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Sometimes it comes as a shock. I cam be driving along and suddenly thing - Gosh - i had something quite serious didnt i? Was it real?
Went for my Dexa scan today. the tec was really nice and said that she couldnt tell me anything but what she could see made her smile. I guess thats good news.
I have to go in the pool on Friday - Jamil was so scared that he tried to pull me in fully dressed.Just how i stayed on the side i dont know - perhaps it was my superior sense of balance!!LOL. If that is going to happen i amay as well take my costume and go in with him!
Rosemarie, i know where you are coming from with the kids, i keep thinking of different stages i need to get to. The kids just take it for granted that i will be here and thats the frame of mind i am sticking with - glad you liked the choc.
Debbie
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I was talking to my mom this weekend about flu shots and she asked if I'd ever had the pneumonia shot, which are good for about 20 years I think. I told her I'd had one and would need another in about 10 years.
Then I realized that was the first time I've let myself think that I'll even be alive in 10 years. I was kind of proud of myself, but it was a sad realization, too. -
People feed raccoons?! Those rabies carriers?! When I lived in South Jersey I was putting out the trash in the dumpster and as I approached, I saw the cover rise and two black hands grip the side (it was night). When that big raccoon head popped up I almost peed my pants!! That was the last time I put my garbage out at night!
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Rosemarie...thank you for the hug and the kind words. I really needed that hug today. I'm going through It Has Hit Me That I Have Cancer moment....
Cindy...I know what you mean.
Made the mistake of not copying my post and it disappeared.
Tracy..that is the word.."surreal". I never gave myself the chance to take it all in when I was diagnosed. It was as though I was an actress in a movie. When I got the call that it was cancer, it was a matter of taking care of the situation. I never gave myself the chance to think about it. So, now I am.
Debbie..don't fall in the water!
We don't have raccoons around much but the cats are in and out of all the garbage cans. Sometimes it's quite comical to walk by a garbage can and suddenly a cute kitty comes jumping out of it! Lots of wild, homeless cats here which is where I come in. I feed them all. They know where to come for dinner! -
Laura, I can relate to being busy. I loved seeing the pictures of the weekend walks. You wonderful women are making a real difference.
Last week when I was waiting for one of my appointments at the clinic I picked up a booklet on Non Hodgkins Lymphoma. My mother died years ago from that form of cancer. I was amazed to see the word cure connected to some forms of the disease. Before my bc journey I didnt realize the word cure is never applied to our disease except in the future. So those of you who are contributing (and I think that includes all of us) to the cure are to be commended. We all deny in one way or another-it's how we survive. I still don't do a proper be.
Kelly, when I read that you have 10 more Herceptin to go I panicked. I thought I had the wrong information than I only had 5 more to go and then I remembered your posts about your MUGA dropping to 50. How are you doing now? I had an echo last week but for the first time I didnt get any results. I guess I have to call or wait until the next time.
Revdeb-so thankful your daughters mole was b9. Hope all else is well with her.
I have a family of skunks living on my farm. I dont intentionally feed them but I do believe they get leftovers from the cat sometimes.
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Hello everyone,
It has taken me over an hour to catch up with all the posts
- Ravdeb - so pleased with your daughter's results
- Debbie - I got over my children's fear of the water by bribery - I got them to go under the water by diving for pennies. Any they could retrieve they could keep. It may only work with Scottish children though!!!!!!
- well done everyone with their walks - perhaps next year
Have been doing my head in the sand act - which you will all understand about.
I have started volunteering at a recycling centre where they are trying to find uses for things that people throw away. I suspect none of you remember the Wombles which was a craze in the 70s over here - but that was their catchphrase. The idea is to reduce landfill and provide projects for people with learning disabilities so they can produce valuable items from recycled waste. Quite an idea.
My second keeping-busy project involved me in driving to Somerset - very near the bottom of England. I was helping a friend to de-clutter her house by transferring her mothers stuff down south. I went at this with my usual gusto and have hit a wall of tiredness which goes to show that I have not travelled as far down the road of recovery as I would like to think.
