Dis Breast Cancer Survivors Part III - GAGWTA!

[wdw4us2]

MaryAnn - I like CB, but it would never be my first choice of a place to stay. We stayed there because it was close to the Studios and I knew I was going to have to go to the room in the afternoon for a rest. The new pirate room was very nicely done and there's plenty of room when it's just the three of us. Plus, there's enough room for the Aerobed on the floor. Your son is right about the resort being spread out. We knew we wouldn't be doing much there, so it didn't matter this trip. My favorite moderate resort is POFQ. Meg and I have been into pin trading since it started back in October of 1999. I don't really trade much anymore, but we always go to the annual event mainly to visit with the many friends we have made over the years through pin trading.

Laurie - You are a brave soul. I remember the time I was talked into chaperoning a field trip at the last minute to Universal IOA. I'm betting mine was more pleasant than yours, though. If you want a good air mattress, I would definitely go with the Aerobed. They are long lasting and inflate faster than others I have seen. We have used one for the past 9 years or so since no one can share a bed with DS because he has a habit of sleeping diagonally across the bed.

Went to the doctors for shot #2 today. Still not feeling great, but it could be worse. Vegging for the rest of the weekend.

 

[Sha]

Good afternoon ladies

Quiet but sunny here and so cool inside!!

Lisa - do you like CBR? My one ds stayed there on his class trip. He said it was fine for him but he said I would not like it as it is too spread out and would be too much walking for me etc.

I am being lazy today for sure. I am trying to do all my e mail catch up and keeping up with friends and relatives. I only did 2 e mails so far and I am tired. One was to my bff in Texas and 1 was to my cousin in NJ. His dd is having a baby boy on wed. and I told him he better send me a pic as he is leaving the next day to visit his mom for a month in Maine.

GTAGWTA. Enjoy your day everyone!! Blessings to you all.

Maryann Nothing wrong with having Lazy Days... Im kind of there myself today, but also fighting a cold. Must be gone before my trip... under 2 weeks to go. I did go see HP today with my niece and a coworker. Was good.

CBR is spread out and I think that is one reason I didn't like it before... but my feelings have changed on it though, and not just because of staying there with R. and the wonderful memories that I have. We kind of when past where I had stayed and had I been better at navigating my way around I would've done better with not having to walk so far to get to the main building. I learned this trip that it isnt that bad at all. I will say the pirate beds are cute, but not comfortable at all. Saw the hammocks but never got to them, and did have some obscured views of the sunsets but was nice.

How is Alyssa doing? Thanks for the updates on Honogirl. Hope you hear from her.

Lisa hope your counts are up quickly. LOVE RNR! Havent been on it in awhile though. Will just miss you I guess in September... suppose to be there LD weekend (something we will talk about when I am in BR, as he liked the idea already.)

Laurie I wouldve gotten that mattress on the way to meet them to go. Hope you do okay and aren't sore. This trip is so short and quick... I hope that there will be another time that we can do that. Sounds nice and will have to see what happens.

For Candy... LOL I was told on my FB in a post reply to something that he misses me and can't wait to see me. Made my day. I am getting really excited now.

All of you and others not mentioned... think of you daily and wishing you all well with treatments and all. I have to go medicate myself for this cold.

 

[luvmarypoppins]

Good afternoon ladies

Lisa - hoping the shots will get your counts up. You and I can enjoy the resting up this weekend. Honestly between teaching and the heat I was so wiped out and getting up so early each day. It so neat that you made so many pin trading friends. I think I saws someone once walking around with a vest that was covered in pins, like a super trader? It was awesome just to look at. Do you know who that is??

Laurie - you are so brave to go on that trip. Wow, I cant believe you could go at such a short notice. Your must have a really nice and understanding boss for sure. Hope it works out for you and I too would have gotten the air mattress. Our aero bed lasted a long time for sure. I think we got it at Bed,Bath and Beyond. I dont know about the trip especially with the huge ac cost we just had. I am not saying too much to dh yet. but he did mention it as him needing a break etc. It would have to be around his work schedule so I dont know yet.

