For those starting chemo in June
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Hi Girls, You know I don't have any meds. I take at home. All my meds. I get in my I.V. I am up the night of treatment from the steroids in pre. meds but thats the only night. My onc doesn't believe in over doing the drugs. I have some pain meds if I need them. So far I don't feel real bad today. Usually Sat. and Sun are bad days. It may be too early to tell yet. Hope you get some good buys PJB. I am sure I will be watching Scooby Doo 2 real soon also. I think I almost miss watching Sponge Bob when the kids aren't here. I have Nick Jr. Trivia the grandkids and I play like Who wants to be a millionair for real money(I throw in some other questions about landmarks and cooking) and its pretty sad to know I can win at that game.We have a good time as they can call a friend(or parent) and get the 50/50. well talk to you girls later, Mary
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Good Morning! I am pretty sure they did leave off the steroids and tagament in my pre meds IV this time. I have been nauseous and even throwing up, but not red. I have plenty of pills to choose from to counteract whatever. I live so far away from the clinic, my onc keeps me prepared. The pain is just beginning to set in.
Mary, when I lived in a college town with my kids, we used to play restaurant trivia a lot. We often won enough to pay for our meal and more. It was a lot of fun. My oldest has passed the jeopardy test every time he has taken it (9 times), but they have never called him to be on. It's like an annual thing for him since the test is good for a year. They usually did better than me, but liked for me to tag along with them occasionally when they played trivia in case the question was from my era (I remembered some of the history questions because I was there). I couldn't remember yesterday now with the chemo brain.
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Hi, PJB. Thank you for responding to my post. I have a cold, but I'm feeling pretty good. Taxol was so much nicer to me than AC. In the beginning, my onc told me that I would start radiation 3 weeks after chemo. I had a bone scan on 9/16(all clear), and I'm having ct scans on 9/22. After I meet with my onc after the scans, then I'm suppose to meet with a rad onc. I hope to start on 9/30, but I will keep you posted. I'm also suppose to have a hysterectomy 6 weeks after radiation, and I do not want a delay in treatment. I have followed this thread since July. All of you have helped me so much with sharing your feelings and experiences.
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Journey, glad the bone scan was good. I'm sure the CT scan will be, too. Why the hysterectomy? Boy, you have a lot still on your plate. I go for my radiation simulation thing on 9/30 and start rads 10/4, so maybe we'll start about the same time.
Janie, boy, that's great your son can pass that Jeopardy test over and over. You must have done a great job of educating him! And Mary, I hate to admit it, but I love SpongeBob. What's scary is that my son can act out most of them. I must be a bad mother letting him watch that much TV. Frankly, I haven't given it much thought these last few months. Nathan is really into playing cards these days. He LOVES to beat me at crazy 8s. -
PJB, I will definitely let you know when I start radiation. We should be getting radiation in the same time frame. I'm getting a hysterectomy, because I am BRCA2 positive. I will definitely post on Wednesday after my ct scans and visit with the onc.
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Janie, wow Thats incredible your son can pass that test every year. I know thats a hard test and covers so many topics. You must be very proud of him.Hopefully he will get a call. Heck I would be happy just to say I took that test.I hope I don't have to take my drivers test in Dec.Theres no way my chemo brain will be back to normal let alone my hair, oh crap. I will have to get a new pic, s#&*.O.K. I can wear a wig but what about my eyebrows and lashes? Maybe they will be back. Can you legally wear a berka? Gee thank God I will be off the steroids because no one would want to test drive when I am full of steroids.Well I have 3 grandkids and a friend of one spending the night tonight. We went bowling and had banana splits and 1 is asleep the other 3 are playing. Its bed time for all of us. I am surprised I am doing pretty good this evening. The pain isn't bad but I am really tired but keep plugging away. PJB, got to catch up on Spongebob today.You are not a bad mom, the cartoons are really good and educational. That one little boy saved his dads life with the Hienlick and he saw it on Spongebob.Later girls, Mary
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This weekend was not as bad as last weekend. Maybe it gets better. Been able to make do with just the Tylenol. I agree with PJB, there is a lot of good educational TV out there. If nothing else, it helps with language development (sometimes too much).
