Illinois ladies facing bc
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Hello ladies!
It seems like it has been forever since I've been on the BC site and I want to welcome the new ladies to this thread.
I spent the week before Christmas with my son and his family in eastern Tennessee, got home and began packing and am now in Florida away from those single digit temps. It sounds like most of you had a good Christmas and I wish you all a new year filled with health and happiness.
Vanmama/Laura...so good to see a post from you. I am so sorry that you had such a devastating 2015 and certainly hope that 2016 will be much kinder to you. You have a good attitude after all you have been through. Hugs!
brithael....Homewood..Isn't that the original site of my favorite pizza..Aurellio's? I m crushed because they hve sold out to another chain in Macomb. I can't believe it since they have been there since I was in college and that was decades ago. Hopefully the one in Peoria will stay so that I can get my Aurellio fix every so often.
Amy....so glad to hear that you made it through your surgery and that your path report was good.
brimton... I am in Bloomington so I'm not far away. We came over last month to East Peoria to the Festival of Lights and we make it over to the Par-a-dice every so often, too.
It has been a cool January for Florida but we haven't let us stop us from enjoying our time here. I played golf this morning and we went fishing twice last week on Lake Okeechobee and caught some really nice crappie. I'm about ready to head for the lanai with a good book.
I hope everyone in Illinois is staying warm!
Rita
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Rita - this is what you are missing out on... Lucky you! ~ Amy
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Amy, here at the lakefront we’re at 4 and dropping. Made it all the way up to 8 today. (Last night, we bottomed out at -4). Wind chills of -25. Tomorrow night my son Gordy & I are going to the United Center to see Springsteen on the “The River” tour. Last time we saw him it was midsummer at Wrigley, so we took the L down and got an Uber back. And last time we were at the UC, I had a HC placard, so we could park close by. Before I got diagnosed, I decided to let it expire, since my hip injury had healed and my knees were good--no way I could justify asking any of my docs to sign an application. Even now, they’re all urging me to walk more, so I doubt it’d be proper to try to get a new placard. It’ll be a bit warmer tomorrow, and we’re not supposed to get snow till midnight. But my choice now is to drive down and park several windswept blocks away, take an Uber down and hope we can get one or a taxi back in the post-show crush, or walk nearly a mile to the Blue Line Medical Ctr. L station, transfer and then walk 4 blks home in the cold. Ugh. But what am I gonna do? It’s The Boss, after all.
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Sandy - I'd book a car service and have them wait at a designated spot, but then again I am slightly spoiled!
Have fun, and stay warm! I've never see Springsteen in concert. I'm sure he's amazing. I just got tickets to Bonnie Raitt's show at the Chicago Theatre in March. I'm very excited. I've been a huge fan for long time... way before she had commercial success. The last concerts I saw were this past summer and back to back. AC/DC at Wrigley with my DH, and Ed Sheeran at Tinley Park with my daughter the next night. Very different expierences but both fun. I'm not sure I'm a fan of Wrigley as a venue. We had seats right behind the pit and the lack of elevation was a bummer. I miss our yearly trek to Alpine Valley to see Dave Matthew's Band. That's a fun concert in a beautiful outdoor location, and an overnight alone without kids, heaven!0 -
Gemma....It does not upset me at all to miss out on those 5 degree temps! Wish there was a way that I could send you some warm rays!
Brrr......Try to stay warm!
Today is a more leisurely day for me Dave is already out golfing and I actually have the keys to the car. I HATE ONLY HAVING ONE VEHICLE! Guess I am spoiled because I love just going out and hopping into my car and going when and where I want without having to coordinate schedules....and shopping with a man is not my idea of fun so I'm taking off by myself this morning and then getting my hair done this afteernoon.
ChiSandy...enjoy your concert!
Everyone have a good day!
Rita
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Adventure begins with you, personally. It is in the way you look at things. It is the mental stance you take as you face your day. It is finding magic in things. It is talking with people and discovering their inner goodness. It is the thrill of feeling a part of the life around you. The attitude of adventure will open things up for you. The world will become alive with new zest and meaning. You'll become more aware of the beauty everywhere. Nothing will seem unimportant. Everything will be revealed as having pattern and purpose. -Wilferd A. Peterson
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Sandy - stay warm tonight. It's better than yesterday, but not much. Seeing The Boss would be great. I'm more of a theatre over concert person, but there are some concerts I've really enjoyed, and I think his would be one of them.
