{"id":7743,"date":"2024-02-06T18:54:07","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T18:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/?p=7743"},"modified":"2024-12-13T18:48:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T18:48:34","slug":"cancer-in-the-family-update-operation-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/cancer-in-the-family-update-operation-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Cancer in the Family, Update: Operation This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"'Cancer<\/a>Recapping what I said week before last: our number-two daughter has cancer, but our granddaughter’s left arm has healed nicely. I’m still feeling blank, emotionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I said then:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“…how do<\/strong> I feel about one of our children having cancer?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“That’s a good question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I’m pretty sure I’m worried, but it’s hard to tell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’d say that I feel numb, but that\u2019d be a step up. It’s more like I feel blank,<\/strong> emotionally. That’s a bit unsettling; or would be: if I hadn’t experienced unpleasant emotions, and their oxymoronic \u2014 it’s a real word, look it up! \u2014 absence, before….”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

She’s had one operation, which removed a cancerous salivary gland. Or most of it, at any rate. This week \u2014 tomorrow \u2014 she’ll have another operation, removing more dubious tissue. After that, I understand, comes radiation therapy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Again, I’m pretty sure I’m worried. Partly because I’m having a harder-than-usual time focusing on tasks-at-hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The situation could be much worse. Number-two daughter, son-in-law, granddaughter and all are handing the unpleasant news very well. Medicos have learned a great deal about cancer and how to treat it, since my youth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, here in Sauk Centre, there’s not much I can do to help: apart from praying, which I’ve been doing. So I’ll keep doing that, and see what I can do about getting a post ready by Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve talked about this sort of thing before, and probably will again:<\/p>\n\n\n\n