2005 ROCK-TOBER CHEMO GIRLS

Graycie

Thanks everyone but I am sorry to say that is not my dining room...heeeee
I wish it was mine, It belongs to my sister-in-law. That's where we spend Thanksgiving. Atleast she has more taste then her mother.....just kidding!

Anonymous

Mary-Anne, that is so beautiful! When did you write that,? It says it all!

Anonymous

Marymelodi and Brenda
I think you posted your ages at dx but I cannot find them, can you please re-post??
here's the rest ......

Amy 28
Paula 31
Debbie 32
Rosemarie 37
TraceyNY 38
Jill 41
Michelle 41
Kelly 42
MaryAnneCB 44
Laura 45
Cindy 47
TracySeattle 49
Devorah 50
Victoria 51
Cathy 65

Anonymous

Ladies, I have an idea I am working on. Can you all post a pic of yourselves before during and after chemo? And one in your pink shirt.

I have Ravdeb before
I have Amy: before, during and after
I have the 3 amigas
I have TaDah on a beach but that is right after
I have Tracy in her pink shirt and post chemo

Gail, where did you post that pic of you and sisters pre chemo?

I have Debbie444 and her family all in their pink shirts but I need before and during.....

Bald pictures would be good ..... I have one of me.

I want to make a book ...... I can make them on my computer.

I have a nice one of Brenda in her hat and at the walk

I have Laura at her dining room table and Victoria with hubby and Victoria in her pink shirt. I have MaryAnne in a baseball hat near the water. One of Jill on her vacation and Michelle on hers. I have one of Paula with her friends and their kids.

Anyway, this will take a long time to do but if you slowly send me some pics I will add them to my collection.

ravdeb

maryanne...that is soooooooo beautiful! Teary eyed... wow... love it! Thanks so much. You rock! You have been a rock for us! Always there... wow! Thanks!!! emotional here!!!

Kelly..will look for pics. My best one of me bald is a video..too bad. I'll see what else there is.

I do have pics of me in scarves.

I have ones of just after my hair started growing..okay.. I'll look them up for you... must get one of me in our shirt...

Graycie..how wonderful that you have such a lovely place to have your Thanksgiving.

I was on video chat with my parents last night (OMG..such a toy for them that I set up for them over the summer..my mom is like soooooooooo happy she can see us! )and I mentioned that we might be getting together next November and my parents said GREAT! Then you will be with us for Thanksgiving. They were so lonely. How awful. They had friends over but it's not the same as family. Feel so badly. And I missed my mom's great cooking. So..next year I just may be making November my November in the USA!

Oh Mary..you have so much work to do! I have my studio to do and with no help. I get through a few bags of garbage a day. And it looks like I haven't done a thing. Every time I throw stuff out...somebody comes down here to store more junk! My family has been using my studio as a place to store stuff that they are "afraid " of throwing out. I need one of those organizer people who come into your house and toss stuff for you!

Love you all!!!! Have a nice Sunday... I'm off to the beach...

The Crazy Lady With the Thong For a Hat

debbie444

Ok Victoria - i will seem stupid but what game were you watching? Football??
I have lost my chocolate chip cookie recipe and iam looking for a simple one for the kids to make. Any offers??

debbie444

Looks good! All purpose flour, is that like plain flour or self raising? Plain i guess.Anyone know whether baking soda is the same as a) baking powder or b) bicarbonate of soda?
We made coconut macaroons yesterday. They were yummy but have all gone. Mark is paractising different things for when he bakes and then sells them for a charity. Last year he made what seemed like a hundred weight of cranberry and white choc chip cookies and sold them at his Cub pack to raise money for BC. Now he is doing his chief cub award, and for that he has pledged to raise £50 to pay the postage on getting donated clothes to Upendo orphanage in Tanzania. He is holding a table top sale on Tuesday - our house is fiull of other peoples junk!!

