Chemo Starting Sep 09
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Prayers with you, Jane! What type of surgery? Is there blockage too? We love you!
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Dear Sweet Sisters...so much news this month! I have been working at my old job, am exhausted and so sad and sorry that I haven't kept in touch, especially after lunch with Vicki and Patty...which still makes me smile!
1:47 a.m. here, but woke up with sisters on my mind. Jane..thank heavens you're being cared for and I pray for your doctors' wisdom in surgery and your complete healing! You are loved....and we need you to have a healthy heart when we hit it big in Vegas!
I will write more (you know me!) tomorrow at a decent hour. Love to all...
Ronnie
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I just got to talk to Jane on the phone!!! She's much taller than I thought ; )
Wish we could all be there to give you a hug in person!!
She still doesn't know when her surgery will be - waiting for a specialist to do a heart image. She says she'll post when she can!
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So happy to catch up and see more of our Sisters back!
Oh Vicki...I'm so glad you talked with Jane and shared the news with us, and I know you gave her all our love!
Jane: We would all be by your side if we could! And I could just hear them say, "Please keep your voices down!" You've known for a long time that you just didn't feel right. Chemo, herceptin, radiation, femara....and probably most of us were used to taking a vitamin (if & when we remembered!). I hope the specialist recommends a long vacation to rest that healthy heart...and puppies are always good therapy
Are you truly my big sister?? I'm 5'6"...and how much weight should I lose before Las Vegas so I can borrow your clothes...LOL!!! Keeping your cousin in my thoughts & prayers!Patty: You and Vicki did such a good job of sharing how special our reunion was. I still pinch myself when I tell people about being together! Your show was this weekend and I'm hoping it was a huge success! YEAH for being healthy as a horse (a very slim horse I might say!) and for a year post chemo! A friend that's going through chemo (she has had your same tx) is down to 3 more taxols. I told her we'd celebrate her last tx and she said she couldn't celebrate yet because she still had to have radiation. I said it's important to celebrate each step of this "journey" so we'll be going to lunch before her last taxol! I just had my 3rd zometa, so I celebrated being half way through that! Termites in So Cal...I thought that's why God made stucco!!!
Vicki: Praying that your antibiotics take the lump away! I laughed when I read your bike story! I rode my DIL's bike to get goodies for Grandaughter's birthday party and my balance was awful..I'm checking the seat height! Glad you got to venture into Mexico, and got back safely and I want to line dance! We went to a line dance party once, where they unknowingly videotaped us! I was totally into it, DH not so much. He swore he'd never do it again, as we were all ROFL!
BarbAnne: I'm so wishing you could be with us in Las Vegas, but I remember the days of grad pix, prom, college apps, etc., it makes me queasy thinking of it! And they are our priorities. My daughter's talking about quitting her job to focus on helping her husband's art career..omg! She's in sales and marketing w/a boat lift company that pays very well (yacht owners don‘t know there‘s a recession). Hope she remembers she's a college graduate that isn't on the retired parent payroll anymore! As for dieting, I'm in sad shape and don't know what to do about it..planning a superbowl party probably won't help either! Who are you rooting for...since they're all your neighbors!!!
BarbT: I'm happy that you were with your Dad before he passed and able to be with your Mom to ease her loss. Glad your surgery has gone well!
Neece: Your travels seem surreal to me! Thank goodness for National Geographic or I'd have no clue where you are in this world! It's exciting to hear about your DH's musical talents...and your talents in assisting! Are you able to take time off work to travel, or is this summer vacation? It sounds like you're doing very well..hoping your arm is healed!!!
Didi: Is "exchange" the same as reconstruction? Having a lumpectomy, it's all foreign to me and even though I long for nice breasts (since I was about 16!), I think I got lucky not having to think about more surgery. Just wish it was all painless and successful!
Domegal: I joined facebook to see pix of my family and before long I had 160 friends. I know it's addicting, and it's made me not want to go online, except for SOS, so I'm glad you popped back in! As for getting C again, my onc said WE did what we needed to do to make sure it doesn't come back so, that's what I try to focus on. Hoping to hear you have a perfectly healthy colon!
Wanda: You look beautiful in your new avatar! You're "beaming!" teehee!
