SORRY FOR YOUR SICK FRIEND....JUST PRAY FOR HIM NOT TOO SUFFER. HIS WIFE WILL REALLY NEED YOU....CAREGIVERS HAVE IT VERY HARD ALSO. CANCER IS A HORRIBLE THING...AND I KNOW THEY HAVE PROGRESSED A LOT...BUT NOT ENOUGH. MY DAUGHTER AND I ARE BOTH SPEAKERS FOR THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. MY DAUGHTER GOT BREAST CANCER AND LOST HER BREAST 3 WEEKS BEFORE HER 34TH BIRTHDAY...FIRST MAMMOGRAM. TWO AND A HALF YEARS LATER, I GOT CANCER IN THE OPPOSITE BREAST. THEY DID NOT HAVE TO REMOVE MINE....BUT THE RADIATION REALLY GAVE ME A RUN FOR MY LIFE. AT THE END OF IT, MY BREAST WAS DANGLING AND A HORRIFIC SITE...SO I CAN EMPATHIZE WITH ANY ONE THAT GETS IT...IT IS A LONG HAUL BEFORE YOUR LIFE IS GIVEN BACK TO YOU. FOR A WHILE WE WERE KEY SPEAKERS TO KICK OFF THE CAMPAIGN FOR BREAST CANCER AND THEN ONE DAY I DECIDED THAT I DO NOT WANT TO RELIVE IT EVERY 5 MINUTES. WE SPOKE ALL OVER AND SHE SPOKE FIRST AND I WAS LAST....SHE WOULD TALK ABOUT HER FAIRY-TALE LIFE THAT HER PARENTS GAVE HER...AND WHEN MY TURN TO SPEAK CAME I DIDN'T SPEAK OF MYSELF ONLY TOLD MY SIDE OF HOW I FELT WHEN THEY TOLD ME MY DAUGHTER MIGHT DIE....EACH AND EVERY TIME...MEN AND WOMEN BOTH WERE SOBBING WHEN WE WERE THRU. THEY ALSO MADE A TV COMMERCIAL USING US BOTH. I AM THANKFUL WE ARE BOTH LIVING...BADLY SCARRED...BUT LIVING. PRAISE JESUS.
I AM NOW 69 YEARS OLD AND I COME FROM A LARGE FAMILY...6 BOYS THAT LIVED AND WE WERE 4 SISTERS. I HAVE 3 BROTHERS LIVING AND 3 GIRLS ARE LEFT. ONE BROTHER HAS ALZHEIMERS AND ONE SISTER HAS IT TOO. I AM THE YOUNGEST. MY ELDEST BROTHER IS 91...LIVING...AND HE HAD THE BAD HEART SINCE 5 YRS OLD. NOW HE IS BLIND AND LOST HIS HEARING.....AT TIMES I FEEL SO ALONE HAVING NO ONE SIBLING TO SHARE WITH. MY OWN CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN ARE VERY CLOSE....MY HUSBAND WILL BE 77 NEAR CHRISTMAS AND HE TOO BECOMES VERY FORGETFUL AND IT FRIGHTENS ME...BUT I PRAY FOR STENGTH. YOU TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND I WILL PRAY WITH YOU TOO.
AT TIMES I REALLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT I AM DOING ON THIS SITE AND CAN'T FIND THE MESSAGES SO IF YOU WANT, KAREN, PLEASE ADD MY EMAIL ADDRESS TO YOUR ADDRESS BOOK AND THAT IS EASIER FOR ME...MY ADDRESS IS bellamia1@roadrunner.com i would like to keep you for a friend. i enjoy getting a letter from you. write when you can and send me your email address and i will add you to mine. your beading buddy....helen
HI FIREBALL, GLAD WE ARE FRIENDS. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN...MY SON MARK IS DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL SERVICES FOR UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN SYRACUSE . HE HAS ONE SON ERIC . ERIC IS 29, SINGLE OWNS OWN HOME IN LIVERPOOL. I HAVE ONE DAUGHTER MARYJO...SHE IS A PROFESSOR AT HERKIMER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE. SHE HAS A DAUGHTER MACKENZIE 15 YEARS OLD AND A SON BRANDON AGE 12. SHE LIVES AROUND 5 MINUTES OF OUR HOME IN NEW HARTFORD, NEW YORK. MY SON LIVES APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AWAY FROM US. ME AND HUBBY SAL LIVE IN A TOWNHOUSE WHICH HAS 3 LEVELS. BUT I TELL HIM IT KEEPS US YOUNG...HAHA. WE HAVE A LLASA APSO NAMED SOPHIA, 1 YR. OLD AND VERY MISCHIEVOUS AT TIMES....WHEW! I RETIRED FROM WORK IN JANUARY OF 2008; TRIED ALL SORTS OF STUFF TO KEEP HAPPY...ENDED UP HATING IT AND RETURNED TO WORK....I WORK AT THE CHARLES SITRIN HEALTH CARE CENTER AS A RECREATIONAL THERAPIST...I WORK 25 TO 28 HRS. A WEEK. IT GIVES ME SPENDING $$$ TO AFFORD BEADING. WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THIS AREA...WE HAVE BEEN TO DISNEY IN FLORIDA MANY TIMES; CANADA AND SEEN SEVERAL STATES UP TO MISSOURI; ALSO MANY STATES GOING DOWN TO FLA. I DO NOT LIKE TO FLY...SO THAT IS ALWAYS A PROBLEM. YEARS AGO WE OWNED A MOTOR HOME AND THAT WAS FUN. I FEEL WE ARE TOO OLD FOR ALL THAT. I AM ALSO A SELF-TAUGHT CERAMICIST...HAD A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS FOR 35 YEARS....I ENJOYED DOING THAT BUT THEN ALL THE PRICES WENT SKY HIGH AND PROPLE DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT ANY MORE...SO IT IS DEAD IN THIS AREA. I LOVE TO BEAD AND AM ALWAYS LOOKING FOR PLACES TO SELL MY GOODS. I AM HAPPY FOR YOU AND YOUR SISTER THAT YOU ARE IN AREA THAT WILL ATTRACT CUSTOMERS. I DO A FEW CRAFT SHOWS BUT SO FAR THEY ARE NOT THE GREATEST...I HAVE HAD TWO HOUSE PARTIES OR TRUNK SHOWS AND THEY BOTH WERE WONDERFUL. I DO NOT FEEL I AM TOO EXPENSIVE IN MY PRICES. I AM SCHEDULED IN THE FALL TO BE IN A SUPER BIG CRAFT SHOW IN NOVEMBER. HOPE I DO WELL...I DO NEED A BACKDROP ...CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING BUT A SCREEN...MY HUSBAND IS NOT CLEVER WITH HIS HANDS TO CREATE SOMETHING.
