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maglets
maglets CSN Member Posts: 2,576 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Tomorrow is the beginning of the Thanksgiving weekend in Canada. I was at my kitchen window baking oat cakes when I looked out the window and saw a gal walking down the street with a big casserole wrapped up in a towel. my heart gave a lurch....thank you I thought....someone who is ill is getting a nice warm supper and I felt so thankful.

I cannot remember who said it here lately but it was something about being in the deepest hours of treatment and chemo and feeling the love of friends and neighbours and family caring for us. I am once again reminded of all those who care for we cancer patients and I am so thankful for all the love and .......casseroles....I remember after my first liver resection my fellow teachers fed us for three weeks and it was the greatest gift.

sorry... a little teary. the day is beautifully warm....well 50 and the sun is out and the leaves are changing and my daughter is coming for the weekend...Happy Thanksgiving to all our other Canadians and blessings to all

maggie

ok it's saturday morning no doctor calls on Saturday ??? right....wrong....I'm in the tub and hubby picks up the phone. a radiologist working the weekend read my scan and thought we might like a Thanksgiving gift......CLEAR ct.....thank you all for wishes and prayers....truly truly blessed...it was just a liver scan no lungs but I'm not going to think about that....celebrate every inch you can get

mags
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  • msccolon
    msccolon CSN Member Posts: 1,917 Member
    #2
    what an awesome sight!
    You are so right, it touches the heart deeply to see others reaching out to their fellow man. It feels so good to be remembered when you are sick and it's even better when we can pay it forward! There were quite a few special angels with skin on when I was in treatment and recovering from surgery, I was truly blessed!
    mary
  • maglets
    maglets CSN Member Posts: 2,576 Member
    #3
    msccolon said:

    what an awesome sight!
    You are so right, it touches the heart deeply to see others reaching out to their fellow man. It feels so good to be remembered when you are sick and it's even better when we can pay it forward! There were quite a few special angels with skin on when I was in treatment and recovering from surgery, I was truly blessed!
    mary

    how are you
    Mary how are you? i was upset to hear you were in hospital with impaction....is that the right word? If it's not too nosey Mary what does that involve and how is it solved

    hope you are ok

    hugs
    mags
  • msccolon
    msccolon CSN Member Posts: 1,917 Member
    #4
    maglets said:

    how are you
    Mary how are you? i was upset to hear you were in hospital with impaction....is that the right word? If it's not too nosey Mary what does that involve and how is it solved

    hope you are ok

    hugs
    mags

    I'm doing ok
    I have been having problems with pain and having to really manage my bowels for 6 months now. It's finally gotten to the point that I need to find out what is going on and resolve it, I'm in pain every day and sometimes it's very bad. I'm only working part time because I can't sit for long periods of time. Impaction is just a fancy word for major constipation! :) At least the scans show no true obstruction. There is soft tissue showing narrowing of various parts of my intestines and rectum, so hopefully we can figure this out. Thank you for asking. And all they did in the hospital, outside of giving me great meds for the pain, was a soap water enema. That cleaned me out great! It took most of the next day to get the pain under control, but other then that it was pretty uneventful! The food was great and I have new appreciation for the miralax and stool softener regimen I have to stick to until we can get this taken care of!
    mary
  • maglets
    maglets CSN Member Posts: 2,576 Member
    #5
    msccolon said:

    I'm doing ok
    I have been having problems with pain and having to really manage my bowels for 6 months now. It's finally gotten to the point that I need to find out what is going on and resolve it, I'm in pain every day and sometimes it's very bad. I'm only working part time because I can't sit for long periods of time. Impaction is just a fancy word for major constipation! :) At least the scans show no true obstruction. There is soft tissue showing narrowing of various parts of my intestines and rectum, so hopefully we can figure this out. Thank you for asking. And all they did in the hospital, outside of giving me great meds for the pain, was a soap water enema. That cleaned me out great! It took most of the next day to get the pain under control, but other then that it was pretty uneventful! The food was great and I have new appreciation for the miralax and stool softener regimen I have to stick to until we can get this taken care of!
    mary

    yikes
    oh you poor thing....that much pain is not good and it must be very tiring. Do you think our bowels will ever work beautifully again? hahaha...I find here that's it's either drought or monsoon.....i can go from feeling bloaty and stuffed to dashing to the washroom but I think that's true for lots of us.

    oh Mary I hope you can get this solved....don't like you in pain

    hugs
    mags
  • xmomtofourx
    xmomtofourx Member Posts: 44
    #6
    That is a beautiful sight to
    That is a beautiful sight to see. Just this week I brought dinner to my neighbor who had just had surgery. Being on both sides its hard to figure out who gets more pleasure from it, the giver or the receiver, either way it gives a warm feeling all over.

