SEPTEMBER 2009 RADS

Kawee..sounds like the vacation from hell!!  

Geez girls....I'm sorry everyone is having such bad time. I had been in that downer place where my mind was constantly swirling with impending doom about cancer coming back and not living long enough to enjoy my "golden years". However, I am happy to report that I am in the process of directing The Laramie Project at our theater and all the busy details of getting this show up and running has elbowed it's way into my brain and pushed out any space to dwell on cancer. What a relief! It's so great to lie awake at night tossing and turning over lighting corrections and stage sets as opposed to cancer recurrence and treatments!

Be well ladies, Mary

Hey, since we all are talking about bad luck.....my nephew had to have surgery to remove a golf ball sized cancerous brain tumor last Monday. He made it through surgery great and is recovering in ICU. They also put a port in because he will start chemo soon and then radiation. He is a brave, strong kid. He is only 9 years old.

Christy,  Remember how we felt all alone, especially at first, well maybe he won't have to with you to understand what he's going thru and to talk to.

I'll say a prayer for him.

Thank you all so much.....  He has done so good all week. He got out of ICU yesterday and got to take a shower today. He is very positive and brave.

I would love to do something, too. Ideas?

Well, my husband and I are going to Las Vegas for our anniversary June 23.

BUT, How about DISNEYLAND!!!!  It is the happiest place on earth.  We could all use some happiness!!!

Sorry, don't look to me for a teacup partner.  I'd rather go on "small world" even tho I'll sing it for two weeks afterward.  Actually, I'd probably skip both of those.  I haven't been there for so long, I forget what else is there.  Matterhorn, Pirates of the Carribean, Jungle Ride, and who knows what else they have that's new.

Betsy....its a small world after all..its a small world after all..its a small world after all, its a small, small WORLD! Imagine a totally off key, raucous, LOUD mouth and you have me singing this...No one needs to hear that.!



I would totaly absolutely LOVE to go to Disney Land....I really don't know if I can swing it $$$ wise...let me think about it....My DH and I are planning a trip to South Caroina this fall....maybe, I can talk him into going to California...but I don't know....we are a little short of $$ right now..2 kids in college, a wedding coming up....the freaking economy...let me look into it..

I'm here!  How was your trip to Las Vegas?   Did you have fun and win lots of $$$? 

I'm doing well...no check ups until August! 

Actually I won $400 dollars playing a 2 cent machine.  Playing 48 cents at a time, after 3 plays, there it was.  Wouldn't let my husband or myself gamble anymore.  Was intent on bringing it home.  We went and saw the Jersey Boys while we were there, was great!

Redoing our floors and guest bedroom in the house.  Changed the guest bedroom into a den and put in a murphy bed.

My breast is still SO sore.  Especially around the surgical site.  The BS says not unusual, but dang it's sore. 

I haven't checked the other sites to see if any of our guys are on there.  Hope they're all doing well.  Hope your checkups turn out well, I'm sure they will.

 Karen

Good, Peg.  Glad to hear about your checkup.  I get those sharp pains, too.  Glad to hear from some of you.  Been wondering about everyone.

Hey Ladies ! Today was the 1 year anniversary of my surgery so I'm guessing you all have either recently had or are about to have yours as well. So for all my September Rads friends, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY !!!!

Hi MTG and Kawee- I started rads in Sept, but mostly visited the October Rad site, which went very quiet, and ended up finishing rads in November.  I did read alot of Sept. rads posts, miss BetzyBuzz's funny posts. MTG seems to me your avatar cake was censored, how did you get it back ? lol, glad you did btw. I also have my surgery anniversary this month, the 29th, and wish all of you a Happy Anniversary, I am doing and feeling good, trying to ignore the occasional thought of "What if it comes back" because I chose not to do any hormonal therapy. I my case it was quality vs. quantity of life now.

Gentle hugs to all

dsgirl

Kawee and dsgirl - The thing is,  since I skipped chemo I have those "what if" thoughts as well. And I'd bet those who went thru chemo, think "what if" about having a mastectomy and vice versa. There are no guarantees for any of this and it sucks. But for me at least, at this point those thoughts are more and more infrequent. In some ways, it all feels like a bad dream  that's becoming fuzzier and fuzzier. And as much as I miss my September Rads friends, I'm thrilled that we've all moved on and gone back to almost normal (or the new normal as some would say).