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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWe, wifey and I, had a bit of a special event Friday afternoon. We ate out for the first time since she got sick 5
years ago. It might not sound like much, but it was a great day for us. She is an amazing person, having overcome kidney cancer, stage 4 lymphoma, a brain infection caused by a badly mismanaged Ommaya reservoir, and leukemia brought about my all the chemo from the lymphoma. For all she has been through, she is doing fantastic.
Now to the event on Friday. She loves hot and sour soup and I have gotten it for her as take out several times in the last year, but for her to be able to actually order it in our favorite Asian restaurant was wonderful. She also got her favorite main dish, moo goo gai pan. She always says, I'm gonna try something different today, but ends up getting the same thing every time.
Just thought I would share some good news.
Thanks for being here, my friends.
malaise
(278,669 posts)Happy for both of you
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(21,985 posts)Elessar Zappa
(16,068 posts)So happy to hear your wife is doing well and that you guys had a good time!
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(21,985 posts)claudette
(4,645 posts)Happy for both of you!
WhiteTara
(30,201 posts)imagine your delight at being out. 5 years is a long long time. I'm so glad you had a nice time.
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(21,985 posts)senseandsensibility
(20,392 posts)and I'm glad that she was able to do this! Best Wishes to you both!
Solly Mack
(93,181 posts)wryter2000
(47,575 posts)Give her DU love from us.
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(21,985 posts)spanone
(137,655 posts)❤️
Phoenix61
(17,721 posts)GentryDixon
(3,021 posts)She certainly deserves a night out after the trials she has been through.
Dennis Donovan
(27,248 posts)Very special stuff!
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(21,985 posts)Fla Dem
(25,851 posts)I hope she continues to win her battles and at some point can say "It's DONE!! YEA!!!
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(21,985 posts)Jean Genie
(417 posts)God bless you and your wife! Hope you get to enjoy many many more eating-out experiences!
HeartsCanHope
(754 posts)May your wife continue to do well, and you both enjoy many more outings together!
littlemissmartypants
(25,840 posts)niyad
(120,591 posts)Sending vibes for continued healing and more good news!
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(21,985 posts)iluvtennis
(20,941 posts)Maru Kitteh
(29,215 posts)Sending my warmest embrace and a smile to you both.
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(21,985 posts)lpbk2713
(43,201 posts)You won the marriage lottery.
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(21,985 posts)AllaN01Bear
(23,277 posts)highplainsdem
(52,770 posts)orleans
(35,203 posts)blogslug
(38,674 posts)I'm so glad you two are enjoying life.
MLAA
(18,659 posts)Sending hugs to celebrate the day with you!
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(21,985 posts)SheltieLover
(60,086 posts)I've wondered how she is doing, but didn't want to be intrusive.
I am SO happy for you both! Congrats!
Ferrets are Cool
(21,985 posts)You are so sweet.
SheltieLover
(60,086 posts)Your Mrs. must be one tough fighter! Good for her!!!
elleng
(136,739 posts)and BEST wishes to wifey!!!
a kennedy
(32,288 posts)Sooooooooooooooo happy for you both.
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(21,985 posts)tavernier
(13,277 posts)Hot and sour soup is my very favorite and I sometimes just drop into Tavernier Great Wall for a fix for my lunch at work the next day. Dont you hate people who find tofu strange? That is a Happy Meal!
Congratulations! You Win!!!!! ❤️❤️
relayerbob
(7,068 posts)My wife and I have gone out only a few times since she got through her cancer treatments, and yes, it was very special, espeically that first time. Congratulations!!!
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(21,985 posts)relayerbob
(7,068 posts)sinkingfeeling
(53,205 posts)hatrack
(61,176 posts)Lots of in your post!
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(21,985 posts)Figarosmom
(3,251 posts)Take out just isn't the same.. And I do the " maybe I'll try something different thus time" bit too. But the thing is we go to certain places because we want whatever it is at that place we loved because thats how we identify that place in our mind.
ProfessorGAC
(70,497 posts)Very good news, indeed!
Hope you had big fun on your outing.
70sEraVet
(4,221 posts)gademocrat7
(11,206 posts)Wishing you both more enjoyable outings. Take care.🤗
nolabear
(43,276 posts)You and she deserve everything good.
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(21,985 posts)AmBlue
(3,444 posts)Congratulations! Very happy for both of you.
BlueTexasMan
(179 posts)fantastic news!! Love yall.
Sun-Moon
(99 posts)So happy for you two to be able to enjoy a special time. may you both enjoy many many more special times together.
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(21,985 posts)ailsagirl
(23,860 posts)wendyb-NC
(3,880 posts)May you and your wife, continue enjoying times together, like the one you posted for many years to come
Evolve Dammit
(19,025 posts)AKwannabe
(6,421 posts)Fuck cancer!!
Stay cool
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(21,985 posts)Doodley
(10,452 posts)Ferrets are Cool
(21,985 posts)wnylib
(24,691 posts)and respect to you for being there for her through it all.