Last Thursday i went for my 6 month check-up and had a mammagram. This showed clear - which was a great relief. I told my sister and brother and got very different reactions. My sister who has had cancer said - well that is a good milestone to have passed. My brother very nicely produced a bottle of champagne and a card which said congratulations. I feel - probably wrongly - that drinking the champagne would be like tempting fate. Is this thinking wrong? What do you think?
Anyway on a brighter not I am going on a BIG holiday next week. We are going to St Lucia in the Carribean for a fortnight. This is the treat I promised the family as they missed out on so much last year. I am REALLY looking forward to it.
Bye for now
Jill -
maryanne -
Your walk pics are great! You and your hair look adorable. Your kids must be so proud of you.
Rosemarie -
Yes, I feed the raccoons that live in our forest...we had our house built on 6 acres and it's all trees. The family of coons that I feed is the 4th generation! They actually take the goodies from their mouths and their paws right from my fingers. Hope all is well with you and the girls. LOL
Amy -
Bought the Nutrinail with your beautiful face on it! Now I just need your autograph.
Graycie -
I wish you could have walked along side me too! Wouldn't that be awesome!
Everyone -
My dream is to register for a walk with each of you in your hometown. I would just fly there for the day, walk with you in the walk, fly back home. I figure it would take me about 3 years to complete - but that would be so awesome! I could start in Virginia Beach with AMY...
Laura -
Laura - make sure you are in Sydney this Saturday then!
But seriously, I will be wearing your t-shirt, so in a way, you will be there anyway! -
Paula!!!!!!! I am so proud of you girl!!! I will think of you but what is the time difference??? Are you ahead of us or behind??
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Yeah Paula!!! You go girl! I wish there was a walk here. I'd go. I'd wear my pink shirt proudly!!! My dh would go with me. Maybe even my kids...dream on... I'm going to ask the onc if I remember, when I see her next week. Maybe there is one hiding somewhere. If there is, I'm sure there will be notices in the breast care unit. Will check it out.
Jill...enjoy your holiday!!! Sounds wonderful!
I know what you mean about being tired. I still can't seem to shake it off. Was fine when I returned from my trip this summer. Now, after trying to get back into routine, I'm exhausted all the time. Will ask my onc about that, too.
Just that I was at the family doctor with my daughter who is still suffering from exhaustion after our holiday, and he looked at me and asked me what was going on with ME because I looked so tired. UGH. If I LOOK tired, too, then there probably IS something wrong with me.
My dh said that he was tired too. I wanted to bop HIM on the head!
Laura..what a kind soul you are to make friends with the forest animals. I would be afraid to. But they must trust you! -
JIll, have a good break - it sounds wonderful! Where in Somerset did you go - we used to take the kids down there on holiday when they were younger, i love it!
The penny idea would probably work but being as he is not my kid and the whole class of 38 is there it would cost me a fortune. I have to get him IN the water to start with!!
I have started raising sponsorship for our walk, amazing how much emotional black mail seems to be worth!
Ravdeb, I hope everyone starts feeling better at your house , its hard when everyone is under the weather.
As for me, i am nearly floating - the guy came to sort out a stain on our settee, dont know what chemicals he used but its all over the house.
Debbie -
Laura - I ditto Ravdeb! You ARE brave - I'm with TaDah - I think I'd run BUT you are awesome! I think the walk idea is a great one, btw!
Debbie - good luck with the kids! Is this part of the "regular" curriculum or is this some sort of Adaptive P.E.? I think that it's pretty cool that they offer swimming for the children. It's pretty rare here to find a pool at a school. At least in my neck of the woods.
We had terrible lightening storms here last night - the house across the street got struck by lightening. No major damage but quite the excitement with fire trucks and the works!
Ravdeb - hope you're feeling better today!
Mary....where's Mary and how are you feeling?????
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Boy, do we have an active thread. I am having a hard time keeping up. But I love reading everyone's post's. It makes me feel close to all of you. Wouldn't it be nice if we all lived in the same community? Laura, it sounds like you have a beautiful home. Six acre's and wood's I can only imagine. My parents had a cottage up in Canada when I was little and I loved it.
