Illinois ladies facing bc

I slept and dreamt that life was joy.
I awoke and saw that life was service.
I acted and behold, service was joy.
- Rabindranath Tagore

Back atcha, Jackie!

It's possible to have too much in life. Too many clothes jade our appreciation for new ones; too much money can put us out of touch with life; too much free time can dull the edge of the soul.We need sometimes to come very near the bone so that we can taste the marrow of life rather than its superfluities.

"Maybe the reason nothing seems to be 'fixing you' is because you're not broken. Let today be the day you stop living within the confines of how others define or judge you. You have a unique beauty and purpose; live accordingly."

-- Steve Maraboli

Your greatest gift to your family and friends is yourself -
your relaxed, happy, and fully-present self.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Happy holidays to all.

A free mind is one which is untroubled and unfettered by anything, which has not bound its best part to any particular manner of being or worship and which does not seek its own interest in anything but is always immersed in God's most precious will. . . . There is no work which men and women can perform, however small, which does not draw from this its power and strength. - Meister Eckhart

Learn to become still.
And to take your attention away from what you don't want,
and all the emotional charge around it,
and place your attention on what you wish to experience.
- Michael Beckwith

Begin and end each day with an expression of gratitude and thanksgiving. Every morning when you awake you have been given the gift of a sunrise and twenty-four hours to live.This is a precious gift.You have the wonderful opportunity to take this day and live joyously, with appreciation for everything that you encounter.Take a deep breath and be grateful for this exhilarating experience of breathing in life and love.Similarly, end your day with an expression of love, and a repetition of the word for peace, "Shalom."

Wayne Dyer

Great quote by Wayne Dyer. Thanks, Jackie.

Happy New year to all.

Happy New Year Illinois ladies. Hoping good health for all.

A belated Happy New Year to all my fellow Illinois sisters!

I thought people here in the Chicago area might be interested in a weight loss group that is starting later this month at the Cancer Wellness center in Northbrook. It was originally going to take place on Tuesday afternoons for 20 weeks, but when I called up inquiring about the class, I found out that they had a greater response than they had expected, and they were considering adding a second class. I am waiting for them to call me back to confirm exactly when the class is going to start. I might call them up again tomorrow. When I first called up about the class, I was transferred to somebody who was not at her desk, and I had to leave a message. When she called me back, she told me that she is only there three days a week. She then asked me why I wanted to take the class, and I told her because I was starting on Femera, and I was concerned that I was going to gain weight on it. She said that the person teaching the class would be able to help me in that regard. She also told me that she would give my number to somebody else, who would call me back in a few days. That person did call me back, and told me that only people who received received breast cancer treatment such as surgery, chemo or radiation during 2016 would be eligible for the class. If you received treatment prior to that time you would not be eligible. People who are currently receiving treatment are also eligible to take the class. That person that I spoke to said that somebody else would call me up sometime in January to tell me when the class is going to start. That makes three people you have to talk to to sign up for the class. I don't know why you have to go through so many hoops.

DX:5/13/16. lumpectomy 5/27/16. R breast, IDC 2.3 CM,no node involvement. ER+, PR+, HER2-. Completed four rounds of T/C chemo starting on 7/12/16. Started radiation on 10/20/16. Completed on 12/8/16. Just started on Femera.