One thing that never ceases to amaze me, as my wife and I live with the fact that I have "treatable" Stage IV Metastatic Melanoma Cancer, but not "curable".... is when the Navy family comes together when one of their own is hurting. I have received so many cards and emails from current -- and even shipmates from 15 years ago! -- of prayer and support, that I am simply overwhelmed.
I have to share one of the best I received today -- from a sailor who has been a part of the Navy Storekeeper.com web site since its inception in 2004. SK1 Joshua Palmer and his great command in San Diego, ACU-1, sent me an absolutely hysterical card (need a laugh once in awhile during all this!) -- signed by a few handfuls of sailors from the command (even the CO & XO) who do NOT even know me personally.
It simply shows you why I am staying active duty as long as possible. How can you not have love and respect for sailors such as this.
Have a great day, shipmates!
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Friday, November 9, 2007
What Cancer Cannot Do!
Shipmates -- I was thinking of a post to the BLOG today and thought.....you know, there are others in Navy...maybe yourself, maybe a friend, maybe someone else in your family, who may also be fighting cancer. So I thought I would share with you a great saying my wife, Demetria, found one day recently when I was just not having a great day....
WHAT CANCER CANNOT DO
Cancer is so limited.
It cannot cripple love, it cannot shatter hope.
It cannot corrode faith, it cannot destroy peace.
It cannot kill riendship, it cannot suppress memories.
It cannot silence courage, it cannot invade the soul.
It cannot teal eternal life, it cannot conquer the spirit.
My day changed after reading that. Have a great day!
WHAT CANCER CANNOT DO
Cancer is so limited.
It cannot cripple love, it cannot shatter hope.
It cannot corrode faith, it cannot destroy peace.
It cannot kill riendship, it cannot suppress memories.
It cannot silence courage, it cannot invade the soul.
It cannot teal eternal life, it cannot conquer the spirit.
My day changed after reading that. Have a great day!
Home From Hospital - Thank You For Emails
Shipmates:
Good morning.....finally have a bit of strength back in order to post an update to you on my return home from the Portsmouth VA Naval Hospital after my IL-2 treatments for my melanoma cancer. And I have to say 2 things that I have learned this past week and one-half:
* There are some terrific and caring sailors in our Navy who passed on some wonderfully kind words via email to my wife and I...and it shows you why the Navy family is the best in the world.
* And two: there are some enormously dedicated and supportive Doctors, Nurses, and Corpsman in both the Cancer Ward and in ICU at Portsmouth Naval Hospital. My wife and I could not have been happier with the attention I received, especially when I had to be sent at one point to ICU due to low blood pressure. They were all wonderful people and provided fantastic care.
So I am home for now. On 30 day CONV Leave and recuperating to see in a month or so how this treatment may have worked.
Will do my best to keep updating the web site for you all in preparation for your next exams.
For now, thank you again.....I have a great wife, family, friends, AND command keeping watch over me. Your prayers and short emails of support --- you just don't realize how important those are.
Regards, SKCS(SW/AW) Chuck Zwierzynski
Good morning.....finally have a bit of strength back in order to post an update to you on my return home from the Portsmouth VA Naval Hospital after my IL-2 treatments for my melanoma cancer. And I have to say 2 things that I have learned this past week and one-half:
* There are some terrific and caring sailors in our Navy who passed on some wonderfully kind words via email to my wife and I...and it shows you why the Navy family is the best in the world.
* And two: there are some enormously dedicated and supportive Doctors, Nurses, and Corpsman in both the Cancer Ward and in ICU at Portsmouth Naval Hospital. My wife and I could not have been happier with the attention I received, especially when I had to be sent at one point to ICU due to low blood pressure. They were all wonderful people and provided fantastic care.
So I am home for now. On 30 day CONV Leave and recuperating to see in a month or so how this treatment may have worked.
Will do my best to keep updating the web site for you all in preparation for your next exams.
For now, thank you again.....I have a great wife, family, friends, AND command keeping watch over me. Your prayers and short emails of support --- you just don't realize how important those are.
Regards, SKCS(SW/AW) Chuck Zwierzynski
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