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5/21/13 11:42 P

Snuzsuz, that is great news. I am so happy for you.

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5/21/13 9:41 P

Today was a very productive day. Did 2..24 mile walking with WATP . Also did 60 min of house cleaning.

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5/21/13 7:10 P

GREAT NEWS Snuz.

I had a pretty good day starting with a good morning workout. Work has been rather slow but it sounds like things are going to get busy fairly quickly in the next few weeks.

Take care everyone!

Julie

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5/21/13 6:34 P

1HARMONY2U!

I got the results of my CT scan and the new tumor is just scar tissue from the radiation treatment last year! woohoo! I feel like I can breathe again! I have been so depressed and just laying in bed day after day thinking I was going to have to go through treatment again, and today, I have been up and about, doing normal things! I still had to take a nap, but I feel so much better mentally:)

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5/20/13 9:15 P

My thoughts and prayers are going out to the people of Oklahoma.

Take care everyone!

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5/20/13 8:03 P

Hi everyone...just back from a weekend in Port Elgin with my mom. It was like summer - hot, humid...loads of tourists on the beach! It was nice to see her, but we eat far too much - way more than normal. I try to walk more too, but it's just not the same. my stomach now feels bloated and I need to get back to normal!

Snuz - glad you're able to get up and go to work.

shari - we're waiting for the thunderstorms all along the lake huron shoreline I have to go to Sarnia tomorrow for work, so I'm hoping they will have blown through already!

Welcome back Michelle. good luck with the eating habits. I could use some of your motivation!

take care everybody and have a lovely week!

debra

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5/20/13 4:14 P

Glad to see you back Michelle!

It was rainy and thundering here this afternoon. We were under a severe thunderstorm warning a couple of times, but all we got in my area was some heavy rain. We are still under a watch til 8pm.

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5/20/13 3:34 P

Afternoon all Thought I d drop by .. Ive been missing from spark need to get my eating habits under control, just dx pre diabetic, a result of past year have not been able to exercise do to severe spinal stenosous and degenerative discs.. ouch.

Hope to be on more if only to log in my carbs and calories.

Cheers all

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5/20/13 10:47 A

Hi everyone. Julie I know what you mean about not getting online with Sparks. I think its an issue with Sparks not with the storms. They do work on the site and tell people that they are working on it although I haven't seen them do that in a while. You might contact them and see if they have been. They get back with you. You send a letter to support@sparkpeople.com when writing a letter to them.
My surgery went well. They found out I don't have Acid Reflux like they thought since my esaphagus keeps spasm and there's no acid in my stomach or throat. I also had a problem with my colon backing up so I"ll have to eat 5 small meals a day. I'll just have to try that for that problem and they think a pill will take care of the other problem which will relax my throat. I also get my shot today so hopefully I'll be off oxygen soon. The pill is to build up my immunity system.
Storms hitting all around us but thankfully we didn't have any tornadoes in the area.
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5/19/13 9:23 P

Had a good day. Did 1 mile on WATP and .79 just walking. The sun was out and went out to my garden to check on it. Wind is picking up tonight.

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5/19/13 3:48 P

This article about the technical difficulties was posted in a couple of days ago: www.sparkpeople.com/blog/blog.asp?post=spa
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There was a fire near their server and they had to shut down for awhile, but fortunately, no one was hurt in the fire.

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5/19/13 9:41 A

Having a nice weekend. The weather is beatiful. I did my first run outside this morning. I went two miles in 30 min. Now I need to get some breakfast and then get laundry going.

I hope everyone is doing well.

Take care!

Julie

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5/19/13 7:15 A

UTAHWI !

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5/19/13 6:59 A

Shari, sounds like you have a great nephew and niece!
Julie, the other night I couldn't get on SP for the longest time either. It kept saying they were having technical difficulties. That's probably not the case for you though or you would have got that message too. Maybe it was the storm?
I am working at 6am again this morning. It's nice getting up early and getting home early:)

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5/18/13 5:37 P

Good afternoon!
Weekend has been nice here so far.
My niece came over and weeded my flower bed in the front of the house, it really needed it, and she mowed the lawn for me. Later my nephew came over and used the trimmer around the yard.

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5/18/13 12:34 P

Hello everyone. Things have been going fine around here but I haven't been able to get on to Spark people in the evenings it has taken me 2 hours and then haven't been able to post. It seems to work fine on the weekends.

