Hi, I am Helen and I live in Brisbane, Australia.Jacqueline O sent me an invite here. It seems Jo knows when I am down as I have just come online and have not told anyone until now. I lost an Aunt yesterday to 2 Brain Tumors. Its still seems unbelievable to me that she has gone. I got the call at 9.30am yesterday Saturday here, just as we were on our way out the door to an nephews engagement. So yesterday my mind was occupied with that. Now I have to accept that she is gone, and that is going to be hard as she was like a second Mum to me. Her name is Grace.

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Yes she was a very special lady, and I will miss her very much.

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Hi...my first day here...thanks for the invite Alf (you are too much!!!)

Alot of good info here, thank God cancer has not touched my life or any of my loved ones,

but I do believe the fraud that cancer research is perpetrating and I think it is sad...that is why I am here!!

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Hi Everyone - Alf thanx for the invite.  I feel not only do they experiment on animals but also on humans - when the Doctors know that it is impossible to help any further - they still give that patient options - ie: colostromy etc. when they know for a fact that once a patient is opened up the cancer spreads like wild fire - my cousin was one of those unfortunate to be put in such a position - and these people they will grasp at any straw to get better- stay here for just that much longer - and after all it is their choice - so you remain silent - and after these operations - what happens the dis-ease is worse and whatever quality of life they had - has been taken away from them completely - and it is ever so quickly downhill after that.

Well after that diatribe - hello all - love, light and healing surround you all.  jos

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Hi Alf, I wanted my husband to try alternative treatments, at least alongside what he was doing, but he trusted the hospital...and that was after he had been given an overdose of chemo drugs in the early stages too!  It wasn't until he had 2 weeks left that he agreed to try Essiac, but it was too late then.

I always said they should use murderers and rapists to test the drugs on.

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I wonder about that too.

My mother got lung cancer when cancer was almost unknown.

After they opened her up, her health rapidly declined as the cancer went everywhere.

I too wonder if I could have saved her knowing what I know now. Alas alternative natural treatment was unheard of then.

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Hi alf , thanks for the invite m'love. I will probably not post much here but i will be reading and learning. My mother died of cancer and i was her caretaker. i got to keep a happy positive face on for her, as i watched her fade away. I don't have much doubt of what you say about them being able to find a cure, just not wanting to, in order to keep the gravey train rolling. i believe it immoral to put a price on ones living or dying.

and i do believe drugs can help, and i don't mind them testing them on animals or humans ( death row inmates, maybe) ... my point is just find cures already !

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Good morning my friends... Thank you so much Alf for the invite, and for this group... Yes, cancer has been pretty well known throughout my life... I had thyroid cancer in 1979, my kids dad had Malenoma (sp?) which is very scarey!!  Just this past summer we buried a dear friend 2 weeks younger than me, after she struggled & lost her life to cancer.  It is an ugly thing indeed... very sad, very difficult to see, and so hard on the person who has it & the family & friends who love them... The dreaded "C" word... has become fairly well-known & heard of over the past several years, too many individuals seem to be getting some form or another of it...  I know there are some cures for certain types, I'm sure there are even more helpful medicines & new technologies that are available as well, however the expense of health for many is outrageous & impossible for many to afford. 

This is a wonderful group, with a terrific host... we are all intelligent ppl, so let's put our hearts & heads together and try to make this a better world as we show & voice our concerns & thoughts of hopeful changes for the future?

Peace & Blessings to all...

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Thanks Foxy for the invite.

My father died of lung cancer, cortisone gave him so much pain than the relief was less than it.. and finally the so "nice" dotors let him 17 hours bleeding to death trough an arthery although I was asking them that I was willing to stop his suffering.. they almost calld the police and my family was mad at me..

I hate drugs, and I hate pharmaceutic ompanies killing animals and people just for money

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The problem with "growth hormones" is they are injected into the cows to make them give milk even when they have not given birth to a calf. This way the Corporate farmers get 24/7 milk production.

These added growth hormones are why younger and younger girls have breasts and probably one of the reasons (but not the only one) for the breast cancer increase.