I, like Laura, have been busy too.......I think it is a good thing for me because I don't even have time to think about BC. I feel better then I have in a long time so I hope it last's. I have my 3 month checkup on Monday with my ONC which makes me a little nervous. He is really going to flip out when he see's my weight gain. I think I am going to join a gym if I can figure out when I can fit it into my schedule.......lol......seriously, I really have to do something. I hate the extra pounds. Amy, Good luck with your follow-up visit and Jill glad to hear your mammo was good. One glass of champagne should be fine.....
Would you believe I went to Target and forgot to look for the peppermint pattie's. Oh yeah, that's all I need......lol.....no wonder I have a weight problem. Today I have a mission, I am going to search for the nail polish with Amy's picture on it.
Kelly, I didn't realize that you and Maryanne were both Her+. Sorry to hear you still are having treatments but I heard that herceptin works really well with Her+ cancer's. I am er/pr- so I have nothing that I can take. Is anyone else.er/pr-? I am thinking maybe Ravdeb is.
Victoria, I am glad you are doing good with the Femara. Look's like you are beating the odd's. I don't go by stage's because you just never know.
Ravdeb, good new's about your daughter's results but sorry she had a fainting spell. Did they figure it out what caused it? How old is she? Is it possible that Tadah is right? I would like to hear your new name.......
Debbie, you may see my hair next year...ha ha..actually it is looking better. I see you are still running true to form. Maybe a helmet may be a good idea.
Mary, I haven't seen you on here lately. I hope you are feeling better........
Everyone have a nice day! The sun is actually shinning here today after a week of rain........YIPEE! That always lift's my spirit's.
Graycie -
Debbie..the chemicals are all over the house???
Good for you for getting sponsors for the walk!
I'm still tired, Rosemarie, but I went for a walk on the beach and that was nice. A busload of Romanian tourists, or from somewhere like that, got off. They were men and women probably most of them in their 60's. The men went to one part of the beach and the women put their things near where I had rested for a bit. They all proceeded to undress right there on the beach! When they first started walking from their busses, they all looked so prim and proper. But OMG..they undressed down to their underwear and went running into the sea like little kids! It was the funniest thing I had ever seen. They were splashing and yelling and having a wonderful time!
(and no..they were NOT a pretty sight!)It reminded me how we all need to just live and enjoy and have a ball!!! -
Laura! What a cool idea!
Jill - good to see you! It sounds like you have been busy doing good things.
Amy - I still can't find your face, I am continuing to look though!
Paula - I think I told you before that I spent a couple of weeks exploring Sydney a few years ago. I LOVE it there what a beautiful place! Make sure to take pics of the walk!
Everyone else - HI!
For those of you that have been on walks and have pictures can you PM me so that I can have you email me one of your pics?
Yesterday was our Passionately Pink for a Cure day here at work and at my Kiwanis meeting last night. My friend, Tammy and I collected almost $300!!! And the Kiwanis asked me if they could continue to collect at their meeting next week since there would be more people there!
Well, I had better be getting to work. I have to check in with all of you before I can start my day.
Love you!
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Here I am . . . thanks for being worried about me. I was sick for a few days . . . a cold with a bad cough. I think that it hit me harder than I remember from other years. It is true that I do not have the physical reserves I once had. Even a little head cold wears me out.
I had a pre-wedding party for a co-worker at my house last Friday night. Beforehand I worked like a longshoreman to get the house ready and then during the party I was so tired I felt like just taking nap and telling everyone to turn out the lights when they left. My husband pitched in at the last minute and helped with a few details. He said I told him he would not have to be involved. I meant that he didn't have to attend a party for people he didn't know. He thought it meant he didn't have to help clean the house after a most of a year of nothing. When I was in treatment he did the surface stuff - washing dishes, vacuuming once in a while, and his own laundry. But all the big cleaning - you know what I mean - was left undone. So, there was alot to do. I thought having a party would motivate me to get it done. Well, I was motivated, but I also got overwhelmed. I probably will not volunteer myself like that again.