We had a bad storm go through last week. Most of the damage was in town and north of us where several large trees were blown over. We were out in it because we had a pen blow over and were concerned about the sheep. They were all OK.

Looking forward to a relaxing weekend.

Take care everyone.

Julie

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5/18/13 7:08 A

LANCE992!

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5/17/13 9:17 P

It has been cool here all day,only in the 70's, but as usual, I spent the day in bed. I have to work tomorrow and Sunday so at least I will get out of bed for that!

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5/17/13 8:31 P

It has been raining here all day. The power went out last night till around 7:30 this morning.

Did get in 1.35 miles today.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Debra....

Have a safe trip

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5/17/13 12:33 P

snuz - thinking of you and wishing you well.

It's a long weekend up here, so I'm heading north to see my mother. will not be on line at all, so I hope everyone has a great weekend!

debra

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5/17/13 9:50 A

Walked 1.5 miles. Did a 8 min sp boot camp. Couldn't post last night as we had no power. Just got back 15 min ago.

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5/17/13 1:56 A

Thank you all for your prayers!!!

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5/15/13 10:28 P

good night all...debra

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5/15/13 9:40 P

only got in 27 min, but did .92 miles. Relaxed most of the day & did things with my DH

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5/15/13 4:35 P

SNUZ, sending up prayers for you; hope the cough is something easily treatable and nothing to do with the cancer.

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5/15/13 2:58 P

SNUZSUZ.....

I am praying for you. & you will be on my prayer chain.

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5/14/13 10:22 P

They called and scheduled the CT scan for the 20th, and then I will have a PET scan on July 1st. The new tumor was less than 1 cm in January, so we'll see if it has grown any since then. I have developed a really bad cough that is different than any I've had before. It's not from a cold or anything. The doctor was a little concerned about it. I wish I would eat right and exercise again! I was really healthy when I went through chemo and radiation last time. If I have to do it again, I'm not very healthy at all now, comparatively.

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5/14/13 7:59 P

Ida - your garden sounds wonderful.

Shari - glad your blood counts were fine.

I'm back from a trip to London (Ontario) to do a witness prep.

going to lie down - for some reason, driving exhausts me!

Take care everybody..debra

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5/14/13 5:34 P

I posted on Jean's page yesterday too; hopefully we will here from her soon.

I had my chemo today, my blood counts were good today!

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5/13/13 9:05 P

had a quiet and good day today. Did some shopping & planted some more veggies in my garden. Did manage 52 min of walking & 1.58 miles.

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5/13/13 4:52 P

I posted on her page and noticed others have been asking about her, and I have not had a response. I sure hope she is okay!
I spent the evening watching the finale of survivor with my son and then had to go to work. It was a great show but was 3 hours long and I had to leave for work before it was over:)

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5/12/13 8:03 P

Had a quiet Mother's Day. Watched golf most of day. Did get 0.71 miles in 24 min.

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5/12/13 5:44 P

Jean is on the Chair Exercise team that I am on and we haven't heard from her there too.
Hope all the missing members are doing ok, and that the reason they haven't posted is that they are busy and not ill.

Happy Mother's Day to the moms!

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5/11/13 11:38 P

Anyone heard from Jean? We are missing quite a few members here lately! What about Amy or Destiny or some of the others? I hope they are all doing okay!

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5/11/13 9:30 P

In between raindrops I was able to get in more lettuce and broccoli and a few head of cabbage. The onions are coming along great with all the rain!

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5/11/13 9:10 P

DH rototilled a small area of the yard so I could put a garden in. Plus bought me 3 Azaleas for the front oh the house all for Mother's Day.

I got 3 potatoes in the ground that I had planted out front, Transferred today.I had started some pepper plants from seeds in the house that I took out of the peppers and dried and then planted. Not sure what color as I kind of mixed red, yellow orange & green in my bag and pulled some out. They came up and were about 2.5 inches. They got planted. I am going to get some radish, cucumbers seeds to plant. I also have 2 red delish apple trees starts that are about 3 inches right now. May get some green onion & cherry tomato seeds to go in.

Have a great Mother's Day to all the mothers out there.

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5/11/13 7:55 P

13 000 steps - even though all we did was shopping and puttering around.

off to have a quiet rest...have a good evening...debra


julie - your lambs sound so cute!

