Support for LateToSchool

[Kelowna]

<p>Stay strong LTS Thinking and praying…</p>

[PRJ]

<p>another lurker, thinking of and praying for you and your wonderful caregivers daily, LTS. special thoughts for your DD.</p>

<p>looking at the ratio of views/posts on this thread, I’d say there are MANY of us lurkers out here, checking on you every day :)</p>

[oaklandmom]

<p>LTS, I’ve been away for a while, but think you every day. Just to post to let you know I’m thinking of you, sending strength and courage for you in this battle.</p>

[mominva]

<p>“I fight every day, but who said a fight has to be tongue and feet?
You fight by showing you can overcome.”
–Mookie Wilson,
former professional baseball player</p>

[epistrophy]

<p>and another (lung cancer “survivor”)</p>

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“Ben Westlund - It’s Official.”</p>

<p>In a press release this afternoon, Ben Westlund officially announced his bid for Oregon Governor.</p>

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<p>**A lung cancer survivor, Westlund brought many in the capitol to tears in June 2003 when he delivered his “return from the hospital” speech on the floor of the Oregon State House where he called on his colleagues to put aside partisanship and “stop being politicians who think only of the next election and start being statesmen who think only of the next generation.”</p>

<p>Upon recovery, he became a tireless advocate for health care, traveling the state to promote innovative solutions to the severe health care crisis facing the state. Last session he sponsored legislation to save businesses money by allowing them to pool their prescription drug costs, and was a chief sponsor of expanding insurance equity to the mentally ill. But still, he believes not enough was done to address the “health care crises of moral and economic proportions.”**</p>

<p>For the first time, Westlund has turned to the initiative process to take some of these issues before the people. “When the Legislature fails to act, fails to address the critical problems facing the future, it’s up to the people to step forward and offer solutions.”</p>

<p>He is currently touting his HOPE for Oregon Families initiative, which makes access to primary and preventative health care a basic right of all Oregonians and directs the Legislature to increase health care access in the state. He is also sponsoring the Children’s Wellness Act initiative, which ensures access to basic health care to all Oregon children and provides subsidies to small employers to cover many of their uninsured workers.

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[sunnyflorida]

<p>Thinking about you and praying for you and your caregivers. And worrying about not hearing from you. I hope you are feeling some relief as a result of the oxygen, the treatments and your care.</p>

[anxiousmom]

<p>I hope you are feeling better today, and that you are well-oxygenated. We’re pulling for you!</p>

[latetoschool]

<p>Ah - I am sorry for no updates; my primary oncologist stopped by just now; he is disappointed because he felt that this chemo would be the “one”, and, now he moving to line 5. </p>

<p>The good news is, everything else remains viable and clean; no other problems or issues. I owe much of that to relentless csregivers.</p>

<p>Thanls to everyone who wrote a post; I am sorry that I cannot address individually…</p>

[calmom]

<p>Take it easy, LTS, and get the rest you need. We appreciate updates, however brief – it lets us know that you are alive, fighting, with all your faculties about you… and that your laptop and wireless connection is still working, too. ;)</p>

[Greta]

<p>You’re in the thoughts and prayers of so many, LTS. Carry on!</p>

[sax]

<p>Your CC network is standing right beside you, LTS.</p>

[somemom]

<p>Thanks for taking the time to update us all- hundreds? thousands? of people across the world thinking of you every single day!</p>

[NYMomof2]

<p>Thank you for the update, LTS. It’s good to hear from you.</p>

[churchmusicmom]

<p>I was just sharing about your courage and tenacity this evening with some dear friends and prayer “warriors” . They, too, are here with you. Thanks for the update.</p>

[Incamom]

<p>I haven’t been on this site for quit a while now; somehow I stomped on your post about two months ago, and I been silently cheer on for you ever since.
I just want you to know what an inspiration you are to so many people. I will pray, and send good thoughts to you everyday.</p>

[momof2inca]

<p>^^not related to Incamom, but I, too, want to thank you for updating us. I wish you a good night, LTS.</p>

[FilAm_mom]

<p>THanks for the update. You are always in my prayers. I am in awe of your strength and positive attitude.
REgards to your daughter and your caregivers. They, too, are included in my prayers.</p>

[kelsmom]

<p>LTS, thank you for checking in to let us know how things are. We worry about you!</p>

[zipyourlips]

<p>Thank you for the update, LTS. Each line of treatment you leave behind seems like another hurdle cleared. You continue to defy the odds, with your arsenal of dedicated docs, inner strength, compassionate caregivers and of course your smart and strong daughter. Sounds like a winning team to me. I am cheering for you.</p>

[ADad]

<p>

Tis very certain the desire of life prolongs it.

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<p>–Lord Byron</p>