Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?

Hoping everyone is keeping warm tonight.  The cold air is persisting even on the coast.  But it is nothing like the temperatures in the interior of the country.
Welcome to the new ladies who have posted in the past few weeks.  This is a wonderful thread for sharing, hanging out, relaxing, talking about BC or gardening...we do it all.
It is a busy time and yet BC does not take a holiday. 
From reading the posts of those with post surgical issues, it just confirms that BC is not a disease with a quick fix.  Women go through a lot after diagnosis and surgery.  It doesn't show on the outside, and nobody wants to hear about it anyway...and this is all the more reason that BCO and threads like this are so important to our sanity and recovery.

To all my friends here who sent birthday wishes to us Thanksgiving birthday turkeys, thank you so much. 
Wren, I loved your image with the quote about older women running things...it happens and will continue to happen more and more.  My DD attended Annie Liebowitz's photography show in New York.  Gloria Steinem was there and DD had tickets to a small round table discussion.  I told her she stole my generation's icon.  The message was that the time for protesting is past and women should be active in their issues and position in life.  BC is certainly an issue, and I am glad we can share so openly on this site.

Sally, I am glad you are past the exchange and looking forward to getting your life back.  I hope you continue to feel better as you adjust to your reconstruction. 

Sandra & Mike, I am wishing you a good few weeks of the holiday season - that you may spend some peaceful days at home.  I do hope that Mike has been able to eat and that the gall bladder issue will soon be resolved. 

Jackie, I am glad the new furnace is all set and that you will be warm!  I don't know how this happens, but so often your quote is exactly what I am thinking about for the day.

Puffin, it has to be a tough time of year.  I am so happy to hear that you got to spend time with Lew's family and your granddaughter (congrats on the golden Mickey).
Wishing you a peaceful and safe holiday. 

Termite, it must be hard to know you won't be seeing your kids.  I hope you find peace in your holiday time as you adjust to these life changes.  All my kids have moved away and now family dynamics are changing so I am seeing a lot less of everyone.  I try to adjust to the "new normal" and stay as positive as I can.

It's a pretty typical December here....my three DD's brought the grandkids to New York to the Radio City Christmas Show.  We had a wonderful day.  The show closes with a live nativity with camels and sheep on stage....and Christmas carols are sung.  There are not many public venues that present this story of Christmas. 
It was hard to say goodbye to my grandkids.  I will not see all of them for Christmas.  Many changes are taking place and I am doing my best to float along with a smile and acceptance.

Time for bed....lots to do tomorrow as I am still working long hours Monday-Friday.  I will be ordering on line mostly, and finishing the decorating tomorrow.  Tree is 3/4 done. 
I feel determined to finish up my "tasks" so that I can be free to visit a few people who cannot get out and to think about how I can give a little more of myself this season.

Hugs, prayers & a warm space is wished for each of you.

Joan

We have been enjoying some cold weather here in south Louisiana. Or at least I am enjoying it. But the warm up is on the way. Back to 70's this coming week. With warm temps comes the likelihood of rain. I brought in some plants in pots for a couple of days but they are back outside in the sunshine. My two pots of geraniums we brought home from MN are huge. I thought I would try keeping them over the winter instead of abandoning them and buying new ones next summer when we arrive in MN the first of June. DH loves red geraniums.

Jackie, it's good to think of you warm and comfy with your new furnace. We've had the heat turned on during the day the past three or four days. We don't run it at night since we like the house to get cold for good sleeping.

Joan, the trip to Radio City with your grand kids sounds like a lot of fun for them and you.

As ChiSandy said, medicare should pay for any procedure that is a followup of bc surgery. The billing must be done correctly. I could have had revision surgery to improve my reconstruction but I chose not to.

Happy Sunday to all.

Just checking on everyone. I think of all of you often and thank god you have always been there since I began my adventure. God bless you all and merry christmas! Shuf

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Hi Ladies........can I come play with all of you.............LOL.......I kind of remember being on this thread before, but darn if I know where it went in my favorites.............I remember so many of you, and still keep in touch..........so is it ok if I come aboard.....Lord knows I qualify.............probably am the oldest one here.......anyone older then 81........OMG, that sounds ancient.............hugs ladies...........and oh it's cold here too.....

