Hi Lovely ladies Merry Christmas, my home page is playing up and I don't get all the post sent so I do hope you see this one, arfter reading the news about Suzanne I've find it a hard few days she was such a lovely soul.
I give you a short update on how I'm going ,I've been off all treatment now for near 5 months and have good days and bad ,my palliative care team and my wonderful GP are helping with pain control ,I can now feel the tumors and this makes it more real.
I wonted to see Christmas with my family and will I'll dose myself up with pain killers on the big day put a big 😀😁smile on my face to make it a fun day for as all.
I hope the same goes for you ,not the pain killers just a great fun day for you and your family ..Take care my friends Lorraine xx
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Hi Love, Thank you I'm looking so forward to lunch, the Christmas tree and presents under the tree for my grandchildren ,I wish you Merry Christmas I hope your pain in your legs are under control ..Take care Lorraine xx
So good to hear from you Lorraine. Wishing and your family a very special Christmas and hope it is a pain free one for you filled with the most beautiful memories. Take care, you are in our thoughts 💐💕
Hi my friend, Thank you for your wishes and I think of all the lovely ladies on here ,
hoping we all have joy over Christmas , I'll pump myself up with pain killers on the day
I don't wont to spoil the day for everyone and yes I wont to make lovely memories for us all..I hope you are ok, take care have a Merry Christmas..Lorraine
Hi Kathy, Thank you I will have a good day with my family and I hope you also have a lovely day. I hope you are still having positive results ,take care of yourself .Lorraine xx
Merry Christmas Lorraine! Praying for you to be relieved of any great discomfort and that your Christmas will be such a meaningful time with your loved ones. (I’m also from down under). xx Lena
Hi Lena ,I'm getting better at controlling the pain , I now can feel a other tumor so may have to see my palliative care team about up grading my dose but at this time I'm good,,
I hope every thing is ok with you Take care Lorraine xx
Hi Lorraine, I hope you are enjoying the cool weather at the moment. I am in the Blue Mountains for Christmas. It is a change from Brisbane! Enjoy Christmas with your family. That is why we have travelled here.
Hi Jules ,Thank you for your reply, I don't post as often as I would like I find it hard to sit up for long, through I do try and read as many as possible.
I hope you are ok.. Take care of yourself and Merry Christmas ans all the best for the new year..Love Lorraine xx
Am fine thanks Lorraine. Had last chemo two weeks ago. Results of scan on 10th and trying to push it the back of my mind. CA125 still nowhere near normal but remaining hopeful that I'll get onto a PARP. Xxx
Enjoy the time with your family. Make sure you have some nice stuff to eat as well as the meds. When you post it makes me remember the lovely time I spent living in Australia when I was a child. Thank you for that.
Hi Fay, We are now coming into are summer through we have had some bad storms millions of damage to cars and homes the last 3 weeks, Christmas day is said to be nice , Lunch will be Sea food ,Ham,Trucky, Christmas my daughter always cooks the pudding and I make my famous cheesecake ( Famous in the family) Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones ,take care Lorraine xx
Merry Christmas Joy to you and your family,I'm so looking forward to Christmas lunch at my daughters with the whole family ,with a big smile on my face and so much love for them ,it will be a good day.
You are a very courageous lady who deserves a wonderful Christmas. I hope you have a lovely family time! My prayers are flowing across the oceans to you at this time. 🎄🎁♥️
Merry Christmas love chine up you can beat this beast and remember we all react differently to treatments.
I understand how you feel about painting I've always loved doing things with my hands .I managed all through my treatments to keep it up ..Take care Lorraine xx
Hello Lorraine - wishing you your best Christmas ever with your family. xxx
Thank you Jackie for your lovely reply,the mountains are lovely but at the monument we are having some bad storms, Christmas day is going to be a nice day.Thank you for your love and hugs sending the same Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones, Take care Lorraine xx
HI Bridie, Merry Christmas to you and your family ,yes we are going to have warm Christmas day from the weather forecast.I've been looking so forward to this day there is some sadness for our lovely ladies who are not with us and were fighting so hard to be there .
The news of Suzanne made me cry. It is SO nice to hear from you and I was glad to read you do have your good days too...no treatment at all must feel so strange although I imagine it can feel good not to have all that in your system. I do hope you are able to enjoy your Christmas and I wish you a happy one with warmth and love all around. It does sound like it will be that way for you and as we are all told, make those memories.
With love, Judy (I don't know how to make those emojis but hears would be here!) oxox
HI Judy, Yes Suzanne made me cry as the other ladies, I don't post as much I find it hard to sit for too long,it is strange to be off all treatment ,not too bad if I can keep my pain down I can now feel a couple of tumors and that does upset me some.
Yes looking so forwards to the big day.