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Alf, Thank you so much for all of this. The whole group...everything. I have been pouring over all this info all day now. I am in tears reading about all these money hungry %^&*$!!!!. I'm looking into some alternatives for my Dad and you have some great links posted.

You've worked so hard on all of this. Bless you heart friend. Thank you

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Hello Alf, and thank you for the invite. I've lost my Mom to lung cancer almost 2 yrs ago...Being the oldest child and taking on the caretaker role was one of the hardest things I've ever done. Her Dr diagnosed her with pnemonia for months and months until finally I took her to a different Dr in a different state even. It was only 6 months from the day she felt ill until her depart..She was 61 when she left...It was something I will never ever forget and Mom will always be with me...I know that Dr. knew it was something more after she allready screwed up. I was escourted out of the Dr's office after I told her exactly what I thought of her and her MIS-diagnosis...I am sure she will never forget me even if she returns to India, her homeland!!

Thanks again, With Love, Kim K

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and to you, too, Alf!

This really is great idea for a group.  All that money for cancer research over all these years, and no cure?!  I agree, that's something that needs to be closely examined.  Could it be there's too much money in people having cancer,  and no money in curing them?

I've been sayng for awhile now, that that's the problem with doctors and Big Pharma in general......all the money is in keeping people sick,  no money in seeing them get well!

Did you know?.......A German University recently discovered a compound in Marijuana smoke that kills lung cancer cells?.......it does NOT "slow the growth",  but actually kills the cancer cells. Did we hear anything in the mainstream American press about that?   No, we did not,  and we never will,  for all the reasons listed above.

Anyway, thanks again, Sandy, for the invite, and it's great to be part of such an important group as this.   Brightest Blessings to all here!

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thought i would drop in and say hi before i go to church thanks sandy i owe you big time

have a good day everyone be safe talk soon

and thanks for letting me join

love to you all be safe

love always your sister in Christ,

audrey and king harold (my black lab he is my eyes and ears)

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Everyone, thank you Hans for the invite.  Hellio Ali... how are you doing?

Well my mother was dignosed with colon cancer Oct 2004. She had  the ilostomy procedure and had 3/4 of her colon removed.  The doctors still could not remove all the  cancer in her.  On Dec 23 2005 she passed away..

Now i have a next question that i will post a new thread &  would like to see responses as the docter gave me this paper for this blood test and how you feel about it.

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Hello I`m Avril, thank you for the invite Hans, will try to call

in often to see what you have to say, so all take care.

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thanks for the invite to this important subject group too little is common knowledge!!

Lets spread the word!!!

thanks Hans!, hi alf!

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Thanx for the invite Hans L

I am Claudia 31 years old and live in the Netherlands.Cnacer is in my family to, my grandma had lungcancer and my mother had breastcancer 5 years ago,but thanks to god my mother is cancerfree now.

Nice to be here

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Thank you for inviting me to this group Hans,forgive me for taking some time to accept,the first invite you sent just happened to be on the same day my mother called to say that she is having a biopsy on a lump that has been found during a mammography. I did not even peek at this group,I was afraid to,yes I know that makes little sense but I just left the invite sitting there because I was afraid what I would find,I have not had many losses in my life but the loss of my grandmother,who was my everything since the day I was born,died of cancer and I do believe that the chemo only progressed her depart from this mundane world and it took a long time for me to stop blaming her children who pursuaded her that she should have the chemo of taking her from me.before the chemo my grandmother was in good spirits and had a fighting spirit and I so believed she would be with me for more time that when only a week after chemo My father called to say she was gone,my reply was "No she is not,she said she is going to fight the cancer,I'm going to her house in the morning" I went from not accepting what he was telling me to blaming him and his siblings and I know it was painful for him,especially when our relationship,for many reasons, has been a complicated one for many years

I have been reading the posts here and am glad I finally came and I am now struggling with telling my mother that a biopsy may not be the best choice of action and at the same time I am telling myself that my mother is correct in feeling it is just precautionary or otherwise wouldn't her doctor had wanted a biopsy right away and not weeks after the lump was found?

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I have been touched by cancer in many ways in my life.  It has never touched my person, thank God, but I have so much respect for those suffering from the robber of life we know as cancer.  I look forward to discussing topics here.  Each cancer sufferer and survivor is always on my prayer list.

