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Daisypink & Co. Hi Girls
Thought i\'d start the new thread as the moderator is going to lock the previous one...
How are you all?
Going to pop out in a minute so i\'\'ll catch you later..
Take care
Jakki
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Hi girls That was locked quickly did I miss any messages?
Jakki did you get to speak to Corrine? Don\'t know how they justify charging that amount of money for a copy of your own notes mind you banks do the same sort of thing don\'t they charge you for stuff that\'s yours in the first place.
Hope you girls are all ok it\'s quite possible you missed my post from last night nothing important in there but was wondering how you were.
Hopefully get the chance to pop on later to see if there\'s anything going on.
Bye for now
Kimxx
locked thread Hi Kim
Just to let you know you - can still read a locked thread, but you can\'t post to it.
Take care
Moderator
Breast Cancer Care
Thanks for that I think I did know you could read locked threads but forgot you know how it is.
Karen just read your post glad those staples are out but shame about the infection. Take all the time you need off work don\'t rush back. They will manage.
Julie will you please please have a week just not doing anything if only to make me feel better what a boring life I lead!
Helen best wishes for your sister tomorrow.
Jakki and Julie have a nice day.
Alison have you managed to get a place?
Take care all
Kimxx
I\'m back Hi Girls
Well me and Jules had a really lovely day at the Healthy Living day, its was very relaxing - i especially loved the reflexology and i am going to book myself in for some to help with the bone pains. Jules and I were in the same workshops so that was nice and we didnt escape the film crew!
Al - I think you would of loved it, so wish you would of come, one lady came wasn\'t on the list and 2 didnt turn up. We will have to get that LGFB day booked in for when you finish your rads. How are you today? Are you all set for monday?
Karen - How are you now with that infection? Hope its cleared up now and you are feeling much better. Make sure you take as much time that is needed from work to recover.
Helen - hope alls well with your sister today, i\'m definately up for our next night out . Make sure you chillout this weekend, sounds like you\'ve been a busy little bee like Julie.
Kim - Good luck with the suit shopping, i\'m sure you\'ll get sorted out fairly quickly.
Julie - Thanks for a lovely day and make sure you chillout too, hope today has recharged your batteries!!
Going out for a curry tonight with our neighbours, so looking forward to that.
Have a super duper weekend everyone
Love and hugs to you all
Jak
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evening hi,
sounds like it was fun today then hey...shame some people can\'t be more considerate and inform BCC that they weren\'t turning up...then maybe I could have joined you...
then again, really didn\'t feel like being out today. i finally ended up at the doctors again this afternoon as i have had a bad chest and throat and more breathing problems. yet again, i\'ve managed a chest infection....more drugs!
i need to try and get it moved on for monday.
karen, i hope that you\'re doing ok and getting about a bit.
hope you sister was ok helen, cheques are in the post, honest!
kim, have a good shop, is this the weekend you hubby is away?
julie, hope you have a good weekend, is it your daughter\'s birthday? hope she has a good one.
jak, have a great weekend, catch you soon. i tried to get us on the feel good days but wolverhampton never returned any calls and manchester were busy. they don\'t do them in november and december as the beauty consultants are busy at work with the christmas rush!! we\'ll try for the new year...
take care everyone, catch you soon
al
Thanks BCC Hi girls,
Jakki has already filled you in a little, but a lovely day was hosted by BCC. The food was lovely, sessions useful and we met some lovely people. Eh jakki? Before Jakki spills the beans I had 11/2 puds although some other people had 2!
I did manage to lose 3 lbs last week.
Both sessions that were filmed involved our group. We even managed to nod off during the reiki.
Al and kim you know how you take Jakki a cake when you pop round, well I pinched her tea! Thanks jakki it went down a treat.
A lady I met at radiotherapy was there and two ladies you and I had met Kim at butterflies were there.
Also several of the ladies from stoke who had fought for herceptin.
Kim good luck with the suit hunting. I was dreading trying to find one for my son but I was surprised how quickly and easily we did it. Hope you are having a lovely night tonight.
Helen hope you are having a great time too. My meal is correct, will send deposit with daughter on monday. Let us know how your sister got on and is progressing?
Al good luck for Monday. Sorry to hear you are still poorly hope those antibiotics get on top of it soon.
Jakki good luck for Monday and hope you get the answers you deserve. Hope you had a lovely weekend up north.
