2005 ROCK-TOBER CHEMO GIRLS

debbie444

Just seen all of the mistakes in the last post. I promise you that i am not illiterate - just slapdash!!

cathy987

Good grief ladies. It’s not even noon and here I am voting for my favorite lemon drop martini!! I like the idea of doing the Hokey Pokey! Since I’m well over 40 I’ve probably sampled most every classic drink there is. I drink an apple martini once a year (Feb) at a New York restaurant owned friends of my daughter. (They make a terrific watermelon martini in the summer) Otherwise my alcohol consumption has diminished considerably as I’ve gotten older. I do like a beer with certain meals and wine with others. I would love to sample your sangria Victoria. Tried making it myself years ago. Honestly can’t remember if I liked it or not. Maybe drank too much. Enough true confessions!

Loved seeing the pictures and reading about the mini-reunion. Everyone looked wonderful. “The more we get together, the happier we’ll be!”

Tracy–keep on watching out for Killian. He’s lucky to have you. BTW is Dave’s film still in his camera?

Tracy in Barbados-the worldly one has never been to a tropical island. So I’ll just close my eyes and pretend I’m there with you. Nope, not the same as. I vote for 2008 in Barbados.

Girls–the only place I have to look for Cheetah/Leopard print is the internet and my closet. Found a very old dress w/cheetah print collar and cuffs and a bathing suit. Will search when I’m on the road again.

Super Bowl Sunday I’ll be in a hotel room in St Louis. Think I’ll buy my snacks and cheer on both teams.

Laura, that is some engine! 592 HP wow!! So, what kind of car was Roy racing up the coast with? LOVE the AG doll you dressed for Teryn. You three girls look great but even more you can tell you had a great time. I’m in line for some info on the great skin products?

RoseMarie–congratulations on the new accoutrements.(I had to look that fancy word up) Your story of the lady in Tallahassee really touched me and thanks for sharing it. I haven’t decided about a nipple yet–will cross that bridge after the exchange. Love your kids in the snow! You are truly now officially Northerners.

Gail–ship a little of your painting energy this way. I’m home for a while and I seem to be wasting the time I have. I need to paint but more than that I need to find my desk at work.

Mary–just read your most recent post-glad you’re feeling better–I totally understand not feeling well enough to respond–sometimes its not just physical but our day to day lives get in the way. (That’s my excuse!) I am sure every one here knows how very caring a person you are. Your words always speak volumes.

Michelle–continue to really enjoy your pictures. Wish I could get my act together and post a few. We really get to know each other better. You know, “a picture is worth a thousand words.”

Deb–I want to walk on your beach. Maybe if I close my eyes and pretend I am there. Nope that didn’t work either. Just keep those descriptions and pictures coming. When you are troubled your beach walking calms you and your words calm me too.

Debbie–Lemon drops
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon_drop
The stuck tongue happens to most of us who live in the cold climates at one time or another. I tried our doorknob on my house once when I was. It really looked good. Luckily or not I pulled it off before it was truly stuck but my tongue was sore for days.
While you were slap dashing I was agonizing over every word in my word processor.

Enough of this epistle.
Have a good day every one.
Next time I’ll try to post a picture or two and fewer words.

ake

I saw this on a t-shirt in an advertisement for Komen and breast cancer research. Loved it!

"When we get our hands on breast cancer
We're going to...
Punch It
Strangle It
Kick It
Spit on It
Choke It
And Pummel it until it's good and dead...
Not just horror movie dead, but really, truly dead.
And then we're going to tie a pink ribbon on it."

TracySeattle

Cathy - yes! Still in the camera. That is why I don't like the "Old Fashioned" cameras! I will try to remember this weekend to take some pictures of Killian so that we can use up the roll!

marymelodi

Amy:
Good t-shirt. I appreciate the sentiment.
Mary

marymelodi

Oh, BTW, I am making it known that I am rooting, cheering, and hoping for the Colts and Peyton Manning in the Super Bowl. Don't want any hurt feelings with anyone who may be a fan of Chicago, but I have had a secret "crush" on Peyton Manning for 3 years and I am so glad to see him finally having the success he so much deserves. I just hope I can find a Colts T-shirt at a reasonable cost to wear on that day.

Hey, Rosemarie, I'll send you some $$ if you think you could find one for me. What do you say??

And, is there a " typical" snack food for Indy, e.g. wings in Buffalo, crab in Baltimore, Dodger Dogs in LA, and cheesesteaks in Philly???

I am glad the Colts will be playing the Bears because I do think that will make a better game.

Okay, enough about football. TracySeattle, I know you're a fan. What do you think?

Mary

TracySeattle

Well, I tend to root for The Broncos, the 49ers and Tampa Bay..... I was rooting for New Orleans just because I figured it would be cool for them to be in the SB after Katrina and everything....

So - not really sure who (if anyone) I will root for. I am going to a SB party though!

Anonymous

Ladies...our beautiful Diane's (3strikes)family has asked us for our prayers...she is not expected to make it through the night...see message here.

