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Happy Passover to All!!
As the first seder of Passover is this Saturday, April 19, I would like to wish a very happy and healthy Passover to all the families on this site that celebrate it.
Chag Sameach and don't eat too much matzo, cause we all know what that does (keep prunes handy).
all the best
caya
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04-15-2008, 07:13 AM
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Happy Passover to you and your family Caya.
I don't know what matzo is but I sure understand
the reference to prunes!!!
Happy Passover to all of the Her2ers who celebrate
this occasion.
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04-15-2008, 07:21 AM
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Thanks Pink. Matzo is the flat thin unleavened bread that we eat during Passover. This is because as Pharoah released the Hebrew slaves from years of bondage in Egypt, they had no time to wait for their bread to rise as they were leaving in haste, so they baked the bread in thin sheets.
Check out "The Ten Commandments, that is basically the story of Passover.
all the best
caya
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04-15-2008, 07:34 AM
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happy passover to you Caya may you have a wonderful celebration with family.
fr your her2 family
suzanne
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04-15-2008, 07:53 AM
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Thanks for the explanation Caya. Did you mean
The Ten Commandments "movie"??
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04-15-2008, 08:31 AM
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Yes Pink - The Ten Commandments movie (starring the late Charlton Heston) is a pretty good representation of what Passover is - it is basically the celebration of the Hebrew slaves being released from years of bondage in Egypt, returning to the land of milk and honey (Israel) and also the receiving of the Ten Commandments.
Boy, I knew those Sunday mornings at Hebrew School would do me some good some day!!
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Stage 1, grade 2, Node Negative (16 nodes tested)
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3 x FEC, 3 x Taxotere
Herceptin - every 3 weeks for a year, finished May 8/08
Tamoxifen - 2 1/2 years
Femara - Jan. 1, 2010 - July 18, 2012
BRCA1/BRCA2 Negative
Dignosed 10/16/06, age 48 , premenopausal
Mild lymphedema diagnosed June 2009 - breast surgeon and lymph. therapist think it's completely reversible - hope so.
Reclast infusion January 2012
Oopherectomy October 2013
15 Years NED!!
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04-15-2008, 11:41 AM
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Yom Tov!
I want to wish all who celebrate Passover a HAPPY HOLIDAY. YOM TOV! It's a celebration of our freedom
-- for those who don't know. Caya, yes Hebrew school had its pluses. (I WENT 3 DAYS A WK FOR ABOUT 8 YRS!!!!!!!!)
The family gathers together at a special meal and conducts a Service, or Seder, including the children, of course. Usually the man of the house leads the Service, but we go around the table, taking turns reading parts. It's a team effort. We each follow along w/our own Prayer Book, or Hagadah.
I have the fondest of memories of Grandma Goldie and Papa Ike coming back to Long Island from Miami for the occasion every yr w/o fail. This is a most important Holiday! We all dressed up and had an elegant meal, w/all the symbols of the hardship our ancestors suffered as slaves in Egypt under Pharaoh. That guy was a nightmare. We eat bitter herbs and dip parsley in salt water (like tears). We eat Charosis (like the mortar of the bricks our enslaved relatives used to build the pyramids). God sent plagues of all kinds to punish the Egyptians, it is said. Frogs, lice, you name it... And there we are -- drinking wine! (The kids get grape juice).
We had to run for our lives, so only had time to make flat bread (matzoh). Moses led us. The army was in hot pursuit, at our backs, and the Red Sea was before us. Moses asked God for help, and as we all know, He parted the sea for us. But the army wasn't so lucky.
After wandering for 40 yrs in the desert (I think we were lost, but Moses wouldn't ask for directions -- lol) something awesome happened. Moses went up on the mountain and received the 10 Commandments for us to live by.
The Seder is full of our thanksgiving for our many blessings. We must never forget the Lessons of our bondage and all that occurred to make our lives richer. At the end of the Service, fun songs are sung. Then the kids go to find the special hidden matzoh (secretly stashed by the leader of the Service). Then, we all can get yummy desserts and the kids get $$$$ or gifts!
HAPPY PASSOVER!
Andi
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'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...
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04-15-2008, 11:44 AM
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"Zissin Pesach" from my family as well! Thanks Caya for posting this warm message, Great explanations,Caya and Andi. Another Hebrew schooler here, teehee
Hugs,Marcia
PS Having Seder at my best friends house. She recently recurred so we are especially grateful to be able to celebrate Passover together.
PS No chopped liver this year...sigh...we are lucky to be able to get anything Kosher for Passover here in Mississippi!
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04-15-2008, 11:50 AM
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Happy Passover to everyone here who celebrates it. I don't, but I've always wanted to attend a seder. Not so much for the spiritual significance, but because I've heard the food is out of this world.
