MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN 40-60ish
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heartnsoul, barsco, amrdbit & I can start a band! I had my 2nd guitar lesson last night (My 1st one was back before Christmas, but with the depression, the cruise, etc I called the teacher & indicated I'd start back in 2013). Anyway, it got me all pumped up again. I can play the 1st 4 measures of "Smoke on the Water" on each of the 6 strings!!!! I will be just like the Nancy Wilson from Heart in this link in just a matter of days (hahahaha
)http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JK_DOJa99oo
My momma's passing is still so fresh...all your memories kick started my tears yet again, but it's OK. It'd been a few hours; my ducts needed cleaning.
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Eph3 12,
Count me in for the band, once I learn how to play. Ha ha ha!! I lvoe that your taking lessons! How very fun! Think of all the fun names we could come up with. LOL!!!!
elimar, oops!! I totally love the picture and the changing of it frequently. Good ideas!! It is a great picture! And yes... one of these days that will be me on a bike like that. My husband thinks I'm crazy, but.... he's probaly right. Hee! Hee!
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Eph I can add little piano not good with both hands but can keep one going!
Amrdbit we go to Kauai our third year
we just hang around,walk.float and snorkel,love to sit on the cliff and watch for whales long ride but great scenery we find we can truly relax
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We have all kinds of guitars in the house. One of them is even mine. I don't have the discipline to put in the practice time so I can't play more than a few chords, but I can always shake my tambourine as needed. Music is GREAT therapy.
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I was talking with a friend last night and we came up with a band name. We were talking about a problem and I said we needed to put our heads together and hobnob. And that is how the Hobnobbing Heads were born! So there's one possible name!
I actually have a newish guitar and I seemed to have lost it! I can't figure out where on earth I put the thing! How do you lose a guitar?
Key West and Hawaii sound so nice right about now as I sit under an electric blanket.
Time to watch some more Breaking Bad. Finally catching up with the rest of the world, lol.0 -
heartnsoul - check in the fridge for your guitar. I know I have found many things in mine that don't belong. LOL
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Heartsoul check under the bed especailly if you hve a guest room I am still surprised what I find under there!!
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Haha, two very good suggestions! I thought, I don't have a guest room then I remembered I have a day bed in the sunroom! I didn't think to look under there. I'm so excited, that might be where it is! I'll be back later and let y'all know...omg
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Heart soul, thanks for the laugh about losing things! I can so relate. Yesterday I found my DH's keys that have been lost for about a year. We've decided to make our daughter the scapegoat.
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Hobnobbing Heads
We would be sooooooo cool specially when we add carolynn79 & her piano (electric keyboard-then you can do LOTS with just 1 hand!) & Elimar with her chords & tambourine! Maybe Kleenex could be our band director!0 -
Welcome, powermom! I recognize you from Dec. 2012 Chemo. I stopped posting there because the chemo I have to do now is different than for B/C, and I think I was just confusing everyone. So you must be about half way thru' your chemo by now. Hope the S/Es aren't getting you down too much. My Dx is similar to yours and I got to skip chemo for my B/C. Did you have a high Onco score, or is the chemo because of the HER2+? I thought you could just do Herceptin for that. LOL about keys being lost for a year; that's not just lost, that's hiding!
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Normally I just lurk but wanted to welcome acaligirl to the group. Your post touched me as I can definitely relate. I was the caregiver to my mom/best friend for 9 years when she was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's. I still miss her. My heart goes out to you & staynsane. I too am fearful of recurrence but am learning to accept whatever will be.
Eli, I hope you are feeling better. You have had a rough road but amaze me with your unfailing sense of humor...
One year down and at least 4 to go on Tamoxifen. Went to gyno this week and now get to enjoy yet more testing due to probable cysts from the med..ugh!
Sending gentle hugs to all,especially JoC. Please know you can always vent to us as we are here for you...0 -
heartnsoul, my guitar is in the back of my bedroom closet. I played for years (ages 10-21) and then just lost track of time (kids, work, etc.) I mentioned once during my treatment year that I wished I still had my old $25 Sears guitar 'cause I used to play to comfort myself. That Christmas one of my daughters bought me one! (way more than $25 though
) I've been a very bad girl about refreshing my skills but now that we're forming a band, I might have the incentive I need!acaligirl, welcome! you'll have a good time with us on this site - we throw great pocket parties when someone has tests or treatments coming up, we go on virtual cruises, and eat some of the finest food around with the best guests to be found. I found these pics from one of our past parties.
