Hello all! So sorry, I didn't get on computer for quite a while and just posted again last week on Facebook. Made my arms hurt to much to type. I am doing well according to drs. Will be 4 weeks on Thursday. Took both breasts and muscle in areas. Just got staples and drains out on Monday. But all in all I am doing well. Walk the yard daily, when not raining. Able to go out and to store (when someone gets the stuff for me). I have been cheating this week and planting a few seeds here and there in a few pots. But granson fills them and moves them for me. Might be a little late in year, but makes me feel good. My dgt. did plant all my wintersown items that came up! I don't believe I would have done so many if had known in March that I was going to be diagnosed with cancer! They won't let me do reconstruction for at least a year, and maybe not then. But I am just thrilled I am alive, so will be padded forever I suppose! LOL! Actually, I am going to be fitted on Thursday when I go to the oncologist. Still very sore, and probably won't be able to use for a while but will have it done! That is when I find out if I have to do chemo IV. I already am taking a pill and will have to take for 5 years they say. But if that's all I am thrilled also. My baby sister did the same surgery, but is getting reconstructed at same time. Hers was day before mine. She doesn't have any muscle loss or have to take any chemo, so prayers are answered for her and I am so glad! We are very close in heart and that helps! We are about an hour away from each other so don't see each other much, but talk almost daily. She'll be going back to work in a week or so. If I don't have to do chemo I'll be able to go back at the end of June hopefully. I do apologize for not seeing the post sooner. Haven't been able to garden so haven't been on much lately. Actually not even on until the last week. Thanks so much for thinking of me and know that I am hanging in there, staying postive, and have a whole new outlook on life! Hug to all, Melinda

It's Susan in SB writing. It's good to hear that Beth and Kate are okay. I read this thread before I went to bed last night, and worried for Beth. The whole fire thing is absolutely crazy when it's so near to you. Our really scary time was last week on Weds, Thurs & Friday. Flames up on our close hillsides, a huge amount of ash (like it's snowing), evacuated neighborhoods a few blocks away. Lots of power outages from Weds through Tuesday. We were packed and ready to go. Saturday & Sunday much better on the fire containment. Now we're good, and I think Beth's fire may have become the state's #1 priority. Fingers crossed for everyone. We came within two blocks of losing our (then) home back in 1990 in the Painted Cave Fire in Santa Barbara. That was way worse in every way. 600 homes burned in 90 minutes, one woman died. But it was like 105 degree temps and 60 mph sundowner winds blowing. Just to use as a comparison. We were very lucky in terms of the weather with this one. I say I'm Susan in Santa Barbara, so people know where I am, b/c no one's ever heard of Goleta, but now an awful lot of people have heard of Goleta! Thanks so much for your concern, and much love to everyone, especially those in the path of the fires. Susan

Are you a stalker? You're a card! stage_rat, Good idea. I remember she set up an email addy just for GW. I will try emailing to her non-GW email addy. I've noticed nettasaura disappears for periods of time before and then reappears. Yes, she is a real sweetie. Dorisl, I do remember Angie speaking of limiting her on line time, but to just totally disappear, and not share her WSing results in any way, just seems strange. She was so active, and was going to try and help me with reworking the FAQ at the Seed X, which are pretty outdated. Tammy, I found her addy, so will drop her a card. White Pages has of no help. I checked with Flwrs4ever/Kym, who had visited her last year, and she had no info. I'm going to email ollierose and jaleeisa who she was in touch with a good bit too. I'll keep you posted. Sue

Ingrid, I meant, thought I said June was the last time I personally spoke to her. I know she has been on since then. I was just making sure nothing was wrong with her. I'm used to her being here more, I guess. But I emailed her, or I may have sent her a message on here, never heard anything back, so then emailed, heard nothing back, so tried another email. So I looked up her name and it said no recent activity on here, so was making sure she was ok. But it was a month between emails, at the very least. I think she said she was a teacher, so she could be busy with back to school and her daughter. But was just worried, I didnt know if anyo6else had spoken with her lately, so thought I would ask. Kristine, I knew Carol from Canada was on the other forum. Thank you though!