Don Wood

1371 Donald Wood's in the U. S. Doesn't surprise me.

Three of my grandparents were deceased when I was born, and the fourth died when I was 5 (I have no recollection of him). My father died when I was 23 and he was 71. My mother died when I was 24, and she was 60. Don

There are some neat people around and I'm glad they are surrounding your sister. Don

I forgot I do have a pair of sandals as well.

Great news!

You are a remarkable guy, Frank.

Four pair, counting two pair of Tennis shoes. Also, two pair of slippers. But then -- I'm a man. Lucie had dozens of shoes. Don

Soup and cocoa.

Around 45-55 in Houston

Becky, your scenario was played out many times with Lucie, especially in places other than the chemo room. The lady who took blood in the chemo room knew what she was doing, and used butterfly successfully every time. We would tell the other people, just like you did, what needed to be done, and they still did it their way until they realized that wasn't going to work. Glad it wasn't just us. Don

Kelly, you have described it well.

I think there can be a hereditary factor involved. Cancer seems to run in some families. Don

You're a warm, sincere friend, Frank, and I have great admiration for you. I'm with you in spirit, good buddy. Don

Whoo Hoo!

I'll drink the coffee instead, thank you very much!

In charge

I have been retired 14 years now. My total career with Shell was as an applied research chemist. I enjoyed the research as well as working with people. The last three years before retirement, I worked in Head Office as a quality assurance representative for a line of products. It was a dream job for me -- my skills and experience fit the job, and I got to see a whole business operation. When Shell began to cut back, I took early retirement, so I could leave on a good note. Don

HAIR-SHEDDING

I would go stir crazy.

People can be so insensitive. We ran into that all the time, and it made Lucie very mad. I would say, "Do you know how accusing that sounds?" And then they would respond, "Oh, I didn't mean that." But I wouldn't let them off the hook, so that the next time they are tempted to say that, they might think first. I also took the opportunity to educate them that up to 20% of people with lung cancer never smoked nor were raised in a house with smoke. My theory is if they can find an accuse for the disease then they can feel safe because they didn't smoke. I dispel that myth with pleasure. Don

The older I get, the more I realize the less I know. Anytime I give, I get back manyfold. Two lessons in life: (1) how to give and (2) how to receive. Don

Becky, you are truly a gem. Thanks so much for your continued support of all of us here. Snowflake is a 4-year survivor of NSCLC and has been on lchelp for 3 1/2 years. She's a real dragonslayer! My very best to you, gal. Don

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Faces. On names, I try to put together some phrase that helps me. For example, a guy in the gym was named Albert (hey, hey, hey, fat Albert!). He wasn't fat,but the phrase helped me remember. Don

Neat!