Re: Corresponding with athlete

January 15, 2009

Hi Lottie and Barbara,

I d be happy to chat about practicing sports with CML, feel free to

forward my email, and as I still speak French after 8 years in the US,

it may come handy. I am not a professional athlete by any means, and I

am 42. I just like being out there diving, climbing or whatever.

Actually, I am feeling better and sharper now than I have been since

well before dx, my health started a roller coaster from the mid 90s.

It took a bit over a year of gleevec to start feeling stronger. I

never really stopped diving, but I have been diving for over 25 years

and I don't need lots of strength for that. I started getting back to

more physical training (climbing, swimming) a little over a year ago.

The only sport I am a bit wary to restart seriously is freediving as

breath holding for long periods of time mess up with the blood. I

climb at the gym about 10-12h per week, and I try to swim one hour at

lunch time 5 days a week. On week-ends I either dive or climb outdoors

(I am 4h from Yosemite), unless I have social commitments like a date

with a pretty girl :-) I haven't had any major problems, but I do not

compete.

I have to defend Paris :-). I lived there for most of my life and, if

it is not quite the California weather, it s not as bad as you make it

sound. It's an order of magnitude better than London, or New Hampshire

if you want something local. Don't take me wrong, I love being in the

states, I won't get back to France if I don't have to (just got

permanent residence this week after a 2 years battle), but if I have a

rainy day to wander around in a city, Paris would be on my short list.

You know, San Francisco in summer it's not so great, unless you really

love fog. And lot more bars in Paris ;-)

Marcos.

On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 12:48 PM, Lottie Duthu <lotajam@...> wrote:

> Dear Barbara,

> I am the last person to advise anyone on athetics, as I don't participate in

> anything, but I found the letter interesting and international in scope,

> there must be hundreds out there who will find a kinship between them. Our

> own Marcus may be interested and willing to talk to the young athelete, as

> he is athletic himself, although not in the same sport. Thanks for

> forwarding the letter from your doctor, he will probably get several

> responses from it. You will always find something interesting and different

> here.

>

> I hope you and your family are thriving and all the children engaged in

> something of interest to them in school. It is very cold here today, but

> nothing like what is happening in the other parts of the country. So much

> for global warming at this point in time. Here is a quote attributed to Mark

> Twain about Paris............. " anywhere is better than Paris. Paris the

> cold, Paris the drizzly, Paris the rainy, Paris the damnable. More than a

> hundred years ago somebody asked Quin, " Did you ever see such a winter in

> all your life before? " " Yes, " said he, " Last summer. " I judge he spent his

> summer in Paris. Let us change the proverb; Let us say all bad Americans go

> to Paris when they die. No, let us not say it for this adds a new horror to

> Immortality. " - letter to Lucius Fairchild, 28 April 1880, reprinted in Mark

> Twain, The Letter Writer

> Also reminds me of the old saying they taught me in school, written by Mark

> Twain, also:

> " About the weather in New England: if you don't like it, wait a few minutes

> and it will change. "

>

> Anyone care to share their weather conditions?

>

> Baby it's cold outside,

> Lottie

>

January 16, 2009

weather report- sunny in California-70's- 80's but I lived in Pa for almost 30

years...I deserve this nice weather-lol. Maybe someone in Canada can connect

the hockey player( Blake?) to the guy in France.

Chi

From: Lottie Duthu <lotajam@...>

Subject: [ ] Corresponding with athlete

" CML " < >

Date: Thursday, January 15, 2009, 12:48 PM

Dear Barbara,

I am the last person to advise anyone on athetics, as I don't participate in

anything, but I found the letter interesting and international in scope, there

must be hundreds out there who will find a kinship between them. Our own Marcus

may be interested and willing to talk to the young athelete, as he is athletic

himself, although not in the same sport. Thanks for forwarding the letter from

your doctor, he will probably get several responses from it. You will always

find something interesting and different here.

I hope you and your family are thriving and all the children engaged in

something of interest to them in school. It is very cold here today, but nothing

like what is happening in the other parts of the country. So much for global

warming at this point in time. Here is a quote attributed to Mark Twain about

Paris....... ...... " anywhere is better than Paris. Paris the cold, Paris the

drizzly, Paris the rainy, Paris the damnable. More than a hundred years ago

somebody asked Quin, " Did you ever see such a winter in all your life before? "

" Yes, " said he, " Last summer. " I judge he spent his summer in Paris. Let us

change the proverb; Let us say all bad Americans go to Paris when they die. No,

let us not say it for this adds a new horror to Immortality. " - letter to

Lucius Fairchild, 28 April 1880, reprinted in Mark Twain, The Letter Writer

Also reminds me of the old saying they taught me in school, written by Mark

Twain, also:

" About the weather in New England: if you don't like it, wait a few minutes and

it will change. "

Anyone care to share their weather conditions?