Peace to us all,
Peggy

TracySeattle

Thank you for stopping in to let us know this. I haven't been out on the board much lately, but I do know Diane and I know that she has fought this horrible disease for quite a while now. She put up a good fight. My prayer is that she finally at peace.

I hate this damn disease.

cathy987

Thanks Peggy

I didn't know Diane at all but took the time to look her up on the boards and found how long she had been fighting. I'm sure she'll be missed by her family and all those who knew her. My prayer for them and her is peace.

Tracy, I'm with you. Hate the disease.

TracySeattle

Peggy -

If there is an address that we can send cards to, would you PM it to me?

RoseMarie

Peggy - thank you so much for letting us know!! I will certainly say a prayer!

RoseMarie

Does vodka go bad?? We have a bottle of Absolut Citron that's about 5-6 years old! I'm going to attempt Kelly's recipe, gotta get the lemon drops though!

Mary - pm me with what you'd like and size and all that jazz and I will get you a shirt!! As far as Indy food...don't know anything special - (probably something corn based!!) We have quickly become Colts fans!!
Here's a pic of Kiersten Christmas morning with the Colts' jersey she wanted badly:


Amy - love the t-shirt slogan!

Well, don't have as much time as I thought I had...will be back tho...

Anonymous

I am so incredibly sad...my heart is broken. This insidious monster must be stopped.

I wanted to catch up with you girls...maybe tomorrow.

Laura

ake

girlies....i'm officially taking a break. 3 women on the young survival coalition just got diagnosed with mets....one woman has it in her hip, one woman has bone mets and is now having a brain scan, and the other woman just had bloating and stomach pain, but that's it...and now she has lung, bone, and liver mets. they all started and finished chemo around when i did and they had similar stats as me.

i can't take it anymore. i need a break from breast cancer, from these boards, from scary things that i don't want to think about anymore. i want to live my life and i need a break from something that makes me want to hide instead.

that being said, i love you all very much and please email me or pm me if you need to. i'm not sure how long my break will be, but i'm just feeling overwhelmed and need to catch my breath. there's been too many scary stories and i don't want to be scared all the time.

love you,
amy

TracySeattle

Oh Amy!

We will miss you! We are so much more than bc these days, I hope you don't say away too long. You are our sister and we will miss you. I understand how scary and overwhelming it can be. You are in my thoughts and prayers.... We love you!

Anonymous

Amy, I know what you mean. I noticed that I really have stopped going to certain forums now. I am really moving on. I come to our little place in the world and pop in reconstruction and rarely the her2 section. I visit recipes and Moving On. But it's always cancer that has bound us. I understand your need to take a break. I hope to see you in August. Our little group really has moved on together.

Last year we would not be thinking of wearing cheetah prints, voting for an "official drink" and planning a get-together. We have our own CD, DVD and mini-meets. I mean, some of us are more concerned about football this week than an onc visit!!! We really could be poster girls and are poster girls ....... thankfully we are all safe for now. May our health continue.

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I cannot even talk about Diane. I think it's too hard when our sisters die because we do put ourselves in those shoes. We put our families there and we go alone. Our families call us crazy and our friends think we are drama queens.

Whoever thought a car accident would be easier to handle???? My dad thinks he wants a disease rather than a heart attack or a car accident. He wants to say goodbye and have time to prepare. He doesn't realize the pain and fear we live in every moment, every day, every week, every month and every year.

Anonymous

I wonder if we could send our video and pictures to Susan Komen's site. Wouldn't it be wonderful if all of us could work for them? I wonder what kind of volunteer thing they would have for us as a group to support others and see how tight knit we could be???

Paula15089

Amy - we understand. This thread is pretty much the only place on the boards i am visiting now. Feeling kinda guilty about it, since i think so many newly diagnosed souls can benefit from our experience and our strength. But i just can't bear to look at the 'Just diagnosed' forum. And 'Mets' forum just breaks my heart..
And now Diane's passing.. she is (was?) such a wonderful woman. I feel incredibly sad - her posts were always so full of life and hope...
take care all

Anonymous

I just wanted to check in this morning to say hi. Nothing else to say now. I thought maybe dEBBIE and Debbie would be here by now. I am guessing they are too sad today.

RoseMarie

It is so awful. I don't think we'll ever be able to really "move on." Not like I wish we could. I know how you feel Paula - I haven't been to other forums much because I don't want to be reminded about what could happen. I feel guilty because I know I have a tendency to put my hands over my ears and drown out anything that could possibly make me think about mets or recurrence and I'm feeling like I've been so self-centered and wrapped up in "me."
I feel guilty for wanting to think more about football and snowmen than cancer...
Saying a prayer for all women everywhere that are dealing with this monster....

Anonymous

Hi Girls -

This is all quite upsetting...we must not feel guilty about what we choose to read or follow or whatever. We've been through so much, and now perhaps guilt too? It goes without saying that we all hold a special place in our hearts for those dealing with the most unfortunate, unpleasant and unfair situations such as mets, recurrence, pain, mortality, etc.

