100 Days of Gratitude

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Optmi congrats on such great news. Red those kid rides are the best, I love seeing the world through a young ones eyes.

Yesterday grateful I was able to get caught up at work, today grateful for my neighbor as I started washing my car he came across the street and helped me so I was able to get the job done in half the time, also grateful that the package I had sent to Missouri to his Grandson made it without popping open, his DS and family were here last week and one of the kids won a massive stuffed toy at the fair and they couldn't carry it home so they gave it to me to mail, I squashed it up put it in a space bag stuffed it in a box.

way behind again:

8/6: grateful that my Dad made the decision to get my Mom to the ER (via ambulance) today as she was moaning in extreme pain, and while she was there, her dr did scans to check her head because of her black (CT scans/ X-rays of head and abdomen revealed nothing conclusive)

8/7: grateful to have friends to talk to me on my drive home, I was very upset. Also grateful my PCP could fit me in for the swelling in my face (wasp sting on the bridge of my nose)

8/8: grateful for Benedryl that brought down the swelling and discoloration and gave me a long night of restful sleep plus a 2-1/2 hour phone call from a BCO friend!

8/9: grateful I could take my Benedryl and sleep the day away

8/10: grateful I can jump right in and get caught up

Thank you friends!

Grateful the first two days of vacation have been beautiful

Jazzy, thanks! Dad has been going there every day (but one, he picked up a cough at the hospital), most of the time she has been asleep when he's there (he's been told Mom is awake at night, I almost want to check that out for myself).

Yes, Red, it was a busy week! Thought I'd get a break this week, but NO. Got a text a couple hours ago my younger brother is going to be in the area TOMORROW! My dad would like me out there too (maybe as a buffer as this bro likes to try to push my dad around) so I don't know yet. All my plans for the next couple days, may just go poof!

8/11: grateful for all the laughs and smiles Robin Williams gave me throughout the years. Loved him on Mork and Mindy, such an original. Such a vast talent, he was also outstanding in the serious roles he played. He was a gift to the world. What a shame of his passing. Keeping his family in my thoughts and prayers. 

Grateful for my long weekend:

* spending time with our great friends

* beautiful, beautiful scenery

* fun activities to do

* food, food and more food!

The North Dakota Badlands

Red too right, she's in training for a body building competition and she is down to 11% body fat, she is 62 and has the body of a 25 year old and she is the kindest nicest person, I ran into her on sunday at the gym and I was going to do leg work and she stopped what she was doing and came and worked out with me.  Ruth your trip looks and sounds wonderful, nothing better than fun with friends and food, food, food

Today I am grateful for a lovely morning sitting in the back yard sipping my morning cup of tea and watching the kitty cats play.

Amen to that!

Grateful that Robin Williams lived and brought such joy to so many.  I am extremely saddened by his death.

8/12: grateful I got to see my youngest brother last night when he was in town on business and stopped by to see my Dad and Mom

8/13- today I am grateful to be going to see one of my favorite bands from the 70s, the group YES tonight at one of the casinos. Also looking forward to going with a friend since I have not seen since Memorial Day weekend, and the good catch up time we will have.

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Grateful for a nice quiet evening watering the garden and pruning flowers

Thanks, Red!

8/14: Grateful for my wonderful medical team! I read how so many women are having problems with theirs, I take mine for granted. My PCP, who I've been seeing for over 17 years, is about my age, had BC about a year before my first occurrence, so she knows what I'm experiencing and is up on all the latest findings. When I ask about certain tests, she can tell me whether it applies to me or not and suggests others. She was the one who suggested reconstruction and is always concerned about my overall health (though when I first starting seeing her, she shared an office with another doctor. Now, her practice has expanded so much, I rarely see her because she's booked so far out, and I have no problems with the rest of her staff for non-BC-related issues.)

BS and PS are women, so thorough and concerned that they answer all my questions (my PS has teased me about bringing a type list, but in a very good-natured way), lots of hugs. My MO is an older gentlemen (probably should have retired but he truly loves what he does), posts new info on the internet (not BCO) and very thorough, an expert in his field, was part of the duo who determined I had been misdiagnosed the first BC and suggested scaling back the chemo and no rads, not touchy-feely but his nurse is the hugging type. The best part of all, all of these professionals WORK TOGETHER, as a team, the way it should be.