Comments on: Bad karma? http://livingwithmcl.com/2009/04/24/bad-karma/ The ramblings of a mantle cell lymphoma survivor Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:33:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Becky http://livingwithmcl.com/2009/04/24/bad-karma/comment-page-1/#comment-5038 Becky Sat, 25 Apr 2009 04:42:51 +0000 http://livingwithmcl.com/?p=2448#comment-5038 Um, I don't think so. Why don't you just drive the Lexus? Um, I don’t think so.

Why don’t you just drive the Lexus?

]]> By: Marc http://livingwithmcl.com/2009/04/24/bad-karma/comment-page-1/#comment-5037 Marc Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:02:46 +0000 http://livingwithmcl.com/?p=2448#comment-5037 No, I said the Camry didn't I? Besides, the Lexus is 16 years old. You should know that Alan, after all, I bought it from you. Oh yeah, and I just spent $850 fixing the A/C, which now seems like a good idea since I suspect I'll be driving it for a while. And yes Becky, I found the accordian. Do you think I can get enough for it to pay for a new transmission in the Camry? :) No, I said the Camry didn’t I? Besides, the Lexus is 16 years old. You should know that Alan, after all, I bought it from you.

Oh yeah, and I just spent $850 fixing the A/C, which now seems like a good idea since I suspect I’ll be driving it for a while.

And yes Becky, I found the accordian. Do you think I can get enough for it to pay for a new transmission in the Camry? :)

]]> By: Alan Posner http://livingwithmcl.com/2009/04/24/bad-karma/comment-page-1/#comment-5036 Alan Posner Sat, 25 Apr 2009 02:39:50 +0000 http://livingwithmcl.com/?p=2448#comment-5036 It wasn't the Lexus, was it? It wasn’t the Lexus, was it?

]]> By: Becky http://livingwithmcl.com/2009/04/24/bad-karma/comment-page-1/#comment-5035 Becky Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:21:17 +0000 http://livingwithmcl.com/?p=2448#comment-5035 Well now you can go buy a new car with a "lifetime" warranty and help out the economy. And your response was damn near longer than most of your posts. So, any luck finding the accordian? Well now you can go buy a new car with a “lifetime” warranty and help out the economy.

And your response was damn near longer than most of your posts. So, any luck finding the accordian?

]]> By: Marc http://livingwithmcl.com/2009/04/24/bad-karma/comment-page-1/#comment-5034 Marc Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:52:02 +0000 http://livingwithmcl.com/?p=2448#comment-5034 Thanks for understanding John, and I hadn't read your <a href="http://johncll.blogspot.com/2009/02/naps-not-just-for-preschoolers-anymore.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">blog post on fatigue</a> until just now. I only wish I had read it sooner, I might have had more to comment on. :) I don't doubt for a moment the people making those comments you referenced in <a href="http://johncll.blogspot.com/2009/02/naps-not-just-for-preschoolers-anymore.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">your post</a> aren't sincere. Heck, I experience the same feelings everyday. There are days I have no trouble getting out of bed, and there are other days all I want to do is sleep. And as for climbing stairs, WOW! That's the really amazing thing. I can ride my bike 25 miles at a race pace, without stopping, but I get worn out just climbing the stairs to my bedroom. You use different muscles you know, and I only climb stairs once or twice a day. Oh and John, I take 3 naps [or more] a day as well! So don't think I don't understand fatigue, and don't think I don't understand the effects of infusing deadly chemicals into your body (chemotherapy). I just don't think it does anyone any good trying to rationalize there's nothing they can do about it. In fact, I just came across <a href="http://livingwithmcl.com/ExerciseNotSupplementsRecommended.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">this article</a> today from the American Association of Cancer Research which recommends exercise as the best way to improve both prognosis and the quality of life. As for retiring, I doubt that will happen, at least voluntarily, just yet, although there are days when I do have the urge, but it has nothing to do with my MCL. The real question is whether I will fix the car or not. I just checked the Kelly Blue Book and the car is only worth about $3,100, and that's if it's in great shape. The mechanic hasn't told me how much it will cost to fix yet, but I have a feeling it may cost more than that. So I'll probably just wait for some government program to get rid of it. Thanks for understanding John, and I hadn’t read your blog post on fatigue until just now. I only wish I had read it sooner, I might have had more to comment on. :)

I don’t doubt for a moment the people making those comments you referenced in your post aren’t sincere. Heck, I experience the same feelings everyday.

There are days I have no trouble getting out of bed, and there are other days all I want to do is sleep.

And as for climbing stairs, WOW! That’s the really amazing thing. I can ride my bike 25 miles at a race pace, without stopping, but I get worn out just climbing the stairs to my bedroom. You use different muscles you know, and I only climb stairs once or twice a day.

Oh and John, I take 3 naps [or more] a day as well!

So don’t think I don’t understand fatigue, and don’t think I don’t understand the effects of infusing deadly chemicals into your body (chemotherapy). I just don’t think it does anyone any good trying to rationalize there’s nothing they can do about it.

In fact, I just came across this article today from the American Association of Cancer Research which recommends exercise as the best way to improve both prognosis and the quality of life.

As for retiring, I doubt that will happen, at least voluntarily, just yet, although there are days when I do have the urge, but it has nothing to do with my MCL.

The real question is whether I will fix the car or not. I just checked the Kelly Blue Book and the car is only worth about $3,100, and that’s if it’s in great shape. The mechanic hasn’t told me how much it will cost to fix yet, but I have a feeling it may cost more than that.

So I’ll probably just wait for some government program to get rid of it.

]]> By: John Wagner http://livingwithmcl.com/2009/04/24/bad-karma/comment-page-1/#comment-5031 John Wagner Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:19:59 +0000 http://livingwithmcl.com/?p=2448#comment-5031 Marc, I certainly would not have wished any bad karma on you, even though I was biting my tongue reading that post a few days ago. And no, your comments on your Blog were not inappropriate. That is your legitimate opinion and that is why I didn't comment. I guess you probably read my post on fatigue back in February, which took a different slant. http://johncll.blogspot.com/2009/02/naps-not-just-for-preschoolers-anymore.html If you did retire, you would have more time for naps...er, bike rides, sorry. Anyway, hope you will let us know if you fix the car or retire. (I bet nobody else has tied a retirement decision to those choices.) Wishing you the best. Now, back to my nap... Marc, I certainly would not have wished any bad karma on you, even though I was biting my tongue reading that post a few days ago. And no, your comments on your Blog were not inappropriate. That is your legitimate opinion and that is why I didn’t comment.

I guess you probably read my post on fatigue back in February, which took a different slant.

http://johncll.blogspot.com/2009/02/naps-not-just-for-preschoolers-anymore.html

If you did retire, you would have more time for naps…er, bike rides, sorry. Anyway, hope you will let us know if you fix the car or retire. (I bet nobody else has tied a retirement decision to those choices.) Wishing you the best. Now, back to my nap…

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