Inspiring New Year Message from Helen

Hello Lovely Ann

Please pass on my love and gratitude to everyone who’s been supporting me over the last few months and let them know that my spirits are continually boosted by the messages they send.

Quick update is that I had my second chemo on 14th Dec. My intentions for the course are that “I receive the healing gift of chemotherapy with love and gratitude” & secondly that “It’s going to be a breeze”.  Such a different attitude to 5 years ago – its been amazing how the work I’ve been doing (with the help of some exceptional therapists) has given me such strong self belief.  The medics now tell me I have multiple tumours in both lungs as well as infected lymph nodes in my neck & around my trachea, and that the chemo course will be 6 months, with a scan to check progress half way through.  This was a bit of a surprise as we’d previously been told only 3 months.  I’ve told them this treatment is going to work so well I simply won’t be needing the second 3 months (besides I have a mountain to climb in June!).  I’m not sure they believe me.  That doesn’t matter really, because I believe me.  I’ve been feeling pretty good so far, and see myself as a well, healthy person with an amazing future ahead of me.

I wish everyone a happy, healthy & fun-filled 2010.

With love, as always

Helen

Helen is blogging again – read about her adventures at http://helencrowe.net/

(Helen had bowel cancer 5 years ago and last year made a trip to Peru to raise funds for the Bowel Cancer charity. On her return she was diagnosed with a brain tumour which was successfully removed in October. If you’d like to send Helen a message (even if you don’t know her – its OK) and don’t have her details, please just ask me or leave a message here or on her own blog http://helencrowe.net/)

Helen’s Update

(Sept 28th: 48 hours after having surgery to remove the brain tumour, Helen was at home, feeding her cats!)

This is one of the loveliest comments we got to pass on to Helen

Hi Helen,

            

I’ve not known you for long, but I’m never less than totally floored by your amazing strength and positivity.  I’ve seen the photo of you hours after your op. and, frankly, was deeply moved by it.  And us blokes whinge about coughs and colds! 

  

I’m not always brilliant at expressing myself, especially by e-mail or letter, but I’m so glad you’re on our team.  Someone else is going to have to wait for another sunbeam, the transfer window is not open, you are our massive sunny day! and I am humbled to be able to share the planet with you.

 

Hoping to meet you again soon, very best wishes to you and Mike.

 

    Peter Brelade, The-Safety-Guy.

Hello Amazing Ann!

I do hope this email finds you happy and healthy?!  I’m doing well at the moment, although it occurred to me that I haven’t been in touch for a while,  apologies for that  – it’s been an ‘interesting’ few weeks, is the best way to sum it up!

Update is that I’m scheduled to have an op to remove the brain tumour this Friday in Addenbrookes.  I’m going in on Thursday for preparation, and depending on how the procedure goes, may be home sometime next week.  The radiotherapy which I had over 3 weeks in August wasn’t as successful as anticipated in removing the tumour and the activity surrounding it, which essentially has been making me feel very unwell and exacerbating the symptoms I’d already been having.  So I am very relaxed and happy to be taking the next step on the road to recovery – I have complete faith & trust in my surgeon – we are a winning team!  No specifics on how long it’ll take to recover from the surgery – so much depends on what they find, how I respond etc, etc.  But I’ve already put in an order for a quick, speedy and pain-free recovery!

So, if you’re inclined to send love, support and healing energies my way before, during and after the procedure, please feel free!  I’d also be grateful if you could let others know, depending on how you think fit.  I’ve received so much incredible love and support from friends in the Inspired Group, I’d very much like them to know how I’m doing & being.

With much love and gratitude, as always

Helen

(If you’d like to send Helen your love and don’t have her details please get in touch with me and I’ll pass them on.)

Helen Crowe – Living without Fear

Hello Lovely Ann

I’ve been very quiet in recent weeks – it’s been necessary, but thought you may be interested in an update on how I’m doing and how I’m being. 

I’m very pleased with myself, as I’ve just finished 15 daily sessions of radiotherapy on the brain tumour, and that was after being told I probably wouldn’t be able to tolerate the 2^nd 5 day sessions – but of course the medics didn’t know I am capable of pretty much anything, did they?  This stage feels like a milestone, and I now have a few weeks of recovery and rest (and more importantly start to come off the powerful drugs) before the chemotherapy stage possibly starts for the lung tumour.  I must admit to being blitzed physically by the treatment & drugs, and I am OK with that – it’s just the stage I need to be in at the moment. 

I have been receiving the best possible care & attention from all my medical team – they are all exceptional, and that makes such a huge difference to my attitude.  I have also been receiving so much love and attention and support from so many people – and I know that includes you!  Every single day I receive letters and cards in the post, emails, texts and even flower & choccie deliveries.  I am amazed and inspired by each message.  They help me to seek strength and courage, which I know I have deep down. 

Thank you, thank you, thank you for your continued inspiration and connection.  It means everything.

With love and gratitude always

Helen
(if you don’t have Helen’s details and would like to send her a message please get in touch with me ann@theinspiredgroup.com)