Re: Just wanted to share with you.

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what a great story, or at least the get away, works nearly

always suuks swamp water. looking so forward to seeing

you beat your dragon down for good, sister...

love,

sheena

I quit my job. Now I need to explain.

I quit because I asked for a lighter schedule at work for many reasons. One was I was getting ready to get my treatment started. Since we (Hep C patients) usually do our treatments on Friday nights. I asked that I be off Sat. Sun. and Monday.

They agreed to that schedule and I had it off for a while and then one of the head honchos said no one can have the whole weekend off regardless of reason. Not even medical reasons, even tho I had a doctors note saying that I needed the reduced schedule.

(Yeah I know that I have a legal recourse, and believe me I have thought about it.)

But I decided what the Frack, I don't need this job. (My husband makes good money, and my job was just money for fun, going out to eat, leisure stuff).

So I quit, but not before telling everyone the reason why. LOL

I was getting to where I couldn't work a 40 hour week, because of my Hep C and my diabetes. I would come home from work and just fall out on the couch or go to bed at 6:00 pm. I was like this is no way to live and I want to spend my waking hours with my family. They are so important to me. I don't need to be working myself to death just so that we can go to fancier resturants and not budget our money.

I had gotten quite frugal about our money anyway because when you work and see where it goes. You watch the pocket book just a bit closer. LOL

Anyway to make a long story straight. On my last day two of my best friends at work said "Call Dean"(that is my husband) "We are taking you to Corpus Christi, it is our going away for you". I told them I can't afford to go now that I am quitting my job, and ect,ect. They said "Did you not listen to us, we are taking you. That means you don't have to spend a dime." It is our going away present to you.

They had booked a suite for the three of us, and Dean said yes you go on and have fun with your friends. Sooooo off we went, a good nights sleep and then on to the beach for some fun in the sun. We got a kite and had fun flying it along the beach, swam in the Gulf. Oh yeah that was a sight to see. At one point a wave hit me, and sent me ass over kettle. LOL. There was a storm the day before so the waves were high!!!!!!!! !! You have to live along the Gulf to know what I am talking about.

Mostly it is pretty dang smooth in the Gulf so there is not that big of waves there. But there were some great waves, we had a blast. I used plenty of sunscreen, just had a few areas that I didn't get good coverage that got a little pink. LOL

Me, in my ball cap that said "you all may go to hell, I am going to Texas" Davy Crockett. Yeah it was a fun day.

The funny thing about it was that I was only gone for one night and one day. But to my soon to be 14 year old daughter I was gone for a week. She called me 7 times while I was gone, and once every 30 mins till I got home. When are you coming home Mommy I miss you.

Even my dogs missed me, they followed me every where last night and laid right beside of me.

But it was the best going away ever. Oh and I found out that they were supposed to give me a going away luncheon at work, a surprise one yesterday. But I was in Corpus Christi. Oh well. They didn't tell me, and they didn't tell the two girls that took me. They were my best friends there, and that trip was worth missing the luncheon. LOL

July should be the clinical trial start for me. And ya know I have feeling in my gut that It will work. I always go with my gut feelings and they have always worked out.

Dean said we were sent down here to San for a reason, and some divine hand brought us here. Because this is the research capital of the nation in this neck of the woods. Who would have thought I would have ended up here. And then got into the study.

So all is good and just waiting on pins and needles to get started.

One with the adventure that I call my life.

Love

Janet

[Guest guest]

