Giving Thanks

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I do not know you......are you new on this group? I have seen your messages

before and specifically to me. You always send me such wonderful loving

messages? Are you an angel? LOL

Jeannette

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Dear Jeannette:

I am not new to the group. I have been in it about a year or so. However, I

recently started posting you and several other people. I feel like I know

you all because I have been reading all of your emails. I am not an angel, I

try to be like one. So many people have been wonderful to me in the past

that I just try to be as good as I can. I feel like you and the others are

part of my family. I have lost many people in my own family so I try to

include all of you in my wonderful family of friends.

I also have RA and several other ailments which go along with it. Including

Asthma and a Kidney translant. I try to deal with what God has given me the

best I can.

Hope I hear from you again.

Sincerely, Colletti

Anjillah@...

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It is very nice meeting you. You have been with this group longer than me.

I just started to see you name pop up recently. I am glad you are posting

with us. You have a very special way with words that makes one feel very

special and cared about. Thank you again for your prayers and thoughts. We

will talk soon.

Love, Jeannette

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I would just like to give thanks to Dr. Rutledge, the MGB and the MGB

group of wonderful supportive people. It was exactly one year ago when I

discovered the clos.net site and the operation that saved my quality of

life and even my actual life. I had been MO, unemployed seven months and

suffering from diabetes symptoms with signs that the disease was close

behind as my doctor promised it would be if I did not lose my weight by

age 40. I had many, many weight related problems and had become a

recluse because of my emotional and physical pain. As a mother of three

young children, this was not good.

A friend of mine told me she was going to have WLS and we looked over the

various procedures she had information on. I was not very comfortable

with these and offered to surf the net. It was Thanksgiving day when I

found the site and soon after when I became a member of the Pre-op list.

A year later, I am proud to say I am 8 1/2 months post-op and have lost

96 lbs!!! My husband has never seen me weigh less than 230 lbs!! This

is indeed a miracle for me and my family. I am now a special education

teacher and loving it!!! I will walk the walk for my Masters degree in

counseling on 12/17/01 and I will be a member of the Century Club!!!

I am off all medication except for arthritis medication that I take PRN.

I was on 6-10 medications before the surgery. This indeed is a day of

Thanks!!

Dr. Rutledge, even though you did not do my surgery, you trained my

doctor and I will always be grateful for that gift to me whom you have

never spoken to or met.. Thank you and God Bless you.

Boyd

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I just thought I would let everyone know that the post called giving thanks had a sir cam virus attatched to it. My Norton anti virus caught it, so those of you who opened the attatchment, go and check out on the web how to get rid of it.

Anne

Mom of Livia

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I often think how we in this group are among the very most privileged people in the world. Our first concern is not finding enough food to stay alive, shelter to keep from freezing to death; we have freedom and dignity. Our minds work, we have been given an education, we have access to doctors and medication, we even have computers to give us more information. What tiny, tiny percentage of the people in this world have this luxury?

No one lives forever -- no one. We are looking for longer lives, less painful lives, more productive and useful lives, in spite of AIH. How very fortunate we are to be able to think of these things, to be able to hope for more than living from day to day!

Harper

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In a message dated 12/31/01 6:32:38 PM Pacific Standard Time, flatcat9@... writes:

No one lives forever -- no one. We are looking for longer lives, less painful lives, more productive and useful lives, in spite of AIH. How very fortunate we are to be able to think of these things, to be able to hope for more than living from day to day!

Harper

I AM GIVING THANKS RIGHT NOW........

FOR MY FAMILY, AND MY FRIENDS......AND MY MOST IMPORTANT FRIENDS....(YOU ALL)

I LOVE ALL OF YOU!!!

BERT.

**HAPPY**HOLIDAYS**

**AND WARM HUGS**

Bert.

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Harper, you always know what to say at the right time! So true...we can't live forever...just the ability to be productive and be able to make a difference in someone's life! Thank you for sharing from your heart!

debby

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I often think how we in this group are among the very most privileged people in the world. Our first concern is not finding enough food to stay alive, shelter to keep from freezing to death; we have freedom and dignity. Our minds work, we have been given an education, we have access to doctors and medication, we even have computers to give us more information. What tiny, tiny percentage of the people in this world have this luxury? No one lives forever -- no one. We are looking for longer lives, less painful lives, more productive and useful lives, in spite of AIH. How very fortunate we are to be able to think of these things, to be able to hope for more than living from day to day! Harper

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I'll second that message of thanks! Hope you'll feel comfortable posting

some of your poems or stories someday, too, Jan.

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

[ ] Giving Thanks

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> My thanks to Tess, , Larry, Bob, and all the others for sharing their

> poems plus Judi with her essays. Each of the contributors have great

> talent and they show the extent of our little family. I have long enjoyed

> Tess' poems but I think the past two months have brought other beautiful

> works to the surface. I wonder what lies within our family that has not

> yet been tapped.

