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Hi All,
Hard to believe we are in February! 💗
Chrissy so very sorry for what you are dealing with right now.. Keeping you close in my thoughts and hugs to you. it is Anastrazole I am on. Started that in December. Received the Ibrance Tuesday, but haven't started it yet. Had my MRI today took 3 hours. Teased my DH what a quite different date night that was. Him not feeling well patiently in waiting room reading... me in & out of MRI machine.
Talented ladies on here with all the the crochetting, knitting, quiltting, painting etc. Love to hear everyones stories about life, families & everyones pets.
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Chrissy, We have coyotes right here in Seattle. They tend to hang out in large parks, but are also seen in neighborhoods. People are finally getting the message to keep their cats and small dogs inside at night. I would really like to see the northern lights again. I saw them once in Alaska and we get them faintly here occasionally.
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TB, I see this world as a beautiful place no matter what the climate. Since my first dx in 2003 I take the time to notice even the small things around me ..........the line of a hill, a stalk of dry grass moving in a hot wind, to watching the rain fall on dry and parched earth, watching a wave crash onto rocks and throw lacy spume onto the rock and see it slide back into the sea. No matter where we live there is always something worthy of our notice and enjoyment. Wow! Two wolves......how cool is that!!
As the days pass since stopping the Affinitor my mouth is slowly improving.......it's still sore but no where near the level it was and I can eat a little more.....yay!! Thanks lovelies for you healing thoughts.
Oh Boots, sorry lovely for thinking Letrozole. The sentiment is the same though, I hope it does good things for you without too many harsh se's. Hope your MRI results are all good.
Oh Karen, I'm so sorry.......Bear was beautiful and I'm so glad I got to meet him. It's really sad when we need to say goodbye to loyal fur babies.
Wow Wren! I just never thought of coyotes coming into a city like Seattle but I guess there is no reason why not.
We occasionally have dingoes come into town but not all that often......thank goodness. We do, however, have kangaroos who live just on the outskirts so get to see them often. Bird life in my small town is plentiful particularly throughout the summer as we have permanent water in the creek. I have native lizards who live in my garden, one, a shingle back, loves to raid my tomatoe patch so I've got to be quick to get them before he does.......lol.....and the other (a blue tongue) comes inside most days and raids the cat dish of any leftovers. Needless to say it is very fat.
It has gotten so used to me moving around that it doesn't even duck for cover any more. They are totally harmless, both species but do look a little fierce.
Love n hugs all. Chrissy
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Well isn't that something. We definitely deal with different species in our different countries. I actuallly love lizards, but he is big! And Wrenn, yes coyotes have become problematic in urban areas. I have lived in British Columbia, just north of you. Love Washington. I still have family in Vancouver. Your coast is breathtakingly beautiful. I hope I learn how to place pics on here to share with you. Nite all.
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We have coyotes here in San Diego. We are the ones encroaching on their habitat. Our neighbors said they saw one sunning himself on our roof when we were not home.
Sorry about your mouth sores Chrissy and that you had to quit the meds. Fingers crossed for your finding a new one.
I was trying to plug in my radio tonight and out popped one of Melissa's horse photos from the outer banks. 😓miss our " Still Vertical ". Now I use that expression a lot after I got out of the wheelchair.
Our youngest son, 45, is getting married for the first time in Enamclaw Washington in 2 weeks. It means I have to fly up there. After my last accident where I couldn't get home for a month, I have to get over that fear. And I am not a fearful or anxious person.
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We have coyotes here in San Diego. We are the ones encroaching on their habitat. Our neighbors said they saw one sunning himself on our roof when we were not home.
Sorry about your mouth sores Chrissy and that you had to quit the meds. Fingers crossed for your finding a new one.
I was trying to plug in my radio tonight and out popped one of Melissa's horse photos from the outer banks. 😓miss our " Still Vertical ". Now I use that expression a lot after I got out of the wheelchair.
Our youngest son, 45, is getting married for the first time in Enamclaw Washington in 2 weeks. It means I have to fly up there. After my last accident where I couldn't get home for a month, I have to get over that fear. And I am not a fearful or anxious person.
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Sending good vibes. I understand the fear. If you'll have any free time up here, let me know. We could have coffee or lunch.
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SocalLisa: We become more vulnerable and therefore that stress makes sense. I hate no longer feeling invincible. But we are more sensible, thus the title of this thread. Lol. And your son getting married for the first time at 45 is wonderful. We have an only child and he is 32. I never pressure him in any way but so hope he finds a partner some day. I meet with my surgeon tomorrow to determine whether or not my thyroid will be removed. Highly suspicious for cancer, but not unusual for thyroid biopsies, one came back inconclusive. Surgery does not upset me too much, but I do not want the radioactive iodine treatment. My body had had enough. Tomorrow will tell.
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Congrat Lisa on the upcoming nuptials of your son. Yes, daunting memories from the past can certainly haunt us when it comes to travel but I find telling myself, new day, new set of circumstances, everything will be fine tends to help. Try not to worry as it will rob you of the joy of the day.
TB, good luck with your visit tomorrow, I'm keeping everything crossed that you can get the radioactive iodine treatment. Oh, on the posting pics here......at the top of the dialogue box there is an icon that looks like a picture of mountains....just click on that and another box will open up with 'choose a file' click on that and your saved photos will open, scroll through and choose the one you want, click on it. You will see a moving line at the top of the page that tells you your photo is loading. When it's done your photo will appear in the dialogue box. Good luck.
