Pauline Vaas
pauliva19.bsky.social
Pauline Vaas
@pauliva19.bsky.social
Greetings. I am a retired environmental scientist. I worked in the field for over 30 years, including analyzing water quality date for the Chesapeake Bay program. I am also a member of the Bahá'í Faith and am married. I have a daughter who is disabled.
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The doctors tell me there is no cure for the Stage 4 colon cancer. I just keep telling them to keep me alive till the next medical break through. Chandra is also feeling much better since she was admitted to the hospital for the obstructed colon.
O My friends that dwell upon the dust! Haste forth unto your celestial habitation. Announce unto yourselves the joyful tidings: "He Who is the Best-Beloved is come! He hath crowned Himself with the glory of God's Revelation, and hath unlocked to the face of men the doors of His ancient Paradise."
April 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I highly recommend the book, Juliet Lives, by friend and Baha'i, Lisa Marie. Author, Alane Ferguson writes: "Lisa Mia [pen name] has both a unique voice and a poet's soul. Juliet Lives addresses deep psychological pain and the discovery of a love who...[contributes] to the healing of a soul...
March 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Dear Ones, a quick update on my cancer battle. Please don't be surprised by my lack of hair that resulted from the 8 rounds of FOLFIRI chemoTx series that I finished in February. I will now be starting the narrow beam, intensive CyberKnife radiation. Oh drat, now I look like my father!
March 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
February 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Dear Ones, thank you all for thinking of me on my birthday. The best part is I just finished the last chemoTx in this series so am feeling better. My doctor said that the tumors responded very well to the treatment so I probably do NOT need radiation to follow up. Thank you all for the many prayers.
February 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM