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  Flight by Stephanie Mastini 

  I really don’t even know how to truly express this new medical diagnosis. I’ve just been told that I have a rare and serious condition After many years of developing polyps in my colon my doctor has now told me I need a partial colectomy.  I have maneuvered through medical files and seen photos of the hundred plus polyps I have. They developed in less than six months. This is a condition called familial adenoma polyposis (FAP). It is usually genetic .  Especially from parent to child. I am still alone with this news. . The only way to prevent inevitable Colon cancer is to have the colon removed. I have over 90% chance of developing colon cancer without the surgery. I tried very hard to get a hold of my daughter, Cara Podenski in Seattle to Tell her about the surgery and the fact that it’s genetic .  It’s a shame my daughter didn’t think it was important enough to have a phone call. Genetic testing isn’t always 100% but when you have such a large number of polyps i...

                                  Breast Cancer Survivor  October has come around again.  It is the month for breast cancer awareness. I try very hard to give people hope.   My story is an ode to stubbornness and a will to survive.  ******************************************************   I’ve been having some new medical symptoms,  My new Bloodwork leans towards a polymyalgia diagnosis and Breast implant illness.   I’ve been diagnosed with fibromyalgia for years now but all of a sudden  every muscle in my body hurts.  I’ve been having some arrhythmia too. I’m very fatigued and I have not been myself.  Graves’ disease is a difficult disease to manage.  It requires regular bloodwork and It has also effected my heart.  I found breast cancer twice, both times so small that my surgeon said she’s never seen anyone find cancer that small ...

  Never To Be Forgotten    It’s been over three months since my daughter Cara Podenski cut me off from ALL communication with her and my grandson Everest. I sent him a gift and it arrived last week. It is an art set that  I would have gone crazy for as a child .    It’s a Crayola kit and it has so many things. I would be jumping out of my skin at his age.  I was hoping he would love art as much as I do.     The point is I’m not going to give up. I’ve done everything I could possibly do to connect with my sister, Francine Mastini (aka Jayne Fury) and brother, and now that my mother and father are both gone well I’m an orphan. They managed to exclude me even to the point that They are going against my father’s wishes. My father left me a ship, but they have held it from me. It was in his will. There were also three cremation pots from my mother’s ashes and I have not received mine. I do know that my Italian family love me unco...