Here are some hopeful words for her. My mother beat both colon cancer and ovarian cancer. She lived to be 90.
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(21,985 posts)Lifeafter70
(377 posts)Your wife and I share a favorite dish. May she continue to heal.
cate94
(2,894 posts)Im happy for both of you!
Lulu KC
(4,954 posts)Last edited Sun Oct 6, 2024, 09:20 PM - Edit history (1)
I teared up a little. You really love her.
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(21,985 posts)DemonGoddess
(5,125 posts)electric_blue68
(18,607 posts)it probably feels like a type of Freedom!
Very glad she and you have gotten that chance again!
Here's to more outings in time. 👍
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(21,985 posts)electric_blue68
(18,607 posts)mountain grammy
(27,366 posts)When youve been through so many challenges, especially the life threatening kind. Very happy for you both. Hot and sour is like chicken soup to me. Hope you have many good days ahead.
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(21,985 posts)The Polack MSgt
(13,449 posts)Ferrets are Cool
(21,985 posts)Native
(6,668 posts)Owl
(3,706 posts)Stinky The Clown
(68,476 posts)That is one rough journey
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(21,985 posts)cliffside
(520 posts)almost feels a bit unreal to finally step out into the world that so many take for granted.
May you both have many more dinners out and it becomes a little more normal!!!
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(21,985 posts)Ferrets are Cool
(21,985 posts)GREAT!!!!!
Vote Blue!!!!
twodogsbarking
(12,264 posts)lark
(24,325 posts)So glad you both were able to experience this emotionally wonderful moment!
ThreeNoSeep
(177 posts)For you and the missus. It's good to notice those moments.
Clouds Passing
(2,674 posts)In the healing process being able to leave the house is in immense achievement
May her healing be speedy and whole.
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(21,985 posts)DFW
(56,800 posts)As one whose wife had and battled cancer twice, I know only too well how small things can loom large, depending on the perspective. I hope she enjoyed her s hot-and-sour soup immensely!
Its one of my favorites, too!
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(21,985 posts)pandr32
(12,260 posts)My wish is for her to feel up to going out more often. Bundle her up and go for a drive. Reconnecting with the world beyond the house in a safe way will help her recovery.
My best to both of you.
Beacool
(30,330 posts)I'm glad that your wife was well enough to go out and enjoy her favorite meal. May many blessings continue going your way.
coprolite
(311 posts)SWBTATTReg
(24,304 posts)ordered it!
Such simple joys are not much in cost, but the act of going out, getting the meals, and eating them, in each other's company, amid the hubbub of the typical restaurant crowd, of others enjoying their food too, is unmeasurable.
Thanks for sharing this precious experience w/ us.
Passages
(1,429 posts)All the best to you and your lovely wife.
bobnicewander
(928 posts)your most wonderful day with us. I love your love.
TdeV
(160 posts)Good wishes to both of you.
mercuryblues
(15,206 posts)Even now on the occasional meal out, we get there about 5:30ish. That way the restaurant is pretty empty.
People think you only have Covid to worry about, far from it. I finally finished all my "childhood" vaccines in the spring.
I am glad your wife is doing well.
A tip, if she is experiencing charlie horses, eat a banana a day.
The YMCA offers a free program called Livestrong for Cancer survivors. When she is up to it, check it out. It is 12 weeks and they give you a free membership as long as you attend the classes.
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(21,985 posts)vaccines. Last time she got stuck 3 times in one arm and 2 in the other.
Thank you for the suggestion. She was on house physical therapy for a long while, but has graduated from that.
Good luck!!
mercuryblues
(15,206 posts)If you have one near you, check into it. Or give it a test run if it has the Livestrong program.
I feel her pain with the shots.
Glad she is doing well.
underpants
(187,203 posts)FirstLight
(14,300 posts)That's a lot to get through... It shows how much you love each other 💖
My wife is going to cervical surgery to fuse and put a metal cage around her spinal cord...it will be a huge thing for us. She's often the one 'in charge ' so me caretaking her and the house is a big job...I hope I don't mess up too much!
Ferrets are Cool
(21,985 posts)somehow we pull ourselves up and get it done. You will do fine.
badhair77
(4,659 posts)Im so happy for both of you. I love good news!
dlk
(12,466 posts)May it be the first of many more.
BobTheSubgenius
(11,807 posts)The smaller point, yet still important, is that your wife has, IMO, made an excellent culinary choice. My friends and I first discovered hot and sour soup at a Chinese restaurant near Broadway and Kingsway in Vancouver. We were all captivated, in varying degrees, and I started making it, sometimes with seemingly odd variations.
Lime juice as the acidulant, for example, and fresh coriander as an optional additive. The only problem is....my wife and our best friends all have the palates of toddlers, and I'm forced to make a rather bland version, then hope to be able to flavour it appropriately at the table.
Cheers to you both, and chi de you weikou!