Calling all TNs
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Inmate, Amazing photos! You are beautifull woman. I wish I was at least 1/2 a photogenic as you. I think if anyone finds those pics offensive they sure don't belong on this site. I think they are beautiful and tastefully done.
Suze, sadly I think I've got your neighbor's "Sanford and Son" style this year. Was diagnosed in April of last year and did absolutely nothing in our yard all summer except mow the lawn. My landscaping is embarrasing and now I have to wait another month or so before I can do any trimming just to be sure any cold snaps are over.
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Inmate I am at a loss for words. I just hate what cancer does to us! I think you look beautiful! I never knew that avitar was you. Those pics sure dont bother me, just made me realize what this disease has taken from some. I was fortunate to not have to do that.
Bless you for sharing!
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Inmate- Awesome pictures!! It really shows that despite all the crap we go through with BC, we can still be beautiful!
Laurajane- I sure wish you lived closer!! My yard is in serious need of landscaping! We moved here 2 years ago (brand new house) and just as we were going to get started I was dx. So this spring we need to get it done. We have planted a few trees, but nothing else. Your work is absolutely gorgeous!!
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Inmate - oh my gosh, those pictures are amazing!! Just an astounding testament to the emotions and scars - both physical and mental - that we are left to deal with. And yet, how beautiful and strong we remain throughout this awful process. Thank you for sharing such personal moments.
Heather - oh I hope I didn't offend you! I normally could care less how someone keeps their lawn - their money, their choice - but this guy does it just to bug me I think. Maybe I should be the bigger person and let it go. That would make him madder, lol.
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Suze, No, no, you didn't offend me at all! I'm completely embarrassed by the state of our yard and honestly I'm sure it's not that bad. Well, everything is dead and its a bit weedy but it's not like I didn't have a good excuse this year
No offense taken. Believe me I completely understand about unkempt yards & neighbors. I certainly don't mean to offend anyone but were we used to live our next door neighbors use to park on their/our lawn in between our houses and it used to drive me crazy!
As my friend Katie would say, kill'em with kindness, start telling your neighbor you love what he's doing, that would get him going!
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Inmate:
Feel offended???? Never, what I feel is that I want to reach out and protect you, cradle you in my arms and make it all go away. Wish that could be a reality. Heartrending pictures - they say it all, don't they. Thank you for sharing those bittersweet pictures.
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Inmate- "a picture's worth a thousand words" as the saying goes. Like LJ's paintings, which some of you have seen, they express emotions that words simply can not. Well done.
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Inmate- The pictures represent our reality "inside and out". To me they represent strenght and courage. Great pictures.0
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christina - what? back to work after chemo? Really, are you working away from home? You must be so strong, as I cannot imagine going to work after chemo, not even the next day or the next.
Suze - So good to hear from you. Thanks for your comments regarding my case. All the tests have not been completed, they are just taking a hell lot of time to accomplish. I am waiting on two results this coming week, the MRI of the cervical spine and the biopsy of the enhancement in R. breast they found in my recent MRI. Both are hugely stressful, as a bad result could change the course of my life. I am not too worried about the enhancement they found on my right breast, but the pain in my neck worries me. It is like a muscle pain, however, heat or cold therapy doesn't make it any better or worse, so that is weird. If the cervical MRI doesn't show anything, I will ask for a soft tissue MRI. Didn't MBJ have a shoulder pain for a very long time before she got diagnosed recently? I am afraid of something like that.
I have never been checked for my neck pain before this. As for the enhancements on MRI, I feel they don't have to be cancer, they could just be something else. I sure hope so.
Everyone - have a great 3 day weekend. I can't wait to get out of work this afternoon. Time is not moving fast enough.
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Inmate..love those pictures..that dawn works damn well...
Off to shower..lol..
And I don't get a 3 day weekend...whine whine whine...
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LJ's Children's Garden:
Wonderlab Children's Science Museum
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LJ-Beautiful landscaping! I love those 3 skinny trees, are they sarugo cypress or soething like that? We got one for our yard and I just love it. ( I could totally have the name wrong!)
