Cancer Support and Caregivers Who Are Trail Blazers!

pynkkameleon · 08-09-2022, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by clay

((((((((((((((((Vonni)))))))))))

It is great seeing a rep from you & here on BFP> BUT I am saddened to hear this latest challenge!

Thought of you over the last few years, wondered how you were doing, and smiling at our chats we had long ago!!

It made me smile, seeing you with TC & how happy you are!! I know how much you wanted that, too!!

As you can see, I am now married, waiting on my sweetie to retire in next few months, so we can travel! We bought a retro camper that is in excellent, original shape, with exception of a newer fridge. We dubbed her BleuBelle, camp with a great group of older ladies, & have a blast. We go a few days every month, & are booked up now until Aug 2023!! I am very happy, and have a winderful wife!!

Know I hold space for you in my heart & we send you white light energies!! Thinking of you & TC as you travel this challenging road ahead now.Much love, always, pynk!! clay

(((((((Clay!)))))))

Well hello there old friend! It’s been far too long since we last caught up. Thank you for your words of love and support.

I’m very happy to hear that you’ve found your person and are doing so well! It sounds like you are truly living your best life right now. Long overdue but clearly you’ve just saved the best for last

Kätzchen · 08-16-2022, 09:53 AM

Just wanted to check in, today, and quietly share that I am getting a biopsy done today to confirm if i have cancer, or not.

Not sure what the outcome will be, but I live each day with zest for life and I plan to be present and clear minded about what I have to do next.

Blessings to us all,

K. 💐

pynkkameleon · 08-16-2022, 11:35 AM

Thinking of you Kätzchen.

Sending all of the positive into the universe for a good outcome. Here if you need to talk, vent or just hear a stupid joke or two to distract you.

BullDog · 08-16-2022, 04:31 PM

Best wishes to you Katchen! Also to everyone else in this thread and others who are facing challenging health issues. I see so much strength, determination, resiliency, and grace expressed here. I admire all of you and wish you nothing but the best.

I have been extremely healthy all my life until the last several months. I have never been in the hospital, had surgery, broken a bone, or had any serious issues at all. Up until recently I hadn't been to a doctor in decades and didn't have health insurance - both of those are no longer true (thank god for the ACA). I have always known I was extremely fortunate and tried to never take my good health for granted. But don't be like Bully - you need regular checkups just like your car does.

I have been referred to go see a cancer specialist in Albuquerque at the end of the month. I've been quite sick and lost 100-150 pounds - probably closer to 150 - and I have been in a lot of pain (have meds to help with that now) and have a lot of strange symptoms. I have received good care so far and I am very impressed by the qualifications of the cancer specialist.

Best wishes to all. I will keep fighting.

Kätzchen · 08-16-2022, 05:19 PM

Today was real rough....my dearest, long time BFF revealed to me by text that she is moving back to our homestate to be closer to her grandkids. I was at the doctor office when i got her news and was devestated (sp?) And couldnt get control of my emtions. I was crying (sobbing) into the arms of a complete stranger and rescheduled to another week later this month.

But i just want to share back to Pynk and my long time friend in the community, Bulldog, that your comments of support help me so much, right now.

*Thank you* ♥️💜♥️💜♥️

I too have lost a ton of weight and my weightloss is related to my cancer.

I will know by late September what type of cancer i have and what types of treatment are available to me.

I will keep you all posted and thank you for the kindest of support!

~K.

+ big air hugs. : )

clay · 08-17-2022, 07:58 AM

Oh my, I am very saddened to hear this, bully!!!PLEASE, reach out here if you need to talk to a friend! Will be holding you close to my heart & in my thoughts!

You are so right....we must get checkups, maintain our bodily machines, as best we can. Am grateful to hear you got ACA.

And, it is always good when you have complete faith in your oncologist & team! This is NOT an easy journey, will be fraught with challenges along the way. It is of utmost importance to have a really great support team IRL & here! I so hope that you have that, Bully!!

Know you are always welcome at my door here!! Check your PM's. Myself & pynk are both nurses! We have both travelled the journey you are now on.

Big hugs, BD!!! Keep positive & keep fighting....I might need yer help to kick some azz one day...lol....Much love....clay

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Originally Posted by BullDog

Best wishes to you Katchen! Also to everyone else in this thread and others who are facing challenging health issues. I see so much strength, determination, resiliency, and grace expressed here. I admire all of you and wish you nothing but the best.

I have been extremely healthy all my life until the last several months. I have never been in the hospital, had surgery, broken a bone, or had any serious issues at all. Up until recently I hadn't been to a doctor in decades and didn't have health insurance - both of those are no longer true (thank god for the ACA). I have always known I was extremely fortunate and tried to never take my good health for granted. But don't be like Bully - you need regular checkups just like your car does.

