Bone Mets Thread
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He may not be a puffin, but here is our big guy ready to go play his hunting game with his daddy. My DH hides a duck toy in many places throughout the house and outside and he finds it every time!!!! They are so smart! This is one puppers that always makes me smile, and he's very fashion forward and photogenic. I don't even wear hats this good, but Deeohgee he can wear a hat! I never looked good in any hat, bugs me because I do like them! Happy Fourth of July! Thank you military families and service members, WWII veterans, and soldiers today for our freedom. I know I am sick, but I still feel blessed and very proud to be an American! Prayers to all ~M~
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Wonderful, Anita!
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Love the puffin! Another stunning photo! Keep them coming, we all enjoy them!
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Oh M so proud!! We are the luckiest bunch in the World. American every minute of the day! You are right, abig thanks to all those that keep us safe, Hats off, (or on like ur little one there).
Chelle thinking of you today, how are you guys holding up?
Nan - vertical all the way! So funny about the nurse yelling down the hall.. I could so see it.
Yes, there is much hope. Everyday.
Mike waiting along with you....
BJ yes, it does seem like it hits back all of the time, i see it over and over. It's truly a monster.
Tomorrow the whirlwind starts again.
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Love the puffin photo and the hat wearing dog.
Hope everyone is enjoying the day.
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Happy July Fourth ladies🎉🎊🎉🎊
Linda doing my happy dance again😊
Anita you are an artist with your camera I would hang any o your photos in my house.
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Thank you all for the compliments on the Puffins. I'm terrible with names but I'm so happy they made you smile. Micmel your dog is beautiful. I have a Weimariner that has OCD and have had to leave him with my mom and dad at the farm. He hates the cracks in the floor, can't step off the rugs, is afraid of the weather channel, etc. He kept me up all night for almost a year before I realized I just couldn't deal. My sister's 90 pound, short, overweight, needy Bassett Hound has found a new mission. I think he must know I'm sick and finds me where ever I am and stays by my side. He doesn't like most people, but he is too lazy to get up and run after them. Do you think they know when you are sick? It is so strange.
Hope everyone has a good week with treatments, MO appointments, etc. I'm putting on a good morning to you from a photo I took in Botswana on the Okavango River early in the morning. It will make you smile. Hugs to all, Anita
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Fabulous photo...and I love the OCD stories about your dog. Sounds funny...though I realize that it was NOT!!
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Oh Anita - another fabulous photo! I'm glad we follow the same threads because I get to see so many of your photos.
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Thank you AnimalCrackers and Joyner. I love getting some type of behavior pictures they seem more alive and yes the OCD with my dog has been such a struggle. What dog is afraid of the weather channel. I love him to death and he is just too smart.
Hope you are having a great day!!
Anita
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Thank you Anita for another beautiful photo! Who could look at the cute face and not smile!
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Micmil.I love that pic! So cute. And the OCD dog stories are funny! But I realize not to you Anita....
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Anita your photos always make me smile. The animals seem to have such personalities. Bravo!
Babs
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Thank you ladies. Glad to make you smile. Nature has a way of making you smile, I think that's why I love to travel and photograph wildlife.
Have a good day everyone!
Anita
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ntolight- I completely understand. And I'm an oncology nurse! Every time I walk into my doctors office, I turn into a poorly educated child, and sometimes the knowledge of all these women make me feel the exact same way.
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To all you wonderful people on this discussion board, I want to thank you for your collective wisdom and the beautiful spirit you possess in encouraging each of us on our personal journey with breast cancer. It has been a tremendous blessing to me. I am posting this in the threads I either participated in or read regularly due to my diagnosis. Sorry for duplication.
I've been meaning to update you all on the study I was in, but I couldn't because typing (or anything with coordination) was pretty much out of the question. I officially started in the study on May 22, and found out on May 26 that I had acquired a whole new crop of small tumors in the brain, while the one larger one had grown to more than 3 cm. I immediately began 10 days of wbr. There was a great discussion and it was decided I could stay on the study if I didn't have more than 7 days on 2mg of decadron a day. So, I underwent the radiation surviving on an alternation of Tylenol and Advil to keep the headaches down. We timed the decadron so I could have it down to the end. Really, I wouldn't recommend it, although it pretty much eliminated coming off the stuff at the end since the dose was so low.
My 40th birthday was June 25, which coincided with a low point for me. My coordination on the right side of my body gave up and I took to eating with my left hand out of necessity. I was already scheduled for CT scans on the 30th, so they added another brain MRI to go with it. End result, progression everywhere, but it's my poor brain that matters. I was immediately put on 4mg of decadron 4 times a day. What a help. I can now walk and type and slice a banana. I actually took a shower by myself a couple of days ago. But the brain gets tired and I have to remember to make allowances for it.
July 5, I went to see my onc for the actual report from the scans. I saw all the pictures and know the worst. She has never wanted to give me a time frame, but she sat there and said I have 4 to 9 weeks, and there is no way to know how many of those weeks I will have a functional brain.
There is just no way to convey how that hits. Maybe a long, long silence. In the 22 years that I have known my husband, it is the first time I have seen him cry. I know that he has, but I have never seen it. I'd rather not have.