I'll send you some hearts my husband showed me I'm not very savoy on the computer.
Happy Aussie Christmas Lovely Lorraine, I hope you have a lovely Christmas day with all your family and make lots of lovely memories for you all. I hope your pain is controlled so you can enjoy. Big gentle hugs and lots of love ❤️Xx 🎄 Jane
Ps if you’re down under does that mean us lot in the U.K. are up over? Just a thought to ponder 🤔. Take care love xx
Have an enjoyable Christmas, Lorraine. I can imagine feeling tumours is quite an eerie experience. Crossing fingers that your pain control works as advertised though and you won't think about the disease for the rest of this year.
What may come may come. Although.. that's easy to say, when it axtually really scares me just to think that you are off treatment; I want to just hug you and will the tumours to shrink somehow, completely selfishly, so we get to enjoy your warm and thoughtful company for many many moons to come.
So, Lorraine: Make it so!
Hugs to down under and a nice cozy Xmas to you and yours. Maus 🎄 🤗
HI Maus,Thank you for your lovely post, yes it is scary being off all treatment , I talked with my daughters and they wanted me to have some quilty time with them ,we have managed a few nice days for lunch.
Being able to feel the tumor is eerie.
You know I've had so much support from this community over the last 4 1/2 years that as you ladies will know it made my journey so much easier I could not have done it with out you all.
Merry Christmas and a Happy new Year health wish ,take care Lorraine xx💙💙
All the best for a wonderful Christmas with your family Lorraine! Please be careful about not overdoing the painkillers though. Sincere prayers for you to get better, magically so!
Merry Christmas Lorraine! You are one of the women I look up to so much! ❤️ You have so much wisdom. I wish a very Merry Christmas with your family. Blessings to you. You are a beautiful person inside and out!
Thank you Peggy, I know you and your family have had a hard year, to loose a child is
indescribable I hope your heart will mend a little and then you will remember only the good memories.
As for the site over the lat 4 1/2 years I'vw learnt so much from our lovely ladies and the support has been great, I just like to return that some. Merry Christmas love to you and your loved one ,,Take care Lorraine xx💙💙
Thank you so much Lorraine for your kind words. It has been a very rough year. Family is everything. You are a very strong woman and you give so much of yourself. I pray for a better year for 2019 for us both and all the others who are not in the place the hoped to be.
Thank you for your leadership and guidance you give to others. It means so much! Blessings to you Lorraine! ❤️❤️
Lorraine, thanks for the update. I'm so glad to hear your pain is under control. Wishing you a peaceful, joy-filled, and comfortable Christmas with those you love. With love from Kathy in cold, windy Seattle.
I just want to wish you a happy , peaceful , pain free Christmas surrounded by your loving family and creating memories that will last forever. You have always inspired me and long may you continue to do so. Special people are never forgotten and you are one of those. God bless you
Hi Molly, thank you for your lovely reply, Merry Christmas to you and your family.
I'm glad I have given you some inspiration as you have given me,This is one thing I like about this community we support each other and I say in all honesty, if not for all you lovely ladies I would have found it a lot harder over then last 4 1/2 years and I remember the amazing ladies not with as now and there family at this special time .
I wish you the very Happiest of Chritmases Lorraine, with your lovely family...... sunshine, children, delicious food and hopefully a tipple of something decadent. It is great to hear from you 🤗🌲💕🌞.
Hi Sophia , Merry Christmas to you and your family, I'm so looking forward to lunch with my family. I don't post as much I find it hard to sit for long ,I do try and read as many as I can.
I hope your treatment is giving you good results, Take care of yourself Lorraine xx💙💙
Thank you, Lorraine, for the good wishes - and the same back to you. It's good to hear from you again and have an update. I'm so sorry about the pain but do hope you can have a very happy Christmas. Thinking about Suzanne, too, and feeling sad for her family - and all the other friends we have lost this year. I suppose the best thing we can do is make sure we lead as best a life we can, as they would like to have still been doing.
You have an amazing attitude Lorraine, you really are an inspiration. Must be an incredibly difficult time of year especially when you are in pain. Hope you have a lovely day surrounded by your wonderful family and can be as comfortable as possible. Jo xx
Happy Christmas Lorraine. Take lots of photos with your family and when times get tough look through them and remember guaranteed to banish the beast if only temporarily! Lots of love to you and yours. Pam xx
Was wonderful to see your post Lorraine have been thinking about you a lot lately and wondering how you were I hope you had a wonderful day yesterday with your family I was very lucky to have all my family home with me for Christmas 🎄 We had a great day but very tired today of course and amazingly had great day weather wise it wasn’t to hot 🥵 Would be scary being able to feel your tumours but so glad you have your pain under control Take care and enjoy your family xoxo 😚💗💐Cathy
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