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

Interesting thought, Sandy.

Maybe this guy should stop relying on government land handouts, pull himself up by his bootstraps, and get into a different line of work.  Grazing cattle on desert...can you imagine?  I guess his ancestors weren't very bright either.

Interesting little tidbit:  These Bundys are Mormon, and apparently, according to Abby Huntsman, she shares a great-grandfather with Mr. Bundy.

Chickadee and her husband.  I found this in a newspaper article when I was looking for an obituary.  Such a sweet picture.  I will post the link to the article.

What a beautiful picture of Chickadee.

I will miss her.

Mary

Lovely article and picture.  Still so sad.

Good article.  Both women put a personal face on the reality of BC.    I wish I had met Chickadee in person.  

That will work for me for sure.  

Jackie

Hehe , Crazy that is exactly what I thought as I read the list.

Kam - DeNile.  That's what it is for me.  I am SWIMMING in da river, after a visit to my oncologist, just the "manual chest checking+ no lumps" makes me smile.  SERIOUSLY.  I look for anything to feel positive about this.  It's a Big Day for me too, my oncologist is about 125 miles away.  Now on the once a yer schedule. I know my bp is higher, from the first checkin, weighin, ( ugh!) and I get some blood tests at my request, cuz my local docs use a not-so-accurate-lab.  I get asked a lot of questions, and I figure if there was something "suspicious" I'd be told.

SO, yes, it is a RELIEF to have another good yearly oncologist visit. And foe me it's residual DeNile, thinking I get to swim for another year.

What ever works...is my motto.  Know it's not definitive, but I do feel relief.

Kam .. speaking only for myself, I am relieved every six months when my PCP tells me everything looks fine.  It was such a shock to be diagnosed in the first place, I don't put a lot of trust in how I am feeling anymore.  I was in great health when they found the cancer.  I know a six month check up can't tell you if you're good to go or not ... but I chose to feel relieved when the doctor says everything looks fine.  I can skate for six more months, hopefully.

hugs,

Bren

Kam - I get frustrated that they don't scan us - I know the risk of the radiation is high, but how would we know if we had mets otherwise. The best my GP could tell me is that bone mets would come with resting pain. How would you know if you had liver mets? All the BS does is look for local recurrence. The onc seemed to dumped me  a while back. So why couldn't we have scans at the 5 year mark? It would really make me feel a lot better.

I'm definitely taking my aromasin for 10 years - why not? BUT - what really annoys me is that if you aren't scanned, then if mets are found it's too late to do anything.

Steve was scanned every year after his bowel cancer because the risk of mets was so high. So, 4 years in they found a lung met - luckily it was accessible and small and removed - that was 7 years ago. If he hadn't been scanned every year, he'd probably be dead by now.

Bren - fabulous pic.  YOU look SO good, love your hair color, or how it appears in the pic ;-)

Know what C4C means, I finished Arimidex a year ago, and felt naked for months, very "exposed" but in my case felt SO MUCH BETTER, I decided to do DeNile.  Several serious SE's b4 considering doing 100 years: heart issues, cholesterol, for a start.  Possibly NBP seems to be one for many too.  Even effects blood glucose in many women.