Janet, I think you made a very wise decision.  Now you'll be able to fully concentrate on taking care of yourself during treatment.  You can take a snooze when your tired, eat when you're hungry, just sit around when you need to and I believe in gut feelings as well .. . you WILL slay the dragon this time. I'm glad you had this choice.  When you reach SVR and get back on your feet, you can return to working if you want to.I was fortunate enough not to have to work during tx and I often thought about those who must keep their job during this time. . . it must make it very rough.  Because of the housing market and bad timing, we did move when I was 6 weeks into tx.  That was not fun but we did it.Your getaway sound like a blast; good friends like that are treasures.I'm sure your anxious to start tx . . . maybe (like your husband said about San ) there's a good reason why you needed to postpone it for a while.Hugs,LeighI quit my job. Now I need to explain.I quit because I asked for a lighter schedule at work for many reasons. One was I was getting ready to get my treatment started. Since we (Hep C patients) usually do our treatments on Friday nights. I asked that I be off Sat. Sun. and Monday.They agreed to that schedule and I had it off for a while and then one of the head honchos said no one can have the whole weekend off regardless of reason. Not even medical reasons, even tho I had a doctors note saying that I needed the reduced schedule.(Yeah I know that I have a legal recourse, and believe me I have thought about it.)But I decided what the Frack, I don't need this job. (My husband makes good money, and my job was just money for fun, going out to eat, leisure stuff).So I quit, but not before telling everyone the reason why. LOLI was getting to where I couldn't work a 40 hour week, because of my Hep C and my diabetes. I would come home from work and just fall out on the couch or go to bed at 6:00 pm. I was like this is no way to live and I want to spend my waking hours with my family. They are so important to me. I don't need to be working myself to death just so that we can go to fancier resturants and not budget our money.I had gotten quite frugal about our money anyway because when you work and see where it goes. You watch the pocket book just a bit closer. LOLAnyway to make a long story straight. On my last day two of my best friends at work said "Call Dean"(that is my husband) "We are taking you to Corpus Christi, it is our going away for you". I told them I can't afford to go now that I am quitting my job, and ect,ect. They said "Did you not listen to us, we are taking you. That means you don't have to spend a dime." It is our going away present to you.They had booked a suite for the three of us, and Dean said yes you go on and have fun with your friends. Sooooo off we went, a good nights sleep and then on to the beach for some fun in the sun. We got a kite and had fun flying it along the beach, swam in the Gulf. Oh yeah that was a sight to see. At one point a wave hit me, and sent me ass over kettle. LOL.  There was a storm the day before so the waves were high!!!!!!!!!! You have to live along the Gulf to know what I am talking about.Mostly it is pretty dang smooth in the Gulf so there is not that big of waves there. But there were some great waves, we had a blast. I used plenty of sunscreen, just had a few areas that I didn't get good coverage that got a little pink. LOLMe, in my ball cap that said "you all may go to hell, I am going to Texas" Davy Crockett. Yeah it was a fun day.The funny thing about it was that I was only gone for one night and one day. But to my soon to be 14 year old daughter I was gone for a week. She called me 7 times while I was gone, and once every 30 mins till I got home. When are you coming home Mommy I miss you.Even my dogs missed me, they followed me every where last night and laid right beside of me.But it was the best going away ever. Oh and I found out that they were supposed to give me a going away luncheon at work, a surprise one yesterday. But I was in Corpus Christi. Oh well. They didn't tell me, and they didn't tell the two girls that took me. They were my best friends there, and that trip was worth missing the luncheon. LOLJuly should be the clinical trial start for me. And ya know I have feeling in my gut that It will work. I always go with my gut feelings and they have always worked out.Dean said we were sent down here to San for a reason, and some divine hand brought us here. Because this is the research capital of the nation in this neck of the woods. Who would have thought I would have ended up here. And then got into the study.So all is good and just waiting on pins and needles to get started.One with the adventure that I call my life.LoveJanet

[Guest guest]

good for you. sometimes things just seem to fall together and it looks like fate

is taking you where you need to be. you don't need the aggravation of a hardnose

boss and if you don't need the extra money to make ends meet then i say get some

books or jigsaw puzzles at yard sales and get ready to veg out during treatment.

i can't wait for you to start (and finish) treatment. i believe it is written in

the stars that this time it will work.

[Guest guest]

Yeah it did suck major swamp water. Can you imagine a job that requires you to stand for 8 hours. Yeah, and you are not allow to sit down but on your breaks.

I am so glad to be gone from there it is not even funny. The only thing I liked about it was some of the people I worked with.

Love

Janet

"There are souls in this world that have the gift of finding joy everywhere and of leaving it behind them when they go"

Frederick Faber

I quit my job. Now I need to explain.

I quit because I asked for a lighter schedule at work for many reasons. One was I was getting ready to get my treatment started. Since we (Hep C patients) usually do our treatments on Friday nights. I asked that I be off Sat. Sun. and Monday.

They agreed to that schedule and I had it off for a while and then one of the head honchos said no one can have the whole weekend off regardless of reason. Not even medical reasons, even tho I had a doctors note saying that I needed the reduced schedule.

(Yeah I know that I have a legal recourse, and believe me I have thought about it.)

But I decided what the Frack, I don't need this job. (My husband makes good money, and my job was just money for fun, going out to eat, leisure stuff).

So I quit, but not before telling everyone the reason why. LOL

I was getting to where I couldn't work a 40 hour week, because of my Hep C and my diabetes. I would come home from work and just fall out on the couch or go to bed at 6:00 pm. I was like this is no way to live and I want to spend my waking hours with my family. They are so important to me. I don't need to be working myself to death just so that we can go to fancier resturants and not budget our money.

I had gotten quite frugal about our money anyway because when you work and see where it goes. You watch the pocket book just a bit closer. LOL

Anyway to make a long story straight. On my last day two of my best friends at work said "Call Dean"(that is my husband) "We are taking you to Corpus Christi, it is our going away for you". I told them I can't afford to go now that I am quitting my job, and ect,ect. They said "Did you not listen to us, we are taking you. That means you don't have to spend a dime." It is our going away present to you.

