MI Survivors

I sent you a copy--enjoy.

I wish I would have known about the Brunch for today. No ones fault but my own. I just don't know alot about computers. I thought I'd been checking the topics pretty good, but I guess not seen that it is 10:30 Sunday night and I just came across this. (big pout on my part.)
I wish all you Michiganders a very Merry christmas and hopefully I'll meet you one day soon! (feel free to pm me..I think I know how to work that!)
Denise

Oh boo hoo, it looks like I missed a wonderful time. Anna is glowing and you all look healthy! Maybe we can try again in January?

I'll be your "fearless leader" if no one else want to give it a try. Mary (Kats) is thinking of something creative for us to stand out. We might have to break something on Irene (SEI) so she rides the trolley and gets those good pictures. Have you saved any casts we so we can pretend something is broken? Ok, I'm going to do all sorts of delegating! Chris and Brett, start your running plan!

xxxooo
Nancy

We are ALL beautiful! I had to vote for March because I'm having knee replacement Jan. 24--3 days in hospital & about 2 weeks in nursing home. I don't imagine I'l be able to communicate by computer in a nursing home. My pulmonologist is trying to add a colonoscopy && upper GI to the knee replacement. He seems to be in favor of one-stop shopping. My lungs are getting worse, but still doesn't think it's cancer, just GERD. I guess I'd be just as glad to have them do everything at once while I am out. I have a femaral hernia they can fix too. Then I'll be the bionic woman.
Ann

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Hi!

Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!

Happy New Year!

Irene

Hey Everyone - I've been talking to Kats about the Komen Race and she has some fantastic ideas already! As you know, she is so talented and did the memorial signs and video. Do you want me to take the discussion offline through email or should I give the hints here? What are your thoughts about changing the team name?

Hope everyone is well.
xxxooo
Nancy

Hi Anne,
The wonderful MI ladies have allowed me to be a part of this great group of women. My husband, myself and our granddaughter drove up to Detroit for the race last year. We are also planning on making the drive this year too.

If you feel you might not be up to walking the race there is a trolley for BC survivors that drives the route of the race. Two of the ladies last year took the trolley, Irene because she had a broken foot and Ann because she wasn't up to walking. We all met at a designated area before the race, chatted, took some pictures, got to know one another then after the race many of us went to HockeyTown which is right across from where the beginning of the race was and had a nice lunch and wonderful converstion.

If you are not up to the walk, the trolley is an option.

kats aka Mary

PS
I see you have sons in the military, me too. My son is 32 yrs old and in the Air Force stationed in Florida.

Ooooh! Wings of Hope--we can be wings. I wing it all the time so I'll fit right in. Um,,,,when is the Komen walk? The dates, that is?

And you'll be surprised how much better you'll be feeling by June, Anne.

HI Everyone! God & bad news--I got a good colonoscopy report and a good endoscopy report. I was also okayed for SS Disability. The bad is that I have a new and "different" infiltrate that appeared on a chest x ray that I apparently had taken in Dec. (I have a hard time remembering all these procedures). They just called me now & said I "must" have yet another CAT scan of my lung to see what is going on. I'm scheduled for total replacement of my right knee on Jan. 24. If they do both knees (nopt likely), I'll be walking in June. If not I guess it's the trolley. In any case I'm a little scared the nursing home stuff after surgery.
Amm

Ann,
Sorry to hear you are going through this again. Sending prayers and good wishes that all turns out okay.
When is your scanned scheduled for?

((((HUGS))))
Mary

Janis,
Will you consider coming to Detroit for the Race For The Cure June 16th?
Me,DH and granddaughter(s) are planning on making the drive up from Chicago again this year for the Race. Last year we drove up on Friday and stayed Friday and Saturday night at the Doubletree in Dearborn.
Mary

I'm so sorry to hear you are having more troubles, Ann. My thoughts and prayers and hugs.

Anne

For those of you who remember that my DH has been having stomach problems, an update.

On December 22, my oldest friend suggested (based on the experiences of HER oldest friend) that he might be sensitive to MSG. In the last three weeks, I have cooked most of what we have eaten, and read all the labels of prepared stuff. We are beginning to be convinced that MSG is indeed the problem. Since we changed his diet, his blood pressure has begun to stabilize, his fainting spells have almost disappeared and he feels much less tired. Best of all, he has gained four pounds in the last three weeks. He was down to 115#, stripped, on the day before we started his new diet. Weighed in at 119#, stripped, yesterday. He still looks like a skeleton, but I think we've turned a corner. MSG is nasty stuff. If you think this might be a problem for you or for somebody you know, PM me. We can talk.