INSOMNIACS place to talk in the wee hours
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Looks like you're in good paws.
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Sensitive- That dog is cute. I watched Marley and Me again the other day on HBO and this dog makes me think of that movie. Dogs are special friends during tough times, yes?
I am sorry you are not able to work right now. Working during part of my treatment did help me to both have income to pay for so much of what we go through as well as to not have to focus only on being a cancer patient. I hope you can get back to work after chemo is done if you are able and want too. Working during treatment is very tough too though. You take care of yourself and we will be here to cheer you on and hold your cyber hand when things let rough.
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Jazzy, you are up late. Not usual for you, no?
Sensi, Chance has such a sweet face. What a good boy for taking care of his mama. Visit with DD was good, but too short. Most of her dorm mates went home for the 3 day weekend so it was good that we visited her. She really misses Mitzy. We took Mitzy along with us one time to check out the schools in So Cal, she was a mess every time we stopped for potty break. Almost lost her at one of the rest stops where there were many people. Less stressfull for her if we leave her with the sitter.
WildT, sorry for the stressful and restless pass two or three weeks. Hope your immune system is doing its job to get rid of the bugs you caught. Hugs
JeanQ, I don't know why, but I always think about Jacques Cousteau when I refer to you. Hah! Anyway, I had delayed recon and I am a Uni (without the horn). It was very tough for me emotionally without my left breast. Originally, I wanted both breast gone, but now I'm glad I still have my native breast. It is important for me to have "feelings" on my native side during you know what (sorry tmi). I have none on the Mx side, but occasionally have shooting pain. The drawback is I still need mammograms on my native side. Now, if I carried a gene that is found to increase my risk, then I would have both removed. I wish you the best on your decision.
Mags, forgot you are in Oklahoma. Hope you are ok. I am sorry to have to deal with mouth pain now.
Queenie, got it. Have fun learning.
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Oh jeez, I was not thinking when I had a cup of green tea earlier.
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Lover - Really great hoilday thank you. Such a beautiful photo of you and your girls.
I took a couple from behind like that on the hols. This is DH and DD
She got the skates on hols. She is amazing on them, she put them on in the shop and skated up and down the aisles like she had been born with them on. This is actually what convinced me to say "yes" to her getting them, though her finding it so easy of course worries me that overconfidence will creep in.....ho hum, typical Mum.
Jazzy what a room. I like the goddess over the bed, but I think the sarcophagus in the corner might find me hiding under the bed sheets due to a third rate horror movie I saw as a child and have never forgotten. Eeek!
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Sensi great to have a dog like that.
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Morning Owlies Been working on the "attitude thread". Don't know if I posted a link. BCO posted this seriously stupid article on the main board. We got them to change the title b/c it was seriously insulting. We wanted the article removed b/c it has problems. Flawed. Not proven it has value. Making waves LOL (per usual).
Went thrifting yesterday. Found this 4$. It was black. But I will have to take it to a jeweler for final cleaning. International silver, Du Barry # 5772
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Queenie, does that mean you are leaving here? You can do fly by posts and check in, lot's do. Have fun in college
AH-Hah, got to your explanation post. YAY transitioning. It's nice when that shoe drop feeling lessens. Wenchie, an alternative to a nursing home is a group home. Their approved through some county agency. The county checks for safety, and CPR, and care givers. It's a national thing.
I had a friend do it for a couple of decades. They were approved for 4 patients. They are required to be non skilled. It's like assisted living facilities except a private home. Way less money. Sounds like Mom wouldn't qualify for a nursing home.
Loverly, nice pic with the girls
Jeannie is there time to get any teeth work done? If there is anything to get looked at do it now. I'm finding lot's of posts recently where it's a problem once you get into treatments and sx's. I'm blanking on your sx question, sorry.
Tulip, ugh, that's an awfully high temp for viral. hope you feel better soon.
Sensi, good, that was one thing I was curious about when I shaved my head. I didn't want to look like a conehead. Remember the gal in Star Trek that was bald. She was breath taking. Sensi, on the work feeling, everyone's different. It's hard to be patient with this. Hugs Love seeing Chance
Nice pic!Jazzy, interesting the décor in Taos was Egyptian. Isn't Taos a major center for very old native stuff?
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Loverly, if saying sex bothers you, you can say Essex like Patty, and I.
Patty, whootie whoooo.
Meadow the fault line goes all the way up into Ohio. Surprised there was no word that they felt it. There is another problem area in Ashtabula area on the lake in northeast, Ohio. We had a couple with the epicenter there. Then the one shaker came from your way. One time I was writing an earthquake disaster plan for my old hospital. Two RN's had just moved from California, with the goal to be able to get away from quakes. The boss suggested they may be helpful. Then we have one right after they hired in. They weren't real happy, but the were small shakers compared to what they had lived through.
