I want to thank you all for your kind thoughts and for your prayers for
hubby.
His biopsy came back negative for cancer and we are SO relieved.  Came home
and made our first reservation at an RV resort south for January.

When I read of the allergy shots I thought of the flu shots that everyone
takes this time of year. I have never taken them for fear of messing with my
immune system. What are your thoughts on this. To do or not to do, that is
the question!

I have just entertained myself by creating the first real Halloween
costume I've worn in, oh, 30 years. I will wear it when our
Kindergartners have their Halloween parades tomorrow (yes, Thursday).
Since you will probably not see me in the outfit, I will describe it

Yes, my friends, I took the plunge.  I subscribed to cable TV while they
were having one of these introductory offers.  I didn't really watch it much
today except for some of the fire news.  But I went out and bought a new
remote control, and figured out all the programming ...

Today is a somewhat better day. I am feeling very minor improvements
mostly mental still, but again I will say that any improvement is
worth celebrating.
It is a lovely day in Texas today, in the 70's.  

Hey I am writing you from judith too and the mail keeps bouncing BJ.
Did you get a different addy, or is something wrong here.
HELP
janers

Well after my tenative thoughts about moving, I really realized how alone I
am, and how I really do need help with my day to day life.  Well, I kept the
appointment that I had set up, which was a "housing workshop."  I was hoping
they could put me in touch with the agency I might ...

Just curious.  Not a troll or selling anything, so dont fret :-)
Chuck
http://www.sierratimes.com/03/09/02/health.htm

I read that we do have them here, but not bad.  They are awful in Iowa
though.  I haven't noticed any, but I'm watchin' as my house is a light
color & the south side is traffic-free.  Ewwww!  Also, Boxelder bugs!
Ewwww!  I haven't seen any of those yet either though. <phew>

Apologies if this has been posted  before but I thought it was very
interesting in view of recent plans in the UK to legalise a cannabis based
medicine for pain releif.
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Hi Judith,
I have missed you as well. How are you doing?
BJ-Sk. Canada

Well, I made it down to see the Doc.  His chart said I had not been down
since February!  I guess I lost some time somewhere...
Long story short:  He wants me on less than the 15mg pred that I am now on.
He drew every [pertinant] test in the book, and will have the results in

I am out of the hospital for a week. This month I had a new chemo
(Ara-C) and then took drugs to stimulate my stem cell growth. After a
bit of a scare, I finally grew enough cells to harvest and spent two
days hooked to a machine giving them up.

I am so tired, so just the basics.
I got my lab results in the mail today.  I don't see anything indicative of
CNS lupus (but probably wouldn't  recognize it if it were there), but I sure
could see raging evidence of thyroid disease and inflammation.

I have been "lurking" for quite some time and thought I would pop in to say
"hey!". Looks like people have been having a rough time lately - I try to
read the posts and remember you all in prayer as I can only imagine how
trying all this can be.