They had booked a suite for the three of us, and Dean said yes you go on and have fun with your friends. Sooooo off we went, a good nights sleep and then on to the beach for some fun in the sun. We got a kite and had fun flying it along the beach, swam in the Gulf. Oh yeah that was a sight to see. At one point a wave hit me, and sent me ass over kettle. LOL. There was a storm the day before so the waves were high!!!!!!!! !! You have to live along the Gulf to know what I am talking about.

Mostly it is pretty dang smooth in the Gulf so there is not that big of waves there. But there were some great waves, we had a blast. I used plenty of sunscreen, just had a few areas that I didn't get good coverage that got a little pink. LOL

Me, in my ball cap that said "you all may go to hell, I am going to Texas" Davy Crockett. Yeah it was a fun day.

The funny thing about it was that I was only gone for one night and one day. But to my soon to be 14 year old daughter I was gone for a week. She called me 7 times while I was gone, and once every 30 mins till I got home. When are you coming home Mommy I miss you.

Even my dogs missed me, they followed me every where last night and laid right beside of me.

But it was the best going away ever. Oh and I found out that they were supposed to give me a going away luncheon at work, a surprise one yesterday. But I was in Corpus Christi. Oh well. They didn't tell me, and they didn't tell the two girls that took me. They were my best friends there, and that trip was worth missing the luncheon. LOL

July should be the clinical trial start for me. And ya know I have feeling in my gut that It will work. I always go with my gut feelings and they have always worked out.

Dean said we were sent down here to San for a reason, and some divine hand brought us here. Because this is the research capital of the nation in this neck of the woods. Who would have thought I would have ended up here. And then got into the study.

So all is good and just waiting on pins and needles to get started.

One with the adventure that I call my life.

Love

Janet

[Guest guest]

Leigh.

I had a blast. The girls that took me, are just the best friends ever.

They are like 30 years younger than me. But we all get along like best friends. They laugh at me cause I am so funny. Like when the

wave hit me, and knocked me down. Most people would have come up all p.I'd. I came up laughing my head off. I thought it was

really funny, cause my feet when over my head.

I told my husband I am going to see how treatment goes for a while before I start to return to work. And then I am going to get a job where I want to work, in the conditions that I want to work.

I need a desk job at this point in my life. I am thinking forensics nursing. It is a thought.

Love

Janet

"There are souls in this world that have the gift of finding joy everywhere and of leaving it behind them when they go"

Frederick Faber

I quit my job. Now I need to explain.

I quit because I asked for a lighter schedule at work for many reasons. One was I was getting ready to get my treatment started. Since we (Hep C patients) usually do our treatments on Friday nights. I asked that I be off Sat. Sun. and Monday.

They agreed to that schedule and I had it off for a while and then one of the head honchos said no one can have the whole weekend off regardless of reason. Not even medical reasons, even tho I had a doctors note saying that I needed the reduced schedule.

(Yeah I know that I have a legal recourse, and believe me I have thought about it.)

But I decided what the Frack, I don't need this job. (My husband makes good money, and my job was just money for fun, going out to eat, leisure stuff).

So I quit, but not before telling everyone the reason why. LOL

I was getting to where I couldn't work a 40 hour week, because of my Hep C and my diabetes. I would come home from work and just fall out on the couch or go to bed at 6:00 pm. I was like this is no way to live and I want to spend my waking hours with my family. They are so important to me. I don't need to be working myself to death just so that we can go to fancier resturants and not budget our money.

I had gotten quite frugal about our money anyway because when you work and see where it goes. You watch the pocket book just a bit closer. LOL

Anyway to make a long story straight. On my last day two of my best friends at work said "Call Dean"(that is my husband) "We are taking you to Corpus Christi, it is our going away for you". I told them I can't afford to go now that I am quitting my job, and ect,ect. They said "Did you not listen to us, we are taking you. That means you don't have to spend a dime." It is our going away present to you.

They had booked a suite for the three of us, and Dean said yes you go on and have fun with your friends. Sooooo off we went, a good nights sleep and then on to the beach for some fun in the sun. We got a kite and had fun flying it along the beach, swam in the Gulf. Oh yeah that was a sight to see. At one point a wave hit me, and sent me ass over kettle. LOL. There was a storm the day before so the waves were high!!!!!!!! !! You have to live along the Gulf to know what I am talking about.

Mostly it is pretty dang smooth in the Gulf so there is not that big of waves there. But there were some great waves, we had a blast. I used plenty of sunscreen, just had a few areas that I didn't get good coverage that got a little pink. LOL

Me, in my ball cap that said "you all may go to hell, I am going to Texas" Davy Crockett. Yeah it was a fun day.

The funny thing about it was that I was only gone for one night and one day. But to my soon to be 14 year old daughter I was gone for a week. She called me 7 times while I was gone, and once every 30 mins till I got home. When are you coming home Mommy I miss you.