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Hi friends, I just wrote this response on a thread that's not likely in your favs. But the safety angle is a useful concept to get medical folks to do what you want. The OP is getting a port removed and had lot's of anxiety. My goal was to give her strategies to get it done the way she wanted.
https://community.breastcancer.org/forum/6/topics/701514?page=3#post_4796955
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Howdy Shep
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Sass: yes (or is that no?), you're absolutely correct. I'm not done with the BC boards, just more that I've declared "There are no other shoes to drop, so I'll get on with life." Which involves an attempt at the local community college, to see if I can either springboard into (another) graduate degree, or simply gain marketable skills.
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jazz, very cool Egyptian room. Was anyone in the sarcophagus
Lover , great pic
Queenie, good luck with your employment strategy
Wildtulip, hope you get through the virus quickly. Mine was 10 days. Musiinex and NyQuil...don't know if they helped. It was a Wierd virus, went from sick to not sick. No starting to get better, it was just over and done with one morning. Really strange
Sensi, hang in there...can chance cook?? Wouldn't that be cool
Jeanq , I had both removed . But let me explain......ever since I can remember I would open my Christmas presents before Christmas and carefully rewrap, read end of book first, find someone who saw movie before me so they could tell me about it...so you see, going for a mamo, waiting for the other shoe to drop would have me on Valium . Gotta do what's best for you. I agree with lover, would be nice to have feeling though.
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feline fine, so happy you spelled sarcophagus for me
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Yes, Queenie. It is good not to have stagnant water.
Feline, is it possible that DD is a natural on the skates because balancing comes easily to dancers? Would love to see her perform.
Eeyore, did you live in California before? Yes, I-5 is a boring freeway with few rest areas.
Ms. Sas, always stir the water.....haha.
Meadow, ShepK is right-the earthquake probably started at Chatty Patty's home. It can't be from all the fracking.
ShepK and JunieB, hope you both will soon get out of your technical difficulties.
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Hey Feline! Welcome back from your travels. Sweet pic of DD and DH. My crew are all sooo graceless....as kids and now adults. Roller skates, skate boards, all those things are scary! DD is a dancer? Neat! How I envy those with balance and co-ordination 😊
Loverly ~ Love the pic of the three teeny-boppers arm in arm. With so many students leaving for the holiday weekend, your arrival must have felt to DD1 like the cavalry showing up! Special times together 💖
As for that earthquake..... Yes. We KNOW it started at Chatty Patty's home. And yes, I do beleive fracking was involved!
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Poor Mitzy staying home, all for the the best though if hubby was driving!
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Queenie ~ Jeeesh..... I thought you were breaking up with us too. Don't scare us like that! If any shoes drop, just pick them up so nobody trips. That's an easy fix. Ducking for the shoes that get flung at your head....well, ninja skill is needed. Or a helmet.
You gots to stick around so I can share such gems as these:
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JunieB ~ Hope you are reading along even if you don't feel up to posting. Keeping you close in my thoughts and surrounding you with imaginary pillows to keep you in one comfy piece 🌥
Sensi ~ Shhhh.... Don't let Chance hear me say this, but HE is the one with a funny shaped head. He needs a doggie do-rag! Never noticed until seeing him posed so sweetly with you in that last pic 🐶
Wenchie ~ Hoping for some of your stress to back off. Taking care of YOU is the number one priority. When you are the one who is usually the grown-up in charge, the others have trouble accepting change. They'll adjust though. You've given so much of yourself; it's your time to rest now. Who knows, maybe your mother will blossom in a new environment? Having other people around all the time to interact with may be just what she needs? The sense of security and routine in the nursing home may help to calm her too.
Great big ((((HUGS))) to all 💜
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Shepkitty (moans) That was horrible. Do it again! I keep spotting proofreading errors in campus documents (official ones), but I think I better wait until I stop asking simple questions like "Where's this class building?" Last minute enrollment means I missed all the orientation that students who applied at the normal time (spring) got. But then I'm thirty-mumble years out from high school.....
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love Elena pics. She looks like an easy baby.
Sensi, how you feeling, did you have another treatment today?
Lover, coping ok since you got back this time? I never take 5 down south. Not enough rest stops and Boring!
Hi all, be well
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Ms. S, much better as both DDs are doing better themselves. It's funny how I used to dread the long drive down south, but somehow it didn't seem as bad this time.
Susan, Elena is sooooooo adorable. So, you are going to hibernate the next few days post chemo? Good rest,Sleeping Beauty.
