100 Days of Gratitude

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  • RedReading
    RedReading Member Posts: 2,143
    edited February 2014

    Day #57

    Today I am grateful that I am not alone. I have good friends, a super family and all my friends at BCO to keep me company when I'm feeling a bit down or hurting. Thanks

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  • Nel138281
    Nel138281 Member Posts: 2,124
    edited February 2014

    Curveball  YEAH - you must be dancing in the streets!

    Grateful that my appointment with onc and Herceptin infusion were all "routine" 

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  • ruthbru
    ruthbru Member Posts: 57,235
    edited February 2014

    grateful for the wonderful brunch I had with friends this morning.

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  • Susie123
    Susie123 Member Posts: 804
    edited February 2014

    I'm grateful for the ability to do things ourselves. We grew up poor, so probably out of necessity we learned to do a lot of our own work. 

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  • curveball
    curveball Member Posts: 3,040
    edited February 2014

    @Nel, I was in the street, but not dancing. I'm too stiff! I am grateful that the melatonin suggested by naturopathic oncologist seems to be helping me sleep more soundly. I have been waking up 2-3 times a night before I started taking it.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited February 2014

    ah, time to catch up yet again

    Day 56: grateful for sleep and lots of it. Seemed like I couldn't stay awake much all day

    Day 57: grateful for my parents who set such a loving example of being married. Also, grateful for my the few friends I have left who still are there for me when I feel so very alone. Thank you to my BCO friends too

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  • PoohBear-61
    PoohBear-61 Member Posts: 263
    edited February 2014

    DAY 58

    Grateful for that my chickadees are back and eating from my bird feeder ......they make me smile ! 

    Have a great day ladies

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  • Nel138281
    Nel138281 Member Posts: 2,124
    edited February 2014

    Grateful that the sun is out.  21 degrees, but sun.  Just going to ignore the info about a "titan" of a storm on Monday, going to cover my ears and keep moving forward

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  • RedReading
    RedReading Member Posts: 2,143
    edited February 2014

    Day 58

    Today I am grateful for my Jacuzzi. I took 2 baths last night just so the jets could pound on my aching back. I am sooo clean today. Lol

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  • ruthbru
    ruthbru Member Posts: 57,235
    edited February 2014

    I am grateful that the wind isn't blowing today (it was gusting at 50mph yesterday, with accompanying ground blizzard & wind chill warnings).

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  • Susie123
    Susie123 Member Posts: 804
    edited February 2014

    I'm grateful for my little dog spunky laying beside me on the couch. She's just a little bucket of love.

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  • chrissyb
    chrissyb Member Posts: 16,818
    edited February 2014

    I have two days to catch up.

    Yesterday I was grateful to be able to see the Inca Gold exhibition at the National Gallery........it was amazing!!!

    Today I am grateful to be catching up with another BC sister for lunch.......can't wait!!!

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  • RedReading
    RedReading Member Posts: 2,143
    edited February 2014

    I have been depressed and in pain the last few days. It's been a struggle for me to come up with something I'm grateful for. I've not been responding to your posts either so...

    Ziggy - green shoots, where do you live? My backyard is still full of snow.  Have fun in you're trip to warm weather. Hope it's good enough for swimming.

    Hbcheryl - Baby giggles are the best!

    Curve - Yay for the sink done and  no more garage dish washing. What a pain!

    Pooh - I wish I had a sister and 2 brothers but I'm a homely child.  I love chickadees. They make me giggle with their fast paced antics.

    Nel - Routine test are good! Ostrich!!! The snow and wind are coming, believe it! 

    Ruth - I smiled at your comment about brunch with friends . No wind is good. But did you have to send it here?? We are frigid! Weather-wise. Lol

    Susie - doing our own work is important. Spunky sounds cute.

    Maddy - Yay Maddy got some quality sleep! I'd like to say that about my parents. Yours sound nice. Friends are important that's true, and you've  got us! Love you.

    Chrissy - Inca Gold - cool wanted to see it when it was here but family said... boring. Who you meeting up with for lunch? (((hugs)))

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited February 2014

    Day 58: grateful for rain last night. Beautifully sunny today, the ground gets to dry out before a new storm comes in tomorrow. I can see snow-topped mountains from my kitchen window. 

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  • OncoWarrior
    OncoWarrior Member Posts: 5,234
    edited March 2014

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  • PoohBear-61
    PoohBear-61 Member Posts: 263
    edited February 2014

    Red ...Sorry you are feeling so crappy ......Hope you feel better soon ......You doing  ok with the rads?

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  • RedReading
    RedReading Member Posts: 2,143
    edited February 2014

    Onco - ice skating? Eww. Lol just kidding.

    Pooh - nope I'm doing terribly with rads. But I can live thru it. 40 mins yesterday and 31 today. Long time to hold a pose. Passed out coming from the tub tonight. My dog got my DH who helped me down the stairs then sliced his thumb open on the loose bannister. I went into full panic mode, but eventually fixed him up with Smurffette bandaids. 

    I need some time off. This is kicking my butt. To those of you who went through rads easy peasy, I salute you. This girl is waving the white flag! 

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  • ruthbru
    ruthbru Member Posts: 57,235
    edited February 2014

    Red, when is your last rads? We can count down with you & have a party at the end!

