Bruce12 Update :(
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Posted:Mar 5, 2009 10:30 pm
Last Updated:Apr 9, 2009 11:48 am 3029 Views
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My friend, Bruce12...affectionately referred to as "Uncle", will have surgery (and a biopsy done) on Monday. He's nervous, depressed and of course, not looking forward to Monday's ordeal. And yes, Rosie is correct, Bruce12 is a MD -- he knows first hand what his symptoms indicated which leads me to believe that he is way more nervous than he lets on.
Sadly, without explanation, he's deleted his profile.* But thinking positive...perhaps once he gets over this hurdle he'll make a new profile and date more!
Please sing "Viva Las Vegas" on Monday ~~ loud and clear! I bet he'll hear us! 
"Bright light city gonna set my soul
Gonna set my soul on fire
Got a whole lot of money that's ready to burn,
So get those stakes up higher
There's a thousand pretty women waitin' out there
And they're all livin' devil may care
And I'm just the devil with love to spare
Viva Las Vegas, viva Las Vegas..."
*Oops...my bad...he didn't delete his profile...he turned it off for a while!
My Friend Is In The Hospital
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Stage 4 Hodgkin's Lymphoma -- Part II
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Posted:Feb 18, 2009 5:23 pm
Last Updated:May 8, 2009 10:20 am 4046 Views
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I'm happy to update my blog Stage 4 Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
My , Kristina, received the results of her PET scan and we are ecstatic! After 7 chemo treatments, the cancer is gone from the following areas: her neck, clavicle, rib, spine, liver and ovary. The mass in her chest has shrunk significantly! The doctor told her that her progress has surpassed his expectations. (She still faces 9 more chemo sessions before she completes her treatment plan).
Thank you all for your words of encouragement, the positive thoughts and energy, prayers, shoulder to cry on, friendship and information. Words can not be found to properly describe our gratitude. 
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My Friend Is In The Hospital
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Posted:Feb 16, 2009 10:18 am
Last Updated:Apr 9, 2009 11:49 am 3444 Views
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My friend, Bruce12, (whom I affectionately call "Uncle" -- yes, he calls me "Auntie" ) is in the hospital. He arrived in the e.r. on Friday night/Saturday early morning. Right now I am not at liberty to discuss the particulars of his medical condition/concern but I can say today he will undergo some rather invasive tests.
Let's hope he is home soon and learns how to use SFF properly. (His last faux pas was deleting all invitations to others' network of friends! )
In the mean time, please send some positive energy and thoughts his direction. Thanks.
bruce12
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Test...This Is Just A Test
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Posted:Feb 6, 2009 2:21 pm
Last Updated:Feb 9, 2009 8:55 am 2928 Views
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Sorry...nothing of value to say. I'm just testing SFF. I've written two blogs that have yet to appear on the "list".
Have a great weekend! 
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"Second Verse, Same As The First"
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Posted:Feb 6, 2009 1:39 pm
Last Updated:Feb 24, 2009 9:54 pm 3038 Views
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Some will immediately recognize what the title was borrowed from. We can all hear Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits singing "I'm (H)Enry The VIII, I Am, (H)Enry The VIII I Am, I Am...". Well, good news for me...thanks (again) to that wonderful man in my life, I'll be hearing Peter Noone and those Hermits singing more than Henry The VIII in late February in Findlay, OH!!! We have tickets for 3rd row seats to attend the concert! To think the last time I was at a Herman's Hermits concert was back in '64 or '65 at Cobo Hall in Detroit. Gee, think they'll recognize me? lol 
There's a very important reason for me attending this concert. Back in July -- the 27th to be exact -- of 2006, I flippantly made the remark "Baby, Baby Can't You Hear My Heartbeat" while making an entry on my (then) S/O's CarePage when the doctors required yet another heart catheterization. (If y'all haven't heard of CarePage -- it's a great way to disseminate information [to family and friends] about a loved one's medical care/hospitalization). After that date, every time he or I would have a very stressful moment or when we least expected it, Herman's Hermits would begin to sing either on the radio or the tv music channel (at our apartment or in the hospital). I could fill pages with dates and times Peter Noone would sing to me. One time in particular when my S/O was transferred to the ICU, my , Kristina, was with me when we entered his room. Kristina turned on the tv to the music channel so there would be familiar sounds (music) in the background. Yes, Herman's Hermits began to sing. After my S/O passed away, I would walk into the grocery store and, yes, Herman's Hermits would begin to sing via the overhead piped-in music. The eeriest time was in 2008 after a dinner date the gentleman was driving me home. He was showing me his new fangle-dangle car radio and, since I like the oldies, he turned the channel to the 60's music. Yes, Herman's Hermits began to sing IMMEDIATELY upon his changing the channel. I used to feel depressed and haunted. Now when I hear the songs I believe it is a friendly reminder to enjoy life.
To add to the weirdness, when I learned that Peter Noone and his Hermits were performing in Findlay, OH, it was a "given" that I attend this concert. Why? Because Findlay is where my mother was born and raised.
Of course I am a member of Peter Noone's fan club. I have my official member number, my membership card, my autographed picture, a t-shirt with "Second Verse, Same As The First" printed on it, my official fan club newsletter and a handwritten thank you card written & signed by Peter Noone, welcoming me to and thanking me for joining the fan club.  My youngest found (at a local thrift store) a Herman's Hermits album cover (remember those -- lp records? ) to add to my collection of Hermits' items!
We're spending the weekend in Findlay. We have the "Noonatic" rate at the hotel!  There's a sock hop after the concert. Rumor has it that Peter Noone parties with his fans after the concert. 
Life is wonderful. Or as Peter Noone put it "I'm Into Something Good".
Note to Secret Angel...I'm gonna be in your neck of the woods...will you be at the concert??
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Effective at midnight I will become what I think SFF considers a step-, a Standard Member. 
I have until that magic pumpkin hour to answer all my messages before I'm limited to the number of messages I can send. I just won't get it done. I'm sorry. Please accept my apologies. 
