Illinois ladies facing bc
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Wow !!!! I'm going to Florida. Well, right now I sure wish I could. I know from the last few years our weather has been terrifically un-predictable, but I don't know how long it has been ( certainly not since I've been back home ) that we went from fall to deep winter in such a major way. Doesn't look like a let-up is going to come very soon and I so feel for Chicago which is now getting it much worse than here.
I hope all you wonderful ladies ( whom I'm sure know what to do in this weather ) will be able to do what you need too without terrible discomfort. We are able to move about here......but the cold temps are not too fun. Fortunately.....I'm not finished with my eating plan so have some much needed insulation still helping me out right now.
Peace and love,
Jackie
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The perfume of sandalwood, the scent of bay leaf and jasmine, travel only as far as the wind. But the fragrance of goodness travels with us through all the worlds. Like garlands woven from flowers, fashion your life as a garland of beautiful deeds. the Buddha
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ADEY!!!0 -
There must be a place
where hopes and dreams are nurtured,
and that place is only within
ourselves. A place to clean the
grime
of life, a place that waits for us to stay and look inside
that we might see
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Love the quote today, Jackie. The sun is out here and it's hard to believe at this moment that we are in the path of the approaching storm as predicted. Hmmmm.............0 -
In dwelling, live close to the ground.
In thinking, keep to the simple.
In conflict, be fair and generous.
In governing, don't try to control.
In work, do what you enjoy.
In family life, be completely present.
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Snowing out today....the really pretty big fat flakes kind.....the kind that is usually warm enough to stay out in for hours and walk to your heart's content ---- though pulling along my heavy-duty boots means I wouldn't be out too long. Still.....it is even fun to stand at the window and watch.....you have time between some of the flakes to pick out one....land on It and just ride where-ever it takes you. Some of my best thinking can take place when I lose myself in snowflakes that haven't a care.
I hope you all have a wonderful Saturday and can enjoy your weather if possible.
Peace and love,
Jackie
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ooo Is the whole state getting snow, it's unusual to have it so south and north like this. Chiily--Willy
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We got 6 inches....and 7 inches in some parts of the area. It is a winter wonderland around here but I still prefer the sun and the sand.
I ventured in to see about my knee this morning and ended up with an acupuncture and cold laser treatment on it. I had never had acupuncture and was pleasantly surprised when there was no pain involved in the treatment. We shall see if this fixes the problem. It does feel a little better already. My chiropractor/naturalist says it's all muscle and ligament related. I hope he is right and that this does the job. If it does, I will kick myself for not going in sooner! :-)
In the meantime, dear Mr D. is out cleaning out the lane and sidewalks. We are getting too old for this! :-)
Everyone travel safely if you have to be out in this. We are still getting light snow here and the roads are very slippery.0 -
Oh Rita I don't think we got as much snow as u did, but cose. The roads are pretty much cleared off around here so I heard it's not to bad.
Oh let us know how everything feels after today, this is interesting.
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Rita, on another thread where I read some of the ladies are very 'sure' of their good results being from acupuncture. That said, I do think sometimes you have to have a small series of treatments.....like maybe three or so to get really solid results. I really do hope ( especially since you want to visit in Fla. soon ) that you too get really great results. One of the other bonus points if you do.......is that somewhere in the future if it acts up again.....you will already be aware of how to fix it.
I can't say we got much for any rain today......we did though get a nice dose of about an inch and a half or two of snow.......but it wasn't on the ground long as the warming just up above freezing has caused most of it to melt along with a bit of the old stuff right away. That is nice, but it doesn't much sound like we are going to do THAT much warm-up so expect the possibility of keeping some snow here. So far, as most everyone can see.....it has started out to be a sort of wild winter. I'll get along as I'm sort of into it now. It was just that first fast blast that stunned me.......I have my winter walking boots on now.
Peace and love,
Jackie
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I live in northwest Illinois in a small town near Rockford. I'm very close to the Wisconsin border. It is cold and snowy here. Usually I like winter more than summer (not a heat person), but this year is making me rethink that preference.0 -
Hi aaooaa How re u feeling? I live about 35 miles w of Chicgo and I know exactly where u are, well not exactly but the general area. It's been a while since I've been there. We got a few inches but the streets are ok, I don't mind it so much anymore --I used to hate this stuff when I worked so it doesn't make any difference now.
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Hi Cami, I'm doing well. I live about 5 miles outside the big town of Belvidere (lol) on this small country road. Getting to town can be quite a journey on the winter roads...just getting out of my driveway is a treat. I don't have to get out either because I no longer work so on bad days I just hibernate. I do have to stock my pantry and frig for the times when it's impossible to get to the store. I use to work in Hoffman Estates and commuted everyday...that was one hell of a drive (especially in winter). I'm glad I don't have to do that anymore.0 -
aaooaao--HOFFMAN ESTATES that's a long way from Belvidere. The winters must have been horrendous for u. Wow I always freaked out when it was blizzardy when I worked and I lived right across the street. LOL If it was really bad someone had to come and get me and take me home. hahaha Talk about a fraidy cat--I really was bad.