RoseMarie

Wow, I love coming here...but seems like I haven't been able to sit at the computer for more than 10 minutes lately
Debbie - the tablecloth is cloth and the part you see in the middle that is embroidered is actually a runner I usually have on the table. I put a clear plastic protector on top... Kiersten and John Michael were thankful for family, friends, God, Justin said he was thankful for paint, blueberries, Santa and God.
kelly - We used different colored permanent markers and fabric paint. The markers ran a little bit so maybe fabric markers would be better. I think that it would make a wonderful Christmas tablecloth!
MaryAnne - beautiful poem!!!!!
Gail - what a gorgeous dining room!! I'm so sorry you had to deal with such a rude comment!
Laura - you look great!! I've been so afraid to get my hair cut but it's starting to get out of control!
Ravdeb - I think I'll be saying good-bye to my curls too as I think my hair is only really curly at the tips.
Victoria - your house sounds absolutely beautiful! Love the pic of you and your hubby. So glad you had fun!!
Michelle - Usually my sister and I hit the stores before 5:00 am the day after Thanksgiving. I really miss her!! I was in the line at Target before they opened, ran in, grabbed the 4 things I went there for and was home before anyone missed me. I avoided the stores the rest of the day but talked to my sister a lot that day!
Love all of you lots!

ravdeb

Debbie..that is absolutely wonderful what Mark is doing! I'm totally impressed. I have been trying to get our Bar/Bat Mitzvah kids (who are 12 and 13 years old) to do some kind of project like that. I suggested it, I brought it up with the teacher we used to have, and nothing happened. I should bring it up with the rabbi, who is now the teacher. I think this is so important. After our main couple in our temple moved back to the States..things have gotten less interesting and educational for our kids and our members.

By the way..send over the recipe for those cookies he made! I finally found dried cranberries today!!

Oh..I am the maven here for chocolate chip cookies since it's an American thing. I'm known for mine. I make them in bars..spread the dough out in a pan and then bake them and then cut them up. I also use brown sugar and often I mix the whole wheat flour with the white flour.

Victoria..you guys are so beautiful. I love your hot flashes keeping you warm. I do know that! I can be freezing one minute and the next minute, so hot! I wear my clothes layered...always!

Ladies..I finally got the Chicken Soup for Breast Cancer Survivors in the mail from my dad..personally signed by the coordinators of the book and my dad signed it. I cannot tell you how moved I was to open the book and my dad's cartoon is the first cartoon! I cried. I was so excited that I couldn't stop screaming and jumping around the room! I'm so proud of my dad and so proud that he did this...with all his love! YIKES!!!

TracyNY

Maryanne: That was sneaky! You need to put a "tearjerker" warning before you post some stuff like that!! Very sweet and thoughtful post.

I'm down here in the ATL, the weather is gorgeous and I've just been shopping the place down. Not too much eating, my friend that I'm staying with is no friend to the kitchen.

Don't worry about me and my teeth Kelly. Before BC got me, my mouth was my project. I was in the process of getting whitening, veneers and replacing my crowns. I love my smile and spend a lot of money doing cosmetic stuff on it. Now I have a new project, getting this old body back together! Luckily Ravdeb, I paid already so I can get as fat as I want!! My PS loves to see his patients looking good so he pulls out as much fat as he can. I can't wait for next summer.

I don't even remember last thanksgiving quite honestly, but thank God for this one. We're all still here, loving life and living it to the fullest. Rock on Rocktober girls!

Anonymous

Two more days and it's Rosemarie's birthday!!!! Let's get our party hats out and our tooting horns!! Looks like the chica with 2 kitchens can bake, so V, get us a cake ready!!

Smooches to you, Rosemarie, hoping you are planning a special day for Tuesday.

ravdeb

Rosemarie's on my b-day waiting list next to my computer! Hats are ready... horns too! Looking forward to a great birthday party event!!

ake

Hi ladies,

Rosemarie...that's cool your birthday is Tuesday because mine is the following Tuesday What are you going to do for it? I don't know about you, but I'm so excited now for birthdays...I relish in the idea of getting older. It's a good thing

I had an amazing Thanksgiving with my aunt and uncle and cousins and family. We stayed up every night until 3am, ate our faces off (I gained so much weight!), played football, laughed and laughed, went shopping (my husband was able to find one of those new Play Station 3s that everyone is freaking out about!) I had a little bit of crying with my husband and mom...just the holidays reminding me of what happened, where I was last year, etc. But, it was a good talk and as always, they were beyond supportive

Laura...you look so incredibly beautiful. I love your hair!!!

Maryanne...your poem made me cry. When did you write that?

Tracy...I got the CD...thanks for making it!!! The song, Invincible, I chose was my song that I listened to every time I went to the gym after treatment ended...when I felt so elderly, out of shape, not myself....the song always pumped me up



Here's a picture of me and the hubby at Thanksgiving dinner [image][/image]

maryannecb

Phew we are one busy group. It has taken me a half hour to thin about all your posts.

