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Re: how about drinking?
Hi all! Jazzy, I love the pictures of the balloons, you have an eye for taking good pictures. Native Maine, my mom is the last of her siblings left, it is a weird feeling thinking that you are the only one left. I really don't think she thinks about it too much. I love that your mom is moving into an apartment, I wish my mom would find something like that. I know she gets lonely living on her own. The only thing she really loves is going to hear people playing the old songs she likes. She hasn't been feeling well enough to go lately, but she did go today. It is better when there is someone else to drive. I hope you have a great time on your trip to NC. It will be nice for you and your mom to visit with family.
I have been busy as always, trying to keep up with the yard work, it should get better when it cools down. I have a friend that has stage 4 lung/brain cancer so I spend time with her whenever she calls. I am going with her to a bible study Thursday mornings, then a bunch goes out to lunch and drink afterwards. I am not really much of a drinker, but I try to order something I never had just to try it. LOL I just said I wasn't much of a drinker and I have been having a glass of wind several evenings this week.
Miranda, I read your article and seen the pictures. You were awesome!
I don't get on very much anymore, but I am always thinking of you.
Re: Lets Post our Daily Exercise
It was cool & misty, so some of the Wednesday Walking Women walked outside and some took the inside option. Here's the whole crew at our friend's house for breakfast.
ruthbru
Re: Open Letter
threetree, how are you? It’s always nice to hear from you. Thank you for the continued encouragement to bump this post. I pray for all of the sisters here every day. People working through something hard ought to know that there is a world of support for them. Always. Not a day goes by when I don’t think about everyone dealing with this. I recently lost a lifelong friend who passed (non-cancer issue) thinking no one cared. He was wrong. There was such a kind outpouring for him. He never knew how beloved he was in life. I believe he knows now… but he should have basked in that when he was still living. People ought to know they have love and support.
colt45
Re: Open Letter
Hi Maureen! Good to hear from you. We are well. My wife is 13 years out, too. Girls are now 21 and 17. My wife has a little over a year to go before she retires. I may never retire! 😀 I can’t believe it’s been 13 years. I can vividly recall all of the people/ angels that God put in our path to help us get through those really tough early days. You are definitely one of those angels. I keep coming back because I know the thing we needed most back then was HOPE. Everyone needs hope. I want people just starting their journey to have that hope that we so desperately needed. God bless you and your family. We’ve done some traveling over the recent years. Italy, Croatia, Montenegro, Iceland, Alaska, Hollywood, Seattle…
Planning to go to Greece. How about you? What are you up to?
colt45
Re: recurrence with pleural effusion
@raysal Hi ! Ty for your reply regarding pleural effusion. That is great that the Kisqali is keeping the BC at bay. Verzenio and Kisqali were two "control" treatments that my oncologist spoke about, but she's waiting on the last of the fluid testing results to make sure there's no HER2? Today I did start anastrozole. Thanks again and take care!
Re: recurrence with pleural effusion
@threetree Hi ! Thanks so much for your kind response about pleural effusion. That must have been concerning, it being on both your lungs.
That walking and deep breathing probably did add to your healing. Beautiful autumn days here, so I'm determined to try to start at least walking my Border Collie again (daughter lives next door and has fully taken over dog walking duties).
Thanks again threetree, and take care!
Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
My son and family were in town 2 nights on their way to Albuquerque. We had burgers with one side of the family and Vietnamese food with the other side. My GS and I made Depression Cake with mixed results. We like to cook together. They will be here overnight next week before driving back to Oregon. Evid3ntly it is way cheaper to fly from Seattle rather than Portland.
wren44
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
I like corn tortillas and always order them instead of flour tortillas if the corn is available. I have a tortilla press and usually make tortillas when we're home. I would have enjoyed your hands on experience, Betrayal.
I managed 17 holes yesterday but skipped #18. Humidity was lower but the temperature still got up into the 80's. I didn't embarrass myself with my game. I was very tired when I got home and dehydrated despite drinking a lot of water.
I have a hair appointment today but do not have a "plan" with my hair. The last two shampoos, I didn't blow-dry, but just combed out my hair and let it dry. It will be interesting to see what my stylist suggests. I plan to keep the new length, which is down past my ears.
Afterwards I will meet a friend at a coffee place. Her dh recently passed, bringing a difficult adjustment in her life. Similar to what Petite has gone through the last couple of years. I thought it might be good for her to get out of her house and do something normal.
I'm down 3 lbs on the wicked bathroom scale, which weighs 2 lbs more than the gym scale. I've been eating less and exercising more than I managed in MN.
Hi to all.
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
Taco, we’re in the Albany area. Gf dh needs an external ablation. Apparently the heart drs here don’t do it frequently, whereas the heart surgeons at Mt Sinai in NYC, and at Brigham in Boston do it a lot. It sounds like a speciality.
Carole, as long as you’re enjoying the golf, I say go for it. Any outing is better than not going.
Petite, the hiking looks good there, as does the Bigfoot warning! Your traffic was probably influenced by us snowbirds returning.
Betrayal, the pictures are great.
Gf dh had the intubation tube removed yesterday, after they lowered his meds over a period of time. He did great. His surgeon here believed he was stable enough to stop the ventilator.
Then they were set up to discharge him from our ICU to NYC Mt Sinai ICU. My gf called, she was booking train tickets - earliest were sold out - we were scheduled for 10:05. Ambulance team was ready, when it came thru that the surgeon in NYC couldn’t fit him in, no availability. Thankfully gf took insurance on the tickets, told her daughter we’re old and need the insurance, she cancelled and received all her money back. They were told it could be a week before they send him down.
Today he was moved out of ICU to another floor, they described it as a step down with similar oversight.
GF is hoping they send him down sooner than later. The stress of waiting around is exhausting.
Add in next week - I’ve got mammo & ultrasound on Wednesday morning, and eye dr with dilation on Thursday. If he doesn’t go down to NYC before then I won’t be able to accompany her.
I’m getting my hair cut tomorrow. When gf said they’re moving her dh, I thought to NYC and I’d miss my hair cut! Selfish, I need a haircut badly.
I completed the Christmas & birthday cards that I leave here with cash gifts in them. I made a trip to the bank. I ran to watch my grandniece help disabled kids in a bocci league. She went home with me after we stopped at McDonald’s, then her aunts. Later we went back out to Whole Food for a mystery bakery bag - oatmeal raisin cookies, a 4 pack of blueberry muffins, and a dozen small croissants. And yes - we tried everything!
I’m heading to bed. I hope you all had a great day.
cindyny
Re: Open Letter
@colt45 - Always love seeing this. You can never post/bump it too often. Thank you so much!