Starting Chemo May 2008
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I wrote a nice post just upstream, but the BCO gremlins sucked out all my line breaks and paragraph spacing, turning it into one HUGE block of text. I thought this site had been optimized for handheld devices. Not iPads, apparently. Anyway, otter says "Hi!".
otter -
Hi back, Otter. In this year of five-year anniversaries, I just realized that yesterday was the date of my first chemo treatment.
I was caught up in other stuff - bitching about having a cold, preparing for a colonoscopy, wondering when I can finally put my winter things away - and didn't even remember until I saw your post.
Linda
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Linda, this is a good thing.
otter -
I am so sad to hear of the passing of drcrisc (Cristine). I am from the Sept 08 chemo group and followed your group for a long time as you were a few months ahead of me and it was like peaking into the future. I haven't been on BCO in a long time because we moved to Facebook too. But I happened to look on the angels list tonight. Just wanted to extend my sympathies to all you special ladies. xoxox
Juli
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oh, thank you, juli. How nice. We will miss her always.
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Seven years post-dx and counting...
otter
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bump !
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I decided to wander back to the old neighborhood tonight. It was partly Harley44's fault -- she got me curious about some recurrence risk numbers, and I needed to check the BCO forum archives.
So, I ended up here. It feels like the home I grew up in, but everyone I knew has moved away. If you're reading this, don't be worried -- the May '08 chemo group hangs out on Facebook now. Most of us are there, anyway: 16 of the original 20. We lost our dear Sue (sueper13) to mets three weeks ago tonight.
Maybe it wasn't Harley44 who brought me back here after all.
otter
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bump
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I'm not sure why I'm here. Perhaps it is a moment to remember the friends who died, to think about the lessons I've learned over the last 10+ years, and to be so very grateful for love and support of the May 08s.
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rock, this BCO website won't let me "Like" what you've written. 😉 [Edited to note that we'll all be there with JulieC tomorrow. I'll bring the kolaches, as usual.]
Love, otter
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