Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
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OK, I woke up to 16 degrees this morning. Can anyone beat that?
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Here they say our winter will be warmer and rainier. So far they're right about the rain.
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Last day of radiation - no trouble breathing today, only happy tears!
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Puff, that's OMG, I'm going back to bed weather!!!!!!!
Jackie
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congrats Puffin- what a milestone!
I just got home from volunteering for the day at the school I used to work for. It was fun to see everyone, and get back into things again, if only for a day. I am tired though, and still have trick or treating tonight.
Anne
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Congrats Puffin. We actually got to 59 last night. Chilly for us.
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G to be done. Take time to rest. Your body is still healing . Happy days a head for you
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Yay, Puffin! You look happy in the photo.
It was in the 50's here this morning. Sunday morning is forecast to be in the high 30's. That's definitely winter for us.
Tonight I'm sitting here in tee shirt and shorts with bare feet. It was a totally gorgeous day with high in the low 70's. My mother and I went to lunch at New Orleans Hamburger and Seafood and shared a seafood platter with thin fried catfish fillets, shrimp, oysters and crab cake. Garlic potatoes, buttered French bread, cole slaw and hush puppies. Dessert was a soft-serve ice cream in a tiny waffle cone. We both ate all we could hold and brought home the leftovers.
I'm preparing dinner for dh tonight but am not hungry!
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CONGRATULATIONS PUFFIN! YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Prayers answered. Puffin, so glad you are finished.
Teka, you find the cutest things to post.
My daughter, Allison, who lives in Chicago, posted a video taken from her apartment window showing snow. Later she said it has turned to sleet. That's just not fair. I counted how long it's been since the last snow...only 5 months! At least she doesn't have North Dakota 16 degree weather. (No, I don't think anyone can beat that number!) You have to look for the silver lining I guess.
I saw a tree in my neighborhood that was just starting to get some color on the tips of the leaves. The weatherman says it will go all the way down to 49 tomorrow night. (Stop laughing!) Next week it will be a lovely mid-70's week so we can now say Fall has officially arrived in South Texas.
The mention of cabbage has my mouth watering. Anybody have any recipes to share? I've made some sautéed cabbage once (labor intensive recipe) and have also put it in soup, but that's all I know how to make.
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Teka, yes, cute cartoon!
Got the call from Interventional Radiology today telling me to report at 10 AM Monday for my 10 hour day to have my embolization of my kidney mass of blood vessels and fat. Once that is done maybe I can stay clear of doctors offices except for follow-up appointments.
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From upper 80s to low 30s in the morning. I think we skipped fall.
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I LOVE spring. I'm truly not a winter fan, but I might as well get ready for it.
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The path to happiness is to live your life joyfully in your own way and to support and encourage others to do likewise.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie0 -
Puff -- hoping that Monday gets you all "repaired" and you can settle back and just enjoy life for a bit -- no Docs, no cutting, no stitching -- just getting used to 'normalcy'.
Teka, that un-stuffed cabbage sounds really good. Also sounds like the flavors would come together more than they do in Glompkies -- I'm sure I'm spelling that wrong, but it is stuffed cabbage which I was only luke-warm about because the sauce always sort of drained away as you ate it. Now your recipe I would love to try. Wonder why I never thought of making it anyhow --- I make un-stuffed green peppers. Sigh !!!
I'm not in a hurry for the cold weather ( 30 degrees outside this a.m. ) but not because I can't do ok. I just don't like some of it as I worry it will prevent me from getting out and getting my feral cats fed. I really only have two at the farthest point I go. The one I know is fairly old -- has the thin, no longer robust appearance. Still just as loving ( to me ) as he has been for a long, long time, but I worry about him and the winter weather He is adamant about being shut in anywhere -- so bringing him home is not really an option. The one who has become a litter-mate is a black long haired three-legged cat. One of the back legs is missing. He?/She too is not too robust but does seem not the worst for wear. If something happens to the orange and white -- I think I would just bring that one home with me. Then I could stop going out so far and only deal with the two mile trek into town -- that feeding area is right as you enter town.
Wren, now you have me worried. Dh and I have noticed -- it sure seems the nicer it is in and around the West Coast area -- the worse it is for us. If your predicted for a "good" winter, then we could be really in for it. Well, it will be what it is and we will deal with it and go on -- as we always do. Still so fond of the saying " It's amazing what you can do when you have no choice". I'll just be hoping for not much ice. That poses some touchy issues. Especially for anyone who loves the vertical position out of doors.
See you all later.
Blessings
Jackie
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Hi everyone---u gals re going at it like crazy.
Mimi ad Wren t I LOLed on those 2--well especially buying licences--to funny
Ad all this talk about food I don't know anything about--The best thing to do CHEVY is make it all and pack it up in dry ice and send us some, then we can fairly judge it.
Carole it's so good u see u'r niece and I truly pray she can come out of this a better person and live happily.
