Hello Barb,

Why don't you mail me on mary.fisher@zetnet.co.uk  That way we can
talk without boring others :-)

Mary

On Jul 8, 5:01 pm, "oldhenw...@googlemail.com"
<oldhenw...@googlemail.com> wrote:

Hello Mary!

It's been a long time, but I have thought about you and your hubby
many times since I've posted.  Thankfully, I've been fine since the
endometrial cancer diagnosis of October.  My dear sis has been
diagnosed fairly recently and we are struggling to get her through
some difficult chemo.  The rest of my family is doing doing well.
There are five grandkids now, and hubby and I are both retired.  We
too, are enjoying life.  It was wonderful to hear from you....when I
checked the group I was looking for a post from you and from Tim too!

Take good care, Mary.  Good luck with that slippery, fraying blouse!

Barb

Well, for me the date of diagnosis WAS the beginning of the treatment.
Or even the date of my mammogram, in April 1998.  The end is more
vague, I'm still able to contact the team if I have any concerns.

While you're able to be shocked you're still alive :-) It WOULD be
nice to have a celebration but it is difficult to pinpoint the date.

How about all of us having a joint if distant celebration in October,
we could toast each other and give thanks for the group and all those
who've helped us along our journey. That's my proposition!

Hugs,

Mary

On 27 June, 15:18, "news.central.cox.net" <boothilll...@cox.net>
wrote:

Jeri, I don't know if the above was aimed at Eva or me or perhaps
both.

But we don't want to remember the time we were diagnosed :-) Perhaps
the beginning - or end of treatment would be appropriate.
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Unfortunately, the date I was diagnosed is the only date that sticks in my
head.  Somewhere around 2 years after that I finished treatment, but I'm
damned if I know exactly when.  Should have had some kind of graduation
ceremony or something, but nothing to remember it by.  "Okay, you're done"
and a handshake, I think, but honestly I don't remember.  Guess I was in
shock.

Eva

On 27 June, 15:18, "news.central.cox.net" <boothilll...@cox.net>
wrote:

Jeri, I don't know if the above was aimed at Eva or me or perhaps
both.

But we don't want to remember the time we were diagnosed :-) Perhaps
the beginning - or end of treatment would be appropriate. I used to
count the years, this year I didn't even notice it! I still feel that
I belong here though. There are some very good people, sadly some were
lost but the rest ARE survivors.

Mary

I'm still here...6 years out and still enjoy hearing from all the ole
timers.  Don't ever quit checking in!  The encouragement still means a lot
to me, and when I can help (which isn't often) I certainly will.

Congrats Eva on the 5 years!  A milestone for sure!

I can't remember what I signed the last emails with.
Jeri (bootlady, ladyboot...whoever)

Hello Mary.  I'm still here.  Very glad to hear how well you and the Mr. are
doing.
Next week it will be 5 years since I was diagnosed.  I'm not using the word
"survivor" yet, though.
Let me take this opportunity to thank you for all the support you gave me
when I was going through my toughest times.
Eva

Hi Mary.

Glad to hear you are both thriving, and making use of available hand-holds.

No my daughter isn't at university just yet, don't rush things, she's 15
now, does GCSE this year.  Always wants to look older and more mature.
Won't be so long before she's trying to look younger though.

Not many people left around here now, so many ISPs have stopped doing
Usenet.

Tim

Hello everyone - that is everyone who remembers me!

I'm still around, haler and heartier than I expected to be on
attaining my biblical span. Spouse is too, very few residual effects
of his prostate cancer (what there are can be dealt with easily) and
we're enjoying life.

Last year we went on an Arctic cruise. For the event I went to the
local expensive bra shop and bought a couple of posh and beautiful
numbers. The lady there pushed and pulled, prodded and smoothed and
poured me into underwired scraps of lace which gave me a lovely
outline - I can't praise them (or her) enough. I loved them so much
that I recently bought three more for our next (and last) cruise to
Greenland. So what if my lumpectomy scar shows? If someone doesn't
like it they needn't look! By now, eleven years later, it's just a
silver line anyway, over a depression which Spouse calls his 'thumb
hole'.

It seems to be impossible to get news groups with my present pc set-up
so I found this by going through Google groups, it's not ideal because
there's a lot of unpleasantness there which isn't filtered. But what
on Earth is this Harrogate thread about? I live fifteen miles from
Harrogate, have known it all my life and it's no different from any
other spa/conference town. I do wonder what people expect.

So, who is still around? How is everyone? I was thinking about Tim's
daughter the other day and realised that she'll probably be at
university now, it would be good to hear about my old friends. I might
not remember to look in here soon though ... forgetting is getting
worse. Or better ... depending on your interpretation :-)

Have to go and finish a beautiful silk blouse I'm making for the
holiday, it's infuriatingly slipping, sliding and fraying everywhere
but I'm determined to finish it!

Hugs to all,

Mary Fisher