Last posted and seen March 19, 2005. So not lurking, then.
He and I quit smoking at the same time - in a thread here (about 20 years ago). I wonder if he stuck to it; I did.
I’m sorry, but unsurprised, to hear about the pain you experienced–there seem to be a lot of active nerve-endings down there.
I’m kind of alarmed at the thought of the end of my chemo; having that pain return would NOT be easy to bear, after having had it lessened so dramatically.
There is one funny moment though. I was house sitting for my grandmother, and one morning I woke up in great pain. Grandma’s cat comes strolling into the room, and leaps up onto the bed, directly onto my abdoment. I shout in pain, the cat jumps up and hits the floor, belly making contact, then his claws scrabble for traction on the hardwood and he goes shooting away. I laughted in spite of how I was feeling.
I don’t know much about you.
I’ve certainly read you.
But mostly I remember your avatar.
Happy you’re feeling better.
Good luck with the ongoing treatments.
Many thanks! (The avatar is a twisted version of the logo of my self-publishing company, Duer Press. Come to think of it I probably should revive the Marketplace thread in which I point out some possible low-priced gift ideas for the holiday season.)
Heard yesterday that I’m probably having surgery in January. So at least they think that’s worth doing, which I have to take as good news.
I have been in contact with Eve, whom I still miss on the Board after all this time. She once posted a thread about running into Olivia de Havilland in Paris that I still remember. And I told her I treasure the copy of her biography of John Gilbert, which by the way she autographed for me.
@VOW is MIA.
Over a month.
@DrFidelius hasn’t been around for a year.
Good luck with the chemo, @Sherrerd. I’ve been through it myself and I know it isn’t any fun. But I was given a 50/50 prognosis 20 years ago and I’m still alive and kicking, so there’s definitely a light at the end of the tunnel!
That is great to hear, Gary_Robson—twenty years! Congratulations; you must be doing something very right!
It’s inspirational. I suspect I’ll think of your story more than once in coming days.
@Quartz is another one who has been gone for awhile (4 years, someone just rezzed an old topic of his hence my post here).
I don’t think he’ll be back. He was a strong Brexit supporter and thought that the mods weren’t doing enough to keep the debates even.
@sampiro is always my go-to when I think of people I miss (if only for his celebrity story telling).
And I’m another who likes @monstro. I don’t see @Una_Persson either.
Any idea what happened to @Ambivalid? He hasn’t posted since 2020. He was the guy in a wheelchair. I remember he liked to work out (speaking of, I also remember @Blaster_Master was a gym rat).
He’s alive. My MIL and his Mom are best friends, so I hear stuff. I’m not sure why he’s not posting.
Snowboarder Bo?
He got suspended for a few days last year for insulting a mod and hasn’t been back since.
Me too. Her posts were always so witty and interesting. I bought several of her books as gifts for a friend of mine, who loves that kind of Old Hollywood stuff. She thought they were great.
In reality he was just a terrible debater. But a generally nice guy in person, albeit completely clueless about how to act around women.
I believe she got tired of fighting the same battles over and over here and went off to do something more productive with her time. I miss her but I don’t remotely blame her, even if things have improved here.
Una is an off board friend of mine and one of maybe five Dopers who know my full name (not that it’s that big a secret that I care about). She’s doing well and mostly over social media in general.
To me, it’s precisely because this place made a concerted effort to change that I wish she’d at least visit. She might feel more free to not have to fight that same battle over and over.
Please remind her that she’s held in high esteem!