To all thinking about Las Vegas: I can only tell you that being with Patty and Vicki was like a dream come true! DH and I had to stop twice on the 2 hour drive there because I had a nervous stomach (think blind date), but the moment we were together, it was my sisters and me and it felt like we'd known each other a lifetime. All of you were there with us, as we talked about each other as a family...truly wonderful! I left with such a happy heart, and it was especially sweet that DH said his day had been special as well, as he was able to share his role as spouse caregiver with Vicki's DH...something he'd never done before. I can't wait to meet again, and with as many SOS as can be there, and we'll keep getting together....because it's meant to be. Love to all! Sleep tight!
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Oh Jane - so sorry to hear about your surgery. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Neece - I understand what you are going through with your dad. No matter how old they are it is still difficult.
I really appreciate everyones kind thoughts. It has been difficult but I know he is in a better place.
I am working on trying to get to Las Vegas to join all of you. What are the dates?
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Oh my...typing from my old "work" desk @ the high school
Just reading through more posts and I see that you are back to work, Neece..hope it's going well!Patty: Just an FYI that I can help with any planning for Vegas too! Shows, spas, pools, food...it all sounds deliciously wonderful! I'm starting my diet today...again!
BarbT: Plans are for April 29 - May 1st....hope it's long enough
Thinking good, healing thoughts for everyone
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Hello SOSisters... thank you for all your wonderful words and prayers. VickiLynn called me last night in my hospital room. I cannot tell you how special it was to talk with one of my sisters and I can't wait to get together with all of you who will be able to get to Vegas. You may be a little disappointed to hear I'm 5' 9" - NOT! I'm 5'3" and horizontally chubby.
I am having my heart surgery on Thursday. But with any luck I will be home Friday or Saturday! More days of laying in the bed doing nothing except being on a heart monitor. The staff here is absolutely wonderful, I'm in great hands. A little scared about them poking around in my heart but know that it has to be done in order to get me healthy.
My cousin was doing great after first chemo until Sat. when she had a burst of energy (sound familar) and decided to go out and about. After getting home she felt a little nauseated and passed out. Turned out wasn't drinking her water. Husband gave her Fenergran and put her to bed. She decided she needed a shower, got in shower and passed out again. She is doing better but has decided staying hydrated and not overdoing it is a good thing.
BarbT - I so hope you can make it to Vegas. How are you doing and how is your mom doing?
BarbAnne41-Where are you? Been missing you! Hope all is well with you and you aren't snowed in!
Ronnie Kay - your post are always so wonderful. You have a gift for gab and I could just imagine you all here and talking away. It really sounds like the 3 of you had a great time. I suspect that my clothes would be way to big for you. They do have me on a diet in here - like the food is so great anyway. HA And you are right, I knew I wasn't feeling good, just didn't know what is was - guess we know now. They have taken me off the Femara and if I have to have a pacemaker/difibulator (not thinking about this right now), they will even take my port out. I think I'm one of the few sisters who still has one. We have put getting the puppies on hold for awhile but we still want to get them.
VickiLynn - line dancing, bicycling, wow. You are going to be hard to keep up with in Vegas. I will be the one lagging behind and everyone telling me to hurry up. Never did walk very fast away. It sounds like you are having so much fun and living life to the fullest. That's what we all need to do!
To all the rest of my sisters, I hope you are all doing great. I can't email from the hospital, but I can post (go figure). Anyway thinking about all of you. Take care.
Thoughts and prayers are with you!
Love,
Jane
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Oh Jane...in a hospital bed and still making me laugh!! No worries girl...I watch Grey's Anatomy and working on the heart is a piece of cake! AND...in the extreme case that you'd have a pacemaker, my 86 year old uncle has one & he runs circles around all of us! Actually, I may ask for one too!
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Jane - got you beat --- I'm 5'2" and more than chubby! I'm "well-rounded" and happy!
Us short-legged girls will have to stick together when it comes to walking in Vegas!!! Hope you're doing well today.
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hello everyone
Jane best wishes for your surgery and a good, quick recovery. I would imagine you are feeling "what next???" but it just might be that once you are over this op, you will have a new lease of life and feel so much better. Love and hugs to you.
Vickilynn so sorry about the lump. I hope it turns out OK and no more surgery is needed for you too!
Patty Happy Anniversary. It is indeed important to celebrate every step on the way as RonnieKay says. One year after chemo is a good reason.
I met a colleague at work last week who I didn't know had had bc 7 years ago. She looks terrific now. That is encouraging!!
