2005 ROCK-TOBER CHEMO GIRLS

Hi girls -

Jan Clare called me this afternoon from the Avon 39 mile walk in NC! She DID IT! She said it was tough, but it was great! I was really worried about her because she was not feeling well last week when she had to jump on a plane and then begin her walk. So it was such a relief to hear from her! She said she's really tired, but they now have a few days to rest b/4 they head back to IL. She wrote on the shirt she was wearing during the walk that she was walking in honor of her Mom, her GrandMom and The ROCKTOBER CHEMO girls (and others).

THIS IS AWESOME...a girl named Tracy approached her and told her she knew of us at bc.org and she has posted a couple of times asking us questions about chemo etc! She said The Rocktober Girls were always so upbeat and helpful! Isn't that awesome!

TRACY...don't know your screen name - BUT CONGRATS ON THE WALK, and pop in sometime and introduce yourself!

The walk is an incredibely generous effort! Thank you to all the walkers...us survivors really appreciate your contribution!

CONGRATS JANCLARE AND ALL THE WALKERS!

Can you believe that I walked yesterday too?!  It was a little over three miles around Prospect Park in Brooklyn and it took just over an hour.  It was a spur of the moment decision and I managed to raise $100 in three days.  I wore my Rock-tober t-shirt and hat for the first time as well.

Live from Jamaica....

Hi Ladies,

Miss you all, tried getting into google and cant remember what our group was called.  So decided to post on here in hopes someone will see I stopped by...

Weather was hot today...showers in the afternoon but enjoying it to the max!!  My dh and I had a photoshoot done tonight at sunset, now we have to decide from 28 pictures which ones to take.LOL. They have a package that includes a nice frame.

I also had a hard time getting in here on this computer....will try checking in before we leave.

We miss our pups and hoping that they are behaving for my sister.

Take care and hope everyone is well!

Love

Michele

P.S.  Amy I am so proud of your hubby for helping launch that website.  You definitely have a keeper in him.  Nice to see you post if just to say hi...give Kelby a big hug.

Hi All,

I might be the girl that met Jan in NC. I saw her shirt with your Roctober name and was thrilled. My name is Jacqui but there may be a Tracy too! How cool is that. What a walk, and walk, and walk..Yes you have all helped me so much with my friend with BC stage 4 Bone mets. She was unable to come along and cheer because of broken arm! So seeing jan's shirt with your group name made me feel "Watched over and cheered onward" in a grueling walk. 30 + years ago I did an add for a billboard for BC and it was censored because you could not show a breast. This walk proved to me we have come a long way. The word TATA, Hooters, BOOBs,... not a hidden subject anymore. Male survivors and supporters. Awarness full force, not hidden posters in the ladies room. A common united force, not a lone and abandoned sole. It is people like you who have shared your journey, your knowledge, and offered some broad shoulders...maybe that is why some call us Broads..if so I accept. Thanks for your help in supporting my friend, in helping me understand her journey, her moods. I am sure I will keep a watchful eye and pop a question as she heals. For now, if they have a thread on achilles tendons..I'm on board! OUCH......

Michele...so happy to hear from you! It sounds like a dream trip. Continue enjoying it all. With all the talk lately of vitamin D being good for you..you seem to be getting your doses in!

Have fun!

To help all of you with the Constipation..nothing was working for me...until my Doctor told me to take Miralax twice a day ....works like a charm!!!  NOTE:  Works best in the morning/and before bed mixed with woarm tea. cocoa, coffee anything warm mixes faster and better.....in a hurry OJ does the trick pretty good too..Hope I could help....God Bless

That's awesome about Jan-Clare!  And I'm glad that our name has spurred  you on Jacqui.  Thank you for telling us that.  I hate that we had to do the journey but glad I met friends along the way.

Tracy, you're so funny. Glad you walked!! 

Michelle, we don't have a google group, it's your email you need to check!  LOL 

Wow, Jacqui, your words brought tears to my eyes. I don't think I've ever realized how much our thread has helped other people on this journey. It *did* take a lot of work for us all to meet in Chicago.