Peace,  Marie    (aka   Ree)

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It doesn't seem to be a discussion group so much but rather a mine of information. It would be nice to have some disscussions going on tho. maybe when we get more members it will happen?

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http://www.pcrm.org/

This is a link to the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine , they are completely against animal testing, says that they do not feel that the research is reliable.. they have been put up for votes at www.vote4cause.com and are struggleing to get to first place, so if you get a chance, go there and vote. There are many care2 people there, as well as many new faces as well. You can vote every 5 minutes, so, while waiting for your next vote, click on some of their links, as there is lots of very interesting information there. The link to their voting page is http://www.vote4cause.org/Physicians-Committee-for-Responsible-Medicine/chat_vote , and like I said, if you read about them, I think you will like what you read. (this round of voting is over in 2 days 23 hours... but if they don't win, we will be trying again for the next round!)

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Hello, I'm new to this group.
Thank you for inviting me this group, Hans!
I'd like to learn about cancer here.

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The invitation to join, and all my other freinds here ahead of me, Hi.

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Hello everyone.

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All the newbies. There are loads of links to good resources on the front page (the pink letters are all clickable) also look below for blogs etc from the web linked to this group.
I hope you will all learn something valuable here and if so invite your friends.
In the case of cancer Ignorance Is NOT Bliss!!!

Thanx Melissa I'm gonna put that somewhere where people can click it.

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Thank you all for joining! Please spread the word about this great group!
I think the three hosts are wonderful women who deserve our support! Please find out how much information there is on this site and try to help people around you who need, or can use this information!

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for inviting so many people.

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Hello to everyone! Thanks Hans for the invite and thank you Alf for the group.

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Hello my dear friends! My name is Susana, from Portugal.

My mam had a breast cancer about 18 years a go!

I just think that the auto-exam of the woman breat IS VERY IMPORTANT!!!

We, women MUST do the Auto-exam EVERY Month!!!

Kisses and My dear freind Hans... Thanks for the invitation!!!

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I´m Maria Teresa Soares. My mother died several years ago, at 69 with a brain cancer. To loose a mother is a pain forever. But this desease matters all . I would like thank the invite to join this group.

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Hi to everyone and a special thanks to Hans for the invite. I am new to this group and I will try to participate as much as I can. It looks like a great group to be a part of. I hope we can rid the world of catastrophic diseases like cancer in our lifetime so people don't have to suffer anymore. I believe just about everyone has been affected by this disease. My Aunt was in her forties when she died from ovarian cancer. The chemo did more harm than good and she suffered horribly. My regret is that I didn't have the knowledge back then to help her as I have now. I think about that alot. No one should have to endure such suffering. I hope I can help out as much as I can. Trying to make ends meet is stressful enough without having to deal with the corruption and greed of the big pharmacuetical companies, corrupted politicians/governments who are self serving and the worst economy that the U.S. has seen since the great depression. I believe we need to get back to the basics and heal our planet because I feel that these diseases are caused by our polluted air, water and soil. We need drastic measures to reverse the problems we have today. We need to stop the manufacture and use of all pesticides, herbicides or poisons that are not natural. Synthetic fertilizers are also not good to use on our crops. Organic farming is the only solution for a healthy world. We need to treat the land as mother nature intended so that she can heal and only then will we be able to rid the world of these horrific diseases. People need to choose what they are willing to give up. I would rather have aphids on lettuce than to have lettuce that was grown on sterile soil with no life in it. Has anyone ever heard of companion planting? It does work and it's part of organic farming practices. We have to make logical choices so that our children and other life forms on this Earth have a chance for a better and healthier future. We need to take back the control of our country that the big corporations have taken away from us. We need small mom and pop farms and businesses again and not the mega-conglomerates we have today! Why does our government let corporations like Monsanto buy up all the patents for vegetable seeds? Everyone has a right to grow their own! Our government has committed crimes against the people and we need to hold them responsible! I still believe that the more people voice their dissatisfaction with the problems we are having in this country that eventually things will start to change for the betterment of everyone and the world. Thanks to all who have voiced their opinions. I believe one voice does make a difference! Peace and love to all, L.T.