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5/11/13 7:38 P

The only thing I looked at just now, was your post, Julie. It sounds like you had a very busy day, Julie. It also sounds like you brought much joy and smiles to some young boys who were able to feed the sheep, and then got the opportunity to pet one of the baby lambs.
I "Hope" everyone I've come to know on this team are doing okay .
I wish everyone a good night, and to all those Mom's, may God bless each of you and your day tomorrow. "Happy Mother's Day" Tomorrow!

Janis

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5/11/13 5:15 P

I am having a nice Saturday! I went to Lady's Day Away today and sewed and visited with friends. Then when I got home another friend brought her three grandsons over to see the lambs. I think they had fun feeding the sheep some corn. I caught one of the babies so they should pet her. Even at a few weeks old you can feel the lanolin from the wool.

We are settling in for a quiet evening. I have a few quilts that need binding sewed on so I will work on those and watch TV.

Take care everyone.

Julie

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5/11/13 4:20 P

It's rainy and cool here too, and now the wind is getting gusty. We also have a freeze watch out through Monday morning. It could get down to 28°F tonight.

I'm having a quiet day at home, got caught up on the laundry today.

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5/11/13 12:35 P

good morning everybody.

it's grey, rainy, and cool here again. we will do some puttering around the house and some shopping, but other than that we will most likely have a quiet day.

I hope everyone is well...debra

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5/10/13 8:38 P

Have a good weekend everyone

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5/10/13 5:00 P

Good afternoon!
It's much cooler here today, but we are getting some much needed rain.
My best friend came over today and helped me with some cleaning, I really appreciated her doing that.

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5/10/13 10:45 A

When I redid my garden for this year I found a red potato in the ground with one shoot coming off of it, so I replanted it, and now it is growing like crazy! It is already in the 90's here so my garden is really taking off!

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5/9/13 8:24 P

Glad that everyone had a good day today. I did also, DH & I worked in the yard today. I got my pepper plants into pots as they are up to 3" in the house. When I was transferring I found 2 Apple tree seed that had started to grow. I had given up on then & threw some pepper seed in the containers. I didn't realize it took so long for the apple ones to start. Now I will see how they all do.

I did walk 1.52 miles today.

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5/9/13 7:04 P

Hi everyone,

I have been having computer issues so haven't been able to post. It is still being really slow but I made it on tonight.

Not to much has been happening around here.

Take care!

Julie

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5/9/13 8:58 A

Thanks for the positive thoughts everyone.

Congrats on the good doctors visit and that walking.

off to work...have a really good day...debra

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5/8/13 8:19 P

My DR visit went well. Test came out almost OK. She was happy at where they were.

Did 1.09 miles today

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5/8/13 7:35 P

I also can relate to that. Running on empty is not good. Hope we all can get filled back up with energy.

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5/8/13 4:19 P

I can relate to that Debra. Hope you feel better soon.

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5/8/13 3:52 P

I'm OK - thanks Snuz...just one of those days that happen from time to time. I'm just tired, and running on empty!

Hope everyone is well..debra

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5/8/13 6:08 A

Hope you're feeling better Debra:)

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5/7/13 8:21 P

Hi - feeling blue...time to rest...debra

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5/7/13 6:01 P

Hi everyone! Just wanted to check in and see how everyone is doing?

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5/7/13 6:00 P

That is beautiful Ida.


I was supposed to have chemo today, but my white blood counts were too low, so they will try next week instead.

My best friend took me to get my hair cut today. My hair is fine and straight, and when it gets too long, I can't do anything with it but put it up in a ponytail. I got a few inches cut off; now it just barely touches my shoulders, and I got a few layers in it and side swept bangs, I like it. It looks a lot thicker now.

Then we went to Lowes and I got a couple of hanging baskets for my porch, one is pink and white fuchias and the other is a Calibrachoa, a trailing plant that looks like mini petunias, and they are pink.

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5/6/13 6:48 P

Lovely Ida...such a wonderful message.

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5/6/13 3:34 A

That's beautiful! I also shared it on Facebook, I thought it was so good:)

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5/5/13 8:50 P

This was from one of my other teams. I thought it was worth passing on.



Vincent Van Gogh —"Old Woman of Arles " — 1888
Van Gogh Museum , Amsterdam .

