Im bitchy, I moan, I groan.....anyway.
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Pam,
You are so right about people choosing misery..I heard this expression once and it has really stayed with me. "Pain is inevitable, but misery is optional."
Hope everyone's suckiness "goes on pause" or goes completely away for the holiday tomorrow and everyone has a wonderful day.
Love,
Sue
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Wishing everyone here a very happy blessed pain free Christmas. Merry Christmas and happy new year.
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I just want to say that my two grown daughter's sent me a ticket to come visit for the holiday. I had hoped for a restful stay, instead I have had to clean the house, wash all the dirty laundry and now I am cooking. Both of them said "Mom, you don't have to do that", but neither made an effort to do it. They know I can't stand dirty laundry and it appears that neither had washed in over a monthy by the number of dirty panties that I have washed. Today, the younger one called to see what I wanted for dinner tomorrow. My mistake was agreeing with her menu. Little did I know that meant that I would be cooking. Its not that I mind, but they both know how to cook and I have been sick.
In the morning they will open my gift, a letter to both reminding them I have no money so my gift to them is a clean house and laundry and a meal cooked by their sick mother. I look forward to going home to get some rest.
I was sitting in the bathroom and behold a vase that sits over the stool fell and hit my back. My back is still healing from the muscles being removed for my expansions. My daughter said that I must hace been sitting back too far. Hello, don't most people sit up on the toliet. Now my back hurts like hell. I can't stay mad because I am glad to see them and to be alive. Just needed to vent.
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FELICIA! You are our CELEB! GREAT pic! Loved it!
Kathi (KAK), that's fantastic news to read on the http://www.helpdiane.org/ Love to see the number has climbed!
Everyone with suckage, surely wishiwere there to offer a {{hug}} in person, or a shovel-hand as necessary!
Those with good news? VERY GOOD!
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I have an SOI to post today, my DIL left me her dog/puppy when she left. She knows I really don't care for him but he is so stupid sometimes you gotta love him. I have been searching desperately to find him a good home. I don't want any money, am giving his cage and bedding with him, I just want him with someone who will love him and care for him properly. Well I found the perfect home. I found a guy on craigslist that was looking for a puppy for his son for xmas. I wrote to him and explained that my son and wife split and I get the dog (yeah for me...NOT!) anyway I need to find him a home. We exchanged a couple of emails and photos of the dog. The guy thought he looked good and wanted to meet him. Come to find out they found a dog that was injured and had been hit by a car. No one claimed the dog so they took it and tried to nurse it back to health. The dog didn't make it and his 5 year old desperately wants a dog. He is hoping Santa will bring him a dog. Well the guy came to my home today and just loved Copper and wanted to take him. He had planned to take him today but he remembered they were going to a xmas party at a family members tonight and didn't want to take the dog and leave him alone on his first night in a new home. So tomorrow he is bringing his son and surprising him with his new dog!!! I am so excited to see the excitement on this little boys face to get his very own dog, just for him!!!! It's so cool! Only problem is now that I know he is leaving I'm getting weepy and missing him without him even being gone. I had the kids go out and buy him a new toy today as well as a special candy cane shaped chew toy. Guess I do love him afterall. I really am glad in the long run as he is just to active for me and he will have a new best friend for life!! I'll try and take pics tomorrow and show you the excited little boy getting his first real puppy!
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{{LuAnn}} it's great you found someone with a family to bring him up. He'll be as loved as that little boy will loved
What a great thing to bring a smile to your face too Can't wait to see the pics you post!
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Thanks for the kudos, Rock, Miss S and Wish. Did you guys know that our own Iodine (Dotti from Tennessee) was in the article, too?
Pam, that misery quote is so true. Glad to see your holiday isn't ruined as a result, though...
Pinky, you are a good mom, girl! I'd of left the pile of clothes right where it was - maybe even treated it like a piece of furniture. Set my cranberry juice and plate on it or something. Creative idea with the notes. Hope that doesn't lock you in to keep the house clean until you leave. Hope your back feels better soon...
LuAnn, so nice to hear about the puppy. I'm sure it warms your heart to know that you made someone's Christmas very special. Hugs to you, my friend...
To all the regular B*tch Squad folk, here's hoping you have a day free from suckage :-) Merry Christmas!
LuAnn, glad to hear about the puppy.
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I like what Sue said. I think I'll try to put my suckiness "on pause" today.
Hope everyone has a wonderful day!
