Jewish Warrior Sisters
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Eema - Glad to hear that. And at least you'll have someone watching those liver spots.
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Eema....so happy to hear the good news.....
Rachel...how are you feeling? its about 2 weeks post your last chemo....are you seeing any peach fuzz on your head?
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No peach fuzz yet - but I never completely shaved, so I have a number of whisps of 2-inch hairs already, but way too spread out to go commando. My hairdresser didn't want to shave me when she came over 'in case you don't really lose your hair,' and when I realized some were hanging in there, I didn't want to shave them off for the sake of being able to go bald in public. It gives me a headstart regardless.
I'm feeling pretty good. I get tired and have to remind myself not to try to move at my usual speed. But thank G-d, I have weathered this storm so much better than it could have been, and I keep counting my blessings.
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I signed up as a "virtual participant" in the 2nd Komen Israel Race for the Cure to be held on May 3rd (my DD's 26th b'day). I walked the inaugural race with Leah_S and her DH and my DD in October 2010....I look forward to walking the race again in Israel in the near future....
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Hey, my birthday is May 3rd also! And so is my neice! I was 33 when she was born, and she's turning 17, so I'll let the rest of you figure out the math...
I remember growing up my mother used to have parties for Israel Independence Day (she's Israeli) and they tended to always coincide with my birthday. Funny, I haven't thought about that in a long time...
On the morning of the Salute to Israel Parade in NYC, June 3, there's a 4-mile race in Central Park that my husband and I are thinking of doing, the Celebrate Israel Run. Last year I marched in the parade with my synagogue, and I think I still had one of my two drains in from my UMX. Funny, I don't remember much from that summer, feels like a million years ago, but I know I did it, even though the memory is somewhat vague. We'll probably stay overnight in the city if we're doing the race, then hopefully connect with the people from our shul and join them in the parade. Then our annual shul dinner dance is that evening. It's going to be a jam-packed day!
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Hey Orange Mat - I also share a birthday with my nephew - July 14 - as well as France! He was born on my 30th and he will be turning 24 this year, so.....
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Eema glad you received good news.
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Shabbat Shalom to all! I had my 5th of 6 chemos today - I am 83.33% done! We received a Shabbat meal via my temple's Helping Hands program and it should last us for a few days. I am grateful for this help when I am tired during the week after chemo.
Joan
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Wishing everyone a good Shabbat...Joan congrats at almost being at the finish line...when I was going through chemo, I had meals for a week from members of my community...it made such a difference....no cholent though as I couldn't stand "smells".....Hope the chemo is being gentle on you...Hugs,,,,
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Joan - Congrats. You're almost there. Looking forward to greeting you on this side of the finish line. Hope the SEs have taken it easy on you.
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Leah....Happy Yom Haazmaut!!!
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Thank you Karen!
And Happy Yom HaAzmaut to everyone! Tonight we're going to friends for their annual dinner and learning in honor of Yom HaAzmaut, and tomorrow we're doing what most Israelis do - Barbecue time!
OK, I know Eema was thinking of coming sometime after Pesach, and I think someone else too, so please let me know when you'll be here so we can meet up.
Karen, are you going to bein the same learning program you were in last year when you come this summer?
Leah
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My son will be going to Israel in August for the year at a mechina in the Golan. After that he wants to join the IDF. I will likely visit him sometime during the winter. Haven't been to Israle in 30 years. I hear it has changed!
Chag Sameach
Debbie
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I am so very sad now. My favorite aunt passed away last Sunday. She didn't have an easy life - she was divorced twice and barely managed to make ends meet. She moved to Hawaii about 25 years ago and loved it there. She worked for a number of years until retirement age and then moved into senior housing. She had a tiny 1-room apartment and all she would talk about was how one wall was floor-to-ceiling window with a beautiful view of the Pacific Ocean. She didn't see a tiny apartment and an income that was only Social Security, she saw "big enough for me" and a view that was priceless.
It's comforting for me to know that the last part of her life she was so happy.
In Pirkei Avot it says, "Who is rich? He who is happy with what he has". My aunt died a truly rich woman.
Leah
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So sorry about your aunt. It does sound like she was content in Hawaii.
Gayle
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Leah...Baruch dayan emet...may your aunts memory be for a blessing...she sounded like a truely amazing women....I hope your memories bring you comfort...Its Shabbat in Israel....Karen
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Leah - Sorry to hear about your aunt, but hopefully she found the contentment she was looking for in her later years. May the good memories of her stay with you.
