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Re: I say YES. YOU say NO....Numero Tre! Enjoy!
I’m so glad that Kamala isn’t going to play TFG’s game. It’s ridiculous for him to even suggest a debate on his terms, stacking all the cards in his favor. I guess he had to make a counter-offer to try to save face, and now in his speeches, he can say Kamala won’t debate him.
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
Medical records issue- I have noted multiple discrepancies before in all my different doctor's notes. I try to get a copy of the office notes, whether it be thru a patient portal or asking at the office and signing a release form. I like keeping my own medical records. Sometimes I just shake my head when reading the notes. Yes, they use a template and just add their own notes to it. I have found comments about listening to heart and lungs when the doctor never touched my body. Or, once, I read that the doctor suggested this, this, and this and No, he did not bring up all the items he listed in the note.
I have never asked any doctor to correct their notes. Maybe that is wrong. I understand Mel's comment about Social Security coming across that note if they review my SSD case. That is a fear. But I don't know if I should make waves with my MO by asking him to remove the comments he made in his note about my joint pain, as that is non-cancer related (arthritis issues), or about my energy level.
I am a type A personality and very detailed oriented. Most are not. I could be perceived as being "picky" if I would bring out these errors to my doctors. Like a problem patient looking for an issue.
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
Ina Jaffe, great NPR correspondent, who wrote the following article about her own experience with MBC, passed away 💔
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Re: I say YES. YOU say NO....Numero Tre! Enjoy!
As much as I like the memes, and I contribute my favorite ones, too, I really like the personal thoughts and commentaty that those on this thread share. It’s insightful, especially since we live in different parts of the country and are picking up on different vibes where we live and filling each other in. I am missing spookiesmom because she was always in tuned with not just Florida where she lived but to the national political scene. I wish she could have experienced the transition from Biden to Harris for the Democratic presidential nominee. (((Thinking of you, spookiesmom))).
Aside from the hostage release being momentous in itself, it benefits Biden and the Dems because we aren’t hearing the “Biden is not fit to run the country for the next six months” crap. Biden gave the media a dressing down by speaking of the diplomacy and amount of time required to put this all together. The media only wants to hype up a lot of shit. I am sick and tired of them asking for TFG’s opinion on anything Biden does and reporting on it. WE DON’T CARE wtf his opinion is.
Jackie, you mentioned you’re not quite on board with the use of the word “weird” to describe the TFG, Vance and other Republicans, and I feel the same way. Apparently “weird” started being used because somehow it resonates with younger voters. If that works, I’m all for it.
Earlier this year, I would see anti-Biden ads on tv about how he was going to take away gas powered cars in favor of electric ones, but I guess the Republicans are gonna kiss Musk’s ass and now they think electric good! They flip flop more wildly than a fish out of water. Pitiful.
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
Thanks micmel and mara for tips about rinses. I'm losing my sense of taste. I couldn't taste my strawberry rhubarb pie and ice cream just now. Just tasted mushy and cold. I'll try to put up with this through next scans but I'm not sure I can put up with this very long.
About doctor's notes, it seems they use templates that are just edited if something is abnormal. I don't think my records are very accurate either. Notes don't always record what I remember saying. They mess up the rib numbers on my mets rads reports. It's really aggravating to me because I worked as a medical transcriptionist and had to get everything perfect. I was expected to catch and report discrepancies. Now they just use auto templates and speech recognition, leave all the errors and put a disclaimer at the end. If you see errors, you can ask for it to be corrected.
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Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
Oh, I hope puffin is going to be OK!
Re: I say YES. YOU say NO....Numero Tre! Enjoy!
Reading a lot of things and as usual with the media, not sure who to believe. Did read both that Harris had full house in Atlanta and Trump not knowing what to do copied her and went to the same Atlanta arena. The only thing is that he got disappointed. He could not fill the arena.
I actually believe that it more likely that Trump didn't fill the arena. I think people (and many are I think those considered his people) are flat out fatigued by the years of lies that ARE provable lies. The constant repetition of the same old tired diatribes, and having to watch loss, after loss, after loss. The media doesn't really act like his people notice and it is true I think that the real hard core doesn't care — but like us, I do think some are a bit more tuned into reality. I don't say they like it, and I think many will go onto voting Reps. just because they are.
It must be confusing to some that there is such enthusiasm (been through the roof) and that it hasn't really stopped building. Then there will be the VP pick (I think Kamala will choose wisely and well) and then the convention — all adding to the momentum I believe. It sounds from what I've read that Trump is feeling plenty of desperation and saying really strange things as in the Elon Musk meme. He is naturally dissing Kamala any time he speaks about her and telling lies and then knowing he has a loser VP dragging everything down even more. Only a person with few brain cells left (and some of those non-operational) could just keep on slugging through all of that.
Odd things happen so we have to keep pushing forward hard, but I have so much more hope now. I was truly afraid when I kept hearing Pres. Biden was being urged to step down. I now wonder at how long this was going to be a REAL occurrence. It just all meshed and looked so effortless. I have looked back and thought how silly I was to have doubt. I hope with all my heart that after the election I can say the same thing.
