DDA Chapter 6

[tmfranlk]

Elizabeth - Thanks for the update. That sounds like some promising information. Our prayers will continue.

 

[tinknme]

Evening everyone!

Elizabeth I will echo what Kristine has said. I lost my father & my mother to cancer & not a day goes by that I don't worry about it. Your comment here, really tugged at my heart:

But this is my mommy. No matter how old you are, I think anybody losing their mom is the absolute worst thing in the world.

This statement is so true. Sounds like your mother received some good news today, I will keep her in my prayers. If you ever need to talk or just a shoulder to lean on, I am here & I mean this.

Denise prayers for your students father, I hope he pulls through

Chanon your itinerary looks good!

Robyn hope Molly's mouth is not to sore I took Garrett to the Dentist a couple of weeks ago. I thought for one filling, ending up being 3

 

[PNO4TE]

OK I calmed down some in those few minutes of venting. I just switched days around for the parks...No matter what, it'll be a busy weekend because of Columbus Day.

October 12th:
Leave Universal. (Still don't know what time.)
Check in at resort.
Possible Segway tour?
Early lunch at Garden Grill (even though I'd love to eat at 1900 Park Fare but I think the travel time back and forth would kill too much time.)
Visit EPCOT. Bob has yet to ride Soarin'.
Yachtsman Steakhouse for dinner around 7 or 8pm.

October 13th:
Crystal Palace breakfast before park opening.
Visit MK.
Take a break in afternoon before...
Dinner at Artist Point around 5:30pm.
Back to MK for MNSSHP tonight until midnight.

October 14th:
Leave at 9am to go home.

(Universal Studios is so much easier to plan for!)

looks good to me!

 

[PNO4TE]

Yes, we are all going. Not cheap, but I love taking the kids to cultural events like this. Especially Alyssa. You know how she is.

she will LOVE it! especially if she gets to get all dressed up.

 

[PNO4TE]

Eric said she did really well. She hasn't complained but is sleeping now. She never naps any longer.

I still can't understand the 2 to 5 difference! It's really bugging me. Not to mention that each tooth was $124. Thank goodness we have insurance because that covered $398 of the $620 bill. But I think we will be switching dentists.

Robyn - I didn't respond this morning because there was something "tickling" the back of my mine that I just couldn't put my finger on. While I was teaching this afternoon I remembered! A couple of years ago Kristin came out of the dentist's office telling me she had 3 cavities that needed to be filled. I talked to the office staff and they said "three surfaces" needed to be taken care of. Those three surfaces had a total of SEVEN tiny cavities. And we had to pay for all 7. I wonder if that is what happened at the office when your ?sister? took her?

 

[PNO4TE]

...But this is my mommy. No matter how old you are, I think anybody losing their mom is the absolute worst thing in the world.

This made me cry...

 

[PNO4TE]

Elizabeth - things sound better tonight since you talked to your Mom. I hope when you get there this weekend and you are armed with even more information that you find that you can be even more hopeful than you are now.

For those of you who have been part of the DDA for a long time now, and also those of you who are newer friends.... I want to once again say thank you for all the support that we all seem to give one another. I have had this love first-hand. It is why we are all still here and sisters (Tom and Chris... and any other of our men... you can be sisters too, in this).

Your love and caring two years ago when my Mom died meant more than I can every tell or repay. I wish I had known you all 15 years ago too. You are amazing women.

 

[PNO4TE]

and, with that, I am headed to bed. Enjoy your evenings, friends. Sweet dreams!

 

[UP Disney]

Elizabeth - things sound better tonight since you talked to your Mom. I hope when you get there this weekend and you are armed with even more information that you find that you can be even more hopeful than you are now.

For those of you who have been part of the DDA for a long time now, and also those of you who are newer friends.... I want to once again say thank you for all the support that we all seem to give one another. I have had this love first-hand. It is why we are all still here and sisters (Tom and Chris... and any other of our men... you can be sisters too, in this).

Your love and caring two years ago when my Mom died meant more than I can every tell or repay. I wish I had known you all 15 years ago too. You are amazing women.

