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Family Forum / Parenting / Adoption / May 2004Well, surprise, surprise :)
As some of you may remember, I started subscribing to my bmom's home newspaper in an effort to possibly get information on family members, mainly through one of my grandparents' obituaries (they're in there mid-80s, but still going strong). Of course, that's no longer necessary after meeting my bmom and half-sis back in February. So, I figured I'd just let the subscription run out and not renew it in August. It was a very pleasant surprise today to see an entire article about my bmom (she owns an art gallery). I'll admit reading it is slightly bittersweet, especially when it spoke of how all her family has moved either into her town or close by to be near her (they're a very close family), but I'm still happy to add the article to my collection of letters, pictures, etc. Especially since it has a recent picture of her and the only one I have is probably about 20 years old. I never got the nerve to pull out the camera when we met in person :) Just felt like sharing. Robyn Resident Witchypoo & EAC Spellcaster #1557 >Subject: Well, surprise, surprise :) >From: Robibnikoff nospam@newsranger.com >Date: 5/26/2004 >It was a very pleasant surprise today to see an entire article about my bmom >(she owns an art gallery). I'll admit reading it is slightly bittersweet, [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >Resident Witchypoo & EAC Spellcaster >#1557 I sure can identify with that pleasent yet bittersweet stuff Robyn. Thanks for sharing. Kathy J >>Subject: Well, surprise, surprise :) >>From: Robibnikoff nospam@newsranger.com [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >I sure can identify with that pleasent yet bittersweet stuff Robyn. Thanks for >sharing. Kathy J No problem :) It stung a little to read "Family traditions are important to ******", but what the hey. I've got bigger fish to fry right now anyway. Tomorrow I have to take my daughter, my FIVE YEAR OLD daughter to the dermatologist to get an extremely suspicious-looking mole removed and biopsied. Can you imagine? Freakin' five years old and it might be skin cancer. Kid's never had a sun burn in her life. <sigh> Sorry, had to vent. I'm worried sick :( Robyn Resident Witchypoo & EAC Spellcaster #1557 >>>It was a very pleasant surprise today to see an entire article about my >bmom [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] >Resident Witchypoo & EAC Spellcaster >#1557 Here's hoping there's no reason to worry any longer by this time tomorrow. J. Reply to jmhjmd at aol. snip >>>I sure can identify with that pleasent yet bittersweet stuff Robyn. Thanks >>for [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > >Here's hoping there's no reason to worry any longer by this time tomorrow. Thanks. We won't get the biopsy results until next week. Due to her age, it IS highly unlikely that it's malignant, but unfortunately, not unheard of. I just wish the kid would get something normal, like a damn cold ;/ Robyn Resident Witchypoo & EAC Spellcaster #1557 > It stung a little to read "Family traditions are important to ******", but what > the hey. I've got bigger fish to fry right now anyway. Tomorrow I have to take [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > <sigh> Sorry, had to vent. I'm worried sick :( Thinking of you both. Hope things turn out O.K. Rh. > Robyn > Resident Witchypoo & EAC Spellcaster > #1557 >> It stung a little to read "Family traditions are important to ******", but what >> the hey. I've got bigger fish to fry right now anyway. Tomorrow I have to take [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Thinking of you both. >Hope things turn out O.K. Thanks, I appreciate that. I probably wouldn't be so worried if I hadn't had my own cancerous mole removed last summer. What my daughter has is small, but so is she! I'm sure everything will turn out fine one way or another. Robyn Resident Witchypoo & EAC Spellcaster #1557 > >> It stung a little to read "Family traditions are important to ******", but what > >> the hey. I've got bigger fish to fry right now anyway. Tomorrow I have to take [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Resident Witchypoo & EAC Spellcaster > #1557 One of my father's friends who is 84 has had problems with skin cancer for many years. He has recently received a new laser treatment that for the first time in years has his many open sores taken care of. He golfs day and day out, and when he is not golfing, he is finding golf balls - he has raised about $3,000.00 this year to provide funds to the hospital in Aylmer Ontario to pay for the machine for the treatment. If I can remember what my mother told me, the newer treatments are much more focussed on the cancerous cells and do not do much damage to the surrounding cells. If you would like any further information, send me an e-mail. Doug Thomas Robibnikoff <nospam@newsranger.com> wrote > Thanks, I appreciate that. I probably wouldn't be so worried if I hadn't had my > own cancerous mole removed last summer. What my daughter has is small, but so > is she! I'm sure everything will turn