Good news !

Bonjour !

I have good news from Fely ! She has less pain, it’s a good thing ! And she has no infection !

She’s always so strong and my mum too (she’s still with her) ! My dad was with them the last weekend!

Normally, she’ll leave from the hospital at the end of the week for going to my aunt near Paris. And we hope she’ll come back in Corsica at the end of April or at the start of May.

Bisous from the family Olmeta !

Chloé

The surgery went well !!!

Hi everybody !

I’m happy and reassured, the surgery went well (during 1h30) !!!!!!

Felicia suffers a little (3-4 out of 10), she has a morphine “pump”.

She’s very tired, but I talked with her on the phone (30 seconds!) and her voice was good !

I’ll have more news later… maybe tomorrow.

She has forgotten to tell you a very good news: her scanner and MRI were clean !!!! :D

Bisous from Fely and me

Chloé

Surgeries again...

Hello everybody!

Sorry to start on the negative note "surgeries again" during easter time but I just wanted to keep you posted...

I will need 2 surgeries: the first one the 9th of April. The surgeon is going to remove all the titanium rods and screws attached to my spine in order to prevent further damages to my skin. Apparently the material moved since they've been placed. Then for 2 months I will need to put back the corset on in order to hold my spine and to reduce the pain. I'll have my second surgery at the end of June. It's more complicated than the first one. The surgeon is going to put back some material on my spine and will try to correct my scoliosis. He told me that a trip to the US in August will be not possible...I need more time to recover and they need to keep a close look at the material and scar. So I plan on continuing my studies in January. I'm really disappointed and I guess that I need to be patient once again ;)

So here were the "bad news" but I've happy ones too! The wedding preparations are going well ;) I have my dress since January, I found it much faster than I thought. In only 3 days! I walk much better and faster, and I only need one crutch to balance my body (I don't even put too much weight on it). I have less pain and more muscles. I can even run very very very very slowly ;) I can sit on the ground and stand up without any help. My hair grew back well and just had a haircut (I had a mullet...). I'm still going 3 times a week to PT and I do my exercises much more easily. I've started to cook back again ;). I've even made chocolate truffles last winter (according to Matt's recipe) as well as chestnut jam. Spring is finally coming after the one meter of snow we had at my village and I just went this morning into my backyard with my Dad to take pics of flowers, especially violets, they are everywhere and I love them!

Me or Chloé will keep you updated regarding my surgery and recovery.

Happy Easter!!!

Big Bisous to all,

Feli

News from Corsica!

Bonjour everybody!

I know I know it has been sooooo long since I gave you news….I’m sure that you will forgive me ;)
So where to start…because I’ve a few things to tell ya!

So I came back home (Corsicaaaa) the 10th of September as my little sis told you.
The man of my life (Matthew ;) spent 2 months in Corsica. So we had time to visit a little the island. I’ll post pictures on Facebook. I’m supposed to do that since a while….my apologies!

My body is getting stronger. I’m finding back my muscles! It’s a good feeling. The pain is less and I try to slowly reduce the medication. I also try to remove the corset a few hours per day. I still walk with 2 crutches but I can walk with one only and with none in the house. I’m going to physical therapy twice a week but soon I’ll go three times a week. I’ll try as well to go to the swimming pool to strengthen my back.
My hairs are slowly growing back and they are slightly curly. So soon I’ll have an afro! Lol

I went to Paris mid-November to see my oncologist, my surgeon, a doctor for the pain and I did some exams to check my bladder and my lungs. My bladder works well and my lungs have doubled their respiratory capacity (I’m at 50%, still half way ;). So far they were all satisfied with my results, I’m in constant progress and my scanner and MRI are clear from any scary bad tumors! So these are good news!

I have a few more very important announcements to make my friends!!!
The 31st of October, Matt, my boyfriend, proposed to me! So we are officially engaged ;)
And one good thing not coming alone…we are getting married early June 2010!!!
Matt and I are super excited for our W-Day!

My friends Liz and Delisse (who I know from WSU in WA) came visit for three days in Corsica and we had an awesome time!!! Thanks again! It’s always fun and warming my heart to have friends around and to have a chance to make them discover my island!

Thank you again all for your support through these difficult and happy times!!!
I hope that you are all doing well and I wish you the best!

