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Just thought I'd share that our daughter had her baby yesterday. Isabelle Ruth (after my mother) was born at 6:20 p.m. She weighed 6 lbs. 11 oz. and is 18 inches long. Has lots of red hair. Her early arrival was a bit of a surprise for everyone. My husband took off for Hannibal and I stayed home and served dinner to our 33 guests! But today I got to go see her. She is beautiful.
Merry Christmas to all!
Mary Jane
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Mary jane, Congratulations on the birth of your granddaughter Isabella. I too have a Christmas baby. My son was born on Dec 26. It was the best Christmas present ever.
Wishing you and your family a healthy and happy holiday.
Merry Christmas
Blackjack
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Morning All......
MaryJane....congrats on Isabella! Such a pretty name!
Blackjack...glad your kids liked their rooms. Must be great having them home.
Michele...love your hair. I haven't had mine cut yet but it could probably use some shaping. I have curls too, sides are straight tho. But it's hair.
Rita....you need a vacation! But you sound like you are having fun.
Connie....when's your last rads? Are you having fun with the kids?
As for school being out, I guess it's nice having your kids around and Susan, you don't have to work. But DH will be home until 1/7 but with his cold and the typical man thing (I think you know exactly what I mean!) I have done nothing constructive except wait on him since Friday night. School is looking pretty good to me right about now!
JanClare....Happy Christmas to you!
Laura....Buddy Love is adorable.
Jackie....take another picture of your Lake....must look so pretty with the snow.
Kats....almost here!
Pat....sending you BIG Christmas hugs to you and your Mom!
Everybody else...if I don't check back...Have a Wonderful Christmas!
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Oooops...chemobrain attack! I forgot to ask....
Smerf....I thought I HAD 9.1 AOL...is there a newer version? I do know this site is unsecure, even our personal info is out there...but I wonder why AOL wouldn't let you post...interesting. I guess if there is a newer AOL I won't download it.
Computers....bah!
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Hi Girls!
Just FYI ...I pressured the moderators here long and hard...they are working on making this site PRIVATE. In other words...our personal information will no longer show up up the internet, etc. I'm not sure how long it will take them to institute this, but at least it's in the works. Buddy says THANKS for all the compliments!
Pat - I hope you're resting comfortably...prayers are with you.
Michele - Your new avatar is cute! Ahhhhhhhhhhhh...to have hair again.
Susan - Here's the fairy link: http://admphoto.ifp3.com/iphoto/main2.cfm I can tell that little one of yours is a very lucky one!
Maryjane - Congrats! This holiday is extra-special for you and your family. Cheers!
Ginny - I'll be thinking of you on the 28th and sending healing thoughts your way!
Sue, Julie, shenry - Again...welcome! Best wishes to you in the New Year with treatment, etc.
Smerf & Wendy - HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUR DH'S!
Kater - Hope you're doing okay! Earth to Kater...come in Kater!
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AGAIN...Hoping your holiday wonderful! I'm so happy to have this thread - thanks to Rita - and to "know" all of you. Thanks for all your encouragement, concern and laughter thoughout this past year. You mean the world to me! Thanks for always "being there"!
Luv ya all! Be Well, Be Safe, Be Happy...
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Merry Christmas to All! As you can see, the reindeer have started their vacation.....
Happy Birthday Kats!!!! This graphic is for you....
I wish for all of you a simply wonderful day with those you hold dear (and well, OK, some of those we don't exactly hold dear but what the heck, they're family and it is Christmas...so have another glass of wine and paste that smile on your face! And you do so know what I mean!)
Happy Christmas!
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Wendy....forgot to tell you....our snow has been gone for days. A couple of days after our 10 inch snow it started raining and immediately warmed up. Didn't take long and all the snow was gone. Merry, Merry Everyone.Jackie
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Just popped in quickly to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATS!!!!
I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas!
More tomorrow...
Rita
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Ladies,
I hope you all have had a wonderful Christmas. May we all have health, wealth & happiness. Love, Mazy
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Morning Girls! Hope your Holiday was wonderful. One of the best things was getting to play with an Iphone. OK...I have to have one! Way cool. Oh...and the digital picture frame. DH has wanted one since last Christmas and I thought they were stupid and way over-priced. His staff bought him one this year, and my sister bought us one for Christmas. And...I bought DH one for our anniversay which is the 30th! I guess I'll return that one. But they are pretty cool and easy to load the pictures.Was up most of the night with severe cramping in my L calf muscle (that's the side that I had the sciatica on)...not sure where the heck that came from...maybe all the time spent on the floor with the little ones. Oh well....DH is going to pick up some bananas and I think except for a hot shower and some stretching I will just be a lazy butt and stay on the couch today. Rita...I read your post re: pain on the top of your foot...I have that too! Weird place for it, if you ask me but advil takes care of it for me. I started taking magnesium after reading about it here, but I bought the "oxide" and I guess I was supposed to buy the "citrate". Oh well.....