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aao.....I live on a country lane too. Sometimes it is plowed....sometimes not, but hubby and I hav 4-wheel drive vehicles so are actually never stopped from getting out and to town. Not saying it hasn't been a little dicey a time or two and when there is ice it is even more so. We are in the middle of the state from you but get a fair share of the overall fun ( not ) of snow and cold. Just another kind of challenge.
I detested snow and cold as a kid. I was skinny as a rail and even the warmest clothes did not seem to help me much without some padding. I spent the entire winter months shivering. Now that I'm much, much older I have a fairly good tolerance for it --- I finally got the 'blubber' I was missing as a kid and struggle always trying to rid myself of some. Whatever the extreme may be.......one way or the other you always seem to get there.
Hope you all have a great evening....its white popcorn night here -- if we can stay awake long enough.
Peace and love,
Jackie
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aaooaao Not to far from you at all. I am in Genoa/Kingston and work in Belvidere. Also live out in the country so roads can be a bit treacherous at times with the wind and snow drifts. Not a big fan of the cold as I work outside, would much rather have the heat
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cateyz2, I guessed from your avatar that you like the heat!
aaoaao, I think that many of us who've gone through chemo can no longer tolerate the cold like we did in the past. I also think it comes with aging. I used to prefer being cold over hot. In the winter I'd always have a window cracked and no radiator on in the bedroom. Now I've got the window closed and extra covers on the bed and pj bottoms on. (Still too hot and dry in my room with the radiator.) The benefit is that I don't wake up with creaky legs and hips in the morning.
I wear extra layers of clothes at work and outside to exercise. Not sure anymore if I'm having hot flashes or am overdressed. And I don't care because I welcome the over warmth now.
On that note, I'm trying to get the nerve up to face the cold and go cross country skiing. LLBean loves me because I keep ordering more petite workout clothes and coats. All for motivating me to get outside in the cold and work out.
A note on the online dating. So far I've dated 2 men. I just had a 4th date with someone who seems a good match and is a nice man. My BC has not scared him off. I had my first date with a very sweet man, but I knew it wouldn't go anywhere. What's been hard is recognizing that I'm nearly 60 and the men I am dating are my age, and that's what a man my age looks like! Amazing how we don't truly see ourselves. This AI makes me look ten years older, which makes me now look my age. I'm getting comments now from younger co-workers about being "old" or "senior" relative to them. Can't stop taking the AI, so have to live with this older version.0 -
Ohhhh! So that's the reason! thank you doxie! I come from Russian peasant stock and could always tolerate cold, not heat. But OMG, keep turning us the thermostat and my husband can't figure out what's going on he's comfortable. I'm cold a LOT of the time and it's very very odd for me. Chemo really does a number on us!
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Life is only traveled once .
Today’s moment becomes tomorrow’s memory.Enjoy every moment Good or bad
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because ,the gift of life is life itself .
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I had the triple shivers as I was going through my chemo. It was winter-time which certainly was far from great. I was over-dressed no matter when or where I was -- and had the sort of fuzzy flannel pj's that I'm sure I could not have done without. Each year after chemo I seemed to regain the ability to be comfortable at what was normal temps for everyone else and today I'm back to not zipping my coat because it is likely if there is no wind outside......to roast me. I get cold now and then, but not the 'chemo' cold. Most of the time I'm fairly comfy.
We prefer the house to not be too warm.....71 is ok, or a bit cooler in-between furnace kicking in. I close my bedroom door at night ( I-heater is right outside the door ) as it would be too much heat for sleeping......and then I can put an extra blanket on my bed and it is near perfect.
Can't remember, but I know cell rejuvenation, ( totally ) can I think take 5 to 7 years......so just thinking that is why it takes a good stretch to get back to what was once "our normal" and I'm also thinking we might never get back to how it was then.....and that would be partly ( at least in my case ) aging as I am 68 now and diagnosed at 62. We lose a lot when we poison all those cells like we do. I never lost my resistance to germs I don't think as I continued my exposure to a plethora of germs and was never sick once during chemo....not so much as a sniffle. After the fact anyway I have convinced myself that not attempting to quit some of the things I did at the time was not harmful and possibly helpful.....but as each person is individual, all I can say is it worked for me because it worked. I didn't feel like I had a choice.......so I just forgot about germ exposures and kept plodding along. Probably I was fortunate in the fact that the winter cold killed everything I came into contact with and it was likely the things that could not take hold in that environment.