Well said Elin! This group of fabulous women (& a couple of great men) has been a wonderful haven for me. Thank you all for your friendship and support.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

glad to hear its growing slowly. prayers continued.

Elizabeth - Sounds promising, if you can say that about cancer. How long will she be on the meds before they do the surgery?

Elizabeth - Thanks for the update. That sounds like some promising information. Our prayers will continue.

Evening everyone!

Elizabeth I will echo what Kristine has said. I lost my father & my mother to cancer & not a day goes by that I don't worry about it. Your comment here, really tugged at my heart:

But this is my mommy. No matter how old you are, I think anybody losing their mom is the absolute worst thing in the world.

This statement is so true. Sounds like your mother received some good news today, I will keep her in my prayers. If you ever need to talk or just a shoulder to lean on, I am here & I mean this.

Elizabeth - things sound better tonight since you talked to your Mom. I hope when you get there this weekend and you are armed with even more information that you find that you can be even more hopeful than you are now.

For those of you who have been part of the DDA for a long time now, and also those of you who are newer friends.... I want to once again say thank you for all the support that we all seem to give one another. I have had this love first-hand. It is why we are all still here and sisters (Tom and Chris... and any other of our men... you can be sisters too, in this).

Your love and caring two years ago when my Mom died meant more than I can every tell or repay. I wish I had known you all 15 years ago too. You are amazing women.

Thanks so much for all of your good thoughts and prayers! You are the friends I depend on almost more than my "real life" friends. I am so incredibly lucky to have you in my life!

I am sad that so many of us have endured losses, but I am so glad we have each other to lean on!

My mom did finally call me back tonight. I took my phone outside at the restaurant so I could hear her. She said the oncologist thinks the cancer is "early" but he did not put a grade or stage on it yet. They hope to do her surgery at the end of May or beginning of June. Depending on how small they can get the tumor she may be able to have a lumpectomy, but then she would have to have radiation afterwards. With the mastectomy she wouldn't need radiation. She won't be doing chemo now (pre-op) but she can't remember what he said about post-op chemo. She would stay on the same oral med after her surgery. The big hurdle is getting through the tests next week to determine if the cancer has spread. She goes in for those on Tuesday - not sure how long it takes for results. If it hasn't spread then the Mayo Clinic website says the outcome is generally better than invasive ductal carcinoma which is much more common.

She said she likes the oncologist and she feels comfortable with him, so that's good. He told her she will not die from breast cancer. I hope he is right about that, and I hope the cancer is contained to the breast. She did let her sister come to the appointment with her, and her sister is listed along with me and my sisters as someone they can release info to. All of that is good, too. I asked her what my middle sister had to say about it. Mom said my sister said "Oh." This is why I need to be in charge if my mom can't make her own medical decisions.

So now we begin another week of waiting, and hoping that the CT and bone scan are clear!

Elin - I didn't realize you had lost your mom so recently.

 

[Tammi67]

Well said Elin! This group of fabulous women (& a couple of great men) has been a wonderful haven for me. Thank you all for your friendship and support.

I agree 110%!!!

 

[Tammi67]

Good morning.

 

[PNO4TE]

Good morning, DDA!

 

[PNO4TE]

Elin - I didn't realize you had lost your mom so recently.

yes, on Easter Sunday 2 years ago. My wonderful DDA friends rallied 'round me and helped get me through all of it.

I am betting the medication your Mom will be taking is Tamoxifen, Elizabeth. She will probably take it for 5 or more years but the prognosis with the use of this drug is wonderful.

 

[Blueeyes101817]

For those of you who have been part of the DDA for a long time now, and also those of you who are newer friends.... I want to once again say thank you for all the support that we all seem to give one another. I have had this love first-hand. It is why we are all still here and sisters (Tom and Chris... and any other of our men... you can be sisters too, in this).

Your love and caring two years ago when my Mom died meant more than I can every tell or repay. I wish I had known you all 15 years ago too. You are amazing women.

