Young womans wish prior to a double mastectomy

This is awesome...what a spirited young woman.

I love the spirit, but to see that spirit broken every month on the 21st floor, and to see the young children.......my eyes tear sometimes at the courage and utter hopeless battle that too many beautiful young people must fight. It is different with the older patients, a sense of wisdom and acceptance, but it is hard some months to visit an infusion floor......very very hard, and perhaps it is looking into the eyes of so many who are leaving who are simply too young......too good to face the battle. She will do well. It is just that spirit of celebration of life is the wisdom gained by many grayed and older that this young woman has captured.

I think its cool -- before they operated on me it was pretty quiet , I wasn't in the shape to dance , I was scared and had this mask on and they told me they were going to put me to sleep and I thought I wouldn't wake up so  I  was very scared and I cried the whole time waiting for the shot  

But if the nurses danced for me I would have not been so upset either at least I would be laughing  

My doc--was an older gentleman I knew him but still he just said im going to give you this shot you will be ok as he gave me the shot and said you will see everything will be fine and you will go to sleep right about now:  funny how they know exactly when they knock you out --then I woke up in a hospital room and had this liquid hooked up I asked what is it --They said pain meds--I kept pushing the button over and over later--and the nurse said it doesn't matter how much you push that button it will only come out when its time  .

Prior to them removing my left lung lobe and tumor, they put me in a room with candles and incense and asked if I wanted a massage. Of course I said yes, and the woman spent about 30 minutes giving me this great massage. They then rolled me into an operating room which looked identical to the video, and they connected the IV and I was absolutely relaxed and asked what they were giving me because it was wonderful.....they said Seaoat......we have not started any medications.......7 hours of surgery and they removed the lung but everybody commented after how good I looked......I felt great, and I think that damn massage set the whole tone for the surgery. I think mental perceptions and spirit it is essential for the battle.

I just love the video.

2seaoat wrote:Prior to them removing my left lung lobe and tumor, they put me in a room with candles and incense and asked if I wanted a massage.  Of course I said yes, and the woman spent about 30 minutes giving me this great massage.  They then rolled me into an operating room which looked identical to the video, and they connected the IV and I was absolutely relaxed and asked what they were giving me because it was wonderful.....they said Seaoat......we have not started any medications.......7 hours of surgery and they removed the lung but everybody commented after how good I looked......I felt great, and I think that damn massage set the whole tone for the surgery.  I think mental perceptions and spirit it is essential for the battle.

Yes I think it would help before operated on.  I would still have thought of those nurses dancing an hour later  yep and if it were men dancers I would have loved that id be like giggle giggle.

Great video.  Great operating room staff.