September 2007 POP'ers??? MoJiTooooOoOoOOooo!!!!

[wic0721]

wic0721, you should do what my daughter does in such situations. She sends them to me. I like it though. Not only my grandkids spend the night, weekend, weeks, but sometimes their friends as well. I have the toys they like. I also have a huge house so we have lots of room to avoid each other should we desire to do so.

SG

You sound like my parents, they watch Kellie before and after school during the week, they also have alot of toys for her too....but I would never dream of sending her over there with a friend. That would be way too much for my parents, they are 78 yo..and my mom is fighting cancer right now!

 

[Poohbear67]

You sound like my parents, they watch Kellie before and after school during the week, they also have alot of toys for her too....but I would never dream of sending her over there with a friend. That would be way too much for my parents, they are 78 yo..and my mom is fighting cancer right now!

Oh my gosh wic, is she okay???

 

[wic0721]

nope not much we really haven't been talking about it much since Friday but I did look at somethings and found out that at least of the girls has emailed him directly and gave him a "drink" and that peeved me off a bit but he doesn't know anything about me knowing this yet. he has taken his whole thing off of facebook now and from what I seen on his email today he has blocked everyone so we will see time will tell i guess I know that he wouldn't cheat but as i said the other day this is innocent now but if it keeps on going you don't know what that other person is really thinking, so I wanted him to understand that to me this is unacceptable and I think he got the message loud and clear.

Thanks for lending the huge shoulder I really appreicate it.

Yeah, you told me he took his acct off facebook, but like you said.....they all have his direct email address.

Well, hopefully he now knows where you stand, and what you will and will not put up with???

Hang in there Nancy!

 

[wic0721]

Oh my gosh wic, is she okay???

My mom was diagnosed with ovarian cancer about a year and a half ago, they operated and found out it had spread. So she did the "hard" chemo for 6 months, and had to stop because the side effects got really bad...basically turned toxic on her. They tested her, gave her an MRI and last November told her the cancer was basically gone..she only had 1% that at the time was dormant. Fast forward to the end of August and she had a follow up appt only to find out that it was back. Now's she back on a "lighter" chemo with not as severe side effects, but she couldn't get her chemo last week, because the dr didn't like the looks of her hands (one of the side effects) they are all swollen, bright red, and burning. She's supposed to go tomorrow, if she can't get chemo...I don't know what the next option is! She has gone through this whole experience like a trooper, it's worse on us...because we have to sit back and watch what this is doing to her!

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

wic0721, it sounds as if you have wonderful parents and I am betting that having Kellie around helps keep your mom's thoughts off her fight with cancer.

It is not an imposition for me to have other kids as I always have and sometimes have them even when I do not have my grandkids. I have always been surrounded by kids my entire life and all the kids in town know they are always welcome here. Even the 'evil' skateboarders stop to chat.

Poohbear67, it says a lot for your relationship that you are able to tell how you feel and he listens. That is important.

SG/Linda

 

[Poohbear67]

My mom was diagnosed with ovarian cancer about a year and a half ago, they operated and found out it had spread. So she did the "hard" chemo for 6 months, and had to stop because the side effects got really bad...basically turned toxic on her. They tested her, gave her an MRI and last November told her the cancer was basically gone..she only had 1% that at the time was dormant. Fast forward to the end of August and she had a follow up appt only to find out that it was back. Now's she back on a "lighter" chemo with not as severe side effects, but she couldn't get her chemo last week, because the dr didn't like the looks of her hands (one of the side effects) they are all swollen, bright red, and burning. She's supposed to go tomorrow, if she can't get chemo...I don't know what the next option is! She has gone through this whole experience like a trooper, it's worse on us...because we have to sit back and watch what this is doing to her!

Do they have anything they can give her for this or is there a different kind of chemo that they can do?? how is she coping with all of this and you too? I will put you all on the pray list.

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

Wic, I am so sorry. I had not read this post when I replied earlier. I have a dear friend going through similar things right now and I know how hard it is on everyone. You are right in that it is harder on you to watch. Is your mom able to make the decisions for herself? Having to make them for someone else is really difficult. There are many options nowadays. I will keep your mom in my thoughts and prayers and hope they can find something that will not be as rough on her, and you.

SG/Linda

 

[Poohbear67]

wic0721, it sounds as if you have wonderful parents and I am betting that having Kellie around helps keep your mom's thoughts off her fight with cancer.