Karen how are you now? Don\'t get rushing back to work. It will still be there. I made that mistake.
I really am going to try and have a quiet weekend. Husband working tomorrow so lots of me time. Yes it is my daughters birthday sunday so will try to spend some time with her.
Well I feel really tired, all that relaxation, so will sign off now.
Hope you all have a lovely weekend whatever you are up to.
Julie xx
Doesnt get any better for me... Hi Girls
Just a quickie, dont really feel like sitting on the PC, got a glass of wine calling out for me.. boy feel like i need it tonight...
Saw Dr B and he\'s confirmed that the FISH tests came back as positive and i need herceptin. I expected him to say it will be for a year but he\'s shocked me and ive got to have it for life. I really dont how to feel right now..
I\'m pleased that i can have it but not so much with the thought of treatment for the rest of my life and it worries me that my cancer is so agressive that it warrants it indefinately.
I\'ll send you an email
Take care
Jak
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Hi Everyone Hello Everyone
Just a quickie to see how everyone is doing? Thanks for all of the emails. I hope that you all had a great weekend. I hope that Helen and Kim are feeling better. I was sorry to learn that you both had been poorly. Helen, I am glad that your sister is doing well and will be home on wednesday. I bet that you are all glad that her op is behind her. I hope she has a speedy recovery. How is your Dad? I hope that you are able to take a couple of days off take care of yourself. It sounds like you had picked up quite a nasty flu.
Kim, Your night out and your curry sounded lovely. I hope that you are feeling better. I am amazed that despite being so poorly, you were able to go out to get your son a suit. A Mom\'s work is never done! I hope your Rob had a great time in Scotland. I think mountain climbing would be so exciting. I am a bit of a chicken, so i think i would fall off the slope or something.
Julie, How are you doing? I am glad that you were able to have a relaxing weekend for a change. I hope that your daughter had a lovely birthday. Your lunch sounded really nice.
Al, I am so glad that the hospital was quiet. I hope you were able to talk to them about your chest. I hope that you will be able to sit and rest for a bit before you come home and then hopefully, you won\'t have any of the dizziness that you had this morning. Take it easy, and I will be thinking of you.
Jakki, I am so glad that i was able to talk to you tonight. I understand that the herceptin for life can seem a bit overwhelming at the moment. I think that once you get used to the idea, it will just be incorporated into your routine. We can hope that at some point soon, herceptin would be available in tablet form like tamoxifen and we could just pop a tablet!! Wouldn\'t that be amazing. I am also putting on my wish list that we could find a cure for this blasted BC and we could just have a shot and this would all be behind us and we could get on with our lives.
All the best to you all
and will email you later
love
karen
getting there just a quickie....
i\'m now 8% of the way through my radio......yipeee
it\'s so uncomfy, but everyone is very friendly.....
just 23 to go
hope you all ok...getting there
al
A quickie from me to Just on to say hello and hope your are all doing ok today.
Ali I bet you brighten everyones day in the radio. dept.
Helen are you better?
Julie I expect you are your usual busy self.
Jakki did your mom and dad get off ok. I bet you miss them when they\'re away.
Karen thank you for the email I am just about recovered now but trying to be careful what I eat but don\'t suppose I will be good for very long!
Bye for now
love Kimxx
Howdy! Hi everyone
Just a quickie from me, to say Hi.
Not much going on for me today except my bloods this morning and then physio this afternoon.
We had a crackin thunderstorm here with pouring rain this morning, did any of you have one? Not much dog walking for me today.
My Mom and dad went off to malta yesterday, i miss them already, cant wait till they phone tonight.
Al - like you say 2 down - 23 to go, keep counting them down. It is uncomfy but just think to yourself that your lying on a sunbed getting a tan! It will be all over for you soon and you can start scourring holiday brochures and book yourself a nice holiday!!
Hope everyone else is ok, i have to go as i need to get ready and get up to the hospital - just for a change!!
Be back on later to chat more as Robs working late
Jak
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Afternoon Good afternoon
Well, what has today been like!! we had another storm later this morning - i am terrified of them especially when i am on my own and almost ended up in tears as i was so scared - no laughing at me girls!!
Ali - ordered you that top from Figleaves as i rang the shop in stafford and they hadn\'t got one in white which i figured would be the most practical, so its on its way to your address as we speak! Hope you find it comfy and its a gift from me to you so i dont want the money!! Hope your ok and relaxing now after rads number 3.
