In shock

Ahh, Liefie, You are so helpful...Okay, I can do this.  Thank you for the packing tips. I do not want to stay in the hospital any longer than necessary. I do not want one of those "hospital acquired infections". Got my shingles vaccine and flu shot yesterday, genetic testing today...then post op with 2 doctors next week. I had better get busy... the 23rd will be here soon. I will put you in my pocket!

What do you recommend about Camisoles..do I need one of those $50 things that has pockets for the drains? I bought a few cotton camis that have a built in bra from Kohls, cause they were cheap. Also checking the thrift stores for some button down shirts.

I am fortunate that DH can do most of his work at home by way of the internet except for the classes that he teaches. He says he is willing to vacuum and do the laundry (watch out for tie dyed clothes!)

Benny, i would try breastcancer.org. im sure they have a forum for ovarion cancer they can direct you to. Edi i like the doggie prints, that is so true. I went to consult today and will start radiation around nov.10 x 5 weeks, have to get CT scan and pulmonary test first, i guess this is normal procedure, hope it is. Yes trail 1 more chemo, Yea, Have a good nite....

movie....where the h??k have you gone to now?????

Hi

Websister, we will all be with you in spirit today.

Nihahi, Thank you for getting a card from us all, what a lovely thought. Also for being able to attend the funeral.Give Websister a big hug from us all please.

Jennifer,Was going to suggest thrift shops for tops ! I love them would be naked Edi without them ( oops ) Great way of getting something without paying out a fortune especially if you won't be wearing them for a long time.
Fab hints from Liefie and Nihahi the sisters are so wonderful and can save you so much stress.
DH size 16 !! flippin heck thought my son had large feet at a 13. Dakota needs one of his old slippers and quick.
Your pockets will be that full for your op. We bring cakes and coffee/tea so line pockets with lots of tissues.X

Adagio, so happy for you that all went well.  As far as I know we never have bloods or scans unless a problem rears its ugly head. I have a few questions for my surgeon and to thank him for last year. Don't think I will see him again after this time. Seeing Onco mid Dec then probably nothing for twelve months.
Here in England we seem to get cast adrift and left to fend for ourselves. They are marvellous if you do have a problem you are seen quickly but no frequent checks  X

Maria, Hope DH layoff well after holidays. SNOW wow X

Benny, girls are right Macmillan are the experts on cancer care here, they will point her in the right direction. Hope all goes well X

Liefie, Post vanishing !! don't you feel like throwing lap top across the room ? This one is a bit more reliable but my little netbook did it all the time. Looking at pedometers last one I had was rubbish so will surf the net for a reliable one.X

Last night was red shoes outing, guess what ? DH found something else he needed to go to !!
I was so mad and so upset I didn't do what I had said and go on my own  He is driving me up the flippin wall.  I have got to the point I dread opening my eyes in the morning. At least when he went to work for three days I could have some time to my self.
The poop is sooo going to hit the fan any day now.
Sticking to the choir and Bingo no matter what at least.
Worse things happen at sea ha ha.

Love to ALL not mentioned. X

Nihahi...oh, that sounds beautiful! My bucket list includes viewing the northern lights and Lake Louise....Maybe next winter. Hopefully our federal government will be open for business soon, so that I can get a passport 

Nihahi, so wonderful you are going to support Websister today on our behalf - love you for doing this!

Yes, our highest mountains also got their first dusting of snow, so pretty. I always maintain that we cannot have the beautiful forests and lakes here in our region without the winter rain and snow, so I resign myself, and make the best of the colder months. DH went waterskiing with a buddy yesterday afternoon, and came back cold to the core despite the wetsuit. So I hope this was the last ski of the season. So afraid that icy water will give him a heart attack, seriously. It is time to stop. He and dog now have to swim from land to reach the dock, because the lake has come up from all the rain. No more - I'm going to put my foot down.

Edi, next week you just calmly take your red dancing shoes with a smile, and go on your own. I'm sure there will be somebody there to dance with. Bet you DH will be there in a flash enjoying himself - lol. When the p--p hits the fan as you are predicting, just state your case calmly, matter-of-factly, and let him know that you won't be swayed, no matter what his argument is. Show him the new Edi. Don't know if you know Dr. Phil. He is an American psychologist with a daily program on TV here. I'm not a big fan, but he says one thing that is very true, 'You teach people how to treat you.' BIG HUGS, my friend.

Adagio, so happy everything is fine. Phew!!!! That's how we all feel these days when we leave the doc's office with good news, eh?

Cleaned out the freezer yesterday, and discovered a 9 pound beef roast, pork fillets, legs of lamb, fish, etc. - so have no cooking clue as to what to cook for my dinner guests tomorrow night. Leaning towards the pork though. Now for the rest of the menu . . . thinking of chocolate mouse for dessert, because I can make that today already.

Everybody have a good weekend. Websister, you will be in my prayers.

Nihahi,

Thanks for representing all of us.

