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Believe51 · 07-02-2008, 12:43 PM

I went home early from work because I had a date with my sweet 4 year old granddaughter, Tia. It was going to rain so my son picked me up at home and dropped us off at the ice cream stand so we could get a head start on our festivities. Having a grown up conversation with this year old is a complete joy in itself but it only gets better the longer I know her.

I used to be a demanding Mom to some extent and seeing the ice cream melt all over herself was something that previously would have made me squirm (she was 'watching balloons'-hehehe!). I am a new and revised person now and although I reminded her to lick her cone, I basically ignored it. Her conversation was more important.

As we were finishing up our frozen treats she looked up to the sky and spoke like I was not even there and said: "Boy, I cannot wait to get back to Grandma Marie's home (never says 'house') so I can wash my hands!!"

Today's Joy: Was the look on her face when I pulled out a Ziploc bag full of wipes!! And Friends, I almost had to give her a full sponge bath right there she was sooooo sticky!!

I live to love another day>>Believe51

07-02-2008, 12:43 PM	#248
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: 3,000	A Total Joy I went home early from work because I had a date with my sweet 4 year old granddaughter, Tia. It was going to rain so my son picked me up at home and dropped us off at the ice cream stand so we could get a head start on our festivities. Having a grown up conversation with this year old is a complete joy in itself but it only gets better the longer I know her. I used to be a demanding Mom to some extent and seeing the ice cream melt all over herself was something that previously would have made me squirm (she was 'watching balloons'-hehehe!). I am a new and revised person now and although I reminded her to lick her cone, I basically ignored it. Her conversation was more important. As we were finishing up our frozen treats she looked up to the sky and spoke like I was not even there and said: "Boy, I cannot wait to get back to Grandma Marie's home (never says 'house') so I can wash my hands!!" Today's Joy: Was the look on her face when I pulled out a Ziploc bag full of wipes!! And Friends, I almost had to give her a full sponge bath right there she was sooooo sticky!! I live to love another day>>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!!