She has been struck down so many times but always manages to get back up again. She is a true fighter. She has never given up hope. Her positive outlook is what saves her every time, and hopefully it will continue to do so for a long time.
She has been struck down so many times but always manages to get back up again. She is a true fighter. She has never given up hope. Her positive outlook is what saves her every time, and hopefully it will continue to do so for a long time.
What a bittersweet story. Both are in my thoughts.
I am an ICU doctor.... a lactate that high indicates SEVERE tissue death. The most common cause in the ICU is sepsis (extreme infection) , but by no means is it the only cause.
It’s not unheard of for tumor cell death to also release a ton of lactic acid, but I have never (in 12 years of ICU medicine) seen someone with that high of a lactate level survive.
Such a great story!
Best moments of being an ICU doctor is seeing something like this happen (trust me... we love being wrong about someone not having any fight left in them)!
It’s a little more complicated. (I am a doctor by the way).
For lack of a better way to describe it, chemo is toxic to both the tumor and the (healthy) host cells. Her body has to be strong enough to recover from the toxicity of chemo.
She has to make a full recovery from this before they test her kidneys and liver with more chemo.
BUT... she sounds like a fighter to me!
So because you don't understand why some are saved and others aren't your argument is there is no divine intervention? Interesting.
For all we know it happens all the time. I turned around a few miles into my commute today because I forgot my office keys; how would I know that it wasn't some sort of intervention of sorts? Maybe if I continued on I would have been killed in an accident. I'm not truly arguing against you here, just trying to look at it from another perspective.
I have had loved ones die and there was no last second miracle recovery.
When you say like all of us the best we can hope for is a quick and painless death surrounded by loved ones - that is just stating the obvious and has nothing to do with intervention or miracles. It is not true that our ego doesn't or can't accept death. I accept it and many other do to, yet that has nothing to do with wanting to live on for your spouse, children or loved ones and hoping for a miracle of sorts, whether that miracle is actually divine in nature or not.
Also hard to argue against the often reported change of that happens to those that go through a near death type of experience. Many seem to become very caring and humanitarian human beings and dedicate their lives to helping others or a noble cause. So maybe there is a reason for a divine miraculous recovery.
Not saying you have to choose to believe that or not, but you simply can't rule it out 100% just based on some immature question about why would some be saved and other not; simply not relevant.
I agree love and appreciate those around you deeply and consciously every day.
What a tough and gritty women and how graceful of her and her husband to share their stories with us.
How did AlSal try to "take away" her 2014 championship, and how did Hasay intervene? Curious
is the lack of updates since this was posted about 24 hours ago a good or bad thing?
Good question. What the hell is her status?
Not. Today.
Wishing the best for Gabe and her family in a most difficult time.
https://www.letsrun.com/news/2014/02/inside-story-gabriele-grunewalds-dq-insider-access-false-promises-violation-usatfs-rules/RunCT wrote:
How did AlSal try to "take away" her 2014 championship, and how did Hasay intervene? Curious
Gabe Grunewald continues to amaze. What a boss. Wishing her a full and fast recovery.
Such a tough lady. She has been fighting lactic acid levels her whole life. This was her biggest test and once again prevailed. Sending magic.
stat --> state
I'm not a doctor, but work in the home health industry.
It's fairly common for patients to do better on comfort care than 'traditional care'.
A recent study showed that patients actually live longer on hospice (comfort care), than with traditional prolong-life-at-all-costs disease-fighting care.
I couldn't have written a better post. Maybe it's because I just watched the Boston documentary today as a Boston resident, but this hit me hard.
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I didn't hear about this until this morning's LetsRun conference call.
It brought goosebumps to me. It's so beautiful, even if its sad at the same time. Gabe's strength and resilience through this and Justin's love for her reminds me how precious and wonderful life is.
Just the opportunity for them to have shake shack together is the greatest gift Justin could have gotten.
One moment at a time is the way to live and they are relishing it. Keep fighting. I'm going to say a little prayer for them.
to get this thread back on track (please start your own thread to discuss irrelevant tangents), was initially crushed reading Justin's post... but cautiously optimistic now, and so thankful that one of my favorite people in the world is stable for now.
Of all the friends I've made in this sport, they're certainly two of the finest people I've had the good fortune to know and spend time with. Nary a cross word for anyone and always an uplifting smile, comment, or gesture from the both of them- I've observed their kind treatment of others for over a decade now, and they've never changed- they were certainly made for each other.
Some people show resemblance to the term "class act," the Grundewalds epitomize the term, both of them.
Glad she pulled through...........the human body/spirit is an amazing thing.
Any updates on her condition? Or what caused her lactate to spike?
that is just MENTAL
and I could imagine the face expression on that "not today" statement :D