Ronnie I travelled over our long summer vacation - I work at college so we generally get 5 weeks over Christmas and January.
I am so scared and sad for people in Queensland - not only are they now recovering from floods in south eastern Queensland, but they are tonight facing an enormous tropical cyclone - category 5 - predicted to be the worst and most life threatening natural event faced by Australia in modern times. As if Queenslanders need any new challenges! It is predicted to cross the coast between several major towns and many small communities. Cairns in far north Qld is especially threatened. people have gone to evacuation centres and others are trying to prepare for the storm in their homes. It is very frightening. We will know by midnight tonight (our time) where it will do most damage. Please keep your fingers crossed for all the embattled Aussies up there!
Australia is a ridiculous country sometimes. Right now we have floods across 3 states (the worst in 50 years), bushfires in 3 states, and a tropical cyclone on the way. Sydney is in the middle of a record breaking heatwave - way over 100 degrees every day and not cooling down much at night either.
At the same time, I am awarre that much of the US is experiencing severe snow and ice storms. I hope you are all OK.
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I forgot to say, I would so love to speak to you guys by phone when you all meet in Los Vegas. Do you think it might be possible? We have Skype on our computer if that helps. Let me know what oyu think. As it is a weekend I can be here to talk. I guess it depends on time difference issues, costs etc. How wonderful it would be to hear your voices!!!!
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Neece...Praying for all of your homeland! I've read mostly about the flooding, the pictures are devastating! Have not read much of the fires or high heat. If I'm remembering, you are a couple hours from Sydney, which means you are enduring the high temperatures! Thinking of our eastern girls now too..snow & extreme cold. Mostly, we're getting swamped with Egypt news. A couple of months ago, Tom was asked to consider a 3 year stint to do government contract work in Cairo. We thought it'd be exciting but decided it was too long to be away from home...thank goodness! So much turmoil throughout the world...sometimes afraid to read the paper!
Happy thoughts...I'm getting a new cell phone & hope to have Skype capability...some of our sisters are probably more tech savy than me and already have it! You're so right....hearing voices is amazing! I read Patty and Vicki's posts now, and I see their faces and hear their voices. I know you can get international rates for trips so...I'll work on that!
Jane...hope your cousin's doing better...remember how they drilled into us the importance of water, water, water! I didn't know what the full consequences would be...yikes! Thinking of you!
Had the day off of subbing at school today, but tomorrow starts at 5:45 a.m. again...only 3 days to go. Grandson's baptizm at Saturday mass & then super bowl party Sun....Monday, back to retired life ...can't wait
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HelloSOSisters...well NC is East but was 70 today. Supposed to be 34 tomorrow. Go figure. Surgery at 8:30 in the am. I will be so glad when it's over and I can go home. Plan to post again on Sat!
Hope everyone is well, not snowed in or rained out. Nice I,m with Ronnie wondering how your doing.
Take care. Thoughts and prayers are with you.
Love,
Jane -
Jane - our prayers are with you... we'll wait anxiously for your post.
Went to the dr. yesterday to follow up on my "lump" (upper abdomen) and he referred me to a surgeon for removal and biopsy. Unfortunately, I can't see her for a month, so unless it starts to change rapidly I'll just wait. I'm not sure why he didn't do an ultrasound, but maybe the surgeon will order that.
So sorry to hear about the weather in Australia... keep us informed, Neece.
The rest of the U.S. sounds pretty scary to me... hope you're all OK.
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Well, Cyclone Yasi hit the coast of Queensland 2 nights ago.There was so much destruction of homes and crops (esp sugar cane and bananas) Two people are still missing and one confirmed dead. But given that this cyclone was the intensity of Hurricane Katrina, and bigger than the devastating Cyclone Tracy that wiped out Darwin in Australia's north on Christmas Day 1975, most people have breathed a sigh of relief.All the warning, preparations and evacuations meant very limited loss of life, thank goodness. It could have been much worse. It was so worrying though; as the cyclone was predicted to cross the coast around midnight, so many Australians had a very sleepless night worrying about all our fellow Aussies in the large towns and small coastal communities.
I hope your huge snowstorms are settling down - saw some TV footage the other night - looks dreadful. Take care everyone.
Sydney siders are enduring another two days of intense heat with tomorrow set to be a real scorcher. Then I hope it will cool down a little, at least for a while.