Hey Ducky, I'm sure a lot of us remember you as well. It has been a very long time. We ( those who remain from olden times ) and those who started later on while sometimes quiet, have continued the enjoyment of sharing our days with each other long after treatment is over. We value the encouragement, and just sharing and caring.

We had sleet here this morning, and I think it would like to turn to snow, but other than an errant flake now and then, I think we won't see much. I also think due to moisture up above us we might have this going on the next couple of days or more. It is just going to be fairly cold. I can't complain too much. After all it is December and you start to expect winter. I love a good snow most of the time but I'm never anxious for it. I just hope it is the kind I can really enjoy when it comes.

Going to be a long day here for me. There is a bit of ill health in my patient's family so I'll be doing some extra duty. It will be okay though. I'm glad when I can relieve someone else's burden a bit.

See you all later.

Jackie

Ducky - good to see you.

NormaJean honey, you're probably one of the youngest at 70!!!

Thanks for the suggestion Sandy

Brrr Sandy --- which though I don't post much there I left as well on the Illinois thread. I am a super old-timer there ---- having started back in 2007 and most of the wonderful gals I was with there still read from time to time --- and even post a bit now and then, but we have pretty much gotten out of the way for the newer people.

Sandy, glad you could give Puffin some GOOD suggestions. I have things happen so seldom ( feeling deep and lasting gratitude for that ) I tend to have little experience nor seldom even an idea of where to go to get it. It is part of the big treasure of staying connected here with friends. Someone has been through it and either has some 'suggestions' to share or whom one might see if they can. That is what friends are for and I feel I have made so many.

I spend time on three different BC. Org forums/threads and feel the same about each person on each thread. A friend for whom I want life to go well feeling that they wish for me the same in return. Win-Win.

Hi to all on this sunny but cold day. I did mention on the Illinois thread how the temps. this morning will surely help me remember to buy those great little gloves at Walmarts. They are thin, but with care can shield your hands well as you wait for the temps. to go up in your car. Also help you put some distance between your hands and a very cold steering wheel. My car temp. gauge said 16 degrees this a.m. and I know just how many blocks it takes for it to actually start warming up. When it starts --- oh the gratitude I feel for the easing of that discomfort --- especially when you have foolishly forgotten to purchase those said gloves. Just yikes. See you all later.

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Yes, Happy Birthday Elizabeth. From my point of view you're a young thing. After 65 you can celebrate for a week. Then each year after celebrate however long you can manage.

She's BAAaaaaaaaaaaaaK! Hey little Ducky! Good to see you! I don't post very often, in fact, hardly ever, but this is still one of the best threads there is!

We're all just getting ready for the big freeze here.... We go out fooling around most of the time, but stay in if the streets are bad! I'll be back later.... Hey, how are your Grandkids? How is little Grayson? Or is it Greyson? Or is it either one of those.... You KNOW who I mean...xoxo

Oh my goodnes - first Ducky and now Chevy too!!!! What a treat.

Hope you gals pals decide to stick around. Hope Ducky got us back in her favorites. It has happened seldom for me, but I have had once or twice a strange quirk of a favorite getting lost out of my list. I likely got too anxious to get done and move on and hit a wrong button. We get so used to what we do, I don't know if we always recognize the "oops" when it happens. Sometimes I catch it --- but maybe it is much later when it dawns on us that there is an un-expected change.

I notice it right away because I am pretty standard about the number of forums I use and go too, but it does take time sometimes.

A bit windy ( that will make it feel worse ) and cold here. Not sure of the actual temp -- just a whole lot more colder than I like. Not sure if there is enough moisture in the atmosphere above us to snow, but probably. I'd rather it didn't but who knows. I don't pay that much attention to the weather man anymore. They are wrong so often. If I want to know what it is REALLY doing, I look outside.

Anyway, glad you Chevy are showing up again --- you know you and others are the heat index for this place. You cause the sparks and excitement. You notice I didn't say chaos --- never that. So hope you keep on coming.

See you all later.

Jackie