tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77848322009-07-03T02:05:14.399-04:00A journal by Suzy Smith - since 2000.Suzy Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516232798296353442noreply@blogger.comBlogger356125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7784832.post-26430331173222432622009-06-27T02:00:00.000-04:002009-06-27T03:34:54.490-04:00

What I posted on Metafilter about Michael Jackson's death. I was in the store today bopping along listening to Michael Jackson's "Beat It" playing when the music stopped and the announcer said, "We have just had it confirmed that Michael Jackson has died, at the age of 50, from a cardiac arrest. Again, it has just been confirmed that Michael Jackson has died."Every single person in the store

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How do the seven deadly sins come into play in your life? Whether or not you are religious, whether or not you believe in heaven and hell, how do they play out in your life?Write about them on your blog/journal/etc and then leave a link here. The best set of entries will get a 20 Amazon gift card from me, or from another online store of their choice.But, you must leave a link here to win. This

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Part of a series of the seven deadly sins... I want this I mean, I really want it. To the point that I added it to my wishlist and just keep going back and looking at it.My computer is a T40. Yeah, pretty damn old and starting to slow way down. Not to mention it is heavy as hell. Carrying it is difficult for me with the gimpage and the way I used to strap the case across my body means the

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My morning, and what I just posted to chat:Suzika: OMG, I have the funniest kid story ever.Suzika: T just woke me up about 40 minutes ago: Aunt Pooh, I had gum in my underwear and now its stuck.Suzika: So, I asked him: "Where is it stuck?"Suzika: "On my penis"Suzika: fuck. right? How the hell do I deal with this one?Suzika: So, I had him pull his undies down and I realize it is just his penis but

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NED. I am so sick of those letters, and the words they stand for: No Evidence of Disease. That is the best I can hope for with renal cell carcinoma is NED. It is not curable, you just go into a state where no metastases are seen, where it looks like the cancer is all gone. Everything hinges on that. My gastric bypass (yes, I am working toward that, no that doesn’t mean I am any less for

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My New Tattoo. It is on my right bicep from just below my shoulder to almost my elbow. I love it. Once it is healed and no longer icky looking I will take better pictures of it.

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Thank you for all the birthday wishes. It was a quiet but, very good day. I saw all my immediate family, had a great lunch, chocolate cake and ice cream, yum.I will be getting my birthday present from Tony on April 29th at 1PM. After a multiyear break I am getting a new tattoo. This one will be on my right shoulder onto my bicep. I am planning on getting 70s style hippy daisy type flowers

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Today I turn 34. I was born on April 21st, 1975 in Niagara Falls, NY at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center. That is the hospital that my Father, my aunts and uncles, and my sisters were born in as well.I have to say that while birthdays aren't exciting as they were as a small child, this is the most grateful I have been to advance a year forward in age once I hit 21. After having kidney

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Happy Birthday Hussy! I hope it is a great one, wish I was there with you. Love you, Ho(Tracey and her sweet little grandbaby, Amy)

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I am a bad blogger/journaler/oversharer. I was so busy getting ready for the wedding, St. Baldrick's birthday weekend that I forgot about the 9th anniversary of this journal/blog/overshare. On March 25th it has been 9 years since I started an official journal.Holy shit, the only thing I have done longer than that is be married to my husband and my marriage is only a year older.So, Happy belated

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That young man in this picture is Daniel, the son of my best girl friend, Tracey. He is my nephew regardless of blood and I had to be at his wedding. While this weekend was amazingly busy, I knew that not being there would break my heart.I drove down Friday morning, a 2.5 hour drive, with a couple stops for things I needed, checked into my hotel room, got to see Tracey, Daniel, and his sweet

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2009, 435 dollars raised (so far, I know I have more incoming) and I am bald again. I'll have the final numbers from Colonial Beach Moose Lodge's St. Baldrick's Shavathon later this week.It has been a crazy busy weekend. A wedding Friday (2.5 hours away) on Friday, St. Baldrick's on Saturday, a birthday party on Sunday (1 hour away) and I am too whipped to actually write much. More words and

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2 of my nephews singing Was (Not Was') "Walk the Dinosaur"

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Ok, good friggin' news finally!While the adrenal gland should have been removed the fact that it is swollen isn't that worrisome. Right now, we watch and see. If my blood sugar goes out of whack, or I just don't feel right, we'll scan immediately, if not, the start of June is when I have my next scan. And, I have a referral to a general surgeon so we can try and figure out why I am on round

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backdating to get this pic in smaller

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The internet has been a blessing and a curse in this whole ordeal with kidney cancer. The blessings are the numerous friends I have praying for me, the information on treatment, finding the place for my MRIs, etc. The curses have mainly been watching other cancer patients die. It happens, at least once a week I read about another one of the people in this web of cancer patients I know who have

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Results...Well, they are not absolutely good or bad. My adrenal gland looks different, larger, with a spot on it. And, they don't know what it is.I go to see my main urologist on Thursday and hopefully I'll actually know what is going on and we can move forward on more tests instead of waiting 3 months to look at it again.And, I have cellulitis again in my abdomen. I am on major antibiotics

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Hello my lovely readers, both long term, and new ones who found me through other sites. Today is a begging day. Yes, I am about to beg you all for money. BUT, the money is not for me, it is for St. Baldrick's Foundation.St. Baldrick's is a recognized charity with 501 (c)3 recognition. It is a charity that raises money for cancer research. The research is all based towards children's cancers

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I know, I know, I haven't updated recently. Ever since I came home from the hospital in February all that has been on my mind is the scan I had on Tuesday. CT scan and chest x-rays to see if the cancer has spread.Holy shit, just seeing that in black and white makes it even more real and scary. I won't get my results until the 11th and well, that is just crazy far away right now. On top of

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MyHeritage: Celebrity Collage - Dynasty - Family history

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1. Real name Susan-Jane Dolores Pietras Smith 2. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME:(mother and fathers middle names) Collen John 3. NASCAR NAME:(first name of your mother's dad, father's dad) Charles John 4. STAR WARS NAME:(the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name) Smith Su 5. DETECTIVE NAME:(favorite color, favorite animal) Red Monkey

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Since I can't sleep and I am sitting here, I figured I would update you all about what happened. Last Monday night/Tuesday morning right around midnight my belly button starting bleeding, again. Now, this is what happened back in September that sent me to the hospital, then to the ct scan, and into finding out I had cancer. Then, I had cellulitis and they never figured out why my navel was

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1. I am disproportionate, my arms and legs are too short compared to my torso.2. I have PCOS.3. I have Diabetes.4. I am a cancer survivor!5. I shave my head every year for St. Baldrick's (Donate here: http://www.stbaldricks.org/participants/shavee_info.php?ParticipantKey=2009-57528)6. My hair is fuschia right now.7. My hair has been: green, pink, fuschia, red, orange, blonde, brown, grey, purple,

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I spent most of the past week in the hospital. I do not feel up to posting but wanted to let y'all know where I was. Hopefully, back soon.

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