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  • geewhiz
    geewhiz Member Posts: 1,439
    edited February 2014

    Red - I did not have an easy time either. I got dizzy sometimes; my voice had a hoarseness;  I tired easily. and my skin burned a bit the last week. But you will bounce back quickly! This too will pass : )

    Today I am grateful for my kind hearted husband of 22 years. He looked a little drained and exhausted today (after taking a call from his feuding siblings over estate matters). I think I need to learn to appreciate him a bit more! 

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  • ziggypop
    ziggypop Member Posts: 1,071
    edited February 2014

    Red - this line taken out of context is precious -

    "Pooh - I wish I had a sister and 2 brothers but I'm a homely child. I love chickadees. They make me giggle with their fast paced antics."

    I'm in Ohio - we had one warm day when I could see shoots & then it has snowed, and snowed, and snowed... 

    OKAY - Yesterday I was grateful that I was able to be with my mom on her 86th birthday (I'm with her everyday, but birthdays are special). 

    And today, I am grateful that I didn't have to spend the whole entire day with my mom (God forgive me please, I do love her). 

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  • curveball
    curveball Member Posts: 3,040
    edited February 2014

    I'm grateful I was able to go for a walk again today.

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  • hbcheryl
    hbcheryl Member Posts: 5,113
    edited February 2014

    grateful for the much needed rain but not so grateful for the whiney cat who woke me up at 4am cause he didn't like the rain, he wanted to go out but didn't want to get his very delicate feet wet!!

    Ziggy I'm so envious, hug your Mom for all of us that don't have ours, I miss mine so much, in August she'll be gone 30 years and there isn't a day that's gone by that I haven't thought about her or missed her.

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  • chrissyb
    chrissyb Member Posts: 16,818
    edited February 2014

    Red I met up with one of the Aussie girls, Trish.  She lives about a half hour away from my brother so it was a good opportunity to say hi before I leave tomorrow.

    This is us.

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    Today I am doubly grateful for wonderful friendships made on BCO.

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  • PoohBear-61
    PoohBear-61 Member Posts: 263
    edited February 2014

    Today grateful for friends coming to visit tonight...and yes I made ANOTHER cheesecake ......... 

    Crissyb ...nice picture ...great smiles !!! are you on left or right ?

    Red..... why do you have to hold the pose that long ...that's terrible ????? Mine were only about 2 to 3  minutes total each time ? hope it gets better for you .....sending positive vibes from the east coast. ( You might want to have your Iron levels checked ...mine went way down during rads and was prescribed iron pills).

    Have a good weekend

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  • ziggypop
    ziggypop Member Posts: 1,071
    edited February 2014

    cheryl - Thanks for the reminder, my dad passed away last year and I am living with my mom, she has dementia so it can be hard to be patient sometimes (the same questions asked over and over again). But she is also a treasure - very happy most of the time and works on having a really good attitude and demands very little. I'm very lucky to be able to spend this time with her. 

    Pooh - that cheesecake you made is beautiful. Yum. 

    Red -  I am really sorry that you're having a rough time with the RADS. They went pretty easy for me, but it had noting to do with stoicism or not complaining - if I've learned one thing through this process it's that we all react differently to any treatment we get and the treatment aren't all the same. I have (my whole life) had some episodes of dizziness - they tend to happen when I change positions (go from crouching to standing) or getting out of a hot bath/Jacuzzi /shower. When I had chemo the worst SE that I had was that I just could not stand up for any length of time without getting horribly dizzy. This happened again just recently after my exchange surgery - heart racing, light headedness, etc. So I completely sympathize with you. Have they done a blood panel on you lately? Low red blood cell counts seem to be a big part of it. ((hugs))

    Chrissy - That is a lovely picture. You can tell how very happy the two of you are to see each other. 

    Today I am grateful that the sun is shining, the icicles are dripping, and soon I think I'm going to be able to see those little green shoots again. 

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  • curveball
    curveball Member Posts: 3,040
    edited February 2014

    I am grateful that today is a beautiful early spring day. Maybe I'll go outside after lunch.

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  • Susie123
    Susie123 Member Posts: 804
    edited February 2014

    Red, I'm so sorry you're feeling poorly. That can get us down, just keep remembering that this to shall pass. Get your mind set that you will get through it and do whatever is needed to come out the other side of treatment and return to a normal life.  ((Hugs))

    Today I'm grateful to have seen an old friend.

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  • Nel138281
    Nel138281 Member Posts: 2,124
    edited February 2014

    Red - thinking about you.  Let us know how many more days and as said before we will count down with you!

    I continue to struggle with a bit of a funk - but trying to be grateful to be here and well enough to be coordinating a great weekend for girls with disabilities. 2 years ago I had just finished chemo and had surgery. 

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  • RedReading
    RedReading Member Posts: 2,143
    edited February 2014

    Day #59

    Today I am grateful that I had only 1 pic and adjust before rads. They think they finally got it right. Apparently, my breast has shrunk enough that I was no longer getting full coverage. This is why I had to be still for all that time. it killed my back though.

    Anyway, I feel much better today, thanks for all the support. O and my last day is March 18th, which is also my very special birthday. I was born in '57 and I will turn 57 that day. It's cool to me at least, but I'm a nerd so I like number things.

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  • mapgirl12
    mapgirl12 Member Posts: 111
    edited February 2014

    Red-Hang in there!

    I am grateful watching the 4 year old grandson dancing!

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