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Leah...still trying to work out my summer plans....I can't work out Nishamt this summer due to timing....My DD is still going to camp the end of June till 3rd week in July for 4 weeks, but I need to take an ethics class to renew my national school psych certification...the class is being offered in Denver July 9 and 10th....DH is okay if I'm gone when DD is home from camp...so either I leave after July 10th or I need to be home by July 8th.....Will check out air fares and see what plans I can come up with.....Would love to see you again if I can work out all the details....I want to be in Israel again for at least 3 weeks...last summer it was 3 1/2 weeks.....DD and I are going to my folks in early June, plus I want to go to Toronto for a few days....Will let you know when plans come together......
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Leah....can you recommend any programs in Israel....want to be there and thinking I'll go for 3 week mid July....either leave denver on the 12th or on Fathers Day and stay till the 1st week in August....have no plans lined up.....need to put something together so i'm not just doing nothing, but don't need to be as busy as I was last summer....
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I just came across this while looking for Bar/Bat Mitzvah gifts. Not sure what I think. Thoughts?
http://www.traditionsjewishgifts.com/GRBCTBMG_Gary_Rosenthal_Jewish_Gifts.html
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Um.... NO. Give a beautifully designed tzedakah box as a gift, or make a donation to an organization, or do both... just don't emblazon the organization name and/or cause across the gift that's supposed to be artwork. That's just tacky in my opinion.
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Oh, I wasn't considering it for the gift (it's for a boy anyway). It is pretty tacky.
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Dear Leah
So sorry to hear about your aunt.
Rebzamy
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Sorry I missed this earlier... so sorry for your loss, Leah. But it sounds like she lived a full and happy long life, and that is a good memory to keep.
Rachel, I thought you were asking in general about the tzedakah box, which is what I was answering. I didn't realize you were actually shopping for a gift! Guess I haven't been paying attention much on this thread lately...
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Hi Sisters,
BDE, Leah. Sorry for your loss.
I just had hernia surgery yesterday--got the hernia as another gift from the Cancerific fairies--it happens after hyst/oophs., but the upshot of it is that I can't go to Israel now because of it. No lifting for a while. Next surgery is June 12. Another one I"m looking forward to==fix my broken booby and lipo my tushy (or love handles!). Soon I will be all back together again, except without the cancer:).
LOVE YOU GIRLS!
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Hello, everyone! I hope you don't mind if I join this group.
At the Bar Mitzvah we just wrote a check in a multiple of 18 for "chai". I figured that way he could also buy what he wanted without getting a gift that was too traditional or not traditional enough by family preference. Reading this thread reminded me that my daughter's Bat Mitzvah is supposed to be the first week of June, right around the time I will most likely be having surgery. I'm sure the Rabbi will postpone it for awhile, and my daughter will not mind because she is still struggling to learn the Hebrew anyway. I am so excited for tomorrow! I am going to the synagogue and the Rabbi is going to pray over me for healing and annoint my head with oil. I've lost track of the counting of the Omer, hee hee 0 -
Eema...wishing you an easy recovery...sorry that you had to deal with this....and that you have to postpone your trip to Israel....I'm still trying to figure out if I can make it this summer.....one minute I'm going, then the next, I'm not!!!! guess I best decide soon....
Sachar...welcome to the group...glad you found us, but sorry that you have to go through this journey, but this is a great group of gals..What part of the country are you in?
Wishing everyone a good week...
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Just got home from my grandson's bris. Wonderful to have such occasions to celebrate.
Leah, sorry for your loss. Eema, hoping that you make a fast recovery
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hrf....mazel tov!!! what is the baby's name...may you have much nachas from him....
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First of all, a very Happy Mothers Day to all of you who are mothers. I hope the quiet on this thread means everyone has been living their lives a little more normally. I know I've been spending less time on BCO.
I went to a Bar Mitzvah yesterday of the son of an acquaintance from my synagogue. At the luncheon afterwards, I got to speak with another congregant who, shortly before my dx, was dx'd with non-hodgkins lymphoma. She had always been very friendly to me, so I had sent a get-well card after my dx and we corresponded a few times while we were going through treatment. Yesterday was the first time we saw each other since our dx's. As always, it was good to get to talk with someone else who really understands. Hopefully we're both on our way to full recoveries (hers was Stage 4 by the time they found it).
Enjoy the rest of the weekend.
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