Liefie,

We usually go to Tucson in the winter and we can see the snow in the mountains and yet enjoy 70 to 80 degrees. Just love the mountains. Due to delays in my treatment we will be staying in Michigan for the first time in ten years. We sold our snow blower, shovels, boots, winter coats etc. years ago. We have not driven in snow, no longer have a four wheel drive vehicle....this will be an interesting winter. Forewarning everyone in Michigan to stay out of our path! :-). Hope it's like riding a bike and that it all comes back to us.

Nihahi, I'm sure Websister appreciated your presence there very much. Thanks again for attending!

Carla, good to hear from you!

J06202, you remind me of us when we moved to Vancouver Island from Alberta a few years ago. We sold some items, including snow shovels, that we should have kept. It does snow here sometimes - LOL. Driving in snow on icy roads totally freaks me out. I just stay home, and don't go anywhere. Have to say my social life got much better since we moved here - we get maybe two weeks of snow per year. Not bad at all. I'm sure your previous 'snow skills' will come back quickly when you need it.

Going to bed. Good night everybody, and sleep well.

edi...can't say I got many people's names while I was doing the volunteer stuff. Hopefully your cousin wasn't too badly impacted by the floods. Some people are now doing pretty well and getting back to normal, while some people are still struggling greatly.

Why don't you try sitting down with hubby and telling him just what you told us. That when he acts like "that" it reminds you of your father, and it really upsets you. He knows of your father's abuse towards your family, right....bet you in a zillion years, he never would think that HIS actions/attitude brings out those old memories and emotions. I bet hubby would want no part of hurting you like that!!!!! Men don't just need to be given the "book on relationships", they sometimes need it opened, and read out loud to them!!!!!!!

Nihahi, have done that in the past. He had a Dad who beat him with a belt and he still remembers that. At least he never raised a finger to the children.
He doesnt ever seem to listen, its as if I am talking to myself.
Will put up and shut up from now on, lots more important things going on here without my threepence worth of woes.
Didn't think you would know my cousin but was just a chance as the surname bit unusual. His Mum and Dad emigrated to your wonderful country just after the war and became the foreign part of our family.
When they visited we all had fabulous cowboy/girl outfits I lived in mine and wanted to wear it for school.
Has your reply box altered on here ? Top line has vanished with icons etc on. x

Websister, big hugs to you in the aftermath of this difficult week in your life. Thanks to Nihahi we know that everything went well yesterday, and the word 'celebration' in your post indicates what a blessing she had been to you all. Now the wonderful memories remain, and she is at peace. All the best to you and your family.

Movie, why are you so quiet?

Oh, that is just so beautiful. I went to Alaska one summer and saw a video of a collection of pictures of the northern lights. I need to get over my current "setback", get a passport, and next winter find a place in Canada that I can STAY until the sky puts on a show. I really love the colder climates. But then I have never had to shovel snow to get to work...LOL

I would like to get a big map and put pins that show where everyone on this blog lives. That way we could all "couch surf" across the continent. Of course, if you come see me in Oregon or Georgia, I will give you your own bedroom and a delightful coffee with froth on top each morning. Any takers?

A wonderful, and bittersweet day today. A very dear friend who is currently working with an exterminator for her bipolar/narcissistic cockroach came to see me. Her cockroach had tried his best to keep me from contacting her by throwing away mail, deleting emails and phone messages. Ten years of a truly beautiful woman was lost to a cockroach that did his best to destroy her and their beautiful daughter. But my email to her about my BC got through! Now we are back, but it is going to be very difficult for her to regain her self esteem and limit the damage that has been inflicted on her DD. But we made a promise to each other...she will be with me for my surgery and my DH and I are going to help her with the exterminator. That cockroach is gonna really feel the impact of a size 16D..

Yay, the GA Dawgs pulled out a nail bitter in overtime against TN. Orange teams are always our toughest opponents.

Enjoyed singing at the "Light up the Night" walk to end blood cancers in Calgary tonight.

Anybody doing the Run for the Cure tomorrow??

I know. I'm kind of bummed that I missed it! I do have alerts on my phone, but I was tucked up in bed, and my phone downstairs at the time.

Actually, my photos were of September just last year, when I checked. It seems longer ago ..... I guess this has been kind of a long year for me! My husband took them from right outside our front door!

Maria - congratulations on last chemo coming up this Thursday, what a milestone for you, you have done so well throughout!

Edi - this is where we vent and can really be ourselves. Hope that very soon you will be waking up looking forward to each day and what it holds again - regardless of what DH decides to do with his days. ((()))

Morwenna - loved the pictures - sounds like a wonderful evening yesterday, I know how much you love your singing and it was for a wonderful cause. I participated in the Run for the Cure today, about 8,000 participants in Calgary, got in on a free foot massage at the survivors tent - heaven

Still a little brain dead after the last week so forgive me if I neglected to comment or add support - we have had a houseful since the funeral on Friday, Thursday was my final Herceptin infusion (18 in total), I rang the bell in the chemo area and shed a few tears as I walked away, I'm sure there were a few people in the waiting area wondering about that. Yesterday, we went and cleaned out Mom's room at the lodge (they called Thursday to ask about this).

This week I will start to go through what we packed up as well as work on some of the financial aspects ie banking, closing accounts

For the rest of today though, I will rest

Take care everyone