After work tomorrow, I get to go to the prison. I've been contracted to do a couple of evaluations there. I like to go there. The clients do not miss the appointment. They are glad to see you....and the accommodations are usually pretty good....once you get through all those doors and security. -
Do you have a hard time standing/walking without getting tired or hurting? I went to WalMart and by the time I got to the section I was going to, my lower back and legs were giving out, even though I used the buggy as a make-shift walker.
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Janie, I was at Walmart Sun. and I too had a hard time. I had to hold tight to the basket to keep going as my knees actually were giving out on me. I had a lot of back and knee pain. Last night I had some ankle and hip pain. I am better this marning so far. Tomorrow is the last.Got to get to work. Later girls, Mary
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How's everyone doing?
The Taxol pain seems to be hitting a lot of us. And I have to say my brain has been very zombie-like the last couple days. But I keep telling myself this is the last time I'll have to deal with this. (And praying that's the case) I guess now that I'm done with the chemo end of things, I'm a little nervous about whether it worked, since there's no way to tell unless it DIDN'T. And I'm pissed. I want my OWN hair. I haven't really gone through the anger stage of this yet. It's just starting to set in. I should be good an worked up by the time I get to radiation. On the other hand, I thank my lucky stars the drugs that are out there are out there.
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Mary, did you mean tomorrow is your last Taxol?
Journey, I never have exactly understood BRCA2. Can you give it to me in a nutshell? I don't know if I had that test.
PJB, I will do rads but have 9 weekly Taxols to finish lst. I will start rads around the end of November. It sounds like you guys are way ahead of me. Did you do AC and then Taxol? I did AC every 3rd week for 12 weeks and now Taxol every week for 12 weeks, then 30 rads, and a years worth of Herceptin. -
Hi girls, Yea Janie tomorrow is my last Taxol. I had 4 A/C every 2 wks. Then 8 Taxol every wk. I was going to do 12 but onc. said I could stop at 8. I have had a larger dose the last couple wks. than normal. PJB, I also have been wondering about the after chemo affect. I know chemo doesn't work well on my type of cancer gene (her2)and theres no way to know until it comes back but now I have to wonder when.I have to think of my friend and think I too will get 15 years at least but I am not a lucky person.Theres a security in doing chemo,now that will be gone. My neighbors sister is stage 4. She does chemo almost year around. I don't think she is her2 though.Hey guess what???? get a magnifying mirror and look at your head PJB, I have lots of white fuzz! I noticed my eyebrow(one only) was nubbing so I got the make it big mirror and I had head fuzz. I ran through the house yelling at my husband and he checked it out and said I have a vee shaped dark place in back and yes I do. The rest is pure white. One eyebrow and by-color hair oh isn't life great I figure the last Tax. will be a doozy like the last A/C. Good Lord haven't we suffered enough? Now you get a magnifying mirror PJB and check your head out I bet you got fuzz too. If my wig doesn't get here soon I won't need it. I won't start rads untill around Oct. the 19th. I think. My onc wants me to get a good rest. I had clear margs. so I am not too worried about the tumor site. I am more worried about the cells that traveled in my blood.I can feel my fuzz when I rub my head what a great feeling. Oh, my dog is at the vets. He has a slight case of parvo. I was worried sick he was so sick. He has to stay until Fri. YIKES, They said it would be about 400 bucks. I have had a lot of dogs in my life and none ever got that sick.I miss him. I hope he gets well quick or he will be job hunting to pay his bill. I am sure he could start himself a little gigglo business and stud himself out. Just joking but when they told me the approx. price I said holy s&#$.Guess i have been spoiled with healthy animals.Maybe I am just cheap.They asked what kind of flowers I had in my yard in case the dog ate some and I couldn't remember one, not one flower name. I know they thought I was a real dummy. I wonder if i will ever be the same.Hugs, Fuzzy Mary
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Mary, I'm HER2 postive too. Did they say it would likely come back? One doctor told me that because it is so aggressive. I have a total of 18 months worth of treatment ending in November of 2005. There is comfort in receiving treatment. You at least feel like you are doing something to fight it I guess. My clinical trial is supposed to monitor me for 15 years. I don't know what all that entails. One positive note is that so much is going on in the research, a lot more will be discovered in the next few years. Congrats on finishing your chemo. I think my brain will be fried for a while after this.
