Starting Chemo in JAN 2007

I probably can't make it tomorrow as I have a doctor's appt at 4:30 my time ... but I will check in and see if anyone is on when I get home. Somewhere in there dinner needs to happen too, I guess. But do not work around me; I make most tuesdays!

So this is a start for me a dwg of my dog Molly . I am into it now .
miz this is for you what do ya think ????
I am going to post my stuff on the crafts thread too , join me there for updates on my summer ventures .
See how I make out this is one of my goals to do before i go back to work . Get back into my drawing and sewing .

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Sharon, your sketch is awesome!

Jan, what a lovely camp. I am glad you found some to relax.

Happy Canada Day to my canadian sisters

Melia, congrats on your last chemo impending. Hallelujah the light at the end of the tunnel! Beaten into submission is about how I felt too....and you had a longer haul than I did, so i can only imagine.

The sleepover party was fun. We had some girly politics...there were two girls who do not like each other, and another pair of girls that like each other too much (they bicker like sisters) and that created friction, but things did not get hairy until late in the night when they were all crabby (and I was asleep). I found out the next morning that the two girls that are like sisters came to blows...I was absolutely HORRIFIED that that there was violence in my home. In some ways it was better that I was asleep (it was about 3am) because i would have called their parents on the spot. As it was, one of the girls involved went home early on her own. Other than that, they had a great time....they created and staged a show for us, worked on lanyards and did some tie dye. Overall it was more giggling than fighting which is all you can ask for I guess.

Baby Bella continues to thrive. Naturally since I was the one who resisted the adoption, it is me that she has attached herself to. I woke up this morning with a purring ball of fuzz planted on my belly. She runs to find me when she is scared and follows me around the house like a little puppy. It finally sunk in that she has decided that I belong to her when I discovered her fighting with Sport (my big cat) over who gets to sleep on my pillow. One guess who won the battle . Frances does not seem to mind the arrangement. I was afraid she would be upset, because Bella was supposed to be HERS. Frances just laughs about it, and implies that it was inevitable. I AM after all a cat person! On the other hand, I am the one who winds up being attacked in the middle of the night when she is feeling frisky so it has a downside I guess.

rads, and my Dr appt went well today...my skin is much improved from this time last week so that is good. I also asked the Dr about using cornstarch and she said it would be fine (this is after I asked the rads techs and they told me NO WAY) she also told me I could use some cortisone cream for the itching.

Tonight I am going to the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center to see "Cinderella" with Frances and my MIL. Should be fun!

Hey ladies,
Sharon, you captured the soul of that dog. I think you have "found your bliss."
Jan, the girls are darling and I'm amazed at the clarity of your fireworks pix. I've never had any turn out that good.
Rebecca that is great to hear about baby Bella. Sounds like the girls kept you hopping at that party. I'm not surprised to hear about the bit of fisticuffs, thanks to all the playground duty I've done while teaching, girls these days are almost as aggressive as boys. Which can be good and bad! Glad you are enjoying my blog. I need to do some more. And it's great you can try cornstarch, I saw great improvement with it.
Lynn, 5 out of 65 at party had bc? That seems like a lot. And port infection still there? But is it getting better? Hope they can ease off on the rads or help you heal it somehow. Luckily I think skin has good recuperative powers but that doesn't make it feel better in the meantime.
I had to see Dr. Jones today because Dr. Clapper was out, and he told me Dr. Clapper's hobby is racing Porsche's! I also learned many interesting things about Dr. Jones, we had a long conversation about his Thai wife, Thai food and even Thai sea monsters. Doctors are people, too. I tend to forget that.
Joni, please send photo of your fern garden if you can. - Skye

