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Well, I guess the parametics came and checked him out and his bp was a little elevated, but otherwise he looks ok.  I think he's just stressed out over the events of the week.  I think he'll be ok. 

Later girls!  Rest well everyone.  Things will be better tomorrow.

Love you all,

Karen

Karen , glad he is OK. I'm sure he is having some anxiety after all he has been through.

By the way if you watch the clip -



Lemsip is a cold and Flu hot drink remedy



Cbeebies is a kids TV channel

sue ,,i feel every single word u said about money and looking better..

i am trying to cope but the pain and swelling of lymphedema of my arm crashing me really

it hurts no matter i do or dont do...it was so busy weekend cleainng the flat and doing all these things,,,,,u know,,sorry i couldnt catch all the posts...

love u all ladies

Sue, somehow I think you will do just fine!!! That gorgeous lady is still there, just a wee bit older but much, much wiser.

Oh my dearest Sue, Ulla, and poor Karen, whose 300 pound relative will soon move in with her!  NOT, couldn't resist teasing poor Karen.  And we got Poppy back.

Now, first of all, all our bio-rythyms are always low in December/January, less sunlight and usually dreary weather.  Also, it is the height of the germ season, so for Sue especially, with the public, you will catch every one, not to mention the boys, who will bring you home a lot of bugs.  BUT, next year at this time, you can laugh when you remember.

And Sue, you will indeed be your old self.  Only better.  Why?  Because you have fought the beast and won, Ulla too.  This does give a little bit of a superior attitude.   La la la la la, I had cancer, now I am well, la la la la la.  Works for me!  You are not afraid of much of anything again.  You will be stronger.

When ever you get those pains and aches that are on both sides of your body, usually it is something other than cancer, which has never been known to hit two exact things at once.

Now:  for the uplift for the day, this is kinda long, but I love it.

"In the 18th century, in Ireland, a fine Lord had just married the most beautiful woman of his dreams.  They were ecstatically happy.  Then he had to go to London for business meetings for about 3 months.  While he was gone, his lovely bride contracted smallpox, and while she eventually recovered, she was now covered with horrible pox marks, and was heartbroken, since she felt hideous.  So when her dear husband came home, she asked for a divorce and refused to see him.  He cried outside her bedroom door and begged her to let him kiss her.  She weepingly replied, "you could never love me now".  Then, at his wit's end he wrote her this poem, which many of you will recognize, as it is now also a song.  It was written by him in the middle of the night, and he slipped it under her door.

This is the poem:

"Believe me if all those endearing young charms which I gaze on so fondly today,

 Were to fade on the morrow and fleet in my arms, like fairy gifts fading away,

 Thou wouldst still be adored, as this moment thou art,  let thy loveliness fade as it will.

 For around the dear ruins each beat of my heart, will entwine itself verdantly still."

Now, when she read this, she weepingly opened her door and fell into his arms.  They lived happily forever after.

Sighhh, I love that story.

So all of you, remember, it is what is inside you that matters, not the outside, and those that love you truly, will love you always.

Gentle hugs, Shirlann 
 

Thanks Shirlann...that was a lovely story. Sue...I like your post to yourself!! There you go......haha...that was too cute!!  None of us are ever going to be the same as we were. But I like to think that we come out from this BETTER!  I really do think we are changed women...but for the better!! Well...NYC is expecting a snow storm tomorrow...saying at least 6 inches or more.  It is snowing here now.  My friends decided to put our day trip off till possibly next Monday.  That is ok with me.  I wouldn't want to get stuck in NY, since I have to be at work on Tues. morning! Mel...I am not sure that I knew...and maybe I did that you had reconstruction (diep) done.  I am sorry you are having problems with fluid.  The whole upcoming surgery is making me somewhat nervous! Have a good night everyone! xoxo Lisa

Thank you so much for all the beautiful photos! (And your kind and wise words). Lisa - you are gorgeous on the outside as well as the inside and such a lovely daughter! You look very young too - could pass as your daughter's sister!

Lilly is such a sweet cat - we call that colour tortoiseshell here but I think I prefer the term calico. I think all (or most) cats of this colour are females.

So sorry everyone has been having a downer lately. Hot flashes/flushes are the worst. This is why I hate summer! Yesterday it was 35 degrees (Centrigrade!) in my kitchen. I thought I was going to blow up! What with the hot flashes and high temps - very hard to take. Luckily I have a little flat/mini apartment at the back of my house that has air con so my partner and I spent the afternoon out there and just made dashes into the house if we needed something. Today it is cooler and raining and it's a welcome relief.

I have to have my first post-dx ultrasound this afternoon and see my bc surgeon. (I had a digital mammo in November and it was clear) so I am not really worried about the u/s but it will be nice to be told that the u/s is clear too.

Mel, will be waiting to hear how your sister's test results went. Praying that they will be very benign.

So good to see Ulla's post. So sorry your LE is giving you pain. It is just so unfair that you have to have this discomfort along with everything else. Have you seen a LE specialist?

Sue, I don't want to sound twee, but you are such a beautiful person. Somebody here said that people who really love you will love you no matter what. Look how much we all love you!! Even before I had bc and mastectomy, I would sometimes see pictures of women with mastectomies and the main feelings I got were huge admiration for them and the idea that this is a different type of beauty. I wish I could do some sort of artistic representation of this new beauty. Photography, sculpture - I am not sure but the women who battle this disease just fill me with respect and love.

Wren, I am trained as an elementary school teacher too. I trained late in life and graduated 2 years ago. The first year after that I did relief/casual teaching and the second year (last year) I got bc and had my mastectomy. I found teaching sooo stressful and am hoping to get a job in some other area. My dream is to write and illustrate a children's book but meanwhile I just want to get a job so I can afford to buy paints and other arty stuff as well as pay the bills. My partner gave me some water colour paints and some brushes yesterday so that's a start!

Thanks for the lovely story Shirlann - you always have something uplifting to say to us. You are so lovely!

Auntie Em - go the bra and panties - that's more than I was wearing yesterday! No, not naked! I just had a sarong wrapped around me.

Help! I will miss my appointment! Must rush!

Hugs, love

gb