I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

Hello Everyone!  I've missed you all!

We were delayed in Charlotte last night and missed our flight.  arghh.  We had to spend the night at a hotel and catch a flight home this morning.

My cousin is very sick.  She doesn't have much time left.  She wanted my sis to take her dog.  So sis said she would.  We bought a carry-on tote for the little dog and traveled for two days and three separate flights with a little wire-haired weiner dog.  His name is Diego.  I love that little dog.  The problem is my sis' two dogs are beating up on him.

Anyway .. it was a long exhausting trip.  My job was to get my cousin's meds straightened out and reorder what she needed through hospice.  It was a daunting task, as there were so many meds .. some were oral pills, some liquid and some injections .. also had to learn how to refill the morphine syringes.  She isn't able to self-medicate so someone needs to be with her to administer them four times a day.  Thankfully, her sister arrived Saturday night and I was able to teach her about all the meds before I left. 

It was wonderful though to be with my sis and my two cousins.  We laughed and cried together.

Feels good to be home though!

hugs to all,

Bren

Bren - glad you're home safe - I feel very sad about your cousin - life sucks big time!!!

Bren, glad you are back and am so very sorry about your cousin.

E, yippee skippee!

Swooping out again. They are killing me at work. See what I get for taking 10 days off?

Bren - so sad for your cousin, your family. Good you got to see her, and help her. Hoping for a pain free transition for her - so, so difficult.  

Susie- I still think there is quite a difference of opinion on whether the SE's mean anything - not what my docs at Dana Farber have told me.  Haven't read the BCO posting.  Also, the SE's seem to cycle, have them sometimes, other times not - each person reponds so differently.

Only "bad" thing I've been told by friends on Aromasin - hair loss.  Much more than on the other 2 AI's.  Don't know from personal experience - I'm on the A Team.  So grateful we do have these medications to turn to....

Thanks gals for all your support.  I sure could use it.

I'm just exhausted today.  But I'm going outside to work on getting up some of the leaves.  That will make me feel better.

love to all,

Bren

Sunflowers - thanks for the heads up about hair loss - I'll be watching for that one. I still have my Arimidex script, so can switch back if need be. I was quite pleased to find the studies on this site as I had been looking for one that compared Arimidex to Aromasin.

We've decided not to go and visit DH's Step mother this weekend - we will go next weekend. The guy we stayed with in Wales is coming to stay with us tonight on his way home from visiting with his Mum up north - the 90 year old lady whose party we went to. He only called yesterday, so I had to rush around and clean the upstairs bathroom and tidy up the spare bed. One good thing is we will have to go out for dinner as I don't have enough food to cater for him - that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it

Sue

Bren - so sorry about your cousin. Thank God for the family.



Susie - So glad you are feeling better. We are in this for the long haul.



Barbara - hope you find time for job hunting.

Settling in for a dark and stormy night here in the Seattle area. I hope we don't lose power.

Bren-I'm so glad you got to see your cousin and help out with so many important things.

Rosemary-I hope you're feeling better soon. I feel like a ticking germ bomb-so many of my students are sick these days, and still coming to school so they can share their germs. I, too, don't stay home as much as I probably should when I'm sick. I have to realize that I am not irreplaceable-they can do without me at times! 

Wondering how you are, Blue, after your fall the other day..... 

Mary 

A nurse was on duty in the Emergency Room when a young woman with purple hair styled into a punk rocker Mohawk, sporting a variety
of tattoos, and wearing strange clothing, entered .. . . It was quickly determined that the patient had acute appendicitis, so she was
scheduled for immediate surgery... When she was completely disrobed on the operating table, the staff noticed that her pubic hair had
been dyed green and above it there was a tattoo that read . . . ' Keep off the grass. '

Once the surgery was completed, the surgeon wrote a short note on the patient's dressing, which said

Linda - LOL - people @ work will wonder what I'm laughing at - love it!!

Good one Linda!

Barb-I'm hoping your work isn't too horrendous. It's so hard when you hate your job.

Mary 

Thanks Mary, I really hate it but view it as my penance until 2016. OMG I can't even fathom it. Hiding my head and drinking heavily.

Wow! Mary -  I can't imagine how you managed all that.  Isn't it remarkable how we try to make it easier for everyone else by making it hard on ourselves?

One of my friends said something very profound to me when I was talking about how much I had loved the job I left 11 years ago. She said, "You can love your job, but it will never love you back."



Oh yeah. Bingo!



L