[lace-chat] Why you don't have to work your backside off

2004-03-17 Thread Jane Bawn
Received this in my mail today and thought it would be a good one to share. Hope it's appropriate from here. From a strictly mathematical viewpoint it goes like this: What makes 100%? What does it mean to give more than a 100%? Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than

Re: [lace-chat] Breast lump - (a bit long)

2004-03-17 Thread TwoHappyBees
Dear Jean list, Congratulations on your good news! Even if you weren't worried, I'll bet you can admit to at least a small bit of relief. I'm very happy for you. Though I usually stay in the background lurking, I want to share my last month's experience with you all in the hope that it may

[lace-chat] Tell me this won't happen to us.

2004-03-17 Thread Helene Gannac
Some of these have already been on the list, but they came as a package, and they're not bad. Helene, the frogozzie from Melbourne An elderly Floridian called 911 on her cell phone to report that her car has been broken into. She is hysterical as she explains her situation to the dispatcher:

RE: [lace-chat] Breast lump - (a bit long)

2004-03-17 Thread Darlene Mulholland
Thanks for sharing your journey with us Vicki and I'm sure you will come out of the treatment completely cancer free. I went through the 'suspicious lump' situation and while it turned out to be a cyst it really was an emotional roller coaster while all the test, surgeon visits etc dominated my

[lace-chat] Breast Lump

2004-03-17 Thread Elizabeth Ligeti
What a relief, Jean. So glad you got the all clear, on that. It must have been a few days of worry, though. Now you can get back to some serious lacemaking without a care in the world :)) from Liz in Melbourne, Oz, [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[lace-chat] Breast Lump

2004-03-17 Thread Elizabeth Ligeti
I really should read right down on the Digest, before I jump in an answer things!! To Vicky, in Maryland, I am glad your cancer was found at an early stage, and I wish you a full and speedy recovery. My mother died 2 years after being diagnosed with breast cancer, and an Aunt by Marriage also

[lace-chat] Publisher question

2004-03-17 Thread Peter Goldsmith
Hi Helen, I think you'll find looking at the Chrysalis website, Chrysalis have actually bought a number of publishers - or at least their titles - including Batsford. If you look at the Batsford main page on the Chrysalis website it says part of the Chrysalis books group. I had a quick gander at

[lace-chat] Surviving

2004-03-17 Thread Linda Walton
Vicki in Maryland wrote . . . (snip) But it (breast cancer) isn't a death sentence . . . I'm here to say, IT IS SURVIVABLE ! I had breast cancer in my late thirties, and it was already advanced - due to my useless immune system, it moved very fast. This was nearly twenty years ago, so there