Inmate-Gorgeous photos! You look great and your husband is very talented! I went through a 2 year photography program about 10 years ago and did just a little photography after, but after my first breast cancer it made it hard to hold up a camera(had 47 lymph nodes removed), pathetic huh? So I lost interest as it caused pain for me. I do miss it though.
Had my 3rd radiation today. Saw the ro and he showed me my very first pet scan to help explain where he was radiaitng. OMG! That internal mammary node that runs into the mediastinal node was huge! It freaked me out! It extended halfway under my sternum. I don't see how they could possibly say that was stage 3. I think the doc that read the ct was right! Stage 4. The reports always broke it down into 2 nodes, so the dimensions were smaller, but when added together it was huge! I got all teary eyed when I saw my husband afterwards, he was waiting in the car for me. (wasn't expecting to see the doc today). Oh, the node sat just above my heart too! So basically, the rads are going to hit the top part of my heart, no way to avoid it. Good news is with the ct's and xrays for rads set up, nothing bad is showing up and my last chemo was Oct. 27. I am very thankful for that, but because my disease was so extensive what does that mean for my prognosis? Are my docs just being overly optimistic when they say that they think I will do well? Of course they don't deny that it might come back, which of course at any stage we all know is a possibility, but since I am technically stage 4 does that mean it is guaranteed to come back? I just have to get my head around the fact that things could change at a moments notice and I need to focus on being happy and the good stuff and stop all the worrying and live my life while I can. I think I have been sticking my head in the sand thinking of myself as stage 3, although that is what my mo said. As always, I am confused, and I know it is not black and white. Sorry for rambling. I am very appreciative of how I responded to treatment, just don't want to live my life waiting for the other shoe to drop. Thanks for listening, I learn so much from all of you.
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LJ- So beautiful!0
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I posted before I saw the new landscaping photos. I love how everything just looks so natural, that is what we are working towards with our front and side yard, but we have been doing it ourselves and are not very talented, and we buy young plants so it's not as expensive. I love how the sun rays were captured. Ahhh, those photos have just calmed me down:) Thank you.
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I think the trees in front of the brick house are dogwood and redbud.
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LJ....WOW! I wanna have your talent. or can i just fly you out here for a vacation/consult on my yard? oh, how fun would that be?
babk94...sorry to hear you had to give up a passion because of this FC. have you thought about one of the new point and shoots? my husband says some of the new ones are really great. i'm no photog so i just leave that up to him. where are you doing your radiation? i too had positive internal mammary nodes and was sent for tomo therapy so they could avoid my heart and lungs as much as possible. wait? didn't we talk about this before? sheesh! i can't wait for my memory to come back! anyway, i would still love to get together with you sometime. i have an open schedule at the moment so just let me know what works for you.
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LJ - Oh my God, your landscapes are stunning. Before passing away my uncle told us of a dream in which he is in a place which is full of flowers and gardens. His mother who had already passed was sitting in the garden of flowers as he referred to it. I imagined it in my mind as I was told of this dream. Shortly thereafter, my uncle passed away. I had imagined the dream just like your landscaping gardens.......... flowers, shrubs, beautiful beautiful peaceful place.
I just love your work, wow! Just blown away!
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LJ: Breathtaking work you do - amazing. It's all so beautifully natural and calming as well. Did you always have a flair for landscaping and gardening when you were growing up, or is this something that you developed as an adult. I find it fascinating to have such a talent. If I lived in your home, I don't think I'd ever want to leave it!
Linda
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Ladies, I've been reading the past few days on my phone or computer and haven't been able to see the pictures (have to be on the website directly for that!) But I just had to log on and see what all the "fuss" was about. Wow. Inmate, you are a courageous woman. Bravo to you for sharing with all of us. It brings canser (I never spell it correctly-I read in Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips that spelling it wrong takes away some of its power, so I do what I can!) out of the dark and shines a light on reality. You probably have no idea how many you have helped by sharing your story and photos.
LJ-Wow, girl! The gardens do have a calming effect, both for the viewer and for you, they certainly must bring you peace and satisfaction. Nothing like playing in the dirt is there?!