My parents were visiting and working on our house. It was good to have them here. My older son came home from the summer camp where he was working, because he needed to be with me. That was before we knew, and he was planning to go back. He'll get it his stuff tomorrow when we pick his brother up from a week there. He does not yet know, and I dread the telling of it. I hope this week has been really good for him and that he has made closer friends with the other boys from our church that were there. He's going to need them.
I have been referred to hospice care, but we will wait on that (by mutual consent) until we return from a long drive to Ontario, Oregon to visit my big brother, who cannot come to see me. I haven't seen him in 3 ½ years. We were planning a little family vacation in August to DC. We've just changed the dates and direction. The onc said to go!
On the home front, we are making preparations while I can make decisions. I am amazed at the number of responsibilities I have to extract myself from and train someone else into. Hopefully that means I've been of some use to my fellow human beings. Yesterday we visited a couple of funeral homes in the area. It was a curious, but okay experience. We tend to be very practical and straightforward people, so it didn't seem emotionally taxing, although it must have been as we both came home exhausted. Since we have the choice, we want to have things lined up and sorted out as much as possible so my beloved ones don't have that descend on them at the last moment.
Strangely, I am at peace with all this. Back when I knew the bc had returned, I gave it all into God's hands. It was a good choice because He's carried me along and I've been happy and cheerful all the time. I probably won't be posting on this board again due to time constraints and the emotional energy involved, not to mention mental effort. However, I want you to know I think you all are the BEST!!! My beloved has offered to post on here to let you know when it's all over. That's a sample of my man!
Wishing each of you the very best. Keep your heads up and smiles on your faces. It always makes the day go better!!
With my family on June 17.
Aren't they just the best?
With my beloved on the eve of my birthday. Our church gave me a fantastic party!
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Dear rgc77. What a wonderful, kind, brave women you are. Your lovely happy pics with your family show that you have a strong team in your corner. We have never spoken or met but your story touched me deeply not just because of the very sad part but because you have obviously led a short but happy and for-filling life that many "healthy" people would envy. I hope you enjoy what time you have left with your gorgeous family and travel safely dear lady to what ever is next.
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Sending you and your precious family love and hugs.......
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rcg, your words are poignant and beautiful. I'm so sorry that you and your family have to go through this. Your pictures show a loving family, prayers for all of you.
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Rcg, beautifully written. Silently hugging you, praying for you and your family, and holding your hand.
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Rcg-your words both moved and impressed me. Your strength is truly amazing! I hope whatever time you have left is spent in love with your beautiful family-sending you hugs!
Babs
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RGC~ No words~ just tears. I am very moved and humbled by your post. I wish I had magic words to make this go away. I am sending strength and prayers to your beloved family and you. You're a brave beautiful woman. May god keep you close in his arms and provide the sweet fan of heavens breezes to welcome a wonderful angel. I wish you nothing but peace and you already have such grace. We love you. ~M~ You're family is also so very beautiful, god bless you all
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rgc77, thank you for sharing with us. My thoughts and prayers are with you. It is so difficult to make the final decisions that are so necessary, you are a very loving person. This time you have with your family is a gift from our Lord and Savior. Treasure each and every moment. May God bless you and keep you within His loving care.
Diane
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rgc77, You are a brave and loving lady. My prayers for you and your family as you go through this journey. Enjoy every day you have and keep your family close to help you through this. Wishing you peace. What a brave lady you are to keep us posted. I know how hard this is, and you did it with beauty and grace. Hugs and holding your hand!
Anita
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rgc77
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rgc77, your post was very moving. I wish the best of everything for you and your family.
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Hi Everyone, as I was going through my photos, I came across something that I think you can relate to. I was in the Meremi Reserve driving looking for game and we came across a deep mud hole and noticed a tiny baby Elephant calf stuck in the mud and was so tired it couldn't move. One of the females was pushing and lifting it with its trunk to get it to move so it could get out of the mud. She finally got it to move and another one of the herd took her trunk and pulled the little guy out. It returned to the herd and was tended to by all the ladies. Elephants herds usually stay together all females, the bulls roam separate from the females, unless they are young bulls. This was just an amazing site to see. Nature at its best.
But as I was thinking about this, I'm thankful for all of you that help, pull, tug, encourage and show so much love to each other. We are all in this together and even though we can't save each other, everyday of helping and encouraging each other makes me think of this baby elephant to much anxiety and exhaustion that it almost gave up. For me, I thank every one of you everyday. I don't know what I would do if I didn't have all of you!! I hope you get the scene of the pictures. It was hard to describe unless you actually saw this scene, but I caught the important parts as it unfolded. I hope you enjoy and be strong!! Hugs, Anita
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Photo, what a moment to witness, love those big ladies! 🐘
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rcg - what an incredible lady you are. Thank you for sharing this poignant reality with us. I wish you and your family much love and little pleasures as you move towards your transition.
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Dear rgc77,
You have a lovely family and spending time with them now is wonderful. Knowing makes every word and touch more precious.
Sending prayers for joy and good memories in the coming days. Wishing you peace and pain free time. We are with you in spirit on the journey.
Kathryn
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