Rosevalley - this is for you!

Happy Anniversary. I am so happy faslodex is working. I will continue to pray for you. Hoping faslodex holds it at bay for a very long time.

Happy Anniversary!!! I hope you have a day filled with nothing but joy.

Hello Rosevalley,

The swans were back today on Spring Lake, looking so beautiful in the afternoon sun.

Sending love and light and beauty to you on your anniversary.

Madelyn

Holinone-Welcome to the club no one wants to be in. You have your new house and you just have to work harder at staying in it! May taxoterre kick cancer to the curb. Hey I've got cancer in my liver, lung, bones, ommentum, mesentery and malignant ascites.. drain every other day. I was in hospice in Feb. and because of Faslodex flunked out of hospice and from deaths door to life again. Holy crap what a miserable ride. But to get through hell.... keep going!! I think it was Churchill who said that. Well who ever said it; it's true. I made it through and feel better, not normal but better. Keep going.

I made it to my DD3 15th birthday. We walked through the rose garden in Portland and the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden today to celebrate our 27th anniversary. We saw gorgeous colorful rhodies, lenten roses, poppies and little blue flowers. I do not have a camera on my old flip phone but the lakes, plants and flowers were wonderful. We saw a pair of bald eagles flying and hunting. There were flocks of Canada geese, goslings, a heron and a bunches of ducks. The weather was sunny 75 degrees. My poor DH has a cold but he managed a long rambling anniversary walk, bird watching and lunch. It was a wonderful day and we enjoyed it all.

Living and enjoying something like this is the best revenge on cancer. Today we lived a life where cancer wasn't invited! Thank you for celebrating with me. It's not been perfect and in our imperfections and celebrating the tenacity of spirit and fortitude we raised 2 kids, one still to go and stayed married. We started out in Pennsylvania then to California and finally to Oregon. We have been through 4 dogs, 3 cats, 2 rabbits, mice and a guinea pig in 27 years. We lost 2 of the dogs to cancer, the guinea pig to cancer and 2 cats to renal failure. We have also suffered some chronic diseases in our kids. One DD is developmentally disabled but has done herself proud! (She works and can read and write and is doing well!) Our lives are the peaceable kingdom. We still have one dog, 3 cats and a canary! Everyone is old and spunky. Cancer has colored the journey for 9 years and we steal our lives back as we can.

But you all know this because taking back our lives and living is why we are all here! (((hugs))) to all of us! Yay for all the folks on BCO who trudge the path and live and help others do the same. Thank you.

Beautiful Rose.

Rosevalley,

Thank you for posting such an inspirational post. You show that you care so much for others, even the ones you have never met like us. I will celebrate my 36th anniversary this July, and I also have a DD that is developmentally disabled. I wouldn't trade my life with anyone. I have been truly blessed through the years to have a loving husband and family. I hope faslodex keeps on knocking that cancer to the curb. Thank you again for being such an inspiration to all of us. Bless you.

Today on the farm - tough and tender

Rough and smooth - just like us!

Hi All! Pretty good day today. No issues so far. We had the cutest little Girl scout (I guess there are no more Brownies anymore cause she was little) anyway she was collecting donations for a refugee family. Apparently Catholic Charities, the girl scouts and area churches have sponsored a refugee family from N. Africa. It's a big family and they were asking for donations. I went out and got pillows, towels and a woundcare kit. I figured bandaides, wound wash and neosporin comes in handy for us all eh? I can't imagine being dumped in a strange climate, strange land and not speaking the language. It must be scary and require an enormous leap of faith and courage. But it beats dying and starving from where you came from or religious persecution. I actually know nothing about why this family was allowed to be sponsored and relocated except the refugee status is pretty tight for reasons. I am glad to help out. Life is hard enough. (Plus I come from Swedish, Irish, German, English refugees - economic freedom seekers in the 1850s) It will feel good to go later and drop off the goods. The little girl scout was adorable!! Nothing like helping learn community service and charity at home. I remember when my kids were required to do community service as part of their due at middle school. They happily took rakes and did yard work for elderly neighbors and cleaned up area parks. It was school wide effort and builds spirit. Good for them- good for everyone. Love the pictures. Life is like that cactus and roses - thorns and flowers all together. Good with the bad.

( ) palms together in gratitude for you. Peace to us all!

Please excuse the intrusion on this Stage IV thread.

Rosevalley, I know how much you like trees. My DD took this picture a few days ago in Japan.

It made me think of you.

Praise be to God. Wonderful news.

Rosevalley, That is the BEST news I've heard in a long time. Sending you love and light. Rest well tonight!!

Dear Rosevalley, the roses faltered for a moment in yesterday's 90º heat, but the iris are loving it.

When we approach life with loving kindness, there's something to be lost and something to be gained in life's every moment.

May we mourn what has passed while finding beauty and joy in what comes toward us.

Rosevalley, so happy you're feeling better and your tumor numbers confirm it!

more loving kindness, Stephanie

yeah Rosie , so happy for you

Rosevalley, what wonderful news!!!