TIME TO CIRCLE THE WAGONS GIRLS

nosurrender

I haven't caught up or read anything.
I am back from my post-abraxane blackout. Seems I can't be on the computer for the two days following and then Saturday the pain comes.

Hey, you all remember when my Mini was in for service and they gave me an SUV as a loaner car? Well, I had to bring him back yesterday so they could fix the things they BROKE when he got his first service and this time they gave me a brand new, candy apple red Mustang. That thing is so fast when I just touch the pedal I am in the next town.

Thinking about Shirley and praying her family is holding up.
Glad to hear Puppy's news.
Cy- I wish I could meet you - you are in tx and able to get to pinkstock but I am afraid of doing all that driving by myself.
Please remember my friend Liz in your prayers. She was on the June '05 chemo thread and had what she thought was a virus on the weekend with a 103 fever and terrible pain. She finally went to the ER and they admitted her for immediate gall bladder surgery. She is a great friend and sister and her surgery is right now.

Thank you for including her in the middle of the circle.

Love,
g

shokk

Nicki is so strange you asked my about the crikets......last evening I had to run up to Walgreens to get the youngs some (Oragel) her mouth is so sore (brackets) and I got out of my car and there were crikets everywhere......it whats so gross is that they die and start to decay and the smell is horrible......the manger was out sweeping the sidewalk and said he cannot keep up with them........anyway Nicki you are right they are everywhere especially for buildings that are white......I've never seen so many happy birds in all my life......oh geez brb......

shokk

Ok chicas........Charlene just wanted to tell you what a sweet guy you have....glad you are doing so well......Marsha congrats on the closing.....partee......(((((Gina)))))(((((JanKay)))))) ya'll take care....we all love ya'll very much........Gina enjoy that little red mustang......one of my all time favorite songs is "Mustang Sally"..........Denise be good and have fun with mom......my Mom day is Satuarday's so we can eat dinner at 4:30 in the afternoon.......gotta love the mom's........Colleen just remember we are here for you while Warren is gone.......he may have two homes but he only has one life and one mom.......(sorry but step-mom is not his mom)......love you sweetheart......oh geez....sorry gals brb.......

AlaskaDeb

OK…I am sitting her in my nightgown, half packed suitcase sitting on the couch, cooler ready to pack frozen fish and I am laughing my arse off!

I have this huge list for packing and I’m checking things off and I’m sure I have everything assembled…when I realize I didn’t pack a single pair of underwear!! LOL…I would have been runnin’ for Wally-World to buy some or going commando!

Of all the things I’ve lost, I miss my mind the most!!!!

I leave for the airport 4 hours….
Deb C

shokk

Deb just want to say I feel so lucky that I joined the thread were you are an active member.....hell you don't need any underwear.......ha.......have fun.......

shokk

Everyone is packing and getting ready to fly to a wonderful few days in upstate NY.......MB you are the best..........everyone have a great time and be careful.....is anyone going to film this.......it would be great if ya'll ended up on the news.....maybe it could become a documentary........someone has to film the cg's around a campfire........love to all........

newvickie

I am taking my camcorder along with my new camera...there will be lots of pics and videos to share as several are bringing camera's and such. I am so excited!

newvickie

I am so going to miss all my sisters who aren't going to be there...I won't be able to tuck you in and make sure you are ok. I will need some extra xanex lollipops to make it till Sunday when I return home. Know that I will be missing you all and you will all be in my heart the entire time.

zazette15

Good morning sisters and brother

I am on my way to the surgeon this morning - he wants to have look at the incredibly increasing scar tissue that has me in a bit of pain most of the time.

Things at home are the same, they suck, but I do now look forward to going to work more now.

I miss posting, but most of the time my comp at home is in the war zone and I stay in my room a lot.

I did finish Harry Potter and I was happy with the ending.

Basketball tonight for my son, that makes me happy too.

Gotta go now and get ready. Love and Peace to you all.

Madison

Vickie, if we have internet service, you can tuck people in using my Blackberry.......

BRSTN

Hi everyone,

I'm home sick today and am working at getting another job. Yesterday was surreal. She was so sickingly sweet to me, It's obvious that the personal chair talked to her.

I'm shaking and have the runs (yeah I know - TMI) I'm so dreading Monday morning. I've never felt like this, but then I've never been treated like I was.

I'm sorry...I want to post more about all of you guys, but my brian is just not with it today. It was so good to read about Puppy.