Oh Chit I can't remember anything, but I do know whatever Jackie said I agree with, she's always so cool about things.
And it got cold and windy here, not like fall, but like winter
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It was very cool here today, 50's and 60's. Tonight we could have a freeze.
For cabbage recipes, just google "cabbage," and you'll come up with a big variety. I like stuffed cabbage but haven't made it in a long time. It's a bit of trouble to blanch the cabbage leaves to make them supple. I usually make my stuffing with some kind of ground meat and cooked rice and seasonings. Tomato soup makes a good sauce over the the little bundles.
No cooking for me tonight! We're going out to dinner with neighbors. Whoopee! No cleanup.
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If you want to feel rich, just count all of the things you have that money can't buy.
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Brrr, it is pretty nippy here. Thin layer of ice on the water bucket outside in the dog pen. We have their heater on inside the house and we have a bucket that has a heat coil -- enough to keep their water from freezing, but we know we are not quite to the REALLY frozen water stage yet.
Good ole' daylight savings ( turn the clock back this time ) happened during the night. We don't change our clocks the night before -- just do them all in the morning and it works fine for us. Got to stay in bed an extra hour ( or so it felt by watching the clock with the wrong time ) this morning. I could have gotten up as the coffee was ready. We set it on a timer so that we can have coffee as quick as we are ready for it. I think this is the ONE time that I can actually say I got to sleep in. I always think I will but seldom ever do.
Carole, you know sometimes I could just grab myself and give myself a good shake. I actually had forgotten that I could take anything I might like -- like cabbage, and google it. Sometimes I amaze myself by some of the things I've taught myself to do -- and other times, well my head is hanging to my knees almost in dejection and embarrassment for what totally slips through my head and most obviously keeps right on going. Talk about a "duh" moment, but I'm so glad you said what you did -- because if I make a banner for my computer room -- something gentle of course, like LOOK IT UP STUPID maybe I'll remember the easy answers instead of thinking everything is somehow complicated.
I have so many friends here and money sure can't buy that.
I'm hoping you are all going to have a bright, sunny day -- even if nippy, and that you can enjoy your day. It's a gorgeous Fall day here.
Talk to you all later.
Blessings,
Jackie
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Happy Birthday Anneb. Hope it was a good one.
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Thank you Teka and Sandra for the birthday wishes. I had a very quiet day at home. I spent most of it trying to order a customized case for my new iPhone 5. My laptop is totally messed up and I have no idea how to fix it. And Doug took his router with him so our wi-fi is incredibly slow. If I knew what that meant, I'd buy another router, but I have no clue what to do with it once I buy it.
Jamie and her kids came over for dinner (chili) and then we had some ice cream cake left over from Dougie's birthday sleepover Fri night.
Got some really sad news from my SIL yesterday. My cousin's daughter, mid-40's, single mom of 2 young boys has pancreatic cancer. She has been in the hospital since mid Sept. They say they can't start chemo until she can hold food down, but I remember I couldn't eat much of anything while I was on chemo. I survived on protein drinks and water. I think more likely,the Drs realize chemo would only lengthen the number of days she has left, but would make them even more awful than they already are. They say she knows she has cancer, but not pancreatic, so she believes she will get better. I think that is another reason they are talking about chemo, just to keep her hope up. I feel so bad for all of them. So wish there was something I could do to help but there is nothing but prayer.
Hope everyone's week is off to a good start. Our weather here in sunny south Florida is gorgeous. This is the weather that brings people here to live. Sunny, clear, mid-70's.
Anne
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Happy Birthday Anne --
I'll be back later.
Blessings,
Jackie
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Oh Anne, that's awful news. She must be pretty far along with the pancreatic cancer since she's been in the hospital for so long. Poor thing. My husband has a friend who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 18 years ago and he's still alive and kicking. He's been closer to death several times, but experimental drugs have pulled him out of it. Since it's such a deadly cancer, I'm sure his story is quite unusual though.
I would be mad if someone didn't tell me what kind of cancer I had.
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I was, like Sandra and the others so sad to read your news Anne. I never give up on anything until I'm totally forced to, but I have to admit things just don't sound too good for your relative. I find it VERY sad that she has been the sole care-giver of her two small children. Many of us had our issues ( wish everyone could be that way ) well after our children were out of the home and some of us ( didn't quite know it then ) close to the doorstep of great grand children. I just can't much imagine how it must be for those who have children that are teens or younger. Prayers -- lots and lots -- for your family member and her small children.
It is warmer here today but the wind has returned. Of course, there are a few more leaves and I am terribly busy ignoring them. I went to town to feed the feral cats and then stopped by my friend's apt. in town. They use to live out here but it finally got to them and they had to sell and move to an apt. in town. The husband has since died and several months ago my friend voluntarily gave up her driver's license. Anyway, she had some errands to do and I insisted on taking her. The wind is so strong today I thought she'd be worn out before she got back home. She hates to be a bother and so she wouldn't call --- I just have to stop in and make suggestions until she remembers what she needs to do in town. Then she lets me drive her around. She is just so sweet -- and I miss her being out here so much closer to me.
