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Pinga - sending some wishes your way for a bit of calm as well as a great looking scan!
 
Doing a little happy dance as my dishwasher is now re-installed and working. and a hose replaced on my fridge so it no longer leaks as it automatically defrosts and as a bonus the appliance repairman swapped the hinges on the door for me. Much easier to take things out and place on counter. Now I have a few things to put back into china cupboards etc. but by kitchen redo is basically done!
 
Thanks folks.

Aaah, crazyheart. I think it is pretty common.
****Caution*** the following may fit into the TMI category ** avoid rest of post if you are someone uncomfortable with female anatomy/medical.
I called it scanxiety, though for a cervical cancer patient, an internal exam is done at the 3month marks, and MRI at the 6month. So, today was just an internal. I am a pretty patient person, with a challenging examination so, they like to have residents work on me. Sure enough I had a resident doing my internal...who was kinda knew to it...so..was asking questions, then doing more, then.....just say, I was working hard to not pay attention to what was going on and keep relaxed. Then, of course, i had my oncologist do the internal as well, so, hey, double the prods.
On the plus side, the very plus side, things are appearing fine. I do have some scar tissue developing which is causing challenges, so need to get more intentional about dilation work. Explains some of the aches/pains as of late.

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I also went and got my nexus card updated as this week is my last week being employed....had to go into Toronto airport. Took 45min to get there, but it was only a 5min wait, and then only took 2 minutes to process, which is great.

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@Pinga glad things are good! I never though of that scar tissue causing general aches & pains - more just for specific activities.
 
Greatest news Pinga and just so you know if you are ever feeling a bit fragile or whatever you can say no to students or residents. It is always a choice.
 
Visited bil in hospital yesterday. He was a bit better - he kept his eyes open, spoke a few words (although his volume is so low it was hard to hear him), and said that he had eaten a few bites of breakfast and drrunk a bottle of Boast. Seelergirl was in later in the day. She found him very weak.
Meanwhile, life goes on. We went ssquare dancing last evening.
 
I was asked to lead our monthly Saturday evening service at church. It's tomorrow.
I lead Children's Time every week, so I shouldn't feel too anxious... but this is a bigger piece of sharing with an older audience and higher expectations. I've chosen two hymns and a scripture reading so hopefully the rest will come together tonight.
 
Laughing at the time limit. Going down to the City tomorrow on a "field trip" to a Reconstructionist Synagogue. The rabbi who invited us let us know that her teaching service starts at 10, ends 12-12:30, which caused our Rev great glee at her own shorter services, which must never be much longer than about 70 minutes in case anyone is late to the local brunch buffet...
 
And I'm now feeling a bit sad, because one of the grumpy old guys who always times the service and bitches loudly about variations, seems to be sliding into some serious problems with dementia, combined with a heart condition, and despite the fact I grumble about his grumbling, we will miss him desperately if he doesn't rebound from this argument with old age, which he is currently losing.
 
I went to a house concert tonight. Suzie Vinnick -- blues guitarist/singer/songwriter -- all around awesome person -- playing at a lovely home not far from where I live. It was awesome. I decided to finish the night by heading over to games night, and played some rousing rounds of rummy...and got resoundingly whomped.

Great tunes, wonderful rhythms, some singing, then....lots of laughs.
Endorphins a plenty.
 
BetteTheRed said:
Laughing at the time limit. Going down to the City tomorrow on a "field trip" to a Reconstructionist Synagogue. The rabbi who invited us let us know that her teaching service starts at 10, ends 12-12:30, which caused our Rev great glee at her own shorter services, which must never be much longer than about 70 minutes in case anyone is late to the local brunch buffet...
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Services at my Baptist church run for 90 minutes. Services at my Alliance church run for 105 minutes. Services at my youngest son's Korean Presbyterian church run for 240 minutes. :)
 
A dear old lady who I often gave rides to Presbytery has passed away. Funeral today.
E. was a gentle soul. Lived with her single son out of a nearby town. Farmhouse has limited power from a water wheel.
E. would take bus to our city and stay at her daughters. I'd dive her from there.
She was in her late 80's, just a wee bit older than my mom.
She was at her daughter's helping out as her daughter was having surgery. Got ill and went to hospital . They discovered an inoperable abdomen mass. Probably 6 weeks form discovery to death.

I visited her a couple of times in the hospital. I brought her a prayer shawl from our church which she deeply appreciated.
 
Synagogue trip was absolutely wonderful. I cannot imagine a more heartfelt welcome. We came to a LOVELY service, which had music (which they have only bi-weekly), and THREE scroll readings (because of the special day). The cantor (who moonlights as an endocrinologist at U of T, LOL), gave us an amazing understanding of the skills required to sing the scrolls, then the Rabbi led us in our own personal mini-Torah study on Exodus and how vital gentiles are in Moses' early life. I messaged a friend who'd also gone, gushing about the trip. She responded with, "lol, wondered if we'd be able to drag you out of there". I have a real affinity for Judaism, and mourn some of our lost Jewish roots, like the joy of "wrestling with the text".

Oh, Tabitha, sorry. Hate it when those cool old souls leave us, and it's too often, it seems, these days.
 
Sorry to hear of that loss Tabitha - she does sound like a dear soul, no doubt with many stories & wisdom to share.
 
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