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  1. Happy Thursday Everyone :) Friday is just around the corner!

    Good news on the scan Diane. Scans are so stressful and having a good one is great! Keep up the good work!

    Janet...getting the bird cage is the first step. Now I know your husband will agree!

    It's still cold here. Had snow flurries yesterday and have more coming in today. ughhhh

    I'm heading out this afternoon to get my hair colored. Looking at those grey roots always reminds me of how old I'm getting. Well, the wrinkles too but coloring my hair is cheaper than a face lift right? :lol:

    Have a good day all!

  2. Hi everyone! Snow is still coming down and apparently it will continue for a couple more days. I too am so ready for some warm weather.

    Janet...I hope you do talk your husband into a bird. That would be really nice for you. My son had one of those and he just loved her. I myself not so much since he let her leave her cage anytime she wanted and it was ME who had to clean up the bird poop all over his room. Needless to say, she didn't like me too much since I would put her back into her cage, yell at her and lock the door! LOL I had forgotten about that and now I'm having a good laugh :)

    Well, we are headed out soon. Going over to Russ's Mom's house to eat. She is a great cook but she fry's a lot and uses lard. So....think I'll stick with the non fattening things.

    Enjoy the day everyone!

    Janet?????Today is Wednesday isn't it? LOL

  3. Clare....I myself know what a toll it can take on you when you're unable to talk and vent your feelings. Watching a loved one endure cancer will take it's toll on you as well. You must also think of yourself during this time and please please please talk to anyone, including us how you're feeling. I was so alone and had no one except my friends here at lcsc and I can honestly say, they truly saved me from going insane.

    Share with us anytime! ((hugs))

  4. I understand and respect your Mom's decision just as you do. It's very difficult to endure the many side effects of chemo for her no doubt. I remember when my husband was undergoing treatment. Sometimes I think the treatment for some is actually worse than the cancer itself. No doubt there are some who will disagree with me but I understand. Best wishes for your mom and yes, I agree with Randy on making sure she has no pain. ((hugs))

  5. Hi everyone! It's about 30 degrees here today but we had a LOT of snow yesterday. More than I have seen since I arrived in Illinois two years ago. I never left the house yesterday and just watched through the windows. The highway in front of our house is 55mph and people were driving about 20mph :( I did however go out today for a few min or so....it is not pleasant out there at all!

    I have a big pot of chicken noodle soup cooking on the stove and the house smells wonderful. Best thing about winter to me is "soups".

    I wish I had my camera this morning when I took the dog outside. He slipped a couple times on the icy section outside the door and when he finally made it over to the snow he was running though it like he was insane. His poor

    little legs were buried in snow and he was trying to find "just the right spot to pee" and had his entire face covered! lol

    Hope everyone is safe and warm :)

  6. Hi everyone! Hope your all enjoying the holiday :) It's so cold and windy here I decided to just stay in the house, do some cleaning and of course play on facebook!

    Weather report here says that we have a large amount of snow arriving around Thursday. Ughhhh I am really tired of all this cold and not being able to play out side with my flowers.

    Russ's son and grandson are coming over today for a visit. They are really sweet and little Chase is a joy to play with :)

    Sampson is still having his accidents on the carpet. I'm thinking that perhaps when the weather is better he will improve but until then I have the carpet cleaner full and ready at all times! LOL

  7. I'm sorry to hear that your Dad's port got infected. My husband had a port but never had any problems with it. In addition to getting his chemo through the port they had me giving him infusions of antibiotics through it and they stressed the importance of sterilizing each time.

    Please let us know how things go ((hugs))

  8. Hi everyone! Yes, I remember how busy this topic used to be and I hope it will pick up again soon :)

    Went out to dinner last night. Jumbo shrimp....it was really good. Best part of the dinner though was a nice glass of wine to go with it!

    It's really cold today. Daytime high is only going to reach 27 degrees. I sure will be glad when winter is over and I can start planting again and mowing. I love that!

    Our dog Sampson is still having issues with the house training. I am so tired of cleaning the carpet :( I don't know what we're doing wrong. I would assume he would be fully trained by now. Anyone have any ideas? He's 10 months old and he will use the puppy pads at night to pee, but wants to poop on the carpet. yuck!

    Well, hope everyone has a good week end :)

  9. I know there are many of you out there! And I also know that being a caregiver you need a lot of emotional support. It's a difficult time and I too lived it.

    Please join us here and post any questions or concerns you have. I would like to help if I can....as many others are too :)

    You are "not alone" ((hugs))

  10. Janet.....I'm certainly glad you don't have to go out into all that snow. I'm still a Calif city girl and I'm not used to snow. We've had some here in Illinois yes, but nothing like what you have. I'm terrified at the idea of driving in it, plus people are always telling me about black ice and the danger of that! We have two deep freezers in the garage with lot's of food in case something like that should happen here.