Hugs to all,

Betty

newvickie

Madison...you are such a doll...i just love ya to pieces.

newvickie

hey...what happened to Peter? Seems to be MIA and I don't believe we can take Jankays scooter to Australia...may get just a tad bit wet crossing the ocean.

newvickie

oh my...little me sittin in my windowless office had no idea what was happening outside. Severe thunderstorms till 8pm. No power where I live right now and headed towards where I work. Dime sized hail, 60mph winds, torrential rain, dangerous lightning...cool. I love dramatic weather LOL.
Shokk...can I come hid in your closet?
ok...back to work...2minute breaks are all I can manage!

wildabouthorses

JanKay ((((hugs)))) I have a biker friend who has been in a wheelchair for over 30 years. She drove me to my last two weeks of radiation in her SUV. She can't walk at all, paralized from a car accident. She rides on the back of her hubby's motorcycle, they have special straps strategically placed to keep her on the bike. She is camping this week with 11 teens and they are going to go kayaking on the river! She was told she'd never get pregnant...fooled the docs and has a son! This lady is so amazing, despite her handicap she has such a spirit that everyone that meets her loves her! Shortly after my rads was done she had to have surgery to remove a possibly agressive skin cancer area on her chin, a cancer that starts in scars. Turned out to be B9! I was glad I could give her some support in return. She had dealt with breast cancer herself and was such an inspiration for me to get through this.

I understand your situation is different being that you have Parkisins, I have worked with a few people like that having been a nurses aide (8 years 8 different homes). All I can say is keep your chin up girl and try to deal with what has been given you...you are still alive girl! I myself deal with hearing loss and its gotten so much worse that I can't hear on a phone anymore. Thank goodness for computers and cell phone text messaging. Only help I got from the goverment is I was taught to read lips in grade school. I wore one hearing aide up to about 15 years ago then had to wear two. Now I have to have closed caption on tv/dvds to understand what is being said.

Anyway I wanted to thank you for being the first one to invite me to this thread in pm. I heisitated until I got your pm. We all understand everyone has their down days, some more than others but we all are sisters (thanks to cancer) no matter what!
Wild/Jan

jankay

thank u jan
that means alot to me that u shared that with me. i am glad that my pm made a difference.
glad to have you

Gus

Vickie, if we can't connect to the Internet up on the hill at MB's house, the Hampton Inn has wi-fi. I'm sure I'll bring my laptop (because I am an addict), so you are welcome to use it for tuck-ins!

I'm off to make my list for packing. I'm putting underwear at the top of the list!

Love you all,
Sue

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Emelee26

Hello ladies and 1 man,

I'm writing after much behind the scenes talk with a very special woman, Nicki.
Many of you have welcomed me on other threads and I appreciate it so much!
I've been here since 2004 when my mom, my best friend in the world, was diagnosed. 5mm, told it was DCIS only (at first), small invasive part, mastectomy, no chemo, hysterectomy, arimidex. I still come for questions, to laugh, and for support. I've had 3 close friends dxed since..it's been hard.
We still deal with the scares (lumps that were her implant) aches and pains that she thinks are mets, etc so I would love a place to come to laugh and to cry.
You seem like the perfect bunch.....

Love Marisa

TheShopMama

Good afternoon, sisters!
Good news here. I just spoke with Ed. He said Puppy says her head no longer hurts!! What wonderful news! She will not go home today because for some reason her blood sugar spiked up. The doctors believe it had something to do with the "trauma" to the brain from the procedure. She is much better this afternoon and is scheduled to come home tomorrow. (((((Puppy))))) thank God!!

Vickie... just thinking... jankay's scooter might not cross the ocean... but do you think Mazer could fly the magic carpet over? We could send Bubba with Mazer to check on Peter???
Nicki..You go girl!!! Get that new suit. Retail therapy has worked wonders for me.... except that time I spent so
much I was late with another little bill thing.... house payment... ugh.
Hubby makes an appointment for private time? hmmm... there has got to be a funny someone can make with that... I vote on Marsha or Jankay.....But I understand what you mean. Have kinda gotten used to being without a man.. hardly ever think about "intimacy" pitiful isn't it?

Love and hugs from A to Z... catch you later... Pam

jankay

Pam
did u like emails

marshakb

Hey Nicki, I missed what the "pettiness" was. When were you being petty? As for the intimacy you will not get a funny from me on that one! I am sitting here with a uniboob and do not feel sexy or in the mood at all. As a matter of fact, I feel quite disfigured. So I can totally relate to what you are saying.

Pam, sorry, Bubba can't cross the ocean as he is afraid of the water. Besides, who would protect us around the circle? Maybe Amy will let Mazer go. THANKS for the Puppy update! I am so relieved for her.

Betty, you got a little IBS going on? My poor hubby has quite a time of it since my dx in Dec. Usually has it under control but the stress.............

Welcome Emellee!

Marsha

b445

Welcome to all the new comers!

Sorry I've been MIA. The Chemo, family and work have taken a toll on me. I get so tired and when I slow down it knocks me out!

I've missed more work than I've meade this week. The Onc put me back on BP meds so that should help. My markers are up but they don't want to stress on that until we get scans which will be in about 3 weeks. They may hold my chemo Tuesday so I can walk around and have a great time at Pinkstock. I can't stay on much longer but wanted you all to know how much I miss my support group.
Today I've learned about the 6th person in two weeks passing on. 3 from cancer 2 from suicide and I'm not sure on the other one. It just really saddens me.
I miss you all
Love ya Hugs and Prayersout to you all

Anonymous

Good afternoon everybuddy. Glad it's friday for those of you who work. My dh came home off the road today. Wasn't expecting him. Amber got laid off her job. That's bad, considering there's no jobs in this little bitty town. Although, I'm no longer babysitting on a regular basis.

