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Old 11-20-2012, 05:57 AM   #16
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Re: Meeting Up in San Antonio NEXT WEEK!

I was just about to post a link to that page, Paula. Well done for getting it done.

Phil, if you look at the pictures from prior meetings, you'll see that the HER2Support group is ready for the catwalk, so there's no hope of jeans and sneakers while on duty.

As for me, all that unpacking I didn't do when we moved (almost five years ago) is in my very near future. <wondering where I put all my shoes> I may just go shopping instead. It'll be easier.

I started out very well organized--I had a plan. What I didn't take into account was a bunch of medical appointments, a hurricane and <gak!> Thanksgiving.

Here's hoping that I still work really well under time-pressure, or I'll be wrapping myself in a bedsheet.
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