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I agree with all you said. Everyone should start their own vegetable patch in their garden. Even a windowsill can be used to grow things. We have to take back the power from these evil corporations.

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Wow, in reviewing this thread, I am truly shocked at just how cancer has touched the lives of so many. 

Goddess bless all - with the strength, love and joy necessary to withstand this "dis-ease."

Forgive me for not really being here, but life has been very busy.  Bear with me!  Smile.

Much love to all!  Welcome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Blissings, Ani 

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Good for you for starting this group Alf. You're doing great work and I look forward to seeing this group grow and prosper.

This is the only way that cancer will ever be beaten, by people empowering themselves with knowledge - about natural remedies for cancer and about cancer prevention.

Between 1970 and 1990 in the USA alone, the Cancer Industry was worth an estimated ONE TRILLION DOLLARS (Source: the Guardian newspaper)...What it is worth presently is anybody's guess, but with such enormous sums of  money involved no wonder they don't want people to know about the numerous, wonderful free/low cost natural treatments that are available!

And the biggest irony is that despite all the billions spent on cancer research, at present rates,  ONE IN FOUR PEOPLE WILL DIE OF CANCER...

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Re: 1 in 4 will die of cancer
It's way beyond that now but not if I can help it

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Hello to everyone and special thanks to Hans for the invite! I look forward to exploring this group some more....and I will try to participate as much as I can.

- Kirsikka -

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and all the other newbies!!
 

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LXH-TJYS5w

JUST CURIOUS IF ANYONE HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THIS?

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Yes I have seen that and think it is not much more than a smokescreen. DCA has been around for longer than this report claims and is not the miracle drug they make it out to be. But (big but) it is cheap and unpatentable so all the negative hype could be just that.
Read for yourself:
http://www.healthdirect.co.uk/2008/05/labour-warned-on-diy-cancer-treatments.html

As you will learn from all the links and info on this site there is NO miracle drug that cures cancer and never will be. It is a combination of emergency compounds and lifestyle changes plus healthy fresh and raw food which gets rid of cancer.

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I'm Susan and so far I've been lucky.  My mom had breast cancer twice and had mastectomies.  Luckily, it never returned.  My Dad had colon cancer.  I have a sister who's had breast cancer 3 times.  Numerous aunts and cousins have had breast cancer, too. I have an aunt with colon cancer and lost a dear friend recently to breast cancer.

As I said, I've been lucky so far.  Cancer is on both sides of my family and my daughter needs to be careful as it is runs in his family, too.

Anyway, good to be here.  A little about  myself........I'm an EMT part-time and was a substitute teacher recently.  I am a retired teacher.  I keep plenty busy with my cat Mae-Li.  My husband keeps me busy also.

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And Hans, thank you for the invitation!

Just joined. Cancer gallops in my family- and has impacted so many of my friends. My best friend, Inger, is a survivor of chemotherapy and is experiencing cancer fatigue.

A couple of years ago I came across a video by Jerry Brunneti (spelling?) called Food is Medicine.  In it he shared a great many valuable things... and some of the things that struck me is that, in "modern" medicine,  people are being fed with IV's of glucose (which feeds the cancer tumor/s)  and given morphine, which is NOT the thing to give because it suppresses the immune system.
Incredible!

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Welcome to the group. Do not worry about cancer being in the familly it is not a genetic disease that has been disproven time and again. It is more a lifestyle which also tends to run in the familly.
Please take a look at the info on the front page, there's lots of it and you'll find ways to help your loved ones.
Harmony. You are so right about the glucose thing (ridiculous). Modern medicine huh?!

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I feel honored and privileged to be invited to help host in Cassie's absence.  I am a two time breast cancer warrior, and with the help of this research, research group have changed a lot of my strageties at winning the war!  I am happy to be here and hope to get to know you all and hope that I can make some positive contributions...

Thank you Alf for inviting me! 

hugzzz to all

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Hi Alf,

Glad to be back, and I have some info I can share. But that will wait until next week. I want to finish the book I am reading first. Title: Evil Medicine. Wooo Who! It's juicy and it's true and it's heart wrenching all at the same time. But more importantly it is a gold mine of Education!

