The BIG count down until my sisters visit !

15 years ago

I am getting excited like a kid at Christmas! She will be here a week from tomorrow....you will have to excuse my giddiness.

I will be off beginning next Wednesday to take the cats to the vet to be boarded during her stay. She has an extreme allergy to cats, so they will not be able to be here. I will spend the day cleaning and washing everything to rid the house of any dander.

I have been keeping a box of things to wrap and give to her when she gets her. I also have an extra luggage bag so she can haul everything home...

I finished her video, and cry everytime I watch it. It is our world from when our parents were little, up to our lives as recently as November of '07.

I will also be giving her my cancer bracelet, and will have a different breast cancer survivor shirts for us to wear every day.

I will list her box of goodies in a later post. I have already rambled on long enough today.....

This is her first trip to Texas and her second ever trip on an airplane.

DH and I are having a BBQ with lots of friends, kiddos, and grands coming over for a party on Sunday the 18th. She leaves on Monday, so it will be our last harrah of her visit.

I am just so excited, it is nuts. I have told her that the only thing she needs to bring is herself (first) and 3 blocks of Tillamook cheese ! Something I can't get here but have to have!!!!

I just had to tell my KT family.

Trin

Sort by:Oldest

Comments (17)

Happy_Go_Lucky_Gayle
15 years ago
Trin, how cool is that! Enjoy her visit. So sweet of you to plan such a great visit.

Gayle
bestlawn
15 years ago
Oh wow!!! This is so great and I can't wait for your stories and pictures of her visit. How about I post a bunch of "congrats" and "survivor" snags and we can all make a big thread for her? Will that be okay?

Trin, I forgot your sister's name. Actually, I forgot if you ever told us.
Related Discussions
My Sister Has Cancer Again!
Q
Comments (34)
You are absolutely right Anne. After 20yrs too. That's a remarkable run of such an aggressive cancer but still.... it does suck! As Heather says, she recovered quickly although I think it was day 2 post op that she went shopping! Marjorie sounds equally stoic and probably should be Heather's twin instead of me. I'm just not built with the same stuff as she is. I'd be the one asking for the morphine. I saw Heather go through chemo, surgery and then radiation virtually without complaint. She set the bar very high should I follow in her footsteps. I went with Heather for her pre-op anaesthetic visit. The anaethetist said "Don't worry - it's simple surgery! I wanted to scream at him - Simple..... for who! Compared to what your sister has gone through it may well be but when I worked with oncology children, it was often the simple stuff that seemed to them to be the last straw! They'd tolerate bone marrows/spinal taps but lose it when having blood drawn. If you don't have one - a fanny pack will make it a lot easier to have to hold the JP drains. Much easier than coiling the tubing and pinning it to your clothes. I will be thinking of your sister in the coming days. I totally understand your need not to be an active caregiver without a break. Please don't feel selfish. A worn-out caregiver whether it be physically or emotionally is just not an effective one. You are very wise to realize that ahead of time.
...See More
Good Thoughts Needed for My Sister Tomorrow
Q
Comments (28)
Thank you, I let Marjorie know you are all sending prayers and good thoughts. Heather, I would be a nervous Nellie too. I would rather be put out in a minute. Yes, Shirley I will be there. They moved her surgery up so she will be going in at 11:30 am tomorrow instead of 1:45 pm. Paul is picking me up at 9:00 am and I will most likely stay until visiting hours are over at 8:00 pm It will be a long day but Paul is lending me his Ipod which has some tv shows and movies on it. I am looking forward to watching some Thin Man movies while Marjorie is being operated on and while in recovery. I am not sure how long the surgery will be. I really hope Marjorie doesn't fret too much because it isn't good for her heart and that concerns me. She wanted to make sure a crash cart was standing by. I told her of course it would be. Her heart rate isn't supposed to go over 130 bpm but most often than not it is quite higher than that when she stresses or gets excited over something. Thank you all again. I will post when I get home from the hospital. Anne
...See More
Update on My Sister
Q
Comments (12)
I'm still relatively new at this so I can't help much either, Anne. Wish I could. I'm so glad to hear how well your sister is doing! Especially considering just how frightened she was prior to her surgery, this must just be the biggest relief for her. My DH and DS were my caretakers, and I have to tell you I don't know how I would have made it without them. Marjorie has been so fortunate that you were able and willing to take care of her. ((HUGS)) to you for being such a good sister! I did have the chest x-ray but it was after the bi-lateral mastectomies. They did it as a base-line for future comparisons. When I had my surgery, they took two lymph nodes to test and explained that the cancer cells would travel to these Sentinal Nodes first, before getting into my bloodstream to move on to another part of the body. Since these nodes were clean, with no cancer cells, that was a positive indication that the cancer had not started to metastasize. My tumor wasn't huge, but they still were recommending Chemo for me until I had the special test done on the tumor, which placed my chances of recurrance in the LOW category. That was the determining factor and the only way I escaped with no Chemo. I'm also taking the Femora, having some minor side effects but nothing I can't handle. I did read that it's best to take it during/immediately following the evening meal and that has worked well for me. After I get through all these follow-up visits with the surgeon, plastic surgeon and oncologist, I know I'll be having annual checkups but they haven't explained what all these will entail. I did read somewhere that the mammograms will be replaced by either ultra-sound or MRI, depending on the doctor's preference.
...See More
Come visit my early spring garden
Q
Comments (20)
Well, one advantage you have, ksgreenman, is that you don't have to dig down several feet deep and wide to move the wrongly placed rose to its new spot -- which also has to be dug 1-2 feet down and across in order to transplant the first rose. So far this spring I have had to transplant 2 roses, and I've got 2 more coming up here in the next few days. All you have to do is carry the container to a new spot if you don't like the old arrangement! : ) Kate
...See More
evatx
15 years ago
Trinity, I know how important sisters are! I'm excited right along with you - all of you will have such fun!
maryanntx
15 years ago
How exciting!!! Her first trip to Texas? I bet you are planning a great big Texas welcome for her. Be sure to remember to tell us all about it!