out fine one way or another. Sending good thoughts your way, and all the best in this Rupa >> It stung a little to read "Family traditions are important to ******", but what >> the hey. I've got bigger fish to fry right now anyway. Tomorrow I have to take [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Thinking of you both. >Hope things turn out O.K. Thanks! It turned out to be a whole lot of nothing' and I feel like an idiot for even bringing it up :) It's an ugly mole, but not malignant. My daughter is more than happy to hold onto it for a little while longe :) Robyn Resident Witchypoo & EAC Spellcaster #1557 > >> It stung a little to read "Family traditions are important to ******", but what > >> the hey. I've got bigger fish to fry right now anyway. Tomorrow I have to take [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Resident Witchypoo & EAC Spellcaster > #1557 So glad to hear the good news :) See...all our good thoughts worked ;-) KL >> In article <dafc70.0405270541.e9f48ad@posting.google.com>, Rhiannon >says... [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > >So glad to hear the good news :) See...all our good thoughts worked ;-) Yes, "headology" can work wonders ;) Robyn Resident Witchypoo & EAC Spellcaster #1557 Robibnikoff <nospam@newsranger.com> wrote > Thanks! It turned out to be a whole lot of nothing' and I feel like an idiot > for even bringing it up :) > > It's an ugly mole, but not malignant. My daughter is more than happy to hold > onto it for a little while longe :) That's great! One of the joys of parenthood is worrying frantically over things that turn out OK afterward. Rupa >Robibnikoff <nospam@newsranger.com> wrote >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >One of the joys of parenthood is worrying frantically over things that >turn out OK afterward. LOL, true, though I definitely wouldn't call it one of the perks ;) Robyn Resident Witchypoo & EAC Spellcaster #1557 >Subject: Re: Well, surprise, surprise :) >From: Robibnikoff nospam@newsranger.com >Date: 5/31/2004 >Rupa Bose says... >>That's great! >>One of the joys of parenthood is worrying frantically over things that >>turn out OK afterward. >LOL, true, though I definitely wouldn't call it one of the perks ;) > >Robyn and then, if we are lucky, it continues into grandparenthood :) Kathy J > >>Subject: Well, surprise, surprise :) > >>From: Robibnikoff nospam@newsranger.com [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > Resident Witchypoo & EAC Spellcaster > #1557 Oh boy, hope everything turns out ok. Kathy 1 >> In article <20040526182849.17796.00001876@mb-m18.aol.com>, Tm n Kat >says... [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > >Oh boy, hope everything turns out ok. Ach, you'll be happy to know, it's just a mole and the dermatologist didn't even want to remove it. Turns out it was nothing. I'm just a bit paranoid after getting a piece of my own face removed last summer :) Robyn Resident Witchypoo & EAC Spellcaster #1557 > >> In article <20040526182849.17796.00001876@mb-m18.aol.com>, Tm n Kat > >says... [quoted text clipped - 58 lines] > Resident Witchypoo & EAC Spellcaster > #1557 Good news! Marley >> >> In article <20040526182849.17796.00001876@mb-m18.aol.com>, Tm n Kat >> >says... [quoted text clipped - 65 lines] >after >> getting a piece of my own face removed last summer :) >Good news! You ain't kidding! :) Robyn Resident Witchypoo & EAC Spellcaster #1557 >Subject: Re: Well, surprise, surprise :) >From: Robibnikoff nospam@newsranger.com >Date: 5/27/2004 >Ach, you'll be happy to know, it's just a mole and the dermatologist didn't >even >want to remove it. Turns out it was nothing. I'm just a bit paranoid after >getting a piece of my own face removed last summer :) > >Robyn Wonderful news. I think once something like that has hit home, its just natural to be more cautious. Kathy J > Robibnikoff nospam@newsranger.com >Date: 5/26/2004 10:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > ><sigh> Sorry, had to vent. I'm worried sick :( Don't blame/blaim you! I'm sure everything will be fine, but how scary. Let us know how everything turns out! >Robyn >Resident Witchypoo & EAC Spellcaster >#1557 kj >> Robibnikoff nospam@newsranger.com >>Date: 5/26/2004 10:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] >Don't blame/blaim you! I'm sure everything will be fine, but how scary. Let >us know how everything turns out! It turned out to be nothing. Sorry to worry anyone, but I'm a bit paranoid after having skin cancer removed last year. Robyn Resident Witchypoo & EAC Spellcaster #1557 > Robibnikoff nospam@newsranger.com >Date: 5/27/2004 9:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time [quoted text clipped - 58 lines] >It turned out to be nothing. Sorry to worry anyone, but I'm a bit paranoid >after having skin cancer removed last year. Perfectly understandable--I'm glad everything is ok! >Robyn >Resident Witchypoo & EAC Spellcaster >#1557 kj >> Robibnikoff nospam@newsranger.com >>Date: 5/27/2004 9:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time [quoted text clipped - 60 lines] > >Perfectly understandable--I'm glad everything is ok! Thanks - Me