I have been referred to go see a cancer specialist in Albuquerque at the end of the month. I've been quite sick and lost 100-150 pounds - probably closer to 150 - and I have been in a lot of pain (have meds to help with that now) and have a lot of strange symptoms. I have received good care so far and I am very impressed by the qualifications of the cancer specialist.

Best wishes to all. I will keep fighting.

BullDog · 08-17-2022, 02:40 PM

Thank you so much Clay. Your support really means a lot to me, and I see you giving so much of it in this thread. You are a very kind soul. And thank you to my other friends who reached out and offered their support. It really means a lot to me.

Belated congratulations on your marriage Clay. I am so glad you have found happiness and your special lady to share your life with. I wish the two of you all the very best.

You're right Clay - I need to go conquer this so I can be at full strength to back up my friends and kick ass if necessary! Lol, I am on it.

clay · 08-17-2022, 06:28 PM

YVW, BD!! I truly am here for you! I will PM you my cell...if you need to reach out, dear friend!

Keeping space for you in my heart! Always.

Thank you for your kind words, Bully! That means a lot to me. I always try to treat others how I would want to be treated!!

We are each one day away from a challenge being thrown us. Esp now is when we need to be kind, supportive, & be present for those facing challenges!

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Originally Posted by BullDog

Thank you so much Clay. Your support really means a lot to me, and I see you giving so much of it in this thread. You are a very kind soul. And thank you to my other friends who reached out and offered their support. It really means a lot to me.

Belated congratulations on your marriage Clay. I am so glad you have found happiness and your special lady to share your life with. I wish the two of you all the very best.

You're right Clay - I need to go conquer this so I can be at full strength to back up my friends and kick ass if necessary! Lol, I am on it.

rustedrims · 09-22-2022, 12:39 AM

Hi to everyone...

Had my treatment yesterday at 10am. Did 2 hours in the chair. Ya know if I gotta go through this stuff I am very grateful it is with these people. They are good to me and make sure I am ok or need anything. They are all nice and caring nurses. However there is 1 nurse that I feel a little tension from. Don't know what I did or said to her for her to be like that to me. In the early times my sister or sister-in-law would go with me to my appointments. That nurse didn't stop talking to them. I tried to get in the conversation and she would talk around me or through me. My sister-in-law saw it to. She gets me checked in when I get there. I just follow her and do not talk to her. I feel the tension and I know she does also. Chatting with the nurse getting me hooked up I asked her if she got a chance if she could look up my last treatment. She looked it up and said it was October 17th 2023. Yeah couple more weeks.

Now the parking lot....
The the last 4 times I have pulled in the parking lot for my treatment I have to look for a spot to park with my choices of 2 or 3 spots. When I first started going I had the pick of parking spots. I always park in the spot farthest away from the door and get there 15 minutes early so I can sit quiet and listen to the radio a few minutes before I go in. I see people going in and coming out with bags. They are treatment people that have gotten or getting treatments. The bags have snacks drinks and puzzle books. My time is close to going in. After this song I gotta go in. Now I am 1 of those people caring a bag in the building. The longest walk of the day.It just makes me sad to see the increase of people that need help since I started going for my treatment.
Prayers for us all. We keep fighting together.

Thank you for reading and caring.

s

08-16-2022, 09:53 AM	#2
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, please. Relationship Status: Attached to my granddaughter & chosen friends and family.. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Enjoying life with my granddaughter & chosen friends and family. Posts: 16,092 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,733 Thanked 33,526 Times in 10,652 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	Just wanted to check in, today, and quietly share that I am getting a biopsy done today to confirm if i have cancer, or not. Not sure what the outcome will be, but I live each day with zest for life and I plan to be present and clear minded about what I have to do next. Blessings to us all, K. 💐 __________________ “The future belongs to those who believe in their dreams,” — Eleanor Roosevelt.