I am expecting a visit from my sister this month too.
kacram
15 years ago
Sounds like you are ready!
I know you'll have FUN!
((((Trin and Sis!))))
country_bumpkin_al
15 years ago
I can almost FEEL the excitement in your post! Pictures! You've got to get LOTS of pictures, so we can "meet" your wonderful Sister!!!
glenda_al
15 years ago
Have the bestest of the bestest!
grammahony
15 years ago
Oh I can read the excitement in your post too. How thoughtful to make that video for her. I'd be bawling too every time I watched it. I'm so excited for you, and I know, needless to say, you two will have a wonderful, fun time.
Leslie
okwriter
15 years ago
I'm genuinely excited for you, Trin. :-) Savor every moment...sisters are such a gift!
kathi_mdgd
15 years ago
I hope you have a wonderful visit with her.

I love getting together with my sisters,i have 5 of them left and they all live in N.Y. state,and i live in S.Calif.We all talk every week and sometimes a couple of times a week to some of them.

Sisters are the Best!!
Kathi
Linda Wayman
15 years ago
Trin, as others have said, the excitement is coming through loud and clear. I hope you have a wonderful and fun visit together. Please share the fun with us when you find the time. Tell your DS that she has a lot of cyber sisters that are sending her a welcome too.

Linda
trinitytx
Original Author
15 years ago
Thank you everybody for sharing my excitement!!! This is just crazy...and bestlawn, I love your idea, how thoughtful is that? Another shock for her system~ I love it!!!
Just a little background on my family. Our parents both died within several years of each other, in 1987-1990. I think the three of us were so devestated, that we all just kept on with our lives. Nobody really spoke about it. There are three of us. I am the middle kid.We live in three different states. Oregon, Washington, and me in Texas.
I noticed that my brother and sister just were not talking, and had not for years. Some stupid personal tiff that neither wanted to back down on. Something stupid from the 70's.
Ok, so here it is guys....mom and dad are dead, are we really going to not talk to each other for the rest of our lives? I am not going to let this happen.
My lifes goal, if I did nothing else, would to get my brother and sister back together again. Whatever it took.
I kid you not, I spent years sending them pictures of each other, and keeping each other up on their personal lives.
I was determined as hell, and nothing worked.
Then, sis was diagnosed with breast cancer.
I had a hint of them getting back together again. This situation screamed we would not live for ever, and you two knock it off!!
They finally called each other, and my heart is at peace. It just took for one of us to have a brush with death to get everybody there.
I know I have gone on too long about this, so I will keep it short, but, sister is coming to see me, and we will be calling brother when she gets here. What ever I can do to keep our family the way it was meant to be, I will do.
This Texas trip is a huge, and, I do mean a huge, step in that direction. I will spoil sister with ever ounce of energy I have in me. This trip is an icon for us kids.

Trin
trinitytx
Original Author
15 years ago
Oh, and bestlawn, I forgot to add, sisters name is Mary Jo.
Kathsgrdn
15 years ago
I hope you all have a wonderful visit! Too bad your brother can't go too.
lydia1959
15 years ago
(((Trin))) I think your Mom and Dad would be proud!

Have a wonderful time with Mary Jo and be sure to post an update with a photo or two if you can.
joyfulguy
15 years ago
I hope that you really do have a wonderful visit!

What a shame that it sometimes takes a brush with death to bring us to our senses, to help us get a perspective on things!

Good wishes to you and Mary Jo, Trin.
pattico_gw
15 years ago
I am so envious of you....I've always wanted a sister. My dad had a daughter from a previous marriage. His first wife passed away...and she went to live with her mother's mother. Plus she was several years older than I was...so we were never close. Then when my mother passed away I went to my mothers side of the family. We never saw much of each other.
My cousins are kind of like sisters...but I still wish I had a close sister...I've always missed what I think that would be like.

I hope you two have lots and lots of fun next week...
Make lots of new memories together...

I hope you share her with us through pictures...

patti

The BIG count down until my sisters visit !

Comments (17)

Happy_Go_Lucky_Gayle

bestlawn

Related Discussions

evatx

maryanntx

kacram

country_bumpkin_al

glenda_al

grammahony

okwriter

kathi_mdgd

Linda Wayman

trinitytx
Original Author

trinitytx
Original Author

Kathsgrdn

lydia1959

joyfulguy

pattico_gw

COMPANY

BUSINESS SERVICES

GET HELP

CONNECT WITH US

The BIG count down until my sisters visit !

Comments (17)

Related Discussions

trinitytxOriginal Author

trinitytxOriginal Author

COMPANY

BUSINESS SERVICES

GET HELP

CONNECT WITH US

trinitytx
Original Author

trinitytx
Original Author