Yeah I haven’t posted in heck of a long time. I’ve been quite busy lately and it’s been hectic. First thing, is that I’ve been scrambling to get my mortgage on my apt. finalized. Then my mom’s cancer thing hit and totally discombobulated the whole flow. Now that she’s cured, I gotta scramble to get this done ASAP. Also there’s been a few other things on my plate lately. It’s job review time, and my boss recommended me for a promo. Whoohoo! Also I’m heavily involved with college recruiting for NYU, so I’ve been quite busy with that as well. Also gotta finish my thesis paper for GIAC GSEC certification, as well as start studying for GMATS and get my application to Stern Langome Part-Time MBA program going.

Next weekend gonna go to Philly to meet up with the Club RSX chapter down there. Plus they’re gonna install underbody neons and hardwire my V1 radar detector for free! Sweet!

I was reviewing source code and am coming up with a new version of my website. Not too many people registered so I guess I’m gonna toss that idea out the window. I want people to to post stuff without being scared and crap. I’m not selling your damn info people! But the new layout and code should be sweet and more efficient.

Random Convo w/ Sarah (10/9/2002): (screenames renamed for privacy)

Sarah: i have a feeling that u’re gonna b the same way with her after a year
Eddie: haha
Eddie: why you say that?
Sarah: i dunno. cuz u guys are so darn cute.
Sarah: doubt u talked about any of ur gfs like that
Eddie: true… good point
Eddie: haha
Eddie: I’m usually like get out… leave me alone
Eddie: haha
Eddie: I spend too much time with you… I need space
Eddie: haha
Sarah: yeah see?
Eddie: haha
Sarah: all i heard were gripes
Eddie: lol
Sarah: and then all of a sudden u go — “i love the way she smells, i sleep with the pillow
that she used” yadda yadda yadda
Eddie: then again my ex’s were either psycho or emotionally unstable
Sarah: hahah true
Eddie: caroline’s well… just…
Eddie: simply perfect
Eddie:
Sarah: heh

FYI to those in the Metro NYC Area:

Starting tomorrow, Friday Oct. 4th, Bloomberg has asked police to crack down on “quality of life” crimes related to noise. Police will be monitoring with sound meters outside of buildings, clubs, cars, etc. and will be siezing loud radios, ticketing loud cars, and issuing summonses to apt/club/bar owners who are deemed “too loud”.

Just an FYI to all. However, it’s obvious that this mandate will not survive in court since “too loud” is a relative term that has not been defined in the “quality of life” bill that was made back during Guiliani’s era. These tickets are probably more just to harrass and piss people off.

Good News! My mother just called. She got a phone call from the doctor. Both the hospital and the 2nd independent lab tested all ten lymph nodes to be negative of cancer. The double mastectomy went well, and therefore she’s officially conquered breast cancer. Just wanted to let everyone know for those who expressed concern. I really appreciate all the consideration that everyone has given me during these hard times. Thank you all! What a coincidence that my mother conquer breast cancer during breast cancer awareness month!

Well last week I told you how my mom was diagnosed with a severe case of cancer in my first post on my mom’s situation. Then I updated the situation that she’d have to go in for a mastectomy in the updated entry on her situation. Anyhow, she completed the mastectomy today to remove the breast cancer and breasts completely. What irony that her surgery crosses over to breast cancer awareness month! The doctor said that the surgery went fine. Upon quick inspection of the lymph nodes, he thinks it should be fine, although they won’t definitively know for sure until the lab comes back with the true results, and the results of the specimens that they sent to another hospital for a 2nd opinion. However, he thinks that there won’t be the need for chemotherapy in that it seems fine and even though the cancer spread, it was localized to the breasts. Yay! This is wonderful news!

My mother is in the hospital until Thursday, and I plan on going back home on Friday to check up on her. She was really drugged up from the painkillers that they gave her, so she was pretty much incoherent for the most part. However, she was able to tell me about a few dreams that she had during the time she was passed out. Some of this stuff is quite frightening. One of the scenarios of the dreams that was most disturbing was she climbed over a wall and on the other side, there was wooden stairs that lead up through the clouds. She got really scared, and that’s when she woke up. Dang… that’s scary stuff!

I would like to thank everyone that’s been supportive of me during this whole time:
- Caroline, my girlfriend, who was extremely helpful in calming me down and explaining things to me… I love you!
- Jill Kletzko @ Sloan-Kettering for offering her services/contacts
- My boss, Gary Secrest, who gave me time off so that I could accompany my mom for the day before and after surgery
- Maria Ramos, my coworker, who’s been checking up on me during work to make sure I’m ok
- Shazia Malik, my coworker, who’s been talking to me and IM’ing me to make sure I’m ok
- The whole Information Security department at work, who’s been quite supportive during this time
- Johnson & Johnson, for having their personal-time-off policy (in my opinion the best company to work for!)
- Carol Chu, who’s helped out bigtime by relaying out information on my familys status
- David Kim (MD), for offering to help my family
- All the Remnant House Church folks for praying and their emails
- All the Remnant Christian Fellowship people @ NYU for their prayers and support
- Sarah, Sinthia, Pat, Molly, Elaine, Rupert, and all my other friends who’ve been checking up on me

I know I have to be forgetting someone, but I can add it when I remember… It’s amazing how all your friends rally together when you’re in need. Thank you everyone!

-Eddie