> I wonder if it is a by-product of the RA (or other auto-immune disease)

> because we are attuned to pain and appreciate more of what is around us

> and feel the world a little deeper than most. Perhaps, it is the pain

> that draws out what is there to begin with.

> I have written poetry and short stories for years but rarely share,

> however, seeing others with courage present theirs makes me feel that I

> might bare my soul one day. I have always been a private person with my

> deep emotions fearing reprisal to do so. It has only been since joining

> our group of friends and more that I have been able to even write that I

> have feelings.

> So, again....thank you for sharing with me...and yes it is with me as

> sometimes I feel each post is directed directly to me.

> Take care all and remember...always..... SMILE as it is the best defense

> of what life hands you at times.

> Jan in AZ (formerly in CA) =^..^=

[Guest guest]

I'll second that message of thanks! Hope you'll feel comfortable posting

some of your poems or stories someday, too, Jan.

I'll tell you where to go!

Mayo Clinic in Rochester

http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

s Hopkins Medicine

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

[ ] Giving Thanks

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> My thanks to Tess, , Larry, Bob, and all the others for sharing their

> poems plus Judi with her essays. Each of the contributors have great

> talent and they show the extent of our little family. I have long enjoyed

> Tess' poems but I think the past two months have brought other beautiful

> works to the surface. I wonder what lies within our family that has not

> yet been tapped.

> I wonder if it is a by-product of the RA (or other auto-immune disease)

> because we are attuned to pain and appreciate more of what is around us

> and feel the world a little deeper than most. Perhaps, it is the pain

> that draws out what is there to begin with.

> I have written poetry and short stories for years but rarely share,

> however, seeing others with courage present theirs makes me feel that I

> might bare my soul one day. I have always been a private person with my

> deep emotions fearing reprisal to do so. It has only been since joining

> our group of friends and more that I have been able to even write that I

> have feelings.

> So, again....thank you for sharing with me...and yes it is with me as

> sometimes I feel each post is directed directly to me.

> Take care all and remember...always..... SMILE as it is the best defense

> of what life hands you at times.

> Jan in AZ (formerly in CA) =^..^=

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Jan,.....I hope that you share your talent with us one day, Tawny

> My thanks to Tess, , Larry, Bob, and all the others for

sharing their poems plus Judi with her essays. Each of the

contributors have great talent and they show the extent of our little

family. I have long enjoyed Tess' poems but I think the past two

months have brought other beautiful works to the surface. I wonder

what lies within our family that has not yet been tapped.

> I wonder if it is a by-product of the RA (or other auto-immune

disease) because we are attuned to pain and appreciate more of what

is around us and feel the world a little deeper than most. Perhaps,

it is the pain that draws out what is there to begin with.

> I have written poetry and short stories for years but rarely share,

however, seeing others with courage present theirs makes me feel that

I might bare my soul one day. I have always been a private person

with my deep emotions fearing reprisal to do so. It has only been

since joining our group of friends and more that I have been able to

even write that I have feelings.

> So, again....thank you for sharing with me...and yes it is with me

as sometimes I feel each post is directed directly to me.

> Take care all and remember...always..... SMILE as it is the best

defense of what life hands you at times.

> Jan in AZ (formerly in CA) =^..^=

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we take a little of each other everywhere. " ~ ~ " If I could reach up

and hold a star for every time you've made me smile, the entire

evening sky would be in the palm of my hand. " ~

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Jan,.....I hope that you share your talent with us one day, Tawny

> My thanks to Tess, , Larry, Bob, and all the others for

sharing their poems plus Judi with her essays. Each of the

contributors have great talent and they show the extent of our little

family. I have long enjoyed Tess' poems but I think the past two

months have brought other beautiful works to the surface. I wonder

what lies within our family that has not yet been tapped.

> I wonder if it is a by-product of the RA (or other auto-immune

disease) because we are attuned to pain and appreciate more of what

is around us and feel the world a little deeper than most. Perhaps,

it is the pain that draws out what is there to begin with.

> I have written poetry and short stories for years but rarely share,

however, seeing others with courage present theirs makes me feel that

I might bare my soul one day. I have always been a private person

with my deep emotions fearing reprisal to do so. It has only been

since joining our group of friends and more that I have been able to

even write that I have feelings.

> So, again....thank you for sharing with me...and yes it is with me

as sometimes I feel each post is directed directly to me.

> Take care all and remember...always..... SMILE as it is the best

defense of what life hands you at times.