I wrote the poem last night, haven't written a poem since High School. I needed to give something to the group to show what our discussions have meant to me. I plan to format it somehow and send you a copy. I'll put it on my To-DO list.

Tracy ,can't wait for the CD.

Rosemarie, shopping at 0500, double yuck. I hate shopping period, would have to pay me to get out of bed to do it. I guess if the bargain were good enough...

Ravdeb, I will watch for the Chicken Soup Book. My youngest loves those stories, they are just the right length to keep his interest. I have a little housecleaning ahead of me too. I am afraid I did the bare minimum in the last year and now I am in a great too out mood. Not today though.LOL.

Mary, what a time of year for renos. I do hope the contractors are speedy and finish what they start.

Tadah, I think you better post a pic soon. You probably win for most altered, surgically in the past year. We have to be able to recognize you next year. A friend of mine had lipo, she went back to work in three days, but it was very sore. Take time to recover.

Vitoria, cool that you have two kitchens. How old is your house? Did you lose your hair at all? It is so long now. Yours must grow like a weed. I nominate you group cheerleader after your football experience.

My dining room is also cranberry.I love it. Can't take a pic as my teen-aged daughter has trashed it with homework stuff and projects. Today is the day she has to clear it all out. Xmas is coming.

Gail I bet it is your MIL causing you to feel your hair is bad. Really. I bet it is just fine! I put one of my wigs on last night, it is itchy now that I have hair.

Kelly, A book! Now that is a big task. I will post you the pics. The pic of me in my ballcap was in the summer. I was not actually bald there. I will find one though. It is weird, If I had not taken pics of myself, there would be no pics of me bald at all. My family was not in the picture taking mood at all. I am glad I did it now, I can see how unwell I looked and it shows me how far I have recovered.

Amy you look well and hope you don't lose your husband to his new toy. My son got a Wii last week and only surfaces to eat.LOL.

Time for lunch and time to get Hannah in gear.

Fists up!

marymelodi

Greeetings:
Just read quickly through all the messages. Loved hearing from you Amy, after your great thanksgiving and you too, Tadah. Yuu always make me chuckle "no friend to the kitchen.." tee-hee.

Hurrying to get to church. Today I am teaching a lesson in the youth group about being wary of degrading media influences. In a way its like fighting against a huge flood but I think it is worth warning these young girls about some of the evil and muck that exists. Sadly, there is a lot of junk that entered my mind in earlier years that I wish now I had never seen. Oh well, these are really nice kids so I like to spend the hour with them. Sometimes they actually amaze me with the insights and observations they have.

Talk to you later,
Mary

marymelodi

Oh, Kelly, I was 52 when diagnosed in Aug 2005. I am now 53.
Mary

debbie444

Ok , i am delving into the art box for those fabric pens. I knew when i saved them the other year that they would come in for something !! I actually fancy embroidering some on so i will prob embroider the names on. Rosemarie - hope you arent charging copy right fees!!
My sister has the same birthday as you , so when we all go over ther for that i can pretend that you are there too. Hope you havent opened your birthday card yet, not like someone else i could mention!! Amy , i have got you a special one but it may be a little late - i am waiting for what i want to put in it to arrive.

I really need to sort out my hair. It is curly at the back and 1 , yes 1, side . I found some pics of me a few years back and my hair is longer now than it was then. I think i actually quite liked my hair really short, but then again i liked it when it was long with red slices so we will have to say what the hairdresser says.

I met our friends new girlfriend today. Bless him, he hadnt told her about me so she didnt know. It was so good talking to someone who didnt know and didnt guess. I felt kinda normal!!
Tracey ny - good to hear from you - dont turn into the invisible shrinking woman now!!
Mary - do you have any pics of your house you could post? Like most British people , i find it weird that there are things that old in the US , i guess we feel it all dates from the Fonz and Happy Days era!! When we were over there we really wanted to find a diner but never came across one.

Catherine has just made us sit through 'High SchoolMusical - again , and has decided that school in America seems so much more fun and she wants to be a cheerleader!!
Guess what i found today - cheekbones and hipbones ! Thought they had gone forever!!
Debbie

debbie444

thought you might like this. We have a market festival on at the moment, and we have a sand sculptor in town. This one has guards over night and someone spraying it with water constantly.

debbie444

Oh and i forgot, today is 18 months since my op and i was cancer free!

ravdeb

Debbie..very cool sand sculpture! I love those. I missed the one that was here. I had just returned from the STates and I didn't know about it and we drove by the exit to the one beach where they had it and THEN my daughter tells me about it. Oh well..next year!