Helen - glad your sister is doing well, i am suffering more and more with the hot sweats, i must have at least 2 every blooming hour! Ive just ordered a chillow pillow to help me at night - hope it works. Glad you too are feeling better, dont blame you for staying off an extra day, hope you are chilling out., by the way - have you just nominated Julie to organise the next night out? Oh helen - you are naughty!!
Julie - Thanks for your email with the info on the MUGA scan, i will hounding you for advice i\'m sure. I will be the fattie at the Christmas party with the steriods i\'m taking and the sweet tooth ive developed! Good on you for losing weight - not that you need to!
Kim - How are you? Are you still having the pains with the gallstones? You havent mentioned them for a while and just wondered if its any better or worse?
Karen - Did you get your wound checked out? I hope everything is fine with you and that you are having better weather in canada than us here in the UK.
So, this night out on the 30th? where are we off to? And more to the point who is organising it? I dont mind but can you at least give me some suggestions ( by email).
Well, i am going to go and bake a Jane Asher Lemon Drizzle cake thats been in my cupboard for about a month. Got my sis coming over tonight so will go down a treat, may have 1 sneaky glass of wine with it too - but just the one! Al - I am blaming you for my sweet tooth that i have developed - oh and Kim - you haven\'t helped either!!! ha ha!
Also got to take my steroids too, expect i will be awake all night.
Take care everyone and no doubt i will either report in later on tomorrow when ive had the taxotere number 3!
Loads a luv
Jak
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Evening girls I think we should make it a rule that none of us look slim for the xmas do so Jakki keep eating the cakes and Julie stop losing the weight!
I should be ok for the 30th and you know I am not fussed where I eat.
Jakki my gallstones just seem ridiculous(spelling) in light of what you are all going through and I don\'t think they are any worse I have allsorts of odd symptoms as we all do and don\'t understand what\'s going on with my body anymore butI will do something about it if they become worse or more persistant.
Ali another one down my love I didn\'t have rads so can\'t pretend to know how it is.
Helen good to hear your sister is home. Good for you for taking a couple of days off to recover.
Julie I was thinking myself on Monday night good job we decided not to do that night. Hopefully we will all be ok for the next date it already seems ages since I seen you all.
Jakki you will be mingling with the media again tomorrow make sure they get your good side He He!!! Will be thinking of you hope it all goes smoothly.
Hi Karen how are you now. Apparently we had a storm around 7.15 this morning but I slept through it even though I had to be up for 7.30 Do you get lots and lots of snow in the winter or am I the wrong side of Canada?
Did any of you watch Trinny and Susanah - what did you think? I don\'t like the pair myself.
Take care all
Love Kimxx
Trinny & susannah Hi Kim
Yep i watched it last night, i\'m not a huge fan of thiers either but thought they handled the situation quite sensitivley compared to how they normally are.
Thought susannah could of covered up a bit more, it was as if she was rubbing it in having her rather generous cleveage on show.
Anyway, thought it was agood show and really felt for frosso.
Jak
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Hi Everyone!!
Just thought I would pop on and catch up. Just got back from the doctors. Seems as though things never go according to plan but far be it for me to complain. I know that things can always get worse. I had a pocket of infection that ruptured and now i appear to be leaking. Sorry to be rather graphic. I don\'t want to offend anyone. The doctor is such a lovely man and i just adore him. He is so kind to all of his patients. I have finished the antibiotics and now just have to continue to do my dressing 4 times a day. I think that will be quite lovely when i return to work.
I am glad that Helen and Kim have recovered from the flu. I am glad Helen that you were able to take the extra day off and rest. Kim have you gone back to work ? I hope that you are also able to take it easy and get lots of rest as this flu seemed very nasty. Kim, I hope that those nasty gallstones are not giving you grief.
Julie, Great job of losing those pounds. I wish I could. I need to go to the gym more, I think. Or stop eating sweets, but who am I kidding to think I could stop eating sweets. I guess I am destined to be a fatty. When I went to the doctors they weighed me and announced that i am 2 pounds heavier now than i was a year ago. I guess i better get it off before it becomes a stone and I can\'t get through the front door!!! I am sure that you all will look awesome in your fancy Xmas frocks. I would like to see the snaps ok?
