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Bernie and his mittens!
A late Inauguration Day post. Senator Sanders and his mittens turned into a meme bonanza! Here are some of my favorites:Bernie and Tribbles:Bored Bernie at American Girl Place:As a former Denver area...
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All done!
Katie had her last chemo infusion today! She rang the bell in the infusion center, and then brought her own bell out so family could see her ring it. She also posted a video of the bell ringing on...
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Could the end be near?
Katie got her first of two COVID-19 vaccinations. No problems so far! I am on a waiting list now because I may be considered high risk. Hopefully I'll get mine in a few weeks. Mom and Dad are also...
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More winter fun?
I may be stuck at home for a while. More snow is coming over the next week. We could get at least 8 inches. *laughs in South Dakota and Colorado* I've seen worse. But we rarely get that much snow in...
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Moo.
Yesterday was the Lunar New Year, or Chinese New Year. Happy Year of the Ox! Hopefully, it will be better than the Year of the Rat.Speaking of rats, our former asshole President was acquitted again....
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Icy hearts.
Valentine's Day started with below freezing temperatures and ice everywhere. It warmed up a bit, and the rest of the day was filled with icicles falling off of trees and roofs. It will freeze off and...
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One shot down, another to go!
I got my first COVID-19 vaccination today! There were a lot of steps to go through before getting it. Mom and Dad got theirs, too. Our second shots are already scheduled!Check-in at a tent, then long,...
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Laissez les bons temps rouler!
Happy Mardi Gras! Once again, I had fun decorating the cocoa stand for the dolls. I strung beads on the dolls, and even made little masks for them.Had a nice Shrove Tuesday dinner of blueberry...
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So far, I'm doing just fine with the vaccine. My arm hurt all night, but that's all. On the other hand, I had a wave of dizziness and nausea that I'd experienced earlier in the week (pre-shot). I had...
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Nothing ever happens in Broomfield...
Well, until today. A United 777 took off from Denver International Airport this afternoon, and an engine exploded. Debris fell in a Broomfield neighborhood about a mile east from my high school!...
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500,000.
That's how many have died from COVID-19 in the United States.I'm afraid it will get to 750,000 before people are vaccinated.
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Katie had her first radiation treatment today. She said she feels fine so far. She has a fifteen minute session every weekday until March. One down, twenty to go!
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I don't know why I'm nervous. I've had nothing but good reports for two years, so why should tomorrow be any different? I have felt like crap lately, with a lot of lower back pain, decreased appetite,...
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I had my follow-up with my oncologist today. It was a quick exam, but kind of rough. The doctor said everything looked fine, but because the exam was uncomfortable, plus the things I told him about how...
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Irish Eyes...
Briony is dressed in the new Irish World Traveler outfit. She's holding a wreath I just made yesterday. She's looking forward to St. Patrick's Day!
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Three years ago...
This was me three years ago tonight. I'd spent the whole day in the ER for severe abdominal pain...which turned out to be ovarian cancer. Still in remission as of today, but I am having a scan on...
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Ugh!
Just got done at the eye doctor. Had my eyes dilated and I'm wearing my old glasses because I needed new lenses (new prescription), so...Good old Geordi. LOL.I'm getting a migraine. I'm going to take a...
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A very long day...
I had my CT scan today. I was exhausted all day, because I had gotten very little sleep the night before. Also, I'm still having trouble seeing after my eye appointment yesterday. I can't wait to get...
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...because so much is going through my mind.My virtual follow-up with my oncologist about my CT scan is on Tuesday. I don't know why I'm nervous. If there was anything wrong with the scan, the office...
View ArticleAll clear!
Just got done with the oncologist. My scans looked good. No evidence of fluid in the abdomen, no new tumors, and no new hernias. I was actually worried about hernia repair failure, but the old ones...
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