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Wow, Mary, maybe by the time you read this you'll be all done! It's such a relief in so many ways. It's been a long road, but your sense of humor has remained intact even if your taste buds haven't! Now that's an accomplisment.
I'll go check out my hair follicles and see if I can see anything... I still have part of both eyebrows, altho I look a little astonished all the time. And I have decided my new wig really DOES look like an animal on my head. But I'm daring anyone to say anything. Besides my husband.
Sorry to hear about your dog. What kind is he? That parvo stuff can be really nasty, good thing they can treat it. I have some friends with 3 dogs who spent about 3,000 bucks in the last couple months on their dogs. Yikes.
Janie, hope you're hanging in on the Taxol. I'm about to go have a date with two Vicodin... And positive thoughts going out to the rest of you all, too. -
Good Morning Girls, Janie my onc said that my cancer would come back and my stats go down in 5 years instead of up.I have noticed that there are not much stats past 8 years but maybe because they haven't done them that long on her2.I am thinking of having the fish test done. I don't know.I am trying to see if my mom carried the gene and get her path. report as she died and the gene can be found in pancreatic cancer so I am assuming it came from her. The gene is thought to have come from inhaling pestacides from what I have read.The hercept. is really good on her2. My onc doesn't want to give it to me because of the stress on the heart. I have always had a good heart but he is just dragging his feet on this so I guess I will get it later if I need it.I am glad for you that you get the hercept. Ir really works on her2. PJB, my dog is a little black poodle. Hes 5 months old. My husband named him keemo in respect sorta speak of my fight against b.c.I played with the spelling. Well its my last dreaded trip.Thank God. I wonder if I will miss the 45 min. ride every wk? AHH, NO!My onc. is still gone he will be back next wk. so I have to go see him next Tue. I think. My body will probably go to sleep on the way home cause its use to doing that.I think the scarest thing is the cancer returning in the brain. Anywhere else we can treat and get more time but we are limited in the cranial area. I think I am going to just try to put it out of my head and in time that may get easier and maybe not but I have to just live every day just as I did before and try to keep my stress down. That all sounds good I hope its that easy.My friend with 15 years in said it gets easier with time.Well talk with you girls later, Hope your having a good day PJB. Have to leave in an hour so better go admire my fuzz, make sure its still there. You know its been kinda nice not having to take time to do my hair.I think I would rather run late and get upset cause it won't do what I want than to not have it.I have become really lazy no leg shaving, eyebrow plucking, no lip waxing, and no hair-dooing. MEN have it soooo made!!!!! See ya after my last treatment, Mary
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Well, tomorrow is number 4 of 12. Hope you all get a chance to rest some before starting rads. How many are you doing? I have 30 waiting on me.
Mary, is your dog doing any better? PJB, What shade is your marsupial?
My port is sore and it's gonna get stuck again tomorrow. This weekly thingee doesn't give it much of a chance to heal between sticks. -
Janie, Good luck with number 4. You'll be a third of the way through! Sorry to hear your port's being a bother, poor thing. Everything else going ok?
I'm not sure how long my radiation will be yet. I guess I find out when I go down there. I think 33, but I'm not sure. I don't have to start until Oct. 4, so I should be well rested.
My marsupial is brown. My first wig matched my original hair color almost exactly. This one I bought on sale, and it's darker and redder than my real hair. I really don't like it much, but I can't afford another. That's what I get for trying to buy it on the cheap, I guess. I figure I can live with it for a couple more months. As soon as I have even coverage of even an eight of an inch, I'm ditching the thing.
