Calling all TNs
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Whereabouts you from gillyone?
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Michelle - I love your blog post, thanks for sharing!
Annie - I hope your edema leaves soon. It's a bit wet here today too. However I did manage to grill a pork loin roast, and turn it into some beautiful Eastern North Carolina style, chopped BBQ.
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Question - my finger nails are flattening out. Has anyone experienced this? I have always had strong, healthy nails.0 -
NavyMom - very apt that your anniversary is on Memorial Day Weekend. Congrats.
LuvRV - loved the post, have fun for all of us.
My big surprise this weekend was that I finally colored my hair. My girlfriend recommended the temporary 28 shampoo till I found a color I liked. Very good suggestion (TO Red, TO Red, I could pass for a fire hydrant!!!!) I have to call her when I get home and tell her she FORGOT to mention one wee little problem. I've been working like a dog cleaning the yard and finally getting it mowed. (Also managed to kill the riding mower somehow, but that's a problem for another day). A friend pulled in to say hi. He took one look at me and asked, "Kathy, whats all over your shirt" I had been sweating like a dog, and wiping my face on my shirt, so I assumed it was just dirt from my face. Oh nooooo, apparently temporary hair dye bleeds off your hair when you sweat. My white shirt is covered with red stains. The good news is apparently my hair won"t stay "to red" at this rate with the hot weather!!!!!
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How dumb can I get. Sorry Navymom and Gillyone but congratulations Navymom. My only excuse is that I am tired today so I think Taxol is creeping up on me. I still think its worth celebrating though. When I finish treatment I am going to celebrate every month and make the most of it!.
It's my dear old fellar's 65th on Wednesday and I just cannot think what to buy him. He doesn't need clothes and it is a special birthday so I am stuck. He has a nice watch and very rarely puts it on anyway and he has all the things he needs for his boat. I was still thinking what to buy and then realized I have been sitting whiling away 20 minutes just staring out the window and not getting any typing done. I'm such a time waster. Any suggestions??
Would you believe since I typed that last paragraph another 10 mins have gone by. Geeze I will have to get my A into G (Thats arse into gear) and start doing some work cause I have heaps of it.
Oh well, here goes, catch you later ladies. Annie
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Talking about gears .......
A Rich Blonde Buys the
New Automatic BMW X6 Sport. She drives the car perfectly wellduring the day, but at night, the car just won't move at all.
After trying to drive the car at night for a week (but without
any luck), she furiously calls the BMW dealers and they send out a technician
The technician examines the car and finds nothing wrong
with it. So he turns to the Blonde and asks: "Ma'am, are you sure you
are using the right gears?"
Full of anger, the Blonde replies: "You fool, you Idiot, how on earth you
could ask such a stupidquestion? I'm not stupid. Of course I am using the right
gears; I use D for the Day and N for the Night..."
Case closed, I guess so better get back to typing now.
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Happy 3 years Navy!!
OBXK- Don't listen to the Wii!! My 10 year old son took a "fitness test" on it and it told him he was at the level of a 67 year old!! My lord, if I took that test it would tell me I'm dead!!
Hope all the US ladies are having a great Memorial Day weekend and those outside the US- just Happy Weekend!!
Luv- Hope you can see me waving to you in Paris!!
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Read a hospital joke today that MUST be old, as it violates all kinds of HIPAA regulations, but I LOL'd at it, so thought I'd share:
How's She Doing?
(Room 302)A sweet grandmotherly-type person telephoned the hospital and timidly asked "Is it possible to speak to someone who can tell me how a patient is doing?"
The operator said, "I'll be glad to help dear, what's her name and room number?"
The woman said, "Norma Findlay, room 302."
A few minutes later, the operator returned to the phone and said, "I have good news! The nurse just told me Norma is doing well. Her blood pressure is fine; her blood work just came back normal and her physician has scheduled her to be discharged tomorrow."
The grandmother said, "Oh, thank you; that's wonderful! I was so worried. God bless you for the good news."
The operator replied, "You're welcome. Is Norma your daughter?"
The grandmother said, "No, I'm Norma Findlay in Room 302. No one tells me crap around here."
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Cocker, I was laughing at your post about lol (never gonna give it up) and WTF.
I saw a comedienne last month that told this true story about his teenage daughter who he refers to as Satan's Spawn ( he told several stories and you could understand how she got the name)
He was downstairs working one night, and his daughter texted him from her bedroom, "Dad, bring me a sandwich"
He ignored it.
