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@JoanEG you are right. I just needed that little nudge. My friend told me that emailing now or waiting till Tuesday won't change the results, but might lower my stress. I emailed them
melissa
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@BellaDonna1959 you definitely have much to be thankful for! Happy Thanksgiving! 🫶🦃🍁
JoanEG
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@Alwayslearning wow it must have been very stressful knowing your parents were in the path of Milton not to mention they must have been terrified! I’m so glad they came through safely and I hope their house and yours escaped without damage.
Enjoy your Thanksgiving! 🍁🦃🫶
JoanEG
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@Sandi6 I second @Alwayslearning the Calm App is a great tool!
JoanEG
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Hello beautiful Teal sisters,
I have good news. My bowels are moving perfectly now! I’m still very fatigued and nauseous but I’m grateful to have this issue resolved. It’s such a delicate balance.
I hope you’re all having a wonderful week. I have chemo tomorrow and then we’ll be home again. I haven’t been home this much in my entire life, but I’m really enjoying it. If I can get the energy, I want to create something for my family for Christmas. Something special for each, so I’m on Pinterest gathering ideas. I want to make a pendant from my grandmothers good silver for each of my nieces. I’ve been thinking a lot about legacy projects as well. I’m open to ideas from the group.
Love reading your posts, everyone. Thanks so much for sharing your experiences.
Take good care. Sandra 💕💕💕
Sandi6
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@itzwhatever thanks for sharing your thoughts. I think you’re right. It’s likely anemia. It’s strange though because I’m really out of it…very confused. You got a pic! I’m curious about this since I have weak veins that keep disappearing making blood work and chemo more difficult. No one has offered me one- not even at PMH.
@Alwayslearning thanks for the info about insurance. We’re hoping to get away at some point, however, my oncology team wants me to wait. I’ll be dreaming of Thailand! 🇹🇭 Also love music and the concerts you’re going to are fantastic!
I’ve been in the trial at PMH for almost 3 months now and my chemo is stable. Yahoo! I never thought I’d hear that! I was told I’d be gone by now and realize now why it’s best just to be positive about life, enjoy each day as much as possible and focus on the things I love to do and see.
@mazupardo your trip sound amazing. I’m happy you have support to travel! Have an incredible time!
@Strongwoman lovely poems you shared. I’m going to be looking for glimmers everywhere!
Sandi6
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@Sandi6 How wonderful to have the bowels moving again as per normal. I hope that continues to be that way for you.
Your plans for your special Legacy projects for Christmas sound beautiful and I am sure they will be. Making something with intent is a special endeavour and I find it is healing from the inside out. When I was done with my project, I wrapped them in plain packing paper then decorate it. I include a handmade card from Hospice with it and write a little note for the person it is intended for. It is very gratifying to see the gifts in my office done and ready to go. Knowing they will go to the person intended with no confusion. I wish you much imagination and intention as you create your Legacy projects for others. I found it very healing for myself and continue to forge on while I can. My next ones are creating an ornament for them that I hand make. I bought all the stuff last year and didn't get around to making them so this year plan on making that happen. Remember that whatever you create or come up with is right for you and those you love. There is no right or wrong when it comes to Legacy only making it your own and with meaning from yourself! 💕
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Good Afternoon Ladies!
I thought I would start our chat with this quote. I feel that we all do our very best to live a life of LOVE! If nothing else it is a gentle reminder to all of us that this is what it is all about. Our perspectives or outlooks change slightly or greatly once we are diagnosed and join this elusive club that sends us down our own personal journeys full of emotions and physical changes. It is easy to get lost sometimes. It is important to remember our support circles and be thankful for them daily. Remember at the core of the support circle is YOU! Don't get lost in some of the outer rings as time goes on. Sometimes we can start to worry about the ones supporting us and forget that we are the core and why they are all there. We must remember that it is us that need the support and encouragement from them.
This week there has been talk again about constipation and bowel movements. I will remind everyone there are several threads on this topic that you can find by typing key words into the search bar. It will pull up anything and everything that has been said on the subject. It is a real issue that affects many of us daily. Whatever tricks or tips work for you is wonderful. Remember we are all different so there is no one size fits all remedy for this. Go ahead and browse what is being said and make your own cocktail to make sure your bowels are moving as they should. It truly is a celebration when we actually have a BM and one can feel like a kid again about to get a gold star for what they did. Go ahead and celebrate it!
Some of you are in the midst of treatments and I hope they are going well with minimal side effects. I hope you are getting your rest too. Others are in the midst of awaiting to get CT scans or results and we will be here waiting on the sidelines when you are ready to share your results. Take your time and post when you are ready.
Some of you are planning some very exciting sounding trips and I hope you have a wonderful time away. Making memories and enjoying yourselves, hopefully for a brief period of time forgetting that you have this awful disease and that you are enjoying life like the rest of them out there!
I am off to a knit shop this morning to get some help with a sweater I am making my Dad because I am stuck. So it is either the pattern is wrong or I am doing something wrong. Either way I need the assistance so I can continue on with it and get it completed. In the meantime while I have been waiting to do this, I am making knitted hats for the homeless with wool given to me. I can usually do 2-3 hats in a day which is amazing. They are of different colours etc and I am excited that I am able to do this for the less fortunate especially as the weather starts to cool down. I will pick which charity cause to donate them too once I feel I have enough to share or feel I am done making them. It is something to keep my hands busy for sure while I wait stuck on this sweater. So fortunate to have the time to be able to make something like this for others.
Today I finished up changing bank account info to the new joint one I set up with hubby a few weeks ago. Now any direct debits won't be affected should anything happen to me and continue smoothly for him. Same with any monies coming in on a monthly basis. It feels so empowering to complete this last little bit of financial stuff that is so important to have in place at the end of life. Last thing anyone needs is to have their partner dealing with a frozen bank account because one didn't think ahead and be proactive about things. One less thing that has to enter his mind at any point in time and scramble to do. We all don't like thinking about these end of life chores/tidying up of things but is so important to do when one is well. Like setting up any joint accounts necessary, wills, POA's, bank accounts, etc. So empowering when completed and I can definitely say my mind is more settled now.
What have you been up to lately? Any projects? I was able to finish up 3 prompted journals for hubby and my 2 boys this week which brought me great joy. They are now wrapped and ready to go for them. One less thing hanging over my head that I wanted to get completed. Yay!
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Good afternoon @Strongwoman and everyone. After such a busy summer I’m finding it pretty quiet around here. On Monday I took part in a walk for Orange Shirt Day/Truth and Reconciliation. It was a lovey day and the turnout was amazing. We have a provincial election coming up on October 19th so I have been doing a bit of volunteering for my local candidate of choice. I’m feeling very good right now so I’m trying to get lots of things done outside before the rainy season sets in.
JoanEG
