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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by scilly
(Post 12704861)
My daughter is camping (tent trailer) in Cape Breton this week .................. we drive, rain stopped briefly so they could set up, but torrential overnight. They have a tarp they erect over the tent trailer so it is dry inside, but she has to cook outside. Luckily there is a general store nearby that has food to eat, so she doesn't have to stand in the rain to make meals.
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Originally Posted by caretaker
(Post 12704879)
My late friend the Bwana used to stay at a campground here every year when he came to fish and he bought one of those plastic car shelters. He had the campground store it for him and set it up for him when he was coming. For him, going fishing might mean being away from home for a month but he was used to being on safari and still making himself comfortable. There was room for his tent and a picnic table and some other stuff under there and you could still walk through. It saved his stuff once when there was a very bad storm. He was the Bwana Hakuna Matata, (Master Without Worries) to his native friends in Africa long before The Lion King.
What a great idea if you are going to be staying in one place for any length of time, and had a cooperative campground owner! Our camping trips were almost always driving adventures ......... 3 nights would be the most we spent in one place as we explored huge areas! But it was a cheap way to see Canada and the US.:nod: We had to stop when I began to have great difficulty getting down to and up from the air mattress on the floor! I like my comfort now :nod: |
Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by scilly
(Post 12704900)
d:
We had to stop when I began to have great difficulty getting down to and up from the air mattress on the floor |
Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by BEVS
(Post 12704933)
Oh yes. From lithe and agile to ungainly crab in a few healthy decades.
much less than a decade in my case :( Arthritis struck in my mid-40s |
Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by scilly
(Post 12704944)
much less than a decade in my case :(
Arthritis struck in my mid-40s |
Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by scilly
(Post 12704944)
Arthritis struck in my mid-40s
Originally Posted by jsmth321
Started a little before 40 for me
I actually quite love the idea of covering your camp stuff/vehicle with a secondary skin of some sort. Makes such great sense. I was once camping at the base of Mont Blanc on the outskirts of Chamonix. Drove down over a day and a bit and slept in the car somewhere mid-way. Flipping great huge amount of sudden torrential freezy rain came down and we were all digging trenches around our pitches in a bid for something, anything to stay sort of dry. Mentals looking back but good fun. |
Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
I would say my prime years was the first 30, things started to go south a bit in 30's, genetics gotta love the lottery of genes that lead us through life, some get the good ones, others get the bad ones......
Originally Posted by BEVS
(Post 12704960)
By decades I did mean child to teens/twenties to prime years of 30/40's to , well, over the hill a bit but anyway - Rats. Painful. My Mum's rheumatoid kicked in when she was still young and under 40.
I actually quite love the idea of covering your camp stuff/vehicle with a secondary skin of some sort. Makes such great sense. I was once camping at the base of Mont Blanc on the outskirts of Chamonix. Drove down over a day and a bit and slept in the car somewhere mid-way. Flipping great huge amount of sudden torrential freezy rain came down and we were all digging trenches around our pitches in a bid for something, anything to stay sort of dry. Mentals looking back but good fun. |
Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by BEVS
(Post 12704960)
I actually quite love the idea of covering your camp stuff/vehicle with a secondary skin of some sort. Makes such great sense. . |
Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by MillieF
(Post 12705041)
I think it would probably just blow away here...it’s a wonder that nobody has opened a Centre Parcs type resort here...unless the Dome would blow away too:blink: We went to a number of these in Europe and they were great. ;) |
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Anyone use home air filter units like this?
https://www.homedepot.ca/product/hon...ar-/1000727632 Trying to decide if its worth getting one. Since April, I have had sore/burning throat, feels like something is stuck in my throat, coughing fits. Have seen the doctor 3 times and each time she says allergies, tried OTC medications and RX medications and so far none have helped. We live on one of the busiest streets in Vancouver, and while I dust and clean daily the black soot that settles on everything comes back pretty quickly. Closing the windows this time of year isn't an option since its too warm outside, and the apartment stays hot even with the windows open. Was thinking something like this might help, but reviews online seem very mixed so not sure if its worth spending the money, I need a larger one since the smaller ones all seem rated up to 150-170sq feet and the living room where I spend 90% of my time is larger then that, closer to 300 sq feet. |
Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 12704965)
genetics gotta love the lottery of genes that lead us through life, some get the good ones, others get the bad ones......