    Bonnie
  • christinecarl
    christinecarl CSN Member Posts: 544 Member
    #7
    Thanks for posting this, it
    Thanks for posting this, it reminds me to appreciate the little joys in life, and the kindness of others
  • pepebcn
    pepebcn CSN Member Posts: 6,331 Member
    #8
    Happy summer
    from here mags! LOL,don't understand but are you aware that Barcelona is at the same latitude than NYC? l never understood that, any way it's starting to be chilly, I'm afraid no more beach this year, LOL. Any way happy thanksgiving ,Christmas , new year and everything! LOL.
    Hugs mags.
  • Nana b
    Nana b CSN Member Posts: 3,030 Member
    #9
    pepebcn said:

    Happy summer
    from here mags! LOL,don't understand but are you aware that Barcelona is at the same latitude than NYC? l never understood that, any way it's starting to be chilly, I'm afraid no more beach this year, LOL. Any way happy thanksgiving ,Christmas , new year and everything! LOL.
    Hugs mags.

    Happy Thanksgiving
    Mags, wish I could come by and cook you a feast!

    Enjoy, I am thankful for you!
  • Annabelle41415
    Annabelle41415 CSN Member Posts: 6,742 Member
    #10
    Happy Thanksgiving Holiday
    Hoping that you have a very Happy Thanksgiving and enjoy all the things that you do. Wonder if you have turkey, stuffing and all that cranberry stuff like us USA people do. Actually, I'm making a turkey dinner in a week for the kids because there are always extra turkeys in my freezer. We have 8 kids and 11 grandkids so we need to add a ham with that meal also. Wishing you the best time for the holiday and hope you have a great time.

    Kim
  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 CSN Member Posts: 5,044 Member
    #11
    msccolon said:

    I'm doing ok
    I have been having problems with pain and having to really manage my bowels for 6 months now. It's finally gotten to the point that I need to find out what is going on and resolve it, I'm in pain every day and sometimes it's very bad. I'm only working part time because I can't sit for long periods of time. Impaction is just a fancy word for major constipation! :) At least the scans show no true obstruction. There is soft tissue showing narrowing of various parts of my intestines and rectum, so hopefully we can figure this out. Thank you for asking. And all they did in the hospital, outside of giving me great meds for the pain, was a soap water enema. That cleaned me out great! It took most of the next day to get the pain under control, but other then that it was pretty uneventful! The food was great and I have new appreciation for the miralax and stool softener regimen I have to stick to until we can get this taken care of!
    mary

    Miralax
    Mary,

    I've been on Miralax and probiotics every day for a couple of years now. I do Miralax twice a day. Woohoo!

    *hugs*
    Gail
  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 CSN Member Posts: 5,044 Member
    #12
    me, too
    Maggie,

    Our Thanksgiving here is in November, and I was diagnosed Thanksgiving week and had my colon resection the day after Thanksgiving, so I always feel super grateful and teary at Thanksgiving.

    *hugs*
    Gail
  • herdizziness
    herdizziness CSN Member Posts: 3,624 Member
    #13
    Casseroles
    What a nice feeling to see that.
  • AnneCan
    AnneCan CSN Member Posts: 3,673 Member
    #14
    Annabelle41415 said:

    Happy Thanksgiving Holiday
    Hoping that you have a very Happy Thanksgiving and enjoy all the things that you do. Wonder if you have turkey, stuffing and all that cranberry stuff like us USA people do. Actually, I'm making a turkey dinner in a week for the kids because there are always extra turkeys in my freezer. We have 8 kids and 11 grandkids so we need to add a ham with that meal also. Wishing you the best time for the holiday and hope you have a great time.

    Kim

    Hi Kim
    I am going to answer your question, but hope Mags will as well. Thanksgiving day for Canadians is always the 2nd Monday in October. To accomodate for families getting together etc. we tend to celebrate it the Saturday, Sunday or Monday, whichever is most convenient. Some celebrate at two or even three dinners with family +/or friends. In my extended family, for many years one of my sisters + her family host Thanksgiving on the Saturday of the holiday weekend. She lives 2+ hours north of me in a beautiful cottage country called Muskoka. The leaves there are always beautiful this time of year. I will not be going this year as I just had chemo today, will be disconnected on Saturday + will likely feel crummy most of the weekend. My husband + youngest daughter are going up Saturday, will stay overnight + return Sunday. My oldest daughter is coming home from university + is staying here to keep me company. We are going to have our own little Thanksgiving dinner here on Sunday night. Traditional Thanksgiving here is very similar to the US - turkey, stuffing, cranberries, potatoes, lots of vegetable dishes, yummy pumpkin pie, etc. Abundance is key. For Canadians, Thanksgiving is a celebration of the harvest (correct me if I am wong, my fellow Canucks!). I remember reading some time ago it is believed the 1st Canadian Thanksgiving was celebrated in the 1400s on the East Coast. I always have a giggle when I think of Thankasgiving - when I was first married I actually lived in the US, in Cincinnati OH. When I was talking to my co-workers about taking time off to come home to Canadian Thanksgiving, one of them basically asked "What do Canadians have to be thankful for?" She didn't ask in a mean way, more curious. I told her what I knew about the origins of our Thanksgiving, + the things I felt thankful for as a Canadian. To this day I continue to be very thankful. One of the things I am extremely thankful for is that Canada shares the longest undefended border in the world with the USA. This, to me exemplifies the friendship, respect, business opportunities, etc. that Canada + the US share. I am also truly thankful for this forum, which trandscends all national borders to bring hope, caring + understanding to us all.
  • maglets
    maglets CSN Member Posts: 2,576 Member
    #15
    herdizziness said:

