Starting Chemo May 2008
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PS. That should have been.."..changed, stronger, more insightful and more fecking profane..". XX
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Ladies, I am overwhelmed with emotion just reading and catching up over the last few days. I am so thankful for all of you. Otter, your words really hit home. And Kerry, yes, just an interruption in our lives. The longest pause on my remote I've ever had to endure so glad I did, endure cancer that is, otherwise I never would have found all of you. I can't believe I just said that, but it has changed my whole outlook on life and how dear those around mean to me, all you ladies included. I wish you all could be here today to celebrate life with me. I will be thinking and praying for all of us when we sit down for dinner later. Happy Thanksgiving.
Sue, your sister is truly amazing and the best gift ever for those children. You never know what god has in life for us, but we shall prevail.
December 2 will be a great day girls. I'm so glad that you're all finishing up chemo and rads. Will we all be done with our treatment? I know some of us will continue with herceptin and tamoxifen but I can't recall if we'll all be done. Damn chemo brain.
My daughters surgery went extremely well yesterday. The doc said she was loaded with nasal polllyps. (sp?) She told me she was thankful I'm still here, so I'm I....love you all, Mary
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Rock,
That was beautiful. I have that verse in my WALLET. What are the odds? Kerry, your words struck home as well. Kind of a weird Thanksgiving day here--my husband is on reserve (call) today and tomorrow, so we are having our Thanksgiving on Saturday. My oldest son and gf are here, they are going to her family's celebration today. My youngest son is not here, for the first Thanksgiving ever. I had to work right up until Wednesday and my house is trashed, so I am going to be pre-baking and cleaning house today...being married to an airline pilot, we have had Christmas on Christmas Eve, December 26th, one year he had a long overnight Christmas Eve about five hours away and rented a car and drove home..this year he is on reserve Dec. 23rd thru the 28th. I don't know when we are having Christmas. But I just think about how every year when we had little kids at home, he was able to be here and this year, someone else with little kids gets to be home at Christmas.
I am thankful for all of you. This is a wonderful group and you have ALL been a wonderful blessing and support through this ordeal--and back into life! I am definitely "changed, stronger, more insightful..."......and HAPPIER!!!!
Cris, thanks for the prayers for my sister....they are doing well today.
Otter, I just can't say enough about how much you have calmed my many fears with good information and your unfailing support. THANK YOU.
Noelle, REST. Your Siouxsie wishes you the best today.
Love,Sue
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I love us.
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You are all, every single on of you, in my thoughts today. I just want to wrap my arms around this amazing group of women. I don't know what to say except you've all moved me so very much.
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I love us too.
working working... will read more later.
xoN
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"When one door of happiness closes,
another opens,
but often we look so long at the closed door,
that we do not see the one that has been opened for us "
Just thanks...I don't think i would of seen the open door and the happiness on the other side without you all !
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Cris, I will be starting rads, probably in Jan., then on Tamoxifen for 5 years. But at least there is light at the end of the yunnel.
I am so thankful for all of you. The director of our local ACS has been trying to get me to go to their bc support group, but I declined. Told her that I have the best support group a gal can have--you all are the greatest and I feel like we all are family. I don't believe in coincidence, so we have all been brought together for a reason. You are all in my thoughts today.
Otter-you moved me to tears also
I got to do the baby's 3am and 6am feeding this morning--I actually started telling him about you guys. He got a kiss from each of you. I feel blessed to have been able to have that (bonding) time with him.
Got to get busy and start cooking. Turkey is already in the oven!
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Happy Thanksgiving, girls!!!
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Roxi, tell me about your girl's polyps. My stepson Alex (15) has a nostril-full (gross image..but hey! what grossness have we NOT experienced this year.....?) and I've never heard of such a thing. What's happens as far as surgery goes? I'm glad your girl is good! Love to all..I'm off to see the George Town Council to put in our application for our shed at the Bellingham estuary. It's official girls! Today is the first day of the 'new normal'!
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Kerry,
Kristen's always had a problem with her nose. We thought it was allergies. Both my daughters went through ear tubes. My oldest had her adnoids out and Kristen had a tonsilectomy. My husband has always had the same problem. Even as an adult, he had a metal tube for drainage. Anyways, she was tested for allergies and the pediatrician commented on her polyps. They tried to shrink them with nasal spray to no avail. She hasn't had a sense of taste of smell for years. Her ENT called for a CT scan and sure enough, she had one very small air passage, everything else was blocked with goo. Her surgery was supposed to be about 30 minutes but once they got in there, it took longer to clear them all out. She 's in some pain but it's all good now. She could actually taste and smell her dinner tonight. She needs three days of rest and low activity for 10 days. She was constantly blowing her nose and sniffling. Her cousins were teasing her tonight calling her hannibel lecter because she has gauze taped under her nose for drips. You may want to consider the surgery if they recommend it.