Amy..beautiful picture! Sounds like you had a great holiday.

Rosemarie..you are a busy woman with those kids to take care of. And you do such great things with and for them.
sorry that you, too, will be losing those curls. I took a good look at my hair today. It has the appearance of curly but it's really not except for the front which has never been cut. Oh well!

Mary..where I grew up and where Laura got married, there are old, old houses. When we were first married, we rented a coach house..it was the servants quarters above the horse stable (stable is now a garage). VERY nice! The owners home was this huge, gigantic old house..lots of wood. I love those homes.. We made the mistake of not buying a smaller, old house with the wood floors and paneling and so on. WE had found one but I was afraid to invest money at the time since we were moving to Israel. But I am crazy about them and love to walk the streets there and look at the homes. Goodnes..some of those streets still have the cobblestone from the horse and buggy days!

Congrats Debbie on being 18 months cancer free!!! Yahoooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

Graycie

Kelly, You forgot about me. I was on your other list, probably the one you lost. I am the "OLD" one, remember? I was 56 when diagnosed. I will look for the pictures for you.

Mary you got me going now I want to clean and throw everything out. Your house sound's nice. I love old homes, they have so much character.

Laura, It sound's like you watch HGTV too or is it TLC "Mission Organization." I am hooked on HGTV. I drive my dh crazy because I am always wanting to redecorate.

Maryanne, I love your poem, it is beautiful and I too got a little teary eyed reading it.

Michelle, I have to say I never had the night sweats that bad. I got warm and I still do but I just never wore anything to bed with sleeves or a high back. I still have to wear spaghetti strap's to bed. I went through menopause or should I say mental pause when I was only 47. I thought that was kind of young. Even as cold as it get's here in Western NY there was never a hot flash when I needed one. They always came at the most inopportune moments.... I can't believe you were brave enough to venture out on Black Friday.....I worked retail for so many years and had to get up so early on that day that I hate shopping on that day now. My daughter got up and stood in line for 3 hours in the cold waiting for Target to open. I told her she was insane....lol

Victoria, Your house sounds really big. I remember seeing the outside and I thought it was really neat looking. Much different then the homes we have here. It sound's like you are going to be busy for a while with all your work. Great picture of you and your hubby. You are so beautiful, inside and out. Still can't believe your hair grew that fast. When was your last chemo? The chocolate chip recipe looks yummy....I will have to try it.

Amy, The dining room picture you posted kind of reminds me of my SIL's. You both have the red walls. Glad you had such a fun time. Wow, you are lucky you were able to get the new play station 3. I hope you didn't have to pay thousands for it. I heard people were buying them and putting them on e-bay for $2,000 and up.

Debbie, coconut macaroons are my favorite. You have a wonderful son. Must take after his mom.....Not that many young kid's would be that dedicated in helping out others. My grandson loved "High School Musical" too. Actually I liked it. Those sand sculptor's are unbelievable. It's a shame they aren't going to stay like that. Whoever made them did a marvelous job......holy cow! They are amazing. Congratulations on being 18 months cancer free......

Ravdeb, I can understand how proud you are of your Dad. I wonder if they sell the book here? I am sure they probably do, I will have to look for it.

Tadah. Doe's it hurt to have lipo? I have seen it on TV and it look's kind of scary to me. I have so much fat I could use a little fat removal. I am glad you found a good PS. I think that is really important. I hope we still recognize you when you are done...lol...I think you look beautiful either way.

Well speaking of fat I guess I should go and eat dinner only I am going to eat low fat tonight....a salad.....

Desperate Housewives is on tonight, Anybody watch that?

Love Gail

Graycie

Kelly, I e-mailed the pictures to you....so check your e-mail. I put Graycie in subject line.

ake

Graycie...I love Desperate Housewives!!!! I can't stand Susan, but I love Bree...glad she kicked that creepo out of her house My husband and I watch it religiously! What do you think about this season?

linny

I have trouble catching up with everyone if I have not read the posts for a few days! Amy, what you said before thanksgiving is exactly how I feel, often thinking about cancer, and worrying about the future. I still enjoy every day, but no longer have the carefree feeling of precancer days. Your picture with your husband is lovely. I don't have a digital camera, I think it may be time to get one.

