HAPPY NEW WEEK! Good to see you all! Sorry my internet was out during Hurricane Helene and I couldn't start the thread.
The devastation and rising death toll in the southeastern states is so sad, especially in the mountains where catastrophic flooding and hurricane winds destroyed roads and decimated forests, leaving people trapped without access to power, phone, internet, and basic necessities.
Folks in my community have been holding events to gather food, water, and supplies for the hurricane victims. The goods are sent by plane or truck and then loaded onto helicopters, ATVs, or mules to be taken up into the mountains. Thousands of power company trucks and lineworkers have been deployed to do the very dangerous work of restoring power in such high, rugged terrain.
My area didn't have much flooding, but we had the remnant high winds, which downed trees. Some folks lost their homes. My neighbor came over to check on me, and he said we escaped damage because our small town is on a hill on one side of us and a tall ridge is on the other side. I don't have insurance that would have covered this event. I feel blessed to be okay.
Hugs and love to everyone!
Happy Birthday to DIBNLIB - sorry it is so late in the day - I hope it has been a good one!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DIBNLIB!!!
I hope you had a wonderful day!
Happy Birthday, DIBNLIB. I hope you had a good day and were able to do something special.
Just in time! Happy Birthday Dibnlib. I hope you had a good day.
Happy Birthday to Dibnlib;
We hope you're happy with whatever you did!
Birthdays come, and
Birthdays go -
But the years don't ever seem to slow!
We've had a good day, I'm glad to report. Saw the Consultant and he was very informative. In a nutshell, my OH is at present cancer free but because of the circumstances, they want him to have a form of chemotherapy which is preventative, in case anything nasty returns.
He will have to go to the hospital once a week for 6 weeks to have his bladder bathed in a chemo solutions, so it's not at all the same as the usual form of chemo we are familiar with.
As we are booked for a holiday already early in November, he can start the course after we return. Such good news! I know he has been looking forward to his break in the sunshine.
Tonight, we have opened a bottle of champagne which we were given on our 50th Anniversary, but had no good reason to open for a while..... Yay!
Lindy - I am so pleased for you and your OH. He will be like the Princess of Wales with his preventative chemotherapy! Quite right to have the champagne and you have your holiday to look forward to. Also, will the 6 weeks mean that all the treatment will be over with before Christmas?
Lindybird: Yay indeed. You'll be able to look forward to your vacation properly now! Are you heading back to Lanzarote? or was it Fuerteventura or....?
dibnlib: An even more belated birthay wish on its way to you.
Lindy - Such great news. Very happy for you and your OH. Such a relief, And I'm glad you brought out the champagne and enjoyed every mouthful. I'm sure you are looking forward to your holiday even more now.
dibnlib - Oops, missed your birthday. Hope you had a good one
Diane - stay safe. There seems to be a lot of weather in your area at the moment.