Pat....hoping your day was peaceful and cozy!
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Good Morning,
Mary Jane, congratulations! I just love my grandaughter and I so look forward to watchng her grow. I hope the family is doing well.
Hey, aren't you secretly glad the eating, gifting and shopping part of Christmas is finally over? I had a great one with family and friends but enough is just enough. I am going walking on the inside track today and I actually want to throw out all these sweets.
Wendy, sorry to hear about your leg cramping. Is it like a charlie horse? The leg pain (not cramps, just plain pain) has disappeared for me. So I never went back for the scans. That happens to me. I finally go to the doctor and then it goes away. I have to admit I prefer that to the aternative. My doctor did not feel all my leg/feet pains were connected to arimidex, but I just do not know about that. I get all these random weird pains that occur for a few minutes and then go away. Nothing soterrible Iwould stop the arimidex. I hear a lot about that little pill, however, that causes meto wonder.
Connie, I just know your Christmas with family was perfect. And, to the rest of you, I hope it was peaceful.
Yes, ladies, do be careful with the security of information here. I posted something about the birth of my grandaughter by her full name. My son-in-law, who happens to be into internet security at Morningstar Investments, did a google on her name and came up with my whole post. We pulled it up and "edited" her name out, but there was other stuff there I would have preferred the whole world did not know about. Just a fair warning. I do not wish to make anyone paranoid.
Have a good day
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Hi everyone!
My son and DIL just left for Nebraska to do Christmas with her folks so it is really quiet around here this morning. I hope everyone had a great Christmas. I, too am glad that the shopping, wrapping, and huge meals with lots of snackies, is over. My little guys were so fun on Christmas morning!
Thanks for the security reminder, Susan. I hadn't really given that a thought. Now you have a couple of weeks of free down time to regroup and just enjoy your vacation. I'm also glad that the pain in your legs disappeared. YEAH!!!
Wendy, Advil hasn't worked too well for me. Now I'm beginning to notice it on the other foot, too. I'm heading out for some magnesium this afternoon. I really meant to get it sooner but got busy with the last minute Christmas preps. Did you buy the pills or the powder? I hope the magnesium helps. Also, those digital picture frames are pretty neat. My son got me one of the small ones to carry in my purse and loaded it with several pictures of the boys. I'll enjoy having it so I can practice my grandmother bragging rights! LOL
Well, I hope that Santa found all of you and that your Christmas was great! I echo Mazy's wish to all of you for a happy, healthy 2008.
Catch you later.
Rita
Kats...hope you had a nice birthday.
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Rita....I bought magnesium pills 500mg BUT it says on the label "oxide" and per the other thread you were on, Rosemary says "magnesium Citrate" is the one to buy, and in powder form. I'll check out Walgreens on my way home tomorrow from the gym.
And yes...count me in as one who is soooo glad it is all over. I would actually like to start taking down the decorations today. But I will resist for a few days, then slowly start sneaking stuff back to the basement - DH never noticed that I did this for the last few years!
Well...time for my lean cuisine. Ahhhhhhhh - normal food. And I never want to see another cookie again!
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Hi all -
The last few days have been very busy and I missed a lot of posts! I skimmed through, but don't have time to read all of them closely. Our family had a very nice Xmas. Celebrated with my family on Sunday (yes, that freeeezing cold day). Spent Christmas Eve with just dh and the kids and celebrated with dh's family yesterday. The kids certainly did not go without!
Julie - glad you are doing well! Yes - when the drains come out, you feel so much better. Let us know what info you get about chemo.
Sue - welcome, but sorry you are here. You sound like you have a great attitude which will serve you well. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
I used to be the youngster, but now we have Julie AND Sue! This really sucks!
Ginny - glad you are able to get your surgery in this year! I surely understand about those deductibles. You will be in my thoughts on the 28th.
Pat - sending you warm wishes today!
