Winter rads 2014-2015

Allmodestyisgone - Congrats! Enjoy your new found freedom from treatments! I can't wait to get there!

Jean - Yay! Glad you're doing better this morning.

Just 13 left for me (8 regular, 5 boosts). Can't wait. I didn't get to go braless quite as much over the weekend as I had hoped, but with lots of Aquaphor at night, my underarm definitely feels better. I'm lucky enough to work from home for my full-time job, so there will be no bra for that. I have a second job that I work one weekend day and several weeknights. I'm taking the weeknights off for the next three weeks just so I can come home from tx and get rid of the bra! That should help.

Spent a few hours Saturday at the ver with our almost 8-year-old lab. He was diagnosed with cancer the same week I was back in October and Saturday started coughing up blood--LOTS of it! Seems it has metastasized in his lungs. Not sure just how much time he has, but he was able to come home with us after the bleeding stopped and they gave him some pain meds. I'm glad he's held on this long. I KNOW we couldn't have handled loosing him back in October! We just want to give him as much time to be happy as we can. As you all are very aware--CANCER SUCKS!!!

Hygeia - it is definitely better than an ice cream sundae, even with whipped cream and a cherry on top!

Farmerma -so sorry to hear about your dog. They are an important member of the family and it hurts to see them suffer. Enjoy your time with him.

farmerma, I'm so very sorry about your dog. Definitely, cancer sucks, and dogs get most of the same cancers we get. We lost our two Rhodesian Ridgebacks to different cancers only a year apart over the past several years, and it was so hard. Now we have a young RR that we got from the rescue a little over a year ago after we lost our second male—she's just 3 now. I'm trying to enjoy every bit of the time we have with her, because it goes way too fast. The book I'm working on now is about dog and human co-evolution, and I've written a lot about the cancer thing. Labs are definitely not immune to a number of cancers. I will be thinking of you and your sweet boy. He's too young for this—and it's always too soon for us humans who love them—but how lucky he is to have such a loving home for his final days.

farmerma - I just read your post - I am so sorry to hear about your dog.  Hope he is not suffering to bad.  He is lucky to have such a loving family.

Allmodestyisgone. Congrats to you for that last day at rads.

Farmerma. That is so sad about your dog. Glad to know he has hung on to bring you comfort.

Jean - Hope your relief continues.

Hi kayfry, sorry you've had such loss with your RR's. Cancer truly does SUCK and it doesn't matter if we're human or animal.

You've written books on cancer? How do we find your books?

Quiggy, no, I didn't mean to say I've written books about cancer. I do write books, though, and the one I'm revising now is about how dogs and human evolved together. (I'm a huge animal person and dog person, and often write about animals and science). The thing is that humans and dogs actually evolved to have many cancers together, that's what I was trying to say. And I have written about that in this book (which won't be published until sometime next year, especially since I"m so far behind on my deadlines). My last several books have been for young readers, about 12 to adult. I have one about chocolate coming out April 7, but I'm not trying to advertise here (I do have a neglected website/blog and can be found at Amazon under my writing name—Kay Frydenborg). Personally, I'm waiting to see that 3-part Ken Burns special about cancer, which starts on March 30, the day I finish rads!

Quiggy, I have loved horses (AND dogs) my entire life, have kept horses for more than 30 years (starting as soon as I was in any financial position to manage it). My daughter rode and showed growing up, doesn't anymore, but became a veterinarian. I still have one horse, my 17-year-old Remy, who has been the equine love of my life since he was 4, and he's still sound and doing great. I ride him as often as I can, several days a week. I have had all kinds of dogs over the years, including two Jack Russells (sadly now deceased, one of them from cancer). But I'm having trouble picturing a J. Russell/Greyhound, and would love to see a picture! Our last 3 dogs have been rescues; I think that's really the way to go. Mucking stalls is pretty great therapy, although I don't have my horse at home these days. I still muck his stall sometimes, though. Just being around animals is the best therapy for me.

This is our list of Winter Warriors as of March 23, 2015 - We are coming 'round the bend.  Hooray!  Spring is here!