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PJB, let me know if you get an e-mail. I am so screwed up. I just got up at 8:30 cause the phone rang.I thought i was hitting preview but it said submit and I wasn't done and hit back so I don't know what I did. I was going to sighn it but didn'd get that done.The letter was done I just didn't sign it.Well I think I got a good dose of pre meds cause I am in la-la land here. I was drunk feeling last time for two days and it appears I am at that stage agian. this must ba a good last two doses. I asked if the last two were stronger and she said no but they aren't gonna tell me crap.I don't normally run into walls so I know something is different.She called the treatment my last dose1 and last dose2. The onc said I would wait 4 wks. to start rads cause the longer you wait the less chance of burning. I am so glad to be done.I had to get a red blood count shot and I will need another next Tue. when I go see my onc. again. He will be back for a couple days yepee.I think I get 33 rads too. Janie I hope you get better real soon. I didn't go with a port and for me I am glad. My veins have held up good they are a little sore but have had no real problem. I am sorry you are having pain. Your treatments will be over real soon. PJB did you get a supper dupper mirror and check for fuz?Its there or it will be real soon. I felt some nubs under one armpit. I have a right eyebrow, left armpit,Half dk. brown and half pure white hair and no leg hair(hope that never comes back but at least it will be winter so I can slack for a few months and wear pants). The lashes are still molty and down south has a new look I think ladies would pay big money for the big bald spot in the very front look. A perfect O right up front could it happen to anyone but me? I had a lot of arm hair and I still have a little but not much.Hope it don't come back. I called and my dog was better and I may get him home tomorrow. I hope so.He will be pimping his little self out for wks. if he keeps this up. Hope this all makes sense as I am out there tonight. It feels good and a little scary to be done. I think when rads are done it will even be scarier but we will all walk proudly and cross that bridge when we get there. Thanks so much for the bracelet PJB, I will wear it proudly as I have been where few can go.I guess I will work tomorrow.Hugs and prayers, Mary
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Getting ready to get on the road. My daughter will be here shortly. I'm going to ask if I got all the pre-meds last time, but like you, Mary, I doubt if they will tell me if they forgot a couple of them. Actually, I was glad not to swell up and turn bright red. The barfing wasn't fun, but I guess it's a toss-up.
Are you going to have your rads at the place you had your chemo? Mine is 2.5 hours away and my coordinator said I could opt to have mine here. I'm torn because they are so short-staffed here, my stint in the hospital over a year ago was not something to give me faith in the local staff, although I do like the local onc and lab personnel at the cancer center. I do not know the rads team. I have to be radiated 3 places. I want them to get it right. I have a while to think about it.
Generally, I love my port, but it has been getting a real workout lately. My veins were awful before this, and now I just have the one good arm, so it was really the only choice. The vein route would be a nightmare for me. -
Mary, No email. I get confused, too, when I'm PMing or posting stuff. I have to take things very slowly to figure out if I got it right.
Sounds like your chemo did quite a number on you this LAST time. Bumping into walls? I think lots of people of dubious character would pay lots of money to get to that point of "intoxication." Glad you get a good break before radiation. Sounds like you'll start just a couple weeks after I do.
Take care of Keemo. He'll be so glad to be home!
Janie, my radiation is being done at the main hospital of the clinic I've gone to here in Waco for chemo. I was going to have it done here in town (by a doctor outside the group that runs the hospital/clinic). My onc told me he'd really recommend I go down to the hospital. He said didn't think the guy doing it up here in town is bad or anything, but that the woman who does it at the hospital is just so good. He said radiation is as much art as science. Of course, the hospital is only 45 or 50 minutes away from me, not 2.5 hours. That'd be VERY hard to do every day; I don't think I could do it. I'm sure you'll figure out the best thing. -
PJB, I resent a pm so I hope I did it right. I feel better today but was up most the night the last time for that. I hate the sweats I get for a few days after treatment but they will get better by next wk.I didn't work today because well I just feel kinda wk. in the legs from the bloodcount no doubt. I will be returning to 18 hours I would assume so I am not in any hurry to get back to full time.I do get to sleep at work at night so its not bad working that many hours but I am away from home so much. I use to work 20 hours so I was home from 4p.m. to 8p.m. and thats a lot of not being home to do what I have to do.Its pretty good money though. I am getting my treatments at the onc. clinic and my rads I am getting at the hospital in the same town as my treatments which is a 45 min. drive. My onc. said there is a ladie rad. that is really good so I am going to go with her I guess. I live in a small town 30 mins. south from Springfield Il.I live between corn and bean fields and cows and pigs. This has to be the most uninteresting State there is. Cold as heck in winter and humid as heck in summer.I would like to live anywhere south of here. Well gonna call and see if I get my dog home today. I think he has ADD. Honestly he is crazy and hyper (and I hope he gets that way again real soon soon.)Talk to you ladies later.Hugs, Mary
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Hi guys.
