The Hermit Club

Teka

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Teka: SlowDeepBreaths found it works in Chrome but not in Firefox. But out tech team has it on the list.

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Thank You!!

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Anonymous

Do any of you watch the series, Parenthood? Last year Christina was dx with BC. She had a lumpectomy & chemo, lost all of her hair, and ended up in the hospital with neutropenia.

Fast forward 1 year. She just went back for her one year pfc checkup. She was on pins & needles for 3 or 4 days until she got the call from her onc telling her everything's ok, "see you in 6 months for a repeat." When she got the good news, there was joyful laughter mixed with tears, knowing she will have to do it all again in 6 months.

NBC has done a pretty good job with the reality of this story line. A producer or someone very close to the show who's wife who had just faced the Beast came up with the story.

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I did watch the BC storyline on the TV show *Parenthood*.

I prefer to watch documentaries on cancer.   No sugar coating!!!

Breaks my heart, but gives me a damn good reason to get on with my life ;o)

Jazzygirl

Hi hermits- not having an easy week. Struggling with the client to get some outstanding invoices paid (supposedly checks being cut tomorrow, fingers crossed) and then today. The second anniversary of my mothers passing. 

Whew, glad this day is over so I can move forward. Going to the gym tonight to swim.

There is a documentary on HBO centered around an infusion center. I saw it not that long ago but cannot remember the name. If I find it, I will let you know, it was very good. Hit all aspects of what women go through with this, including women of all ages, life after treatment, what happens to families during treatment, etc. Very real.

I hope everybody here is having an okay week! And no more snow!

SallyS70

Jazzy, thinking of you.  

Jazzygirl

Here is the HBO story about breast cancer. It actually focused a lot on the cost of cancer treatment, which is a big issue for everyone.

http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Education-De...

It was on not all that long ago so it may show up again so if you get HBO, be watching for it.

Jazzygirl

And thanks Sally. I went swimming and feel better. Hope to sleep well tonight. 

camillegal

Good Morning Hermmies.

Jazzy I really hope u'r week ends on a good note, really good. Moms passing is a tough one, I may not remember yesterday, but I remember my mom leaving me like it was yesterday and to this day once in a while I want to call her and tell her something. She lived downstairs from me so if by chance I didn't see them I talked to my mom everyday anyway. My mom and dad carried me thru so many bad times, but I'm glad she didn't see any of this. But also great times and I like to think of that a lot and so should u.

I hope everyone is doing OK and hopefully the bad weather is behind us maybe.

blondiex46

Jazzy thinking of you!!

OncoWarrior

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Jazzygirl

Hi hermits- I have just had a total discombobulated week! Is that a word anyways? I think it is just a result of grief coming up again, and had some crazy computer things going on today. I cannot wait to get to this weekend!

Both my overdue checks got cut from the client today and are in the mail to my biz PO box. Will check tomorrow and then I should be flush with cash again for a bit.

I went to yoga tonight. It always helps. Been moving my body every day this week.

Weather got cooler again and feels more like winter is back. It may rain tonight, we hope. I heard there is a big storm in NE again. Spring is next weekend, someone needs to tell Mother Nature!

Thanks for all your kind words this week. Sometime a girl just has to take it one day at a time and love having friends here who just get that.

Teka

12:07am in the North Country!

*Hugs*

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Jazzygirl

Teka- are you warm and cozy tonight? Any snow in North Country?

Teka

Stopped snowing, 13 1/2 inches and 0*F.

March is the worst month in the year.

camillegal

Good Morning

Jazzy I think for some people too the bad  weather doesn't help a mood--altho u'r weather is much nicer than ours, it still is winterish and it's lasted a long time this year without many breaks so maybe that will help u some. And good u keep up u'r swimming and Yoga-and then work u'r better than u think. And it is a sad time anyway for you, our memories can be so mixed at a time like u'r having so give u'rself a break.

TEKA====almost 14 inches Holy chit---all we had was about 5 -and u'r right Crazy March--I do feel like we're in for one more storm tho--I don't know really but I hope u don't get that again. 

duckyb1

Snow coming St. Patrick's Day here in Philly..............

Teka

9:42am in the North Country!

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duckyb1

Jazzygirl

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camillegal

blondiex46

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dwill

Hi Hermits, Well I am in Springfield Il on a teacher's conference.  Came Wednesday night and staying until  Saturday afternoon.  I know since I put in my retirement for 2016--this will be the last one I will be able to come.   There are three of us here from my school.  The other two teachers are sharing a room because I talked them into allowing me to have a room by  myself.   I told them  I have all these SE's and  other medical issues such as IBS..  We can go up to five workshops a day--I have only been able to go to two to three a day.  Today, I went to two workshops and then came back to the room hurting so bad and so exhausted, I am still in my room. These symptoms have been going on for a long time since my Cancer diagnosis and my AL.  Yesterday and today, my knees were flaring and my leg bones were hurting; I have cold symptoms and a lymph node swollen on the side of my neck.  .  I don't know what the other teachers think since I am telling them I am ill each day.. I haven't been able to I have lunch with them or even keep up with them walking.  It makes me sad.  So today sometime, I was having a pity party in my room by myself.  I will be seeing three doctors on my return trying to figure out what is going on with me--my MO, the Orthopedic and my BS,  Before I left to come here, I had just visited my PCP, and my orthopedic because the pain was so severe.  I was placed on Prednisone for 5 days--told my SED was high/ inflammation somewhere in my body  and diagnosed with osteoarthritis--oh and my MO stopped my anastrozole for three weeks to make sure that wasn't affecting me negatively. . I've been off the AL for two weeks, I would think I would be feeling  better. However, now that the Prednisone is out of my body--I'm back to feeling so miserable.  So, I was in this room having a pity party, hurting and sure that my Cancer is more than Stage 1--- that maybe someone has missed something.  Why am I so sick every day?  Why am I so weak and tired?  I'm so thinking that my Cancer has spread..  Just waiting on the doctors to catch up with my situation and tell me.  Well, I have dinner tonight with the two other teachers and maybe two workshops tomorrow.  Then, I can go home and burrow myself in my home. At least, I won't be so embarrassed that I can't keep up and I can suffer at home.