{"id":58839,"date":"2018-05-09T12:06:03","date_gmt":"2018-05-09T19:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=58839"},"modified":"2018-05-09T12:07:15","modified_gmt":"2018-05-09T19:07:15","slug":"barbara-galli-victory-after-a-nine-month-battle-with-lung-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=58839","title":{"rendered":"Barbara Galli: Victory After a Nine-Month Battle With Lung Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Andreas, CA…Nine months ago Barbara Galli received a grim diagnosis of Stage 4 lung cancer. Because of the swift action at the Mark Twain Cancer Center in San Andreas, she has recovered and is now back to one of her favorite past times \u2013 being an active volunteer at Mark Twain Medical Center. \u201cI\u2019ve helped out as a volunteer for many years because the hospital is so important to our community,\u201d she explains. \u201cNow it has even more meaning because the people here saved my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Since 2000 when she retired from her career in banking, Barbara has devoted at least two days a week to volunteer work at the hospital. She played in active role in the Hospital Auxiliary and currently assists in the Medical Records department assisting with the transition to electronic medical records.<\/p>\n

Barbara went to her family doctor last summer concerned about a bad cough. What she thought was sinus drainage led to pneumonia. Dr. Randy Smart quickly ordered tests, consulted with radiologist Dr. William Griffin and then referred her to Dr. Shiva Singhal, the Cancer Center director. <\/p>\n

She says, \u201cI was stunned when I was told I had lung cancer. I did smoke when I was younger, but I quit 40 years ago. To see all the people at the hospital and Cancer Center jump in to help me was very comforting. I already knew most of them and I knew I was in good hands. That was so important when Dr. Singhal told me I had about six months to live unless she immediately started treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is amazing that I was able to get such excellent cancer treatment right here at home,\u201d Barbara continues. \u201cI can\u2019t say enough about the entire staff at the Cancer Center. They provide a friendly, family atmosphere for all patients. No matter how bad you might be feeling before or after treatment, they encourage you with smiles and laughter. They are the best!\u201d<\/p>\n

She recalls, \u201cThe first time I went for chemo treatment, I had no idea what to expect. I had driven myself there, and when I wasn\u2019t able to drive home Kathie Grover, one of the nurses, took me herself. And every week, I got a follow-up phone call from Elaine Airola, the nurse who assists with outpatient services. I felt like I was surrounded by friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

The chemotherapy regimen which Dr. Singhal prescribed for Barbara involved four months with a combination of three cancer-fighting drugs. Since then, she has been taking medication in pill form.<\/p>\n

The rigors of chemo are slowly subsiding; she removes her signature, sparkly baseball hat to reveal a new head of hair. \u201cThey\u2019ve been calling \u2018the lady in the hat\u2019 around here for months,\u201d she says, \u201cand I love it.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is Barbara\u2019s second battle with cancer. Some 26 years ago she had a mastectomy. \u201cThat was my 50th birthday surprise,\u201d she jokes. \u201cThose were the days without many options for breast cancer patients. Surgery was the solution then \u2013 it\u2019s a whole different story now.\u201d <\/p>\n

Barbara and her husband Louie have been married for 58 years. They moved to San Andreas in 1977 and have always been active in community activities. They have two sons who graduated from Calaveras High School.<\/p>\n

Jeff retired after 21 years in the Navy and fulfilled his dream of moving to Montana for a short time before the Navy called him back. For the past eight years he has been an administrator at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, CA. Jeff is also known for his health and fitness expertise, building on knowledge acquired during his years working for EJ and Raelyn Winkler at their health food store in San Andreas. <\/p>\n

Tim and his wife Lisa live in Rocklin and have three children. Emily will soon graduate from California State Polytechnic University; Isabella is a sophomore at Sacramento State University and Nico is a freshman in high school. Tim is a regional representative for Founders Brewing Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan. His career in the beer industry began in high school when he washed trucks for the Budweiser distributor in San Andreas.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so grateful for my friends at the Cancer Center,\u201d Barbara adds. \u201cThey\u2019ve given me the chance to continue watching my grandchildren reach for their dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI thank God every day. If it wasn\u2019t for His miracle and all of the prayers and cards that I am still receiving, I would have not gotten this far.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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