ShepK, you are naughty with a double "t". AND then you made fun of Chance's head...Uh uh, you didn't read my mind. Nope.
Sensi, I didn't say nuthin' about Chance's pointy head.
Queenie, I have terrible grammar myself (and I bet you moan or cringe every time you read it), but was surprised to find quite a few grammatical errors in the Continuing Education course I read recently. Yup, you need to stick around to balance out us grammar challenged people. English is so confusing
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Loverly ~ You're grammar is just fine! (ha!) "Casual" writing like this and texting the rules are different, I think.
Something professional with errors bugs the heck out of me. I am wanting to cancel my local newspaper because of the lack of a competent editor.
Queenie ~ Those college documents; I would sooo find myself fighting the urge to grab a red pen and start making corrections. I feel for you!
Susan ~ Elena doesn't look very happy to be sitting under that apple tree. Is that a shy face?
Jazzy ~ Cool room! Although I'm with Susan...I would have been nervous sleeping next to the sarcophagus 👻
JeanQ ~ I feel so bad for all of you who have had to make surgery decisions. Wishing you all the best as you plan on what to do 🌷
Wren ~ I love when you share your stories of wobbly baby kittens and the adventures of Squeakers. Has your "tuff guy" bullied the neighbor dog any more?
WildT ~ Hoping you are feeling better. Gosh, so much going on in your house! May all of you be free of "bugs" , germs and icks soon 🙁
Sassy ~ Pretty tray! Once upon a time I had some silver polish wipes that worked wonderfully. No elbow grease necessary and no mess. I wish I could remember what brand it was! Some of my silver pieces, if they have tarnished evenly, I will leave as is for an antique look. You know, for art....not laziness 😉
"Hey" to Smaarty, Eeyore, Meadow, Lookie and everyone!
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Sensi ~ How about this for Chance? A laid back old surfer dude look....
Or something more regal? I would soooo get a lion mane for Marti if she would wear it. She will happily wear clothes, but hates anything on her head..........
Ahhh, but Labs are sporting dogs...........
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Good morning friends- hope everyone is doing well. Been a girl on the run this week and having a friend come to visit today too for a few days. We have had some good rain here the past few days from a left over hurricane off the Pacific. The desert can always use the rain.....
Shep and Susan- nothing scary in that sarcophagus because it was just decorative. Any of you been to Egypt? I was there in 1989 and one of the most incredible places anywhere. Spent hours in the Museum of Antiquities in Cairo and did not want to leave. Amazing place. There is a whole room of mummies, but only fellow Egyptians are allowed in for viewing. I was a a total Egyptian princess for a weekend (hey, where are my hunky male servants?)
Susan- that little girl is growing and changing every day. So cute! I love those sweet little baby feet in that picture too.
Queen- the comment you make suggests that you are moving past the PTSD that so many of us experience after this diagnosis. For several years, I kept waiting and expecting to hear my bc was back every time I went in for my check ups. Every little ache and pain would immediately bring me to the thought my cancer was back and progressing. While those thoughts went on for me, I was surrounded by people who kept telling me "I was done with all that" or others who would just say they KNEW it was never coming back. I read an article here on bco the other day that says 80% of women experience PTSD after diagnosis and treatment. You are moving through now.....
Congrats on going back to school and starting a new program! I am a life long learner and often taking classes to support my professional work or for fun. I hope you enjoy your classes and would love to hear how you are doing and the interesting things you are taking as you have the time.
Got a couple doctor apts this week and heading to another. Working with a new endocrinologist on some weight loss. I really like her and she gets my challenges. I did loose 5 pounds this past month just by some super careful eating and with moving my body more. My new routine is to do a 20 min walk each morning, on top of any other exercise I do. Getting 2-3 days a week in for that which adds an hour of cardio to my overall routine. The weather is cool and pleasant now for walking. Working on creating a new habit!
Anyone have any fall festivals, local or state fairs, etc. going on?
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Beautiful pictures of Elena.
Queenie totally with you on the proof reading. They jump out a mile at me. Can't get through a church service ever without spotting one (or twelve) and then I look at my posts here and I will have typed "beautifyl"....I do think the keyboard has inclined me to many more errors. No sensory feedback from forming the letters. Every key you hit feels the same....
BTW my favourite ever church one was the wedding I was at where the missalette (vant remember what you call that in the US) said "Christ has died. Christ has Risen. Christ has come again". Bit of a cut and paste job there I think. I was sitting there thinking: WHAT?!! The second coming has happened and nobody told me!!!
Lover yes I do think the dance was there in the skating. Since you cannot see her perform here are some photos
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