    Casseroles
    What a nice feeling to see that.

    Anne
    you did a beautiful job of describing Canadian Thanksgiving. I am so glad your daughter will be with you and you two can have a merry little time....so good!
    I live in serious apple country on the shore of Lake Huron....there are orchards everywhere and the harvest starts in late august with Paula Reds and continues through Macs and finally the best pie apple called the Spy. Apples are a big part of thanksgiving here and we try to have at least one apple pie along with the pumpkin. Some of my favourite pies are from the south of United States though and I love to make chess , Jeff Davis and Osgoode pies too. And maple syrup has to get in there too and always cranberries.

    I hope you feel well enough to enjoy your weekend Anne....great blessings to you my girl

    where is that Cheryl and Canada Sue??

    hugs to all.....munch munch munch.....mags
  • Sandi1
    Sandi1 Member Posts: 277
    #16
    AnneCan said:

    Hi Kim
    I am going to answer your question, but hope Mags will as well. Thanksgiving day for Canadians is always the 2nd Monday in October. To accomodate for families getting together etc. we tend to celebrate it the Saturday, Sunday or Monday, whichever is most convenient. Some celebrate at two or even three dinners with family +/or friends. In my extended family, for many years one of my sisters + her family host Thanksgiving on the Saturday of the holiday weekend. She lives 2+ hours north of me in a beautiful cottage country called Muskoka. The leaves there are always beautiful this time of year. I will not be going this year as I just had chemo today, will be disconnected on Saturday + will likely feel crummy most of the weekend. My husband + youngest daughter are going up Saturday, will stay overnight + return Sunday. My oldest daughter is coming home from university + is staying here to keep me company. We are going to have our own little Thanksgiving dinner here on Sunday night. Traditional Thanksgiving here is very similar to the US - turkey, stuffing, cranberries, potatoes, lots of vegetable dishes, yummy pumpkin pie, etc. Abundance is key. For Canadians, Thanksgiving is a celebration of the harvest (correct me if I am wong, my fellow Canucks!). I remember reading some time ago it is believed the 1st Canadian Thanksgiving was celebrated in the 1400s on the East Coast. I always have a giggle when I think of Thankasgiving - when I was first married I actually lived in the US, in Cincinnati OH. When I was talking to my co-workers about taking time off to come home to Canadian Thanksgiving, one of them basically asked "What do Canadians have to be thankful for?" She didn't ask in a mean way, more curious. I told her what I knew about the origins of our Thanksgiving, + the things I felt thankful for as a Canadian. To this day I continue to be very thankful. One of the things I am extremely thankful for is that Canada shares the longest undefended border in the world with the USA. This, to me exemplifies the friendship, respect, business opportunities, etc. that Canada + the US share. I am also truly thankful for this forum, which trandscends all national borders to bring hope, caring + understanding to us all.

    Hi, i'm from Canada too
    Hi, I am from Canada also. Just wondering what parts of Canada all of you fellow Canadians are from. I grew up in London, then moved to Orillia and lived in a little town called Lagoon City, then I moved here to New Jersey. I really miss Canadian Thanksgiving - I don't get the day off here at my work, so I can't even go home to celebrate it. My husband always tries to make me a turkey dinner on that day for me (as he is off of work). Anyway - I also had someone ask me a very long time ago, what do Canadians have to be thankful for? I gave them the same answer as you. I also get why can't you celebrate your Thanksgiving the same time as us? Uhmm cause it's not the same day! Oh well, Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow Canadians - those of you celebrating have a piece of pumpkin pie for me, i like mine with whip cream.
    Happy Thanksgiving !!!
    Sandi
  • maglets
    maglets CSN Member Posts: 2,576 Member
    #17
    maglets said:

    Anne
    you did a beautiful job of describing Canadian Thanksgiving. I am so glad your daughter will be with you and you two can have a merry little time....so good!
    I live in serious apple country on the shore of Lake Huron....there are orchards everywhere and the harvest starts in late august with Paula Reds and continues through Macs and finally the best pie apple called the Spy. Apples are a big part of thanksgiving here and we try to have at least one apple pie along with the pumpkin. Some of my favourite pies are from the south of United States though and I love to make chess , Jeff Davis and Osgoode pies too. And maple syrup has to get in there too and always cranberries.