WELL, I WILL SIGN OFF FOR NOW. WRITE WHEN YOU CAN....YOUR BEADING BUDDY, HELEN
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD YOU AS A FRIEND...BEADING AND MAKING JEWELRY IS A REAL PASSION FOR ME. I CANNOT REALLY PICK ONE THING OVER ANOTHER...I DO NOT LIKE RESIN BEADS..THEY DO NOT LOOK TOO EXPENSIVE.... SO YOU ARE FROM TEXAS...I LIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF NEW YORK STATE...WE ARE PRETTY FAR AWAY. I DO HAVE A BEST FRIEND THAT LIVES IN HOUSTIN WITH HER FAMILY. WELL, WRITE IF YOU'D LIKE...HAVE A GREAT EVENING. BELLAMIA
I HAVE TWO CHILDREN...MY SON MARK IS DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL SERVICES FOR UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN SYRACUSE . HE HAS ONE SON ERIC . ERIC IS 29, SINGLE OWNS OWN HOME IN LIVERPOOL. I HAVE ONE DAUGHTER MARYJO...SHE IS A PROFESSOR AT HERKIMER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE. SHE HAS A DAUGHTER MACKENZIE 15 YEARS OLD AND A SON BRANDON AGE 12. SHE LIVES AROUND 5 MINUTES OF OUR HOME IN NEW HARTFORD, NEW YORK. MY SON LIVES APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AWAY FROM US. ME AND HUBBY SAL LIVE IN A TOWNHOUSE WHICH HAS 3 LEVELS. BUT I TELL HIM IT KEEPS US YOUNG...HAHA. WE HAVE A LLASA APSO NAMED SOPHIA, 1 YR. OLD AND VERY MISCHIEVOUS AT TIMES....WHEW! I RETIRED FROM WORK IN JANUARY OF 2008; TRIED ALL SORTS OF STUFF TO KEEP HAPPY...ENDED UP HATING IT AND RETURNED TO WORK....I WORK AT THE CHARLES SITRIN HEALTH CARE CENTER AS A RECREATIONAL THERAPIST...I WORK 25 TO 28 HRS. A WEEK. IT GIVES ME SPENDING $$$ TO AFFORD BEADING. WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THIS AREA...WE HAVE BEEN TO DISNEY IN FLORIDA MANY TIMES; CANADA AND SEEN SEVERAL STATES UP TO MISSOURI; ALSO MANY STATES GOING DOWN TO FLA. I DO NOT LIKE TO FLY...SO THAT IS ALWAYS A PROBLEM. YEARS AGO WE OWNED A MOTOR HOME AND THAT WAS FUN. I FEEL WE ARE TOO OLD FOR ALL THAT. I AM ALSO A SELF-TAUGHT CERAMICIST...HAD A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS FOR 35 YEARS....I ENJOYED DOING THAT BUT THEN ALL THE PRICES WENT SKY HIGH AND PROPLE DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT ANY MORE...SO IT IS DEAD IN THIS AREA. I LOVE TO BEAD AND AM ALWAYS LOOKING FOR PLACES TO SELL MY GOODS. I AM HAPPY FOR YOU AND YOUR SISTER THAT YOU ARE IN AREA THAT WILL ATTRACT CUSTOMERS. I DO A FEW CRAFT SHOWS BUT SO FAR THEY ARE NOT THE GREATEST...I HAVE HAD TWO HOUSE PARTIES OR TRUNK SHOWS AND THEY BOTH WERE WONDERFUL. 
. SO YOU ARE FROM TEXAS...I LIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF NEW YORK STATE...WE ARE PRETTY FAR AWAY. I DO HAVE A BEST FRIEND THAT LIVES IN HOUSTIN WITH HER FAMILY. WELL, WRITE IF YOU'D LIKE...HAVE A GREAT EVENING. BELLAMIA