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Gone but not forgotten
Athena , Sorry to hear about your Mom and your husband . That ring will be gorgeous and a great reminder of your mother .
he was diagnosed with polycythemia over 10 years ago and are grateful for the good years we've had since. Monday we meet with a doctor about his possibly entering a clinical trial for a promising new drug
I I'm sure Amethyst can relate!
May the bling bring you joy ...I had an interesting Bling experience yesterday!
When my late wife was dying of cancer I started researching clinical trials, but not one of them would accept people who had been exposed to previous medications/procedures, (chemo, radiation, etc), for fear it would skew the results.
I'm assuming his doc knows of any such limitations and that DH has a good chance of getting into the study.
Yeah, I'd say so! My Dad bought an inexpensive Breitling back in the 1970s just because he liked it. Apparently it's now "vintage" and desirable. He's 85 and still wears it daily.
Do these qualify?
I don't know.
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Saw S.1 and his S.O. recently at a get-together. I had to ask DW if S.O.'s engagement ring was bigger/nicer than hers (different cuts). As is often the case in this area, I sparked laughter. Apparently the kids didn't just go to the pawnshop and buy a "reasonable" diamond like we did. (They can easily afford it though...)
I had an interesting Bling experience yesterday.
Last month we visited my 85-year old mother, who is getting hospice care at home for the cancer that's ravaging her body (she chose not to fight it and we support that). She's been giving away a lot of her things and as the oldest daughter I got her engagement ring and another diamond engagement ring that belonged to a great-great aunt. Mom always wore both but said she was afraid they'd disappear if she ended up unconscious in a hospital. I bought a 3rd diamond to match them from Blue Nile.
Two days ago we got the news that my husband's polycythemia has morphed to acute myeloid leukemia. We've known this was a possibility since he was diagnosed with polycythemia over 10 years ago and are grateful for the good years we've had since. Monday we meet with a doctor about his possibly entering a clinical trial for a promising new drug, but it may be Game Over and, at almost 78, it's to be expected.
So- with that happy prologue- yesterday I went into the nicest jewelry store in the area (Tivol, for those of you who know KC) and handed over the rings and the 3rd diamond to have them all set in a platinum band. As they wrote it up, I had plenty of time to wander around and admire the merchandise, most of it laughingly outside of my reality (a lovely diamond parure- too substantial to be called a necklace- was $55,000). It was beautiful, it was calming. These things are virtually permanent (provided they're not lost or stolen). The workmanship was amazing. The ring I'm having made, God willing, will go to my daughter-in-law and then to my granddaughter.
I'm not into retail therapy but it was good to be briefly surrounded by such beauty, even though it was partially man-made. I'm sure Amethyst can relate!
Enjoy your beauty however or wherever you find it. losing a hubby, a baby brother and a best friend all under 55 has definitely drummed home the "life is short" point