A few minutes later, "DAD, BRING ME A SANDWICH"!!!
He ignored it again.
Several minutes later, "DAD, WTF!!!!!!
He picked up the phone and texted back, GFY.
His daughter stormed downstairs, to find out what the acronym meant?
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I'm thinking "Go Fix it Yourself!" would be the PG-rated answer?
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riley 702 - good one. Made me laugh. Comes to something when you have to ring and enquire about yourself.
Forgot to tell you this morning when I wasn't all there!. There was a lady in the Sunday papers yesterday who comes from here in our town who was diagnosed incorrectly with breast cancer and had a breast removed by mistake. Apparently her results were mixed up with another persons. It was the same hospital that my Oncologist is in although luckily she was not there at the time, Phew!. Do you know I would have given almost anything for that to have been me. I even would have forgotten to sue them in my joy of not having it after all. Guess it happens but what a shock. Annie
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Hello everyone. I am new to this site and am also TN. I have read the last few pages of posts and have really enjoyed the humor you have.
Its so good to see so many positive women who are sticking together.
I am currently awaiting results of a lung CT and brain MRI. Have been having trouble with memory and found spot on my chest x-ray last week. Feel as if the world is collapsing once again on me.
Hope it is ok with you to join in when I can.
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Wow, that's horrible for both women! One woman thought she was fine but was really just going untreated (hope it didn't spread during the delay); and the other woman got the worst example of good new, bad news EVER! I hope they both sue.
Kelly, of course you can! Hate that you have to be here, but we're a pretty friendly bunch.
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Hey Kelly...thinking about you and hoping for good results from your scans...hoping the spot is..just a spot...and well memory issues...hopefully it is just an se from chemo...wow..that sounds bad doesnt it but alot of us have issues with chemo brain. anyway..welcome to this thread and please keep in touch
I'm friends with Heidi on FB and she is doing well..Heidi...I hope you don't mind me telling your FB stuff but she recently rescued a fawn whose mom was hit by a car...omg..the fawn was absolutely the cutest thing I have ever seen..she turned it over to someone who rescues fawns...but not before sharing pics of her and the fawn...they were adorable.
ok...no more LOL but WTF...I can handle that....
Navy Mom...3 years out...that is awesome...I get you with maybe the not celebrating...at this point I'm just maybe thinking that i could be just a little...a little cautiously optimistic...a little...not ready to put it all behind me..because how can we just forget..but maybe to start looking ahead a little..just a little...
Cocker..happy birthday to your fellar....he's lucky to have you....!
The best thing today...I laid out in the sun for an hour and got fried..think I got my d3 today...then my daughter and her new hubby came over for dinner...we played trivia pursuit...or a version of it..I kept getting the science questions and got most of them right...like what color the blood corpuscles are...well dang...didn't we have our RED AND WHITE blood count tested all them time...ha ha..everyone was amazed at my knowledge....guess bc made me smarter...lol...oopss...WTF
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Great jokes... good to go to bed on a chuckle.
Riley... Go Fix it Yourself was very tame compared to what I thought....oops
Cocker... happy birthday to dh... any other hobbies other than boating ? golfing, gardening... I normally get mine
something golf related and he's happy as a pig in sh*t.Hi and welcome Kelly.. I am pretty new to this site also and these ladies will welcome you with open arms.
Good luck with the scans. And couldn't agree more with Titan on the chemo brain and fingers crossed its only a 'spot'. Let us know how you get on.Happy Memorial Day to you all in the US. Thanks to veterans everywhere !!
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Tazzy - I'm from "up North", the Manchester area, and have been in the US for a long time - more than 25 years!
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Good Evening Ladies well I finally got through my days work but not without several window gazes and a whole lot of elbow resting.
Kelly - Hi, welcome to the thread. Not only is it ok that you join but it is great that you have. Can imagine how you feel with your lung CT, MRI and chest x-ray. That is really worrying for you but hang in there we are all here for you at any time. Hoping the best from your scans for you.
Riley - unfortunately we don't sue here in NZ. We have an organisation known as ACC (Accident and Insurance Corporation) which is a no fault service. The most those ladies can do is to go for Medical Misadventure. They will get a lump sum pay out but it only equates to about $35,000 so nothing near as much as if we could sue. If they gave that to me after losing my breast for nothing or being told I didn't have breast cancer when I did, they would get more than WTF.
Tifj - obviously the fitness and age level on the Wii only applies to me lol.
