She has been by way of analysis, remedy and remission and Lorra Seaney nonetheless goes again to her most cancers assist group to pay attention and share with others.
By TJ Banes, IU Well being Senior Journalist, tfender1@iuhealth.org
Within the fall of 2011, Lorra Seaney was trimming the hedges round her dwelling in Indianapolis when she felt a muscle pull. At first she didn’t know that she had cracked a rib on account of leg accidents.
When she went for her annual checkup, Seaney discovered that the lesions have been the results of blood most cancers. She was identified with a number of myeloma and have become a affected person of IU Well being’s dr. Attaya Suvannasankha, who makes a speciality of hematology.
“I believe the world of Dr. Suvannasanka. She is a printer and he or she takes her time along with her sufferers. If we now have to attend a little bit longer to get into our appointment, we do not thoughts as a result of we all know she’s spending time with one other affected person,” Seaney stated. She went by way of a scientific trial, a stem cell transplant and upkeep treatment earlier than she relapsed. She then began a brand new remedy and has been in remission since July.
Seaney was at IU Well being Simon Most cancers Heart receiving an infusion when she heard in regards to the First Monday Most cancers Assist Group. The group meets within the first flooring of the Kanker Paviljoen Atrium, beginning at 17:00 with a light-weight dinner. Particular person teams begin at 18:00 and embrace: Residing with most cancers (in individual and digital assembly); Caregivers (in individual and digital); Mind tumors (digital solely); Blood most cancers (digital solely); Gynecological cancers (in individual and digital); Lung Most cancers (in individual and digital); and a number of myeloma (in individual and digital). The following Most cancers Assist Group meets December 2nd and is a vacation themed dinner. Dr. Nasser Hanna who makes a speciality of thoracic oncology would be the visitor speaker. For extra info name: 317-944-0301.
A workers facilitator leads the teams and individuals share their experiences and in addition hear from IU Well being clinicians and visitor audio system. The A number of Myeloma group is led by oncology social employee, Sarah Hale. The group was lately acknowledged by the Worldwide Myeloma Basis for its affected person assist.
Seaney has been attending the assist group along with her husband, David, since her analysis. The couple met shortly after Seaney graduated from Arsenal Technical Excessive College. David was getting ready for boot camp with the US Marine Corps and was working at Kay Jewelers stocking merchandise. Lorra was procuring on the retailer.
“Our eyes related on the jewellery retailer, and that was it,” Seaney stated. Her center title is “Kay” and he or she likes to cite the shop’s slogan: “Each kiss begins with KAY.” David requested her then and there if he may take her out that evening. When she instructed him it was her bowling evening, he confirmed up on the alleys. Earlier than the evening was over, he requested her to marry him. He left for boot camp quickly after and the 2 stored in contact by way of lengthy letters.
“He got here again in October, we picked a marriage date, received married in June 1968 and a month later I moved to South Carolina the place he was stationed,” Lorra stated. Her new husband spent 13 months in Vietnam and when he returned he was not on energetic obligation. After 56 years of marriage, the couple loved journeys across the state, taking part in a card membership and spending time with their grown sons and two grandchildren. Lorra labored at Kay Jewelers for a number of years earlier than retiring as treasurer at Beech Grove Colleges.
Whereas she continues along with her checkups each three months and her blood work each month, Lorra says she attends the assist group to keep up a correspondence with others who share a standard analysis.
“By way of the assist group I discovered about so many facets and experiences of a number of myeloma. We do not all the time speak about most cancers. We speak about our lives typically,” Lorra stated. “My experiences are usually not the identical as everybody’s, however I attempt to encourage others. I attempt to keep constructive and I do not let it management me and my life.”
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