Had second chemo yesterday. Feeling OK now, but of course, the big crash is tomorrow. Get my Skele-gro shot (Neulasta) this afternoon, so hope to avoid the blood count crater of last time. 50% through with chemo!
And yes, feel free to call me by my real name - Suzanne
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Florida sounds so wonderful right now --- but at least we have sun today. That should help as we venture out into those very low temps. I think we will at least start to make progress and get into the 30's again soon. Now there is something that I never really considered that soon I would have it as something to rejoice. Grateful for that sun.
Blessings,
Jackie
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Suzanne - I'll be sending you positive thoughts tomorrow. I hope your counts stay up. Congrats on being 1/2 way done!
Amy
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As to the kindness you mention, I wish I could have been of more service to you than I have been, but if I had, the only thanks that I should desire are that you would always be ready to serve any other person that may need your assistance, and so let good offices go around, for humankind are all of a family. As for my own part, when I am employed in serving others I do not look upon myself as conferring favors but paying debts.
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I'm planning a soup exchange with onward February 19th sometime in the afternoon in Lombard.
So what's a soup exchange? Well everyone brings some home made soup, stew, chowder or chili to exchange. It should be in a pint it you want to exchange for more than one soup then bring as many pint containers of soup to exchange. ( bring 5 pints leave with 5 different pints)
You will need to send me copies of the recipe or print out several copies to share
Of course we'll eat some so be sure to bring some extra to eat
PM or email with current email address if interested
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Lago, that's right next door to me. I'm interested. I'll send you a pm. My kids have a 1/2 day that day, but they can manage without me
I posted an update on the lumpectomy board. I'm going to c&p it here. Sorry, if you see it both places.
Hi,
I had my first appt. with the MO and RO today. I like them both, which is important to me as I'm a relationship person. Oncotype dx test was ordered. I should know in 2 weeks if I'll be having chemo or go straight to radiation. MO said my outlook was good as far as node involvement and strong ER, but my relatively young age and the size of the tumor could work against me as far as chemo goes. RO is super nice and we talked about length of treatment. My choices are 6.5 weeks, 4 weeks, or a one week intensive one that involves my BS. She didn't recommend the one week one. What kind did you all choose? The cancer was on my left side and very close to my chest wall, so I'm nervous about my heart. We talked a lot about how I'll be positioned to minimize any risk to my heart. Lastly, I knew about the radiation tattoos, but forgot about them. When I text dh about them he said he'd buy me a Harley.
So the waiting has started again. This dx has given me ample opportunities to become a more patient person. Haven't quite got there yet.
I got sad while I was in the oncology waiting room. I've been pretty upbeat since the dx, but that waiting room is a special kind of depressing. One funny tidbit is I over heard 2 older women talking. One said "you know what I do before I come here?" and the other lady replied "pray?" and the first one says "yeah, that too,, but I take a xanax". LOL. You go girl!
I haven't read all the updates. Don't really have it me tonight. I kind of feel like curling up in a ball and crying. I think I'll do that and feel better tomorrow. I hope everyone is doing well and keeping warm. It's frickin' cold here in Chicago! My lucky Dh is in Miami for the night for work. I should have stowed away on his flight!
Amy
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Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.
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( Hugs ) to Amy. Sometimes a good sobbing cry is a necessary thing. Wishing you highly productive tears and a good path forward.
Jackie
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Thanks, Jackie! I feel much better today! xo
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Gemma I will keep you posted. Will add you to the email invite list I'm putting together
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Amy---call your RO and ask if when they do your radiation simulation, if they can test you for respiratory gating. Its a technique they can use to try to protect the radiation from hitting your heart as you breath. I did not breath properly enough for them to use it on me (I am a lefty too---upper outer quadrant) My facility didn't do the simulation until after I had my surgery and they didn't tell me I wasn't a candidate for it, or I might have went back and had the whole boob off...the heart thing scared me too. In fact, I was never scared of much before the BIG C, but I worry about my heart, my bones from th e estrogen sucking drug, etc.... However, you will emerge form this amazed at how strong and resilient you are to all of it..
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Gemma...Hey, there's nothing wrong with a good cry every so often as you go through this journey. Besides releasing stress and being therapeutic, you pee less that day!
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Unless, I cough or sneeze.. then I pee
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Redheaded1 - I think my first Rad appt. is a CT simulation. My RO thinks I'll be supine with my arm over my head and holding my breath. The tumor was very close to my chest wall so I don't think I'll be able to the prone position, but maybe as I'm ample in the breast dept. She said their machine is state of the art and will detect if I start to exhale and will stop. Thanks for the info!
