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Laura, I'll be praying too! Good luck tomorrow, btw!! One of these days I WILL join you!!

ok ladies, off to bed - have a wonderful weekend!!

Good luck on the walk, Laura.

I hope that Janclare gets some answers to her gastro problems. That's great that she has joined the walk as well.

60 miles? YIKES that's a long walk! I think I could do a fourth of that maybe...

RoseMarie..when do you start doing dragonboat training?

And I agree..it seems that bc is everywhere. WHY IS THAT?

Hi sisters!  (okay how do I get rid of these weird things in between my paragraphs...bleep...bleep.LOL, too weird!)  I also tried to post a picture of today's run and it doesnt work....argh....

I haven’t been home most of the weekend, stayed at mom’s since yesterday afternoon due to the run today and having to get so early. 

Today’s Run for the Cure was a beautiful nice sunny day.  My feet are sore but entirely worth it.  Our location raised $580,000 and that’s just one city in Canada! 

I drew pink ribbons on my cheeks and on my friend Julie’s.  She mentioned to me that people were looking around at the women in pink tshirts and I said at least they can see for themselves just how many people are affected by this disease.

The weekend just flew by once again…its Monday already again tomorrow.

We are counting down to our move and our trip down south.  Will probably pack a few boxes tonight, progress is being made finally!

Maryanne – how did your run go?  Was the weather just as nice where you were?

Graycie – everyone keeps saying to me that I should be getting a little bit of an increase for taking over but they don’t see it that way.  We all work as a team and one member is missing we pick up the slack and spread it around.LOL.  We get paid for the days that we call off sick, in Ontario we have 10 emergency leave days which include sick time.  We also have a percentage of our salaried paid for 15 weeks for short term disability and potentially up to age 65 for long term disability.  We are lucky and cant complain about our benefit plans in Canada! 

Thanks for the info on the hot tub not sure I am happy with not being able to go in it, that sucks….

I haven’t been home most of the weekend, stayed at mom’s since yesterday afternoon due to the run today and having to get so early. 

Deb – I don’t know why those weird things show up in my paragraphs, it looks like I’m burping or cusing or I don’t know what, haa haaJ  We did have a fun weekend last weekend but dh is going to close up the trailer next weekend for the season….

Hey sister get that mamo done, its important!!

Kelly – I get three weeks paid vacation, this year get four as had a week left over from when I was off on sick leave.  I work Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 pm., no weekends.  Cute cartoon and so true, life is really different now but I cherish each day!

Laura – have you had a chance to come up for air yet?  Say hi to Shelby for me!  I hope Jan Claire is okay and gets an answer on her tummy issues.  How was the walk?

Jill – glad to hear that you are doing well.  Enjoy your trip!

Cathy – your welcome!

Amy – hope you are okay and just busy with the puppy!  We miss you…..

Take care my sisters and have a wonderful Sunday evening.

Here is a picture from the run today with my radiation buddy Julie.

Love You all

Michele

Great pics, Laura.

Gail..I'm around...if you write, I'll answer!

Michele..sounds like your walk was terrific. Wonder why your pic didn't come through, though... Something weird with your posts!

I finally made appts for my mammo and US. Oct 22nd. They will do both of them on the same day. That's unusual...they used to tell me I had to wait a week.

Back and legs (both) are in pain. Sciatica. It has been like this since I slept on a sofa bed at my parents'. Seems the right leg is getting worse and I'm having a hard time getting comfy at night. It's an ache, not a strong pain.

I'm off to walk it off at the beach. Gotta keep myself moving and maybe it will slowly disappear...

Have a good day, everybody!

BTW, Laura, I forgot to mention the pics...BEAUTIFUL!! So glad it was such a nice day!

Beautiful pictures Laura, 60 mile walk?  Feet or no feet, I can't wait to see those pictures when you get done..........lol..Good Luck Rosemarie if you join her..

Michele, Did you do the BC walk too?  I didn't see the pictures either. I have to say, you have some strange things going on with your posts.  I see the tree Laura is talking about but I never clicked on any of those icon's.

Deb, That is too bad you are having so much trouble with you sciatica. That can be so painful.  That's a good thing they are scheduling both your appt's together for your mammo and US that way you get them both over with at the same time.  They always do mine together and then I go right over to the breast surgeon and he reviews them.

Time for my appt. with the PT.  My hand is getting better although the fluid has moved up into my arm.  She said that is OK since it has to go somewhere and it should go down once my other lymph nodes take over and push the fluid through my heart and then it will go out my kidneys....Weird if you ask me.....

Hey ladies!

I'm here trying to slow down a little on the work tip.  I have a few events coming up that are keeping me busy.  I went to Baltimore this weekend, the weather was good and I had a pretty good time.

I have a living room full of summer clothes that I plan to pack in the suitcase that is STILL in there since the aborted trip to Chi Town.  The plan is to pack it so that when its time to go to Barbados in December all I have to do is grab it!  However, we all know the road to H*ll is paved with good intentions.