It is not an imposition for me to have other kids as I always have and sometimes have them even when I do not have my grandkids. I have always been surrounded by kids my entire life and all the kids in town know they are always welcome here. Even the 'evil' skateboarders stop to chat.

Poohbear67, it says a lot for your relationship that you are able to tell how you feel and he listens. That is important.

SG/Linda

yes maybe but not all the time Thanks for the ears gals you all just GREAT!!! now on with my lighter things. We all need to help Wic through this time with her mom.

 

[wic0721]

Do they have anything they can give her for this or is there a different kind of chemo that they can do?? how is she coping with all of this and you too? I will put you all on the pray list.

The drug manufacturer of this chemo developed an ointment to rub on the "hot spots". But it stinks, because the original round of chemo left her hands and feet numb, now she can feel them, because they are on fire! We are all hanging in there, I had a really hard time during the original chemo, because my mom got sooo debilitatingly sick! (I'm the baby of the family, mom is supposed to take care of me)! Other than the burning hands and feet this time around, she's doing ok...kind of tired, but she's not curled up motionless in bed this time around!

We definately need all the prayers we can get!

 

[wic0721]

Wic, I am so sorry. I had not read this post when I replied earlier. I have a dear friend going through similar things right now and I know how hard it is on everyone. You are right in that it is harder on you to watch. Is your mom able to make the decisions for herself? Having to make them for someone else is really difficult. There are many options nowadays. I will keep your mom in my thoughts and prayers and hope they can find something that will not be as rough on her, and you.

SG/Linda

This round of chemo, definately, she's knows exactly what's going on. The first round, absolutely not. She actually has "chemo brain" from the first round of chemo. She's very forgetful now. She will tell you that she can't remember anything from May 2006 to November 2006. Which is kind of scary! But that stuff just knocked the cr*p out of you!

 

[wic0721]

wic0721, it sounds as if you have wonderful parents and I am betting that having Kellie around helps keep your mom's thoughts off her fight with cancer.

It is not an imposition for me to have other kids as I always have and sometimes have them even when I do not have my grandkids. I have always been surrounded by kids my entire life and all the kids in town know they are always welcome here. Even the 'evil' skateboarders stop to chat.

Poohbear67, it says a lot for your relationship that you are able to tell how you feel and he listens. That is important.

SG/Linda

Oh absolutely, my parents have both told me that having Kellie around has kept them young! My dad also told me after my mom started feeling better last November that he doesn't know what he would have done if Kellie wasn't around during that summer. Between Kellie and my parents dog, it kept my Dad focused.....I worried the most about him then, he was just drained! The sad thing, my mom got better....my parents dog didn't! We had to put him down in February! My mom told my dad that Mocha stuck around just long enough to make sure she was healthy again! At the time she was too!

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

Wic, I have sort of been there. I was pretty bad sick when my oldest grandson was born and I literally had to have someone put him in my arms so that I could care for him. My grandkids understood, from an early age, and did things like stand on a stool so that I could pick them up and such. They are now getting older and do not need me much anymore so I do not see them as often. They do take our minds off ourselves and give us something to live for. I bet your mom is like me, she wants to see how they turn out and what they get up to. You have to have goals.

I am glad that they seem to have found some sort of treatment that is not as hard on your mom. Quality of life is very important. May she be around for a long time so that she can get back to her job of taking care of 'you'. Moms love that sort of thing.

SG/Linda

 

[wic0721]

Wic, I have sort of been there. I was pretty bad sick when my oldest grandson was born and I literally had to have someone put him in my arms so that I could care for him. My grandkids understood, from an early age, and did things like stand on a stool so that I could pick them up and such. They are now getting older and do not need me much anymore so I do not see them as often. They do take our minds off ourselves and give us something to live for. I bet your mom is like me, she wants to see how they turn out and what they get up to. You have to have goals.

I am glad that they seem to have found some sort of treatment that is not as hard on your mom. Quality of life is very important. May she be around for a long time so that she can get back to her job of taking care of 'you'. Moms love that sort of thing.

SG/Linda

My mom was 70 when Kellie was born, actually she turned 70 the day before Kellie was born. My parents have 3 grandchildren, Kellie is the baby of the family, as my neice and nephew are 27 and 24...big age gap between the grandchildren! When my neice and nephew were little, my parents were working..so they didn't get to see them as much as they see Kellie. We were all wondering how Kellie was going to deal with my mom's illness, especially when she was sooo sick. She understands grammy has cancer, but she really doesn't talk about it all that much. She did ask me though right after my mom got really sick, if I was going to get cancer too! That was an interesting conversation to have with a 6 year old!!!