Amy
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I wish there were a book I could read each day to tell me exactly what to do to live consciously from my heart and soul. But part of the mystery and magic, part of the reason I'm here, is to try to stumble through and hear what the soul has to say about what it needs at each moment--whether it is to work through an emotional block, discover what the next lesson is, meet the next soul mate (my children are soul mates; my best friends are soul mates), or finish my business with the one I'm with now. Ultimately, for most of us, the journey comes down to the same issue: learning to love freely. First ourselves, then other people.
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Would that there were an award for people who come to understand the concept of enough. Good enough. Successful enough. Thin enough. Rich enough. Socially responsible enough. When you have self-respect, you have enough.
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The value of all service lies in the spirit in which you serve and not in the importance or magnitude of the service. Even the lowliest task or deed is made holy, joyous, and prosperous when it is filled with love.
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Sunny and bright here this a.m. I think the East coast and from the South and on up has taken a beating. I hope you are fine ( and all of your families ) wherever they may be. Winter came very late -- for us here on the very edge of southern Illinois, and I'm glad for that. Just hate hearing about the problems in the other areas.
Our warmth will be returning -- going up to the 50's later on. Reminds me of course of those who have said -- look at the snow, there is no global warming. If only. I won't be sorry to see the snow remove itself ( thank you sun and 45 degrees today ) as it has 'hung' around with temps too long to help it disappear. Reminds me of UPS refusing to come out where we live citing bad roads --- so told the nice lady who called me late Fri. night to inform me --- well, don't know where this guy gets his information but our road was plowed the afternoon of the storm three days ago. Sounds to me like this driver wished to start his week-end early by skipping a few deliveries. Nice, now who knows how long I'll be w/o the medicine I'm out of and for which the "overnight" charge was paid so it could be delivered to me.
I'm usually not like that -- but it is not actually the first time our little home in the woods was skipped on a Friday delivery using the same excuse. Erg !!!! The nice lady ????supervisor -- I don't really know --- brought it out herself yesterday morning --- and saw exactly what the roads were like. She was thanked profusely for taking this upon herself, and hopefully may have a word or two with drivers who work on Friday nights as to 'what' they feel can wait to be delivered.
Jackie
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Once one has encountered God everything is changed. One does not lead a charmed life—but it is amazing how charming the commonplace can become. One still has heavy work to do but one works with assurance and poise. One still has temptations to meet but they have been robbed of most of their power. One runs into adversity but the inner certainty remains. -Albert E. Day
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Glad it's warming up a little more for you gals! Today was a lovely day here in Florida! I golfed and then sat out by the pool and read for awhile. It felt good because it's been a little colder than usual for Florida in January. It hasn't stopped us from doing the things that we want to do. We just throw on a sweater or jacket and go!0 -
The surface of life is also in a state of constant flux, with good days and bad, victory and defeat. To maintain, as the ocean does, a deep inner calm, while the storms of misfortune, reverses, fears and worries lash at the surface of life, is to discover the secret of serenity.
Years ago, when Thomas Edison's factory burned down, he wasted no time bemoaning his fate. Immediately after the disaster the reporters found a calm, quiet man already at work on plans for a new building.
When Emerson's home was destroyed by fire and his precious books were being reduced to ashes, Louisa May Alcott came to console him. The great philosopher said, "Yes, yes, Louisa, they are all gone, but let us enjoy the blaze now. Isn't it beautiful!"
Some people are ocean personalities. In their inner depths they are not defeated by what happens to them.
The towering waves of circumstances cannot reach us when we go deep within to seek the peace that passes all understanding. While the surface of life is in turmoil we can find an inner calmness to see us through.
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It is an extraordinary and beautiful thing that God, in creation, works with the beauty of matter; the reality of things; the discoveries of the sense, all five of them; so that we, in turn, may hear the grass growing; see a face springing to life in love and laughter . . . . The offerings of creation . . . our glimpses of truth. -Madeleine L'Engle
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When your life is filled with the desire to see holiness in every day life, something magical happens: ordinary life becomes extraordinary, and the very process of life begins to nourish the soul.
Harold Kushner
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Our opportunity is always to make the choice for Joy.
To see the world with new eyes - open eyes - loving eyes.
To choose compassion and understanding -
for ourselves, our family, our friends,
our community, for the whole world.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie0
