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Re: My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
@shanagirl I am sorry you had such a terrible summer, many appointments, pain and having to juggle it all and I also hope the tooth is done very soon for you. Your care team seems on top of it and that is all one could hope for. I can empathize with the brain situation between the length of time on chemo and rads to the brain and aging, I find it a miracle that I remember what I do.
@irishlove 30 dollars in savings is really awesome, amazing how much streaming or news can cost. I keep an eye on my streaming too, usually only have youtube premium and stack TV on primevideo. I only use the stack TV to get global which gives me the day ahead episodes of The Young and the Restless. When it comes to shopping, I usually use a card that has rewards points built in so the card that the rent is paid, it has at least 45 to 50.00 which is a shopping trip and no cost since it is always paid in ful at the 1st of the month. I did do better this month with not buying useless gadgets on Amazon, just stuff I need which is much better.
Laundry needs doing, sweep and vacuum. In between will do up the dishes still soaking from yesterday and play some mobile games to pad the budget, could make a challenge to myself to just make enough to get some stuff for free off Amazon buy earning gift cards. I would do surveys but my demographics are generally rejected and I am fine with that if I am being honest. I find them really boring.
Not sure what I am having, both pizzas were baked up, sliced up and put in the fridge as no room in the freezer so meals will focus around using up the pizza, love the pizza cutter, unsure why I did not get one of those sooner. Only thing I need do is make sure pizza finished up by Friday or Saturday. Thinking of taking slices and putting them in a tortilla stuffed with peppers or mashed beans, even a premade egg sounds good. Add either salad dressing or a mayo strip. Of course I will post on what I decide. It could change anytime.
I do hope everyone has a good day, nice to hear from others, I am in everyone's pocket always as well. The weather is still warm but moving into less humidity so need to start walking, it is the getting started that stalls me or finding something else to do. Oh well, it will happen when it happens.
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
Glad the laugh for the day brought smiles to some of you. I found it posted on a local Nextdoor and had a laugh, so I decided to share it. Never knew Dawn was the answer to my weight issue, but now know why my hands are slim.
Taco, belated happy anniversary. I loved the "romantic" gifts and have to say that we also exchange more practical gifts for birthdays, anniversary's and holidays. I asked DH to spring for a car detailing as a gift. Haven't done it yet, but intend to do it.
Home ownership does come at a cost but when you look at what rents are these days and that money is seldom spent on upkeep, it is an investment in yourself. When I loved in an apartment they would only repaint every 5 years and it was with really cheap paint that was unwashable and dirtied rather quickly. By 3 years, I ended up repainting it, which meant the next renter got a freshly painted apartment, because we found a house we liked within 4 months.
Sandy, your bathroom dilemma left me confused. I am still trying to figure out where you have a usable shower? It's a shame you couldn't get the riser replaced before they repaired the dining room wall.
I am so glad I have a DB who is a general contractor and has done so much work on my home. He is sometimes obsessive about the caliber of his work and has been known to redo something multiple times until he is pleased with the outcome. The floor in my eat in area has a walnut Celtic knot design in the wood flooring. It was the first time he had ever done one and he worked so hard on getting it right.
cindyny, love the photos and second what harley07 said. You have been to some areas in Ireland that we have not seen on our many trips there, so it is nice to see them. As far as your fence and garage repairs, you may find that your insurance company probably hasn't done much in your absence. Hopefully they will go after your neighbor's to recoup your deductible. Better you are home so you can supervise the repairs and contractors that way when issues arise you can clarify what is acceptable.
Joint family birthday party at Bonefish Grill was really good. We know the manager from eating there and also we booked the back room last year. It was available when we spoke to him awhile back and booked it. It is quieter than the main dining room so we can talk without having to yell. We had 2 servers and they were attentive. We let everyone order off the menu so everyone was pleased with their entree. I ordered Bang Bang Shrimp and Calamari for a shared appetizer and they seemed to enjoy it. I don't eat either because I am very selective about which seafood I eat so it is limited in scope. For dessert a few of us had mango creme brulee, others had the cheesecake with strawberry champagne sauce, DGD had a brownie (sans bourbon sauce, but lots of whipped cream) and DD had the Key Lime cake. I like their Drunken Coconut pie but will have that on my next visit. I am a member of their Rewards program and today's visit gave me a large reward towards our next visit. My dessert was free (and had a lit candle on it), I had a reward credit and then they was a credit towards the Bang Bang shrimp. Not sure what the latter was about but that was fine. Everyone left full and had a good time. I brought home half my meal, so I have a dinner for later this week. Had a lovely glass of Prosecco that hit the spot.
Guess that's all for tonight. I hope everyone had a great day.
betrayal
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
Betrayal - thanks for the laugh. Since Dawn dish soap dissolves fat, perhaps I can drink it to dissolve my LDL cholesterol !?! ๐
Taco - Happy Anniversary!
Carole - the joys of homeownership! Itโs always something and it always costs $$$
Sandy - same as I said to Carole above. There is always something to be fixed on a home. Crosbyโs Kitchen sounds yummy. Have you been before? We donโt get over that way often but it might be worth a trip if you recommend it.
Cindy - keep the pictures coming! I am so enjoying traveling along with you.
harley07
Re: Double Mastectomy
Hi sweetie, I went through this 12 years ago, at age 47. It was not nearly as bad as I thoughtโฆ.surgery went well and I only needed couple of oral pain tablets for first few days. The drains were a bit of a nuisance but were out after week or so. Recovery fairly easy and really not much pain at all. I play a lot of sport so not having boobs bouncing around was a real benefit!! Not sure of your support system, but my husband was absolutely amazing, as were my four children. Not once did anyone question my choice to forego reconstructionโฆ.they just wanted me alive and happy. I have never regretted my decision and am at peace with itโฆ.I am more than a pair of boobs! Sadly, I lost my darling husband four years ago, however now have four grandchildren and live my life around my family. Happy to answer any questions you may have, if you'd like to message me :)
rowan47
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
betrayal your laugh of the day was fabulous. Maybe dawn can deal with my weight gain issues from Letrozole. Yay more pizza and cheezies are in store for me with a swig o dawn!
Super busy weekend at work. Always great when we are busy. But Iโm exhausted now. Good thing I only work two days a week. Likely you will see this tomorrow so the photo is appropriate for the morning.
have a great week everyone.
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
Here's a laugh for today.
๐๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ!!! (๐๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ). ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ .....
๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐!!! ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ง'๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ๐จ๐ง๐๐ซ! ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐จ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ! ๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ๐ก ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐จ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ,"๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐."
๐๐จ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ! ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ, ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ฐ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ฉ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐.
๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฌ,"๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐." ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐! ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ ๐'๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ!!!
betrayal
Re: Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
Each day holds a surprise. But only if we expect it can we see, hear, or feel it when it comes to us. Let's not be afraid to receive each day's surprise, whether it comes to us as sorrow or as joy It will open a new place in our hearts, a place where we can welcome new friends and celebrate more fully our shared humanity.
betrayal