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Jackie07 · 03-26-2009, 01:54 AM

My joy is to have been reconnected with my junior high school buddies recently. There were four 'guys' I used to hang out with during summer and winter breaks (of high shool years and then after college.) They are truely like my brothers (though I have three good ones of my own) - I was their confidant especially when it came to be about girls.

Three of them have been talking to each other via 'Skyve'. My dial-up connection turned out to be too slow to utelize the technology after one of them had called me and urged me to download the program. So we 'talked' over the Web after he gave me another friend's e-mail. His wife is also a classmate and was my close friend in elementary school. She and I had a nice chat over the phone.

We used to play basketball, pingpong and go to movies together and I would be reading the Chinese version of Reader's Digest while they played Mahjong (Chinese dominos - one of the most popular activities during the Lunar New Year celebration.) I lost contact with them except the one in Florida (who is 3 years our senior and always acts like a big brother) would check on me by phone once, twice a year.

They were not amused to learn about my upcoming surgery and had told me to call/e-mail them once I get discharged from the hospital.

My friends here in Central Texas have never seen the 'tomboy' side of me. Hubby has been immersed in his golf game lately (just made a breakthrough on his golf swing)and acted quite indifferent to my so-called 'old flames'. But I can't forget (even after two brain surgeries) the time the 'Gang of Four' and I had spent together just 3 days before I was to come overseas. We pretty much 'walked' all over the streets of downtown Taipei and sampled all kinds of food and chatted till dawn - their send-off gift for me.

'Friendship is forever' - thanks to the technology I get to be connected with my 'buddies' when I need them the most.

03-26-2009, 01:54 AM	#352
Jackie07 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: "Love never fails." Posts: 5,809	Friendship is forever My joy is to have been reconnected with my junior high school buddies recently. There were four 'guys' I used to hang out with during summer and winter breaks (of high shool years and then after college.) They are truely like my brothers (though I have three good ones of my own) - I was their confidant especially when it came to be about girls. Three of them have been talking to each other via 'Skyve'. My dial-up connection turned out to be too slow to utelize the technology after one of them had called me and urged me to download the program. So we 'talked' over the Web after he gave me another friend's e-mail. His wife is also a classmate and was my close friend in elementary school. She and I had a nice chat over the phone. We used to play basketball, pingpong and go to movies together and I would be reading the Chinese version of Reader's Digest while they played Mahjong (Chinese dominos - one of the most popular activities during the Lunar New Year celebration.) I lost contact with them except the one in Florida (who is 3 years our senior and always acts like a big brother) would check on me by phone once, twice a year. They were not amused to learn about my upcoming surgery and had told me to call/e-mail them once I get discharged from the hospital. My friends here in Central Texas have never seen the 'tomboy' side of me. Hubby has been immersed in his golf game lately (just made a breakthrough on his golf swing)and acted quite indifferent to my so-called 'old flames'. But I can't forget (even after two brain surgeries) the time the 'Gang of Four' and I had spent together just 3 days before I was to come overseas. We pretty much 'walked' all over the streets of downtown Taipei and sampled all kinds of food and chatted till dawn - their send-off gift for me. 'Friendship is forever' - thanks to the technology I get to be connected with my 'buddies' when I need them the most. __________________ Jackie07 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2011/06/doctors-letter-patient-newly-diagnosed-cancer.html http://www.asco.org/ASCOv2/MultiMedi...=114&trackID=2 NICU 4.4 LB Erythema Nodosum 85 Life-long Central Neurocytoma 4x5x6.5 cm 23 hrs 62090 semi-coma 10 d PT OT ST 30 d 3 Infertility tmts 99 > 3 u. fibroids > Pills CN 3 GKRS 52301 IDC 1.2 cm Her2 +++ ER 5% R. Lmptmy SLNB+1 71703 6 FEC 33 R Tamoxifen Recc IIB 2.5 cm Bi-L Mast 61407 2/9 nds PET 6 TCH Cellulitis - Lymphedema - compression sleeve & glove H w x 4 MUGA 51 D, J 49 M Diastasis recti Tamoxifen B. scan Irrtbl bowel 1'09 Colonoscopy 313 BRCA1 V1247I hptc hemangioma Vertigo GI - > yogurt hysterectomy/oophorectomy 011410 Exemestane 25 mg tab 102912 ~ 101016 stopped due to r. hip/l.thigh pain after long walk DEXA 1/13 1-2016 lesions in liver largest 9mm & 1.3 cm onco. says not cancer. 3-11 Appendectomy - visually O.K., a lot of puss. Final path result - not cancer. Start Vitamin D3 and Calcium supplement （600mg x2) 10-10 Stopped Exemestane due to r. hip/l.thigh pain OKed by Onco 11-08-2016 7-23-2018 9 mm groundglass nodule within the right lower lobe with indolent behavior. Due to possible adenocarcinoma, Recommend annual surveilence. 7-10-2019 CT to check lung nodule. 1-10-2020 8mm stable nodule on R Lung, two 6mm new ones on L Lung, a possible lymph node involvement in inter fissule. "I WANT TO BE AN OUTRAGEOUS OLD WOMAN WHO NEVER GETS CALLED AN OLD LADY. I WANT TO GET SHARP EDGED & EARTH COLORED, TILL I FADE AWAY FROM PURE JOY." Irene from Tampa Advocacy is a passion .. not a pastime - Joe Last edited by Jackie07; 03-26-2009 at 03:24 AM..