Sha - so sorry to hear about your cold. Hope it goes away quickly. Summer colds are the worst. Its so hot out you probably dont feel like having hot tea or hot soup etc. I am a firm believer in Vicks. Drive the ds crazy about it. I am sure you are beginning your R. Countdown. I hope you have a magical time for sure!

Thanks for asking about Alyssa. I dont think she is doing that well, but they are going on a vacation, not the one they planned but I think closer to home. My ds said something about maybe more brain surgery in sept? for the other brain tumor.

Also please pray for my friend L. I call her my spiritual mom from church. She told me today that her pet scan was not good and the dr. wants to take another look, something by the bones. I had told her before to please go to my hosp. I really dont think her onc. is good.

Havent heard from dh yet. I suppose he is busy or communication is non existent. I guess it will b worse in Siberia. Maybe he can send an e mail. He must have been really out of it. Just noticed he forgot his brush, his ibruprofen for his shoulder pain, the squirt fan as there is no ac in the hotel in Siberia and his computer charger which he did come back and pick up.

Tomm. is my endo visit, so we will see what she has to say. I am going to tell her about how I wanted to change the visit and they told me December. I am telling her that is ridiculous, what should I do next time etc.

GTAGWTA. Blessings to you all.

 

[luvmarypoppins]

Good evening ladies

Its storming here, so it will cool things down hopefully. So happy our ac is fixed

Lisa - hope the shots are helping to get your counts up

Laurie - hope the trip is going well for you

smiley - I am sure you are looking forward to that trip too

Cheryl - hope you are resting and getting your strength back. Thinking of you sista.

Sha - I am sure the days cant go by fast enough for you

Candy - have you ever been to a Pirates game? It must be cool to live close to the teams.

PatsMom, Laurie and Sha - what are your dates again?

Well I heard from dh actually 3 times. 1 message on my cell, 1 on the house phone and then I finally talked to him on the house phone. Thank heavens Uncle Sam is paying for that. He said its terible pollution there. Making him so sick with acrid smells etc. I told him he should see a pulmonolgist when he gets back. Breathing toxins like at the World Trade Center equals cancer later on. He will call from Siberia lter in the week.

My visit with the endo went well. She is reducing my one med. I asked her if in doing that will the cancer come back as it is being supressed with the med. She said she doesnt know and they will just have to watch it. I will have a blood test in 2 months and a sono in 6 months and more blood tests in 6 months. She only wanted a sono once a year. I told her no way. I would feel better with twice a year so she said ok. Yeah!! Hopefully this will help me feel less jittery,cut down on the anxiety and heart palps. She also said (and Cheryl I thought of you). That I definetely need the reclast because my fracture score is so bad that if I fall down right now I will probably break one of my two hips . I will talk to dh about the med. I discussed with her the terrible side effects I read on the internet, but she said I should be fine etc.

GTAGWTA.

 

[Sha]

Which dates do you mean? for October?? I have a couple the RFTC is 10/16 so I will be there 10/14-16 I believe. Am back the following weekend for my HS reunion.

Yes, the days are not going quite fast enough, but that is actually ok. I need time to figure out what I need. He told me not much!

Glad that your Doc agreed to the 2x year test. It does make you feel better than waiting a year. And to come off a med sounds good too. Just go slow and be careful about what you are doing. No falls please.

Also glad that you heard from your DH. Hope that he can get to better area soon.

I am feeling better but still coughing... have to get this dried up. The antibiotics have helped and will cont for a couple days. I really need to push my fluids to help thin this mucus out. With mucinex your really have to drink a lot of water for it to work. Well, I got some work to get done and hopefully a calmer nights sleep. I dare say I was too excited to sleep last night. Kept thinking about the trip.

