Post #443,684
11/25/23 9:19:49 PM
11/25/23 9:19:49 PM
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Thanksgiving!
She has gained five pounds!
weightily,
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Post #443,685
11/25/23 10:04:07 PM
11/25/23 10:04:08 PM
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Keep up the mashed potatoes!
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Post #443,686
11/26/23 2:48:05 AM
11/26/23 2:48:05 AM
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Re: Keep up the mashed potatoes!
Mashed potatoes alone aren't sufficiently fattening without the sour cream, butter, or greasy gravy they tend to be served with.
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Post #443,687
11/26/23 8:56:05 AM
11/26/23 8:56:05 AM
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Good sign!
This is your cue to start preparing more/different foods. Time to learn to cook for real.
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Post #443,692
11/28/23 6:51:09 AM
11/28/23 6:51:09 AM
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Giving thanks for that.
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Post #443,720
12/4/23 10:25:13 AM
12/4/23 10:25:13 AM
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Glad to hear there's still hope.
Take care of yourself too, it's hard on everyone.
Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
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Post #443,755
12/6/23 2:00:32 PM
12/6/23 2:00:32 PM
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still a long shot
She just got off the blower with her Cedars oncologist. Friday’s scans show the disease continuing to advance, opening up branch offices in various other abdominal precincts. The new regimen begins in a week (with, we are cautioned, its own set of side effects). Her attitude continues to be “a long shot is better than no shot.”
cordially,
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Post #443,756
12/6/23 2:05:31 PM
12/6/23 2:05:31 PM
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Correct attitude; continue helping her keep that up.
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Post #443,760
12/6/23 7:31:12 PM
12/6/23 7:31:12 PM
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I’ve got her back
It is to be admired that, facing likely death next year (FSM grant that this be not so, but yeah, realistically), she is determined, without being delusional about it, to focus her contemplation on the prospects, however slender, of survival. Who knows? The horse could learn to sing.
cordially,
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Post #443,761
12/6/23 11:57:11 PM
12/6/23 11:57:11 PM
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You’re doing a fine job
Nothing is harder than this, and you’re stepping up to the plate, demonstrating considerable grace under fire.
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Post #443,802
12/25/23 10:30:50 PM
12/25/23 10:30:50 PM
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Thanks for the updates.
Very best wishes for you and her.
Cheers, Scott.
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Post #443,757
12/6/23 4:24:15 PM
12/6/23 4:24:15 PM
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She's absolutely correct.
Gotta be in it to win it, as they say.
My 90yo father in law was to have shuffled off this mortal coil back in April of '22 according to his oncologists; he's in remission these days and as irascible as always.
Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
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