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Believe51 · 06-16-2009, 10:39 PM

I am a recovering 'perfectionist' that has fine tuned myself into a person who expects order, not perfection. When Ed had his first Gamma Knife I went for a walk to the gift shop at the Gamma Center. That particular shop has awesome trinkets and my particular make-up. My girls sometimes will give me a facial and such and I always love their quick company. It is a shop that pampers the cancer patient and I love the thoughtfullness within it.

I searched for something small that I could make mine which would serve as a reminder of the day. On a display I found a huge square silk-like scarf with maple leaves on it. I may love my oak leaves but second in line is maple and had it removed from the display. When I got home I knew I had to put it somewhere special. Placing it in its new home I noticed a run throughout it that no one would probally ever see (but me).

I was going to return it since it was of course overpriced. I decided to keep it for many reasons....it represented this monumental day is our journey......it was hidden in the display and I had to have it....most of all because life is not perfect but it is beautiful, you just have to see beyond the runs.

I kept the scarf and took it on vacation and shall enjoy it for an eternity. It was a pleasant reminder for me as I changed the wardrobe from one season to the other and bumped into it. I actually looked beyond the runs and it was liberating.>>Believe51

06-16-2009, 10:39 PM	#11
Believe51 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: RHODE ISLAND (Ed getting me a latte on 2nd Cancerversary Cruise 2008) 'BELIEVE': To accept as true or real, To have faith in, To presume ALWAYS BELIEVE Posts: 2,999	I am a recovering 'perfectionist' that has fine tuned myself into a person who expects order, not perfection. When Ed had his first Gamma Knife I went for a walk to the gift shop at the Gamma Center. That particular shop has awesome trinkets and my particular make-up. My girls sometimes will give me a facial and such and I always love their quick company. It is a shop that pampers the cancer patient and I love the thoughtfullness within it. I searched for something small that I could make mine which would serve as a reminder of the day. On a display I found a huge square silk-like scarf with maple leaves on it. I may love my oak leaves but second in line is maple and had it removed from the display. When I got home I knew I had to put it somewhere special. Placing it in its new home I noticed a run throughout it that no one would probally ever see (but me). I was going to return it since it was of course overpriced. I decided to keep it for many reasons....it represented this monumental day is our journey......it was hidden in the display and I had to have it....most of all because life is not perfect but it is beautiful, you just have to see beyond the runs. I kept the scarf and took it on vacation and shall enjoy it for an eternity. It was a pleasant reminder for me as I changed the wardrobe from one season to the other and bumped into it. I actually looked beyond the runs and it was liberating.>>Believe51 __________________ 9/7/06Husband 50yrs=StageIV IBC/HER2+,BoneMets10/06TaxotereX10,'H'1X wk,Zometa,Tamoxifen4/12/07Last Tax5/18/07Pet=Rapid Cell Activity,No Organ Mets,Lytic Lesions,Degeneration,Some Bone Repair5/07ChemoFail6/01/07Pleural Thoracentisis=Effusions,NoMalignantCells6/19/07+7/2/07DFCI 6/25/07BrainMRI=BrainMets,Many<9mm7/10/07WBR/PelvisRad37.5Gx15&Nutritionist8/19/07T/X9/20/07BrainMRI=2<2mm10/6/07Pet=BoneProgression 10/24/07ChemoFail11/9/07A/Cx10,EndTam12/7/07Faslodex12/10/07Muga7512/13/07BlasticLesions1/7/08BrainMRI=Clear4/1/08Pet=BoneImprovement, NoProgression,Stable4/7/08BrainPerfect5/16/08Last A/C8/26/08BrainMets=10(<9mm)9/10/08Gamma10/30/08Met=5mm12/19/08Gamma5mets5 12/22/08SpinalMets1/14/09SpinalRads2/17/09BrainMRI=NoNewMets4/20/09BoneScan5/14/09Ixempra6/1/09BrainMRI=NumerousMets6/24/09DFCIw/DrBurstein6/26/09Continue Ixempra/Faslodex/Zometa~TM now lower7/17/09Stop Ixempra By Choice9/21/09HOSPICE10/16/09Earned His Deserved Wings And Halo=37 Month Fight w/Stage 4 IBC, Her2+++,My Hero!!