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

{{{{{ Bren}}}}}  big cyber hugs.  How horrible to have to say goodbye to a beloved companion at the same time you are mourning your coursin's death - if we ever needed an example of life not being fair,  and what Blue said about tomorow.  Healing Hugs being showered on you.

 You guys wana hear "nutty bars" - thenewme has been banned - seems the foks cooking up those bars were offended by her scientific, rational mind - guess the mods have figured this out yet.  Can you imagine, banning ( don't know for how long) one of the most intelligent voices posting on BCO.  As a 3N she is always looking - both traditional & complementary for what works. Sad, sad, sad......

(((((((Bren)))))))  I'm so sorry -- way too many losses.  You know I'm thinking of you and sending my love.

(((((((Blue)))))))  Sorry you're feeling yucky, and really hope it clears up soon.

I think thenewme has now been un-banned as it must have been some kind of mistake, but I think she may take a little break anyway.

And Athena -- yes, I'm buried in work!!!!!  I think I'm burning out -- taking me longer and longer to get anything done.

thenewme emailed me that she was banned - I sent a pm on her behalf to mods, hoping it was a mistake.  I keep telling her not to make so much sense!!  I really keep away from the nutty threads - just tooooooo frustrating...notice some VERY VERY NEW  posters, are posting there now...neigh?  And it's not even Friday....

Thenewme has been dogged in her determination to correct false information and outright quackery, and to expose the fact that some posters are using this site for their own ends.  Some of those folks don't like it much!

A confession:  If I hadn't worked in healthcare for most of my life, and if I didn't have a clue what really goes on in the cancer research community, and if I were coming to BCO after having been dx'ed (and scared witless) I would be drawn to the alternative forum -- anything to avoid cancer tx in the form of radiation or chemo.

I think it's vitally important that the BCO founder and moderators do everything within their power to protect the integrity of BCO as a reliable and verifable source of breast cancer information.  Truthfully, I do not think it should be up to posters to do that in the discussion boards, but I'm grateful that they do. 

We should be very thankful to posters like thenewme and others (if I name a few, I'll leave others out who deserve to be on the list but you know who they are) who are prepared to search for the truth and repudiate the crap. 

Bren - So sad that you're having such a bad time right now - know that we're all thinking of you and hoping tomorrow will be a better day.

Hugs, Sandy

Forgot to tell you - I saw Busker Tim yesterday in the street and complained he hadn't played in the park next to my building for ages. He promised he'd be there, if not today but next Friday. He said the "Occupiers" had put him off - well, they've long gone now, so no reason for him not to come back. Fingers crossed!!! I miss my Friday music.

(((Bren))))-I'm sorry for all your losses this week. Life just doesn't seem fair sometimes, and I know that feeling of almost overwhelming grief. I find that the best thing is just to go with it and get through it. 

Blue-I hope you're feeling better soon.

Mary 

Athena - he's really yucky looking - I just like the music

This is really weird - someone on the Alt forum thinks I was calling them 'nut bars'. Are they totally crazy???? I was literally eating an All Natural Nut Bar - for real. Are they so self centred that they think everything is about them?????? 

Speaking of long hair (if not beards) - my niece has been going through old family photos of my SO and his brothers in the late 1960s and posting the really embarrassing ones on Facebook.  Hahaha! 

L

Popping in to check on Bren and blue and rosemary ... hoping you are all feeling a little better. (((hugs))) to all that could use one today.

Linda said it all re the other stuff.  Did anybody else see the one yesterday promoting her 'spell caster'.  LOL ... at least that one was amusing.  I didn't report it but did see that the 'community' deleted it eventually.  I think we must be popping up on more Google searches for such things now.  I don't report anything other than direct insults to another member.  IMO we have enough mods to watch for that stuff now and if they don't care I don't see why I should have to deal with all the emails a 'report' piles in my inbox.

lewing ... LOL ... some of those old pictures are a riot.  The clothes, the hair  and yet it all seemed so normal and ordinary back then.  Makes me want to go rummage through my boxes of pictures and see what I've got of friends and family.  But 'we don't get mad ... we get even' is kind of the motto in my family so I probably shouldn't.   

Ann ... hope you get some break from work over the holidays!

I keep saying I need to get started on my XMas cards ... maybe today ... or tomorrow.   

Bren, I am so sorry about your cousin, and your sweet Winston, and the rest of the things that have happened to make you sad.  Things seem hollow right now, I imagine; but it will get better. In the meantime, and as usual, I'm sending otter-hugs....  {{{{{{Bren}}}}}}

Blue, what was that about propofol?  It went right over my head.

I am not even going to talk about that other stuff.  Life is too short.  I think I'll look for a rerun of "It's a Wonderful Life."

otter

Ummm "spell caster"? Is that like a 'dream catcher'?

Sue...are you sure that wasn't Mother Artsee you called on the phone?? I think you did.

Bartender - that was a superb dessert I just had: Dulce de Leche cheescake - yummm.



(((((Blue))))))) Oh the med trial and error process!