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by MillieF
(Post 12705041)
I think it would probably just blow away here...it’s a wonder that nobody has opened a Centre Parcs type resort here...unless the Dome would blow away too:blink: We went to a number of these in Europe and they were great. I always wanted to try out a Centre Parcs for a weekend or so. Looked such fun. |
Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by BEVS
(Post 12705267)
Sorry J. I don't quite know how to read this. Are you saying my Mum had bad genes? If so then I can absolutely state that this was not at all , despite all she endured throughout her life, how she saw herself or how she lived her life.
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 12705270)
In general, genes we get that may cause disease in us is a random lottery of sorts, not your mom specifically.
Yup. We all get a good mix of genes. |
Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by BEVS
(Post 12705275)
Ah. OK. Thanks. I read it wrong.
Yup. We all get a good mix of genes. |
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My friend's family are all diabetics, and it causes them much inconvenience and discomfort; one of them may be facing an amputation. My immediate family has no diabetics, but our family history has several common problems that imply a genetic disposition. What I found hilarious was a commonality within my family from Russia (now Ukraine). Every one of the men over the age of about 25 in the photographs that we have from the old country has a lump of scar tissue similar to the one that I have on my upper lip. Because they were ethnic Prussians I consider it a sort of duelling scar. That is from getting punched in the face really hard, because you know in your heart that you are right.
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 12705280)
It's probably me, I don't write things very clearly and might make sense to me but not to others.
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Did you get into bar fights to get those marks?
Most of the literature for mental health show some link between genetics and being pre-disposed to a mental illness, and based on my family history, I would certainly say genetics play some role, my dad has psoriasis as did my grandfather, and as do I, so certainly seems genetic there, although my dad didn't get arthritis as young he was in his late 50's where I was in my late 30's when it hit. I deal with the outbreaks though, I don't feel the risk of the medications outweigh the benefits, and if people can't accept that yes I have weird looking skin sometimes that is their problem not mine.
Originally Posted by caretaker
(Post 12705282)
My friend's family are all diabetics, and it causes them much inconvenience and discomfort; one of them may be facing an amputation. My immediate family has no diabetics, but our family history has several common problems that imply a genetic disposition. What I found hilarious was a commonality within my family from Russia (now Ukraine). Every one of the men over the age of about 25 in the photographs that we have from the old country has a lump of scar tissue similar to the one that I have on my upper lip. Because they were ethnic Prussians I consider it a sort of duelling scar. That is from getting punched in the face really hard, because you know in your heart that you are right.
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 12705288)
Did you get into bar fights to get those marks?
Most of the literature for mental health show some link between genetics and being pre-disposed to a mental illness, and based on my family history, I would certainly say genetics play some role, my dad has psoriasis as did my grandfather, and as do I, so certainly seems genetic there, although my dad didn't get arthritis as young he was in his late 50's where I was in my late 30's when it hit. I deal with the outbreaks though, I don't feel the risk of the medications outweigh the benefits, and if people can't accept that yes I have weird looking skin sometimes that is their problem not mine. |
Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 12705280)
It's probably me, I don't write things very clearly and might make sense to me but not to others.
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Yeah stress is the # 1 trigger for me for psoriasis, the higher the stress the worse the outbreak.
I haven't found any solution to the stress yet.
Originally Posted by caretaker
(Post 12705296)
I didn't get hurt fighting in the bar, but it could have been. I had psoriasis from around age 12 until maybe 20 years ago, and now only a bit on my scalp occasionally. Different things work to treat the symptoms for different people, but the only thing that really made it go away for me was less stress; I suppose at some point my attitude must have changed. My arthritis only showed up when I was around 50, maybe a bit earlier, but considering all the hard work I'd done it was expected. Falls and fractures added to that but I still have to consider myself lucky to be working and managing pain on my own. Beware of NSAID anti-inflamatories like arthrotec for arthritis, I nearly got an ulcer because I was on it for far too long and taking dexolant to kill the acid reflux. Cortisone in one knee helped quite a bit, but it doesn't last forever, so now I have to pace myself a bit and just stop what I'm doing when it starts to hurt.