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hmmm....lost the food and drinks photos when that uploaded - is that a sign that all we need for a good party are George and Bradley??? Ha!
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Marlegal~Yes! Need to throw a party to welcome all of us newbies! (sorry, no musical talent, but I am VERY talented at drinking wine)!!!
Annemarie
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annemarieh, Your Dx was a couple years ago, so I looked on your profile. Are you getting ready to do implants now?
You won't be alone here, we have several master-clas wine drinkers AND one wine maker (carollynn79.) Which variety do you prefer with your Cheetos?
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Elimar, Hi. I'm actually 1/3 of the way through with chemo. TCH six times, every three weeks. MO recommends chemo because of the Her2 and because I had invasive lobular carcinoma, which is sneaky and not easily detected with mammograms. I was very fortunate that mine was so small when found. I had no symptoms, no lump; mammo found suspicious calcifications.
Maybe I can do the left hand on the keyboard.0 -
Annemarieh you can join me in enjoying a glass of virtual wine! This years new trial is goostaberry, a combination of josta berries and goose berries! It is smooth and sweet! Having issues posting pictures think it is a java issue.
Powermom the left hand keyboard job is yours!
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annmarieh, I'm like you, no musical talent, but very good at drinking wine!!
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No worries butterfly and annmarieh - Every band needs some groupies!
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Barsco! Thanks for sharing your smile here, in your latest avatar!!!
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I'll be a groupie.
My piano techer told my mother I had no talent, and it was a waste of mother's money and her time.
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Meece, my mom wanted me to take violin, the teacher told her to drop me off at the baskeball court and leave me there! May be why I can only doodle at the piano with one hand no mind coordination.
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I have to be a groupie, too. Great at wine and socializing. No musical talent unless I've had enough wine and am with friends at a karaoke bar, then I "sing" a mean These Boots are Made for Walking...
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Count me in as a groupie. Try to only subject unsuspecting motorists with my singing at traffic lights.
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Eli - I thought it was time for me to come out of hiding.
Believe it or not I have never done karaoke myself. Would love to give it a whirl someday - love to sing!
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Barsco karaoke is a blast! I went for the first time on a cruise, sang I was Country When Country wasn't Cool for my sister, growing up she hated country and that song it was a hoot! Went again in August in Centralia Wa with my sister, niece and her friends it was a riot! Did Redneck Woman! Somehwere there is a UTube video of the cruise singing, if you ever stumble across it you will never sing with me but it is fun!!
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Eli- are you done with rads this week? I will have the last one on Tuesday. Hurray !!!!!
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I have Latissimus Dorsi after 10 days. It will be my 6th operation , and 9th in my whole life. My TE failed twice, I hate it. I developed a pain in my shoulder and left arm and neck, about 2 months, PT does not help much. I don't want to reschedule LD, already did 2 weeks ago. I am loopsided, on the right- TE, since september 2011,on the left- nothing... O God, I used to be beautiful, I just cannot look at myself anymore....But , what if I have a met in my spine and it causes me all this pain? I don't know. Please, help me.
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olgah34, It is very, very possible that the shoulder and neck pain is a result of your lopsidedness; however because the pain has gone on for months now perhaps your surgeon or MO would want to check it out before the surgery with a bone scan. On the other hand, if you go ahead with the surgery, heal, and then, if the pain remains unchanged, get it checked out at that point, I don't know if it would make that much difference in the overall outcome. Are you afraid that if you mention it do your doc, they will not go ahead with your surgery?
Do you get any relief from applying moist heat to the area? I'm an old pro of trying to fight off neck and back pain and here's some therapy I usually benefit from that you could try at home. Take a handtowel into the shower with you. Drape the towel about your neck and shoulder and let it get saturated with the water (fairly hot) and just let it heat up your sore area for 10-15 minutes.) Yes, that's a lot of shower water, but when I try heatpacks I can never seem to get the right contour around my neck and this usually helps me. Give it a try.
Dianarose, YES! This is my last week. I have two reg. and three boosts. Since I had the chemo bag off this past weekend (as per arangement,) I will have that re-hooked up on Mon. and so wear that until Friday, which is only 4 more days of the chemo. I am feeling good today and getting excited to be approaching the finish line. Think I can finish without further impediments. Of course, then I will have to psych myself up for surgery and will have about 6 weeks to do that. I haven't let myself think very much about the scariness of that YET. Make sure to stop in on Tues. We will all be waiting to happy dance with you. Now when do you find out if your blueberry pie was a state winner?
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