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  1. 02-25-2010, 21:08 #1
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    Default Need help with a present.

    Some of you may know my wife has colon and liver cancer. Half of her colon has been removed and she still has 3 baseball size tumors in her liver. Chemo kicks her ass, 6 days after treatment, then 5-6 days of being able to get around and function as a mom before get chemo again. FEB. 28 is her 38th birthday and I want to get her something extra cool.
    Any ideas would be appeciated.
    She doesn't need any jewelry.
    We can't do a trip anywhere, always kinda sick all the time.
    Guns are not her forte.
    She already has a ton of books on the cancer thing.


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  2. 02-25-2010, 21:13 #2
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    How about getting her some flowers and taking her out to a nice dinner, ladies love to get dressed up.
    If she is feeling up to it.
    Best of luck to her beating this and future good health.
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    A spa day perhaps. I know they have those packages where ya get pampered for 2-6 hours.
    I see you running, tell me what your running from

    Nobody's coming, what ya do that was so wrong.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jerrymrc View Post
    A spa day perhaps. I know they have those packages where ya get pampered for 2-6 hours.
    This sounds like a plan, but I'd say Both of you do it!

    She might get a grin outta that.
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    Sorry to hear about your wife's cancer- dad went through it - stay tough!

    My idea:A 2 day thing over a weekend

    Day 1 - Family day! - have a (pseudo) suprise birthday party for her - you do it all - cook-clean-invite friends and family and have a day just for her to visit and laugh with her friends and family.... (serve (potent) margaritas! - if that is your thing)
    Day 2: Movie day: Rent a bunch of movies the next day and decompress with her - just the two of you (and kids if you like) - pop popcorn - cuddle - enjoy each other - top it off with a bowl of baskin robbins world class chocolate ice cream - a massage for her - then... (really if you do this right... she falls asleep in your arms and then... take a moment for youself and thank God for the blessing she is to you).
    Make sure to kiss her and tell her how much you appreciate her and all her efforts to make you marriage/life/etc work.
    Again - remember how lucky you feel to have her in your life and imagine what you would be without her...
    It sucks - (I only know my situation - not yours...)
    Cherish the moments you have and hope for more.
    Pop fought for 7 years - what a trooper - we were so proud. But he had something incurable - from Vietnam and the Agent Orange...
    Your buddies here at Colo AR-15 are here for you - friend.
    Don't forget that... we are here for you... "should you need us".
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    Great looking family!
    And a happy dog!
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    Oh wait - epiphany:
    Not movie day - TRAVEL VIDEO DAY!
    Take her AROUND THE WORLD!
    Most video stores have travel documentaries - rent them - arrange them in a 'destination' format - and take her around the world!
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    Call these folks it really made for a great day for a freind of mine. It was great to see her smile and laugh.

    Radiation and chemotherapy help fight cancer, but they can do a number on a woman's self-esteem. Hair loss, changes in the color and texture of skin, and weight fluctuations are common physical side effects.
    Look Good...Feel Better is a free program open to any woman diagnosed with cancer. Sponsored by the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association, and offered through a partnership with the American Cancer Society and the National Cosmetology Association, the two-hour classes cover makeup techniques, how to style and wear wigs, and nail care. Participants receive a free bag of cosmetics. Information tailored to teens is also available, as is material in Spanish.
    For information, call 800-395-5665, visit the Web site, or contact your local American Cancer Society.
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    Take her out get away from the house, doesn't have to be anything to fancy, just a chance to be free from the reminders. Little things can make a big difference in time's like this. Make sure if you visit with others you know that they are breifed ahead of time that there is to be no discussion of health issues unless she brings them up. Let it be a day just like it was before she was diagnosed if she will let you. I know it doesn't sound like much.
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    Can you find a way to give her a "day off", a day to feel normal, not worry about kids (or just worry about kids), whatever it is she does not get to do that she misses.

    Just an idea but my wife likes a day when no one asks what she is doing or when she will be home, what will be for dinner or anything else.
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