How is everyone doing?  The dreaded month of pink is upon us.  I'm not sweating it though, I think I look damned good for being young and breastless!!  Ooh, I bought a dress at Neiman down in B'more that was $225 on sale for $10!

Tracy NY

Hi all,  I just wanted to say thank you for all your good wishes!  It's so nice of Laura and you all to think of me and welcome me into your group.  Laura gave me one of you RockTober Hats, so I really feel official!

I'm going in on Wednesday for a Upper GI and Gastric Emptying Study. The doctor is pretty sure that I have Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome with Gastroparesis- which is where your stomach just basically shuts down and stops moving. But, "given my history" they want to do all the tests to make sure there are no tumors, etc.  I guess we will always be hearing that now, "given your history".  

I'm so excited to be doing the fashion show with Laura.  She's like a lucky penny to be around.  Who would have thought I would be getting free clothes from Ann Taylor Loft??  

This isn't the best photo- but here is a picture of Laura coming across the finish line of the Race For the Cure:

Great photos, Laura!!

All the pictures look great! Michele..who is that with you?

Mary-Anne..I'm afraid of chiropractors. I know it's on my back but one of the first questions my neuro-ophthalmologist asked me when I was diagnosed with the dissected carotid artery was if I had been to a chiropractor. So, now I'm afraid to try. I noticed though, that if I keep moving I'm fine. I clocked my walk on the beach. It's close to 5 kilometers and no pain. Kinda hard to keep walking in my sleep though.

Sounds like you are happy with your Michele mode. LOL. I was ROFL with you happily screwing. Now I understand why Michele was happy all the time!

Tracy NY...Good to hear from you! wow..$10 for a $225 dress. Well done! You sound like you are busy and doing well.

JanClare..love your picture of Laura coming on through. Nice to see you posting here. Good luck with all your gastro tests. Doesn't sound too pleasant but at least you'll have some answers. That's the important part.

Brenda...I was wondering where you were! Glad to hear you do not have LE. I think you putting Little Johnny on the tall cabinet is definitely good exercise. I approve!

Michelle, great picture!  And I really like the shirts that the Canada BC run has!!  Next  year, I'll have to do your "sleep in for the cure" just so I can get a shirt!!

Okay, found out why I have all those funny thingies in my messages, it is because I am typing the post in a word document and then pasting into here.

Janclaire - thanks you are a sweetheart for getting my picture posted, hope you are feeling better these days!  What do they do for that gastro condition that you were talking about?  

Laura - thanks I found the little tree you were talking about, I guess that's how you include pictures too?  You pictures of the walk are great and it also looked like you had a great day too.  Love Shelby's shirt, did she design it herself with your help?

Okay where are the pictures of our famous Ann Taylor models?

I can see you putting the pedal to the medal on the old Goat.LOL.:)  I;m glad I wasnt in it either, haa haa...

Deb - that sucks that your legs are in pain again.  Do you take advil for pain relief to get some sleep at night?  Glad to hear that you booked that dreaded mamo and ultrasound.  Mine is in February but they were not schedulling any appts when I went with my requisitions last month.  I have a gp's appt for my "annual physical" on Oct 15 so will book them then.

I am ROFL now too, I didnt get Maryanne's post...OMG I am so DUH sometimes!  I wish that was the case unfortunately menopause has not been kind to me in that department.....but we do work at it....ha ha:) 

The lady in the picture with me is my friend Julie who lives pretty local to me, met here in radiation last year.  

 Brenda - glad to hear that you dont have le.  Ha, ha your sense of humour is so funny, what did little Johnny do now that you want to hoist him up on the cabinet? 

Maryanne - see its your turn now to have the energy and spunk to renovate, I am too pooped doing double duty at work to even think of packing tonight let alone putting in a floor.  I liked how you called it Michely mode.  I feel so special...hee hee:):)

Woo hoo, you forgot about your 2 year anniversary, its a good sign that you are moving onward! 

Kelly - thanks.  The CIBC Run for the Cure shirts have a different design each year.   This year's was a series of butterflies in the shape of a ribbon.

TracyNY - you go girl, what a shopper!

Have a great evening girls.

Love you all!

Michele 

Last year, I met Grace. She was just going "thru" it, she was a beginner and I was at one year out ... We cried, she was scared, I was scared ...

Kelly..that is a wonderful story and the pictures are beautiful. You both look so different! You now both look so confident..what a difference a year can make.

Janclare and Laura..enjoy the Anne Taylor attire! sounds like fun. Also sounds like brown really IS in this year. I noticed that when I was in the States.

Hi Girls!

Mary-Anne -

Your screwing story was very funny! LOL And...yes, thanks for the d-boat info...l think I have found one in my area...I'm waiting to hear back from them. And yes...I will train hard for the 60 mile walk. JanClare is an ex-marathoner...so she will help me.

TaDah -

Great find! Glad you popped in!

Kelly -

Amazing! You both look awesome.

ravdeb -

Hope you had fun dancing!

Have a great day...it's going to be 80 degrees today!