    I hope you feel well enough to enjoy your weekend Anne....great blessings to you my girl

    where is that Cheryl and Canada Sue??

    hugs to all.....munch munch munch.....mags

    Sandi
    oh gosh so nice to hear from you....I have a quart of whipping cream in the fridge all ready.

    I was born in Collingwood very close to Orillia and now we live in Owen sound. My liver surgeon is in London at the University hospital there and my first onc was there too but now we actually have 2 oncs in Owen sound.....lovely to hear from you

    mags
  • Annabelle41415
    Annabelle41415 CSN Member Posts: 6,742 Member
    #18
    AnneCan said:

    Hi Kim
    I am going to answer your question, but hope Mags will as well. Thanksgiving day for Canadians is always the 2nd Monday in October. To accomodate for families getting together etc. we tend to celebrate it the Saturday, Sunday or Monday, whichever is most convenient. Some celebrate at two or even three dinners with family +/or friends. In my extended family, for many years one of my sisters + her family host Thanksgiving on the Saturday of the holiday weekend. She lives 2+ hours north of me in a beautiful cottage country called Muskoka. The leaves there are always beautiful this time of year. I will not be going this year as I just had chemo today, will be disconnected on Saturday + will likely feel crummy most of the weekend. My husband + youngest daughter are going up Saturday, will stay overnight + return Sunday. My oldest daughter is coming home from university + is staying here to keep me company. We are going to have our own little Thanksgiving dinner here on Sunday night. Traditional Thanksgiving here is very similar to the US - turkey, stuffing, cranberries, potatoes, lots of vegetable dishes, yummy pumpkin pie, etc. Abundance is key. For Canadians, Thanksgiving is a celebration of the harvest (correct me if I am wong, my fellow Canucks!). I remember reading some time ago it is believed the 1st Canadian Thanksgiving was celebrated in the 1400s on the East Coast. I always have a giggle when I think of Thankasgiving - when I was first married I actually lived in the US, in Cincinnati OH. When I was talking to my co-workers about taking time off to come home to Canadian Thanksgiving, one of them basically asked "What do Canadians have to be thankful for?" She didn't ask in a mean way, more curious. I told her what I knew about the origins of our Thanksgiving, + the things I felt thankful for as a Canadian. To this day I continue to be very thankful. One of the things I am extremely thankful for is that Canada shares the longest undefended border in the world with the USA. This, to me exemplifies the friendship, respect, business opportunities, etc. that Canada + the US share. I am also truly thankful for this forum, which trandscends all national borders to bring hope, caring + understanding to us all.

    Thanks
    That was a great explanation and glad you wrote that. We are thankful to the Canadians also. Actually we are about 45 minutes west of Windsor. Happy Thanksgiving.

    Kim
  • AnneCan
    AnneCan CSN Member Posts: 3,673 Member
    #19
    Sandi1 said:

    Hi, i'm from Canada too
    Hi, I am from Canada also. Just wondering what parts of Canada all of you fellow Canadians are from. I grew up in London, then moved to Orillia and lived in a little town called Lagoon City, then I moved here to New Jersey. I really miss Canadian Thanksgiving - I don't get the day off here at my work, so I can't even go home to celebrate it. My husband always tries to make me a turkey dinner on that day for me (as he is off of work). Anyway - I also had someone ask me a very long time ago, what do Canadians have to be thankful for? I gave them the same answer as you. I also get why can't you celebrate your Thanksgiving the same time as us? Uhmm cause it's not the same day! Oh well, Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow Canadians - those of you celebrating have a piece of pumpkin pie for me, i like mine with whip cream.
    Happy Thanksgiving !!!
    Sandi

    Hi Sandi
    It is good to hear from another (transplanted) Canadian! I live in Mississauga, just outside of Toronto. I grew up in Hamilton. We pass by Orillia on the way to Bracebridge, where one of my sisters lives. My oldest daughter is planning to make pumpkin pie for Sunday + I will think of you as I am eating it (with whipped cream). Enjoy the turkey!
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  • scouty
    scouty CSN Member Posts: 1,965 Member
    #21
    MAGS!!!
    Hey sweetie,

    Great to hear from you and hope you had a great summer on the lake! Happy Turkey Day and if you pig out for me, I'll return the favor the end of Nov.

    Love, Lisa

    PS. Semi-colons Rock!!

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