MI Survivors

Well, shoot Judy I'm sorry to hear about your foot. Like everyone said, the Trolley is the way to go. With Trolly gifts and a birds-eye-view, you got it made (except for the toe of course).

I have another friend of a friend who runs some of the parking structures. He said there is a huge structure off of Saint Antoine behind Ford Field. It could be the same parking Irene suggests since Montcalm loops around into Saint Antoine.

His other suggestion is the parking for Hockey Town. I'm nervous about that one since I already know that Ford offers breakfast for their employees at Hockey Town since it is reserved. He claims they cannot reserve the parking but I DON'T KNOW, we'd be competing with a big heap of people.

I don't know Detroit and can get lost anywhere. How about we follow Irene's directions? (He he - it's your fault if everyone gets lost!)

So, look at this map and see if all of this makes sense?
http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result.php?q1=Saint+Antoine+St%2C+Detroit%2C+MI++48226%2C+United+States


So far, no more mention of rain Juanita. Indiana isn't that far, you should join us! You make me want to go and water my plants.

It's going to be very hot. Not to mention how hot it will be with long pants!

I got email from the Komen people and I'm hoping everyone got the same. It has the race day schedule and other things from the main web site. If you want a copy, let me know.

I'll try and get online a few more times tomorrow. Sorry to be awol. The pharmacy filled my DH's prescription 4 x the required dosage. It could have been fatal. He is fine now!

I called Hockey Town and increased the reservation to 25. Let me know if that isn't enough. I'll look through the posts and find where I updated the list!

xxxooo
Nancy

Now Nancy, it won't be MY fault. It will be JOE'S fault. And if he's wrong, he'll never hear the end of it.

I did get the email. Now that I know who will be hosting the opening and closing ceremonies I know which news programs to tape. Now it's just up to my chemo brain to remember.

Nancy - That's scarey. I'm glad you DH is okay.

I'm going to try to find a pair of light weight pants this afternoon (assuming my boss doesn't mind me leaving early). Wish me luck.

Irene

Here is an updated list for Hockeytown. It looks like 30 confirmed so I will call them again today.

Nancy (Sphynx) Yes
Don (Mr. Sphynx) No
Margaret G. (Kay) No
Judith B. (rockysmom)
Anne S. (ArmyNavyMom) Yes
Gerri R. (gmr52) Yes
(NotMe) Yes
(Mr. NotMe) Yes
Alexandra K. (grandkitten) Yes
Brianna K (grandkitten) Yes
Robert K (Mr. Kats) Yes
Mary K. (Kats) Yes
Rhonda S. Yes
LINDA D. Yes
Patricia C. (pconn) No
Ronald R Yes
Brian S. Yes
Denise T. (adrionna)
Rebecca S
Karen H
Pamela P
Mechelle C
MaKenzie C
Heidi B-L
Connisue L Yes
Kimberly B
Carol B No
Makenzie B No
Mary S No
Kathryn S No
Irene S. (SEI) Yes
Lori A No
Marty G Yes
Cindy G Yes
Danielle G Yes
Zachary G Yes
Gayle C. (bigstitcher) Yes
Tom C. Yes
Jeanette E
Anna Marie R (luckyanna) No
Bonnie S. (winggirl) Yes
Charlie S (Mr. wing) Yes
Amy C
Debbie C. (faithandfifty) Yes
Allen C Yes
Carol C Yes
James G Yes
Charmaine G Yes
Janet S Yes
Linda K Yes

I'm good for getting at that parking lot at 6:30 and there will be three of us heading to the Team Meet lot between 6:30 and 7:00. If a group makes it that early, walk with us or wait until 7 and walk with NotMe's group.

Coming back after lunch - I think we should all walk together back to the lot since that is when the sidewalks start to close up and get scarey.

So, "icksnay" on mentioning NotMe and her real name so there is no connection there and also, Sphynx and Nancy! Just call me Nancy if you remember later! I'll be driving in with my "big boss". No big deal if forget for me but let's be sure we don't call NotMe - NotMe! Everyone knows her real name, right?

My DH is fine now but with HIPPA laws, I had a terrible time finding out what was wrong. I am obsessive about making sure everyone has permission for both of us to discuss our health but his doctor conveniently lost that AGAIN. DH only hinted that he asked for a generic and his medicine looked very different.

See everyone soon! I'll keep checking the posts today.

Nancy

We will miss you Pat! Give a squeeze to those grandbabies from us. We will meet up soon I'm sure so - take those pictures. Hey, I have to go charge my camera batteries!

Later,

Nancy

I'm doing my last check in also (although I'll check the board in the am). I'm going to shoot for 6:45.

See you all tomorrow!

Irene

I have extra safety pins in my bag all ready to bring!
I have an adjustable pink hat from a cancer 3 day walk if you'd like to try that...I'll bring it just in case.

Just wanted to say "what a wonderful day" to all the Michiganders in the walk. (and neighbors!)

Thanks to Nancy and Mary for organizing and making the extras for our team!

Wish I could have spent more time with you.........sometimes family...........enough said! Can't wait to see some of the pictures!

Hugs,
Denise

Thank you everyone for making it such a wonderful day. It was great to meet the new faces and see the great support of your friends and families.

I still can't believe we were just 2 short of winning the most survivors. Next year, jon, join us! Thanks for the good wishes. Our Canadian friends, start planning now! It is something fun to look forward to. Karmanos institute won with 18 survivors. I looked at their website and cannot begin to count how many members - a couple hundered?

http://www.active.com/donate/detroitRFTC/kdNDuric

We had 46 on the roster and 4 or more late-comers with 16 suvivors!