To the rest of you, thanks for sharing your lives with the rest of us, those that actively particpate in the conversations and to those (like me) who most often lurk, but still appreciate the chance to be a part of the group. Sometimes it is difficult to read and often I am in tears, but I can't tear myself away, either. I need to be here because you all are here. You get it. You live it. Thank you.
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Yes, inmate we talked about the tomo a bit. My ro said it would be fine w/o. My hubby thinks I should have pushed more for it, as ro recommended it if he felt he couldn't do the job, he said he could work it. Now I am 3 days in and having second thoughts, even though I trust this doc and really like him, I think that is why I have stayed. Oh, I am also getting a bit of over lap from my radiation in 2003 because my im/medistinal node was a bit past halfway under my breast bone. So my bone must be getting the rads too right? I kinda want that in case any bad cells migrated to the bone...
We do need to get together. Any thoughts about where? Sounds like bothe of us are south of Seattle!
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Hi Heidi-I was talking about the very first landscape picture you posted. The short little skinny dark green tree that is just right of the rocks, I think there are 3 or 4 of them in the picture. I saw a tree like that and fell in love with it, but is was 60$ for a pretty small tree, but then they got some even smaller ones in and they were 45$. I only got one, but really wanted more. I just love the dark color. I guess the one we have is some kind of new hybrid and it grows tall and skinny, but not too tall! I saw a mature one and it was beautiful! The name comes from the sarugo cactus because that is kinda the shape it grows into. I am sure I spelled that wrong!
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Inmate---you are stunning. So real, brave, and raw I love it.
LJ--you are so talented. I just look at a plant and it withers up
whoever posted the dog pic---nicest dick I have seen in a long time!
and to all of you---if you have not seen the scar project take a minute to peek at it. It brought me to tears to see all of the beautiful women ( us included ) this stupid disease affects. We are all resilient, beautiful and strong!
Maggie
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bak94...i started on "regular" radiation before the tomo was ready to go then switched. i was "in love" with my first rad doc but even he agreed that tomo would better serve me so i reluctantly switched. not that the tomo doc was bad i just really connected with the folks at highline. yes, we are both in the south end so should be able to met up quite easily. are you going to radiation at swedish cancer institute on madison? i can meet you around the time of your appt. i know a great place in madrona (close to swedish) if that works for you. i am busy tuesday and thursday of next week, otherwise wide open. i can even head down your way (maple valley?). soooooo looking forward to meeting you!0
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mags20487....... thanks for compliments! i feel a little uncomfortable with all the nice words. i don't feel strong or brave, just not willing to "blink first" when it comes to FC. i think all of us on here are strong, brave and beautiful in our ability to live in the face of this nasty disease. perhaps we should start our own scar project (of sorts). my husband has suggested putting my pics in an art show. i certainly don't have a huge body of work to fill an art gallery, but would be happy to set up a photo shoot (for anyone close enough) if you would like to participate. i know enough people in seattle that we could set up a wonderful event. perhaps we could create a fundraising project to benefit those on BCO that need a little financial help. what do you ladies think? i'm still working on the shirts and will have more information on that soon.
i must say that i am so very proud to be involved in such a group of strong, beautiful women as you all. thank you!
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Inmate, can't wait to see the images from that project! Sounds incredible.
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Simply beautiful
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Inmate-I am too shy in front of a camera but would love to assist or help out in any way that I could!
Next week isn't looking so good, lots of appointments! How about the following week? Throw out some days that work for you-looks like the only day that doesn't work for me is March 1rst, but the 27th or 28th work and the 29th as long as it is early afternoonish. My treatments are on Madison and are at 10:15. Madrona is fine, although I do get lost easily:) I know blondelaywer is close to us too, should we check to see what she is up to? I haven't heard from her in awhile.
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inmate: I love your pictures, thank you for sharing.
Heidi: Thank you for posting more pics of Laura's landscaping. So pretty, I'm ready for spring!
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Maggie:
Jeez, now you made me jealous when you said Dick the dog's penis was the nicest one you've seen in awhile....
Made me realize that it's truly the ONLY "Dick" I've seen - in a long while! Lol!
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