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

An amazing uncle you had, Alexandria. What a gift he was to the world. Your relative is the poorer for not cherishing the gift of his life. I envy your family.



E, love that gorgeous horse.



GG, I bought myself a nice red car about a year after diagnosis. Told myself its my ten year car and I want it to wear out before I do. Congrats on your shiny red truck.

Alexandria, my deepest condolences to you and your family. May the memories of your uncle live on in your heart.

Good news, Sun!

((((Sandy)))) - You have had a rough time. Yes, many families have their narcissist who is too "busy" (read: self-centered) - my oldest sister has that role in mine. I got cancer, had surgey and she was only preoccupied about my seeing her remodeled kitchen.

Count me in as not liking Seinfeld either!

Oh Blue - looks like Wendell and Dahlila are best of friends.  Isn't it just fantastic to have harmony like that? I was gone for a week and my cats have since shared the top of the kitty tree.  I've never seen this before, unless it was the dominent one challenging the other to get off the top.  Warmed my heart.  My cat sitter said he'd always find them together, in my absence.

Alexandria, so sorry about the loss of your uncle.  The family drama sounds pretty stressful and I know you're very involved in your MIL's care.  Hope you're taking time to care for yourself!

Blue, I just read the Mississippi article.  Wow, just wow! 

Gardengumby, congrats on the new truck!  Very cool.

Sunflowers, congrats on finishing with Armidex!  Sounds like you've got a good team!

Alexandria, I am so sorry about your uncle. It is always difficult to lose people you love, no matter how old they are. The sister's behaviour is just compounding everyone else's pain -- I know that the caretaking sister was grateful for your love and support.



Sunnyfleurs, congrats on finishing up Arimidex! You are a beacon of hope for those still slogging through!



Nice to see everyone posting -- I read every day even though sometimes I don't post as often as I could.



GG, congratulations on your new truck! Buying a new vehicle is often a skeevy, distressing, disgusting experience -- I hope you found a good dealer! I got my little yellow Toyota FJ Cruiser as a mid-life crisis car! Cute as hell -- terrible mileage, but I rarely drive it (2010 with 3200 miles on it!). Makes me smile when I see it in front of my house.



XOXO all (and thank you for the compliment, Athena!)



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Kam - we're still in the middle of the house thing - through the inspection part and waiting most IMPATIENTLY on the appraisal.  We were supposed to know last Thursday or Friday, the on Friday they said - well, no, probably you won't know until next Friday (that would be the 22nd).  So, not knowing, we haven't really started to pack, as I most assuredly do not want to have to UNpack - but on the 24th we are heading to California for 1.5 weeks, and if it does close, it will close 2 days after we return.  I'm stressed.....  hubby is even more stressed.....

so we went out and bought a truck - that makes sense - right???  (actually it does, but didn't reduce the stress-out thing). 

GG....sorry about the stress and possible gnashing of teeth.  The color of shiny red and smell of leather should be a wonderful anecdote. 

Chick....of course you will wear out that car.  Anyone who doesn't get the stuffins' kicked out of them.  Now see....you'll work all the harder at it, won't you???

Sun -- Yeah on finishing your ( as someone else I know calls it ) estrogen-sucking drug.  I have about a yr. to go on mine though do not know  -- don't even see my Oncologist until then, what may or may not be planned at that point.  I have to admit....for the most part the drug has been kind.  Some bad moods which can give me huge irritation, and a tad of stiffness when the weather changes....a bit of a bulging tummy, but not too bad so for the most part I have done well.

Always a blessing to remove as many drugs from your medicinal supply hamper as you can.  So.....I hope it goes, but am open to discussion when my yr. is up. 

Hope you all have a great evening.

Jackie

ETA....my brain may be out to wander some where....not sure I used the correct last word about in GG's part.  

jackie, I think maybe you meant antidote.



Chickie - I meant to say earlier that of course you are going to wear out your car - just as we fully intend to wear out our new truck.



Speaking of the truck, our goal is to sell the house (as y'all know) move into an apt for a few months 'til I retire, put everything we don't divest ourselves of into storage and then travel around this lovely country for as long as we want. Hopefully during our travels we'll decide where we want to spend the rest of our lives and settle somewhere.



On another note - got my skin cancer results today. One was a cyst (as expected), one was basal cell cancer, so I'll to visit the plastc surgeon for that one - but at least it's not a big deal, and the one I was most worried about was pre-cancerous, so back to the skin guy to have it frozen. So not terrible, but not great.

Great morning here....sun is out bright but our whole area ( eastern and southeastern part of Missouri and Illinois ) are gearing up for a wicked sounding ice storm.  Coming later tomorrow  ( afternoon and evening  ).  Not looking forward to it. Our main areas ( hopefully ) will get work done, but I live two miles out in the country and if we were to get anything.....we will get it last. 

As far as the government...stupid is as stupid does.  The obstructionists are going to have to do something sometime. 

Jackie

Jackie - LOVE LOVE LOVE that cartoon, really made me laugh out loud!  thanks..

Kam - re: bone density, I had a baseline test when I joined The A Team ( as I call the estrogen sucking drug) - and then every two years, and, my bones got a little better each time.  Go figure.  My docs said GENETICS is a HUGE factor in this, and my mom had great bones.  I also am very good about taking supplements: cal/mag, got my Vitamin D up from 17 to 63, by taking 8,000 ius a day of VitD3 in rice bran oil capsules. So bone density was never an issue for me.  ASTHENIA ( per astraZeneca, listed as first SE, and as a wise woman on BCO said, can't remember who it was, that it was "Greek, for feels like crap.") or what some call FATIGUE, feeling as if there were huge lead weights on my shoulders, was the one SE I couldn't get rid of

HL: I swear there is a "work-around" for every other SE! 

All the other SE's were "handled" by a slew of things, mainly ACUPUNCTURE, gluten free, no sugar, no dairy, exercise ( but not enuf!) yoga, walking, MASSAGE, oh, I still love massage - I call my massage therapist and my acupuncturist the "Bookends of my Well Being."  Still take so many supplements I rattle when I walk, but alot of them now are to try to reduce blood glucose levels, they seem to be really helping.

I get an IMMEDIATE reponse when I email my oncologists, and so feel their support and reinforcement of my choice, makes it SO MUCH EASIER.  Know that as soon as any data is available on efficacy of doing more than 5 years of an AI, they'd let me know, and I can start again.....but hoping I'm doing wheelies in a home for Happy, Artistic Crones by the time that happens

HL

HYSTERICAL!!!!!  thanks...