A LIFE WELL LIVED


When an old lady died in the geriatric ward of a small hospital near Dundee , Scotland , it was believed that she had nothing left of any value.
Later, when the nurses were going through her meager possessions, they found this poem. Its quality and content so impressed the staff that copies were made and distributed to every nurse in the hospital. One nurse took her copy to Ireland . The old lady’s sole bequest to posterity has since appeared in the Christmas edition of the News Magazine of the North Ireland Association for Mental Health.
And now this little old Scottish lady, with seemingly nothing left to give to the world, is the author of this simple, yet eloquent, poem that is traveling the world by Internet. Goes to show that we all leave "SOME footprints in time".....
A Crabby Old Woman
What do you see, nurses ….. What do you see?
What are you thinking ….. When you’re looking at me?
A crabby old woman ….. Not very wise?
Uncertain of habit ….. With faraway eyes?
Who dribbles her food ….. And makes no reply,
When you say in a loud voice ….. “I do wish you’d try!”
Who seems not to notice ….. The things that you do,
And forever is losing ….. A stocking or shoe?
Who, resisting or not ….. Lets you do as you will,
With bathing and feeding ….. The long day to fill?
Is that what you’re thinking?? ….. Is that what you see??
Then open your eyes, nurse ….. You’re not looking at me.
I’ll tell you who I am ….. As I sit here so still,
As I do at your bidding ….. As I eat at your will.
I’m a small child of ten ….. With a father and mother,
Brothers and sisters ….. Who love one another.
A young girl of sixteen ….. With wings on her feet
Dreaming that soon now ….. A lover she’ll meet.
A bride soon at twenty ….. My heart gives a leap,
Remembering the vows ….. That I promised to keep.
At twenty-five now ….. I have young of my own,
Who need me to guide ….. And a secure happy home.
A woman of thirty ….. My young now grown fast,
Bound to each other ….. With ties that should last.
At forty, my young sons ….. Have grown and are gone,
But my man’s beside me …..To see I don’t mourn
At fifty once more ….. Babies play round my knee,
Again we know children ….. My loved one and me.
Dark days are upon me ….. My husband is dead,
I look at the future ….. I shudder with dread.
For my young are all rearing …..Young of their own ,
And I think of the years ….. And the love that I’ve known.
I’m now an old woman ….. And nature is cruel;
Tis jest to make old age ….. Look like a fool.
The body, it crumbles ….. Grace and vigor depart,
There is now a stone ….. Where I once had a heart.
But inside this old carcass ….. A young girl still dwells,
And now and again ….. My battered heart swells.
I remember the joys ….. I remember the pain,
And I’m loving and living ….. Life over again.
I think of the years ….. All too few, gone too fast,
And accept the stark fact ….. That nothing can last.
So open your eyes, people ….. Open and see,
Not a crabby old woman ….. Look closer …. see, ME!!

Remember this poem when you next meet an older person whom you might unthinkingly brush aside without remembering that there's young soul that still lives within them ... for we will all, one day, be there, too!
~ Author Unknown

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5/5/13 8:42 P

Today was a beautiful day. 70 degrees. It is my rest day but being I wear my pedometer all the time I did 1.34 miles in 42.20 min. Tonight it is raining & windy & the temp has dropped down to 49 degrees.

Hope everyone had a good weekend.

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5/5/13 5:05 P

Julie, I love your new profile pic!

We are still enjoying a nice stretch of good weather here; it's 75° and sunny right now.

After I got home from church my niece came over and mowed the lawn for me.

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5/5/13 12:19 P

hi everyone...lovely day again...it will be a day of rest for me.

hope everyone has a very nice day...debra

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5/5/13 9:56 A

Having a good weekend. Our weather has warmed up and we have let all the ewes with their lambs out in the pasture. The barn is open of they need to get out of the weather.

I am almost done quilting the last of several charity quilts. Our quill donates quilts to a few day care centers that have homeless kids, so I have been going trough my scrapes to see what I can come up with. It has been fun. Plus I really haven't had to spend any money by using scrapes for tops, batting and backing. I am getting low for backing and am out of big enough pieces for batting.

Take care everyone!

Julie

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5/4/13 5:36 P

Hope, I just happened on this chat room. I noticed you are having trouble getting your SP mail. I fought to get mine for a couple years and finally changed it to gmail. Suddenly I was actually getting things from my teams. Prior to that I kept getting the "send no email" because CenturyLink blocks anything they think might be spam and lets the actual spam through.

