MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN 40-60ish

ToriGirl

NativeMainer,

Sounds so yummy...my favorite around this time of the year are the candy corn, kit kats and reese's peanut butter cups...

We are the childless couple of the neighborhood that like Halloween a bit too much.  We go all out...I have tons of scary decorations that we put up to scare the kids...but, we give out the best candy too so they make out well in the end...There have a been a few kids in the past that have been too frightened to come to our door, but I always walk out to the street to make sure they get their treats though!

Maybe we may be able to find a good haunted house to go to...

Halloween is just too much fun and I am just a big kid at heart....

Tori

DE COLORES!

Valjean

NativeMainer ~ I go for the candy corn, miniature Butterfingers, & snack size Reese's, too! YUM-ME!!

Homemade cake donuts. OMG, haven't had them in years. Maybe I'll make some before the end of the month.

Fresh Apple Cider ~ delish !

I LOVE ORANGE!!!! (not really, just putting that out there instead of pink!!) Really, a soft, delicate pink is pretty.

Can you imagine pink Cheetos?!?!

I'm off to the U.P. of MI to spend 11 days playing with my Grandchildren. YAY!

Have a wonderful upcoming week everyone!

I'm so happy you are having such a wonderful time w/your family!! ♥ I love tubing even tho I can't swim.

♥

raeinnz

Ah ha.  Thanks Ginny, I wondered if it was that.  We have heaps of rafting here on large inflatable boats - we call it 'white-water rafting' as it is usually done on quick flowing rivers with lots of broken water and rapids for max excitement.  They go 'black water rafting' in a limestone area called Waitomo about 1 hour drive from here - they go down an underground stream on tubes - quite interesting apparently.  I haven't done either of them yet but I have bungy jumped! - MAJOR adrenelin rush!!!!

Elimar - we call that abseiling over here and I have done that too - good fun.

Halloween is pretty low key over here - shops try to encourage us to get involved and some people get right into it and have parties and have their kids go around the neighbourhood to houses they know they are welcome in but in general most people don't do anything about it. 

bluegems

Two years today! Sometimes it seems like forever.

I couldn't stand the pink after dx and during treatment. Then when I finished rads in October, it was EVERYWHERE, and I just wanted to move on. Now, I'm ok with it. I have a fob on my keychain, and I'll post on facebook to encourage people to donate for free mammograms. I tend to buy my few pink items from charity orgs - the overkill on marketing from everywhere else really gets my goat!

Angel, welcome, and a huge hug to you. I went through a really bad time last year during October - you'd think that first year celebration would have been a joyous one. But we go through what we go through, help each other through it, and emerge stronger than before. Prayers and virtual hugs to you.

Grandbabies come tonight! What a way to celebrate!

Meece

Congrats, Bluegems!

Carrol2

I don't love all the reminders really. But in some ways it is reassuring to know that so many people sympathize with me and what I am going though. It's hard going through chemo with all the runs and things. They are having a zumba marathon the end of the month for breast cancer and i probably wont be able to be in that environment during that time but I guess i will have to see what the doc says.

Meece

Here I am.  No my harness is not in the right position yet, just getting instructions 

elimar86861

Have a great day, bluegems, and keep racking up those milestones!

raeinnz, it's always interesting to find out something is called something else in another country, even when the language is still English.  Thanks for the cultural exchange of the day.

Eph3_12

Whoo hoo Meece!  What a studette!

3jaysmom

elimar...that's the LEAST offensive pink pic i've seen so far ! i HATE october.. used to love trick or treating with kids..now, i just hide from pink anything....thank u for always taking the time to update the header picture.. light and love, 3jaysmom

3jaysmom

elimar...that's the LEAST offensive pink pic i've seen so far ! i HATE october.. used to love trick or treating with kids..now, i just hide from pink anything....thank u for always taking the time to update the header picture.. light and love, 3jaysmom

marlegal

I posted on FB last night how much I hated pink, so I get your sentiment Mainer!  I too wonder about Komen advances.  I'm sure there are some(many?) but I prefer donations to the American Cancer Society - I've actually read of their research and advances.  That's what makes us all different I guess, we're free to like or not like things as we choose   Eli - I had a stuffed dog exactly like that when I was little - it had rhinestones for eyes or something - I carried it everywhere!!!

PauldingMom

I'm undecided about how I feel about the pink stuff. It kinda p#$$es me off when I see something like the local bakery selling cupcakes with pink ribbons on them. Do they really give the $$ to BC awareness or are they just taking advantage of this disease to rack up sales. Then on the other hand I look at some of the great advances that have been made. I too prefer to give to the American Cancer Society as opposed to Susan K. for two reasons. When I was going through treatment I contacted both and Susan pretty much just sent me to ACS who were a great help. I'm thrilled that more and more women are aware that it is important to do self exams and get yearly mammograms so I'll buy the pink cupcakes and confront the baker as to exactly where the proceeds go and if he has any questions I'll lift my shirt and show him my battle scars.

PauldingMom

Meece, Look at you go girl!!!! Ya got more nerves than me, that's for sure.

marlegal

PMom, I'd buy tickets to see that!!!!

dawney

Pmom -  I love your tag line, it always makes me laugh.  I have certainly not been passing up the dessert cart lately!    My sweet taste buds are all that I have left!

