My uncle J was diagnosed with prostate cancer very recently and had surgery yesterday..prognosis is very good, but would have been even better had he gone in sooner.
He didn't go in because of the embarrassment factor. He put if off because he was scared of the results.
We should never, ever be embarrassment over medical stuff.
Waiting to get testing can make the outcome SO much worse..
Don't get me wrong, I'm not preaching here..I've had several *medical things* that caused dread and embarrassment in the doc's office...caused me to drag my feet...
Love yourself and your family enough to struggle through.
I owe a lot of my love of hiking, camping, fishing and hunting to uncle J.
I was his fishing buddy by age 5.
There's an extremely funny/disturbing photo of 5 yr old me, with my long golden curls (why do kids get good hair..they don't appreciate it), helping him skin a deer.
Ok, maybe he's actually kind of warped and that isn't a good example of how kick-ass he is. ;)
Speaking of camping, I still haven't purchased an air mattress. Thank the gods for Amazon Prime..my procrastination will be covered with free 2 day shipping.
I had to clean the pool and top if off yesterday. The dogs got to swim quite a bit.
Henry is missing from the photos because he was being the Fun Police. Not allowed, so he was escorted to the house.
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| Irie, with some Crazy on her face. |
No post is complete without some Pig. What the hell will I do this winter!?
Will my blog need to hibernate?
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| Pig looks like a ninja. I better watch my back. |
We worked in the garden for a long time. Such amazing weather! Cooler, lower humidity and a strong breeze.
The mini cabbages are finally forming heads. I pulled up another blight-ridden tomato.
The watermelons are now wearing their thigh-highs. Not the most attractive backyard feature, but ah well.
My cell phone cases have to be 1. rubbery/grippy and shock absorbing and 2. BRIGHT. I lose the damned things everywhere.
Errands today, blech, but I do get to visit one of my favorite stores.
REI, here we come! I can spend forever browsing through all the camping goodies.
I LOVE REI, but the nearest is a 90 minute drive. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteYour dogs are so cute diving in the pool! And pig...well...pig...just too cute for words.
ReplyDeleteHave fun at REI. I've never been but hear it's a fun place.
Ninja Pig! Love it!!!
ReplyDeleteloved the PSA message - love yourself and your family enough to get over it! amen, sister!
and love voo's lanches!
Glad uncle J is on the mend.
ReplyDeleteI have my own fun police around here... what's with that???
Good for you Sam on the PSA for prostrate check-ups. We had a little scare ourselves last week with that issue. CH is fine, thank God. I have been able to think of little else. I am glad your Uncle J has a very good prognosis! Medical stuff always scares the crap out of me. Nice to have an Uncle that passed his love of hiking, camping, fishing and hunting on to his niece :) I always love to see your pups so enthusiastic about "their" pool! Pig will be missed for the winter part of your blog but it will be fun to look forward to her return in the Spring. No hibernation of your blog allowed.
ReplyDeleteIn the first pic of Pig I thought she had a little curl action going on the back of her head! But in the last pic you can see she's just been rooting around and it's dried grass, etc!
ReplyDeleteGlad your uncle will be ok, good advice! Have fun shopping:@)
(sorry to hear of your uncle...i hope for the best. my dad was one who waited too long...prostate cancer...he passed soon after going to the Dr)
ReplyDeleteLOVE all that pool fun!! makes me wanna cannonball!
PIG & veggies look healthy!! (she'll surely be missed when she hibernates...maybe you can coax her out with some leftovers!)
You're right about not procrastinating about medical issues I saw a lot of that during my EMT days. (We also had more of the other extreme where the patient called for constipation... really?... that's an emergency? Sorry, I digress..)
ReplyDeleteYour photos are awesome! Love the action shots of the dogs jumping in the pool. You can tell they are having a BLAST!
And Pig is way too cute! I'm sure you'll come up with something else to blog about come winter... I have faith! After all, there's always some sort of Reasonable Chaos going on around you, heehee!
I hopped over here from Texwis girl's blog, and I'm in love with all those pictures of your dogs leaping into the water!! Action photos... you don't see as many of those as you do sitting portraits. I like it here!
ReplyDeleteSummer fun in all its glory! Your posting of splashing pups and ninja Pig just makes me smile. Yes, WHAT will we do if Pig hibernates?
ReplyDeleteAmazing shots, Samantha! Very HD!! Loved them all. :)
ReplyDeleteVooDoo is a crazy diver! Love him!
ReplyDeleteGlad your uncle is doing ok...
ReplyDeleteMy grandfather died of prostate cancer...that led to bone cancer, but he waited too long to go in for the first time.
So, I understand where you're coming from..
You made a bit of heaven on earth by letting those dogs swim in the pool. They look like they are having the time of their lives.
ReplyDeleteHow did I miss two of you blogs? This is not good. I look forward to them. I want to see a picture of the watermelons in their thigh-highs.
do human ever get to use that pool? that first shot is my fave. it sort of shows pure joy vs. deep depression.
ReplyDeleteglad you uncle's outcome is good. still very scary to go through. i wish him the best...
I love pigs little ears. Is your pool vinyl? Do the dogs ever tear the lining?
ReplyDeleteGood PSA massage Samantha. Your boys are having a blast, great poolside photos.
ReplyDeleteLisa, REI is 90 miles roundtrip but we were heading into town to shop. PITA!
ReplyDeleteThe humans use the pool daily, but God knows we do NOT need photos of that!!!
Debbie, it's vinyl but they have never torn it. They were trained to swim away from the sides and straight to the ladder after they retrieve their toy.
God bless your Uncle J.
ReplyDeleteI love that blue table so, so, so much.
And here she is!!!! I love Pig! Either you are getting very brave or you bought a longer lens...which is it?
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