tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961637898720824823.post5378685937275842581..comments2023-09-04T01:21:05.358-07:00Comments on Quilting Nonnie: The Unveiling: For Pink’s SakeQuilting Nonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16964800066332039021noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961637898720824823.post-21497171676416934392014-07-05T15:44:48.908-07:002014-07-05T15:44:48.908-07:00Great block. Thanks for participating in this hop!...Great block. Thanks for participating in this hop! Such a great cause! Kathy @ Kwilty Pleasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10100520212558169850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961637898720824823.post-18725705650065575532014-06-23T14:43:32.978-07:002014-06-23T14:43:32.978-07:00Thank you so much for stopping by! It is wonderful...Thank you so much for stopping by! It is wonderful to hear that you are doing well and are a survivor. Cancer and fibromyalgia are an extremely road to walk. Many heartfelt wishes for your future.Quilting Nonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16964800066332039021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961637898720824823.post-89451203511611773842014-06-23T12:30:02.350-07:002014-06-23T12:30:02.350-07:00Nonnie - In many ways, I was touched by this post....Nonnie - In many ways, I was touched by this post. First, I am a breast cancer survivor. I was diagnosed in late 2003 and six weeks later I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. I had a lumpectomy, chemotherapy, and radiation. Several years later I had a reduction on my non-cancerous side. I had had a breast reduction prior to ever having breast cancer and we all felt it was best not to operate on the cancerous side plus it was also best for my body size. I am sorry for the loss of your mother. It was not a cake walk for me and many strides continue to be made each year in the diagnosis and treatment. I still take oral anti-estrogen therapy which is usually taken for a maximum of 5 years. My oncologist hopes to stop that in the next year. Second, thank you for being a teacher. I thought I wanted to be a teacher and became a computer programmer. I did get my masters in education and lacked 2 classes and my dissertation from a doc in gifted ed when my health became too much. I cannot imagine working with visually impaired children. You are wonderful. I have a step granddaughter who has had numerous surgeries on her eyes and may need more. Last year I was scared - I was having double vision. I went to the ophthalmologist to schedule cataract surgery. I went to the pediatric ophthalmologist and ended up at the only neuro-ophthalmologist in the state. I do not have cataracts and had surgery on the muscles in both my eyes late last year. Can you imagine trying to thread a needle and sew with double vision. Driving was tricky, too. My glasses are great for reading and in the house and a nightmare for driving. Luckily, I can see and pass my driving test without my glasses. So, I'm doing well. I'm with my daughter and her family for two weeks to help so the adults can have some time alone and to do things they need to do. I hope a quilt retreat in July and quilt tour to England in early August. I hope to get some blocks to Anna (at least one). I hope to encourage my guild to make some, too. Thank you for participating.Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825257012315494167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2961637898720824823.post-4902705600351159302014-06-17T01:08:19.208-07:002014-06-17T01:08:19.208-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06381326607775120236noreply@blogger.com