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 12705265)
I got it for my downstairs rental unit as the tenant was complaining about the upstairs people smoking (they said they weren't and it was one of the situations that became a big issue). I can't give a personal recommendation but he said it helped and he must have liked it as he took it with him when he left. |
Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 12705265)
Anyone use home air filter units like this?
https://www.homedepot.ca/product/hon...ar-/1000727632 Trying to decide if its worth getting one. Since April, I have had sore/burning throat, feels like something is stuck in my throat, coughing fits. Have seen the doctor 3 times and each time she says allergies, tried OTC medications and RX medications and so far none have helped. We live on one of the busiest streets in Vancouver, and while I dust and clean daily the black soot that settles on everything comes back pretty quickly. Closing the windows this time of year isn't an option since its too warm outside, and the apartment stays hot even with the windows open. Was thinking something like this might help, but reviews online seem very mixed so not sure if its worth spending the money, I need a larger one since the smaller ones all seem rated up to 150-170sq feet and the living room where I spend 90% of my time is larger then that, closer to 300 sq feet. https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00LXB1VTO?aaxitk=a4YEjFbSRgYANHEbg8jiEg&pd_rd_i=B00LXB1VTO&pf_rd_p=c9689a83-2b5e-48a7-96d4-b89a2ab0d0ba&hsa_cr_id=7002388800501&sb-ci-n=asinImage&sb-ci-v=https%3A%2F%2Fimages-na.ssl-images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FI%2F61jz2Q1EhEL.jpg&sb-ci-a=B00LXB1VTO according to reviews it's good up to a room size of 15 x21 .. but all these air filters work better in rooms with windows and doors closed. Here's a thought (and I might be way wrong, lol) but could you use a furnace filter in the window opening, to filter out particles coming in? Something like this - which comes in different sizes... https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/f...w.ds#store=177 or this has good reviews:https://www.amazon.ca/PollenTec-White-Clean-Window-Screen/dp/B072LDX6HT/ref=pd_sbs_121_3/139-7145298-6016811?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B072LDX6HT&pd_rd_r=fe32a98a-9c5f-11e9-b37e-594169a5e18b&pd_rd_w=ayYYw&pd_rd_wg=hJrsH&pf_rd_p=5dcda75b-8643-4da3-9bb1-5c0233790500&pf_rd_r=1M208WZ4MBBB4JGSPGDP&psc=1&refRID=1M208WZ4MBBB4JGSPGDPhttps://www.amazon.com/PollenTec-Clean-Air-Window-Screen/dp/B00LNBP60E/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1LRWK1MBJU7IO&keywords=pollentec&qid=1562027785&s=gateway&sprefix=pollentec%2Caps%2C158&sr=8-3&th=1 or https://www.amazon.ca/Window-Screen-Filter-Prevents-Entering/dp/B0012DP03Q/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Window+Screen+Filter&qid=1562027160&s=hi&sr=1-1 You could get something https://www.amazon.ca/Fenestrelle-Expandable-Adjustable-Horizontal-Vertical/dp/B0776ZP83Q/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_121_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=H17MN2RYFME19QAM7G1T so you can move it from room to room or to another place. |
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Would have to check with strata rules, could possibly work.
A lot could be solved if they just put in a/c into condos, people could stay cool, and not have to have their windows open over a busy street. I know it can't be healthy living on a busy street like this, especially in an light industrial area 2 blocks from the port, I am sure the air quality isn't great. Sometimes when a semi truck passes can smell and taste the diesel inside the apartment for a few minutes.
Originally Posted by Siouxie
(Post 12705318)
I bought this one for a family member and they say it works really well.
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00LXB1VTO?...i-a=B00LXB1VTO according to reviews it's good up to a room size of 15 x21 .. but all these air filters work better in rooms with windows and doors closed. Here's a thought (and I might be way wrong, lol) but could you use a furnace filter in the window opening, to filter out particles coming in? Something like this - which comes in different sizes... https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/f...w.ds#store=177 or this has good reviews: https://www.amazon.ca/PollenTec%C2%A...60&s=hi&sr=1-5 or https://www.amazon.ca/Window-Screen-...60&s=hi&sr=1-1 |
Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by caretaker
(Post 12705282)
What I found hilarious was a commonality within my family from Russia (now Ukraine). Every one of the men over the age of about 25 in the photographs that we have from the old country has a lump of scar tissue similar to the one that I have on my upper lip. Because they were ethnic Prussians I consider it a sort of duelling scar. That is from getting punched in the face really hard, because you know in your heart that you are right.
