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[Shadav]

Bwahahaha so when we're both old and grey and senile and still single we're getting married


The Forgotten One

"There's a fine line between happy and crazy; I'm not sure which side of the line I'm on today!" ~ Shadav

 

[kathi17]

My parents live about 1 hour and 30 minutes from me. I plan to go and stay for some days around X-Mas to spend time and help out.
I love the idea of sending funny pictures Thank you for sharing a part of your story. I really appreciate your comforting words. Both you and Licsious have made me feel better....provided me encouragement So, thank you

Spending the days around Christmas with them will help all of you get used to the idea, and doing traditional holiday things together will help keep things normal. With all of you together, there will be less time to feel sad and lonely. Enjoy this Christmas with your dad, and fill it with lots of happiness in spite of the uncertainties.

 

[wvducklady]

Spending the days around Christmas with them will help all of you get used to the idea, and doing traditional holiday things together will help keep things normal. With all of you together, there will be less time to feel sad and lonely. Enjoy this Christmas with your dad, and fill it with lots of happiness in spite of the uncertainties.

I will enjoy my xmas with my family I know this may sound silly, but i really appreciate your advice.

 

[Dino.Spinelli]

Bwahahaha so when we're both old and grey and senile and still single we're getting married


The Forgotten One

"There's a fine line between happy and crazy; I'm not sure which side of the line I'm on today!" ~ Shadav

Sounds good to me LOL

 

[kathi17]

I will enjoy my xmas with my family I know this may sound silly, but i really appreciate your advice.

It doesn't sound silly. Your life has changed overnight, and it always helps to hear from someone who has been through it.

 

[kathi17]

Since there are so many from Wisconsin on this thread, I thought I would post a link to another Wisconsin call to action:
CASAA: Call to Action! Wauwatosa, Wisconsin E-cigarette Use Ban!

 

[dykealiscious]

Hey ducky send me you address in a pm and I will send you some juice and wire and other stuffs.

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[Auntie Mame]

Well, given the discussions going on, I have a confession. I was feeling like crap for a while and then found a hard, painless lump on my neck. That was 8 weeks ago today. Tests, scans, more tests. Then biopsies...and more lumps. The final report is not in yet but the preliminary diagnosis is papillary thyroid cancer, stage 4.

There's some good news with this. I gave up smoking to avoid dying of lung cancer. My lungs look great. While there is no such thing as good cancer, if that were possible, this one is the one. I've asked to have my case moved to The City of Hope, they are an all cancer hospital, with fantastic stats. I'll have surgery then a few weeks later, I will swallow a dose of radiation, be put into isolation until geiger counter says I'm safe to be around. (usually 5 to 7 days) In theory, that's enough to kill off any remaining cancer. Btw, I've named my lumps and assigned them a theme song...Radiohead's Creep. They are creeps and they damn sure don't belong there!

No sympathy required. It's just another bump in this thing called life. I plan on becoming an expert at stealth vaping, cancer hospitals frown on all things nicotine. One good thing is they have wi-fi, so my tablet will go with me. I think they'll have my files by sometime next week and it looks like the surgery will be around the holidays. Can't think of a better gift than to get rid of these damn lumps and every last cancer cell.

No matter what, illness, no illness, I think we should all spend more time with those we love. At the end of the day, that's really what matters.

 

[Shadav]

Auntie Mame, i know they say a few weeks but if you have children, I had to be seperated from my daughter (she wasn't even 1 yrs old yet) for a little over a month to make sure that all traces of radiation was out of my system, in that time I had to use plastic plates and utinsils because anything metal can conduct the radiation and pass it on to anyone else that may touch it....sterilize the bathroom completely after use, sleep on a temporary bed that can be completely taken apart and washed every inch of, again something without metal in it.....I bought a small deep freezer and a little cooler and a junkie microwave from a yard sale and stocked up on tv dinners and sealed myself into my office, only coming out to use the restroom when needed wearing gloves and long sleeves and socks to limit my contact with things in the house....
while after a week or two you are able to be around most people, you are not really supposed to be around elderly or children as it will take a month or so for all traces of radiation to be out of your system....it was not a fun time esp because my daughter knew I was there and would bang on the wall not understanding why I couldn't be with her.....the chair and microwave i used were thrown out afterwards, the deep freezer stayed in the room for a while regularly being sanitized until I felt it was safe to be used for the household.

 

[Auntie Mame]

While it is not usually ideal, ALL the grands and greats live in other parts of the country-in this case, it's a blessing. It's just me and the hub. No pets, we don't even have indoor plants! The hospital policy is to keep everyone in isolation until you are safe. My local doc has concerned about all my metal implants - I guess that will be figured out.