Oh yeah, when my mom was feeling better, she started trying to take care of me again....it was funny! Even when she was flat on her back sick, she was worrying about what was happening to us!

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

wic0721, as a mom yourself I am sure you understand where your mom is coming from. If my kids are happy, I are happy, if they are sad, I are sad.

Kids deal with sickness and death in all sorts of ways and I hope that Kellie can keep on talking cause that makes things easier. I have explained that if I lived forever there would be no room for my great grandkids. Now my grandkids want to know who gets my 'stuff'. I told them I was taking it with me. I am soooo bad.

I am packing up a bunch of books that my grandkids have outgrown to take to the Community Center today. It is sort of sad. Maybe there will be a book in there that will change someone else's life though. You never know. It is NEVER the book you think it will be though. Kids are interesting creatures.

SG/Linda

 

[wic0721]

wic0721, as a mom yourself I am sure you understand where your mom is coming from. If my kids are happy, I are happy, if they are sad, I are sad.

Kids deal with sickness and death in all sorts of ways and I hope that Kellie can keep on talking cause that makes things easier. I have explained that if I lived forever there would be no room for my great grandkids. Now my grandkids want to know who gets my 'stuff'. I told them I was taking it with me. I am soooo bad.

I am packing up a bunch of books that my grandkids have outgrown to take to the Community Center today. It is sort of sad. Maybe there will be a book in there that will change someone else's life though. You never know. It is NEVER the book you think it will be though. Kids are interesting creatures.

SG/Linda

Oh yeah, I know exactly what you mean. I feel my job has been done correctly if Kellie goes to bed at night happy!

My mom has already started telling me and my sister who's getting what when she goes.....I don't like her talking like that!

I actually donated a bunch of Kellie's old books a few weeks ago, a co-worker sent me a website, I contacted them and they came right to the house and picked them up!

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

wic0721, I know it sounds strange to you but I bet it is comforting to your mom to think of her treasures being in your hands. It is hard to hear though and maybe just thinking that that day is far in the future it might allow you to just let your mom do her talking. Many of my older friends started giving things away in their last years for the sheer job of being able to see folks enjoying their things while they were alive. Everyone handles this sort of thing differently.

That was very nice of you to donate the books. It is scary how many kids do not have a book of their own in their house. Books change lives.

I am willing to bet that Kellie goes to bed happy almost all the time. Coming from a Disney home is a wonderful thing!!

SG/Linda

 

[wic0721]

wic0721, I know it sounds strange to you but I bet it is comforting to your mom to think of her treasures being in your hands. It is hard to hear though and maybe just thinking that that day is far in the future it might allow you to just let your mom do her talking. Many of my older friends started giving things away in their last years for the sheer job of being able to see folks enjoying their things while they were alive. Everyone handles this sort of thing differently.

That was very nice of you to donate the books. It is scary how many kids do not have a book of their own in their house. Books change lives.

I am willing to bet that Kellie goes to bed happy almost all the time. Coming from a Disney home is a wonderful thing!!

SG/Linda

Yeah you're probably right about my mom knowing that there will be "no fighting" over her things once she's gone.

Oh Kellie is a very happy go lucky kid...most of the time! She's itching to go back though, she doesn't know that we had to cancel the September trip, so in her mind it's been over a year since the last time she's been to Disney! Everytime a Disney commercial comes on the TV, she asking me and Shawn if we're going next year! She had Shawn cracking up a couple weeks ago, she looked at him and said "Daddy I have lots of dreams, and it's the year of a million dreams at Disney...so we have to go!" He just shook his head and walked away!

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

wic0721, I am surrounded by Disney haters. My husband is always ready to go but it is really all about the food. He just sits and looks at the floor on the rides and at the shows. My children would not go if I were on my deathbed and it was my last request. (I know cause I tried that one) I have one grandchild who told me that he loves DW but 'those people', his parents, would not take him. I so envy those of you who go in family groups and seem to have so much fun. I love sitting and watching it all go on.

Your daughter is very intelligent and knows just what to say. Bet she wins out.

SG/Linda

 

[janjandis]

Slightly Goofy, you have found your Disney loving family you always wanted here!

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

janjandis, you done brought a tear to my eye. What a sweet and wonderful thing to say. May I offer you a big fluffy hug??

No matter how many times I ride a ride or see a show I can always find a different perspective on it and I enjoy it so much. I like to figure out how things are done and why. Never been bored a single minute in my life. I even entertain myself. I am easily entertained.

SG/Linda