Jakki, I am so worried about you after talking to you. I hope that you are doing as well as you can. I am glad that after tomorrow you will be half done. We have to celebrate these milestones to help us through this. Hang in there .
Ali, I am glad that you are doing well with your radiation. We will all be doing the count down with you. The time does seem to get on with having the rads every day doesn\'t it. I hope that you have the aloe vera creme. Like Helen said, it is so soothing and I was told to keep my jar in the fridge so that when you apply it to your skin it feels cool and this give you an extra soothing effect.
Helen, I am so pleased that your sister is home and doing well.
Jakki, I forgot to tell you but my Mom is also in Malta. She left last friday and is in Valetta. They are then making there way over to Greece and then a cruise along the Mediterranean. I think the vacation will do her good because she has had so much worry with all of my surgeries and bc etc.
I am thinking of all of you and sending a few cyber hugs across the pond!!
love
karen
3 down to 3 to go! Half way there for me girls!!!
Had my third one today and the chemo unit appeared to be so understaffed.
They sent me in with the doctor first as they always do and he said - right are you ready for your first herceptin?
I saw errr - no - i havent had my MUGA scan as yet, he said oh - i thought you had had it - lack of communcation or what???
Anyway, my MUGA is now booked for the 27th Oct ready to start my next chemo on 2nd Nov with the Herceptin.
The film crew werent allowed in, much to the disgust of the poor lady who has been filmed all through her treatment apart from actually having it, it was her last one today so it was a real shame, she is going to complain and i dont blame her, they said it wasnt fair on the other patients but they had plenty of notice and there were lots of secluded corners they could of used, seems a lame excuse to me, she is going to mention her disapointment in the hospital in the documentary.
Said i\'d keep in touch with her as i want to know how she gets on with her baby, she also has to have rads too - most probably the same time as me after xmas.
Anyway, i\'m feeling ok at the moment, been having some stiff back pains since yesterday but think thats down to my physio.
Hope your all ok, Ali - another rads done? Tick if off the list!!
Karen - What a coincidence your mom is in Malta!! I spoke to mine yesterday and she said the weather is lovely and warm and sunny, they were going in the sea today!!
Kim, Helen and Julie - hope you are all well now, back to work eh? Hope your not dashing about too much.
Going to go now as ive my fingers are pressing the wrong keys and i\'ve spell checked this loads.
Take care
Love Jak
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Hi girls,
been having loads of problems with the computer cutting out after you\'ve just logged on. Grrrr! Not sure if I\'ve mended it or just having a lucky moment. Anyway making the most of it.
Well done Jakki, halfway there. I know I\'m not the one having it but it does seem to be going quite quickly. Thank goodness. Good luck with your MUGA, I\'m sure you\'ll be fine.
Al - hope you are ok. You seem very quiet, for you that is.The radio will soon pass, just think next week you will be in the teens. The worst part is it\'s restrictive in that you can\'t go away as it\'s daily.
Kim glad you are recovered now. Hope Rob managed to climb those mountains. I guess you managed to find ashleys suit, hope he was thankful.
Helen- deposits have been deposited. Hope you are now well. Is your sister home and progressing?
Karen hope that wound has stopped leaking. You aren\'t actually going into work whilst it\'s still leaking are you? I can talk though I\'m the worlds worst. Hence the reason I made the decision to stay off for the duration of my chemo or I would have struggled in. Hope your mum is having a lovely holiday, yours too Jakki.
Think I may have another quiet weekend ahead. weather forecast good so will try another run, see if I\'ve improved any by going to the gym.
You needn\'t worry about my being slim, think I\'ve stayed the same this week. weigh in this morning. Will try harder next week.
Herceptin No 5 Monday. Will ask if they have made any progress with setting up the home service.
At the healthy living day we found out the reason why you get to have it at home. It is cheaper as there is no VAT if you have it at home compared to hospital.
Just watching the weather forecast, foggy so will have to allow a little more time today.
Anyway must do a few jobs before work.
Have a lovely weekend if you are able.
Take Care,
Love Julie xx
Have a great weekend Hi Everyone
Just thought i would pop on and wish everyone a wonderful weekend.
I hope that you are having better weather than we are at the moment. We have had terrible rain storms but the icing on the cake is this morning we had snow!!!! It came down like the heavens had opened up. I can\'t believe it as we usually escape the snow until November. It is so cold over here now. It seems like only last week, I was complaining of the heat. Am i every happy?