Originally Posted by caretaker
(Post 12705296)
I didn't get hurt fighting in the bar, but it could have been. I had psoriasis from around age 12 until maybe 20 years ago, and now only a bit on my scalp occasionally. Different things work to treat the symptoms for different people, but the only thing that really made it go away for me was less stress; I suppose at some point my attitude must have changed. My arthritis only showed up when I was around 50, maybe a bit earlier, but considering all the hard work I'd done it was expected. Falls and fractures added to that but I still have to consider myself lucky to be working and managing pain on my own. Beware of NSAID anti-inflamatories like arthrotec for arthritis, I nearly got an ulcer because I was on it for far too long and taking dexolant to kill the acid reflux. Cortisone in one knee helped quite a bit, but it doesn't last forever, so now I have to pace myself a bit and just stop what I'm doing when it starts to hurt.
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I have osteoarthritis which has led to degeneration of the spines on several vertebrae at the base of my spine and 3 or 4 more in the lumbar area (just above the waist). That leads to improper muscle attachments to the hips and pelvic girdle, pulling everything out of alignment. The lumbar degeneration means that I can no longer just turn and look behind me, I have to physically change position. Good job that I don't drive!!
I can handle the OA in my knees, hands, etc, but it's pretty hard when the hips act up ......... it actually becomes a bit like that old Jazz song "Dem Bones"! I can definitely tell that the ankle bone is connected to the knee bone, the knee bone is connected to the hip bone, but in reverse! A couple of finger joints are also showing signs of OA, and I can no longer straighten either thumb out flat and level with my palm. I have no strength in my hands, though I try not to give a "wet fish" handshake. I've also had to give up knitting, which was one of my favourite hobbies. So far I'm managing the pain with Tylenol, with Tylenol3 as the strongest and on an "as needed" basis, plus regular physio and exercises given me by the physio. My mother had OA, but her hands were quite distorted. She lived on Codis ........ used to get large boxes of it on prescription from the doctor. Both sides of my family going back to the grandparents kindly made me liable for heart problems, hence I'm on 3 medications to try to prevent either stroke or heart attack! I can't blame them for having 2 different types of breast cancer or skin cancer though! |
Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by BEVS
(Post 12704960)
By decades I did mean child to teens/twenties to prime years of 30/40's to , well, over the hill a bit but anyway - Rats. Painful. My Mum's rheumatoid kicked in when she was still young and under 40.
I actually quite love the idea of covering your camp stuff/vehicle with a secondary skin of some sort. Makes such great sense. I was once camping at the base of Mont Blanc on the outskirts of Chamonix. Drove down over a day and a bit and slept in the car somewhere mid-way. Flipping great huge amount of sudden torrential freezy rain came down and we were all digging trenches around our pitches in a bid for something, anything to stay sort of dry. Mentals looking back but good fun. The heavens opened overnight, and we became aware that water was rushing by on each side of the tent as well as beating on the top and sides. Then we heard shouting. The site behind us was very slightly elevated, and the tent there was being washed down on to our site by a river of water. They got out, looking like drowned rats. We gave it a little longer as we were dry inside and no water was either coming in at ground level or running underneath the tent. But as soon as dawn broke, we were out of there, just threw the tent in to the back of the car (a station wagon), threw everything else where we could, and left. The weather cleared up, and we were able to find an early camp site, set the tent up and get it dried off. |
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Learned a supervisor I used to have died last week, bit shocking to everyone has nobody knew he was struggling.
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by scilly
(Post 12705350)
I have osteoarthritis which has led to degeneration of the spines on several vertebrae at the base of my spine and 3 or 4 more in the lumbar area (just above the waist). That leads to improper muscle attachments to the hips and pelvic girdle, pulling everything out of alignment. The lumbar degeneration means that I can no longer just turn and look behind me, I have to physically change position. Good job that I don't drive!!
I can handle the OA in my knees, hands, etc, but it's pretty hard when the hips act up ......... it actually becomes a bit like that old Jazz song "Dem Bones"! I can definitely tell that the ankle bone is connected to the knee bone, the knee bone is connected to the hip bone, but in reverse! A couple of finger joints are also showing signs of OA, and I can no longer straighten either thumb out flat and level with my palm. I have no strength in my hands, though I try not to give a "wet fish" handshake. I've also had to give up knitting, which was one of my favourite hobbies. So far I'm managing the pain with Tylenol, with Tylenol3 as the strongest and on an "as needed" basis, plus regular physio and exercises given me by the physio. My mother had OA, but her hands were quite distorted. She lived on Codis ........ used to get large boxes of it on prescription from the doctor. Both sides of my family going back to the grandparents kindly made me liable for heart problems, hence I'm on 3 medications to try to prevent either stroke or heart attack! I can't blame them for having 2 different types of breast cancer or skin cancer though! My Mum's side of the family gave me the genetics for familial hypercholesterolemia and heart issues - 3 generations before me died from myocardal infarcation very suddenly and without warning.. my grandmother, for instance, died sitting upright on a train coming back from filming in Europe and was found when the train pulled into London.. her mother dropped dead chatting with a neighbour on the street. Every member of my family has / has had cardiac/stroke/TIA/Cholesterol issues.. cousins, uncles, aunts, grandparents, brother, sisters.. and me of course! I keep taking the pills.. but only after researching them and determining whether they will likely cause more issues than they cure.. and watching everything I eat, trying to keep active and not get too stressed about things that don't really matter anyway! :D Hey ho - such is life! :eek: |
Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Siouxie ...............