Kelly, I was diagnosed just before my 55th birthday, I am now 56. I always felt young, now I am not so sure!

Michele, my belly fat is growing! Its positively scary how much weight I am putting on in my front. Chemo put me into menopause, and I have been told I must eat less and exercise a lot to control it. Well, with all I have been through, I don't want to diet (I never did anyway, I think its pointless).

I love to bake (cakes) and the one thing I am trying to do is bake less, since I am the main customer for my homemade cakes. Ravdeb, I also make chocolate chip cookie squares w. brown sugar. I bought a kitchen aid stand mixer a few years, its so easy and fun to bake with it.

I have always had trouble with my teeth, I had a lot of cavities as a teenager and then as an adult, those large fillings started giving me trouble on a regular basis. I have had several root canals and have 7 crowns. I go to a dentist who is a personal friend, so even though I dislike going, its easier. For root canals, I see a specialist.

Hot flashes still continuing - we went out with two other couples last night to a restaurant. I could barely stay at the table, I kept getting so hot. I am just not interested in socializing anymore, it is too physically uncomfortable - I am embarassed to turn beet red, and what I really want to to is leave the table and stand outside, but how can I do that 5 times during the meal! Also, I wonder if anyone else feels like I do: I have very good friends but I don't feel that I can talk to them about what I have been through (more that I don't want to, rather than can't) and it has made me feel much less close to them. Its a strange feeling, since we have been close for years - its not about them, its just that I feel like a different person.

Ravdeb, my husband booked for Israel, Dec. 31 to Jan. 7, I am not going with him even though I have not been in over two years, and I had the added incentive of wanting to meet you. I have gone to New York so often this past year since chemo ended that I don't have energy to travel overseas. I am going again to New York for a week on Dec. 5.

This is going to sound like a stupid question - how do you all keep track of the answers to give each post - do you write it down.

Victoria, even though I keep kosher, which somewhat restricts what I cook, I like to cook very much, and I enjoy reading about other cuisines. I usually buy the New York Times on Wed. since they have a cooking section and it usually has an article about food in other countries. Ravdeb, I LOVE eating out in Israel, so many restaurants that are kosher. We have a large number in Toronto, but none are exciting.


Linda

Graycie

Amy, I am hooked on desperate Housewives...I have my husband hooked too......haaaaaa...

Linda, What I do is write the post in an e-mail that way I can keep going back and forth and also you don't lose it that way. Then I copy and paste it when I am done.

linny

Graycie, thankyou so much! such an easy solution and I could not figure one out. I managed to post my picture - spent ages and was so proud - now I am trying to post a picture of my grandkids and cannot!!! (a lot of good it did me going to university when I was young!)

Linda

Graycie

Linda, if you are using photobucket I think they changed it. I couldn't figure it out either. It finally worked for me but I have no idea what I did.

Take care.....

Graycie

Paula15089

Girls I can't keep up with you!

Thanks for sharing the virtual turkey everyone! Shame we dont have Thanksgiving over here... but then again, I dont need another eat-till-you-stuffed holiday after my last trip!!

Mary-anne, beautiful poem... it just captures so well how we feel.
Kelli- will look for pics. Dont have too many bald ones though... not my best angle!
Victoria - i will test out your recipe.
I make wicked chocolate brownies, if i may say so myself. Might post a recipe later on if anyone is interested!

Tadah, did you have your lipo already? I am envious, seems like my whole life revolves around diet and excercise these days. Zoladex certainly did a number on my metabolism...
Amy - lovely pic, as always!
Rosemarie - happy birthday girl!! many more happy returns!!
Ravdeb - are you happy or sad to see your curls go?
Mine are still here, bushy as ever.. Will miss them if they go. I LOVE a wash-and-go style.

better go back and read all the posts now...

love you girls!

cathy987

Paula–you said it! Can’t keep up. But I’m going to try.

My life has been crazy busy.

Got home from the Netherlands, Monday. Played catch up at work Tuesday and Wednesday.
Deb–sent your friend chippers.

Wednesday evening cleaned house and cooked most of the dishes for Thanksgiving. Son, Mike and dil Abbey and gd Erin came from South Dakota about 11:00. We had a great day since almost everything was ready to eat and the weather was really nice.