Missing the breast cancer walk has put me into a depressed state. My friend from work who walks every year told me about it and I got even more sad. Then I realized that maybe I also chose not to go because I don't know if I could have faced the emotion of it. I'm finding I can be very good at not letting some emotional things into my consciousness. Since I have a limited support system - my best supports are all of you and my friend who lives 400 miles away - I see that I am pushing back my emotions about all the breast cancer stuff. I've been realizing this since I went for the radio interview and came away feeling sad. I thought it was because I didn't say what I thought I would say. I think now that it is because the interview made me get in touch with the emotion I am not acknowledging very often.
Well, I needed to get all that off my chest (no pun intended). Hope it's not going to be a bummer for anyone else. But, I know you all understand. I think I'll bounce back in a bit. I'm so glad I can come here for the support I need.
Mary -
Mary: I think all of us are going through some pensive moments this month, as the first anniversaries of our diagnosis, surgery and start of chemo pass by. I'm glad you are able to see what's behind some of your sadness. That makes it easier to deal with. I've been flipping back and forth--grieving my losses and celebrating my victories. I think these mood swings settle down with time.
Graycie: I'm triple negative on hormones and I think Ravdeb is, too. One bright spot is that, if recurrence happens with us, it probably will be within the first five years when we're being watched very closely anyhow. We've gotten through the first year, so only four more to go! -
speaking of pensive moments, i just went to have my 6-month follow up appointment wit my radiation oncologist. he has absolutely no bedside manner and loves to talk about my risk for recurrence. i hate him. he's a spectacular rads oncologist, but he's a shmuck in real life.
he started talking to me about being on tamoxifen and I told him i had my period back...he started talking about how women who don't loose their periods on tamoxifen "do worse" than women who do. why would you ever ever say that to someone? i started crying. he did nothing. i wiped my tears on my gown, he did nothing. i wiped my face with my hands, contiuing to be teary, he did nothing. i cried all the way home to my mom. i tried talking to my husband, but he got angry then defensive then guarded and didn't want to talk about anything related to breast cancer. he just kept saying, "i want you to do your best to put this behind you." i said, "I'm trying." he said, "try harder." that's his issue, but still....give me room to get upset!
i'm drained. i hate cancer. i hate that i had cancer. i hate that this little anal man who does radiation can get me unhinged so much. my medical oncologist who i see every 3 months is spectacular, amazing, supportive, healing, the works. i love seeing her. this guy sucks. he wants me to see him in a year for the next follow-up appt. i left without scheduling it. why should i see him? when i first met him before rads started, he told me i probably had a gene that hadn't been discovered and that my risk was incredibly high due to being stage 3. thanks for being supportive, buddy!
i think i'm really upset because he made me feel like a statistic. he made me feel that i'm just this poor stage 3 gal who doesn't have much to be positive about. my regular onc. always makes me feel that my stage is nothing...just a number. she reassures me all the time that i'm going to do great. isn't that how you should be if you treat people with cancer? why make them feel so awful like this guy?
so, that's my morning. i'm over breast cancer awareness month. i'm over thinking that i had this disease. i'm tired of being scared that it's going to come back. i'm just tired. this isn't something i ever imagined being in my life and for th emost part, i accept it. until days like today.
i'm going to montreal with my husband's family for the weekend and at least that should be a nice distraction.
thanks for listening, ladies.
love you all,
amy -
Amy...how horrible that the rads doctor was like that with you. Frankly, I stopped going to my rads doctor after the second visit while I was still in rads. I hated him.
He has no business talking to you about your chances according to statistics. That is all nonsense and what he told you isn't even his expertise. Besides, that is not how you talk to patients if you want to tell them, warn, them, whatever.... there are ways of explaining things. Your doctor must have been ditching class on the days when they talked about how to speak politely and with encouragement.
I would put his stuff behind you. Trust your medical onc and that's that.
My rads onc scared me and told me I had a lump at my scar. I went to TWO oncologists to have it checked out. Neither of them felt anything. I told my dh that was the last time I was going to HIM!
Amy..you have everything to be positive about and a beautiful future ahead of you. Your new house, your cute husband (who just wants to see the cancer go bye-bye like most of our husbands and partners!)your work. Don't let an unprofessional doctor get you down!And..enjoy your trip to MOntreal. sounds like fun!
Mary...seems we are all going through the After Treatment thoughts and sadness. Funny how each of us has a story to tell. You will be okay. It will come and go. Hope your bad cold is better.