October / November Start

MeneK – Oct 24 .................... MagicalBean - Oct 28......... Mmtagirl - Nov 3

MarieBernice6234 - Nov 4  ... Hope50 - Nov 5 ..................  dennyvol - Nov 5

CAS4 - Nov 6 ........................ Beachbaby65 - Nov 4 .......... CoyoteNV - Nov 10 

Lush61 - Nov 13 .................... Rosa54 - Nov 13 .................  Beachlady28 – Nov 17

Nomatterwhat - Nov 17 ......... LMVerma  Nov 18 ................ katieC12 – Nov 18

Lorrilynne - Nov 18 .............. Gongshow18 - Nov 20 .........Yikes1 - Nov 20

Birdgirl11 - Nov 23 .............  Perfectlyimperfect39 - Nov 23 Singsing1020 -

December Start

Pita119 - Dec 1 .................. SandyLovesLucy - Dec 1......... AnasNana - Dec 1

 HockeyCat - Dec 3 ......... . CanuckMom Dec 4 ................  MeanMomto3 - Dec 4

JustJean - Dec 5 ...............  runningcello - Dec 9 ............... carynbrit - Dec 10

 ForHisGlory - Dec 10 ........ Davida58 - Dec 10 ....................SCMom - Dec 11

eileenpg - Dec 16 .............. Linzer – Dec 16 ....................... WndrWoman - Dec 16

 sweetbanker - Dec 16 ........  labelle - Dec 17 .......................  Slavrich - Dec 27

InGodshands - Dec 18 ....... Catie57 - Dec 18 ........................ lilactulip - Dec 18 

 PoppyK - Dec 29 .............. kpmacmill - Dec 29 ....................  Jlynn13 - Dec 29

 gretchy - Dec 29  ...............Bellegirl - Dec 30 

January Start

reader425 - Jan 2 ................ILCMom - Jan 2 ....................... Purrrrana99 - Jan 5

Cath57 - Jan 5  .................. Professor50 - Jan 5 ....................fossf - Jan 7

Lulubelle1 - Jan 8 ............. lescover - Jan 8 .......................  Nancy6540 - Jan 12 .

Saltygirl - Jan 12  ...............aj103014 - Jan 12 .................... Fionascottie - Jan 13  

Magdalene51 - Jan 15  ...... quiggy - Jan 19  ....................... Annie88 - Jan 19

chtease - Jan 19 ................ Bippy625 - Jan 20 ......................Dacre - Jan 20

feelingoverwhelmed - Jan 20 ....KYBLUEEYES - Jan 20 ......Beachbum1023 - Jan 22

Cavalier - Jan 22 ................ mqt64 - jan 26 ........................... Sjacobs146 - Jan 26  

Windgirl - Jan 28 .................. Hotrodmommy - Jan 29

February Start

JeniferE - Feb 1 ..................  LARock - Feb 2 .............  Chrissie29 - Feb 2

gemmafromlondon - Feb 2 .keri71 - Feb 6?.............................  ladyb1234 - Feb 9

Mm68 - Feb 10 ................... CassieCat - Feb 12 ..................... Texas94 - Feb 16

Leslie58 - Feb 16 ..............  farmerma - Feb 23 ....................... Dotwithkitties - Feb 23

SunnySydeUp - Feb 23 ............ Allmodestyisgone - Feb 24 .... brandyrose - Feb 26

Scubawoman - Feb 26

March Start -

gtlucky - Mar 2 ..................... sybilskelton - Mar 2.....................  Kayfry - Mar 4 

WheelyGirl - March 5 ................... Booklady1 - Mar 9 .................... Hygeia - Mar 13 

zjrosenthal Mar 16 ........................Redhead01 - Mar ? ................... cbooklvr - Mar ?

Shelleym1 - Mar ?

Special Sister Warriors and Warriors who stopped for a visit, but for various reasons didn't stick around. No start date determined.  We wish them well.

Minnielee; surrrana99; Coloradocancermom; Shuf; bjeaneg, knittingPT, Shayne36, KGotThis, ckr1956, funthing42, MaggieCat, intothewoods

No Rads needed !! Hooray!!

ThinkingPositive .....................Mary59G

= Reported Complete

 = Should be Complete by now.

Jean - I have always had 2 techs, once I had 3 for some reason and twice I had the 2 plus students from a nearby vocational school. The first 2 weeks it was always the same people then the last 2 weeks I've had the one usual one and then one from a different location. I find I'm missing my original ones. Maybe we bonded those first 2 weeks.

Jean- I have 2-3 Tech's each zap.

Jean, I always had 2-3 techs.

I always had two techs, sometimes a student. He techs rotated between the two rooms, so I could have different techs depending on the day. There were two nurses as well. They mostly floated around in case there was a question of I needed something. I met with my RO once a week, and the nurse was always present then too

I usually have one, sometimes two.

My experience is the same as WonderWomans. A couple of times started with one then second came running in after lunch break, apologizing for onion breath😬 I meet with RO weekly and have nurses cell phone number and I'm encouraged to phone any time. I try not to abuse this, but it's nice to have! Hooray for sunshine and bluebonnets- Linda