

Here's hoping there ins't a third thing. [hugs and hugs]

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[mewsrissicat.livejournal.com]

((HUGS))

Hang in there, sweetheart...

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[peteralway.livejournal.com]

I'm rooting for the best possible result on Friday!

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

Me, too. Thank you.

[smoooom.livejournal.com]

Many, many hugs. I hope you aren't your second bad thing. If my gut is right, and I hope it's wrong, there is the slightest chance a tiny one, that I'm you are your third. This is of course a total over reaction on my part.

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

Hugs back. You have been very patient and brave through many different and difficult health issues. I need to comport myself with such grace, too. Thank you.

And you're right; a screening does not need to mean that horrible things are hiding inside me, waiting to ambush me with bad health. Maybe it isn't a "bad" thing, but a blessing instead.

Here's hoping that both our health issues are things which with we can cope, and do something about.

[sheistheweather]

Thinking of you.

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

Thank you. And I hope a more permanent job thing appears for you.

[needlewomyn.livejournal.com]

Hugs. Something is going on, so best to find out what. Most likely it isn't the scariest possibility.

[thnidu.livejournal.com]

That. And you can write me via private message thru LJ, or my email which I think you have. (But I'm off to Arisia Thursday, so I may not reply at once.)

[braider.livejournal.com]

*hug* Good luck.

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[bigbumble.livejournal.com]

Please take care of yourself. You are important to a lot of people in many different ways. And here's hoping for a good diagnosis.

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I'm not sure Ann knew how important *she* was for so many.

Sometimes it's hard to believe that I have much impact on anybody, really, outside my immediate family. Then I get such support from all of my friends, and its a bit overwhelming.

Thank you again.

[chryssalys]

Ann was so glad to see you. I'm glad you came too.

Hopefully it's just fibroids or something else easily (relatively) dealt with. Keep us posted.

*hugs*

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

The timing for the medical news was just a bit much on top of Ann's death from cancer.

My head keeps going around in worst case scenario, y'know? And it may jut be nothing. (please?)

[poltr1]

I'm hoping that what you have is benign, and can be dealt with easily.

*hugs*

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[hms42]

Hopefully its good news and not worst case.

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

Me, too. I am so done with medical crisis.

[billroper]

Good luck with the ultrasound!

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[mdlbear]

*hugs* and best wishes for a good set of test results.

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[bethb.livejournal.com]

Lovely tribute, sweetie. And my gut says something innocuous, that can be treated.

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

I hope your intuition is correct. Thank you.

[lisa-marli.livejournal.com]

*hugs* and best wishes for a good test result on friday.

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[raishaan.livejournal.com]

Lots of hugs. Thinking of you here on the coast.:)

what he said....

[u-must-b-joking.livejournal.com]

(((+++hugs)))

[joecoustic.livejournal.com]

Thinking good thoughts!!

*hugs*

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Part of me is echoing the conversation you and I and a couple of others had at the OVFF foyer this year, about maybe not wanting to know about problems if everything one is doing health wise is the only thing you could do anyway.

[markbernstein.livejournal.com]

Lots of hugs and good thoughts from here as well. Please keep us posted.

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

I will update when I know something. Thank you for all your good thoughts.

[mbumby.livejournal.com]

Hugs to you and best wishes for a non-freaky explanation on Friday.

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[ladymondegreen.livejournal.com]

*hugs you*

Here's hoping for the best possible results on Friday.

*sending good energy*

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

That icon really matches how I feel. Thanks for all the support.

[runnerwolf.livejournal.com]

You and I have talked about Ann's influence for each of us. I am saddened more than I expected by her death,

You are in my thoughts for best outcome with your own health journey as well.

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I just hope it isn't another ongoing, long term health thing to weigh in on me like the diabetes.

[catsittingstill.livejournal.com]

*hug*

bad things happen sometimes, so I'm sure there will be more to fill out the triple. Hopefully they will be things like dropping a plate full of spaghetti on the kitchen floor in front of the dog.

Best wishes for the appointment to be no big deal and turn up no big deal.

We love you, hon.

[judifilksign.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, Cat. I'm usually the perky, optimistic one. The timing of events was just, well, bad, and I haven't as much coping ability as usual.

Superstitions are silly sometimes.