I literally got onto a plane to Chicago after finishing a three-hour chemo session (my next-to-last of 12 sessions for a second primary) just a few hours earlier. I knew I could count on the pre-chemo steroids to push me through for a day or so. I think I told Deb (who traveled from Israel!) that I would be there if my husband had to carry me there in a sack! LOL

It was an incredible experience. One that I'll never forget. Just thinking about our meeting fills me with strength. I can't wait for the next one! BTW, I'm recovering nicely from chemo and the peach fuzz on my head now has some very nice dark roots! I still get tired pretty easily, but I'm doing really, really well!

--CindyMN

You have a big smiley face for your avatar, I love seeing it!

Cindy, I am so glad that you were able to make it. There was just no way I could do it with my work schedule.

Kelly, didn't mean to make you feel bad about not making it. You've got a lot more stuff to coordinate than I do.  And I live so close to Chicago. We could have easily driven it if I'd been feeling stronger.

--CindyMN

Those drinks sound good! Maybe we need to add one of those to our drink menu for our next get together. Lemon drop maritinis and....?

 Congratulations for hitting the 2-year mark, Michele! Terrific! Who else in our group still needs to hit the 2-year mark. Of course, Cindy..we are counting your new course as well.... fuzzy hair...hope it continues to grow in..and dark. That was MY dream but alas... :-)

Meeshell -

Congrats on the cancer-versary...Rock on, sister! You're probably swaying to Bob Marley right about now...sooooooooooooooooo envious!

Cindy -

Good idea!

Hi Ladies,

Three more days until our time in the sun is over with for this year.  Where has the time gone?

Thanks Maryanne, Laura and Deb -- two years and going on strong....

I have met a young women here at our resort who is 32 and is now stage 4.   She is a 2 1/2 year survivor, I dont know what stage she was diagnosed at and didnt want to be noisy but I think she was always a stage 4 but it has recently spread to her ribs and liver.   She is her+ and is now on Herceptin and Zometa for life.   She had no surgery initially but ended up doing a right mascetomy to stop the primary tumour.   Tracy is so full of life and a real sweetheart, it makes me want to scream and she also has two little ones that are 8 and 5.  This disease makes me angry sometimes, sorry have to vent...  She is going home tomorrow so I wished her all the best.

Laura - we have gotten up usually around 8:00 a.m. and when your outside in the sun all day it really wears you out, OMG what a problem to have....listen to me.LOL.  Anyways...we have only made it past 10:00 pm. one night and that night we crashed at 11:30 p.m.  They had a regagee (sp) band the other night that were fantastic.  Your turn will come and I'll be freezing my butt off!

Cindy - I had to have another BBB drink today and am now working on a paradise passion...what a lush I have been....

I think I will have to walk home with all the food and drink I have had this week but it has been a blast and a much needed getaway.

Will check back later.

Enjoy your evening Ladies!

Love

Michele

I REALLY MISS BEING HERE! It's almost as though I've lost a limb!

This is home for me...but anyway...just thought I'd check in and say that I'm doing well. I raced our car yesterday at the dragstrip...so much fun! I think I realized why I enjoy it so much...it's because when I'm in the driver's seat, I truly feel that I'm 100% IN CONTROL. But with my dx, I don't have 100% control! And...it's kind of fun to beat dudes in Ferrari's, Corvettes and Cobras OH MY! LOL (And what's really fun about that is their cars cost 3x as much as ours! LOL)

Meeshell - Are you going to keep in touch with her? I can't wait to see your photos! I lived vicariously through you - the past week!

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Oh well...love ya all. Near and far! Hope you're all doing great! Be well! Be tough! Be Happy!

nosurrender 4 Oct 2005 07:34 AM

I was just crusing thru some of these postings when i came across this one from almost 2years ago.  I recall these same feelings with my first diagnosis 8 years ago.  Yep, like you NoSurrender, I made it thorough.  Now, with my second primary I face chemo again. You made me smile with reassurances once again.

thanks

grandma Wolf