Debbie-–I gave Erin Catherine your Catherine's address and printed out Catherine’s school picture and pictures of Sam both before his attack and after and then she also saw his latest picture on the web. Erin was happy to see him looking so good. She really loves dogs. I have no doubt she’ll be writing.

I’ve spent this weekend in Peoria, Il at yet another show. Before I left I got my mail and there was the Rock-Tober Girls Rockin’ On album. Listened all the way to Fargo and several times since.

Tracy–what a beautiful thing you have done. Thank you! I had the thought today when I was listening again that I don’t know much music and instead of stopping to smell the roses it’s time for me to stop and listen to the music. I can’t quite catch all the lyrics so have been googleing them. (Deb–Old Friend is one of my all time favorites)

Mary-–my song, I Am Woman has been important to me for many years. It got me through a tough time in my marriage. I would make that track repeat for 30 minutes while I walked to it’s beat in my house. I was never so fit or so strong. It helped me through chemo as well.

You dentist-fearing women-–I have been toothless for more than forty years and even still I get physically sick if I have to enter a dentist’s office.

Victoria–I loved the story about your daughter–I wouldn’t mind having to retrieve one of my own from Johnny Depp. I love your Rock-tober picture w/Chloe and you and Handsome Dave at the football game. I share your passion for cooking and especially like to try ethnic dishes. Thai is my favorite. I get the NY Times online. Wasn’t aware of the Wednesday food section. I’ll have to check that out. I’ve kept your recipe for calabacitas and even found the green chiles canned but just haven’t gotten every ingredient together at the same time.

Good grief–I love all your pictures. Your growing hair Paula, everyone’s dogs, (Buddy Love, Chloe, Sam, Casey, Rockey the Boxer, and Brenda’s “Handsome one” Thanksgiving tables. Really liked the hands/turkeys Rosemarie and your children’s ideas of what they were thankful for. I’m with Justin and the blueberries—they’re supposed to be good for our brain cells. Laura–beautiful warm table graced by a beautiful warm person. Hair is looking good!!!

Amy–I can tell you have a most wonderful family–it shows in their faces every time you post pictures. I appreciate my extended family too–especially my maternal cousins who get together often. It’s wonderful to have family to share the laughter and the tears too.

Kelly–a third Dave! Sounds like a keeper. I’m really happy you are enjoying that pool. I’ve been waiting for it to happen since way before I showed my face here. I’ll send pictures soon. It takes me forever to resize and post. I keep forgetting how. I can easily send by e-mail though I need to have a picture taken in my shirt.

Mary-Anne–Your poem made me realize how very fortunate I’ve been to be taken in by such strong women who showed me how to get through this journey and made my path much easier. Again, thank you all.

Quick trip tomorrow to visit Amy, Brian and grandkiddos Bo and Hedda in NYC. Back to Fargo Wednesday, Herceptin Thursday. Home that afternoon and evening and then to Rochester, NY. Can’t wait to meet our Marymelodi and Graycie.

Tadah–if you pm your phone number I’ll call you tomorrow or Tuesday.

I once said the secret to keeping up was to post often and short. I should take my own advice.

One last shot. Where are you Sherryhaire? Without you this thread might not have started.

Love you all!
Good night.

Anonymous

Amy, I love seeing you so happy. Can you email me a better shot of your wedding photo? I love the jazz hands photos. Got both of them.

Well, ladies, Delightful Dave and I went on a date and I got a babysitter and he even brought a gift and a card!! We went to the Macaroni Grill because I suggested it because I have a $50 gift card to use there. He wouldn't let me use it! He said it's his ace in the hole to go out again. So, I showed him my Outback gift card, my Hungry Hunter gift card and told him I have a BJ's Pizzeria one coming by the end of the month. (Gift cards from one of the lenders I use and their rep gives them to me for achieving goals)

We talked so much and then went to the movie. Then he came over here and he sat on the couch with me for about 20 minutes and then he left. Perfect gentleman reputation still in tact.

I really like him and he is so honest. He asked me if I ever felt like my heart hoped a date was going good. I asked why. He said he just loves to think about me and keeps hoping that it works out. He told me he is 'looking for one person' and that he is a one woman man. He is very sweet and had me laughing so hard tonight, I didn't even think about cancer.

Well, ladies, I just had to post this before I went to bed. We will see how it goes, but for now, it's all good and so fun to be a new normal.