Now in truth, she was ( despite her sweetness ) probably a bad influence on me. Most of the time ( in the afternoons if I was over ) she would bring out the crackers and Pepperjack cheese and sweet red wine. Many is the times I was pretty happy by the time I got home.
Anyway, I'm on here so late today. Hope all of you have had an ok Monday. Don't forget to vote tomorrow. Talk to you later.
Blessings
Jackie
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Dear Anne, Wishing you a belated happy birthday and many, many more!
So sorry about your cousin. I have a friend my age who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer that had spread to many of her organs when it was discovered in July. She is fighting it with a vengenance having a heavy duty chemo regime for a total of six months. The first scans showed that it is greatly lessening and she is hopeful that early December scans will show even more regression. She is able to handle the chemo relatively well and work part time from home as a private school librarian.
I know of someone else, also about my age, who has had pancreatic cancer for about 12 years. There is a very small percentage of pancreatic cancer that is treatable and one can live for years, so she is fortunate to have that small subset. Then, on the other hand, my mother in law was diagnosed with it at age 81 and she passed away three months later. So sad, but it is treatable for some.
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They told my Mom she would live 3 mos without chemo and a year and 3 mos with. She was 83 and elected no chemo. Sad to lose her, but I totally respected her choice. My Dad had passed a few months before, which probably figured in her decision. She told the hospice nurse that she was just going to join him.
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Wren, it probably made so much sense to your Mom. I've often heard it said that when one mate passes the other dies of a broken heart. I've never been sure about the broken heart part of it. It just didn't have the RING of right to me. I've always thought that with long time marriages ( and usually a world that has drastically changed from the world the two life partners shared together ) that the one left just doesn't want to necessarily experience the world alone. It is not comforting and has no allure.
Given long enough time they might feel a bit different -- but even my friend here ( who has her children ) doesn't always do things she could because she does not have her husband to do them for. She skips some meals which she would not do while he was alive -- though often she only nibbled -- but too often she doesn't even do that much now -- so her clothes hang off of her. Also, her mind was just sharper it seemed because she wanted to do things well so that he would not be bothered at all. Now she struggles to deal with the bills and get them paid etc.
My own mother lived for a little over two years after my Dad passed on. She did not die of a broken heart. She actually was fairly ill with C.O.P.D. while nursing Dad, but it was un-diagnosed at the time. She only lived a little less that a yr. after her diagnosis and it was a very difficult yr. for her. She was a very stoic person, but when she knew that the only way she could keep living was to be in a bi-pap mask for 24 hours a day -- she chose to have it removed and her regular oxygen mask put back. She passed away about five hours later. She knew even the heavy-duty mask could not keep her going and she saw no reason to prolong what was inevitable and so she chose to let go.
It was devastating on the one hand while making perfect sense to me on the other. So many things in my mother's life seemed very difficult to me, but she always met challenges without backing down and without complaint. It has been a long-standing family trait and so I look up to the privilege of having had this wonderful woman as my own special mother. I'm grateful everyday for her and the life lessons she taught me.
Hmm, didn't mean to jump on a soapbox again. I get on the train you know and forget to get off at the right stop.
Jackie
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A belated happy birthday to Anne!
I had a very active day today. Went to the gym and then spent the rest of the day catching up on laundry and ironing.
Tomorrow morning my mother has a dr. apptment at 10:30. Afterwards we'll go to a supermarket to buy groceries for her.
And I will vote, Jackie!
DH got the results of his liver biopsy, and he has "fatty liver." His dr. wants him to abstain from drinking alcohol for 6 wks, lose weight and exercise more. Then dh will have more blood work to see if there is any improvement. I hope that not drinking our cocktails and wine will help us both to lose some weight. We may not be as happy, though!
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Yes tomorrow is time to vote. Carole -- you will have to graduate to happy disposition pills -- even then, it is nothing like a before dinner cocktails. Well, though I don't know the calorie count ( still may be too high ) isn't Reunite a sugarless wine. I think Dh used to use it for that reason. Now he has G.E.R.D. and after a couple of days his "stomach" goes bad and the next morning is un-pleasant -- even from just a little. Like just 3 or 4 ounces.
I really didn't mind as he doesn't sleep real well and I felt the wine made that worse -- but it mainly showed up in the form or the G.E.R.D. He was in a very, very severe auto accident when he was young and for years he took lots of pain meds. After I met him I got him to wean off of them as I knew that eventually it can wreck your stomach along with other issues. He still takes Advil's and/or Aleve and then has to back off of them too.
Jackie
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Still haven't heard from Di. Can one of you in the Seattle area find out if she's ok?
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