Kim, Good luck with the redecorating this weekend. I hope you will get through it alright. If you find that you are getting too stressed, then i think some chocolate might be in order.
Julie, I hope that you are able to take some time out for a wee rest this weekend. You are an inspiration to me and I think i should be out running this weekend with you. I am off work for another week as I worry about working with patients with an open wound in my chest. All it takes, is one germ and I don\'t want to be laid up with another infection. They aren\'t happy at work but oh well. They said i need to have a doctors note and then the blasted surgery charged me 15 pounds for a 2line note!!! Good luck with your herceptin on monday.
Helen, Sounds like you are off for a lovely weekend. I am so pleased that your sister is doing so well. I am also glad that Kim and Helen are feeling so much better.
Al, 5 rads down and 20 to go. I hope that you are doing well. It seems like it will go on forever but hang in there. The time will pass really quickly and before you know it, you will be all done.
How is your chest and your arm? I hope that the rad has not effected you chest too much.
Jakki Congratulations at being half done. I hope that you are not feeling poorly with the taxotere flu symptoms. I hope that they gave you some more pain tablets so you can keep yourself pain free. I wish that i could do your Muga scan for you since I do alot of those in a day. There are several ways to do a muga scan but i found that no matter which way they do it at your hospital, it isn\'t too bad a test.
I am sure it will go well.
take care everyone and have a great weekend
karen
i am so lonely!!!! Hi there Girlies!!!!
Any body out there besides me?? I know it is the weekend and you are all busy with family stuff but i am so lonely being here by myself.
Was it something i said?
At anyrate, i hope that you are all doing well.
Al, I hope that your 2nd week of rads goes off without a hitch.
Take care of that chest and your arm/hand though.
Julie Good luck with the herceptin tomorrow. I hope that you are able to be off for a couple of days to recoup from the herceptin.
Helen, How was your weekend? I hope that your sister is doing well.
Jakki, I hope that you are getting plenty of rest and that the taxotere flu has not set it.
Kim, Have you survived the renovations? I hope that you are getting on alright and not working too hard.
all the best to each of you ladies and will talk again soon
karen
Afternoon!! Hi girls
How are you all doing? I\'m not doing too badly, think my body is getting used to this poison now... Not feeling half as sickly as i have done before and the aches and pains are there but can cope with them, am just keeping up with the pain relief. Its the tiredness thats the stumbling block for me!!
So, Have we all had a nice weekend???
I havent done much, Just got Rob to do some chores... He painted our lounge ready for our new sofas arriving on wednesday and fireplace on thursday, I\'m really excited, just got to figure out what the hell i\'m going to do with the ones i have!! Anyone know anyone who needs any? Looks like phoning up a charity shop and off loading them there.
So, havent we had some nice autumn weather? Walked the hound along the canal in the sunshine and also today and really enjoyed it.
Al - Have we number 6 over and done with? Hope Kylie likes her new bits shes having fitted this week!! Wow - she will be posh wont she?
Kim - Hows the renovations going? I bet you will be glad when its all done, i was in a foul mood all day saturday whilst my living room looked like a pig sty with stuff everywhere whilst rob was painting, i just hate all the upheaval.
Helen - Enjoy your roast? You set me off, i have eaten 2 sunday roasts this weekend trying to be healthy and i loved them. Got to say though - i\'m having a curry tonight (home made one) as my taste buds are shot to bits now and everything tastes of metal.
Karen - Sorry we desserted you over the weekend, i did pop on the site but had nothing to report really so thought i would pop back on today, hope your wound is closing up, are you still in pain with it?
Julie - By now you will most probably have had Herceptin number 5!! Hope your feeling fine - your a pro at it now though arne\'t you? I\'ll be needing some L plates soon for mine!!
Well, going to pop off now, the kettle is calling me and i could do with a brew.
Take care all of you,
Jak
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catch up Hi ladies,
Sorry to have been so quiet, I seem to be having a relationship with my bed at the moment.
I hope that you’re all doing ok.
Julie, I hope that today went ok for you and that you look after yourself this week.
Karen I hope that you’re recovering ok over there, keep yourself wrapped up¦
Kim, I hope that your house is in 1 piece after the weekends events.
Helen, hope you had a good weekend, sounds like you were well fed. How’s your sister doing.