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Welcome back, I can't wait to hear your info!!!
Terri thanx for being a host and you are in the front seat this week as I'll be away. (Ask Ani if you need any help). ENJOY!

BRB!

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Thank You~Terri for the invitation~

I have a sister that survived colon cancer and my father has leukemia. 

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I put off so long in coming to this site though I was sent an invite some time ago. I suppose with my own issues of health I am feeling overwhelmed and having a lot of trouble now just meeting day to day issues. But however I am feeling, I am very appreciative of the invite.

I've been more or less walking around numb in regard to the news of my associate and friend who has been diagnosed with throat cancer. I suppose it is a strong reminder of the struggle of my late dear uncle's fight with lung cancer, my late father's with lip and throat cancer, my father in law's colon and stomach cancer, and my late mother in law's demise last year with ovarian cancer. Of course it echoes the lives of so many others i have known through the years with cancer and whom have also died from cancer.

I took the time to read all of the posts here and marvel at all of your stories and strength to address this subject matter. It is more than time of course for us as a society to really become involved in what is TRUTH, who are NOT reliable and trustworthy in terms of giving us valid information. The greed in research, medicine, for the pharmasecutical companies is a billion dollar business. So much corruptness and so strangulated in making sure the medical 'industry' responds to what their wishes are, instead of the public, that by now I am sure each of us really want a thorough investigation.

One can see why 'industries' remain lucrative as they are, which is by their continued stealing from those whom are the peoples suffering the most. I have seen the ineffectiveness of those being filled with endless drugs (research for the industry) only to die.

I think with a website as this and ongoing support from all of you it can grow into a very positive advocacy to fight back against the unscrupulous issues many of you have written about to date. Whatever you do, please don't stop offering your stories, as well the valid understandings of alternative medical supports that have and continue to address various types of cancer.

For the most part I 'try' to follow through on the threads, but many times I just don't have enough strength. But I want you to know what you offer is wonderful and inspiring. I wish you all every goodness and blessing to come your way.

Thank you again for the invitation.

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  Thank you for the invite Terri.  All I've done so far is read through this thread.  All I can say is WOW!!  I do hope to visit often... and learn.  And learn to support those who need it.

Huggssss....

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I am so happy to see so many of you that I invited.  Thank you for joining.

Alf and a few others have contributed so much to this site that it is a plethora of information for anyone looking for alternatives to traditional medicine. I already have learned much and it has taught me not to trust everything I read or see about conventional medicine.

I know that anyone who wants to post ?'s or stories about themselves or loved ones that would be welcomed and Alf will point you in a direction where you can possibly find something that my be of help!!  Ani is wonderful and keeps up up with our daily inspirations, and myself I am a newbie, but love to learn, and this is a great place to learn a lot!!

Nance Rose....thank for posting the sauna info...and thank you for the goodmorning..goonight hugs thread....

much love and hugzzzzzzzzzz to all

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to all the newbies and

I hope you will find some useful information here, that's what it is for and anything you want to contribute and share.
Please spread the info because no-one else will do it for us.
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 not feeling quite that bouncy, on my second encounter with caner of my own. My Father was a British Royal Navy Nuclear Teast Vet and I was conceived just after he got home. At Poly, taking my 1st degree one of my tutors had a bet on with my personal tutot that I wouldn't make it to graduation. I graduated in 1983!

Damn the person who came up with radio therapy, drug therapy and damn the development of opiates as a 'cure ' for the pain of cancer. I faught agaist going onto opiates for ages but my pian specialist promised it would be for 4 weeks until my bilateral mastectomies were done. So now , 4 years on I am a weird half thing with one hell of a legal opiate habit and I am angry but perhaps oneday I will find my femininity again when I can get reconstruction.

I don't blame my Father, bless him , he died of leukeamia, thanks to the government nuke testing programme and damn the drug companies.

There must be a more natural GENTLE cure to this outrage that overtakes our bodies.

I'm good at  , and . Though I love my , , ,,,(fostered) without the water as mine can't swim. I also have lots of  who live in my heart forever. I can't decide if I am a or, wot no bikers! ?

Glad to be with you all, , , ,

Ski M....

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