Kathrynn - just love that "Satan's Spawn". I'm sure it applies to my 14 year old granddaughter at certain times of the month cause she is just so hard work. Is it 'Get it the F.. yourself'?
Titan - the little ophaned fawn sounds bloody delightful. Send it over to me for some cuddling. Got lots of time, not doing much work lol.
It's the other way round with my old fellar Titan. I am the lucky one but still don't know what to buy him for his birthday. If I wait much longer he might as well get it himself.
I play 'are you smarter than a 10 year old' with my grandson. I'm ok most of the time cause I can memorise the answers if we keep playing it a lot (lol) but when it comes to the maths questions he beats me hands down. Even with all my fingers and toes I still can't get it right.
Hey girls do you watch the Ellen show. It is on every night here around dinner time. There are two cute wee girls on it, Sophie and Rosie. One doesn't shut up and the other can't get a word in edgeways but they are so cute and their dresses are all pink. If I go on the show and scream do you think she will give me a brand new pair of feet cause they are really giving me grief today. Rang my Oncology Nurse. He said I had to keep drinking so I've had five coffees today.
OBKK - my fellar said your loin pork sounds beautiful. He loves pork. I can cook but not as good as Alan or at least that is what he tells me and I let him believe it then I get fed. Dinner without even a pinch of salt is a no no though, shouldn't be allowed.
I do still like lol as well as WTF. Perhaps doesn't have as much impact, but WTF.
Have a great evening ladies with hopefully no worrying, no side effects and no stress. Annie
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Welcome Kelly, praying for good results for you.
CS, Happy Bday to Mr. CS and I hope that coffee is decaffienated???? Caffienated drinks will make your ankles and feet worse.
Congrats on 3 years Navymom.
I miss my my dogs, I'll cuddle with the fawn
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Good morning ladies! Happy Memorial Day! Get out there and make it a great day!
HUGS to everyone who needs it and welcome to the new gals!
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Good Morning. Thanks to all for the well wishes. Spent the day yesterday floating in the pool. DH cooked steaks, shrimp amd veggies on the grill for dinner. Even had a yummy dirty martini! Once it was dark outside, we lit up a Japanese paper latern and sent it on its way high into the skies. Very Cool to see. Quiet day, quiet night. Love to all.
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Welcome Kelly, glad you joined us, and wishing the best on your scans.
Titan: Thanks for the update on Heidi. Missing her humour, but the other ladies here seem to be filling in pretty well. Thanks for the laughs, all.
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Happy Memorial Day to all here in the states - and to all outside of the states - just have a happy day, please.
NavyMom - Congrats - felt exactly as you do when I hit the 3 years in late Feb. If I really get to thinking about it, I actually feel more trepidation and anxiety - so I try not to think about the time frame, even though three years ago, I prayed constantly to be able to make it to this point. Crazy, huh? Just wanted you to know - I'm so happy for you too that we "got there." Long may we stay "there."
Welcome to the new gals coming aboard, we are happy to have you join us. We can't cure cancer, but we sure can give love, hugs, strength and courage to you. Hell, an extra set of arms around us at any time is always a plus!
Hugs,
Linda
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Hello ladies just popping in to say hey! This post has been so busy! I didn't read all , just skimmed over it. Welcome newbies, prayers for all of us. I hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend. I sure have, we have been in the pool all day and going fishing in the evenings. I am a little sunburned lol! Guess we are doing it again today!
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Good morning lovely ladies.
I love the Ellen show and yes Rosie and Sofia Grace...they are priceless. Have you seen the one yet with Russell Brand? Way too funny. Wouldn't that be nice to just scream and Ellen gets you new feet. Sounds very uncomfortable - hope they unpuff and stop hurting soon.
Happy memorial day to those in the States...and to all veterans.
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Ladies, you were all right. The responsible Dad part of him told her it was "go fix it yourself", but the hair pulling Dad part of him, evily meant it as Go F*#k Yourself.
Kelly - welcome to this wonderful group. I don't know what stage your illness is, but when I was first diagnosed and scanned they found 4 nodes in my lungs. When they re-scanned 6 months later, they hadn't changed one bit and they're now assuming they're just scar tissue. They're not going to re-scan them again, but my PCP said he will just to keep an eye on them. Hoping the same results for you.
Titan - thanks for the Heidi update.