Mary, Well, no fuzz yet on my head, but I know it'll be coming any day now... Are you feeling better? Glad you didn't work today. Also, I got your PM so I know your chemo brain is clearing. Hey, and come feel free to visit me down south any time. You can see if a Texas summer is worse than a humid one in Illinois.
My onc is putting me on an antibiotic for what seems to be early bronchitis. I have a chest CT scan next week (folo on one three months ago) and the appt. with the rad onc next week, too, so I'm hoping all this is cleared up. They apparently subscribed some "new" antibiotic. No doubt it'll cost an arm and a leg. I hope my husband doesn't pass out at the store when they tell him how much it is!
Journey, how did the scans go?
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Hi ladies, I wonder if they have abandon us or just not feeling up to posting.Well we are still here and hope they are all doing o.k. Sorry to hear you aren't feeling well PJB but glad you are nipping that ol bronchitis in the bud before it gets bad.Good luck with your scan and let me know how it comes out.I can see I have a little chemo brain left I saw I spelled lady, ladie. Sometimes I wonder about myself, well I wonder most of the time and the rest of the time I am too loopy to wonder about anything.Your fuzz is on the way.Mine was there a few days before I noticed but I had to look at an angle to see it cause its so white it blends in except for the dark vee shape in the back. What the he## am I going to do with that? I will have a Jay Leno look in the back.I still don't have my new wig.Gee it will be close, well not really my hair won't be all the way in enough to not wear a hat until like Dec. or longer. My hair use to grow fast but I am 50; it and I have slowed down. PJB, maybe I can get a flight to Az. with a short layover in Texas sometime. Hope Janie is doing O.K. let us know you should have 5 in now. Your getting there.You are almost half way done.Gonna cook thick pork chops on the grill so gotta go it takes a while and I am hungry, even though I wont be able to taste it. take care ladies, Mary
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I'm going to tell my onc "I want what Mary's having." If I decide to do the rads in JAX, I will rent an apt or something for six weeks and do as much work long-distance as possible. After all, it is the technology age. It would be during the holidays and I would be off quite a bit anyway.
I stopped typing and looked in the mirror. I never did shave my hair so I still have a few wisps all over that are about 3 inches long. I just pulled all the loose ones out and was pretty much bald. I tried to see if I have new growth. I can't tell.
PJB - Get well. Bronchitis is no fun and you are right about the high priced antibiotics, even with insurance.
I'm doing well. They started pushing the steroids and when I started reacting, he put it in a slow drip. He said that is probably what they did last week. The nurse said he was somewhat concerned about the swelling I have the day after treatment (not the redness).
Talk about chemo brain, I keep having to re-type this.
Mary, send little Keemo to Georgia. I'll assess him for ADHD. Not licensed in IL. Wonder what the vet would do if you took a psych eval in and asked for some Strattera? I've got a case of the sillies tonight. Maybe I did have what you were having.
Unfortunately, my taste buds are as good as ever. I can taste everything.
Have a good night.
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Janie, glad you still have some taste buds. I use to have them for a couple days but it all went again. I expect to get them back here in a wk. or two. I would love to see the look on my vets face if I took in an eval. on Keemo. That would be funny especially in a small town like this. They would probably haul me off and my little dog too.Well glad you are doing O.K. after your treatment, maybe a little chemo brain going on but I know how that is. Talk to you ladies tomorrow, Hugs, Mary
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Girls, I just read about a new stamp that if you buy the book for 8.00 instead of 7.40 the extra .60 cents goes to breast cancer reserch and it could raise 35,000,000.00 I am going to check it out and I will let yous know. I will buy a couple books if it is true.Mary
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Good morning Ladies,
I haven't posted for a while; too busy. yES, there is a BC stamp. I bought a book and my husband asked me very politely if he could use them. So sweet.