Elin-I completely agree with you--well said! When my grandfather died a few months ago, it was so nice to have you guys to come to to vent, cry, whatever--:

 

[Blueeyes101817]

Good morning everyone!
Im feeling really tired this moroning, but i slept well-=---guess ill just need to sleep more this weekend

Have a great Thursday everyone!

 

[mommykds]

Elizabeth,
The news sounds promising.
Continued good thoughts for your mom's full recovery.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

yes, on Easter Sunday 2 years ago. My wonderful DDA friends rallied 'round me and helped get me through all of it.

I am betting the medication your Mom will be taking is Tamoxifen, Elizabeth. She will probably take it for 5 or more years but the prognosis with the use of this drug is wonderful.

That's one I have heard of. My mom's med is Arimidex. The ladies on Tamoxifen seem to be pre-menopausal. (At least the ones here on the DIS.) This drug is for post-menopausal women, but I think the idea is the same. Her booklet does say she may be on it for 5 years after her surgery.

Elizabeth,
The news sounds promising.
Continued good thoughts for your mom's full recovery.

Thanks, Anne Marie!

I have to remember to print our boarding passes when I get to work.

Princess has gymnastics today, but other than that we don't have much planned.

Have a good day, all!!

 

[PNO4TE]

That's one I have heard of. My mom's med is Arimidex. The ladies on Tamoxifen seem to be pre-menopausal. (At least the ones here on the DIS.) This drug is for post-menopausal women, but I think the idea is the same. Her booklet does say she may be on it for 5 years after her surgery.

Makes sense. My student Patrick's Mom is on Tamoxifen and I suppose she is pre-menopausal. I hadn't even thought of the pre/post-menopausal thing.

 

[marcij]

I couldn't stand the wait so I called my mom.

She has invasive lobular cancer which is growing very slowly. They are going to give her an oral med (she said the name of it but I have never heard of it before) to shrink the tumor. This med is NOT chemo so she shouldn't lose her hair or have horrible side effects. After that she will have surgery.

She will go next week for a CT and a bone scan to see if it has spread to her brain, bones, or liver.

She was in line at the deli at WalMart so she said she will call me when she gets home.

That sounds like great news considering what she could have been told. I'm sending prayers for the bone scan results. That was always a very hard time each time Mom went for one. She went every year or so after her cancer, as it made her feel better to know it hadn't metastasized to somewhere else. We were all very anxious each time, considering how big her tumors were and that it was in both breasts. Another incredibly anxious time was the agonizing wait for the test results on her lymph nodes after her double mastectomy. Hang in there my friend!

Elizabeth - things sound better tonight since you talked to your Mom. I hope when you get there this weekend and you are armed with even more information that you find that you can be even more hopeful than you are now.

For those of you who have been part of the DDA for a long time now, and also those of you who are newer friends.... I want to once again say thank you for all the support that we all seem to give one another. I have had this love first-hand. It is why we are all still here and sisters (Tom and Chris... and any other of our men... you can be sisters too, in this).

Your love and caring two years ago when my Mom died meant more than I can every tell or repay. I wish I had known you all 15 years ago too. You are amazing women.

I wholeheartedly agree! I've many times said that there aren't words grand enough for the support here. In fact, the difference is very visible between my grief recovery and my sister's. Of course, everyone is different, but I have a huge support system here and through my Church, and Jen didn't have either of these to help, though I'm happy to say she has started to strengthen her Faith.

We're gearing up for possible severe thunderstorms here today, so take care Elizabeth and Lindsay!

I'm happy to say that I've lost a couple of the pounds I've gained since January, so that's good news. I have 5 more to go to get to my weight after Mom passed, and that seemed like a good weight to try to maintain, though I could stand to lose five more than that. It's going to be difficult as we have so much sports and other activities over the next two months that we will be grabbing food on the run. My biggest problem has been snacking, especially when I get home. Yesterday, I grabbed a bottle of water and some fruit at Starbucks for the drive home (we were running an errand for my SIL and it was next door), and that seemed to work well. I need to get to the store and make sure to have plenty of both at work so I'm prepared to fight the munchies. For dinners, I'm going to try more of the crockpot recipes on the WFD thread.

Have a great day everyone!