I’m sending your way tons of love and bisous!

Felicia

Back in Corsica !!!

Hi everybody !

Tomorrow (10th of September) Fely will come back in Corsica !!!!!
It’s a very good news, she’s so excited !! And Matt will arrive the 13th !!
She will have a rest, and she’ll make reeducation at the hospital of Bastia.
Her scanner and MRI of August were fine ! She made progress again, now she succeeds in walking a little with only ONE crutch !
Thank you for all your messages !
Bisous

Chloé

Message from Fely ! 09 august 2009

Yo my friends !!

It has been a long time since I gave you some news… but I’ve been busy working on my legs ! I’ve finished all my treatments so I feel better now and I can be more active despite my back pain. I still need medication to relieve the pain from my right side (where I had my surgery). I’ve made a lot of progress walking with the crutches. I go also to the swimming-pool twice a week. I feel good to be back to the water even if for now I swim only on my back with a floating belt.
I’m doing this month a scanner and a MRI to see if the cancer is leaving me alone and if my bones and muscles are fine. After that I’m going back to Corsica the 10th of September and Matt will meet me there the 13th … I’m super excited !!!
And thank you for all your messages of support and gifts ! I can never say thank you enough !
You will find some pics attached to this message : one is a message that John Butler (an artist that I really like and who I saw play in Corsica) wrote for me. Chloé went to see him after a concert that she saw in Nice. The other pic is me wearing my corset (for back pain) customized with stickers by Chloé and my wig. I hope that you will like them !
I send you my love and tons of bisous !
Feli


Gros bisous
Chloé

News from Fely 27 May 2009

Hello everybody !
A long time has passed since I wrote you some news… so the surgery is behind me, it was one part of my treatment I was the most scared of. My back still hurt and my body looks a little “weird” and different but it is something I have to get used to. My last chemo has been really difficult. I got an infection and I had fever and cold sweats for a week … Not fun at all! Now I feel better and I’m almost done with a different chemo, one where I have pills to swallow instead of having the product going through my veins.
I’m going to start the radiotherapy the 8th of june for 4 weeks and a half, 4 days a week for 10-15 min.
Regarding my legs, I’ve lost a lot of muscles because of the surgery and the chemo. But since a few days I’m able to do a few steps alone between the parallel bars.
I’m not as good as before but it’s slowly coming back. My family is as usual a great support and my sister came visit for a week. Matt left to go back to RI to work and to finish his thesis. I miss him tons but he’ll be back in September and hopefully I’ll be able to go for a walk with him by then !
As usual, I don’t have the opportunity to go to internet often so my sister wrote that email for me (how lucky I am ! Thank you little sis ! ).
And of course thank you for all your messages of support ! That always draws a big smile on my face !
I’ll try to give you more news soon !
Big Bisous
Félicia


Salut tout le monde !
Ça fait un moment que je ne vous ai pas donné de nouvelles… Maintenant l’opération est derrière moi, c’était la partie du traitement qui m’effrayait le plus. Mon dos me fait toujours mal et mon corps n’est plus comme avant mais je dois m’y habituer. Ma dernière chimio a été très difficile. J’ai eu une infection et j’ai eu de la fièvre, des sueurs froides et des nausées/vomissements durant une semaine... Maintenant je me sens mieux et on m’a prescrit une nouvelle chimio par voie orale.
Je commence la radiothérapie le 8 juin pour 4 semaines et demi, à raison de 4 jours par semaines pendant 10-15 min.
Au niveau de mes jambes, j’ai perdu pas mal de muscles à cause de l’opération et de la chimio. Mais depuis quelques jours je suis capable de faire quelques pas seule entre les barres parallèles. Ça revient doucement…
Ma famille me soutient toujours autant et ma sœur est venue pour une semaine.
Matt est rentré à Rhodes Island pour travailler et finir sa thèse. Il me manque beaucoup mais il sera de retour en septembre et j’espère être capable d’aller faire une promenade avec lui d’ici là !
Comme d’habitude, je ne peux pas aller sur internet souvent donc ma sœur a écrit cet email pour moi.
Et bien sûr merci pour tous vos messages de soutien ! ça me remonte toujours le moral !
J’essaierai de vous donner plus de nouvelles bientôt !
Gros bisous.
Félicia


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