I have been reading all the posts. It takes me a while to catch up. I too have real hair growing back. It's not my imagination. I think when it gets long enough I will go to my hair dresser and tell her to spike it. I kind of like that radical look and it will go well with the radical rads. My taste buds are dead and dying from the taxotere. I told my hubby the only thing that tastes good is sweets so he bought me a pie last night. I tasted the sweet but not the chocolate. Its not fair; if I am going to eat all those calories then I want to taste them.
I have my last tax on Tuesday. I am so excited! I am going to bring a cake to all the staff at the cancer center. They have been great. My hubby is taking the day off and we are going to lunch after even though I won't be able to taste. You'd think I would drop a few pounds. No such luck. I hate this weight gain.
Well, those starting rads in Oct raise your hand. I met with Rad ONc yesterday and she convinced me this is what I need to do. I was undecided until then. I have apt next Wed and will start 3 weeks after chemo. She doesn't want me on neupogen at all and the labs have to be good. Oops speaking of labs, gotta run. Bye. Have a beautifutl day.
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MaryKB, Good to hear from you. CONGRADULATIONS on your last chemo I start rads about the 3rd. wk in oct.PJB will be starting in Oct. too but a little before me I think.Your husband sounds like a real sweet heart.I don't think I realized how much my husband tried to do nice things for me until this came about. I was just really busy and didn't give the little things much thought. I do now.I have a rad. apt. tomorrow so I will know what I need to know then.I came home from work today early cause I felt beat and my legs were weak. Hope I feel better tomorrow. Its only a 45 min. drive but I don't think I could of went this afternoon.I baked me a spice cake today as carrot and spice cake taste good with cream cheese icing. I never liked spice cake until now.I am getting the metal taste so that will last a few days. By Tue. it will be getting better.That lobster and crab is getting close. I can pretend taste it.Hugs, Mary
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Mary1220: OOH SPICE CAKE. Man I love that stuff. Glad to hear you're feeling a little better today.
MaryKB, Congrats on coming up on the end of chemo. I'll be starting rads Oct. 4. I have my rad onc appointment on the 30th, so you'll be a little ahead of me on finding out exactly what's going to go on, sounds like. Be sure to let us know. Should we start an October rads forum?
No hair for me yet, except on my legs and, of course, my little "moustache." But on my head? Nope.
Went today to my son's first soccer practice. He's always been a bit of an egghead and not interested in any sports. But he wanted to try soccer, so I was all for it. For awhile today, out there being a soccer mom, things felt pretty normal. (I left work early today because of this stupid bronchitis or whatever it is, but I was damned if I was gonna miss my boy's soccer practice) I was feeling kind of fearful and depressed because I read on the boards that kimmytoo, whose posts I've read often, has had a recurrence. I feel so awful for her and so afraid to be reminded that all this I'm going through might not really work. So it was nice to be doing kind of a regular mommy kind of thing this evening.
Anyway, good thoughts going out to you all. Be strong. Be happy. -
PJB, you stay strong.I am affraid our thoughts will drift to what can or might happen a lot at first after we get done with all this but as time goes on we will get more at ease.This does work for some and theres no reason it can't for us.Its gonna be in the back of our minds every min. of every day but we will learn to live and not spend much time worring. I think its something time will help make easier.I am so glad you had a great day. Its so rewarding cheering and watching the kids play sports. I go to soccer games on Sat. My 7 year old grandson plays then I go to school baseball games through the wk.as my 12 yr. old grandson plays.I have missed a few with the chemo. but I go to as many as I can. It means a lot to the kids for us to go and tell them how good they play. I just cheer and get all into the game. These are the good years and you are going to have a lifetime of good years.We will have normal lives soon.I am glad you had a good time today, you deserve it.That little guy of yours is a doll.Our kids make us feel more pride than we ever knew existed. You just stay strong. Hugs, Mary
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