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What a great way to begin Christmas morning: reading mouse stories aloud to my family & all of us howling!!!!
I CHOOSE happy-for myself & all of us! I also have made my IOS into an SOI-will explain another time-gotta get ready for go for Christmas family gathering!
Hugs & blessings for everyone today & in the coming year!
Be well & stay strong!
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I have been reading and do like this thread. Your mouse stories made me laugh. My only IOS is that my husband got me a pair of mens slippers size 11-12. I wear a size 9! So I'm flopping around this morning and despite their size, loving them.
Mary
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Merryjo.........and that IS Christmas. Good for you.
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Well I have had a pretty nice xmas with my family. I also had alot of tinkerbell stuff I had bought throughout the year for my DIL, since she wouldn't be needing it I gave it to a friend to have it donated to a family that needed help for the holidays. I got a thank you note from my little girl that received all this stuff, just melted my heart. It felt so good seeing that stuff really make somone's day!
Then the ultimate, the puppy! Of course I am attaching photos but it was wonderful. The father showed up with his little boy today, he was gorgeous with beautiful eyes. We put a bow around coppers neck and only let him upstairs alone with his bow. The little boys eyes lit up and he told his dad he was a nice dog, then his bow fell off and his dad asked him what bows belong on. He told him presents, then his dad said so why do you think copper had a bow on and he just looked and said because he is a present? Well of course his dad then said didn't you want a dog for xmas and he said yes, and he told him the dog was his if he wanted him. It was so cool because his dad said are you crying and he said no but their is water in my eyes! Oh, it was so sweet!!!! I really fell so good about this holiday! Here are the pictures of my special little guy that promised to take really good care of my puppy for me!
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LuAnn.......a special moment you will never forget..........job well done girl. So many pets get lost in the shuffle. So many of us do too.
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Awwwww {{LuAnn}} that made my day for me!
THanks for sharing it all. That the little girl in need got the gifts you had chosen for your dil and that the th little got his best friend for Christmas! What could be better.... Too sweet and a great end of the day for certain! Thanks for sharing your day!
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way to go luann. what great pixs, what a great future home for your dog.
hugs to you all.
flash and mr. flash
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LuAnn,
That's the real meaning of Christmas - may it pay forward to you and yours.
Gentle Hugs,
Trish
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Wow LuAnn.... and out of sadness comes joy. How touching that in the midst of such a tragic time for you, you found a way to bring happiness to others. Of course, in doing that, you brought happiness right back to yourself. You're such an inspiration!
Merry Christmas!
Miss S
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LuAnn, you did great!!!!
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LuAnn,
I am so happy that your day turned out to be such a blessing. I have been reading and know that things have been sad for you. God sends blessing in many ways. I am happy you had a good day. You deserve it.
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Awww LuAnn & mary & everyone, Sappy, sloppy holiday hugs to all my sistas who keep me running like that proverbial bunny! Where would we be without each other??
...and in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.........
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I live in Australia, amd 38yo was diagnosed with BC in June, had lumpectomy, finished Chemo in November and am now 2 weeks into a 6 week rad course.
I am fucking angry and fed up with the whole mess that BC has made of my life. I am single, no kids. I am refusing the Tamoxifen as I dont feel that in my situation it is worth it - weight gain (I was already overweight when diagnosed, and gained around 14kg from Chemo - I now weigh a charming 103kg. I know a lot of it is water, but tell that to the mirror and my clothes) menopause symptoms and so on. How do you attract a life partner when you look and feel like a complete and utter mess?
I am angry at others who dont understand. Im angry about the insensitive comments from other women, Im angry that I gained so much weight from Chemo - that surprise surprise the oncologist never warned me about. Im angry that oncologists more or less tell me I will die if I dont go on Tamoxifen. Im so angry that I have no hair on top of being so fat. Im tired of worrying about if this will kill me, and that I wont grow old. Im so fed up with this!! Im sick of travelling a four hour round trip 5 days out of 7 for radiotherapy.
I hate this. I hate my life. Has anyone else refused the drugs due to the prospect of having a really low quality of life or am I the only one?
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RubyRed,
Here's a discussion about your question:
http://community.breastcancer.org/forum/78/topic/696015?page=75#post_1155381
Just copy and paste the above into your browser.
