Illinois ladies facing bc

Stanley Cup!

What sunshine is to flowers,
smiles are to humanity.  They
are but trifles, to be sure;
but, scattered along life's
pathway, the good they do
is inconceivable.
 
Joseph Addison

I'm in Chicago. Welcome OvercominaaagOne

Hi. I promise to check in once a month. It was wonderful seeing old and new friends tonight. Lauren, Please post picture soon.

Great time last night. Here's another:

You are all looking so good.  Thrilled that many of you were able to get together.  There is no substitute for getting together with people who became old friends the minute they joined this blog.  For some --- that was sure a long time ago.  There are a couple of faces I don't recognize --- but even then, it is the face of a friend. 

Pouring down here.  I'm late with the quote today as I needed to go to work early and stay later.  Off tomorrow though.  We have a bit more rain ( where is it all coming from, I wonder ) but hopefully will dry out for a couple of days soon. 

Hope you are all safe and sound and still enjoying the glow from your get -together.

Blessings,

Jackie

You can never make the same mistake twice because the second time you make it, it's not a mistake, it's a choice."
Steven Denn

It's a little humid in Chicago, but I've got a nice lake breeze and the windows open. Good because my daughter and I are stripping woodwork and preparing walls for painting. It was a task I was planning to do when I was diagnosed with BC. Finally getting to it.

My hand is healing from trigger thumb release surgery. Four weeks out. I was wondering if I have a touch of infection. But now see it could be inflamation from internal stitches. My body has always fought these stitches. I've got one working it's way out. Tried pulling it out, but it's not coming. I'm such a whimp I wasn't going to push it. Oh well. I've got one more visit to the hand doc if it doesn't work it's way out.

If it can be verified, we don't need faith. . . . Faith is for that which lies on the other side of reason.  Faith is what makes life bearable, with all its tragedies and ambiguities and sudden, startling joys.

 Madeleine L'Engle

L00Sparrow,

It can be a hard choice for some of us. I had no problem deciding. I opted for a lumptectomy, but had to lose my nipple, so it was called a partial mastectomy. I'm small, post meno and high chested. I didn't want an implant that accentuated that. Lucky too because I seem to be allergic to silicone.

Of course with an LX I had radiation. No real problems with it.

I am going through the questions of removal of breast vs radiation which is something I've had in past that did a lot of damage in future I do not know what is ahead but I thank you ladies for sharing your stories with me everything counts as I need the support .Thank you!

Did lumpectomy but then they found more tumors on both sides so had BMX. No rads or chemo.

More rain---my birdbaths are overflowing.  I don't think I have had to hand fill them but once oir twice because of the rain this year..... PT told me I could go bowl with a six lb kids ball to see if I could do it with my wrist.

I bowled three games,   a 115, 162 and 127.   Only two gutter balls.  The 162 is way above my average.....YIPPEE, abut I am not purchasing a six lb ball.  I am hoping he will let me try the 8 lb ball next time....

Hope all is well with everyone.  OUr relay for life is this Friday.