Positive energy and helping us hold a vigil for my husbands surgery

[Wishful-Thinking]

My husband is a several years long reader and promoter of DU but doesn’t post because his first language is Austrian/German and he feels he can’t express himself in written English well enough to take your time. He is a strong progressive, kind and generous human being, extremely healthy mostly vegetarian eater, meditator and the love of my long life. We married last year after a loving 20 year “courtship” thinking paperwork didn’t matter. We proved ourselves wrong. It does.

Due to him having a case of Non-Hodgkin Follicular Lymphoma for the last 5 years we live life grateful for every day. It’s a slow growth cancer with a 15 to 20 year prognosis that’s been monitored every six months with blood tests and yearly PET scan. Being in our 70’s we really couldn’t have asked for much more anyway. But during this years tests about 8 weeks ago they discovered a different cancer, an isolated small cell tumor in his left lung. While waiting for an appointment with the Pulmonary Oncologist my husband had a faint/fall that left him dazed and confused. After a couple of days I realized his behavior was growing more abnormal and convinced him to go to the ER as I thought he might have received a concussion when he fell. Surprisingly and terrifyingly they discovered a tumor in his brain that they think metastasized from the lung. It’s in the left occipital lobe near the visual cortex.

So making this too long story short, we are at City of Hope awaiting neurosurgery on Friday with all its inherent risks/rewards. The competence, compassion, and nurturing of this place is amazing and if you have to go through something like this, it is worth whatever it takes to come here.

Please send healing thoughts and positive energy to this special man who has freely shared his talent for fixing or building anything, and has apprenticed many in the field of alternative energies for 40 years. We thank our DU family for your passionate adherence to the highest humanity has to offer.

[Twoflower]

1. Sending good vibes.

[Tanuki]

2. Best wishes for you both! I will pray for healing.

Your DU family is here for you at any hour.

[Wishful-Thinking]

4. Thank you

I read the postings here multiple times a day and felt like I didn’t deserve to comment cause I didn’t have long term status. But things happened that showed me this week that the compassion of strangers could add more to my life than the silence of fear.

[Ocelot II]

3. Good vibes to your husband and you.

Hope the surgery goes well and with a good outcome.

[LoisB]

5. I am asking The Universe to send healing power to your husband and guidance for the surgeon's

hands. When he gets better, tell him to post. Sending strength to you. Please keep us updated on his progress. Hugs.

[Deuxcents]

6. Sending my very best wishes for his surgery to give him a quality of life

For as long as he has with you and maybe post to us. We won’t mind that his spelling isn’t up to his standards..we would be thrilled to hear from him. Until then, please keep us updated and we’ll keep both of you close to our hearts. 🙏

[niyad]

7. Vibes for successful procedures and swift healing and recovery. Holding you

both in light and love.

[whathehell]

8. Wishing the very best for you and your husband..

[people]

9. Hope all goes really well

This must be such a hard time for you two. Hope the surgery goes very, very well. Will be thinking about him and you on Friday.

[IbogaProject]

10. Sending Reiki

Good vibes for a easy recovery and regained health.

[colorado_ufo]

11. Blessings on you both,!

Thank you for a beautiful post. Will pray that all goes well!

[Jerryatric]

12. I'm sending lots of love and light and

all my best wishes, healing thoughts, and big long distance hugs to you both.

[irisblue]

13. All the best Wishful-Thinking, all the best

[brer cat]

14. What a terrifying time for you both!

Sending love and light and all the positive energy I can muster. Hoping for a great outcome.

[WA-03 Democrat]

15. Positive thoughts and prayers of healing

To your husband and you!

[applegrove]

16. Vibes on a good outcome. Vibes to you all.

[MLAA]

17. I am sending your dear husband healing energy and you comfort.

💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

[Wishful-Thinking]

22. Thank you so much to all of the DU'ers and because your post highlights Ukraine

Our primary Oncologist is Ukrainian, our neurosurgeon is Chinese, the Pain specialist is from Romania, the radiation Oncologist is of Iranian descent and the Hospitalist is from India. Thank God for “immigrants” who are so committed to helping others.

[MLAA]

24. You have the world on your team all working together! ❤️

[Mopar151]

18. Its about heart, not grammar!

Keep on your path, fall in love again. Love is a hell of a drug!

[fierywoman]

19. Sending you and your husband light and love and prayers from the deepest part of my heart.

[No Vested Interest]

20. May all be well. Peace to you and your dear one.

[DFW]

21. My very best wishes for his regaining his faculties!!

And, if all goes as hoped for, tell him he is perfectly welcome to post here in German!!

There are some of us here on DU that are fluent in German, including me, and if his written English isn‘t up to the task, most of us will be understanding. We have a couple of regular posters whose native language is obviously not English. I sometimes have a hard time trying to figure out what they are trying to say, but I would never tell them to stop posting.

[Permanut]

23. Healing thoughts and positive energy on the way!

[Hope22]

25. I'm holding you and your husband in my heart.

May his surgery be a success and have him back on his feet soon. Love to both of you. 💗💗🙏💐

[orleans]

26. sending both of you light and love and best wishes

and all the very best

[TNNurse]

27. Will hold you both in the light.

[Lifeafter70]

28. Sending healing and loving thoughts your way