Cocker, I did think of something for hubby. Does his boat say in year round, or come out for part of the year. I remember every spring my Dad would kill himself giving the interior of the boat a complete clean (washing, reoiling all the wood and polishing all the metal) then having to wash and wax the whole exterior? Maybe you could hire a service to do that for hubby when it's due to be done?
Also one tip Cocker, coffee is ok but it is actually a diuretic (may help with the puffy feet, but won't help hydrate you). I HATE to drink fluids (I'd make a great camel) but when I was on chemo, everyday when I got up I put a container with 96 ounces (12 - 8 ounce glassfuls) on the kitchen counter, and it had to be gone by the end of the day. (I used green tea that I brewed ginger in with). I swear the adequate hydration was one of the things that helped. Many who gave tips on here said it was extremely important to drink.0 -
I can hardly keep up with you guys!
Welcome Kelly! I hope your scans come back clean - waiting sucks!
Annie - I think camomile tea, is a diuretic. What king of cake are you making DH?
Kathryn - I have that child - I knew what dad meant! My son calls on the intercom, requesting food, from upstairs.
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Today I go pick up the 17 year old from the airport. Hope the rain let's up. We have a tropical storm coming up the coast. With the last week of rain, wind could take down a lot of trees.
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A father joins Facebook
His son posts - WTF my dad joined FB
Dad asks - what does WTF mean?
Son says - Welcome To Facebook0 -
obx...not the best time to visit the Carolina's is it....? hope your son had fun at the prom....I miss that time with my kids....crazy busy but fun....
I'm sitting here at home on Memorial Day because it is so dang hot out that I don't feel like golfing or anything...my son is still at school and my daughter is working today...blah....and all of our friends are having their families over....I'm bored! and don't seem to have any get up and go....oh well..maybe I will take a nap
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Hope you all are having a lovely Memorial Day! It's warm and sunny here. We were invited to a lake party, but I'm still recovering from surgery, plus it would just kill me not to be able to swim in the lake - surgeons say no swimming in anything for 4 weeks! This FC is really messing with my summer.
So my husband and the kids went to the party, and I'm staying home.
My mom is here which is good. We're going to go out to dinner, just the two of us. Gotta start collecting all your rads advice - that should be starting soon and do NOT want burns added to my summer fun!
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Karen, fast thinking on the son's part with the WTF definition. I still remember my Mom asking me in my teens what a hooker was. She'd heard it on a soap opera. The worst part was, I was blanking on the word "prostitute", so was stuttering and stammering around, "Umm, it's a woman who, umm, well, she umm, takes money from a guy for, umm..." At which point, my Mom exclaims, "A prostitute?!" That's the word I was trying to remember! We were both thoroughly embarrassed and Mom muttered that she was never watching that show again. Whew!0
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OBXK - maybe we can fix his daughter up with your son! That FB kid will go far in this world.
Titan - I'm stripping and waxing an old linoleum floor. Wanna trade?
Minxie - sorry you can't play the lake but nice having dinner with Mom.
Riley - I copied this post I wrote in my journal a couple years ago. Seems our Mom's are related, lol
Sex Education 101 for Senior Citizens:
My Mom is a very frail, 84 y.o. peanut. While I did inherit half my sense of humor from her, she is basically a very proper woman.
I went down this weekend to make dinner for her and spend the evening with her. As I was standing at the counter cooking, she proceeded to tell me that she had taken a shower and done the dishes, and " I've shot my load for the day"
Luckily I didn't have a knife in my hand at the moment, so no injury occurred during the wave of laughter that followed that statement!
Once I was able to compose myself, I asked her if she knew what that meant? She said "no", but that my father had used the expression often, and she was pretty sure by my laughter that it must have some meaning she didn't understand.
Explaining the meaning of that expression to your 84 y.o. mother is priceless.
I will say.... Mom has retained her sense of humor.0 -
OBX...two words..."replace it" I've stripped linoleum before and will never do it again...
oh yes..Mom's..they are something aren't they...my mom called me tonight...she is quite a talker...she talked for 35 minutes while I just agreed with everything she said...my husband said all I have to do is say yes now and then....remember she goes to church every Sunday and kinda likes the casinos too..I don't mind at all..but she told me that she and my dad were driving home on Friday night and she was stopped by the police for not having her lights on...it was 8:45...the lights are supposed to come automatically but they didn't..anyway..I said at least you weren't drinking..and she told me that she had a strawberry daquiri at the casino...I know that is really nothing..but she has about one drink per year and it probably gets to her quicker..oh well..he just warned her and sent her on their way.....
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