Ladies, I have a guestion.  A friend of mine was diagnosed just this week with breast cancer.  She doesn't have any details yet but is hoping for a lumpectomy and rads.  She is military and says she needs a lumpectomy instead of mast becuase Tricare (military ins) doesn't cover any reconstruction.  Have any of you heard this?  I thought by law that insurance had to cover reconstruction?

theresap60

I love the pink poodle!  But I was getting sick of pink while going through treatment.  I'm ok with it now, and have a pink ribbon on my purse and the BC license plate.  I remember the radiologist who did my biopsy and gave me my results gave me a package of pink things, like a pink charm bracelet and angel pin.  At first I was taken aback... I mean, geez, I was just diagnosed with BC and reeling from that, my head was in a fog, I was crying,  I was half in denial and they're putting a "survivor" bracelet on me.  I hadn't survived anything ... the cancer was still in me!!!!  I think we're bombarded with it in the beginning and get easily turned off.  I like to support the American Cancer Society as often as I can.  Komen?  I don't feel warm and fuzzy about them.

OG: You were asking about grandsons ... my two grandsons love Wii.  They also like to play outdoors, ride bikes, kick the ball around... we did a lot of that today.  Fire trucks are big and police cars.  Mine are 7 and 4.

raeinnz: This goes back a few days, but I had really bizarre dreams when I was on the surgery meds and definitely on the chemo meds.  A long time ago I used to have tornado dreams.  Whenever I did, something bad would happen in my family... either one of my kids would get in trouble big time, or worse, someone would get cancer.  Whenever I'd tell someone that I just had a tornado dream, everyone would be in dread.  Strangely enough, one Thanksgiving my DH and I visited his Mom in Seattle and she told me she had a tornado dream before we came out and was afraid to tell me in case I'd back out of coming. (I thought, gee, what if the plane crashed, she'd feel pretty bad about not telling us!!)  Anyway, while we were there, I got a phone call from my son back in VA ... he had just flipped my DH's car... talking to me from an upside down car.  He was panicking, I was panicking.  Not good times there.  But I haven't had a tornado dream where something bad followed in a long time.  Thank God.

-Theresa

bluegems

dawney,

If she is being treated at a military treatment facility, she needs to contact a patient advocate, or better yet, the breast cancer nurse navigator if they have one. It may depend on whether she's Tricare Prime or Standard. She needs to clear up if Tricare doesn't pay for reconstruction after what they might consider an elective mastectomy, if her cancer treatment plan would call for a lumpectomy.

dawney

Thanks bluegems, I will let her know/

Eph3_12

Well girls just a short note to let you know I managed to break my left shoulder tonite while walking the dog.  Typing 1 handed & I'm pumped full of morphine so i'll try to give more details later.  plz pray; I can tell it's gonna hurt like hell pretty darn quick!! 

NativeMainer

Eph3_12--Good heavens, my dear!  Keep taking the pain medication as often as you can for the first 48 hours. Set an alarm if you need to.  That way you'll stay ahead of the pain until it starts to calm down with the healing process.  And I will be praying for you! 

barbe1958

I KNEW exercise wasn't good for you!! Poor Eph!!! Joni, sweetie, what the hell did you do and is the dog okay????

theresap60

Eph ... prayers for you this afternoon.  Take your meds!

Meece

Oh, Joni!  What am I going to do with you, girl?  I have a slew of bubble wrap I could send up to you.  I could fashion it into a lovely jumpsuit.  Bubble wrap and duct tape, what everyone who knows dfashion is wearing this season.

suzwes

Joni, so sorry to hear you broke your shoulder.  You're in my prayers for minimal pain and quick healing.  Take care and take those pain meds!

elimar86861

Eph!  That's awful news!  It wasn't due to your dog lunging after a Pinktober Poodle, was it?  When you're able to type again, I was wondering which bone got fractured?  Did you dislocate your shoulder along with the break?  You poor thing!   All we can hope for today is that you are resting comfortably on the meds. and that your every need is being catered to.  Feel better soon!

                                          

3jaysmom

a broken shoulders' no fun, eph.. i will be praying big time for you. like mainer said..stay AHEAD of pain. and, take it realll easy.   light and love, 3jays

marlegal

Eph, I wish you speedy healing, and agree about taking meds to stay ahead of pain. 

BlueGems - I have your phone #  to take with me to VA on Wednesday.  I think Thursday afternoon is the day we're planning to do Williamsburg itself ... Friday is Busch Gardens I think and Saturday is spa day!  Won't have computer access, so hope you all have a great week.

PauldingMom

Oh No Eph!  You poor baby. I feel so badly for you. Isn't this the second time that walking the dog has caused you to fall? Okay you need a new hobby. Do as the others have suggested and take your medicine. I am sending you a special prayer for a quick recovery. 

About military insurance, my mother had a mx. I'm not sure if she is still on Tricare  but I will ask her tomorrow.  

sheila888

joni...PM is right you need a new hobby.

Feel better.♥♥