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     Kommentar till en text av RUTH HAFFLY
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Hey Ruth!
-> 
-> -> Sometimes I've got to go at a pace of less than a day at a time. But,
-> -> step by step, this will be beat. And, I agree, a sense of humor is
one
-> -> of the best weapons in the fight--as you know, I've got that part
down
-> -> pretty well.
-> 
->  HN> Rely on it when in need, and don't forget that we all care!
-> 
-> I am; had a follow up appointment with the dr who did the surgery
-> yesterday.  He's referred me to a radiation oncologist (see him on the
-> 28th) and explained that it's a very concentrated shot of raditation, to
-> the specific site vs all over. I gave him a "gee, I guess I won'tbe
-> glowing in the dark then--and with Halloween coming up!" response.
-> I won't need any chemo or Tamoxifin; even the radiation isn't 100% given
-> right now.
-> 
All that sounds like good news, and I'm glad to hear it! Cancer is pretty
active in my family on my mother's side, My mother is a colon cancer
survivor, one of her brothers is also a survivor, one succumbed, four of my
cousin's have had encounters with the big C so far all are surviving, I
have one cousin who's still fighting breast cancer now. 

-> -> HN> You can rent wheelchairs or walkers or canes at the fair! Lots of
-> 
-> -> I'm not ready for a wheelchair yet! I do have a cane and as long as I
-> -> can sit down from time to time, I'd be OK.  The worst times are when
-> 
->  HN> Which is why a wheelchair isn't such a bad idea...not that you need
to
->  HN> be immobile to use one...but it can keep you off your feet a whole
lot
->  HN> of the time when you'd just be punishing them by standing about. A
->  HN> while back when my knee was acting up and I knew I'd be spending
the
->  HN> day "out" we used a chair and I was able to do the whole day...as
->  HN> opposed to only being good for about 3 hours and then needing to
quit
->  HN> for the day. It felt a little strange to be in one...but it all the
->  HN> difference in a good day vice a very tough one! I opted for good!
-> 
-> Well, I might go for it then--or just not spend too long any day and do
-> it over several days if I ever go.  Chances of my going are sort of slim
-> anyway.
-> 
The best part (and the part that seemed to make it worth the effort) was
not having to stand around in lines for extended amounts of time.

-> ->  HN> lightweight ginger grater I have at home. nice gadget...bad part
is
-> ->  HN> there's no protection for fingers...and those little nibs can
->  HN> "nibble"
-> ->  HN> fingers just as well and fast as garlic!
-> 
-> -> I saw one of those in the fancy kitchenware store in town.  Guess I
-> -> won't be buying it; I can tear up my knuckles easily enough as is
with
-> -> my other "toys".
-> 
->  HN> I have a cheap (some kind of brass colored metal) ginger grater
that I
->  HN> bought for like $1.20 or so at an asian grocery....it works on the
->  HN> same premise as the ceramic one for a whole lot less and it does
the
->  HN> job just fine, and cleans up in a jiff!
-> 
-> I have a small version of a box grater (knuckle buster) I bought some
-> years ago when I got some garlic from a farmer up in NY State.  Works
-> well on ginger also.
-> 
I have a nutmeg grater that is something like that, my "asian" one is much
better and works superb for garlic, ginger hard cheeses and such.I can send
you a photo in an email!


-> ->  HN> I can understand that totally...maybe more than totally (grin)
-> 
-> -> Sort of like my parents and the 5 of us kids regarding school
lunches.
-> -> Nine of 10 dys were (smooth, cheapest available) peanut butter and
-> -> (usually) grape jelly white (ballon, cheap) bread sandwiches. Tenth
day
-> -> may have been a slice of bologna or Kraft type (no, not the two
-> -> together) cheese with a smear of yellow mustard white bread sandwich.
To
-> 
->  HN> For us baloney was such a treat I still like it (grin)...and it was
->  HN> apple jelly and pb for us, or cheese and apple jelly on (of course)
->  HN> white bread.
-> 
-> That stuff gets around, doesn't it?
-> 
What the white bread or the cheese and jelly? (grin)
-> 
-> ->  HN> Give him time, he'll learn!
-> 
-> -> I'm giving him plenty of time; he's made progress in the past couple
of
-> -> years from none at all to bits and bites.
-> 
->  HN> A journey of a thousand meals begins with but a single bite (grin)
-> 
-> And he's making progress which is better than regression.
->
Alan Greenspan says we aint got not regression (grin)!
chat with you soon
ha
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