I am at 7 years remission.from uterine and ovarian cancer. I have a CT scan coming up, but the Oncologist doesn't think there is any return of my cancer.

Hope that all are doing well.

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5/4/13 5:09 P

Well not much going on. Hopefully things will pan out soon. Its still cold outside. Everyone is wearing their coats right now. Its supposed to warm up either Sun. or Mon. The rest of the week should be in the 70's. We're all waiting for it. Well I should be online more next week. I'm still not getting any emails from Spark People. Nothing. I have to search for it to get online. If anyone has any suggestions I'd love to hear from you. Hope

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5/4/13 11:10 A

good morning everyone...it's a lovely day here.

julie the lambs are so cute and the pole barn sound interesting.

Ida - hope you feel better soon.

I'm off to do groceries, walk my dog, and then my daughter is having a surprise birthday party for her husband, so we will go to that this evening.

I hope everyone has a wonderful day...debra

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5/3/13 8:56 P

Snuz a pole barn is a metal barn built with poles used for the framing, most of the metal barns around here are pole barns.

I had a pretty good day. It was cold and dreary but no snow!

Looking forward to a quite weekend. It is supposed to warm up and quit raining. I am hoping to get out and go through my flower pots and try to figure out what I have and what I want to do for flowers this summer.

Well, I think I am off to relax and read a bit before bed.

Take care everyone.

Julie

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5/3/13 8:54 P

Today I managed to squeeze out 2.17 miles. I really wasn't feeling that great. I am stuffed up today & have a slight fever. The sun was out, but we had some high winds today.

Everyone have a great weekend.

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5/3/13 6:11 P

Julie, I loved seeing the pics of the lambs.

Hope, hope your surgery goes well and you have a speedy recovery.

My niece and nephew were over this afternoon. They raked my yard and got my outdoor furniture out of the shed.

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5/3/13 4:58 P

Just popping in for a bit. We had snow last night which is unusual for Missouri. It hasn't happened like this in over 120 years. We usually get tornado's. I got caught in a bind today and wanted to tell you they're planning out patient surgery for my throat so that should be cleared up soon. I hope to be off oxygen soon. Hope

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5/3/13 3:54 P

BETRRT84!
Thank you all for your well wishes!
What is a pole barn, by the way? Just curious:)

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5/2/13 9:38 P

Welcome to the team BETRR84. This is a great team!

Snuz, I hope you feel better soon and sorry to hear about the new tumor.

Shari, I hope things go well for your mom.

I will keep everyone in prayers.

Our lambing season has come to an end, our four ewes have all delivered healthy babies. I posted a blog with pictures.

We signed the contact for building our new pole barn. It will be July before they start.

Our weather has dropped back down to the 40 but at least we didn't get any snow!

Looking forward to a great weekend!

Take care everyone!

Julie

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5/2/13 8:22 P

Welcome BETRRT84 - it sounds like you've had a very difficult journey. So glad you're able to join us and feel like doing something. we all struggle daily with aches, pains, fatigue, and other cancer related symptoms, but I find it a very positive group. I agree with Shari that it's a great group of ladies.

Shari -glad to hear your mom's still in the treatable stage - all the best to both of you.

Once again - congrats to Ida - wonderful job!!

Have a good evening...debra

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5/2/13 5:59 P

Welcome to the team BETRRT84, it sounds like you have been through a lot with the cancer. You've joined a great group of ladies here!

Snuz, I'm sorry to hear about the tumor; I'll pray that the small tumor is ALL there is; hope the PET scan brings good news.

My mom had a good appointment with the kidney specialist; I wrote about it in my blog, but to make a long story short, it sounds very much like it's still in the treatable stage and that she will be ok.

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5/1/13 11:55 P

Hi People,

This is my first time on this team page and it is also my first time joining anything group that is cancer related. I was diagnosed Dec 2006 with F.A.P. A quick background - intestinal blockage dec 06 was cancer. 2007 had chemo and radiation. 2008 had a few spots removed from my liver. 2009 second round of chemo. 2010 had biopsy done on my lung (clear) and 2 months later had my large intestine removed (source of my cancer). 2010 third time round for chemo - for desmoid tumor in my gut - lasted 1 1/2 years. Now they are monitoring the tumor it is noncancerous but related to my cancer.
During the treatments I've gained a lot of weight and now I'm focusing on loosing it. I've got a long way to go but hoping to stay focused this time.

thanks