Comments on: Tired http://clusterfook.com/2008/04/08/tired/ It Is What It Is Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:24:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Lisa http://clusterfook.com/2008/04/08/tired/comment-page-1/#comment-841 Lisa Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:39:23 +0000 http://clusterfook.com/2008/04/08/tired/#comment-841 <strong>Lily</strong>, You are probably very right. The kids <em>know</em> that I'm sick again and I'm sure they know that it's cancer. We just haven't confirmed it. It's probably worse that we haven't just come out and told them. I'll probably made about 10 bracelets on Friday night and post them Saturday morning. I can't imagine that they will go that quickly. The M&Ms are going to kill me if I eat too many of them!!! I wanted to have them for breakfast. <em>Lisa's last blog post..<a href='http://clusterfook.com/2008/04/09/look-ma-i-got-a-tiara/' rel="nofollow">Look Ma, I Got a Tiara!</a></em> Lily, You are probably very right. The kids know that I’m sick again and I’m sure they know that it’s cancer. We just haven’t confirmed it. It’s probably worse that we haven’t just come out and told them.

I’ll probably made about 10 bracelets on Friday night and post them Saturday morning. I can’t imagine that they will go that quickly.

The M&Ms are going to kill me if I eat too many of them!!! I wanted to have them for breakfast.

Lisa’s last blog post..Look Ma, I Got a Tiara!

]]> By: Lily http://clusterfook.com/2008/04/08/tired/comment-page-1/#comment-826 Lily Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:50:48 +0000 http://clusterfook.com/2008/04/08/tired/#comment-826 Let it wait until you know exactly what kind of ass you're kicking. And from a child that new EVERYTHING well before my parents ever told me (yeah THAT didn't go to my head as a teenager lol) I'm sure Cam does know. Or at least suspects it well enough to not be surprised. I can't wait to see the bracelets when you finish them. I'd love to get one. (Apparently it's going to be determined by my timing lol) Have a great day when you read this! And ya know what really helps me have energy? Watching tv and eating M&Ms lol ;-) Let it wait until you know exactly what kind of ass you’re kicking. And from a child that new EVERYTHING well before my parents ever told me (yeah THAT didn’t go to my head as a teenager lol) I’m sure Cam does know. Or at least suspects it well enough to not be surprised.

I can’t wait to see the bracelets when you finish them. I’d love to get one. (Apparently it’s going to be determined by my timing lol)

Have a great day when you read this! And ya know what really helps me have energy? Watching tv and eating M&Ms lol ;-)

]]> By: Lisa http://clusterfook.com/2008/04/08/tired/comment-page-1/#comment-819 Lisa Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:08:36 +0000 http://clusterfook.com/2008/04/08/tired/#comment-819 <strong>Miss Britt</strong>, I'm not sure if you took notice of the picture in my Flickr feed but I look pretty damn tired...I was at work and wanted to nap under my desk. If I could nap for 30 minutes a day I think I'd feel a hell of a lot better. Miss Britt, I’m not sure if you took notice of the picture in my Flickr feed but I look pretty damn tired…I was at work and wanted to nap under my desk.

If I could nap for 30 minutes a day I think I’d feel a hell of a lot better.

]]> By: Miss Britt http://clusterfook.com/2008/04/08/tired/comment-page-1/#comment-818 Miss Britt Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:00:16 +0000 http://clusterfook.com/2008/04/08/tired/#comment-818 Um, my best suggestions for energy always involve a nap. <em>Miss Britt's last blog post..<a href='http://miss-britt.com/2008/04/the-great-birthday-debate/' rel="nofollow">The Great Birthday Debate</a></em> Um, my best suggestions for energy always involve a nap.

Miss Britt’s last blog post..The Great Birthday Debate

]]> By: Lisa http://clusterfook.com/2008/04/08/tired/comment-page-1/#comment-816 Lisa Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:57:25 +0000 http://clusterfook.com/2008/04/08/tired/#comment-816 <strong>SJ</strong>, I've never heard of Milk Thistle but I'm certainly going to check it out. Anything that can help my liver is worth looking into so I thank you very much for the information. How wonderful is that for your brother-in-law??? <strong>Colleen</strong>, No limit on commenting here. In fact for you...you can comment 2,000 times on the same post before I cut you off ;) Thanks for the link...the ACS has some great info and I always forget that. I only volunteered for them for three years. <strong>geek</strong>, Thanks for keeping me on track. Geez :roll: SJ, I’ve never heard of Milk Thistle but I’m certainly going to check it out. Anything that can help my liver is worth looking into so I thank you very much for the information.

How wonderful is that for your brother-in-law???

Colleen, No limit on commenting here. In fact for you…you can comment 2,000 times on the same post before I cut you off ;)

Thanks for the link…the ACS has some great info and I always forget that. I only volunteered for them for three years.

geek, Thanks for keeping me on track. Geez :roll:

]]> By: geek http://clusterfook.com/2008/04/08/tired/comment-page-1/#comment-815 geek Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:44:18 +0000 http://clusterfook.com/2008/04/08/tired/#comment-815 Yes you sent it. Its all good! get some rest. Yes you sent it. Its all good! get some rest.

