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Afternoon All! Thanks for opening Lily. With chemo all day tomorrow then only one day left to pack, I kind of got caught up in things this morning. Sorry you haven't been well. That changing climate thing can do that to you.
Here I thought I was becoming a computer dunce. Guess not, I hooked up my new USB locking station in less than an hour this morning. There were a couple of things (setting changes in the laptop) I had to work out on my own before I could get it right. I still am not turning on the external monitor at the right time to keep it going in energy saver mode. I already changed those settings but I think all I need to do is time it better. No big deal, I get it to work.
Janet, I laughed at you feeling sorry for those guys in the drugstore. Doesn't sound like they'll make a lot of points. I think a couple of boquets of flowers with the candy would do fine for most women. I saw the president doing an interview on Thur and he was reminding men--it's Valentine's Day. Don't forget it he said and his recommendation was "go big." Guess the guys in CVS didn't see that broadcast lol.
I have to go now. I've been way to busy today and need a break badly.
Judy in KW
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Terrific Katie! I thought I could count on you.
Judy in KW
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Morning All! Stan decided we should go to Chico's for lunch since I've been whinning I haven't been there in ages. It is our favorite Mexican restaurant and close to home. No flowers since I have chemo all day Thur and are leaving on Saturday for Orlando. Candy, oh well, who knows lol?
I'm hoping someone who is good at those thingys that decorate our lives here will come in a put a pretty or funny Valentine thingy here to mark the day. What are your Valentine plans?
Have a good day everyone.
Judy in KW
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Dr West, thank you for sharing this. When they found cancer cells in the fluid when I had pneumonia, I asked my PCP for whom I have the greatest respect if it were he or his, where would he go. He said MDA in Texas or Orlando. I didn't even know MDA was in FL but since I am a FL resident it was difficult but doable.
I say I trust my oncologist explicitly and mean it when I say it. I would be lying, however, if from time to time I wish I had an oncologist with extensive experience in my particular "no tumor" lung cancer that has now packed its cancer cells and moved out of my chest wall to my abdomen. Barring such person manifesting him or herself, I have to say I'm not going anywhere else. I have struggled, however, when I hear the stories of others who have doctors that don't seem to be following the standard of care as I learn it here and on cancergrace. I usually keep my opinions to myself, however, unless the person seems obviously open to the notion of 2nd opinion. Coming from someone with your expertise, you give fair warning about seeking out the best.
Thanks again for sharing.
Judy in KW
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Janet, I love that "me" day. I could relate to the organizing photos and finishing the novel, but the "sweater" I started 4 years ago was actually a chemo hat. Couldn't even finish that lol. I used to love knitting and crocheting. Don't know what happened.
Thanks Katie. You know I'll go the extra mile to meet a LCSC member but Tom and Tee were right here. Fabulous. Thanks for the compliment on the hat Diane. Wait til you see the other Kmart hat--very smart lol.
Judy in KW
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Randy, went to FB and saw your valentine. Another holiday to wrench your heart.
I will tell you all, it took everything I have to let Tom post that fat picture of me. Oh well, that's life. They are great people though. I told Tom at the we should have had someone else take the pic so he could be in it. He wasn't having it lol.
Been working in the office all morning since I left here. Am beat. Going to go chill before I try to work out.
Have a good day everyone.
Judy in KW
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Morning All! Brrrr is all I have to say about our weather. What about yours??? Bud, somehow I just don't think about snow in Texas.
Alan, what you said here yesterday says a lot. Cranky or not, it's good to see you. Just pop in every now and then to let us know you are o.k.
Randy, I know you are always there lurking. If I see your name removed as moderator, I'll know you've moved on and go chase you down on FB. lol
Bud, I am so glad you cleared the biking thing up. Like Ann, I thought this would be it until after the surgery. Should have known better with you lol. The trainer in the garage sounds like it would be better than nothing post-surgery. We would miss you if you left us altogether.
Judy hasn't be around lately. I know she was bothered when it got so slow here on the Air. I told her to wait it out but didn't mean to not post while she waited. I checked on her CarePages. It may be because she's caught up in adjusting to oxygen. I don't mean to minimize it. I came home on oxygen last Spring myself and it wasn't fun. But my SATs were also 84 and in about two or three weeks they were 88 and I was off it. That's the level below which Medicare requires you to be to pay for home oxygen. I had one big home unit with a long hose and a fairly large tank on wheels that I used when we went out. Stan just put it in the car behind me and off we went. If it was a short stop, I often left it in the car. Longer and he took it out and I wheeled it beside me. Hang in there Judy.
Have a great day everyone.
Judy in KW
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Katie, I'm so sorry I didn't respond to your moderator call. I would like to remain as a moderator as well. I'll try to go find that original call-out to respond properly.
Bruce, Tiger is Tiger Woods, am amazing golfer who took a dive when he had a very public personal scandal. I for one have been rooting for his comeback. I think he suffered enough.
Diane, I know what you mean about these last couple of losses. My hat is off to you for the volunteering you do. I can't seem to get into more than the little I do here.