Even my dogs missed me, they followed me every where last night and laid right beside of me.

But it was the best going away ever. Oh and I found out that they were supposed to give me a going away luncheon at work, a surprise one yesterday. But I was in Corpus Christi. Oh well. They didn't tell me, and they didn't tell the two girls that took me. They were my best friends there, and that trip was worth missing the luncheon. LOL

July should be the clinical trial start for me. And ya know I have feeling in my gut that It will work. I always go with my gut feelings and they have always worked out.

Dean said we were sent down here to San for a reason, and some divine hand brought us here. Because this is the research capital of the nation in this neck of the woods. Who would have thought I would have ended up here. And then got into the study.

So all is good and just waiting on pins and needles to get started.

One with the adventure that I call my life.

Love

Janet

[Guest guest]

Thanks Bob, I want to be a dragon slayer like you. When I finish treatment and get that 6 months test that says I have reached SVR. I am going to have a sword tattoo'd through my dragon that I have tattoo'd on my leg. My tattoo artist said that he would do it free of charge!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love

Janet

"There are souls in this world that have the gift of finding joy everywhere and of leaving it behind them when they go"

Frederick Faber

Subject: Re: Just wanted to share with you.To: Hepatitis_C_Central Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 2:02 PM

good for you. sometimes things just seem to fall together and it looks like fate is taking you where you need to be. you don't need the aggravation of a hardnose boss and if you don't need the extra money to make ends meet then i say get some books or jigsaw puzzles at yard sales and get ready to veg out during treatment.i can't wait for you to start (and finish) treatment. i believe it is written in the stars that this time it will work.

[Guest guest]

and then you need to send a picture!

i agree with bob, you're gonna pull it off this time!

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Thanks Bob, I want to be a dragon slayer like you. When I finish treatment and get that 6 months test that says I have reached SVR. I am going to have a sword tattoo'd through my dragon that I have tattoo'd on my leg. My tattoo artist said that he would do it free of charge!!!!!! !!!!!!

Love

Janet

"There are souls in this world that have the gift of finding joy everywhere and of leaving it behind them when they go"

Frederick Faber

From: Bob <unclebutchyahoo (DOT) com>Subject: [Hepatitis_C_ Central] Re: Just wanted to share with you.To: Hepatitis_C_ Central@yahoogro ups.comDate: Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 2:02 PM

good for you. sometimes things just seem to fall together and it looks like fate is taking you where you need to be. you don't need the aggravation of a hardnose boss and if you don't need the extra money to make ends meet then i say get some books or jigsaw puzzles at yard sales and get ready to veg out during treatment.i can't wait for you to start (and finish) treatment. i believe it is written in the stars that this time it will work.

[Guest guest]

you know what? we should have dragon slayer patches and bumper stickers. it

could be a good way to spread the word. i was also thinking it would be cool if

we kept track of peoples viral loads so we can have a counter that says

something like 10 trillion hep-c virus's killed. i'm just sayin'.

you are so sweet. i hope i really have slayed the dragon. we'll know more next

tuesday when i go to my post treatment follow up.

>

> Thanks Bob, I want to be a dragon slayer like you. When I finish treatment and

get that 6 months test that says I have reached SVR. I am going to have a sword

tattoo'd through my dragon that I have tattoo'd on my leg. My tattoo artist said

that he would do it free of charge!!!!!!!!!!!!

> Love

> Janet

>

>

> " There are souls in this world that have the gift of finding joy everywhere

and of leaving it behind them when they go "

> Frederick Faber

>  

>  

>

[Guest guest]

Here in Oz, they're running an awareness campaign on the television. It's

the first time I've ever seen such a thing on our tv's! It's a great start

but bumperstickers would be the next great step!

Luv

anne

" You can conquer almost any fear

if you will only make up your mind to do so.

Remember, fear doesn't exist anywhere

except in the mind. "

Re: Just wanted to share with you.

you know what? we should have dragon slayer patches and bumper stickers. it

could be a good way to spread the word. i was also thinking it would be cool

if we kept track of peoples viral loads so we can have a counter that says

something like 10 trillion hep-c virus's killed. i'm just sayin'.

you are so sweet. i hope i really have slayed the dragon. we'll know more

next tuesday when i go to my post treatment follow up.

>

> Thanks Bob, I want to be a dragon slayer like you. When I finish treatment

> and get that 6 months test that says I have reached SVR. I am going to

> have a sword tattoo'd through my dragon that I have tattoo'd on my leg. My

> tattoo artist said that he would do it free of charge!!!!!!!!!!!!

> Love

> Janet

>

>

> " There are souls in this world that have the gift of finding joy

> everywhere and of leaving it behind them when they go "

> Frederick Faber

>

>

>

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