Saw my specialist surgeon yesterday and caught him up with what's been going on over the last few months.......he's happy but wants to see me mid May after we get back from our travels. My 21 year old grandson asked if he and his girlfriend can come for the weekend.......naturally I said yes......lol. He's such a sweet boy and his girlfriend is a darling and fits perfectly with our family.......such a blessing. He is a subcontractor/ handyman and I have already asked him to do a couple of small fix ups while he's here, not that he minds as he doesn't.
Just three weeks now before we head off to England and Europe.......I'm excited but daunted as there is still so much to organize on the hone front but I'm sure I'll get there. Still got a few doctor appointments between now and then but then nothing for a couple of months.......ah, bliss.......lol.
Take care all.
Love n hugs. Chrissy
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where are you heading in Europe Chrissy?
Are those floods near you?
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Lisa, the floods are thousands of miles from me.......I sort of wish some of that water would head our way as it's so dry here.
We are flying into Manchester landing March 2nd and then picking up a car. Our travels will be firstly heading up through the lakes district and over to York. Then heading into Scotland and making our way over to the west coast where we will ferry over to Ireland from Belfast we'll head south to Dublin then over via ferry to Wales and back into England ending up in London. The time frame for this is five weeks. Then we will be taking the train via the Chunnel over to Paris for a few days then training it into Holland where we will be until 20th April. I wanted to be there for the Tulip Festival.........I remember your beautiful photos from when you were there.
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I guess one of the benefits of being so far away is that you take the time to do a real trip when you go. This sounds lovely. You'll be there long enough to be comfortable on local time. Most of my trips have had my head in a jet lag fog.
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Sounds great Chrissy..you will love the Keukenhof Gardens...paradise...
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Chrissy - your trip sounds awesome....look forward to your photos
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Sounds like a fabulous trip, Chrissy! I was scared to death to be under the water when we did the Chunnel but the train went so fast, I hardly had time to worry!
Make sure you have Dramamine or Bonine with you for the ferry from Dublin to Holyhead, Wales. Seas were rough that day and I thought I would die before we got to Dublin.
Have a wonderful time!!
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I don't think the chunnel would bother me...I went out to sea in a WWII submarine..now that was scary
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Lisa, I could not do that. Just watching submarine movies makes me nervous. And I don't really like ships at all. I did do a cruise when I worked for a cruise company, but wouldn't pay to do another one.
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I'm a bit claustrophobic and the thought of the chunnel gets my heart rate up but I will try to distract myself and just enjoy the adventure......lol.
Lisa, I take my hat off to you girl!!........there is no way I could be convinced to even enter a submarine let alone go to sea in one! I can't even watch a submarine movie without my heart racing!
I'd love to do a cruise but my other half refuses as he remembers the ship ride to Australia back in the sixties when they were no where near as stable as they are now.
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My DH and I love to cruise and have done about 18. Longest - and favorites - were transatlantic from Ft Lauderdale, FL to Barcelona, Spain and then Harwich, England back to Ft. lauderdale. The first was 12 days and the second was 14 days. In between the two cruises, we spent 36 days wandering around Europe.We prefer being at sea instead of in ports.
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Snickermom, my DH like to explore so I can't even convince him to take a tour package........they work out way cheaper but he's stubborn like that and prefers just the two of us. He's the one that foots the bill so I'm not going to argue.......lol.
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I have a funny story. The submarine movie called K19 with Harrison Ford where the sub froze in arctic waters was filmed right here on Lake Winnipeg. Right out front of our home. Pretty brutal winters here in Manitoba. And years ago I was in line with my son and husband for the submarine ride in DisneyWorld and after waiting hours, I had to slip out of line and let my family get on without me. I waited till they were embarking so as not to stress out my five year old son. I cannot do submarines. Chrissy, your trip sounds like a dream come true. Everything sounds marvellous. We do not do cruises or exclusives either, as my husband is too impulsive and adventurous. But they are wonderful options for some. Please share pictures if you wish, or better yet, forget about anything cancer related for awhile.
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TB, I'll share photos, I always do. If you are on FB you can friend me if you like as I share there too..
There is a thread on here that I did when I traveled to the USA in 2011. I'll see if I can find a link for you.
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We don't like organized tours either. We have friends who don't go anywhere unless it's a tour. So they sit on a bus and ogle out the window at various things. Nope, I just can't stand the thought of doing that. Different strokes, as they say!
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The 'Journey' has begun!!!! aka Chrissyb's USA Adventure!!!
That's the thread and it's in the 'Get together' heading.
I wrote as a journal with pics so everyone could travel with me. I didn't do it when my DH and I went to France but I did post pics on FB.
Snickersmmom, I also like the freedom of going where the wind blows on a trip but sometimes I would like to do a river cruise or Island hop but I just can't convince my DH that he also would enjoy it......lol.
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I would do a river cruise. My SIL has done 2 and really enjoyed them. A tour company here, Rick Steves, has fairly low cost tours to Europe. Everyone stays at the same hotel and they announce in the morning what the activities will be for the day. People can join the group or go off on their own. Sounds like a nice compromise.
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We did the Holland and Belgium river cruise at tulip time. Best ever. We liked the Alaskan cruise so much we did it twice. The Mexican Riviera and Baja Cruises are OK but not great. It was fun on a jazz cruise.
The submarine rides under the Pacific ....one in the WWII Sub,was creepy with all the creaking and groaning. I was afraid to use the head because there were too many valves to flush it and if I used the wrong way I figured I would sink the sub. The nuclear ballistic missile sub was so different. Bigger, silent. I didn't know we had left the pier and when we dove I didn't feel it. They let me drive it!
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driving the nuclear submarine
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driving the nuclear submarine
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OMgosh, that picture is absolutely amazing
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Lisa, I would have that framed in my living room.
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