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04-15-2008, 11:55 AM
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Hey MJo, Id invite you to Seder IF I was back in Atlantic City (my hometown) Nice hearing your voice at the online HERMOVE gathering today!)
Hugs,Marcia
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04-15-2008, 12:09 PM
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Thanks Caya for the beautiful wish. May your Passover celebration be a real blessing to you and yours.
Mary Jo
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04-15-2008, 03:19 PM
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Hey MJo, Hi! I thought all holidays are about the food. And the getting together with family and friends.
Chocolate covered matzoh (for dessert) is unbelievably good. And macaroons (chocolate w/coconut).
My dghtr has demolishened her kitchen, and I don't have the stamina to cook a 5 course meal. So we're going to the club for Passover. Want to come? Boca is lovely this time of year.
Andi
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'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...
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04-15-2008, 05:48 PM
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Caya,
Have a wonderful holiday!
Joan
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04-15-2008, 05:59 PM
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You guys are too funny!!
Happy Passover to all. Eric.
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04-15-2008, 06:23 PM
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Happy Passover to all who celebrate this Holiday!
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04-15-2008, 07:30 PM
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Okay you guys, the truth comes out. First it was unleavened
bread, bitter herbs and parsley dunked in salt water.
Now I find out that the flat bread is dipped in chocolate
and you have macaroons for dessert. This just keeps
getting better!!!
Is Passover just one day?
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Dx Aug/05 at age 51
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Her2 +++
Sept 7/05 Mastectomy
4 FAC, 4 Taxol, no radiation
1 year of Herceptin
Tamoxifen for approx. 4 months,
Arimidex for 5 years
Prophylactic mastectomy June 22/09
" I yam what I yam." - Popeye
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04-15-2008, 08:18 PM
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Pink
There are 2 "seders", this year on Saturday and Sunday nights - these are the big dinners where we sit around a table and read the Haggadah - the book that tells the story of the Israelites leaving Egypt after years of slavery. And then we eat, and eat, and sing a bunch of songs - Dayanu!! ( which means Enough already, basically)
Passover (or Pesach, as it is called in Hebrew) is 8 days in total - and believe me, by about the 4th day I have had it foodwise.
Breads, pastas, rice, legumes are all forbidden to eat during Passover. However there is lots of chocolate, matzo brie - this is Passover French Toast - you dip the matzo sheets in warm water to soften, drain the water, mix with beaten eggs and milk, and fry it all up - top with jam or maple syrup - Yummy!!
I must also mention that matzo balls are served in many ways too - not just in chicken soup - they can be fried up with onions etc. And I won't even begin to tell you what a "Bubbelah" is...
lol
caya
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1.7 cm and 1.0 cm.
Stage 1, grade 2, Node Negative (16 nodes tested)
MRM Dec.18/06
3 x FEC, 3 x Taxotere
Herceptin - every 3 weeks for a year, finished May 8/08
Tamoxifen - 2 1/2 years
Femara - Jan. 1, 2010 - July 18, 2012
BRCA1/BRCA2 Negative
Dignosed 10/16/06, age 48 , premenopausal
Mild lymphedema diagnosed June 2009 - breast surgeon and lymph. therapist think it's completely reversible - hope so.
Reclast infusion January 2012
Oopherectomy October 2013
15 Years NED!!
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04-15-2008, 08:38 PM
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I too want to wish all who celebrate Passover, Chag Someach. This meaningful holiday is a way for all of us to get a chance to express ourselves and my family does this by everyone contributing to a constantly evolving Haggadah which tells the story of Passover. Every year each member of our family and guests adds something current to our Seder that ties into the idea of freedom which in turn adds even more meaning. Fighting breast cancer and becoming a survivor could be a form of freedom for example. We are liberated as slaves to this disease through treatment, positive mental attitudes, good doctors and care, and the support and love from family, friends and all our her2 sisters and brothers.
Cleaning the chometz, (any food with leaven products) from my house as we speak! By tomorrow at this time, my home will be kosher for Passover for eight days. Caya, I have plenty of prunes on hand! Enjoy the holidays.
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04-15-2008, 09:43 PM
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Pink,I just decided I am going to jump on a plane and head to Andis' for Pesach(care to join me?)...the "Club" sounds great AND I happen to know they have excellent chopped liver in S Florida....sigh....I wish....
My daughters favorite thing is Haroses. Someday if we ever have a Her2 gathering I promise to make y'all some.
Marcia;-)
PS CAYA, are your Matzoh balls "floaters" or "sinkers",LOL???? My Dad used to say, if they didnt sink he they werent any good..
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04-15-2008, 09:48 PM
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Hi Marcia! Happy Passover! I hope you and your family are well. What is/are "Haroses"? Bill
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