 

[smiley_face2]

MaryAnn - Happy to hear you are having good weather. It is sweltering here because of the humidity.

smiley - I have watched "The Big C" since it premiered last year. I like it because it has a lot of humor mixed in with the drama. Besides, Laura Linney is my favorite actress. I find that if you can laugh at some of this, it makes it much easier to take. I can relate to your feelings about the last straw. . .

Laurie - I like all of your travel plans! Wish I could meet up with you on your next WDW trip, but we are going to be there in September. Meg and I are going to the annual pin celebration the 8th - 11th.

Candy - Which park did you go to in Pennsylvania? I plan on going to Dorney Park someday when I go on my roller coaster tour.

Well, I survived the two day WDW trip in this heat. Had a great time with my friend and the kids. We didn't overdo it and the parks were less crowded than I expected. I even let Meg talk me into Rock n Rollercoaster and I didn't have a 'hair malfunction', thankfully. Having the Guest Assistance Card made the trip much easier. I highly recommend it to anyone who is still in treatment when they are at the parks.

I saw the surgeon this morning and he said everything is fine, so that's one doctor I can cross off the list. I went to the ocologist's for my labs, too. Not good news. She decided not to give me the Neulasta shot after my first chemo because she wanted to see what my levels would be with the new drug. My WBC was lower than it's ever been, so I have to have four Neupogen shots in the next five days so my counts will be up in time for chemo next Friday. I feel great even though the counts are down. I can't go in the pool for a few days - that annoys me.

I'm going to rest for a few days. Have a great weekend everyone!

Lisa so glad you had a good time! How does the guest assistance card work? I'm starting to get nervous about our trip. I"m starting to worry about what do I do if I'm really not doing well on a day we are supposed to be moving to the next town, or just the travelling with a dodgy stomache and all that stuff. Your talk about the neupogen made me wonder, if I will still have to have any shots after my last chemo session, I've been getting between 2 and 3 per week. that would mean I'd have to find a way to pack it to keep it cold. Do you get a lot of bone pain? it wasnt' so bad at first for me, but it is really bad now. I hope you will be back in your pool in the next day or 2!

 

[wdw4us2]

Lisa so glad you had a good time! How does the guest assistance card work? I'm starting to get nervous about our trip. I"m starting to worry about what do I do if I'm really not doing well on a day we are supposed to be moving to the next town, or just the travelling with a dodgy stomache and all that stuff. Your talk about the neupogen made me wonder, if I will still have to have any shots after my last chemo session, I've been getting between 2 and 3 per week. that would mean I'd have to find a way to pack it to keep it cold. Do you get a lot of bone pain? it wasnt' so bad at first for me, but it is really bad now. I hope you will be back in your pool in the next day or 2!

smiley - For the Guest Assistance Card, just go to Guest Relations when you enter the park. They usually don't ask what you need it for, but I find it best to give them a little info especially since I don't look like the typical cancer patient except for no eyebrows & lashes. The card is good for the duration of your stay or two months if you have an AP. It allows you to use the FastPass line on attractions that use that, or go in through the exit line on those that do not. Just show it to the Cast Member at the attraction entrance. As for the bone pain, I didn't have it during the first course of chemo, but had a bad case of it during course #2. Try taking Zyrtec and vitamin B6 the day of your shot and for a few days afterward, as long as you still have the pain. Make sure your check with your oncologist to see if it's okay before you take it. You should be okay during your trip just make sure that you keep well hydrated at all times. Also, at the parks, we found it best to alternate our time inside the A/C and outside so that I wasn't in the sun for too long.

MaryAnn - Am happy to hear that you heard from DH. It must be frustrating when you don't hear from him. I'm glad the doctor is going to test you twice a year, too.

Went back in the pool yesterday and did 85 laps. It felt good at the time, but I was so tired later I ended up taking a 90 minute nap. Very unusual for me. I'm off to get shot #4 in a little while and then I have blood work tomorrow. Hopefully, my WBC is back up!