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Hi Everyone and Happy Thanksgiving!
Had a great day with the kids all home, my sister and her grandson, my Mom and her SO, and my husbands brother and nephew showed up too- very relaxed and fun thie year.
Going shopping for a while tomorrow- 3 of the kids want coats and tomorrow is the best day to get them LOL- then home and to sister in laws in the afternoon.
Noelle- keep trucking- so many prayers offerred up for you and the best holiday season ever. I just returned from my second bath bomb and I feel wonderful- I go over to Moms jacuzzi tub with them LOL
I love us too!!!!!
Kristy
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Tuesday, I had an EKG, and blood tests. My thyroid, is way low, so that could account, for some of the fatigue, beside just having finished chemo./rads. Haven't heard anything, about the EKG, but the GP doctor didn't seem to think, anything was terribly wrong. I think my oncologist, was just being cautious. Today, is a good day, and I'm not going to panic, about it. No news is good news....
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We have been quiet, so I'm going to assume that's because everyone is having a nice holiday weekend. My niece, her dh and 2 little boys came up and we had a good time, in spite of the neighbors...so here's the story. Get your shovels, ready...
Dh has been off all week and we were expecting a rain storm earlier this week (which we did get, finally!). So he spend Monday afternoon cleaning the yard, trimming, raking, etc. The neighbors (yes, the same ones from previous postings) had a bush that they let grow pretty wild. It had come over the fence and grown practically all the way down to our retaining wall, about 7 feet. It stuck out almost 2 feet from the wall and spanned about 10-12 feet across. My dh was concerned about the weight of it on the flimsy wooden trellis and trimmed our side so that only about 3-4 inches was left hanging over. The next night the storm came and apparently, due to the weight of the bush on the other side, blew it over,. The following morning (we're at Wednesday now) the man came over and started telling my dh that he had no right to cut the bush, that it was ruined and anyway, he the right to a "2 foot easement" onto our property (excuse me?!). He also likened what my dh did to "what if I came and cut off the tops of your trees because they are blocking my view?" (Again, excuse me?!) Dh told him it was nonsense and to stake the bush up and it would come back in the spring.
So...my dh took the girls for a walk to the store later that morning. When they came back, the rest of the bush was laying all over our retaining wall and part of the driveway, partially blocking the entrance to the garage. They were outside on their porch and dh asked the guy, "Are you going to clean up this mess?" He says "Mess? What mess? I don't see anything." The wife chimes in with "Let him shred it (dh has a machine that mulches) since he like to shred so much." Apparently, this struck my 5 year old funny and she began to giggle. **If you haven't got the shovels out by now, get ready.** Then this woman says to my child, "Shut up, you little brat!" In front of my dh and her older sister. I was shocked when I heard that (good thing I was not home!). At that point my dh just asked the girls to be quiet, but he was mad. What kind of a person speaks like that to a child and in front of their parents?!! If either of them ever speak to either of my children again, I will immediately call the police and say we feel threatened.
This has really been disturbing. However, my dh is "get even" kind of guy and has decided our compost bin needs to be moved...right next to their patio and behind our garage. Oh well, just wait until the summer when it's 105...I'm having very un-Christian like thoughts about them...
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WHAT THE H - E DOUBLE HOCKEY STICKS??!!!!
This calls for action. In fact, it calls for a SONG.
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Lets make up some witty riposte
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
As we prepare to heave some compost
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
We have our shovels at the ready
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la!!
Cris's neighbors, their nastiness they will soon be regretting
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-LAAAAAA.
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Cris, feel free to PM me your neighbors' address. I have some mystery containers in the fridge that I was going to toss out but y'know, it seems a shame to let them go to waste...
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Cris, this is where the first reaction is to kill. Boy! How easily murderous thoughts erupt into action these days! BUT keep uppermost in your mind that.......they LIVE next door to you. Give them some space (not some compost or prawn shells or that bag of slimy potatoes you've been incubating.) I have a friend whose not-so-neighborly tensions escalated to death threats, pet abductions and police involvement. And this was in a 'decent' street and they both own their homes. Tensions have eased since the cops 'explained' a few things, but now my friend' quality of life amounts to living on eggshells. I just had a flashback! My former husband actually pulled a large tree-stake out of the ground (in a campsite) in preparation for dealing with a nasty fecker's snipe at my stepson..that was pretty hairy and scary!