I started my boosts today. 4 more to go and I will be done!! Woooohoooo! I got lots of "you're almost done" this week from family. I tried to explain how weird and scary it is and how you never feel done with this thing, but most people don't get it.
Sounds like everyone had a nice holiday. Best wishes for the new year!
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connie - Awwwww...you will always be our youngster! Best wishes to you as you head down the finish line! You have done a great job!
kats - I'm sorry I missed your birthday! Hope it was extra-special! Just like you! LOL
Wendy - Did dh like his vintage postcard gift?
Rita - Hi there...
Aches and pains...I hear you two! I keep getting charlie horses in my toes! And sometimes it's when I have shoes on in public. I have to step aside and take my shoe off and massage it away! How embarassing! Although...once I started working out regularly, they happened less often.
Susan - Hey...good for you...you hit the track today! Isn't it empowering!
EVERYONE - Hope you're all doing well. What's everyone doing for New Year's Eve?
I'll start: during the day we're getting together with our cousins, Michael, Brett, Jason and Billy, their wives and ALL their kids...a total of NINE! Eight of them are below the age of 5! But they're all adorable. Should be a loud, but fun-filled afternoon. Later that evening dh and I usually pick up a couple of lob-tails from Costco, throw 'em on the barbie and call it a party! LOL Nothing like the old days of...partying til the wee hours of the morning. Heck, I usually can't stay awake until midnight! LOL I am SO NOT MUCH FUN ANYMORE! LOL
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Hi everyone!
I spent most of the day unpacking Christmas gifts and straightening up the house. Cheerios, bits of paper, and a multitude of strange things were scattered over the floors. (and we even tried to pick up after meals and the gift exchange).
And speaking of gifts, what was everyone's favorite gift? Dave got me a necklace...the breast cancer symbol with diamond chips on it. I just love it and my son gave me a credit card sized digital picture frame already stocked with photos of the family from this past year. Now I truly will have grandma bragging rights!
Wendy, I went to Walgreen's for the magnesium. I didn't find the type that Rosemary had but did purchase some maganesium oxide pills to get me started until I can locate the other kind. I think I might have to find them online. It's certainly worth a try!
Laura.... I must not be much fun either because I think your New Year's Eve sounds quite interesting. We are going to the country club for dinner with four other couples who golf with us. Then everyone is driving down the lane to my house to finish off the night with drinks, snackies, etc. Last year was really my turn to host this "after dinner" party but of course I messed it up with my second surgery. So...I have a few days to get my house back in sync and to come up with appetizers, and I'm terrible with appetizers. I also need to come up with some games that everyone will enjoy. I thought about ship, captain and crew and Pokeno. I need to focus my energies on this project tomorrow and get it jump started.
Susan, hope you enjoyed your day off! Also hope you find lots of time just for YOU!!
Kater..I've been thinking about you and hope that you're still doing a fine job of recovering.
I hope that each of you had a great holiday because you are the greatest. Hey, have you noticed that we are about to score 2000 posts on this thread? That's truly the sign of a good support group.
Ginny, I'll be thinking about you on Friday. Hope your nerves are holding out O.K. I'm sending good vibes and prayers your way!
Rita
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Evening all,Great to hear you all enjoyed the family Christmas time. It is nice to have it mainly behind us. We usually round robin a couple of family houses to use up/eat up leftovers so no one gets stuck eating the Christmas dinner for a week. It's fun because the pressure to cook and have all ready no longer matters.
Went for the second chemo today......I finally had my little break-down last night.........something my BIL said------and even knowing that he's an air-head where females are concerned, it just caught me off guard so I came home and cried for three hours and got to bed late.........but, hey. My blood tests were good---only a bit low on potassium which they gave me some pills to take for that and I think I'm back on track. This will get two of these sessions now crossed off the list and I'm thrilled about that.
My hair is now falling out on a very regular basis, but I expected that and got a Butch cut last week---just enough there to keep my head a little warmer for as long as it lasted. Showed dh tonight when we got home from Marion and I joked that it was really good I had not entered any beauty contests which we both had a good laugh over. He thought my hair "really" wouldn't fall out like they said. It lasted a wee bit longer then the prediction they made, but I never allowed myself the illusion that I might be magically spared.
Don't know what tomorrow may bring---another good day I hope, but I will surely be on here reading if nothing else. Take care and by the way Laura......like many we hold ourselves lucky if we can keep from nodding off by 10 p.m. on New Years. Funny when your young your going til' the wee hours and now....just give me my old comfy shoes, a coat that will actually keep me warm, and the latest fashions--yep- as long as they come in flannel.