 

[luvmarypoppins]

Good afternoon ladies

Lisa - so glad to see that you are swimming. Hope the tests show that your counts are up.

Laurie - hope you are surviving the missions trip

Linda - I am sure you are in the pool this week

Cheryl - thinking of you sista. Hope your strength is returning

Candy - you are way too quiet sista!

smiley,PatsMom - thinking of you both

Its gonna be a heat wave here and thank God the ac is fixed. Well I just heard from dh in Siberia. He said he wont call me again as its just too expensive, like $4.00 a minute plus the international access fees. I said fine. I have his schedule sat. and after he takes a shower in Chicago I will call him.

Ds21 seems to be having a growth spurt, eating me out of house and home. I am not surprised. He was told by the pediatric endo he wouldnt stop growing till at least 21 as he was a late bloomer. I really think all his asthma steroids messed his body up.

I am on the thy thread and asking questions about my endos plan of treatment for me. I need to ask her more questions after the next blood tests.

The other day I won and audiobook and a gift card for Walgreens. Hmm, one day it will be the Disney trip

GTAGWTA. Blessings to you all always. Have a great day everyone.

 

[luvmarypoppins]

Sha - how is the cold???

 

[Candy30]

LMP-Glad to hear that your A/C is fixed. I am glad that VBS went well for you. I am glad you got to talk with your hubby. I was curious about Alyssa too. Tell Honugirl to post over here. My DD is in a Mechanical Fun camp. They go to the amusement parks here around PA and go behind the scenes and spend the day at the park. She has been to Kennywood, Hersey, Idlewild and they are going to Cedar Point tmrw. She is loving it. It is interesting to hear about the behind the scenes mechanics. Next week my sister is taking her to Canada. She is excited to go "out of the country" for the first time. I have been to 2 games when they have the fireworks. The PNC park is beautiful! The view of the river is great and with the fireworks. Wonderul!!!! I have tickets again in August.

Sha- Let the good times roll. I hope you are feeling better.

Snappy-Wow. I am not sure how sleeping on the floor would fare for me either. I hope you have fun.

Lisa- I am so glad you had a wonderful Disney trip and no mishaps on RNR. You are just awesome. 85 laps. I am sure that when you are in full throttle you are a force to be reckoned with. You go girl! We went to Kennywood park. It has the oldest wooden roller coaster or something like that. Maybe the tallest...I am not sure. It's called the thunderbolt. I hope shot #4 goes well.

Smiley-I hope all goes well on your upcoming trip. Sound like that GAC is the ticket that will help you. Hope you are feeling better.

Jacks- Where are you girl?

LMP speaking of A/C, our window unit leaked. It was actually a portable. We use it downstairs and then upstairs at night. Well somehow the exhaust came loose and destroyed the carpet and my floor underneath. We had to get the floor replaced and carpet cleaned.

My Neice who went on the field trip with my daughter, her two year old son broke his arm on Monday jumping off of a chair. She called me to come down and help her with him getting Xrays at work here. My Neph (her hubby) just started working here at the hospital and couldn't stay long. It was so heart tugging. He was a trooper though. Still wanted to play. He may have to have surgery. He broke it between the upper arm and elbow. He has a splint now and they will give him a cast on Monday when the swelling goes down. He is so cute w his splint.

My dog and I were attacked by a boxer. His owner would just let him out to wander and he decided that our back yard was his. So when I was taking Koha out to use the bathroom, we would always look to make sure he wasn't out there. Well he was up the hillside in a little wooded area and came charging. I had grabbed a pipe (one that I just yelled at my husband to get rid of out of the yard) and was just swinging his way and screaming at the top of my lungs. When my son came out and made this noise he ran. It was scary but neither I nor Koha was hurt badly. We are pressing charges.

Hope you all have a great day!

