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A Close Friend
As my first and ongoing series of blogs I am going to tell a true story. This story is about a friend that was very close to me. I will call her Tina. Tina was a very active and fit mother of 3. She was 58 years old and her kids have been out of her house for quite a while. She worked at an automobile repair facility doing the books and cashiering.
Tina excersied and was a very busy person when not at work. She lived close to her work and walked to and from every day, even in the rain. She was very close to having her house paid for and was conservative in spending her money. Tina always said once the house is paid for I will treat myself, she was about 2 years away from that.
One day Tina started noticing something strange, she felt like there was a buildup of fluid in her chest. When she exercised and even walked around she felt a sloshing type feeling (like water in her). Tina went to the doctor and they told her nothing seemed abnormal. After a few weeks Tina went back to the doctor and this led to that and they ended up draining fluid from her chest cavity.
I remember when she called me that night, she said they pulled about a quart or so of liquid out of her that looked like beer. Well me being a beer drinker I made a joke and said “Tina let’s just put a tap in your chest and I’ll get my beer for free” We both laughed! I asked her how she was feeling and she said great…..
A couple of weeks later Tina started complaining about the same thing again. Tina went back to the doctor and the doctor didn’t know what was going on. He suggested admitting her into the hospital to run some tests.
Tina checked into the hospital (I believe it was a Monday) and they proceeded to do tests. Friday rolls around and Tina is still in the Hospital. She called me at work late Friday afternoon, about 6:00pm. I remember it like it was yesterday.
Tina told me they found the problem. She told me the doctors told her she had Mesothelioma, she kinda giggled, saying at least they figured out what it was. She told me they could treat it and to please not tell her kids just yet. It was almost Christmas and she didn’t want anyone to worry. Tina also told me she was being released from the hospital in the morning and they told her she could go about her life as usual. The hospital would arrange for her to see a specialist in the near future.
I asked her if it was serious and she said apparently not. We got off the telephone and on the way home from work I decided to stop by a friend’s house because he had a good computer and printer. I figured I would look up this Mesothelioma stuff, print out what information was available and kinda help Tina through this.
Boy was I in for a shock. To be continued…........
Kenny
Southeast, Texas, United States
Have been in the Automotive Industry for most of my life. Due to Health Problems I have walked away from that career.
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Kate Says:
Nov 1, 03:44 PMIs Tina okay? what happened?
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Kate Says:
Oct 25, 06:49 PM
what happened to tina?