Ronnie I was so excited to hear you might be able to "Skype"!!! How exciting. If you or someone there has a web camera it would mean I could see your faces too! That would be so thrilling.
Has anyone heard from or about our beautiful Pamela Jo? I worry a lot about her.
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Jane - Just read where your surgey was yesterday...so that's behind you now! My best wishes and prayers for your speedy recovery and soon to be renewed vim and vigor. My mom has a pacemaker and doesn't seem bothered by it at all...just keeps the ticker ticking right along!
Ronnie - I was wondering where you were girl! Glad to hear you were just way too busy to post. Perfect advice for your friend finishing Taxol...she absolutely must celebrate, even with rads on the horizon. Those 12-weeks of Taxol are a long slog and while she may be dreading rads, they are a lot easier than the Taxol! She'll be celebrating the end of rads soon!
Neece - Australia is just getting slammed every which way. I must admit I was wondering how you could do all your travels in the middle of winter...forgetting it's summer downunder. Duh.
Vicki - More surgery. I'm so sorry. My prayers are winging your way for good news!
I'm definitely bringing only flat shoes to Las Vegas! At 5' 9" I'm going to tower over all you petite ladies. Our show is over (great success!) so I'm going to hop right on finding out about hotels, etc.
Stay warm and safe everyone! I'm anxiously awaiting your next post Jane...
Patty
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Good morning SOSisters....well surgery did not quite go as expected. I am now at Duke Medical in Durham. I will have surgery again on Monday and hopefully get this old heart healthy again. Will keep you posted.
Neece - so glad your ok. Your poor country has had a time. I'm sure everyone has banded together to help each other. Please keep us posted.
VickiLynn - I'm so sorry you have to wait to find out about your lump. Don't we all hate it? I'm sure it will be fine.
Patty - glad your show went well. I'm jealous, I always wanted to be tall. Let me know if you need any help with Vegas plans, I,m not too busy right now.
Hope all our sisters are doing well. Take care. Thoughts and prayers are with you.
Jane -
JANE...From what we hear on the "west side," Duke is the premiere spot to be healed!!! Do you know what procedures they've had to do? It sounds like your spirits are high....great for healing & must say you're helping all of us feel confident you'll be ok!!!
NEECE...A group of students from one of our junior colleges (one, a student of our high school in the Running Start program), were in the midst of the cyclone. It took a while for the news to come through that they were ok....lots of anxious parents. So glad preparation helped avoid more tragedy...Lord knows it's been overwhelming.
VICKI...I'd just be happy as punch if that lump disappeared before your surgeon appt! Praying it's not serious...but happy that you're keeping an eye on your body...as we all are
YEAH PATTY: I knew your show would be a success!
Love to all....taking care of a 2 year old sick grandson...while his mama and daddy take care of 4 month old sick brother....baptism is supposed to be tonight...don't know if it'll go, with exposure to lots of babies not a good idea! XOXO
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Jane - So glad you posted! But the news about further surgery is disheartening (no pun intended). I am so glad you are getting top-notch care and pray that this will all be behind you soon.
If you feel like it, check out the Rio website in Las Vegas. I did a cursory comparison to the Mirage (which is great) on room rates and the Rio is slightly cheaper. The upside of the Rio is that every room is a suite. I stayed there last year for a convention and my room was huge, had a sitting area and a massive bathroom. Two (even four) people could easily have shared. Downside of the Rio is that it is off the strip, so a short cab ride would be required to get to the strip.
Also...has anybody checked out the TA TA Sisterhood thread? They are planning the 3rd annual reunion in Las Vegas at the end of the September. Later than we were planning, but another gal I've come to know through these boards went last year and had a blast.
Rest, relax and GET WELL!
Patty
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I would vote for the September trip....what do the rest of you think? Maybe it would give more sisters a chance to plan. Being selfish...the weekend in April is the same weekend my kids will take the grandbabies to Disneyland (with daughter's orchestra) and I was definitely planning instead to come to be with my SOS. If we meet in Sept, I can do both
There are a few gals I kept up with on the boards, who were about a year ahead of us in treatment, and it would be fun to see if they'd plan to go in Sept. They had a reunion last year and it was hearing how much it meant to them to be together that made me want to be together with all of you. Baptism went beautifully...but babies are still under the weather. No Super Bowl party, just a quiet get together, which is fine with me and means we have groceries that will last a lot longer than 1 day!