 

[Candy30]

LMP. We were posting at the same time. LOL

 

[wdw4us2]

Candy - Wow, you've been dealing with a lot! I feel your pain regarding the dog attack. I was a USPS Letter Carrier for 15 years and I could tell you some stories. I'm glad that you and your dog weren't injured. You might want to look into buying a can of Halt! dog spray. You can usually find it at gun shops and that's what letter carriers use. It's not Mace, so it doesn't hurt the dog. It's pepper spray and it gives you enough time to get away safely. I hope your nephew mends soon. It's awful to be in a cast during the summer school break.

MaryAnn - You're lucky your son took this long to hit his growth spurt. My DS has been eating us out of house and home for several years now. I'm wondering if he'll ever stop growing. . .

Good news from my labs this morning. WBC count is up enough so I can have chemo #2 on Friday. No more shots - yea!

 

[Sha]

I am doing better, thanks for asking. I am still coughing some. I need to really push my water and have been slacking. But it stayed all sinus.

Am down to single digits until day of travel. I am so ready to be there... well, mentally. Havent packed anything for clothes yet as I am waiting for a dress to arrive and a pair of shoes. Think I am wearing the dress out if it looks okay.

Lisa that is great news about the numbers! Hope they stay up this time.

Candy that dog thing sounds scary to me... have had a dog come at me when seeing patients. Love dogs... but am wary of them. Im sad that its a boxer though, such a good breed normally but when you have an owner who doesnt care. Such a shame. The camp that your daughter is going to sounds really cool. Did the 3 park backstage tour at WDW and saw a bit about ToT worked and that is what I needed to know in order to ride it.

will try and be back... have a good night if I dont come back by this evening

 

[PatsMom]

Hello everyone! I haven't been on the boards much the last two weeks. Things have been hectic at work and I've been on the road a lot. It was good to read all the posts and catch up with what is going on with all of you.

We are in a heat wave here in northern NH. This is one of the few times taht I wished I had AC in the house! I am supposed to be working right now but am cheating for a few minutes to catch up on my browsing! After work I think I will head down to the river to cool off in the water.l

Have an appointment with the endo on Monday. Still working on getting the diabetes under control. I had really good control until last spring when I started having physical problems from the bladder cancer. Which was a good tihng in retrospect because it pushed me into getting the proper tests to diagnose the cancer while it was still minimally invasive. Will also get an update on my anemia. I had blood drawn last week. I'm still pretty tired so I am not getting my hopes up on that one. But I don't know how much longer I can stand to take iron supplements.

 

[luvmarypoppins]

Good afternoon ladies

Lisa - hoping your chemo goes well today. Glad you are able to have it I also thought of you because today ds19 is going to the beach with a girl named Meg, she is actually part of a group that is going, but I thought of your Meg too

Cheryl - hope you are resting and regaining your strength

Sha - glad the cold is getting better. I bet you cant wait for the day to arrive! I am sure you are going to have a wonderful time!

Candy - that dog attack sounds scary too! What will they have to do to the other dog? Also how is your nephews ds. Poor thing! I am sure they are resilient though. I remember ds18 had double hernia surgery at 18 months and he was trying to climb on the counh the next day, didnt work though! I am sure your dd is looking forward to the Canada trip! Sounds like fun!

PatsMom - Hoping your visit with the endo goes well. I know at my endos, its really like 6 or 7 endos, but I heard them talking about givng patients that new injectable pen for diabetes. I know for my anemia I had to get 3 blood transfusions, take folic acid, get vitamin B12 shots etc. I know how frustrating it is to be so tired. I hope your blood work turns out good. Wishing you all the nest. Enjoy cooling off in the river.

Laurie - hope the missions trip is going well

Linda - we all need to have a virtual pool party at your house

Melissa - thinking of you with all the heat and hope the wedding turns out well.

Well dh just called me from Russia twice. He said his plane was late and that means he might not make his connection in China as its only 2 hours. So we will see when he gets to China. I dont know if I will hear from him then. So we were doing alot of praying for sure.