Those of you who drove so far to join us, it was wonderful to have you there. Mary as creative and generous as ever, Debbie, now I know why you were anxious for your t-shirt. What great ideas! Loved your scarf and shirt. I am cherishing my head-bopper Mary. It turned out so much nicer than the ones online. The little butterfly girls were too adorable and I'm hoping we got some good shots of them.

Irene, thanks for your behind-the-scene help with packing the t-shirts with me and I look forward to your professional looking photos. I'll post some also later but, they don't hold a candle to Irene's talent.

I cannot post everyone's name but would love to thank each of you for making it such a great day and wonderful team. Sorry to sound so 'commercial'! I don't want to sound like some mass email you would get from Komen. If nothing else good comes from this evil disease, I'm grateful I met some wonderful people.

Each year we figure out the details on how to handle that many people. Sorry "Race Information" put so many of you out away from the Team Meet lot. We'll learn from that and get a good team shot one of these years.

Only a handful of us are on this board so I'm hoping you will express to your friends and families how much their support means to us. Sometimes we think that 'no one gets it' if they haven't been through it. But, there have been great friends to hold our hands through this. My friend Carol was so excited that Mary let her be her "Co Survivor" for the day while I was off doing - who knows what! She kept saying how nice everyone is, which of course, I already knew that!

I hope to post more later when I get some pictures together.

xxxooo
Nancy

Ladies (and Gentlemen),

I had a great time on Saturday. Nancy, you are a terriffic team captain, and Mary the boppers were great. (My favorite teddy bear is wearing them now.) It was wonderful to see all of you, and I'm already looking forward to next year!

Anne

Hello friends!

It has been a lonnnnng time since I have ventured out of my hidey hole & posted here. I see some familiar friends & some new friends here, too.

Hope everyone is doing well. I am sorry that I missed the Detroit RFTC this past weekend! I can't wait to see the pictures.

Is there another breakfast/lunch/dinner gathering planned? I would love to be included.

Hugs to all,
Michele

Hey Michelle from Michigan - good to hear from you! How the heck are you? We have been meeting out in your neck of the woods so stick around and be sure to catch the next one. Nothing planned yet.

Skinny Carol said her neighbor was watching the news and saw "Wings of Hope" and the head boppers. I think she meant the sign but I'm not sure which channel!

Hmmmm - the pictures. I'll get on it.

Nancy

Hi Linda,

My step-son attends Kalamazoo College-will be graduating next year. Hard to believe I have yet to go see his school! Welcome to the boards:-)

Sheesh..Michelle I was wondering where you have been? Where is that darling Judy from Plymouth? Good to see you post, Michelle.

I'm 3 weeks post-op from a TAH/BSO-it's been a tough operation..but no worse than the bi-lateral. My only issue is a bladder infection; so it couls always be worse. And, guess what? NO cancer-anywhere! Even though all the pre-testing suggested Ovarian Cancer-NONE!! I really think I had some angel in that operating room.

Glad you all made the walk-you know how I feel about Komen and the rest of ACS. But, I applaud you all, particularly on a HOT day:-)

Let me know what plans are for a get together. Larry and I will be going up to Torch Lake in August assuming all this recovery goes well. They did find a "lump" above the masectomy that I need to investigate with my onc-but could also be scar tissue.

Anyways, hope everyone is enjoying there summer. How are those grandbabies, Pat?

:-) Lorie

Back from vacation - I should get a t-shirt for surviving week long vacation on motorcycle.

I enjoyed meeting everyone at the walk. Nice to put a face to our names on the board.

Nancy and Kats thank you for all your time and effort for a great team. Skinny Carol is a sweetie glad she was part of our team.

Judy hope your toe is healing and your big clown shoe is helping at work.

Debbie Glad you and Allen could make it to MI. We understand about the fatigue - you did a great job getting to the finish line = your a trooper. Wish we could of had more one on one time. I think by the end of the walk we were all exhausted from the heat. Are you all done with rads?

Ann thanks for holding my hand so I wouln't get lost. Any babies to cuddle lately?

I got a compliment from another group over our head boppers, they wanted to know where we bought them. She was stunned when I told her Kats made them. Another person snapped my picture cause she like the boppers.

Looking forward to next year.
WingGirl

WINGS OF HOPE TEAM-MATES!!! Just as you said I would: I'm finished. I'm truly 'radiating' with joy to be thru this phase of treatment.

Thanks to all for your encouragement, support and well wishes thru rads -- now extend all of that care and concern to Linda.

We have tickets tonight to see "WICKED" sent to our home over 11 months ago for tonight. Who could possibly doubt that there are angel committees in charge of the smallest of details in our lives? I'm gonna be floating into the theatre tonight!!

We leave before dawn tomorrow for our northern WI get-away. Kats do you want to come up for a visit? You're the closest.... but everyone is welcome. It's teeny tiny, but we do have an extra bedroom, with a brand new trundle bed for whoever wants to come watch sunsets over Green Bay, eat organic strawberries and go either golfing with DH or art gallery bopping with me.

We have our motorcycle up there already so I'll be on the look out for you WingGirl/WingBoy. DH bought a boat that I have yet to see -- so we're gonna be geared for serious fun, if anyone wants to take me up on it -- truly paradise: Door County, look it up. Voted one of the top 10 vacation spots in the country.

Be well. Be strong. Sleep soundly.

Blessings to all!

Thanks for the warm welcome. I had my 3rd rad today. Scary going through simulation and first treatment for sure. Now just a bit scary listening to that noise. But it is over quickly.
I have a friend who has a recurrence of a new primary bc in other breast after 5 years of being a survivor. She is having latissimus dorsi flap reconstruction because she already had a tram flap during last surgery. She would like to chat with anyone who has had this surgery, good or bad. Anyone here have this surgery or know of someone who has? If yes, please PM me with your info and I'll have her contact you. Thanks so much.
Keeping each of you in my prayers, Linda