Yes, Cindy and Graycie..I'm triple negative. No hormones or herceptin for me. Just a lot of wondering what the heck is going on in my body and having the urge to read about bone mets because of my back pains, leg pains, arm pains, feet pains.....
I see my onc and surgeon next week....
Be well everybody! Life is really, really good.
Love each of you.
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Amy, I am so sorry.....He has absolutely no bedside manner whatsoever. What is the matter with him? You don't treat patients like that. I am really mad...grrrrr..I don't blame you for not wanting to go back to him he will only upset you. I think he should be reported. Sound's like a doctor my daughter had once. She is diabetic and he told her if she didn't control her blood sugar's better she is going to end up having her legs cut off. Well my grandson was with her and he was devastated. He kept asking my daughter if her leg's were going to get cut off. He was only about 4yrs old. She was crying her eye's out when she left there. Needless to say she never went back and also told them why she wasn't coming back. My father was a doctor and I can't ever imagine he would treat his patients like that. I go Monday to see my ONC for my 3 month check-up. He is a good doctor but he doesn't talk much. I don't know where I stand but I think I am better off not knowing. He usually just say's everything looks good. Well, if it means anything to you I don't believe a word of what your rad doctor said. Go with what you ONC tell's you.
You are doing good. I hope you are not still upset.......I will send you a hug...You are young and you are healthy........
Well, I am off to look for the nail polish. I will let you know if I find you........
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Ravdeb, I guess you were posting the same time I was but you beat me too it.....HA
I am also having some back pain but I think it is work related...I am also worried about met's...not going to say anything about it yet to the doctor unless it keeps up.
I also thought my BC boob looked a little funny this morning when I took my shower. There goes my paranoida again. I hope it is just weird looking from the radiation.
Have a nice day!
Graycie -
That's the way to think, Victoria. None of us knows when we will be going...no matter what. My friends have a cousin who has been "dying" of cancer for years now. Doctors keep telling her she has little chance of surviving much longer but she just keeps on living! Doctors can't tell what will be. I don't believe in statistics because statistics show that 80% of the tumors are benign but I didn't fit into that statistic..or I did but I was one of the 20%. Doctors need to look at the good side of things when talking to their patients and be realistic but sensitive.
Well, Graycie... Victoria is probably right. It's probably just plain menopause and chemo. However, tonight I was working in the kitchen and my left side of my back was hurting me. It is NOT the side of my sciatica and has been bothering me for over a week now. However... it doesn't really hurt if I'm resting, so, that is a good sign. Still... why on the other side now?????
Yes, Victoria..I also feel like I'm 90 and at the beginning of Altzheimers. I can't remember simple things. I can't remember names of people I know well, can't remember what ingredient I put in the food I'm making and leave ingredients out thinking I had put them in already, the list is endless.
Somewhere on the boards here is a research article that somebody copied about the effects of chemo on memory. Of course, I can't remember where on the boards that was posted but....We are NOT crazy. there really is a memory problem and foggy mind and "chemo brain". And it can last. At least I THINK that's what it said. I can't remember. -
Ravdeb:
You are right. There is alot of evidence that chemo and menopause both have cognitive effects. Then if you add the stress that we've all been under . . . well it's no wonder we cannot remember things. Yesterday, I was with one friend here at work and met another friend, someone I have known and seen every day for 6+ years, and the second I wanted to introduce them, my mind went blank and I could not remember either one of their names. I was so embarrassed by they made me laugh about it.
What can you do? Just go on.
Amy: so sorry about your awful, miserable, horrible, truely terrible day. I agree . . . doctors like that deserve no patients to treat. What is the matter with people anyway??
I just googled pink ribbon clip art and downloaded some pink ribbon pictures to my hard drive. Then I set up one of them as the background to the desktop of my computer. I figured it would be a good reminder for me and all my co-workers of what this month is commemorating. So, I can do things like that . . . even if I can't face it all.
Mary -
Guess you are right. We just have to live with all this!
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/770527.html
This article on this link is about the research that the head of our cancer center (who is one of the the oncologists that I see) was involved in. Thought you'd be interested. -
Some people just left there sensitivity in the wrapper, along with their tact.