Jak, hope you’re taking care of yourself, sounds like you’ve been very sensible this weekend¦good on you. Keep eating the chocolate puddings. Can’t believe you’re over half way already.
Kylie is currently undergoing a refit. The gynaecologist has stripped her wires out and then she’s having some new units and flooring. She’ll be posh as chuff soon.
I’ve finished the antibiotics for my chest and at the moment it’s ok, got no faith that it’ll stay away, but I think I know now when I have a problem¦.
Had a lovely fall at dancing on Sunday. I slid straight over onto my rear end, luckily I fell over onto my right side and haven’t hurt my other side at all. My fingers hurt, but so what! I’m used to this pain stuff now. I’ve never fallen over in my life, now I’ve done it twice. Can I blame the drugs??
Started the 2nd week of radio, kinda getting into the routine of it all now¦got a day off on Wednesday for good behaviour. I might just go and m&s chocolate puddings on someones new sofa¦..
Take care everyone, and I’ll be back next time I’m awake¦..
al
Herceptin Hi girls,
Herceptin No 5 now over and done with. I\'ve not been very well since Sun afternoon, think Kim and helen have passed their bugs to me. Had stomach cramps, achy and cold. Didn\'t sleep sunday night, so was exhausted last night. Hubby on nights whole bed to myself and slept so so well.
Had my least fave nurse who knew best when I suggested the hot water, ruined the best vein, then got the water but still no joy. Ended up with it in my other arm. She said Dr B doesn\'t mind! I don\'t have Dr B. She then corrected her mistake. Anyway it\'s over for another 3 weeks. See Dr A on 1st nov so he is likely to arrange my next Muga then.
No joy on the having it at home service. I got some long waffly story about funding.
I had a lovely run sunday morning and had really looked forward to going again yesterday or today but it\'s not to be.
I\'m still not 100%.
Anyway enough of me, how are you all.
Jakki so pleased you are not in so much pain. You\'ve a busy week, you will look posh.
Kim did you survive your house renovations? Be thankful you\'ve a hubby who will do it!
Helen You will need to get back on that tread mill to burn off those calories after all your eating out.
You are off to the caravan this weekend aren\'t you.
Hope the weather stays mild for you.
Karen hope you are continuing to improve. It\'s a cheek you have to pay for a sick note. Do you get paid if you are off work?
Al hope you are ok after all your falls. Which machine are you on at radiotherapy?
Jakki I wouldn\'t let her near your new sofas with those choc puds.
I\'ll send you all an email re next night out.
Have a good week everyone.
Love Julie xx
Need Chocolate!!! Hi There
Gosh, dont know whats wrong with me today.... feel on a right downer.. must be my hormones all over the place and i\'m really tired..
My sister was supposed to come over today but she woke up with a terrible cold and cant come now because of me... just want my life back to normal, feel right ugly too at the minute, my hair is a mess and i\'m aching, can someone wave a magic wand for me and make it all go away....
Jak
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The Chocolate Worked!! Hey girls
Hope you are all good today. Well what can i say??? A certain young lady turned up at my house today armed with an M & S lunch, a to die for chocolate pudding, a beautiful plant and nutrition drinks!!!!
Al - Thanks for a lovely day, you cheered me up no end and very thoughtful of you to come with all the supplies!!! What would i do without a pal like you? Lunch is on me next week, let me know what day you are free. Back to rads tomorrow - number 8 - your part of the furniture there now!!
Helen - Great to speak to you today, hope you have a great time away and eat plenty and drink loads!! Have a fantastic birthday on Sunday.
Kim - How\'s the DIY? Hope your surviving it. Wont be long before its all done, can we come to the grand opening??
Karen - hope you are still resting over there, please dont go back to work on monday if you are not right. i cant believe you had snow over there!!
Julie - how are you? I hope you are feeling better now. I expect you are rushing around as usual - its not good for you!!
Well, must go - my new sofas are calling me - i\'m really pleased with them.
Take care my wonderful friends
Jak
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Lazy me Hi girls
well for once I\'ve barely done anything. I did go to work today and survived but I\'ve felt really off since sunday. I\'ve lay on the sofa with blanket doing very little other than shouting at my son to make me a cuppa. Still got stomach cramps, think it\'s some sort of bug but thought I\'d just pop on and do a bit of self diagnosis.
