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rentrac · 09-03-2007, 05:06 PM

I love the idea of celebrating the joys of daily life. My joy today was cleaning out kitchen cabinets - a chore I'm never wild about. But to have the energy to actually DO IT and see oder arising out of the chaos my wonderful family invariably bestows upon the hidden depths of cabinets and refrigerator. Then my 11 year old and I went grocery shopping so we can start making care packages for her big sister who's starting her 1st year of college... and her roommate.... and her hall mates....and my "adopted" daughters who are her dear friends that have spread out for college this year. Every batch of brownies and cookies going into the boxes will be a delight. I can imagine the surprised looks as my girls open discover their packages and find unexpected goodies. One of my girls is from South Korea, so we've decided I'm her American "Mom". The joy of knowing I can give her a sense of family life when she visits, especially since she's so far from home makes cleaning those cabinets and baking her goody box a real delight.
Thanks for letting me share.
Warmly, Linda

09-03-2007, 05:06 PM	#104
rentrac Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Eastern NC Posts: 65	I love the idea of celebrating the joys of daily life. My joy today was cleaning out kitchen cabinets - a chore I'm never wild about. But to have the energy to actually DO IT and see oder arising out of the chaos my wonderful family invariably bestows upon the hidden depths of cabinets and refrigerator. Then my 11 year old and I went grocery shopping so we can start making care packages for her big sister who's starting her 1st year of college... and her roommate.... and her hall mates....and my "adopted" daughters who are her dear friends that have spread out for college this year. Every batch of brownies and cookies going into the boxes will be a delight. I can imagine the surprised looks as my girls open discover their packages and find unexpected goodies. One of my girls is from South Korea, so we've decided I'm her American "Mom". The joy of knowing I can give her a sense of family life when she visits, especially since she's so far from home makes cleaning those cabinets and baking her goody box a real delight. Thanks for letting me share. Warmly, Linda __________________ Oct. 2003: Dx age 48, Stage IIIA Ductal Ca. dense dose neoadjuvent AC. BrCa 1&2 -, ER+, PR-, Her2+. 2004: R mastectomy, 3+ nodes, dense doseTaxotere ( allergic), total hysterectomy, radiationx36 . Tamoxifen x6 mo., Arimidex x9 mo. Jan. '06: Multi left metastatic nodes left neck. Stage IV. Taxol, Carboplatin (allergic to both), Herceptin, radiationx27. Herceptin cont'd. 1 mediastinal met in old rad field. April: 2 brain mets - Rcerebellar, Ltemporal lobe. Gammaknife. Stop Herceptin, Start Tykerb. May: CyberKnife-mediastinal node, Zometa restart. July: New RLung mets. Xeloda add. Jan. 2008: CT: Lung mets shrinking. Fatty liver w/increased liver function panel. Feb '08: MRI: brain mets back, 2nd GammaKnife. June: Migraine headaches from cerebellar tumor. Team for WBR - Choose Craniotomy on Cerebellum only. Aug: Crainiotomy successful. Sept: PET -right lung apex clean; left internal mammary artery appears malignant. Herceptin in future. Left mastectomy?