Oh, Cathi, I have no words... (((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((Cathi)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) Hope that monster hug was gentle enough. Love, Peg V...
For the first time ever, my mother did not feel up to hosting Christmas this year, so I am...yikes!! Thirteen people, when I have china place settings for 12!! But it should be fun. My brother and...
I'm doing just peachy. This summer will be my NINE-year mark, so I'm happy about that. I ran into a woman on the elevator today at work who knew who I was and knew I'm a survivor, although I didn't...
I got it too, and found it very unsettling. There were several addressees who are no longer with us, so someone is messing with our old address information...might be worth pointing out to someone in...
It's been a long time, folks. Sorry to have been AWOL so long. I've been busy working (planning to retire soon though). Actually I'm supposed to be working from home today (taking a break right now,...
Hi, folks, long time no post! (Sorry -- I'm still working full time, that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it) Anyhow, I'm walking the 5k in this Saturday's Race for the Cure, with my DH, DD, and two...
Sounds so wonderful...the last concert I went to was Elton John, and it was FABULOUS. I bought foam ear plugs, and didn't use them, but the sound was the best I think I've ever experience for a large...
I hate that word, "abnormal." My thoughts are with you, Debbie! I hope it's a simple fix. I had an "abnormal" Pap smear last year, and they just told me to come back in three months for a second one,...
MK, I have one daughter, and that sounds exactly like how she would act. Very independent. Very frustrating for parents! So, my heartiest sympathies!!!! You're in my thoughts!! Stay warm, and stay...
Well, it's still snowing here. They were saying we're having the coldest February on record. About the robins...on the news yesterday they said that the robins that stick around in central Ohio all...
2006 was my 7-year mark, and my hair is thinner everywhere even now (good news for the legs and pits, not so good for the head). My eyelashes are the closest to being the same as before, yay!! Also...
I would love to come. May would be better for me because I'm spending a week in March at my sister's in Arizona, so I would prefer a month in between so I'm not off work so much close together (did...
My favorite is a quilted "sweatshirt jacket" made by my talented sister (also a two-time BC survivor). She takes a sweatshirt, disassembles it, makes a pieced jacket, and uses the sweatshirt as...
Hi, Cathi...sorry to be awol so long. I do check in occasionally, but seeing this post, I just HAD to respond. I'm so sorry you have to go through this. At least they were watching you closely for a...
Ditto on the wonderful name. I would love to have grandchildren to spoil, but not just yet since my two are still in college, LOL. Congrats, Lauri, and have a wonderful grammy time! Love, Peg...
OMG, I haven't seen Peg Gray (she's Pegzilla #1, you know) in a LONG time. Do you suppose we could convince her to come visit us if we can get a gathering put together???? I am totally clueless about...
Hello everyone! I'm FINISHED with class work. Just waiting to get my grades (assuming that I did okay on my final paper, LOL), and then graduation is May 21. Yep, on Mothers Day. I'd LOVE it if we...
Great news, Gail! Get that camera warmed up and ready, we want to see PICTURES! Love, Peg...
All my hair is thinner than before, but my eyelashes seem to be longer, go figure. The advantage is that I don't need to pluck my eyebrows, because I no longer have any sign of a unibrow. And the...
Cathi, and I wish we could each take away a little of your pain and share it among ourselves, and make you feel better. I know we would all be more than happy to do that. I keep the pink feather that...
Thanks to those who have responded...and I'd love a few more !! These are my questions... Are there any products you buy specifically because the manufacturer supports breast cancer research? Does...
Hello, Dear Di !! I'm so sorry to hear about your mother. And about your lesion, too. It sounds like the laser removal won't be too invasive, though. My thoughts are with you! Your surgery is the day...
I have been really busy for the last couple of years, working full time and going to school in the evenings toward my Masters degree in Marketing and Communication. I haven't had much opportunity to...
Hi everybody, sorry to have been absent....been very very busy. I do try to log on just to read posts about once a week, but I'm sure I'm missing LOTS. I ran across an article on changes in...
That was rude of me, going on about my DD....I forgot to tell Annette that I CAN'T BELIEVE Jordan is six already. Didn't I just hear you talking about toilet training????? Peg...
Yeah, we took my "baby" to college today....no tears from any of us, but I'm feeling it already. Poor Sara also just broke up with her boyfriend of almost two years, so she's got that also. Hope they...
I'm still here!!! I also can only skim the board occasionally. I'm taking classes at night, working on a Masters in Marketing and Communication, so I'm pretty busy. I'll be done with that craziness...
Cathi, you dear, sweet person...do whatever feels right. If you're not up to demanding the $600, it's only money. But I hope you have a nice big glass of wine at lunch, and go back into that...
OMG, that is TOO funny. Yes, I remember that bus very well, since I was sitting right next to you with my chin on the floor of the bus. I was SO impressed. Thanks for a good laugh! Love, Peg...
Cathi, we are here for you to commiserate with anytime you want. You certainly have good reason, and we understand totally. Hang in there, and I hope you feel better very very soon. Love, Peg...
Luci, I'm so glad to read that your diabetes is a "pork chop bone"!!!! You don't need anything else to complicate your life. Love, Peg...
And now for your Marketing 101 lecture.... Every product has a "life cycle"...and when a product hits the stage called "maturity" (meaning its been selling well for a while) they sometimes decide to...
Gail, I went through some of that myself. After three years of taking my temperature, charting my cycles, and being disappointed monthly, I had a laparoscopy. They found the problem (in my case,...
Oh, CR@P, SH#T, and all of the other words I can't type for fear of getting banned from the Internet. This s*cks big time. Cathi is the LAST person who should be going through this. She has helped so...
Well said!!! How the heck are you, Di????? I'm sorry to have been so out of touch, but I have been mucho busy. I'm working on my masters degree, and it's hard to be student when I'm old enough to be...
Congratulations on your milestone! I hit my six-year mark in June. Glad to hear some GOOD NEWS!!!! Love, Peg...
The first week of June isn't good for me. My dd is graduating from high school on June 4. Thanks, Mia, for working on this! Let me know if there is anything I can do to help (although my time is...
I haven't checked in for a while, and I was saddened and shocked to see about Becky. Please send me your address (I probably have it somewhere, but I have no idea where). So sad, so sad. Love, Peg V...
My onc prescribed something she called "swish and swallow." The pharmacist mixed it up from several OTC ingredients. It didn't taste too bad, and worked for a while...it made everything numb! I think...
{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{CATHI}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} Hope that this treatment goes better than the Taxol! Sounds like it will, based on the other posts. Love you lots, Peg...
Sorry to be AWOL so long. Yes, I'm going to school (getting masters in Marketing and Communication), working full time, trying to get my DD into college.....very busy. Candy, I tried to return your...
Ohio has been slammed. First there was snow (we got about 8", but parts of northern Ohio got as much as 36", just ask Cathi!!!)...then we had ice, which froze the surface of the snow hard enough to...
I'll grab a pinkie, okay???...
Congratulations on 5 years !!!! I hit that mark last summer. It feels good, doesn't it??? Love, Peg...
{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{LUCI}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} Luci, my wonderful friend, my thoughts are with you. I have a friend that bought an inflatable punching-bag toy, and when she gets really angry, she...
Let's all raise a glass of wine and munch a Cheeto or two in Susan's honor! We all loved her, who wouldn't?? Hope she's in the 62-degree section of Heaven! (Remember how cold she kept our suite,...
Luci, tell your second opinion onc to look for something kind of t-shaped....like a pork chop bone, right???? So glad to hear the initial dx is good, but sad you had to get that surgery word thrown...