INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours

Jazzy- we have lousy genetics. I got BRCA tested and came out negative but there are quite a few cases of BC and Prostate CA, and just one ovarian CA after BC 20 years earlier. My Mom even had a huge ovarian mass removed benign- lucky duck! Obviously science has not unraveled all the markers for cancer. So there is some weakness or switch that can get turned on buried in our genes. I feel sorry for all my cousins. My one cousin the same age (56) as me has already been in for surgery with some form of colon cancer. Then I had a melanoma taken off as did my Mom. GF died of Non-hodgkins lymphoma at 51 years old. My grandfathers brother had some form of chronic leukemia. The list just goes on and on..

Chevy- I am sure you will be source of comfort and strength to your dear friend Rosie! May all her biopsy results be benign and this a speed bump on the road. Take care of each other tomorrow.

(((Hugs))) Patty! Your boys come home today right? Enjoy.

chevy - how great of you to go with rosie. Hoping the biopsy is negative.

Rosevalley - sorry you are so uncomfortable. Glad to hear there is relief on the horizon. My family also had lousy genetics. Cancer has killed every member of my family as far back as I remember. No car wrecks , heart attack , old age etc nope cancer. So very glad we adopted our boys and they didn't get my genes.

Blondie - 9 days - hooray. So excited for you

Jazzy - hi. Still doing moon naked yoga or whatever it was lol ?

SAS - love your openness. Glad you are getting to experience the young sexual experiences. Bet your dbf feels like he hit the jockpot ! I agree nookie certainly can change attitudes. Without it I feel so seperated from Dh.

Lovely - 108 actual temp? Holy moly ! That's hot. Wow hope you don't have to get out in it. Love the shoe pic

Luvmygoats & sppokie. - yum plum jelly - that takes me back to my childhood. Yummy indeed. We had several huge gardens. A lot of work and then it harvest time which is even more work to can and freeze them. Its def cheaper to buy them at Walmart but not near as yummy. Good for you !

Wren - i threw out all my high heels. Just not doing that to my feet or back . prefer sandles !

Darn my boys will actually be home tomorrow. Meme had a change of plans. Ugh ! Well I can make it one more day. Yesterday our ac went off and of course the ac guy couldn't get to us the same day , it was already like 3pm. Ac guy gave Dh soine stuff to check. My most talented Dh came home and messed with it and got it running but we couldnt get the part last night. So once it shut off again it wasn't going to start without the new part. The house was 86°. We hug in the poollast night til our skin was so wrinkling we looked like raisins. Lol told my dh probably the only chance to see me looking okd and wrinkly. Hes finally able to laugh a LITTLE with me about death. We put the thermostat on 60° and onceut shut off it stayed cool in the house. I nearly froze with 2 blankets on. My backs stiff this am. It always hurts when i get really cold. Dh already got the part today and put it on. Dh can fix nearly everything. Feeling lucky to have him.

Hootie hoo

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Amen. Lovely.

Patty, for some improvement with QOL. Men's needs are so different from ours (shh...unless you are Ms Sass). They will do anything to make us happy once their needs are met. I need to get away from the checklist mentality myself and just enjoy the gift given to me.

Ms Chevy, hoping for benign result for Rosie.

Hug to you Ms Blondie.

So I went out to my yard this morning and saw an army of ants busy working going somewhere. Then, I remember part of what Wren said about spraying salt water to keep them away. I gleefully ran back inside the house and prepared the "natural pesticides" ,so I thought. As I was preparing the concoction , I was thinking to myself " you guys are going to GET it" haha evil laugh. Ran back outside and started spraying AT them disrupting their perfect order of a line. WAIT???....how come they are running all over the place and none die?? Oh crap they all are heading towards MY HOUSE!!! Then, I remember the important piece--the solution is to help KEEP them away. Double crap!! I quickly sprayed the surrounding stucco and stamping at the ants at the same time. Hope none of my neighbors saw me. Genius I am. Mild ADD

Rosie- saying a prayer for you.

Patty- full moon yoga yes. Naked yoga NO!

Healing thoughts for you Rose. As for the SCOTUS decision on gay marriage, I think it had more to do with the 14th Amendment:

"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

As for genetics testing, Kaiser jumped on me to have it done given my family history. I had a consult with my BS, the Breast Care Coordinator and the genetic counselor set up for me before my doctor even called me with my biopsy results. My mother lost 5 or her 7 siblings to cancer. One aunt died at 49 of lung cancer w/ spine mets. Second had BC at 45 (same age as me) with a double mastectomy and developed pancreatic cancer 10 years later. Her MO said at the time that it was most likely that she was a heavy drinker and smoker but with recent research, I think it may have been mets BC. One uncle died of colon cancer at 61, another of complications from stomach cancer at 64. The first aunt smoked until 39 then quit. All the others were very heavy smokers and drinkers. Another aunt died of liver cancer at 79 but she had Hep C from a blood transfusion in the 80's and liver cancer is pretty typical and she didn't drink or smoke. I also had a great aunt that died in 1948 at age 37 from breast cancer. My mom had basal cell carcinoma 10 years ago. On my dad's side, dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer at 65 and with chronic lymphocytic leukemia at 72 (he's 77 now) and his brother was diagnosed with kidney cancer at 72 that he chose not to fight and passed last year at age 80 from kidney failure. Four of my dad's aunts and uncles also died of various cancers. My genetic testing was negative but science has only discovered around 20 genes so far with mutations. Kaiser will keep my DNA on file forever, even if I don't have them as an insurance any more, and they will notify me if new gene mutations are discovered. Personally, I think that in some cases in my family, it may come down to a gene switch where certain environmental factors or personal habits have activated a genetic mutation but research into gene switches is relatively new.

Chevy--when my hair started falling out a few weeks ago, I still had enough hair swirl it around and cover the bald spots ala The Donald but I chose to shave it rather than resemble him. I think his issue is that he has so much money, he thinks he can be an ass.

Sassy- was that you that had surgery or a pet?

shaken coolie here. Man, 3 pages behind! All caught up. Yes, it's really that hot here. Was out in it earlier. Had to take GD home. She finished her quilt today. I'll get pic in a minute.

Popping in to say Hi. Have ITCHY HANDS and going to go chop them off. The neulasta pain has resolved but I think I washed my hands waaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy tooooooooooooooooooooooo muuuuuuuuuuuuuuch.

Using monistat on my hands..first one that laughs is going to get it.

Rose, I am so sorry to see your news.

Frey-see if you can find a sunburn gel that has lidocaine in it. Solarcane has a spray, walmart has a nice aloe gel with it. Numbs stuff. I use it on bug bites, and PN in my feet.

We nurses do really silly things Smaarty. It is called look in the dag closet and see what ya got. I know it sounds silly but it is helping..Kind like the way Nystatin helps with thrush. The rash is getting better . If all goes well I will soak them in Summers Eve later tonight. I just have to figure out if I want to use Spring Meadows or go all out and use Fresh Scent.

Summer Mind-blower here.

Rosie - sucky news for sure. (((Hugs))) Hope procedure tomorrow gives you relief.

Smaarty - You're teaching GD young. Terrible heat you're having there. Sounds like something TX would have.

Frey - think it's just the cream base or the actual medication part of the Monistat? Like Smaarty, whatever works lol.

I loaded my hands up with bag balm. It is soothing. Going to try the apple cider vinegar tomorrow. Ty for the suggestions.