Hi all,
Only one more taxol left on Friday!!! So excited. I would love to get my strength back. I am usually tired on Mondays. I didn’t sleep well last night, so today I am double tired.
My dd’s bf is coming on Wednesday til Sunday. Sleeping arrangements are going to be tricky. Even though she is 23, it is in our nature to give them separate bedrooms. We have two bedrooms upstairs very close to each other and two bedrooms downstairs. We sleep downstairs and would like him to also sleep in the other downstairs bedroom. My dd would rather have him upstairs. She swears he is a gentleman and would never sneak around while we are home, but still, my dh would rather have them on separate floors. I am sure a “discussion” will take place before Wednesday. I decided to stay out of it.
Lynn,
I am glad your party was a success. Thanks for sharing the reassuring information on BI and Dr. Tobias & Dr. Lee. It is really nice to know someone who used them and had a very happy successful experience. Do you have another appointment with your BS soon so he can take another look at your infection?
Sharon,
Very nice sketch!! You do wonderful work!
Jan,
Your children are adorable. Looks like a very peaceful place.
Rebecca,
Have fun in NYC! I love New York. I am glad Baby Bella is recovering so well. You are her heroine.
Viddie

Well ladies, I'm off to my LAST taxol!

love the camping pics jan , your girls are cute ! Rebecca sleepovers yipes they can be a handful , my girls just go out at night now and I wait up for them , teenagers ! My eldest one graduated high school last Thurs and I went to the ceremony , had a wig on and blended in ... but I had to ask a young man for a seat because by the tiem I got there it was standing room only . I cried ... my baby now grown .... another yipes !
Viddie ..... yahooooo you are almost there !
Lynne hope thing get better , I am off to downtown TO Today to get my zaps for the week , I am done the end of July so far no problems with the rads . I am having a hrd tiem recovering from the surgery , headaches and tummy pains . Its taking loner to heal this time around the scar tissues take longer . A bit shakey typing here ...... oh well I am going to a place where I can relax . The girls are off school now and can do the housework , hubby can putter around the house during the week while I relax and get better .
Robin good stuff hope your demo goes well .
Thnks for the comments on my dwg its a start for me and it is therapeutic .... I am posting my attempts on my blog so if you like you cna check more out there when i get them posted next weekend .
http://shortiscabin.blogspot.com/
I will not be there for chat tonight the laptop is too much to lug around for me just yet so I will be back again nect weekend .
oh hey Happy 4th of July US sisters hope you have as much firworks as we had for July 1st !!!!!!!!
See ya Friday !

Yippie Debbie - so glad you are done. It's a perfect week to celebrate.

Hi all,
Viddie, those sleeping arrangements are a challenge. We don't let our unmarried adult kids stay with their partners either. The middle one (of course) challenged me on it a few months back. I suggested she discuss it with her dad. She asked me to so I mentioned it to him, and he stood up and left the room. Didn't say a word. I told her that and said she might want to talk to him herself. She declined and it hasn't been an issue since. Makes me chuckle. We set the rule early of course, and now they are in their late 20's, but it's our home and we get to set the rules.

My last chemo is thursday. I am giddy about it. My blood counts came back fine, I see the oncologist this afternoon, and as of thursday, I am done. What a long road, and what good friends all of you are ... I don't know what I would have done without you. My husband was great, but he could not handle any fear or uncertainty. If I acted scared, he told me I was being negative. You ladies just made me feel better. Funny how men are; it took me a while to understand that he was scared too.

Jan, your little girls are exquisite.

Melia

For everyone finishing chemo this week:

Jan, that's pretty much how I feel! I have tomorrow off to savor a day of feeling good before the last infusion. And no matter how I feel after this last one, it doesn't matter because I will get better everyday. Right now my issue is that I can't button anything because my fingers are so sore, my ankles look like they belong on an elephant, and I ache. But I just don't care. It's almost over!

I was looking everywhere for the pic of Robbin Jayes hair. Duh! It was on the avatar. Looking good, Robbin! Not much grey either. I'm about ready to break out my bottle of Loreal again... not the Elvira black though.

Tina - have your Vitamin B12 level checked the next time you get blood work done. In Canada they do not routinely check for this, you have to ask for it separately. Numbness and those weird sensations can be a symptom of low B12 - my brother had this, and his was dangerously low. And he's a big strong guy in otherwise great physical shape. He ended up needing major natural supplements of the B12.