If we want to be informed, we know where to go for an update.

Whether we choose to discuss or address these situations here or not...our prayers and thoughts are always with those that most need it.

Laura

ravdeb

Hi Dear Friends..
I just read all of your posts..the funny ones and the sad ones.

I was on earlier but had to run. I saw the post about Diane and I'm terribly sad and wondering what is happening... she was very special..a photographer, a hard worker..but I am pretty sure she has been ready to die for a while. She didn't want to live her life this way. She brought life and her art into her photographs. She was quite amazing.

It is sad. No..it's maddening! It is scary but it's real.

I understand Amy wanting a break. I think that is healthy and we should take breaks when we feel the need..even if it means only a few days or a few hours or a few weeks...or more.

But my feeling is that it's not possible to run away from any of this. We have follow ups and we have all the same feelings whether we talk about it or not. And the fact that we are talking about football, martinis and cheetah outfits means that we have learned to relax, we have moved forward together but we know we have each other to fall back on when the going gets rough..or IF the going gets rough.

I respect each and every one of you for the way you choose to deal with whatever it is that comes your way because you yourself are the only one who knows what is best for you.

Kelly..I finally finished the book My Sister's Keeper. I had started it last spring and then read other books in between. For some reason, I picked it up again this week and couldn't put it down. I won't tell the ending..but your story about your dad talking about dying from an accident vs having cancer...this story tells it all. I believe that we do things for a reason and that things happen for a reason. I believe that I started that book last spring and then put it aside so that I'd be able to read the ending of it when it would be more appropriate. And it was really the right time for me to read the ending.

All I can say, without giving the story away for those who haven't read it (DO read it..it's worth it), is I walked away with the feeling that I'm okay. Yes..cancer is deadly. Yes, many women die from it. But guess what..many women live on and on for years to come. I hope to be one of those women. And that hope is what is keeping me going.

I wish the same hope for you all.
Love you all!!!

TracySeattle

I have an address if anyone wants to send Diane's family a card..... PM me.

I am off today and have a million things that I am working on! So I have to run.

love you all....

t

RoseMarie

Love you all a lot!

My cheetah pj's just came in the mail. I'll have to take a pic. They're silky with flannel lining - seem pretty comfy. Hope they're not too hot for August...

Anonymous

RoseMarie -
Don't worry, no sweat...we'll just crank up the air conditioning!
Laura

Anonymous

Girls,

Kelly just called me from CA to brag that the weather there is 81 degrees! Pretty rotten of her, huh? LOL And she had to elaborate by telling me she had on a short sleeve shirt (as I sit here with 2 sweatshirts on, thick socks, fuzzy slippers, etc.) and that she just went for a spin in her friends CONVERTIBLE Porsche! I just might say a little prayer tonight that she wakes up to 24" of snow tomorrow! LOL

Laura

Anonymous

RoseMarie -
I am happy that your surgery went well. Hope you tolerate pain better than me, but then again, who doesn't?! Now...as for those Colts...they better start practicing! LOL

Oh Worldly One -
Believe it or not, we raced up the coast in - of all things - a CADILLAC! Roy requested a Dodge Charger, but there wasn't one available. The Caddy was a DTS(?) - quite a bit of pick-up and power, not to mention a touch of elegance. LOL He loves to beat the heck out of rental cars! I asked him why, and he said..."because I can!" LOL

Paula -
The Crookedest Street in San Fran...hmmm, do you mean Lombard Street?

TaDah -
Since I don't have any "girls" left...showing off my navel will just have to do! LOL I wish you were in Barbados under better circumstances, but I'm glad you were able to enjoy yourself. "Across the river"...too funny!

Graycie -
Check out what's on my wrist in the photo of me and Brenda. How did your highlights turn out?

Tracy -
No! Buddy has not been set free yet! Not until the Bears win the Superbowl! LOL Buddy did tell me to send a pooch smoock to Killian.

ravdeb -
Barbados in '08 sounds great! Count me in...

mary -
So happy your dh has landed something! Glad you enjoyed all the cards! You deserve every one of them.

debbie444 -
Greetings from across the pond...what the heck is a slapdash! Should I be amused?

Amy -
I just know you'll be okay.

Victoria -
Next time I head down to the M-Bedroom, I'll jot down the name of the cream for you.

Michele -
Snail mail with something pink inside...yay!

maryanne -
Hi there...hope you're doing well. Knowing you...(ms. outdoor/nature who's bummed because the dragon boats are docked for the winter), you're out ice fishing, skiing or playing hockey! LOL

Brenda -
How did you get Angus to pose so well?



Laura

Anonymous

I was looking at some old photos, hard to remember when I had no hair!!

Graycie

Here I am pulling a Ravdeb trick taking a picture of one of my animal print shirts.

I had to laugh, I went to have my hair done today and the girl gave me a cheetah cape to wear........haaaaa