I have one onc, he saw me after my op, through my chemo and he travelled to the hospital where i had my rads. I will see him for the next 5 years. He is lovely ( calls me his shining little one!) or at least i think that is what he is saying as he has a strong Asian accent.
As for swimming, all juniors ( 7-11) are entitled to one swimming lesson a week for 6 weeks every school year. Not a lot but its better than nothing. Our school doesnt have a pool so we travel to the secondary school 1 mile away. Our local special needs school has just raised £700,000 to build one, then we will share that.
I am sorry do many of you are feeling grotty. I have decided that I am not going to be miserable ever again, starting now! ( maybe the fumes have got to me)
Debbie -
Ravdeb - I asked my Oncologist about chemo brain on my last visit. He told me that yes it is a very valid side effect of the Chemo and that it can last up to three years! UGH!!!!
Amy - what an A@# that doctor was to you. Don't go back there, you don't need that at all!!!! My Rad Onc told me that I did not need to come back to her at all unless I wanted to. She said that visiting my regular Onc every 3 months was just fine.
Mary - glad to see you back here, I was missing you....
My divorce was final yesterday--HA!!! I lost 210lbs of UGLY FAT in one day!!!! LOL!!!! Sorry, I just had to say it!
We are all dealing with emotions this month and they are so varied. I am having the same experience as the rest of you. One minute I feel so good and the memory of having cancer seems as if it is not real and then the next minute I have some kind of a "Chemo Flash Back" and I remember just how horrible I felt last year.
Today on the way to the bus stop, I am going to go see if I can find Amy's face at the drug stores along the way! -
Today was exactly 1 year since my first chemo
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Hey girls...
the ups, the downs...the highs...the lows...the wretched cancer monster just has to pop in every once in a while, rear its' ugly head and then fade away...I just hate to see what this monster has put us all through. It does seem as though he's popping in less than he was a year ago. This month however, will be hard for all of us - not only is it awareness month - but we all started the dreadful chemo a year ago this month.
Debbie -
You must have been the first one in our group to start last year.
marymelodi -
You are so funny...when you said you worked like a longshoreman cleaning...LOL Hope your cold is better.
Amy -
If your Rad. Onc. lived by me - I would beat the crap out of him for you! LOL Hang in there. Remember...rock on! Did you see my second post on page 133? Here's what I posted to EVERYONE: My dream is to register for a walk with each of you in your hometown. I would just fly there for the day, walk with you in the walk, fly back home. I figure it would take me about 3 years to complete - but that would be so awesome! I could start in Virginia Beach with AMY...
Paula -
I would give my right arm to be in Sydney this Saturday, walking side by side with you, a fellow Rocktober girl, a sister, a survivor! You are going to love it and it's sure to be a truly inspiring event (bring lots of tissues).
Victoria -
You've been through so much - and you're still so sweet!
RAVdeb -
I PM'd you. And...so happy to read that your dd (dear daughter) test came back B9. Hope she's feeling better soon.
TracySeattle -
You are so funny...about losing the ugly fat today! LOL LOL LOL I saw a funny t-shirt recently: It's better to have loved and lost than to live with the psycho the rest of your life. Ha!
TaDah - Terynsmom -
Are you still going to Vegas?
Graycie, Rosemarie, et al, ...hey!
Laura -
Ravdeb, I share your feelings exactly - it does seem surreal, and somehow it is even worse now that I feel so much better after treatment. I think to myself how can I be in such danger, if I feel good again? I was very upset this week, a friend and 8 year survivor who has been extremely supportive of other breast cancer patients, has had a recurrence and will start chemo this week.
Ravdeb, I have been in Israel many times, I find the cats sometimes jump out of the garbage bins and especially at night, give me a real scare. Racoons in the big city (Toronto) are annoying - tear up the garbage, etc. and I had one that got trapped in our cottage, fell in through the attic hatch, and did lots of damage trying to get out.
We have the Canadian thanksgiving this weekend, it is a much less important holiday than the American one. It is also the Jewish holiday of Sukot - Ravdeb, my married son w. wife and baby went to Israel for the holiday.
Linda -
Laura, that t-shirt saying made me laugh out loud.
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