Hi I am an 11 year BC survivor! After my wide excision biopsy came back cancerous we went back to see the surgeon and he lent me his copy of Dr. Susan Love's Breast book. She is a renowned breast surgeon and her book is thorough. My surgeon said that the surgical technique may be different but the rest was good information.I actually bought a copy for myself and my Dad bought a copy for himself so he would understand too. I have lent it out numerous times to the newly diagnosed friends of friends. Sherry is right, usually they like to do surgery within 4 weeks of the biopsy results, there is no big hurry. With how I presented, my surgeon( recommended by my GYN and one of the best in Baltimore and no not at Hopkins) sent me for a consult with a radiation oncologist to see if I was a candidate for a lumpectomy and radiation( the determination for chemo would come later after the rest of the pathology was done- as well as the biopsy of my lymph nodes- some of the sophisticated tests take longer than just cancer/benign test) or a modified radical mastectomy. It turned out that I was not a candidate for the lumpectomy so then I was sent to a plastic surgeon for a consult for reconstruction. The surgeons office made all of the calls and appts. for us. After my surgery, I went to the oncologist and went every 3 months and then 6 months and then yearly. And now not at all! I was considered early stage 1 or 0. I was very lucky even though I was pretty young at 44 that the cancer was not very aggressive. I was a candidate for tamoxifen and it was determined that was the only treatment I needed after my surgery and reconstruction. At 84 the BC is likely not very agressive which means it is pretty slow growing. At her age it is likely she may die of something else before BC. I mean to be comforting, no one likes to think our loved ones will die. It may just be more that her body is wearing out as it is meant to do, rather than being a traumatic event like cancer in a young person. Mastectomies are not complicated and I can attest that it was not painful. I had the reconstruction but 2 friends had mastectomys with no reconstructive surgery they were in their late 50s and they reported no pain as well. Take a breath, and take one step at a time, as it comes. Call the PA State Medical Society and see if they have a physician referral service. or ask your gyn or primary care for names of docs. There are many excellent surgeons in the area- you dont need to travel to a center unless you have a particularly rare or extensive cancer. HTH

that is a disappointment about Augusta Louise what a beautiful color rose. I was hoping to get that one this year. But don't you just love Palatine bare root rose bushes? I wish I could get all of my roses from them but sadly they don't have everything I'm looking for. But maybe they'll add some new ones this year that would be awesome. I hope we don't crash their website on September 2nd looking to see what is new LOL

I am speechless… What an amazing thread! Thank you, Helen! and Everyone for your lovely photos & comments on NYRP roses. I tried perusing most of it this evening! I am new to NIRP roses but after seeing a few weeks ago Helen’s roses I choose a few for my spring list from Palatine. Also, I have been eyeing a few of them from your garden photos on other threads. I am so excited to order in Dec.: 1. Rosemantic Pink 2. Rosaraie du Chatelet 3. Maybe Rosemantic Fushia/ or Kordes-Dark Desire Parfuma (Can’t decide.) Rosemantic Cream & Anastasia are gorgeous-love them, too! @Ceres , Love your Forever Rose, do you know if it is BS resistant. @Amanda Dickerson, I see you have BS, too, looking for resistant roses. Me, too. After reading your experoence w/BS on NIRP roses I am concerned, but wish to try a few. However, I have had great success w/Kordes roses & Meilland roses not getting BS-the most resistant in my garden. I have Polar Express, , Earth Angel, Summer Romance, Beverly, Wedding Bells, Madame Anisette, Pomponella , Cinderella, Lions Fairy, & more Kordes doing well-almost no BS. I have Francis Meilland, Princess Charlene de Monaco, Ives Piaget, Cream Ives Piaget (Classic Woman) Meillands-almost no BS. Almost any rose can get BS if sitting in water-with way too much rain this year, but many had zero BS anyway. They are the best BS resistant roses I have out of a hundred roses almost. I have others if you need a longer BS resistant list. Savanna is BS resistant-zero BS! Carol, Thanks for pointing out this thread. I am so busy…I am missing these anazing threads! @kathyc_z10 Kathy, Thank you for your photos of Roseraie Du Chatelet -what a magnificent rose-love its name-it’s color is beautiful & excited about its vigorous growth! NIRP ROSES are so lushious! THANK YOU, everyone! again for your comments & photos on NIRP International roses & website. What a wonderful company of superb roses! Can’t wait to put in my first order for them!

Susan, I found several places on the web that state AUSire is synonymous with AUSuire, aka The Squire. That designation seems to be mainly used in the UK and Australia. It could be a simple typo promulgated by inadvertent copying of the original mistake, or it may have been intentional, but only in those countries. But AUSire is The Squire :) https://www.wagnersrosenursery.com.au/products/the-squire https://www.pinterest.com.au/pin/103934703879449323/ https://aroseisaroseisarose.com/2019/09/17/david-austin/ (scroll to the bottom) http://risingoaks.blogspot.com/2009/11/forest-living-fall-roses-2009.html (scroll down to the red rose) There are many more, those are just the first four mentions I came across EDIT: here's an entry from the semi-official "The Guide to Who Grows What", the UK version of The Combined Rose List. Click on "READ". Go to the bottom of page 47, left hand column, last entry: https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/3311620/the-guide-to-who-grows-what-roses-uk