too :) Robyn Resident Witchypoo & EAC Spellcaster #1557 >Subject: Re: Well, surprise, surprise :) >From: Robibnikoff nospam@newsranger.com >Date: 5/26/2004 > Tomorrow I have to take >my daughter, my FIVE YEAR OLD daughter to the dermatologist to get an >extremely >suspicious-looking mole removed and biopsied. Ouch, thats a tough procedure for so little of one, hope you got her a nice chocolate bar when she was finished. Hope, hope, hope that its just dysplastic. Robyn, didn't you have a mole biopsied a while back? Kathy J >>Subject: Re: Well, surprise, surprise :) >>From: Robibnikoff nospam@newsranger.com [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >chocolate bar when she was finished. Hope, hope, hope that its just >dysplastic. Robyn, didn't you have a mole biopsied a while back? Kathy J Whew, well it turned out that we didn't have to do anything about it. The doctor could tell by looking at it under this high-powered microscrope that it's benign. What a relief! I really didn't want to put my daughter through the removal procedure - Of course, I'm still keeping my promise to take her to Build-A-Bear today anyway. And yep, I had a piece of my face taken off last summer due to basal cell cancer. Robyn Resident Witchypoo & EAC Spellcaster #1557 >It was a very pleasant surprise today to see an entire article about my bmom >(she owns an art gallery). I'll admit reading it is slightly bittersweet, [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >Robyn >Resident Witchypoo & EAC Spellcaster So glad you saw the article - every little bit helps when trying to put that puzzle together. And, really happy for you that you saw the recent photo. What a bonus. By the way, smart idea re the newspaper subscription. Will you mention anything to b'mother about the article? Did it mention her other children? Do you know anything about your sibs? >>It was a very pleasant surprise today to see an entire article about my bmom >>(she owns an art gallery). I'll admit reading it is slightly bittersweet, [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >What a bonus. By the way, smart idea re the newspaper subscription. Will you >mention anything to b'mother about the article? No, I don't plan on doing so. I don't know how she'd feel knowing that I subscribed to her town paper. Did it mention her other >children? Do you know anything about your sibs? Well, I do know both their names, my half-sis's husbands name and the name of their two children. Honestly don't feel the need to know much more at this point. Robyn Resident Witchypoo & EAC Spellcaster #1557 >Subject: Re: Well, surprise, surprise :) >From: Robibnikoff nospam@newsranger.com [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] >their two children. Honestly don't feel the need to know much more at this >point. I don't get it. Are you still your bmoms little secret? Dad >>Well, I do know both their names, my half-sis's husbands name and the name >of >>their two children. Honestly don't feel the need to know much more at this >>point. Has b'mother told them about you? Mine hasn't - that is why I am asking. Thanks. DMC >>>Well, I do know both their names, my half-sis's husbands name and the name >>of [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Has b'mother told them about you? Mine hasn't - that is why I am asking. >Thanks. My half-sis definitely knows as we've met in person. I have no idea about my half-bro. To be honest, I don't think so. Robyn Resident Witchypoo & EAC Spellcaster #1557 >>Subject: Re: Well, surprise, surprise :) >>From: Robibnikoff nospam@newsranger.com [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > > I don't get it. Are you still your bmoms little secret? Yep, in some ways I still am. Her husband doesn't know I exist and while her parents do know I exist, they don't know that we've been in contact and have met. Sometimes it bothers me, but generally it doesn't. Robyn Resident Witchypoo & EAC Spellcaster #1557 >Subject: Re: Well, surprise, surprise :) >From: Robibnikoff nospam@newsranger.com [quoted text clipped - 53 lines] >parents do know I exist, they don't know that we've been in contact and have >met. Sometimes it bothers me, but generally it doesn't. Good for you, Robyn! Kathy >>Subject: Re: Well, surprise, surprise :) >>From: Robibnikoff nospam@newsranger.com [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >Good for you, Robyn! Thanks :) Being a big part of my bmom's life has never been a major priority and/or need for me. I sometimes wish there was more between us, but I fully unstand and respect her situation (not all of us adoptees are the evil "me, me, me!!" people Jackie likes to think of us as being). And, I have a very full life with my husband, daughter, two annoying felines, work, family, etc. In other words, I don't feel like I'm missing anything :) Robyn Resident Witchypoo & EAC Spellcaster #1557 >Subject: Re: Well, surprise, surprise :) >From: Robibnikoff nospam@newsranger.com [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > >Robyn There you go! You count your blessings on a daily basis, and live for today....:) Kathy |
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