My bones seem to hurt a little less and I have a little more enegry. I cant believe that would only happen a few days after lowering my med. Maybe its all in my mind right now etc. Its hotter than an oven here. Close to 100 with the heat index. and tomm. ds has to lifeguard. He said I am going to stay in the water alot etc.

Ds21 got his first grade. a C, good enough for him, at least he passed.

Alyssa is having more brain surgery Aug. 3rd for her other brain tumor, so keep her in your prayers. That precious angel has been through so much.

So we will see if dh gets home tomm. I really hope he does. He said to pray for him. If he gets home sun. instead he will have to sleep off some of the jet lag and then he has to go to NJ for the court case for his dads property. Always something.

GTAGWTA. Have a great week end everyone.

 

[luvmarypoppins]

Good afternoon ladies. Hope you all had a good week end

Linda - saw your flip flop thread. I bet it was like losing an old faithful friend. How was your vacation, even without the flip flops? Hope you had a great time wherever it was.

Lisa - hope you are recovering from the chemo and that you can swim soon

Cheryl - hope you are being able to taste and smell things much better

smiley - bet you are looking forward to your trip down the coast

Laurie - are you back yet?

Sha - you are in the single digit countdown!!

PatsMom - hope the temps are better for you this week. Here it will be for sure.

Candy - someone on the thyroid thread is asking about lymphoma and synthroid. Do you take synthroid? I forgot. How is your dn's ds. Will he have to have surgery??

Elizabeth - if you are reading, how is Marcie??

Well dh is home Of course sat. was jet lag day. I just cooked at home. Sun. he was playing catch up with all his work after church, and then ds19 was getting on my nerves so much I had a throbbing headache, so there went the day. We just went out for a quick dinner and I had to beg him to come to bed with me at 1 am.

My cousins dd named the baby...Braxton. It a strange name that is close to her other ds name. I kind of laughed to myself when I heard the name. It reminded me of Braxton Hicks contractions or the singer Toni Braxton. My ds found out on his cousins facebook page. I didnt hear it myself.

Alyssa is having surgery on Aug. 3rd or the 8th for the other brain tumor and going to consult with a new neurologist this week to get another opinion.

Today is the court case for dh dads property. We called his cousins last night and the ones wife told dh they were gambling in Atlantic City. Now I know why we all never get along etc. Dh told them to call him if anything happens. We are praying about the whole situation. Its just a long drawn out soap opera that we are so tired of dealing with.

O.K. so who can guess what I will be doing exactly 7 am sharp tomm. morning????? For those of you who guessed being on hold with Disney for about 20 minutes trying to book a candelight dining package, you are a WINNER!! So I will let you all know what happens. I am probably going to try for Dec. lst at Tutto for the 6:45 show. I am also rearranging some of my dining adrs because I am trying to talk dh into going to AK, his least favorite park.

GTAGWTA. Have a great day everyone.

 

[Candy30]

Hi Everyone!

PatsMom-Glad to hear from you. It's great to get an update. I have diabetes too and when I had my first chemo I ended up in instensive care. They gave me a insulin pump and it is the best thing EVER! If I can help it, I will never go back to shots. People get hung up about having to wear it 24/7 but like anything else, you get used to it. I hope all goes well at your Endo.

Lisa- Hope your chemo when as well as it can. Hope you are feeling well. I am definitely going to look for the halt spray.

LMP- Glad your hubby made it safe and sound. He is one moving guy! He needs to slow down a bit. I hope you got all your adrs straightened out. Yes. I do take synthroid. 75. I actually just got my check up bloodwork on it. Haven't gotten the results yet. My Great Nephew is great! They got his cast on today and They asked him what color cast he wanted and he said Black and 'Lellow. The Steeler colors! He is so cute. He ended up getting green.

Snappy- Hope the trip went well. Hope you didn't have too many aches from it.

Smiley- Hope all goes well for your trip! You deserve it!

Sha- Ok What is the countdown now. Can we count it down on one hand!!!!! Got to get Jacks to motivate you to pack. Did the dress fit well? Are you going to wear it?