Christopher Meloni is one of my favorite actors from Law & Order. I just saw him younger with more hair in a small part in Twelve Monkeys with Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt. Almost didn't recognize him. He's much more attractive since he's got a little age on him. Now how fair is that? Wished that worked with women. I age and just look like an old hag. lol

Liz, maybe you should slow down a bit and not hurt that arm.

Pam, thank you. I tell you I don't know why the psychological side of cigarette smoking has been so hard on me. I know it can't be physical cause it's now been 106 days without so much as a puff. It is just driving me crazy. I was a chain smoker for years, and i feel myself just getting fatter & fatter, eating instead of smoking. Shoot. There's a pack of cigarettes laying right here on my desk of Ambers and I've picked them up and 'fondled' them, the pack isn't opened. I just tossed them away from me. My dh smoking too isn't helping. GRRRR

Karen, i do hope you start feeling better.

Nicki, good luck with the job interview. I know you'll do fine.

Vickie, you pick the cyber party place unless someone else wants to.

Jankay, thanks for the funnys.

Marshan, hey Congrats on the closing of the house and getting to go with your buds on vacation. That is so great!

Neesie, have you a good visit with your Mother. I need to get up to see my Mother as soon as I can drive. I miss her.

Colleen, hey to you & Warren. At least you're making progress by sleeping in your own bed. You are going to make it through this.

Shirley, thanks for letting us know you made a safe trip.

CheryCY, I so enjoyed our IM last night. That was a nice talk reminded me of old times. I am just so happy that you get to go to Pinkstock. I know how much you have really looked forward to it. hope you're feeling well today.

Peter, where are you 'Mate?' Not out to play today?

Gina, oooh go for a drive with the windows down and the radio up! I used to have a brand spanking new Mustang Cobra when they came back out in '76. White w/blue stripes, i had to drive it that way....alot. Your friend, Liz, is in my prayers.

Shokk, there'll be a few of us poor souls who will still be hanging around the Circle coz we didn't get to go to Pinkstock. But sure hoping everybuddy else has a blast.

Z, hope things go well at the dr.s today and settles down at home.

Betty, hope you start feeling better. Don't let that nasty ole boss ruin your week-end by you worrying about Monday.

Mena, you told me you'd be around last night but you just barely popped in. I looked for you but you were hiding out.

Well, my onc appt for lab, dr. and port flush was scheduled for monday but my dh isn't going to be here to help me with everything i need help with, so I had to reschedule for the 10rh of Aug. Maybe by then I'll have a camboot where I can walk. My appt. has to be with the NP, but I get to meet my new dr and talk to her.

Hey to Amy, Iris, Charlene, Boo, Sue, Sheri, and everyone from Amy to Z.

pals
cheri

jasmine

Woohoo! Just 30 minutes and I'm free for the weekend. But its not like I'm watchin the clock or anything....:)!

newvickie

ok...just poppin in between storms.
hells bells ladies I should have left work early...I had no idea how bad it was here till I got almost home...creeks, yards, ditches all flooded, roads closed, trees down, limbs down, power lines down (thankfully not here). Lightning struck in the babysitter yard...scared the daylights out of them. I get home to find my screened in gazebo in a twisted tangled mess in the trees along with my swing, chairs, table, the pool ladder and all the pool toys. I have huge tree limbs down everywhere...what a mess. damn.
another storm heading our way so I'll be back...gonna try to get some stuff out of the trees quick and hope the power stays on.
welcome Marisa...I love the cat picture
Love and hugs all around
Vickie

Anonymous

Nicki, two years. Humm. I believe if I were you I'd have several glasses of wine and be thankful that my husband still wanted me.

Welcome Marisa.

pals
cheri

SheriH

TGIF! I had a productive meeting today with the teachers and headmaster. We are working on the student schedules and have to be fairly creative to make sure everyone gets the classes they need. I put together a prototype after we got home and I am pretty happy with it. It will need some tweaking, but it's a start. I saw my new classroom and am totally stressed. It's a Sunday School room that has become a dropping point for everyone's junk. I can't just get rid of stuff or the church people will freak. I am going to try and call the teacher and see if we can get together this weekend and come to some kind of agreement.

I am in the non-Pinkstock group, so those of us staying home will need to have our own little cyber party next weekend. I can't wait to see pictures and hear stories.

Nicki, your dh making an appt for intimacy is funny. On vacation my dh was a crazy man and it was fine-we were on vacation. At home we hardly find the time. The other night he hinted that we should "spend some time together." Unfortunately, Micah decided it was a night he felt like he needed to sleep with us. Dh was not a happy camper, but sadly I was relieved.

TTFN

susanmcm

Madison, I want to see your Blackberry, ok?

Puppy glad you are doing better.

Yes, Cheri and I are going to lunch as soon as she gets a cam boot?? whatever the heck that is.

neesie

Hey all, just checking in for now..Gonna go back and check in on all of you........be back later tonight...........cuz my DH isn't getting lucky!! (yup, read Nicki's problem!)

Love ya all!
Denise