Resting, relaxing and wishing all well
XOXO
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September might give Jane some more recup-ing time, too. I'm OK with September. I think we should all fly to Australia - but a bit more than my pocket book could take. How do the rest of you vote - April or September?
Praying for your surgery tomorrow Jane! Wish we could all be there for you!
Watching the Super Bowl out of one eye... Aaron Rogers (Packers QB) is from my home town - where I graduated from high school, anyway - Chico, CA, so I guess I'd better root for them!
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Hi SOSisters...what a difference a few days make. Duke doctors gave me different drugs, more tests and decided that surgery was not the answer. So tomorrow if all tests results are ok I can go home! I'll have to take pills forever but I can deal with that. I know it was al the prayers!
RonnieKay - how are the babies? Did the baptism happen? I had an ablation and they were looking at a second. I am so very thankful these doctors took the time to look for other solutions. If sometime down the road the drugs don't work then surgery it will be.
Patty -I'm not sure I can do Sept. One of mt employees will be on maternity leave, and that is when we start our seasonal hiring. However, I will see what I can do, sounds like Sept. Would work better foe everyone. I will check out Rio, but either is good with me. RonnieKay definitely needs to do Disneyland!
VickiLynn - I'd love to go see Neece but mt pocketbook would also scream. I watched the Superbowl commercials, otherwise watched tv and the heart monitor!
Take care wonderful sisters. Maybe next time I will post from home! Take care.
Thoughts and prayers are with you.
Love,
Jane
PS Where are you BarbAnne41? -
Jane - Such good news on the NO surgery! I'm so glad your docs sought other answers and I hope the drugs do the trick. Better living through pharmaceuticals!
The TA TA Sisterhood reunion is Friday, Sept. 30th through Monday, October 3rd. I'm sure you don't have to stay the whole time if you don't want to. They are asking everyone who is interested to let them know by March 20th so they can negotiate a good hotel rate. So we have some time to make a final decision!
I second Jane's question...where are you Barbara??
Have a good week everyone!
Patty
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- Great news Jane!! Rejoicing there's no more surgery... pills? forever? not so fun.
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Hurray for Jane! No surgery is great news.
Yes, yes, please come to Australia! If Oprah can do it you can too!! I'll organise for koalas to have your photos taken with...
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Neece - I have a picture of me with a Koala! It was a baby one and such a cute, cuddly little thing. I held this guy at an outdoor zoo of native Australian animals outside Sydney. I'd jump at the chance to come hold another one!
Patty
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Doing the happy dance for you, JANE!!! I had an ablation to stop my periods, so I'm thinking an ablation cauterized some vessels....sounds a bit more scary than stopping periods, but it must have worked if no more surgery. And....we can (and are!) all living with pills, right? Yep...it was the prayers!
PATTY: You've been down under....should we go???? I always get these phenomenal deals with Travelzoo...you can go ANYWHERE, I swear, for $700! Of course, I've never read the fine print
Always just look for Long Beach, CA...I'm so adventuresome! Truly, I'd go anywhere, anytime, if we could be together. I may have to gamble to get back....or stand on a street corner with a sign, "Will work for $"...guess that's not a good idea in Vegas...like that'd get me a job...HAHA!NEECE: Your koala pictures make me laugh! It reminds me of going to Tijuana, where they take your picture with "zebras"...aka....donkies painted with stripes
Hope you've had a break in the weather and school's going well!VICKI: Ok...ready for 80 degree weather! The sun has been shining, but it's cold as a bugger and drizzly...so boring! How's the lump....gone yet? Pretty soon you'll be having spring training somewhere around you! Are you baseball fans?
Boys still under the weather...dr today with oldest after 4 day fever..nasty respiratory infection...terrible! And everyone is getting it...regardless of age. So thankful my immune system is healthy...thinking of my friend going through chemo and working at the high school...yikes.
Onc office called today to schedule next 3 month visit. I had to really think about when to go in...kinda miss the time when my schedule was open except for those visits....about the only think I miss about that time
Goodnight all....back to daughter's house to pull another all nighter with kids. How did we raise 3 with no realtives within 5 hour drive? The thing is...no where else I'd rather be
XOXOXO
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Wow....I have finally had a chance to check in. It sounds like things are going well for all of you....
Vikilynn: Will be keeping you in my prayers regarding the lump.