    Today is Russ's Birthday so yesterday I put a cake in the oven and he kept commenting on how good it smelled. When I took it out to cool before finishing ( making it a poke cake with vanilla pudding) he says to me.....nothing like a slice of warm cake ya know......well, needless to say I was only able to finish half of a cake! lol

    He is going out to his parents today for supper so I won't have to cook I hope. I don't enjoy going to his parents too much because his dad loves to challenge people and argue. Always has to be "right". I'm not used to being around people who raise their voices and argue so I'm gonna stay home and play on the computer :) Nice and quiet....yummmm

    Well, hope everyone has a nice day and stay warm :)

  11. I'm so sorry to hear about your Mom. No doubt that depression is normal when this kind of diagnosis is made. If she doesn't want to take medication for this that's okay. Perhaps she will re consider another time.

    I'm happy that you found this community here. There are so many wonderful people and a wealth of information as well. If you have not yet read our other forums I certainly encourage you to do so.

    Please feel free to post anytime you wish. Ask away or vent your emotions as well.

    Keep us updated and I wish the best for you and your Mom ((hugs))

  12. So sorry to hear about your dad but I am happy you found lcsc. Please browse our forms and read about others who have dealt with this awful disease we all hate.

    I agree about the tarceva. It does indeed cause rashes that can become very annoying.

    Feel free to post away and ask all the questions you want. You can also share your feelings and how you are dealing as well. ((hugs))

  13. Hi! WOW Diane, I didn't know prednisone gave people energy! Maybe I should get some. LOL

    I know what you mean about picky eaters. I have the same problem here. I still cook food "California" style I guess you might say and everyone in Illinois eats food fried in lard. I can't accept that for myself and even though I will cook with lard for them I won't eat it myself. I like to cook, but it seems since it's healthy food they don't want it. I should just stop all together I think sometimes :(

    Temps here last night dropped below zero and only about 17 degrees this afternoon. No snow though so I guess I can live with it.

    For the Sunday game I don't plan on watching it. I'm sure Russ will so I'll just play on the computer or read a book I guess.

    Have a nice week end everyone!

  14. Clare,

    When my husband was on chemo he didn't want to eat either. He didn't care much for the ensure supplement drinks but I would blend them for him with different kinds of fruits and even ice cream. It made a big difference and he actually enjoyed them. Perhaps you might want to try that. Also, try to keep plenty of water in her as well.

    Let us know how it goes (((hugs)))

  15. Has Anyone heard about this?

    The Catalan Institute of Oncology in Barcelona, Spain has recently presented the results of a new technique for treating lung cancer, one of the most widespread cancers, especially in men. It is ultra- precise radiotherapy, able to target a very high dose of radiation with maximum accuracy even in very small lung tumors, without damaging the surrounding healthy tissues. The main advantage of this technique is that is synchronized with the breath. The lung is normally very difficult to treat with radiotherapy because it moves when breathing.

    “First of all, we have the advantage that the patient is not operated on. And then, instead of seven weeks continuously, the treatment is done in a few, short sessions, and it is over at the most in two weeks,” says the head of Oncology at Bellvitige hospital, Dr. Ferran Guedea.

    Scientists plan to use this technique in patients that cannot be treated surgically, because of their age or the increased risk caused by other pathologies.

    “In the past, only 30 percent of the patients treated with conventional techniques gained an extra 2 years. Now we obtain a 70-80 percent survival rate,” says Dr. Arturo Navarro.

    The new technique has already been tested in more than 70 patients since 2008 and the results seem encouraging.

    “When they told him that he had this illness, then the doctor got to work, and well…. now it is as if he never had anything,” said one delighted wife who had feared she was about to lose her husband.

    Thanks to the encouraging results, scientists want to extend the technique to other types of tumors, such as liver, bone, or prostate tumors.

  16. Perhaps your family is in denial regarding your health? It's hard to know unless you have a heart to heart talk with them. Maybe you could talk to them both over dinner and explain that you wish they would help you more. Are you seeing things that need to be cleaned that aren't that important to them? From my experience I was a fanatic about my house and my husband never noticed those kinds of things?

  17. Hi everyone! Hope you're having a good day.

    Ohhhh it's so cold here! Wind and rain with snow expected tomorrow with a low of 10 degrees :(

    Our pup Sampson had a bubble bath yesterday and a blow dry. He looks so much better. Still fighting with a few episodes of going potty in the house but a big improvement. I tried posting a picture of him in the photo section but it kept failing. I'll try again soon.

    Don't plan on leaving the house for the next few days with this cold but I stocked up on lot's of food. I just love cooking this time of year :)

    Having a blast with a new game on Fb....don't thnk I'll ever catch up to Randy though. I think he has a secret he hasn't shared with me. Randy darlin????? Please spill?? LOL

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