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Ladies - Just back from Thanksgiving at my sister's Cabin (in Wisconsin). We had an incredible time from beginning to end. My Mom was watching from the heavens laughing at my sister and I trying to prepare dinner. She burned herself twice and the turkey looked like swiss cheese after we poked it with the meat thermometer a dozen times. Next year, a little less vino perhaps.
I was also overwhelmed with emotion as I was catching up on the posts. I still think back to the day that I found a study that indicated that BC patients do better when in a support group. I found you all that day and I have thankful ever since. You all are truly a blessing in my life!!
December 2nd will be a special day! Congrats on the last chemo for Jackie, last rads tx for Chris and birthday wishes to Noelle!
Yeah to Kristy for a single stick and done!
Sue - prayers to you and your your family! Your sister and brother-in-law are amazing!
I love us too!!!
Jean
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Rock - I love it!!!!
Kerry - Don't worry; I work in a prison, don't want to live there! But they will NOT speak to my children.
Jean - So glad you had a good holiday!
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I need to report on my eyebrows. I have been wondering why I have looking more and more like a panto character or drag-queen in the eyebrow department. I bought a pencil-sharpener and voila! an improvement. But then the problem continued. I finally put my reading glasses on and had a really good sqizz. WTF!!! My eyebrows are growing back! TWICE AS BIG!!! I actually went and bought tweezers and a magnifying mirror and plucked them for the first time in 25 years!! Can you imagine how reluctant I was to pluck even the least of them?? I still look like David Bowie (1984) without pencil, but as soon as the pencil goes on....Cookie Monster! My leg hair is flourishing (now that summer is here
but only on the front of my shins and inner thighs. Charming. Fan?..still very tidy. I'm getting the broken capillaries on my face zapped on Tuesday..gosh, is there no end to my vanity??? Hope the mega-flashes don't give me new ones. Love y'all. XX PS the fairies STILL haven't arrived to pack my house for me.......... -
Cris, the original Shovelgirl---your neighbors need to move. That's the only answer.
Kerry, vain away. Glad the 'brows are coming back, sorry they are mutant.
Jean, sorry about the burns and the turkey pokes. Glad about the vino with a sister, though.
We had Thanksgiving yesterday with my son and his gf. They are getting married December 20th. They are going to the courthouse in Austin, not a big church thing. They have been living together for three years and I think one of two things happened: either her Dad said, "You've been living with the boy for three years, I'm not paying for a big wedding" or my son went to her Dad and said for "X" amount of dollars we will elope!! Anyway, they want us to be there, and there will be a lunch after. Life is good, I really love her and want her as my daughter (in-law)......
So today I have lots of cleaning and laundry and catching-up to do even though it's Sunday--we've had five dogs in the house since Wednesday and carpet needs a good cleaning, I have to go back to work tomorrow so laundry must be done or I have nothing to wear to work...It's great to have energy, but kind of sad to have to spend it inside doing housework. Oh, well, sooner started sooner finished, here I go....
Love,
Sue
PS. Rock, Eddie, Jen, Noelle, Adrienne, Linda, and anybody I left out--LOVE YA!
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Hellooooooo ladies! Glad to see everyone had a nice holiday... well for the most part. Cris~ you want me to come over and throttle the neighbors for you? My muscles could use a good stretch.
Spent the past 2 days baking. My, feet, legs, back , fingers and everywhere in between are killing me. But I have a TON of cookies done and 3 flavors of hard candy and 3 batches of peanut brittle done. I still have fudge to make and maybe another day of cookies... we shall see what I feel like then.
Had a great visit with my mom for turkey day. Everyone got to pet me on the head and feel my baby duck hair. Dad loaned me one of his good hats he got from Ireland to wear to keep me lil head warm. Looks kinda like a page boy hat... sorta kinda. Everyone but 1 person says it looks cute on me. Makes me look fashionable. I'll take what I can get lol.
Got a herceptin tx coming up thursday. I'm gonna surprise the nurses and doc with yummies.
YAY decmeber 2nd!!!!!!!!!!!
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Jen, I'll be over in a few minutes... MMMMmmmmm!
otter
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Jeeen! you make hard candies? How fun! I never have time to Xmas bake anymore.
I will likely get some Xmas puds made next week and have them at New Year. It was no Holiday here, the US Thanksgiving only messed up my shipping as some of my US suppliers took 4 or 5 days off and UPS was on Holiday hours .. one day I will learn.One thing is for sure, it was NO Black Friday in my books! The weather has finally turned to winter, and with the 1rst of December here we should see the shopping finally start. If we match last years sales we may actually turn a profit for the first time ever.... and since my prices are a little higher (My imported things are primarily from the US, and our dollars are no longer at par)
I am tired. I had one staff member quit this week and another drop from 4 to 2 days per week. There is not time to train anyone new, so it will be one hell of a juggle. We started evening hours on Thursday and Friday so it is even more hours to cover too.