I, too gained weight during chemo--but about three months after I was done, I lost all the water weight within about two weeks and was back to my pre-bc weight--so there is hope. I remember those feelings you are feeling, though, and you have a right to be angry. However you feel, you have a right to it. You have been through a horrible, traumatic event.
I finished rads October 13th this year and have been on Tamoxifen since. No big deal for me as chemo put me in menopause and the Tamox is just keeping me there. My experience may be different from yours as I just turned 50.
I am so sorry you are having to go through this.
Sue
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LuAnn - You are an amazing, giving woman. I've seen you express this numerous times in the last few months. I love your kind, warm spirit.
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Here's my IOS for this week - not health related (yay!)
My dh and I had a computer that died - supposedly the motherboard - took it to another place before Christmas for another opinion. This new place wiped the hard drive clean after diagnosing a virus and sent us on our merry way. We purchased another monitor for ds and put it under the tree. She was bouncing off the walls ,literally squealing at 11 years old (high pitch too), she was sooooooo excited. She loaded up all her SIMS games and was ready to play - it died!!!!!!!!!! Talk about a major suckage for her. She couldn't wait to play and call her friends. I feel so bad for her. DH is going to take it back and hopefully get them to fix it (without putting out too much $$).
Sorry it's minor but when your little ones are so excited and then disappointed on Christmas due to others incompetence- I just needed to vent.
Gentle Hugs and Happy Holidays to all,
Trish
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Understandable Trish.
Malfunctioning computers are a pain in the butt. Hope you are able to get yours fixed a.s.a.p.
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Okay, my IOS is minor compared to all yours, but I have to share! We ran out of room for more snow before CHRISTMAS! I got stuck in my own drive on the way in Christmas EVE! Goodness, we are mid-michigan, not Canada or Alaska! UGH!!!!!
And if I hadn't moved the bird feeders and their container of food up to the deck,
they'd not be getting fed this year at all! Man, what is to come with this weather,
when winter only started monday last and we've got 4 major storms on the list already!!!!!
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Wish,
Are you sick of snow yet? Hope things get better.
Sue
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I didn't really MIND it when it's cold enough that everything stayed pretty with a nightly dusting in between the drops of 8-14 inches with those storms.
BUT....tonight we are supposed to get warm enought to get a possible INCH of rain, which means a lot of this will melt and with that and the ground frozen in areas and the drains all frozen where are normal rains drain off in, there will be no where for all this to go! That means the possibility of us having a skating rink in the family room is gettign higher with the passing of hours! Man, this sucks, but....in the large scheme of things, hearing others IOS's, it's minor....a flooring can be replaced, lives and hearts can't
SUX for sure! Hoping for some good SOI's from those here that are getting them and too busy enjoying them to report!
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wish, seeing those pics makes me miss the days when I was young and we got lots of snow. We always had a blast with snow forts and snow ball battles, was just so much fun!
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Hugs Rubyred--everything you have written most of us have felt. IT SUX!!! I remember the first 2 weeks after my mets dx feeling that there was no where I could go to get away from the news; no place for even a moment's respite. You have been thru a lot & feeling blind-sided by fate is expected. Maybe you just need to take a break from all of it when your present tx is done. You need a chance to regain your footing. We are here for you. I was on tamoxifen for about 3 years. It gave me no se's that I was aware of. Only you can decide if it is for you, but I want to remind you that you can always try it & quit IF it proves to be a problem. Stick around with us & know lots here will offer support. I don't know where I'd be without this place.
Wish-----hang tight. We have tons of snow & the same forecast! Maybe we can create 2 ice sailboats & just float towards each other!! LOL
My IOS turned SOI-I broke my femur over 14 months ago due to bone mets. I JUST said last Wed to my PT that it was about 95% back & felt better than it had in all that time. Well.......Thurs PM I was walking down the stairs & felt the same pain I had when it broke! I didn't DO anything to cause this--wish I could at least say I re-broke it while sledding or skating or fell on the ice!! After a week of tests they can't seem to "prove" anything conclusive. I am done with tests that waste time & money-I don't need their films! The proof is in the pain I felt for 2 days until I took myself back to my healing mode & kept the weight off it. The good news--I have processed & regained my mental balance! The rod is intact! I skipped the ambulance ride, sx, & months of horrendous knee & hip pain the rod installation caused. So I am moving forward & it will all be fine!
It just proves what Roseanne Roseanna Danna always said, "It's always something!" THAT SUX for all who need it.
Be well & stay strong & here's to an '09 of SOI's only!!
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