Baby it's cold outside,

Lottie

January 16, 2009

Chi, think of us while you're basking in those rays. This morning we

woke up to -30 degrees and that's actually the Fahrenheit temperature!

Tracey

>

> From: Lottie Duthu <lotajam@...>

> Subject: [ ] Corresponding with athlete

> " CML " < >

> Date: Thursday, January 15, 2009, 12:48 PM

>

> Dear Barbara,

> I am the last person to advise anyone on athetics, as I don't

participate in anything, but I found the letter interesting and

international in scope, there must be hundreds out there who will

find a kinship between them. Our own Marcus may be interested and

willing to talk to the young athelete, as he is athletic himself,

although not in the same sport. Thanks for forwarding the letter from

your doctor, he will probably get several responses from it. You will

always find something interesting and different here.

>

> I hope you and your family are thriving and all the children

engaged in something of interest to them in school. It is very cold

here today, but nothing like what is happening in the other parts of

the country. So much for global warming at this point in time. Here

is a quote attributed to Mark Twain about

Paris....... ...... " anywhere is better than Paris. Paris the cold,

Paris the drizzly, Paris the rainy, Paris the damnable. More than a

hundred years ago somebody asked Quin, " Did you ever see such a

winter in all your life before? " " Yes, " said he, " Last summer. " I

judge he spent his summer in Paris. Let us change the proverb; Let us

say all bad Americans go to Paris when they die. No, let us not say

it for this adds a new horror to Immortality. " - letter to Lucius

Fairchild, 28 April 1880, reprinted in Mark Twain, The Letter Writer

> Also reminds me of the old saying they taught me in school, written

by Mark Twain, also:

> " About the weather in New England: if you don't like it, wait a few

minutes and it will change. "

>

> Anyone care to share their weather conditions?

>

> Baby it's cold outside,

> Lottie

>

January 16, 2009

Did you get to ski ? Or skate ? ;-)

Marcos.

On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 6:45 PM, Tracey <traceyincanada@...> wrote:

> Chi, think of us while you're basking in those rays. This morning we

> woke up to -30 degrees and that's actually the Fahrenheit temperature!

>

> Tracey

>

>>

>> From: Lottie Duthu <lotajam@...>

>> Subject: [ ] Corresponding with athlete

>> " CML " < >

>> Date: Thursday, January 15, 2009, 12:48 PM

>>

>> Dear Barbara,

>> I am the last person to advise anyone on athetics, as I don't

> participate in anything, but I found the letter interesting and

> international in scope, there must be hundreds out there who will

> find a kinship between them. Our own Marcus may be interested and

> willing to talk to the young athelete, as he is athletic himself,

> although not in the same sport. Thanks for forwarding the letter from

> your doctor, he will probably get several responses from it. You will

> always find something interesting and different here.

>>

>> I hope you and your family are thriving and all the children

> engaged in something of interest to them in school. It is very cold

> here today, but nothing like what is happening in the other parts of

> the country. So much for global warming at this point in time. Here

> is a quote attributed to Mark Twain about

> Paris....... ...... " anywhere is better than Paris. Paris the cold,

> Paris the drizzly, Paris the rainy, Paris the damnable. More than a

> hundred years ago somebody asked Quin, " Did you ever see such a

> winter in all your life before? " " Yes, " said he, " Last summer. " I

> judge he spent his summer in Paris. Let us change the proverb; Let us

> say all bad Americans go to Paris when they die. No, let us not say

> it for this adds a new horror to Immortality. " - letter to Lucius

> Fairchild, 28 April 1880, reprinted in Mark Twain, The Letter Writer

>> Also reminds me of the old saying they taught me in school, written

> by Mark Twain, also:

>> " About the weather in New England: if you don't like it, wait a few

> minutes and it will change. "

>>

>> Anyone care to share their weather conditions?

>>

>> Baby it's cold outside,

>> Lottie

>>

January 16, 2009

Tracey-

I rescind my marriage proposal to come to Canada if/ when I get laid off and

don't have insurance. I got goosebumps just from reading your post. Usually

the minus says " feels like " but in this case it must feel like -60.

Brrrrrrrrrrrr. I have to work tomorrow( trying to keep my job) so I just

stopped in to check on my staff. I'm sending all you cold weather folks some of

our sunshine.

Chi

> Chi, think of us while you're basking in those rays. This morning we

> woke up to -30 degrees and that's actually the Fahrenheit temperature!

>

> Tracey

>

>>

>> From: Lottie Duthu <lotajam@... >

>> Subject: [ ] Corresponding with athlete

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