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Phil Skips Stones Across the Pond of Life
injest:
One of the hardest parts of being a couple is figuring out that middle ground...each person giving up enough that they can meet in the middle. But you two have been through a lot together...you'll make it thru this too.
The holidays are SUCH a stressful time and this year sounds like it is gonna be a doozy in your household, John, so much going on....wishing you both as much peace and comfort you can get. Be kind to one another.
ifyoucantfixit:
Glad to see you probably don't look like that car Philip. You and John are both
healthy and strong, and have a warm and wonderful place to live. You can get another
car.. and the trees will come and go..But you can count your Christmas a wonderful time of year, as long as you care for each other and are thankful for all you do have.
Forgive my butting in.. but its how I feel about it... Merry Christmas, Yule, whatever.. Janice
Shakesthecoffecan:
Wow Phillip I have never had the experence of airbag deployment, but I am glad they are standard anymore.
John I agree with you about the holliday I am fond of calling Xmess. I think my family is starting to come around to the fact that we all have everything already so it is kind of pointless to try and give gifts. I never decorate for it, but I do enjoy icicle lights so much I have a couple of rooms illuminated but them year 'round.
Ellemeno:
We had early gift-exchange with my in laws today because we'll be away at Christmas. We have really pared it down. The group of us is basically made up of three small families. Each family as a unit gives the individuals of the other two small families one small, simple present that we KNOW they want. For example, my sister in law's family gave me a pair of potholders because on Thanksgiving, while standing in my kitchen I told her that would make a great gift for me. My family gave my sister in law photo printer paper, because she told me recently her husband (Lord of the Computer at their house) won't "let" her "waste" "his." Now she has her own.
Anyway, Mr. Meno, MiniMeno and I arrived for the gift exchange with 6 small to medium presents to hand out to 6 people. Everybody got something they wanted enough. Done.
I want to be that way with my side of the family on Christmas. We are super-fortunate to have our needs met.
Phillip Dampier:
Well, here we go again. My father's cancer has returned and has now gotten into the liver, which is not at all a good sign. At the moment, doctors are not certain the cancer is spreading in an uncontrollable way, and want to do a new CT scan three months from now. I'm not satisfied with that treatment plan and we'll be consulting with Roswell and possibly one of the cancer treatment hospitals in New York City to see about beginning some sort of chemotherapy a.s.a.p., to arrest the development of what has already appeared. Colon cancer that appears in the liver or lungs is indicative of stage four of the disease and life expectancy can really only be increased by controlling the spread of the cancer cells in hopes of either slowing it down or stopping its advancement. There is no real cure at this point.
Emotionally, this is obviously a major hit after my mom passed away from cancer in November 2006. But there are options remaining to us which could keep him reasonably healthy for quite sometime.
This is also a reminder to everyone to not put off colon cancer screening (colonoscopy) at age 50 (40 if you have a family history). I'll be getting my first one after the holidays. The earlier a polyp can be seen and removed before becoming cancerous, the better.
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