Eric, I know what you mean about what our departed members would want us to do. That's one thing that has kept me hanging in.
I appreciate you all chiming in here today. It makes me feel less lonely today.
Judy in KW
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Morning All! 60 degrees in KW this morning, expected high 63. Stan is walking with a hooded sweatsuit. Ann, I'll bundle up, you enjoy lol.
I'm feeling a little low this morning. It occurred to me that I am on the edge of the lives of my friends who feel like family here. When we lose someone, it cuts deep. We come together and grieve but they have another whole life of family and friends close to them. Even those from this site who have met them have a special bond. This is why I have tried so hard to meet as many members here as I have been able: Kasey, Muriel, Lynne, Katie, Laurie, Annette, Tom and Tee. But Sandra, Ned, Patti, Stephanie and so many more I regretfully never met. So I sit on the sidelines and grieve.
Sorry, not a upbeat start to the Air. Alan where are you? I looked up your posts and you haven't checked in since Jan 12. Hope it's for good reasons not bad. Diane, haven't seen you in a few days either. Well it's the weekend. I'm not a sports fan but Ginny, I may even tune into the golf tournament now and then today to see How Tiger is doing. That is today isn't it and he is in it, isn't he lol??
Have a good day everyone.
Judy in KW
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Morning All! For a moment there I was so confused. Just for Fun, Saturday Feb 11, me--I know I forgot to open the Air. Oh yes, that was the Friday's Air post to Ann I made on 2/11. lol
I am definitely a slug. I lounged around in my chair most of the day. I did finally get up and finished sorting paperwork and arranging my office. I went to the Dell site and learned there is no docking station for my Studio 17 I just bought last year. After years of buying Dell, it was my first and huge disappointment. Bought it to watch TV in the RV. Never could because of compatibility issues. I didn't want to get into an added box situation. It appears they stopped selling it last year. What does that tell you?It's too large to haul to and from my office area so I wanted to set it up as my desktop. Determined I could still do this (hopefully) with a USB universal docking device so I ordered one off Amazon. It will arrive on Tuesday thus my motivation for getting the office together. Now I'm tired and forgot to workout. Too late. Will be sure to do it in the am.
Have a good evening everyone.
Judy in KW
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Responded to your other post. Just want to say I'm glad you were able to be with her.
Judy in KW
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I am so sorry for your loss. It seems so unfair that one so young should be taken. Only time will lessen the pain you are feeling now. Come back any time for comfort if that would help you. It's a place where everyone knows your pain.
Judy in KW
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Ann, it's really Saturday but know you'll be busy all weekend. Thought maybe you've checked the email you if a response comes to a post you are following and so will get notice on Monday.
Yes, we got the rain big time. More than 3 inches I know of. And yes, my sweater will be out. I was already chilly this morning and our coldest day should be Mon or Tue. Don't know the movie you mentioned but have a great time with those children. Sorry about the baby shower lol.
Judy in KW
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Bud, what a stupid system we have. Here you are will to go on light duty and work and they won't let you. On the other hand, we have thousands of people (over the years we've known such people personally) scamming the system because they don't want to work. I'm sorry for you but I'm sorry that it's going to interfere with your biking. You always have that record--was that last year? Going back to school sounds like a great option. BTW, the RV cleaning guy never showed. Typical for Key West.
Have a great day everyone.
Judy in KW
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Morning All! The sun is peeking out this morning but it's been gray a great deal for us this week. My weather desktop says 73, feels like 77. Don't know. Haven't been outside yet.
The evening out was nice but reminded me how hard it is now to get myself up and out for an 8 pm engagement. Am fine once I get there but....The acting was great but the play a bit disappointing. We were all expecting more humor and goodness knows I needed it.
Stan finally hired someone to wash the outside and clean the inside of the RV. It will be a one-time deal if it doesn't suit him. In the meantime, I need to get out there this morning and get things put away before he comes so the guy can clean. When we've not traveled in awhile, we gradually bring a lot of stuff in only to have to haul it back out. This is the least of the fun in traveling in style lol!
I ordered what I thought were new mite covers for my bedpillows last week. Image my surprise yesterday when UPS delivered a huge box with four pillows in it. Do I want to deal with this now? Big huge NO!
Have a good day everyone.
Judy in KW
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I was already in love with Stephanie's intelligence, wisdom and appreciation of a good latte and dessert. When she put that picture of herself when she was that sweet child, I loved that too. I also have her granola recipe and will think of her every time I make it.
Stephanie's contributions to LCSC and CancerGrace are in my mind in the league with Ned. I will miss her forever as I do Ned.
Judy in KW
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Welcome Maria. Sorry for the circumstances that bring you here. It sounds as though the military mode that works so for you are you Dad, well not so much for your Mom. I agree with the others, in addition to getting your Dad's dx, in itself a mindblowing experience, she's had to move in with you and foresee a total reversal in her financial situation. That, in itself, can be difficult as we begin to age.
Stay in touch. Let us know what they finally come up with for a definitive dx and stage. Lots of people here with lots of treatment/caregiver experiences willing to share.