> Jan in AZ (formerly in CA) =^..^=

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we take a little of each other everywhere. " ~ ~ " If I could reach up

and hold a star for every time you've made me smile, the entire

evening sky would be in the palm of my hand. " ~

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[Guest guest]

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happy Thanksgiving to you, too. Yes, us old timers

have been through alot. INF, Ara-C,Gleevec and mow

for some Sprycel. We are the lucky ones. we have

survived so much. Now we are the ones comforting the

newbies here. Ho would have thought? we all thought

that it was a sure death sentance when we were

diagnosed, now we know better. We are SURVIVORS!!!!

--- loewen1 <loewen1@...> wrote:

> Goodmorning, Everyone!

>

> Here in the U.S. it's Thanksgiving and I certainly

> have alot to be thankful for.A little longer than a

> year into the Sprycel trial I am in the

> non-detectable state by PCR and zero in every way.

> No side effects. My CML specialist at the

> University of land is excellent and even gives

> me bone marrow tests in my sternum. Both hips have

> problems from the past so if you have problems with

> hip tests you might find a doctor who can use your

> sternum. S/he have to be certified for it because,

> after all, the test is done right above your heart.

> The needle is shorter. It is still painful but not

> like that withdrawal of blood with the hip test.

>

> I am grateful for my CML friends from the time of

> diagnosis right through this morning. It is

> interesting to see the difference from the early

> days of Gleevec when we fired questions back and

> forth because no one, really, knew very much about

> Gleevec and what to expect. You all seem to be so

> well informed now.

>

> My cats and I are going to have roast duck today

> with cranberries, stufing and cravy. Frozen yogurt

> for dessert. Not quite traditional but I'll

> definitely enjoyit and I'm sure Zippy and Jumby wil

> get a little duck. Have a wonderful holiday. Those

> of you who are old friends from the CML List, I'm so

> glad you're still here. We made it through

> together. No man is an island but some work so hard

> to help the rest of us that you'd think they are.

>

> Love and peace,

>

> L

>

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I was just thinking yesterday how grateful I am for all of you. The expertise,

the camaraderie, the support, are priceless. I learn from all of you everyday

and unlike that first awful week after my diagnosis, have never felt alone

since.

[ ] Giving Thanks

Goodmorning, Everyone!

Here in the U.S. it's Thanksgiving and I certainly have alot to be thankful

for.A little longer than a year into the Sprycel trial I am in the

non-detectable state by PCR and zero in every way. No side effects. My CML

specialist at the University of land is excellent and even gives me bone

marrow tests in my sternum. Both hips have problems from the past so if you

have problems with hip tests you might find a doctor who can use your sternum.

S/he have to be certified for it because, after all, the test is done right

above your heart. The needle is shorter. It is still painful but not like that

withdrawal of blood with the hip test.

I am grateful for my CML friends from the time of diagnosis right through this

morning. It is interesting to see the difference from the early days of Gleevec

when we fired questions back and forth because no one, really, knew very much

about Gleevec and what to expect. You all seem to be so well informed now.

My cats and I are going to have roast duck today with cranberries, stufing and

cravy. Frozen yogurt for dessert. Not quite traditional but I'll definitely

enjoyit and I'm sure Zippy and Jumby wil get a little duck. Have a wonderful

holiday. Those of you who are old friends from the CML List, I'm so glad you're

still here. We made it through together. No man is an island but some work so

hard to help the rest of us that you'd think they are.

Love and peace,

L

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Giving Thanks

As Thanksgiving Day approaches,Our blessings we recall;The things we are most thankful for,We recollect them all.

You are really special,In all You say and do.You’ve made a difference in our lives;We’re thankful now for You.

--Joanna Fuchs

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Giving Thanks

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Hi Joyce,

Thanksgiving. It's the one time a year that we take a minute to pause and remember all we're thankful for. This year, we witnessed the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill and watched as it forever changed the environmental landscape. And, a new Congress is about to reshape environmental politics. It’s times like these that I'm truly grateful for Thanksgiving. It gives me the chance to sit back and reflect on the reason we fight so hard to save the environment and the beautiful planet we live on. I'm thankful for the many victories we've won this year—

The Obama Administration kept its promise to save whales at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) talks. As a result, the IWC was unable to lift the ban on commercial whaling;

Nestle, Burger King and HSBC all agreed to drop palm oil products from notorious forest destroyer Sinar Mas;

Greenpeace spent three months in the Gulf of Mexico uncovering the truth about the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill;

Trader Joe’s agreed to "green-up their stores" by implementing sustainable seafood policies;

Target announced that all their stores will stop selling farmed salmon products;

The Vermont Senate voted to retire the old, leaky nuclear reactor, Vermont Yankee; and

Steller sea lions received some protection from overfishing in the western Aleutian Islands.

And I'm thankful for Greenpeace's amazing supporters, like you. You've made these victories possible. Thank YOU. This Thanksgiving, as I sit down with family and friends I will raise my glass to YOU. Thank you for your continued support, activism and courage.

Happy Thanksgiving,

Phil Radford Executive Director

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