Pap test and MUGA this week.
BF and I found a "position" last night that could only work with a woman with one boob. I think I might start a catalog of mastectomy positions... or how about mastectomy porn...!?
Love to all. More news when I can sit still without laundry, cleaning and more work to do.
N
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OK Noelle...I have to laugh at that one. If you publish the positions....let me know! Maybe I should add it to my website if I ever figure out how to get it going.
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Lovely Ladies,
I just returned from Portland where we enjoyed turkey with my hubby's brother, mother, father, and assorted other wonderful people. The best part? Not cooking. Okay. Just kidding. The real best part? Chocolate pecan pie. Okay, kidding again but kidding less this time. Seriously? The best part...my brother-in-law was talking about how it was going to be when we grew old and how we'd have to get a compound where we could all take care of one another and there's be an extra house so when kids came with grandkids, they could hang out and so on...and I was right there with him and didn't think IF I grow old but, instead, WHEN I grow old. Guess what my dear women who have carried me through the thick and think of this with humor, compassion, tears, advice and support....we are all going to GROW old together. Our wrinkles are going to be there soon and it'll be lovely as they come. Happy December to one and all. Got laundry to do now that I'm home and am trying to get a headstart on next week. BTW, I had a wild gypsy adventure in Portland over the weekend. It was so strange. Check my blog if you care. Talk to you all soon.
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Eddie, I have been having LOTS of those moments lately. It is so cool. I am ignoring all my 'broken' bones and walking the dog every day, feeling oh-so-grateful for my life and all the amazing people and twists and turns and I'm even 'inciting' my students. (I heard one say quietly the other day,"Mmm, looks like she's back..."). As school chaplain I have been running this great little program for all the girls in years 5,6,7 & 8 called CHIC (Choices, Hopes, Inspirations and Connections). It's basically a self/image, self/worth, self/respect thang and I think it's great. We have had some chemo-induced interruptions, which is a nuisance. Anyway today a couple of girls stayed behind to tell me how much they love CHIC and how they miss it when it's not on. They told me they LOVE the way I inspire them to think about things and to think about people. They are so grateful for a chance to talk 'girl' stuff. I felt so good..I felt BACK! And after they left I had a little cryAll of you girls have helped me get to where I am. I'm not afraid. I'm not angry. I'm...in awe.
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ya the fact that I am working too much, cannot get my kids homework done with him to save my life makes me me feel like I am BACK too...
wheee!
Love to all.
Have a great day!
Gracie! One more!
Chemoooo!
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Tomorrow is December 2nd. In light of all the good stuff that is going to happen tomorrow, (last chemo for Jackie, last rads for Cris, and Noelle's birthday!) I propose that we declare December 2nd the official May 2008 Sisters Day of Celebrating our Wonderfulness.
What do you think? Can anyone whip up a proclamation real quick?!
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I'll second that declaration! (Brain not working enough to come up with a proclamation just yet). Tomorrow is gonna be a great day!
Eddie-I like the "compound" idea. DH & I have talked about something similar, with houses for all the kids and my siblings, well, maybe not my siblings, but there would be plenty of room for them to come visit. (I won't hold my breath or anything-LOL). And you are right--we will all grow old together!
Jen-I'm coming to your house for cookies! Be there in about 5 hours. DH & oldest GS went duck hunting Fri. and GS asked DH if Nana was going to bake cookies,make fudge and peanut butter balls this year. I am going to try to make some, but not on the level I usually do. Used to make the best chocolate covered cherries--soaked the cherries in rum first--they are awesome!
Kerry-the work that you are doing with those girls sounds great!
Yeah for December--that means that this long year is almost over!!
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During May 2008 Sisters Day of Celebrating our Wonderfulness Month, we underscore our commitment to raising our spirits, hopes and dreams for our futures post breast cancer.
All of the wonderful women in this group had travelled a very long and often difficult road in their battle against breast cancer. All of the wonderful women in this group have chosen to overcome this adversity and chosen to allow their experience to make them more wonderful than ever before.
All of the wonderufl women of May 2008 are committed to themselves, their friends, families and women everywhere.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, as representative of all the women of May 2008 , by virtue of the complete lack of authority other than the will to have this month, do hereby proclaim December 2008 as May 2008 Sisters Day of Celebrating our Wonderfulness Month.
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