Jackie
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Hi everyone old and new.
I had ovaries taken out last Thursday and just got home to stay tonight and my cats and dogs are giving me a LOT Of attention!
There was really no pain as Laura and Jan Clare said, but if I stopped taking my pain pills I felt sick to my stomach..and I had serious cramping twice when I could not get my breath like a heart attack (from gas they infuse?), but since they warned me, it was no biggie, although it might be amusing that the caregiver carried me from the kitchen to living room at one point as i guess i doubled over and made a lot of noises....smile.
i'm glad his wife is visiting!
I found that crying, earlier that day the first time i had a mini attack, made it almost impossible to breathe so i had to stop being a wimp!
.there are three little tiny cat scratches like where they put the lap. machine into....and they also sent me home with a picture of one of my ovaries before and after, nice touch!
I stopped pain pills this morning, and came home tonight...now I have to do all that end of the year bookwork, I thought I'd jot down a to do list that I thought of all week, but that never happened. sigh.....
Sorry Ginny, hugs to Pat...will be thinking of Ginny Friday, My mom has chemo that day and I'll get the true pathology report no doubt from my ovaries. Mom is on her third recurrence, fourth chemo for ovarian cancer since June 98. We are looking at wigs for her tomorrow!
Wendy, did we talk about Slovenia, my grandparents came from Austria, Yugoslavia, now named Slovenia. Have you been there, my life dream 2 years ago I got there, also last year and was going this year but they kept changing my radiation times so much I finally gave up on scheduling the trip. I love my cousins there! Several have visited here the past 3 years.
Kater
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Does anyone have trouble sitting on the floor cross legged? Since chemo I cannot do that anymore.
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Morning! Oh boy...just heard the weather on WGN...5-7" starting tomorrow. Lovely.I hear you guys about New Year's Eve....we're lucky if we see New York's midnight, let alone ours! DH doesn't drink at all with his coumadin so I bought sparkling grape juice to drink. Woooooo! Better be careful with that stuff!
Kater...sounds like you are certainly on the mend. Glad to hear that and we missed you! Nope...never been to Europe.
Laura....I just started with this cramping business. It's just in the L leg where I had all that trouble with sciatica so I thought that's what it was from...but maybe the arimidex is not helping either. Rita...I will search later on the internet and see what I can come up with for the mag. citrate. I will let you know.
Connie...sounds like the Big Day was wonderful for you!
Jackie, Kater....read somewhere on these boards about the healing that crying brings and I totally agree. So go ahead and have your mini-meltdowns. Just goes to show you that you are normal (???) and that you are healing.
Favorite present? My niece, instead of gift cards or a christmas "something" for the house...well, her husband and their kids made a donation in my name to the Susan G Komen foundation. Gotta love that. And DH loved the vintage postcard gift...keeps picking it up and looking at the pictures and then turning it around so he can read the backs. They're used cards so it's fun to read the messages and see the postage (1 cent???). And hey...what the dickens happened to the cent key on the keyboard? There used to be one,correct?
Ginny...here's a big HUG for tomorrow. Julie...how is everything going for you? Pat....snow is coming? Stay inside and cozy. Hi to your Mom too!
OK....I've been a lazy butt since last week so off I go to exercise (well...hot shower,then exercise...darn arimidex!)
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Good morning ladies.
YUCK...more snow is predicted for the northern part of the state??? So far they are just predicting rain and slight dusting of snow in our area. I hope that's right except the rain brings dreary conditions and leaves me less than perky!
Wendy...the donation to the Susan G. Koman foundation was really a nice gift. How thoughtful! We do need those donations to help in finding the cure...and we do need a cure!!!!
Connie...so glad your Christmas was a good one and that your kids had so much fun.
Kater! So glad that you are home now and being spoiled by your animals! Their unconditional love will help you heal, as well as an occasional cry. I also read where crying is very helpful in the healing process. Maybe that's why we've all had our little melt-downs throughout this journey.
Did you hear that, Jackie? Sometimes it doesn't take much and the tears just stream down our faces and we can't seem to stop the sobbing. It only means that we are normal. Also, the hair loss is very traumatic and adds to our emotional outpouring. We joke about it but it affects us greatly. I'm glad that you have finished two chemo treatments now. Two down!!!! In a few days you'll be back on chemo holiday until the next one!
Julie...still doing good? Check in when you can!
