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Andrea Barnett Budin · 04-16-2008, 02:35 PM

A bubeleh (in Yiddish) is a term of endearment. It means darling, honey. All my Sisters and Brothers here are bubelehs to me..

Yet Caya has come up with another meaning I have never heard of!

FYI: My great grandparents emigrated from Russia (maternal and paternal). My mom's family came via England and to Atlanta, Georgia. My grandpa Phil sounded like a southern coronel. The whole family had this charming drawl, y'all that was like music.

My father's mom and dad each were one of eight children. They built an apartment house where their Borough Park (Brooklyn) house stood, for all their siblings to come stay (after escaping Europe)! So we too had lottttsssss of cousins, which was a blessing in so many ways. We even had a cousin's club that met annually in a park in Westchester each September. We picnicked and played baseball and laughed.

I was raised to always remember the importance of FAMILY. Of loving, and giving, sharing and *listening to my parents*.

Wishing all a warm and loving, HAPPY PASSOVER from my family to yours. Andi

04-16-2008, 02:35 PM	#26
Andrea Barnett Budin Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: LAND OF YES! w/home in Boca Raton, Florida Orig from L.I., N.Y. Ever hovering IN THE NOW... Posts: 1,904	Hey Frends And Bubelehs... A bubeleh (in Yiddish) is a term of endearment. It means darling, honey. All my Sisters and Brothers here are bubelehs to me.. Yet Caya has come up with another meaning I have never heard of! FYI: My great grandparents emigrated from Russia (maternal and paternal). My mom's family came via England and to Atlanta, Georgia. My grandpa Phil sounded like a southern coronel. The whole family had this charming drawl, y'all that was like music. My father's mom and dad each were one of eight children. They built an apartment house where their Borough Park (Brooklyn) house stood, for all their siblings to come stay (after escaping Europe)! So we too had lottttsssss of cousins, which was a blessing in so many ways. We even had a cousin's club that met annually in a park in Westchester each September. We picnicked and played baseball and laughed. *I was raised to always remember the importance of FAMILY. Of loving, and giving, sharing and listening to my parents.* Wishing all a warm and loving, HAPPY PASSOVER from my family to yours. Andi __________________ Andi BB '95 post-meno dx Invasive LOBULAR w/9cm tumor! YIKES + 2/21 nodes. Clear mammo 10 mnths earlier. Mastec/tram flap reconst/PORT/8 mnths chemo (4Adria/8CMF). Borderline ER/PR. Tamoxifen 2 yrs. Felt BLESSED. I could walk and talk, feed and bathe myself! I KNEW I would survive... '98 -- multiple mets to liver. HER2+ 80%. ER/PR- Raging, highly aggressive tumors spreading fast. New PORT. 9 mnths Taxotere Fought fire w/fire! Pronounced in cautious remission 5/99. Taxotere weekly for 6 wks, 2 wks off -- for 9 mnths. TALK ABOUT GRUELING! (I believe they've altered that protocol since those days -- sure hope so!!) + good old Vit H wkly for 1st 3 yrs, then triple dosage ev 3 wks for 7 yrs more... The "easy" chemo, right?! Not a walk in the park, but not a freight train coming at 'ya either... Added Herceptin Nov '98 (6 wks after FDA fast-tracked it for met bc). Stayed w/Vit H till July '08! Now I AM FREE! Humbly and eternally grateful for this life-saving drug! NED since '99 and planning on keeping it that way. To hell w/poor prognosis and nasty stats! STOPPED VIT H JULY '08...! REMAIN STABLE... Eternally grateful...Yes is a world & in this world of yes live (skillfully curled) all worlds ... (e e cummings) EVERY DAY I BEAT MY PREVIOUS RECORD FOR # OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS I'VE STAYED ALIVE. Smile KNOWING you too can be a miracle. Up to me and God now...