Judy in KW
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Morning All! Bud, sorry about the tears in your shoulder. I can just image how hard it is for you to consider having something slow you down. Hope you employer cooperates and makes it work for you.
This post can't be anything but sad. I read the news about Stephanie here. Thanks Diane. I went to Grace and read it there, went to the Jello blog and read through to September, back to cancergrace until I could finally release the tears. I won't meet Stephanie in Washington this Spring.
Have lots to do. The new fax is sending, receiving thru email but not back through the phone line. I'll have to call them again which I am dreading.
Have a good day everyone.
Judy in KW
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Words can't express my sorrow. I pm'd her on Grace yesterday after noticing in the past few days she'd responded with support to other people but no word on how she herself was doing.When my own health issues prevented me from being in Washington last year, not meeting Stephanie was a major disappointment. I trusted I would meet her this year. I was wrong. Another very special person gone from our family.
Judy in KW
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Morning All! The days are flying by since I started sleeping in til 8 this week. Don't know what that's all about; I go to bed 9-10. I'm just going with it.
Muriel, thanks for pointing me to the aio computers. I've seen them in ads but had forgotten. Probably because I wish I'd gotten one before I bought this dell studio two years ago. It will have to be my desktop with a docking station and large monitor that I already have. I can't justify buying two computers and I really need a lighter laptop. Carrying this mega around (bought it to hook up to the RV tv that never happened because of compatibility problems). Do I understand these don't even have a tower. Sweet!
My AIO is set up, working wirelessly and the best part guys--I can use the fax without standing on a stool. Buying this baby was worth that alone! No lie, the positioning of the controls on my Brothers were just high enough that I had to stand on a stool to see what number I was dialing.
Eric, if I only bowled 90 points in US bowling, imagine how badly I could play Scottish style lol.
Have a massage at two and will try to get my office squared away before I go. Am I the only one who winds up tearing the area apart when I install a new electronic device! Oh my, what a mess.
Have a great day everyone.
Judy in KW
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Who says we are not funny--Diane I really did LAUGH OUTLOUD at your bowling story. I'm afraid I was in a bowling league a short time when I was maybe in 9th grade. What I remember is we all went and celebrated when I broke 90. For those of you who don't know about bowling scores, 90 is still really bad!
Eric, when I was doing PR work years ago, I did a TV spot where you sat with an interviewer. I was perfectly comfortable in that venue. I had to do daily radio reports, however, and was never really comforable. I think it has something to do with not being able to read the body language responses of the listener. I'm sure you did great.
Janet, I do a long chemo day too--usually around 9 to 3 or 4. I am definitely ready to go home then not stay around for a 5:30 meeting. I know you love your group but you do amaze me sometimes with how much you can do in a day. I'm really impressed.
Diane, the All-in-One is the thing that does copy, scan, print and fax. I got it because I wanted wirelesss. Since my current computer has Windows 7, it wouldn't let me share the printer like my W2000 Pro did. My desktop is about 9 yrs old now and I find I don't use it at all anymore. Problem is, my laptop is big and heavy and I have to carry it back and forth from the office to my recliner where I am right now. The AIO was really a prep before I let our company spoil me one more time with a MAC Air Laptop. What a lucky girl I am. Did I complain about all that time I spent on taxes--if so sorry lol.
Have a good evening everyone.
Judy in KW
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Morning All! Made some crazy move and lost my post.
Not funny but a feel-good story. Went to Office Max and bought a new All-In-One. The clerk put it in the cart and off I went. Do you think I thought about asking someone to come put it in the car for me? I have no problem asking for help but the people waiting for a bus were a distance from my car. I didn't feel comfortable walking over and asking. I was jockeying the cart, trying to find an angle to tip it out and into the car. With my history of miscalculations, that could have been a disaster. Just at that moment I heard "Could I help you." A gentleman from the bus stop came to the rescue. He wouldn't even take a tip. I told him he made my day.
Remember when getting new computer stuff was fun. No more. I'm dreading it--from finding out where the old one is plugged in back there behind the computer panel to working through the set-up. Stan went to town and made me promise not to move it into place til he gets home so I'd better go look things over.
Have a good day everyone.
Judy in KW
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Sounds not bad, right?
Maggie, it is right that if you have to get lung cancer, being able to have it surgically removed is not bad. It is also good that it sounds like it hasn't spread outside the right lung. Don't sell yourself short on the emotional impact though. The word can be scary, surgery can be scary, recovery can be scary. It's good to have a positive attitude but we do understand here that any LC dx is something to deal with.
Good luck with your surgery and report back when you are able.
Judy in KW
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Beautiful! You could combine them into one if you want--eliminate "survivor" and add "Hope." If you want to distinguish, you could go ahead with two.
Judy in KW
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Good Job Tee! Now to get that nasty cough taken care of. I know you're going to Ace the checkup with the perio surgeon. Will be watching for that update.
Tom, I was laying in bed last night thinking I needed to the update today and maybe poke you for a report. But here you are keeping us posted. Thanks so much.
Judy in KW