JanClare, Michele, Kats, Susan, Smerf, Laura, Catherine, Mazy, Nicki, Blackjack, Mary Jane, anyone else I just forgot, and of course our wonderful new ladies.........hope your holiday was great.
So Susan...what is our lady of leisure doing today??? Having fun I hope!!
Well I need to get started on the New Year's Eve plans so I'll catch you later. Have a good day gals. Ginny, I'll try to call you sometime today to see what time your surgery is scheduled.
Rita
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Pat, can you believe that we now have over 2,000 posts on the Illinois site? Isn't that wonderful? Just wanted you to know that I'm thinking about you today and hoping that you and Mom are staying warm and comfy. I guess there is a reason that I can't get you out of my mind...I JUST DON'T WANT TO!
Hoping that you have a good day and evening.......and sending HUGS to both you and Mom.
Rita
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How ironic that my last post was to Pat! Her mother just called to say that we lost our "sister" late last night. Such a sad thing. She is being buried in Hammond, Indiana, which was her original home, on Saturday.
Rita
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Oh Rita and other friends:
I do feel sad. Thanks to all of you, especialy Rita, for keeping Pat within this loop and for keeping me within it as well. For some strange reason I remember how Pat broke the news. She said "Oh fiddlesticks," andt then just spilled it all out. It was such a simple expression to tell us all something that she knew we all feared ourselves. It must have been very hard for her to broach the subject.
I am just not a praying sort of person as I have no clue really how to even pray. I know many of you are religious. The last two evenings I have slept restlessless (not because of Pat.... but due to the crazy holiday schedule). For the last two nights I have said those programmed prayers one never forgets if Catholic (The Hail Mary, Our Father, etc) and I said them for Pat. I figured, given Rita's reports, that her death was at hand.
I know we all feel sad for Pat, for her mom and for ourselves. Yet we are to be grateful for what we remained for her, a support, and we did it as a group. I know I never would have risen to that occassion alone, and so I thank you for escorting me as we entered into her life through this board.
Have a fine day.
usan
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Oh Rita and other friends:
I do feel sad. Thanks to all of you, especialy Rita, for keeping Pat within this loop and for keeping me within it as well. For some strange reason I remember how Pat first broke the news. She said "Oh fddesticks," and then just spilled it all out. It was such a simple expression to tell us all something that she knew we all feared ourselves. It must have been very hard for her to broach the subject.
I am just not a praying sort of person as I have no clue really how to even pray. I know many of you are religious. The last two evenings I have slept restlessless (not because of Pat.... but due to the crazy holiday schedule). For the last two nights I have said those programmed prayers one never forgets if Catholic (The Hail Mary, Our Father, etc) and I said them for Pat. I figured, given Rita's reports, that her death was at hand.
I know we all feel sad for Pat, for her mom and for ourselves. Yet we are to be grateful for what we remained to her, a support, and we did it as a group. I know I never would have risen to that occassion alone, and so I thank you for escorting me as we all entered into her life through this board.
Have a fine day.
susan
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Me again:
This is on a whole other note, and I do think it is important to infuse some ying when there is a heap of yang (I hope I got that straight).
Kater, I have no trouble sitting on the floor with crossed legs. I simply do not do that as I cannot get up.
My favorite gift was from my daughter. They gave us an enrollment in a cooking class with my husband to make an elegant meal. We both LOVE to cook (both very opinionated about food) and we cannot be in the same kitchen without fighting. Our daughters know that, so they signed us up to be in a class together with other couples and they know we will have to be on best behavior when we participate. I still think there will be a problem!
Wendy, I read that thing about crying to. I am sure crying is therapeutic
and cleansing.
Take care,
Susan
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Oh Pat.....fiddlesticks.I am going to take the Z out this afternoon before it snows....and I will wooooohooooo for you.
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Sad...very sad.
Rita - Thanks for being our angel messenger. It has truly been an an admirable task.
Girls -
I know Pat suffered, but had she remained here longer, it would have only gotten worse for her. Susan, you're right...we must find comfort in knowing that we brightened her days as best we could. This will no doubt rekindle our fears, uncertainty and anger. Let's try to redirect those thoughts to ones of strength and determination to live each day as if it were our last. We made a difference in the life of a sister.
Another star shines in the deep blue sky...
(I will have Pat's name added to the list of girls that are no longer with us, here at bc.org.)
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Thanks for letting us know, Rita. Very sad indeed. She and her family are in my prayers.
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