# So my sister has breast cancer and I'm a little freaked **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 12, 2010, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-sister-has-breast-cancer-and-im-a-little-freaked/528661 "2010-02-12T04:22:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-sister-has-breast-cancer-and-im-a-little-freaked/528661/41 "2010-02-15T12:53:39Z")
Oh no!!! I hope you were able to figure something out!!! ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-sister-has-breast-cancer-and-im-a-little-freaked/528661/42 "2010-02-15T15:54:42Z")
> [@Mama\_Zappa](#): > > Oh no!!! I hope you were able to figure something out!!! Nope, haven’t figured out anything quite yet. Her surgeon’s office is going to call her tomorrow to re-schedule. Meantime, I’ve been “pulling in” all the contacts I’ve made in this tiny town so I can have someone look at my car and hopefully figure out how to fix it for not _too_ much money. A couple of people have opined that it’s the fuel pump. > [@Ritter](#): > > Best wishes Norinew, hope she gets to see the surgeon as soon as possible and that things work out. You’re a great sister and she is in good hands. Well, she’s in pretty good hands (where’s Allstate when you need 'em? 😛 ) except when I’m having my _own_ melt-downs. . . Still, we’ll get through this, one day at a time. I have a special prayer I use for times like this; it’s short, and I’ve memorized it, and even read it to her once. Last night when I was freaking out, _she_ even started it _for me_; “O God, refresh and gladden my spirit. . .” and I took it from there. Sometimes I have to say that prayer five or six times in a row before it sinks in, but it always does. It’s one of my favorites. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-sister-has-breast-cancer-and-im-a-little-freaked/528661/43 "2010-02-15T16:51:35Z")
We just celebrated my wife’s first year of being cancer free. Just over a year ago, the doctor told us she would be lucky to make it to February. She was lucky apparently. It was such a scary thing. It was like I was lost and didn’t know where to turn. She was such a trooper. I was supposed to be her suppport. For the most part it was the other way around. But it has turned out OK. It’s still day-to-day. But it’s a heck of a lot better than the alternative. You have my support. TV ---
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-sister-has-breast-cancer-and-im-a-little-freaked/528661/44 "2010-02-15T22:50:23Z")
All my best wishes for an end to your car troubles and your sister’s cancer. My stepmother had breast cancer several years ago, but she kicked it and has been cancer-free ever since. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-sister-has-breast-cancer-and-im-a-little-freaked/528661.md?page=2)