Illinois ladies facing bc

Graceembraced

Hope everything went well Heidi and you are able to rest today. I completed 5 of 12 Taxol-Herceptin yesterday ... I'm looking forward to October 18. Then on to radiation!

camillegal

Grace U'r almost 1/2 way there. How often do u go? How do u feel? I hope u'r doing OK

Adey

Aunt Steph is now another bc angel......

hopefulhealing

Adey I am so very sorry for your loss. There are no words.

lago

Oh Adey I'm so sorry. This is just so sad

dltnhm

Oh Adey. So sorry for your loss. Praying for you and your family.

RoulaG

Adey - I am so sorry for your loss. I pray that in the coming days your family finds comfort knowing that she is at peace. Again, I am truly sorry.

IllinoisLady

(((((Adey))))

They are not dead,
Who leave us this great heritage of remembering joy.

They still live in our hearts,
In the happiness we knew, in the dreams we shared.

They still breathe,
In the lingering fragrance,windblown, from their favourite flowers.

They still smile in the moonlight's silver,
And laugh in the sunlight's sparking gold.

They still speak in the echoes of the words we've heard them say again and again.

They still move,
In the rhythm of waving grasses, in the dance of the tossing branches.

They are not dead;
Their memory is warm in our hearts, comfort in our sorrow.

They are not apart from us, but part of us,

For love is eternal,
And those we love shall be with us throughout all eternity.
Anon

Sending peace and serenity to you.

Jackie

camillegal

Oh Adey what a loss for u---I am so sorry.

C-squared

Adey~ My sincere condolences to you and your family.  Aunt Steph will be missed but never forgotten. 

tlangston07

Adey, so sorry for your loss..Prayers are with you and your family.

Jackie, what a beautiful poem.

Camille, thank you for making me smile.

Terry

spunkyboobster

I am so sorry for your loss, Adey. You have an angel on your shoulder.

kjiberty

ADEY:  Sending hugs and warm thoughts your way!

doxie

Adey- May she go in peace, knowing she loved and was loved back.

HeidiK

Oh Adey!  My thoughts are with you and your family!

As usual, y'all were right.  Not nearly as traumatic as it was in my head...  The Adriamycin was a bit horrifying with the color and the nurse dressed like she was preparing biological warfare (which I guess she was).  But the Cytoxin was anticlimactic.  DH let me take his laptop out of the house to watch a DVD while I was being poisoned (he came with and we watched Minority Report, pretty Tom Cruise and cars & fight scenes!).

We have discussed having DH drive me, but me going in alone.  Not sure if he's ready for that, bit over-protective and I'm not sure if he's ready to leave me alone with Nurse Mengele.

No SE's yet, but I've filled my prescriptions so I'm ready.  I am eating everything that isn't nailed down, that may be the steroids, so even if I do start to hurl I've gotten some nutrition in this weekend.

1 down, 15 to go!  (Cannot wait until that is reversed!!!)

HeidiK 

blackjack

Adey my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this sad time. My your happy memories give you comfort and joy. I just lost my aunt yesterday from surgical complications. She too had cancer. I hope that they find a cure soon.

Hugs to you friend.....

BJ

Adey

Prayers for your auntie, you and the family BJ.  Thank you and hugs to all.

Effing cancer.

spunkyboobster

BJ-so sorry for you loss, prayers to you and your family.

HeidiK-glad it went "well". Nurse Mengele-funny.

lago

Oh BJ not another Aunt. I'm so sorry. ♥ ♥ ♥

Heidi my DH went to all my chemos except the last one (he just couldn't). I really didn't need him there but I think he wanted to be there. DHs are more scared then we are I swear.

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C-squared

BJ~ Sincere condolences to you and your family. 

Heidi~ So glad to hear it went well.  And ya can't go wrong wih Tom Cruise!  The Adriamyacin.., that's why they call it "the red devil!"

Enjoy the day all!

IllinoisLady

In all circumstances I acknowledge this,
IN ALL THINGS AND ALL WAYS, I HAVE CHOICE.
My choice resides in my perspective.
While I certainly do not control climate and markets
and roadways and others, I do control myself
and my response to all those circumstances. I do indeed.
- Mary Anne Radmacher

IllinoisLady

BJ.....I'm so sorry to hear this.  I'll be thinking of you and sending silent comfort.  Hugs and  love to you.

Jackie

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And if I go, while you're still here.....

Know that I live on,

Vibrating to a different measure

Behind a thin veil you cannot

See through.

You will not see me,

So you must have faith.

I wait for the time when

We can soar together again,

Both aware of each other.

Until then, live your life to its fullest

And when you need me,

Just whisper my name in your heart,

.......I will be there.

~ Emily Dickinson

Adey

That's a keeper Jackie.

onward

Adey, welcome back. Sorry about your aunt. She's the one you went to Vegas with right? And BJ, Sorry about your aunt as well. All my aunts are now in their 80's but all dealing with their own illnesses. It's never easy, but my prayers go out to you and your families. Love you. Onward

ritajean

Adey and BJ....I'm so sorry to hear about your aunts.  Hugs to both of you!  May your memories keep them close to you forever.

dltnhm

So sorry for your loss BJ.

IllinoisLady

I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain,
not to shrink to a grain of sand.
- Og Mandino

Graceembraced

I have been staying healthy and washing hands frequently, minding my good health habits and my DH is now sick. He has a fever and sore throat. He is so worried that he will get me sick. He has been staying away from me for two days and we wear masks when we are in the same room. This morning my throat feels scratchy and I don't want to get sick. I'm drinking orange juice and lots of fluids...any other suggestions? Has anyone gotten the flu while on chemo and what did you do?



I would usually take NyQuil or DayQuil to fight it, but I don't think the alcohol contents would be good for me now. Should I air out the house or just Lysol every room...



Looking for your words of wisdom ladies!

IllinoisLady

Graceembraced -- golly, I do hope you can ward off anything that could settle in.  As far as the Lysol, I'm not always fond of the "aerosol" part of it.  Perhaps you could use it mainly for the 'air' in the house......but to easily kill germs otherwise.......I keep a spray bottle of water with a tsp. of bleach in it.  I put it on any and all surfaces.  It is especialy good in the kitchen as well when you want good clean surfaces before and as you are preparing food --- but I have used it fairly exclusively for a long time since we are a multiple pet household.

I wish you well.

Hugs, Jackie

joan888

Adey and BJ .... So sorry that your loss. Jackie always comes up with the right words to soothe the soul and warm the memories?



Graceembraced... Count me in the sick bay with your DH. I haven't had a cold or flu in many years, but I woke up with a sore throat yesterday and that was always a precursor to a cold for me. Really feeling yucky today, but no fever. When I was going thru chemo, my DH was still flying and bringing colds home. I kept things wiped down with those Lysol sanitizing wipes and never caught his colds. Not sure where I picked up this cold. Our daughter and granddaughter have been visiting from Seattle this weekend and are on their way home today. Just hope they don't carry it back with them. I am going to take advantage of some much needed peace and quiet around here and catch a nap. Hopefully, that will help. Hate sore throats!