]]> By: Colleen http://clusterfook.com/2008/04/08/tired/comment-page-1/#comment-813 Colleen Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:08:47 +0000 http://clusterfook.com/2008/04/08/tired/#comment-813 Lisa, I've already commented on this thread so forgive me. However, I've been trying to remember the name of a chinese herb that may help boost the immune system and make chemotherapy MORE effective. I finally remembered the name -- astragalus. Here is a link that gives a little information about it: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3x_Astragalus.asp You might want to ask your doctor about it. Lisa,

I’ve already commented on this thread so forgive me. However, I’ve been trying to remember the name of a chinese herb that may help boost the immune system and make chemotherapy MORE effective. I finally remembered the name — astragalus. Here is a link that gives a little information about it: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3x_Astragalus.asp

You might want to ask your doctor about it.

]]> By: SJ http://clusterfook.com/2008/04/08/tired/comment-page-1/#comment-811 SJ Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:04:40 +0000 http://clusterfook.com/2008/04/08/tired/#comment-811 Also great for the liver? Milk Thistle. My brother-in-law credits it with saving his life. He was critically ill with Hepatitis C in 2002, and had pretty much given up. We started him on a super-potent liquid form of milk thistle. He said it was the vilest thing he ever tasted, but it really helped him. His Hep-C went into remission, and now it's like he doesn't even have it. He was also taking colloidal silver at the same time, though. I don't know much about that stuff. <em>SJ's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Pseudotherapy/~3/264904693/' rel="nofollow">YouTube: Hotbed of intellectuals</a></em> Also great for the liver? Milk Thistle. My brother-in-law credits it with saving his life. He was critically ill with Hepatitis C in 2002, and had pretty much given up. We started him on a super-potent liquid form of milk thistle. He said it was the vilest thing he ever tasted, but it really helped him. His Hep-C went into remission, and now it’s like he doesn’t even have it.

He was also taking colloidal silver at the same time, though. I don’t know much about that stuff.

SJ’s last blog post..YouTube: Hotbed of intellectuals

]]> By: Lisa http://clusterfook.com/2008/04/08/tired/comment-page-1/#comment-809 Lisa Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:01:24 +0000 http://clusterfook.com/2008/04/08/tired/#comment-809 <strong>Sarcastica</strong>, I've never heard of it before but I'm going to see where I can find it. Energy, immune system? I'm totally down with all of those things!!! Thanks for the suggestion. <strong>Karl</strong>, That's what I meant ... the Tower of Terror. It scared the living crap out of me the first time and I swore I'd NEVER go on it again. I'm going to go on that an roller coasters. I am terrified of roller coasters. TERRIFIED! Except I just realized that I'll have to go on them alone because Dude will have to stay with the kids. Oh no. <strong>Colleen</strong>, That little girls response to her mother's breast cancer sounds so much like what my daughter might say. I'm with you...I think they already know because I've been going to the doctor, doctors have been calling and there have been conversations going on around them. They know I haven't been feeling well. Parenting...UGH...where's the book? <em>Lisa's last blog post..<a href='http://clusterfook.com/2008/04/08/tired/' rel="nofollow">Tired</a></em> Sarcastica, I’ve never heard of it before but I’m going to see where I can find it. Energy, immune system? I’m totally down with all of those things!!! Thanks for the suggestion.

Karl, That’s what I meant … the Tower of Terror. It scared the living crap out of me the first time and I swore I’d NEVER go on it again. I’m going to go on that an roller coasters. I am terrified of roller coasters. TERRIFIED!

Except I just realized that I’ll have to go on them alone because Dude will have to stay with the kids. Oh no.

Colleen, That little girls response to her mother’s breast cancer sounds so much like what my daughter might say. I’m with you…I think they already know because I’ve been going to the doctor, doctors have been calling and there have been conversations going on around them. They know I haven’t been feeling well.

Parenting…UGH…where’s the book?

Lisa’s last blog post..Tired

]]> By: Colleen http://clusterfook.com/2008/04/08/tired/comment-page-1/#comment-808 Colleen Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:42:25 +0000 http://clusterfook.com/2008/04/08/tired/#comment-808 You know, kids process things differently. One of our neighbors has battled breast cancer for awhile and I was struck by a conversation I had with her 8 year old daughter this last summer. She was over playing with my kids and she casually mentioned, "Yeah, my mom has cancer again. It's just something she gets sometimes. She'll be fine." She then continued to play on the slip and slide. The funny thing is, I'd had conversations with the mom and she was adamant that her kids NOT know that she dealing with cancer. I didn't mention it to her child -- her child casually mentioned it to me. Your kids KNOW already. It is nothing you really have to tell them -- but it is something you will probably have to discuss soon so they have REAL information. Sometimes, things get a little backwards in their brains because of all the information they are bombarded with via the news, school, friends, and snippets of our conversations. I've had some pretty tough conversations with my little ones lately and I have to say, they are WAY tougher, braver and SMARTER than their mommy. Take my experiences for what they are -- my experiences. My prayers are with you. You know, kids process things differently. One of our neighbors has battled breast cancer for awhile and I was struck by a conversation I had with her 8 year old daughter this last summer. She was over playing with my kids and she casually mentioned, “Yeah, my mom has cancer again. It’s just something she gets sometimes. She’ll be fine.” She then continued to play on the slip and slide. The funny thing is, I’d had conversations with the mom and she was adamant that her kids NOT know that she dealing with cancer. I didn’t mention it to her child — her child casually mentioned it to me.

Your kids KNOW already. It is nothing you really have to tell them — but it is something you will probably have to discuss soon so they have REAL information. Sometimes, things get a little backwards in their brains because of all the information they are bombarded with via the news, school, friends, and snippets of our conversations.

I’ve had some pretty tough conversations with my little ones lately and I have to say, they are WAY tougher, braver and SMARTER than their mommy.

Take my experiences for what they are — my experiences. My prayers are with you.

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