Neece: Totally was praying for Australia with the cyclone....have been talking to another Aussie on my neice's FB group. She was posting weather advisaries which was helpful although I don't know much about your country.
Pamela Jo: We MISS you.....please come out of hiding. So miss your barbs great description of life.
Actually, as to the reunion....September would be better for me on this end. Rodeo weekend happens the weekend before and I would be a little light on funds.
On a down note....I do believe that I have shared about my neice who also is fighting breast cancer and she is not even 40 yet.....a few weeks ago she had a hysterectomy at Stanford and today learned that her cancer is now at Stage 4 and is in her bloodstream. They could only remove one breast because she had smoked for so many years and couldn't be under that long. I have been crying off and on all day and ask that all of you would include her and her young daughters in your prayers and thoughts. Her youngest is 8....she has been fighting this courageously (as we all have) and has such an amazing attitude...Anyhoo....I have been off the last 2 days fighting a weeklong cold/infection. By BF reminded me that my body can't fight even minor infections like it used to because my lymph system is compromised.....sigh.....Hope that all of you you have a great rest of the week and please keep checking in.
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DomeGal- I am keeping your niece in my prayers. I will pray for a miracle. Glad you checked in and please keep us posted.
Neece- Geezus, that's all I have to say about the crazy weather in your country, stay safe, and I am praying for a respite.
Jane- Holy smokes! You poor thing, I hope you are at home and on the mend, that is a lot of stuff, I wish I lived closer so I could visit you!
Vicki--Keeping you and your new found lump, lets pray its fat, in my prayers too. Please let us know as soon as you know.
Patty--I know I am late but congrats on reaching your one year out of chemo mark, I am almost there too! Isn't it amazing what a year can do?
Ronnie- Congrats on the baptism, I hope your family is well soon.
Thanks everybody for asking about me! No big secret, just several blizzards, a teenage daughter drama, nothing major just the norms, job prospects not working out, and frankly just in an overall deep deep funk, thank God for the occasional cocktails, Ugh, people can be so annoying!
Anyway...a friend of mine whom send me chain emails with great regularity sent me one today with a poem I thought you ladies might like I sure like it:
Time
passes.
Life happens.
Distance separates.
Children grow up.
Jobs come and go.
Love waxes and wanes.
Men don't do what they're supposed to do.
Hearts break.
Parents die.
Colleagues forget favors.
Careers end.
BUT.........
Sisters are there, no matter how much time and how
many miles are
between you. A girl friend is never farther away
than needing her can reach.
When you have to walk that lonesome valley and you
have to walk it by yourself, the women in your life
will be on the valley's rim, cheering you on,
praying for you, pulling for you, intervening on
your behalf, and waiting with open arms at the
valley's end.
Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk
beside you....Or come in and carry you out.
Girlfriends, daughters, granddaughters,
daughters-in-law, sisters, sisters-in-law, Mothers,
Grandmothers, aunties, nieces, cousins, and extended
family: all bless our life!Love and hugs!
I promise if you move Vegas to September I will try, no promises, but I will really give it a shot.
Love and hugs
Barbara
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Hello SOSisters.... so glad to hear from DomeGal and Barb Anne41. I am home and so glad to be here! Got a full 12 hours of sleep last night with not one interruption. It was wonderful. Funny how the little things can be so appreciated.
Ronnie Kay - my ablation was sort of like yours. They went in and mapped my heart's electrical beats, then zapped where they thought irregular heartbeats were occuring. Only problem was after they finished I was worse. But doing better now and feeling so good to be home. Sorry the little ones are sick, nothing more precious than grandchildren!
DomeGal - I will certainly add your neice to my prayers. I can only imagine how upset you must be. I'm sure you have been a great strength to her during this time.
BarbAnne41 - so glad you posted. Been missing you gal! I think the parent of every teenage daughter has to go through some drama. Just seems to come with the age. They do grow up and then life returns to some normalcy. I'm sorry your job prospects aren't working out as planned, take this as a sign that something better is meant to be in near future. Think positive, maybe you need to look at doing something in journalism
. Loved the poem.I don't think I will be able to get to Vegas end of Sept. I am going to see if I can work anything out at work but by 1st of October we are usually swamped and we will be shorthanded. But I will be there in spirit with each of you and hoping that y'all are having a wonderful time. And yes, I am so so disappointed
.Take care and post soon. Thoughts and prayers are with you!
Jane
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