Peace and love,
Jackie
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I do agree about the cold and chemo. The cold never use to affect me but now it hits me hard. I use to sleep with a fan going (even in winter because I like the white noise and breeze), but not anymore. I even use two blankets...never use to do that.
As for chemo (or cancer in general) aging us..yes it does. Since being dx Stage IV and doing chemo again, I've been given the senior discount without asking twice already. I just turned 50 in September. A child asked me if I was my stepfather's mother (he's 76 years old), I chalked that one up to it being a child and not knowing better. However, when I took my stepfather to his doctor's appointment, his doctor thought I was his sister. I look at my sister, she's only 1 year younger than I, and I can definitely see that I've aged more. I've learned to laugh off these things because they're just a part of the life I now have. If looking "old" is the trade off for being alive I'll still take it. Hey, maybe the senior discounts will save me some money..lol.0 -
aao....I forgot that part of the equation. The old skin I now have. I notice it most on my hands. There are far more wrinkles and there seem to be little creases here and there because the skin seems so loose. I haven't noticed much in my face........or hair is not bad. There is a bit more gray....but over-all not enough to make me even think of its being near time to dye it. I've remained successful with just getting a perm and many of the curls seem to hide the few gray hairs that are otherwise prominent. I want to perm as long as I can as my hair is so thin and fine ( just like before chemo ) and with a perm....even when it is moist or downright rainy out, my hair will maintain a semblance of body and shape that it won't come near if I don't have "curls" that can survive some moisture.
Anyway, sorry I forgot that point but like you........bottom line is I'm alive and whatever I needed to stay that way --- I'm in for the long haul, and it will just have to be an acceptable situation.....whatever I have to do to keep it that way. That said.....I do have some relatives ( long time smokers ) younger than me....who indeed still look ten or more years older due to skin damage in the facial area from the smoking. So....their face doesn't look so hot, but mine's ok.....while my hands are horrid but theirs better. I see myself as getting the better long range value of the trade. As long as my hands work as they were meant too......no problem.
Jackie
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aao, we were up near you the weekend after Thanksgiving. Got our Christmas tree at Ben's. It's in Huntley I think….. (c:0 -
Hi Cateyz2. Yes, I've been to Genoa and Kingston many times. You're absolutely right about the snow drifts. Even when the roads get plowed..which isn't often...they usually blow close due to those strong winds over the empty fields. City folk..lol..often don't get it when we say the roads are closed and we can't make it into town. My son, who comes from Rockford, doesn't understand when I worry because he wants to come see me when it's bad out. He says the roads are pretty good in Rockford and I have to remind him that's because they're plowed and have more traffic on them which also melts the snow. There are no streetlights in the country either..so seeing a snow drift before you hit it is also very difficult. Some may ask why we choose to live out here but the peacefulness and beauty more than makes up for the occasional isolation.
Adey, yes I've been to Huntley too. They have a huge outlet mall there. I passed it everyday when I was commuting to the suburbs of Chicago.
I'm pretty familiar with Northern Illinois since I've lived here for over 35 years. I graduated from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb and worked for a short time in Marengo as a teenager. I lived in Chicago until I was 14 and lived there again for a few years right out of college. Unfortunately, I'm not familiar with Southern or Western Illinois since I haven't really traveled there often.
Hey Jackie! If people only knew how much smoking ages them maybe they wouldn't start. My head is still bald for the most part. Only some white/gray/brown/black patches here and there. I told my son that my head looks like a calico cat because of the strange and many colors on it. My sister says I should shave it again so at least it's all the same but I'm waiting for some of it to grow long enough to have a comb over..
I was tempted to shave it but last time I did that a rash broke out all over my scalp and it took forever to get over it. Now I'm just interested to see how it develops...I guess it gives me some entertainment. I don't know which is weirder..being mistaken for an old lady or being mistaken for a man. I've had both experiences quite a few times. I've gotten to the point where I really can laugh it off. This may be in bad taste (I sometimes have dark humor), but as long as I'm not mistaken for a corpse, I can deal with it. Sorry for the bad pun but laughing at this disease is better than crying, even though I've done plenty of both.0 -
Spent the weekend driving in snow. OMG they don't plow in central or norther MI?! We drove yesterday to E. Lansing in the snow. Left at around 7am (CT). Arrived around 1:30pm (ET). It was still snowing in the northern parts this morning!
Never liked cold or winter. So much for the Russian, Polish Lithuanian stock.
We came back today. Much easier drive.
All I can say is I can't wait till May0 -
Lago!
(Did you know there is a restaurant called Lago downtown?)0 -
Lago, Russian, Polish, Lithuanian, that's me! ;-)
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Adey-Yes, it's club Lago on Orleans. It's run by a couple if brothers, nice guys, great Italian food. I used to work down the block and was there a lot. Highly recommend it.0
