Dear Beth, You deal with so much more then most of us, and I pray that it will all straighten up at some point and you can relax and enjoy life more. I know how difficult it gets at times. I don't have the strength that I once had. I got up with a lot of pain this morning, but when it eased up I made 2 loaves of banana cake/bread, whatever it is. Usually I make it in a bundt pan, but it's to much, so I made 2 loaf pans and will freeze one. It is such a good recipe, and a good way to use up bananas when they're getting to ripe. It took me about 3 hours to do what use to take a few minutes, but I got it done, plus the dishes. Actually, my son, and my husband helped me with those, but I did plenty too. It was a group effort. I also made a dessert that I usually make with mandarin oranges, but today, decided to use up some frozen strawberries that my husband bought. I'm hoping that it will work as well. I heat up 2 cups of juice. I used pineapple juice since the strawberries didn't yield any juice. Normally, I use what I drain from the oranges. To this you add marshmallows and gelatin. You bring the juice to a boil and then add the rest and cook until they dissolve. I cool that and add cream cheese and the strawberries which I do in my processor. After that I add an 8 oz pkg of cool whip and fold that in. It is really good made with the oranges. I'm not sure how the strawberry thing will work,but decided to take a chance on it. That's it for today. I'll make a simple supper of some kind, but we eat late, so I'm going to rest for a while. This cooking from my jazzy chair isn't fun, but doable.
I am trying hard not to think about the results of my biopsy, but, on the other hand, want to know what I'm facing, and how we're going to handle it. I am not getting my hopes up and know that I'll deal with whatever comes my way. It's what we all do. I do feel lucky though as I've had cancer in one form or another for 20 years. I do know that God has been with me during that time and has let me help a number of siblings through their illnesses. My husband comes from a family of 3 boys and 2 girls. I come from a family of 6 girls, and all of my husbands siblings are gone. They all turned to me to help them when they got cancer. They knew that I understood what they were dealing with. It was the same with my family, and even though it wasn't all cancer related, I somehow helped them. Mostly it was daily calls...or more then once a day when things got bad. I know that there was a reason for my being here for this long. I'm still hoping for more time as I have many quilts to finish. Lately, I've been embroidering more then quilting as they want me to put my legs up as they are so swollen most of the time. I can put them up in my recliner and do the hand work. I just can't sit with nothing to do. I feel that some of us are getting closer, and there must be a reason for this. I do think of all of you as family and you have helped me through some very hard times. Marty.....you help me so very much with your upbeat attitude and your strength. I am strong, but you do inspire me so much. I'm here when anyone needs to talk. I miss Judi and Jeanie. I know that Jeanie was going on back to back cruises with her daughters and I believe that Judi was going on vacation too. I hope that they're having the time of their lives and will come back with lots of stories to tell us. I'm going to go put my feet up for a while and will check in later. Love, prayers, and many hugs, Millie -- -- [CMLHope] A support group of http://cmlhope.com ------------------------------------------------- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To post to this group, send email to CMLHope@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cmlhope-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CMLHope --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CMLHope" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cmlhope+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