Oh, I am sorry. I haven't been as bad as you in my hips. It must scary to have them lock. I had a period when I would get a sudden stabbing pain in one knee then the knee would just give way. I measured my length across the side walk one day when it did that as I had just got off the bus and let go of the pole. I didn't hurt myself, but it was worrying :nod: we adjust! OH is having a harder time than me ..... he still thinks there is magic wand somewhere that will make me immediately better. |
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I have been binge watching i Zombie and it takes place in Seattle but is filmed in Vancouver, and probably convinces most of the audience its Seattle but if you spent anytime in Vancouver or live here its really hard to pretend its Seattle lol
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 12705857)
I have been binge watching i Zombie and it takes place in Seattle but is filmed in Vancouver, and probably convinces most of the audience its Seattle but if you spent anytime in Vancouver or live here its really hard to pretend its Seattle lol
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 12705367)
Learned a supervisor I used to have died last week, bit shocking to everyone has nobody knew he was struggling.
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Originally Posted by caretaker
(Post 12705914)
Former premier of Saskatchewan Brad Wall cancelled our provincial film tax credit, killing the movie business here. Some of the industry professionals sold their houses and moved their families to places that were still welcoming Hollywood money, and some changed careers. Wall's stupid move isn't something that can be easily corrected.
I know we have lost some TV series to California in the last couple years as they changed their tax credits to make California more attractive, but still busy in Vancouver. Rete- I only share because that is what the books, websites and gov't pamphlets say to do to try and find help, one of the most common things listed on such resources is to reach out to others. |
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Originally Posted by Rete
(Post 12706139)
Not everyone wants to share their personal struggles with others and remain rather private. My daughter never told any of her friends that she was battling stage 3 breast cancer for the last 9 months.
Hi ............. I can well understand her. Some people who have breast cancer find it easier to talk about it and that it helps them, while others don't, are maybe more private a person. |
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Originally Posted by scilly
(Post 12706312)
Some people who have breast cancer find it easier to talk about it and that it helps them, while others don't, are maybe more private a person.
And, these days, a large proportion of cancer-patients are being prescribed cannabis-oil, either as a supplement to chemo or instead of chemo. The demand for it is very high, and it's been very useful for patients to openly discuss the whole issue. (Unfortunately, our supply from Canada has become rather irregular in recently weeks because of the huge demand up there. Overseas patients are less of a concern for the manufactures than domestic ones, naturally enough!) |
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Originally Posted by Rete
(Post 12706139)
Not everyone wants to share their personal struggles with others and remain rather private. My daughter never told any of her friends that she was battling stage 3 breast cancer for the last 9 months.
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Originally Posted by Gordon Barlow
(Post 12706364)
Yes, it's an individual thing. Here in Cayman (in the Caribbean) there is an active cancer-survivors group that meets once or twice a year for a (sponsored) hotel breakfast, and most members' photos are on a wall inside the entrance to our government hospital. There's not much shyness here, for some reason.
And, these days, a large proportion of cancer-patients are being prescribed cannabis-oil, either as a supplement to chemo or instead of chemo. The demand for it is very high, and it's been very useful for patients to openly discuss the whole issue. (Unfortunately, our supply from Canada has become rather irregular in recently weeks because of the huge demand up there. Overseas patients are less of a concern for the manufactures than domestic ones, naturally enough!) I was actually one of the talkative ones, and am not shy about talking about the two separate and different breast cancers that I've had! It helped me, and I hope, did not bother others. I was lucky, didn't have chemo or radiation, so never had to try cannabis in any form, but I do know it works. But I never felt the need to join a group, and heaven forfend that I tell anyone else what they must do! It is a very personal decision. |
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