 

[dykealiscious]

Auntie Mame, i know they say a few weeks but if you have children, I had to be seperated from my daughter (she wasn't even 1 yrs old yet) for a little over a month to make sure that all traces of radiation was out of my system, in that time I had to use plastic plates and utinsils because anything metal can conduct the radiation and pass it on to anyone else that may touch it....sterilize the bathroom completely after use, sleep on a temporary bed that can be completely taken apart and washed every inch of, again something without metal in it.....I bought a small deep freezer and a little cooler and a junkie microwave from a yard sale and stocked up on tv dinners and sealed myself into my office, only coming out to use the restroom when needed wearing gloves and long sleeves and socks to limit my contact with things in the house....
while after a week or two you are able to be around most people, you are not really supposed to be around elderly or children as it will take a month or so for all traces of radiation to be out of your system....it was not a fun time esp because my daughter knew I was there and would bang on the wall not understanding why I couldn't be with her.....the chair and microwave i used were thrown out afterwards, the deep freezer stayed in the room for a while regularly being sanitized until I felt it was safe to be used for the household.

May I lighten the mood?

"Junkie microwave"...I see a cartoon of an animated microwave with missing buttons and a cracked door, greasy and dejected with a needle in his power cord.

Ok back to seriousness. I think we all need to pat ourselves on our backs for being survivors....and most of us have been through all sorts of hell this year. Including the members who aren't here all that often. The universe has brought us together for our wisdom and commonalities, differences and to hold one another up when it is our turn to be down. That's effing awesome.

Sent from a cool but overpriced phone on TapaCrack at yo mama's house.

 

[Shadav]

I know I don't comment often on others issues and I do wanna say it's not that I don't care, I do keep you in my thoughts
but ask dykas said, we've all gone through a lot and this year has been none stop for me and I honestly just can't deal with anything else (but the fates that be keep on throwing more at me)

so please do know that while I may not comment (I usually like posts) I do read every post and keep ya'll in my thoughts. I try to keep my rants in the lurkers thread or on fb
I can't wait for this year to be over with and hopefully start a new fresh year.....

 

[Auntie Mame]

Shadav, the good side is we're less than a month away from a brand new year! Dykealiscious, thanks for the laugh, I had a vision of a battered microwave jonesing for something to heat up or pop

 

[wvducklady]

Well, given the discussions going on, I have a confession. I was feeling like crap for a while and then found a hard, painless lump on my neck. That was 8 weeks ago today. Tests, scans, more tests. Then biopsies...and more lumps. The final report is not in yet but the preliminary diagnosis is papillary thyroid cancer, stage 4.

There's some good news with this. I gave up smoking to avoid dying of lung cancer. My lungs look great. While there is no such thing as good cancer, if that were possible, this one is the one. I've asked to have my case moved to The City of Hope, they are an all cancer hospital, with fantastic stats. I'll have surgery then a few weeks later, I will swallow a dose of radiation, be put into isolation until geiger counter says I'm safe to be around. (usually 5 to 7 days) In theory, that's enough to kill off any remaining cancer. Btw, I've named my lumps and assigned them a theme song...Radiohead's Creep. They are creeps and they damn sure don't belong there!

No sympathy required. It's just another bump in this thing called life. I plan on becoming an expert at stealth vaping, cancer hospitals frown on all things nicotine. One good thing is they have wi-fi, so my tablet will go with me. I think they'll have my files by sometime next week and it looks like the surgery will be around the holidays. Can't think of a better gift than to get rid of these damn lumps and every last cancer cell.

No matter what, illness, no illness, I think we should all spend more time with those we love. At the end of the day, that's really what matters.

I am so sorry to hear this I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. I hope everything goes great, and you beat it

 

[dykealiscious]

Shadav, the good side is we're less than a month away from a brand new year! Dykealiscious, thanks for the laugh, I had a vision of a battered microwave jonesing for something to heat up or pop

That vision makes so much more sense. See what working with addicts has done to me? Lol.

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[dykealiscious]

Speaking of lurker threads...I'm getting my ... kicked by mysogonists in a thread about a sexist magazine vape cover and am fully expecting pm's threatening me for it. Seriously, male privilege and blindness to social objectification of women is so baffling to me. I need a hug.

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[Shadav]

{{dykeas}}
I wanna see an unsexy magazine cover the average vaping cover

 

[dykealiscious]

{{dykeas}}
I wanna see an unsexy magazine cover the average vaping cover

I like sexy. But there is a line. Carl's Jr. Has all those ads with Paris Hilton Et al eating burgers lasciviously. Does not make me want a burger. Its just lewd LOL. So, if I wanna ogle vape gear I don't want a magazine with a half naked girl and a drip tip that looks like a penis on the cover. Just sayin'.

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[Auntie Mame]

Those kind of magazine covers remind me of old hot rod mags or the half naked presenters at the auto show! I always assume those attracted to that kind of advertising have double digit IQs.

 

[dykealiscious]

Those kind of magazine covers remind me of old hot rod mags or the half naked presenters at the auto show! I always assume those attracted to that kind of advertising have double digit IQs.

Lol right?

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