08-16-2022, 11:35 AM	#3
pynkkameleon Member How Do You Identify?: Queer Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Girly ones Relationship Status: Riding off into the sunset with my Cowboi Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 130 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,279 Thanked 484 Times in 98 Posts Rep Power: 7809054	Thinking of you Kätzchen. Sending all of the positive into the universe for a good outcome. Here if you need to talk, vent or just hear a stupid joke or two to distract you. __________________ ~Vonni~ *Don't define your world in black and white..* *There is so much hiding amongst the greys* *❤❤❤❤❤*

08-16-2022, 04:31 PM	#4
BullDog Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Dominant Stone Butch Daddy Preferred Pronoun?: She Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: In A Healing Place Posts: 5,371 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 18,160 Thanked 22,655 Times in 4,463 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	Best wishes to you Katchen! Also to everyone else in this thread and others who are facing challenging health issues. I see so much strength, determination, resiliency, and grace expressed here. I admire all of you and wish you nothing but the best. I have been extremely healthy all my life until the last several months. I have never been in the hospital, had surgery, broken a bone, or had any serious issues at all. Up until recently I hadn't been to a doctor in decades and didn't have health insurance - both of those are no longer true (thank god for the ACA). I have always known I was extremely fortunate and tried to never take my good health for granted. But don't be like Bully - you need regular checkups just like your car does. I have been referred to go see a cancer specialist in Albuquerque at the end of the month. I've been quite sick and lost 100-150 pounds - probably closer to 150 - and I have been in a lot of pain (have meds to help with that now) and have a lot of strange symptoms. I have received good care so far and I am very impressed by the qualifications of the cancer specialist. Best wishes to all. I will keep fighting. __________________ Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other. - Rainer Maria Rilke

08-16-2022, 05:19 PM	#5
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, please. Relationship Status: Attached to my granddaughter & chosen friends and family.. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Enjoying life with my granddaughter & chosen friends and family. Posts: 16,092 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,733 Thanked 33,526 Times in 10,652 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	Thank you, Pynk & Bulldog 💜 Today was real rough....my dearest, long time BFF revealed to me by text that she is moving back to our homestate to be closer to her grandkids. I was at the doctor office when i got her news and was devestated (sp?) And couldnt get control of my emtions. I was crying (sobbing) into the arms of a complete stranger and rescheduled to another week later this month. But i just want to share back to Pynk and my long time friend in the community, Bulldog, that your comments of support help me so much, right now. Thank you ♥️💜♥️💜♥️ I too have lost a ton of weight and my weightloss is related to my cancer. I will know by late September what type of cancer i have and what types of treatment are available to me. I will keep you all posted and thank you for the kindest of support! ~K. + big air hugs. : ) __________________ “The future belongs to those who believe in their dreams,” — Eleanor Roosevelt.

08-17-2022, 02:40 PM	#7
BullDog Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Dominant Stone Butch Daddy Preferred Pronoun?: She Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: In A Healing Place Posts: 5,371 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 18,160 Thanked 22,655 Times in 4,463 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	Thank you so much Clay. Your support really means a lot to me, and I see you giving so much of it in this thread. You are a very kind soul. And thank you to my other friends who reached out and offered their support. It really means a lot to me. Belated congratulations on your marriage Clay. I am so glad you have found happiness and your special lady to share your life with. I wish the two of you all the very best. You're right Clay - I need to go conquer this so I can be at full strength to back up my friends and kick ass if necessary! Lol, I am on it. __________________ Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other. - Rainer Maria Rilke

09-22-2022, 12:39 AM	#9
rustedrims Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Preferred Pronoun?: she/her Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Northern Ohio close to Lake Erie and ice-cream places Posts: 444 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,123 Thanked 2,553 Times in 367 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	The Parking Lot..... Hi to everyone... Had my treatment yesterday at 10am. Did 2 hours in the chair. Ya know if I gotta go through this stuff I am very grateful it is with these people. They are good to me and make sure I am ok or need anything. They are all nice and caring nurses. However there is 1 nurse that I feel a little tension from. Don't know what I did or said to her for her to be like that to me. In the early times my sister or sister-in-law would go with me to my appointments. That nurse didn't stop talking to them. I tried to get in the conversation and she would talk around me or through me. My sister-in-law saw it to. She gets me checked in when I get there. I just follow her and do not talk to her. I feel the tension and I know she does also. Chatting with the nurse getting me hooked up I asked her if she got a chance if she could look up my last treatment. She looked it up and said it was October 17th 2023. Yeah couple more weeks. Now the parking lot.... The the last 4 times I have pulled in the parking lot for my treatment I have to look for a spot to park with my choices of 2 or 3 spots. When I first started going I had the pick of parking spots. I always park in the spot farthest away from the door and get there 15 minutes early so I can sit quiet and listen to the radio a few minutes before I go in. I see people going in and coming out with bags. They are treatment people that have gotten or getting treatments. The bags have snacks drinks and puzzle books. My time is close to going in. After this song I gotta go in. Now I am 1 of those people caring a bag in the building. The longest walk of the day.It just makes me sad to see the increase of people that need help since I started going for my treatment. Prayers for us all. We keep fighting together. Thank you for reading and caring. s __________________ I don't want to be perfect because if I was then I will loose the ability to learn.