Merino, I've replied to you on my blog as you came through on it.  Just click on Caz 07 stay strong .  

Merino , wow! I don’t know what to say, you have gone thru so much . Some of us are the “chosen one” for pain and suffering. My self , I’m going thru Brest cancer treatment and have been suffering from REUMATHOID ARTHRITIS for about 16 years now with all that that entails, besides the pain the problem with other organs. There is another chat here in the site , It’s called the good and the bad . Great chat . It’s a great support team . Great people .  If you want to try it out I’m on that chat also for now I just want to send you a big hug. I will be praying for you to get better. 

Liliana 

Liliana

Thank you so much for your kind words it really does a difference in my day.

I'm so sorry for the condition that you are in please accept my sincere emphaty.

I have worked as a master carpenter all my life well...until 2007. the year of my first heart attack so I retired early, like anybody else I had a dream for my retirement, but when life throws you a curve ball and sickness comes along with it...the dream takes the ditch and I'm angry for this, I build myself a house in the Eastern Townships of Québec my dream home in the mountains

But had to sell it for obvious reason's and I'm angry for that to, it's in a perfect spot near a lake with rainbow trout the surundings are full of small game.

Now that my dream is gone I'm stuck in town (Montréal) in a condo aka Bird Cages.

I'll stop rambling on the past it doesn't do me any good.

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beautiful place Merino, first I like to apologize if my grammar is not perfect, I'm Hispanic, I'm from Argentina, and English is my second language so I don't do this very good but it comes from my heart. yes, I don't know why some people have it easy and some others well, have to suffer a lot. I'm a widow and my husband passed away 7 years ago from lung cancer. when he retired he got the news that his lung cancer came back on the other lung, he was cured of the first one. I have been doing all the house payment and everything else on my own.

one daughter lived with me for many years after a divorce with my grandson that now he's 17, she got remarried and they are now on their own. when I was starting to enjoy my time alone I get the news that I have breast cancer. :(   so I guess life keeps throwing lemons at some of us. God knows why. but we need to stay strong!!! attitude has a lot to do with the way we react to out treatments. do you have friends, family? too bad we are not close, otherwise, we could have a cup of coffee and chat,

but we can chat on here. whenever you feel you need to talk, send a reply I look at my email often as its part of my work. Please try to stay positive!! enjoy every day while we are here. MAKE THE MOST OF IT. Mabe go to the park, surround your self with kids and young people they enlighten our days, At least for me. When we are around older people we only talk about our pains and how sick we are. And that is not good for our situation. 

I'm sending you a big hug and waiting to hear from you back 

Liliana

Liliana

No need to apologise for your English it's not my native language either, I'm a French Canadian English is my second language. Wow Argentina a country that I always wanted to visit, not that I'm not well tavelled but the further that I got is Venezuela as for friends I sadly resspond by the negative as for family I have a sister and a brother but the relation with the last is far gone.

The treatments I did twelve rounds of chemio and to tell you the truth I have a hard time accepting the man that I have become I ike things when they are simple now everything is complicated, but I'm also hard headed (being French lol) I won't go down with out a fight of that I'm sure.

By the way I love coffee, I consider myself a epicurien cooking is one of the pleasure I have left and yes it would be a great pleasure to have not only coffee but a nice meal together.

In all Friendlyness

Merino

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Good afternoon Merino, How are you today? well , here is a friend for you . Too bad we are a little far.. otherwise, I'd take you up on that coffee or meal!!

I'm at the office and I'm on my second day of radiation and really tired. But I didn't want to stay home because all I would do is sit on the couch and watch tv, here at least I have my co-workers to talk to. I try not to be alone too much even thou I have a big family, Three daughters, with their husbands, 6 grandkids and 2 brothers I'm still alone some weekends. I have a couple of friends that we go out dancing on Saturdays sometimes . they go more than me, I'm not a very good dancer but I love music. What do you like to do? You told me you like cooking, me too!! I hope you have a good day and I just wanted to keep in touch with you , I'm sending you a big hug, 

Liliana

Bonsoir Liliana !

Today I didn't do nothing much chores mostly you know the usual cleaning and stuff. I'm not that much of a dancer, but I alway's wanted to learn the tango since I saw the movie with All Pacino in Scent of a Woman. Now let's see I love the outdoors it's a pasion, I couldn't live without music as I said I'm a simple man who likes is comfort, funny the older I get the more I comteplate  I become more of a thinker evaluating the most important things in life don't get me wrong I'm far from being a monk lol.

So your still working you must be a hard headed woman (that's a compliment) Thank You so much for your friendship it means a lot to me, as the saying goes a candle looses nothing by lighting a nother one so again thank you for your light.

Merino x

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Hi Merino, 

Thanks for replying, you know I’m not much of a dancer either but lately since I am alone and I have a couple friends that love to dance I just tag along. Lol.  And I’ve gotten a little better from going so much ha ha .!But notvthe Tango , thats too hard ,  I think as an Argentinian  I should know how to dance at tango but I don’t  , its too hard . Yeah I think us we become older we learn to appreciate other things that we don’t look or we overlook when we’re younger. 

 And yes how did you figure I’m very hard headed. Like a good  Secillian descendant! 

Today I had my second round of radiation it went good , I’m just very tired I think it’s one of the side effects OK it’s going to be 10 o’clock your time going to go to sleep tomorrow I have to go  to radiation and after that I have to go to my office. Have a wonderful day will be in touch thank you for responding 

Liliana

Hi Merino, How you're doing? I haven't heard from you. Let me know how you are. I don't know how to write nicely, but I feel bad because I fell you are a little lonely and on this journey with this little monster that is not good. I want you to know I'm here for you, I'm sorry we are far but I'm there with you with my friendship. 

Take care, 

Liliana 

Hello lovely Liliana !

My God it's so nice of you to think of me, this week was a bit of a roller coaster ride...but I'm ok considering. I'm still waiting on the results of my last scan at times the anticipation is a bit much but there is nothing I can do so I try to stay in the moment.

This week-end I don't have my son with me so I'll have some time for me at last. Liliana I want you to know that it's not a one way street I'm here for you as well even if there is a big distance between us.

Merino xo

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