Spoke to Kim tonight and she can\'t get to her computer at the mo, if you realize we haven\'t heard from her for a while.
jakki and Al pleased to hear you had a lovely day together.
Helen have a lovely holiday and birthday. Sorry I\'ve not done any night out planning. I will txt you final details. My turn to drive anyway. We are away in Fleetwood 27th-29th. Going to see Blackpool lights etc. Not been for years since daughter was a baby.
Might be fun.
Karen hope your mum had a lovely holiday, what a lovely daughter she has!
When does your mum get home Jakki?
Will be in touch re night out soon, promise. Any suggestions???
Julie xx
Hello from New York!! Hi Ladies!!!
This posting is coming to you live from New York USA!!!
My sister is going to uni here and asked me if i wanted to come for the day and shop so far be it for me to pass up a bit of retail therapy.
My sister is the headmistress of a public school which has students from preschool to grade 8 and she wants to take a job as headmistress of highschool children. She has one Masters degree and is now working on her second. She goes to school in New York for this and that is why i am here.
Al would be so proud of me that i used my sisters id through the uni network and was able to log onto the site. Not bad for someone who is not very computer savy. I bought a pair of boots and a pair of shoes and some clothes and a bunch of other stuff. My sister is in class now and so i am sitting in the lounge playing on my lap top.
I hope that you are all well and Julie i hope that the stomach bug gets better really soon.
Kim, I am glad that the renovations are going well. I am sure that they will be lovely when they are done
Jakki, I am glad that you and Al had such a nice day and that you are enjoying your new sofas
Al, I am so glad that you were able to have a day off from rads .
Helen Have a great birthday
My sister has just come from class now so i must run off with her
all the best
love
karen
Well hello to you in the big apple!! Hey!
Gosh karen, how lucky are you? I cant wait till i go to NY next year! I hope you had lots of Krispy Kremes to keep your energy up for shopping!! Did you go to bloomindales and macy\'s and all that?? I\'m all excited just thinking about you shopping!! How long are you there for?
Al - Almost another week over eh? double figures on monday??? Hope you enjoyed dancing. Girls we have to get tickets to see our star dancer - dont you think?
Julie - Hows the stomach bug? Hope your feeling much better and glad to hear you have been taking it easy.
Kim - Get your hubby to hurry up with the DIY, we are missing you not being able to get on and post!!
Helen - think you may have gone away now, but if you havent then have a great time.
I didnt feel too good myself yesterday, had a bit of a funny tummy, aching and had a sore throat. I feel a bit better today so i think its was just probably my low bloods and the combination of the injections, hopefully now they have boosted my white cells.
Going to get my hair cut later today, i wasnt going to bother but it really getting me down as it looks such a mess, not sure what she will be able to do with it, i will have to ask her to just cut a minimum and not keep combing it through so it comes out more, i\'ll let you know if i look like a bald eagle later!!
My new fireplace came yesterday and it looks really lovely!! Got a lovely new rug arriving today!! I think I will have to invite you all over for a new lounge warming party!!
Well, going to get a shower, got a busy day ahead, got some tidying up to do aswell as my best friend ( the preggie one) is coming over tonight and staying. Got to fetch my precsription, go food shopping and walk the hound.
Have a lovely weekend everyone
Love
Jak
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I\'M BACKI!! Hi Girlies!!
I\'m back!!! It was a whirlwind trip and i did quite a bit of shopping but I am glad to be home. I am so exhausted and i can\'t believe that i have to go back to work tomorrow. Oh well!!! Don\'t they say that what doesn\'t kill you makes you stronger.
I hope that you are all doing well whilst, i have been shopping like a mad woman. I will read all the post tomorrow when i get home from work.
Take care my dear friends and i will email you all later
love
karen
Hi Hi
Just a quickie as i have tried to send you all an email and lost it twice...
Can you tell me if you received either of them? i will email you all again if not.
Hope your all ok, ive been back to the hospital today as ive had a head cold and got an infected foot, my bloods were ok so i\'m on antibiotics and some manky foot cream.
Oh, I may be worrying over nothing here... but i think i have found another lymph node thats up in my neck. I am hoping its down to my cold but its aching like the others were which leads me to believe its not because of the cold. I will ask dr B on monday when i see him if its still there.
Will wait and see if you had the email before i rabble on anymore...
Take care
Jak
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