Ok I wish I could be in someone's pool. It has been in the 100's all weekend. We went to Cleveland this past weekend and fortunately stayed in a hotel. It was sweltering. My son stayed home and locked himself out of the house and locked Koha in. He had the Fire department let him in and got us a Whooping bill. I wanted to kick his bottom. So DD is off to Canada this AM. I hate when I can't see her off. But my husband did so I feel a little better. Now's the time when i wished she had a phone. But no other time after that.

The dog has not been out in our yard since. They are summoned to court for a fine and dog was checked to see if he was up on all his shots. I don't understand why they would let him wander like that. We go to court next Tuesday. They agreed to pay for medical/vet bills. They said he never did anything like that before???? That was because we avoided our yard when he was out in it! I am not sure why he attacked. My son would just chase him out of the yard but me he charged. Weird.

Have a good day everyone!!

 

[smiley_face2]

Maryann, best of luck with your resies, sounds very nice! I love trip planning, it's almost as much fun as the trip. I'm very glad your hubby made it home safe and sound.
Candy...I'm very afraid of dogs, if one were coming in my yard at will.... the owners would be getting so much grief from me! nasty irresponsible people!! grrrrrr.
Lisa, sure hope your chemo goes ok for you!!
It's my last chemo this wednesday!! lol..... scared at the end cause with it being triple negative, after the radiation, there is nothing they can give me, or do to keep it coming back. We just have to pray, and lead a very healthy lifestyle. After my neupogen shot yesterday, I had so much bone pain last night it was horrible. Even after taking a dilaudid it kept waking me up. the worst it's been yet. I'm so thankful I only have to have one more after this last chemo.
I can not believe we leave on Sunday!! I'm actually pretty nervous.... It would have been so much easier to just book a week at Disneyland and fly down. This has been a lot of work, and while I like trip planning, in the summer, places get booked up so you really need reservations, especially in San Francisco and Anaheim, but when you are driving it's hard to predict 100% that you can make it to a certain place in the given time. We normally only spend one night half way there when driving straight through, and this trip we will be spending 7 nights on the road on the way there, so I'm sure it will be fine.
Take care ladies!!

 

[Sha]

GAGWTA!!!! How are you ladies doing???

For those of you where the heat is really bad... PLEASE stay hydrated... and don't forget your family, pets and neighbors. Keep an eye out!

Laurie??? are you back???

Lisa - hope that all is going well with the chemo and swimming.

Maryann - definitely will keep Alyssa in prayers. Her medical team too especially going doing brain surgery. Keep us posted and which date for her surgery.

Smiley - I know your trip is going to be great! Will keep you in prayers as you finish this last chemo. I am sure that the unknown can be overwhelming... but hoping our combined prayers can help ease that worry for you.

Candy Candy Candy LOL Will answer you in a moment (Candy is going to want to beat me)

Pats mom - hope the endo appt went well. Controlling your diabetes can be difficult as you know because other factors like stress and being sick play into the levels too.

Candy? still there??? LOL (yes Im teasing you)

I am on 4 more days before I go. I have Friday off now and CAN NOT WAIT!!!! He and I are both looking forward to the trip. I told him that I am going to wear a dress. The new one fits, but may save that one for the next evening if we go out. (its a little looser but it's okay. My niece said it was good) Depends on what he thinks will be good for where ever we may go. I may get a pair of leggins though if I wear it on the plane just to keep me comfortable. I have somethings in the wash right now. I need 2 other outfits (just to decide about) and a friend is going to let me see some of her clothes too. I have a pair of shoes for her. Pedicure on Wednesday and hair on Thursday... think we got it all covered. We are also going to talk about plans for LD weekend at WDW.

 

[Sha]

I just have to say that R. rocks! He helped get the logo done for my teams. He had a coworker work on the design and did a great job. I have NO idea how to get it here since its not a jpg.