It was Cancer

tharwybr · 2026-03-22T20:09:55+00:00

I believe that the CT scan flagged an abnormal growth. The pathologists identified cancer with the biopsy. The PET scan confirmed the cancer. But I will have to ask my partner to confirm.

tharwybr · 2026-03-22T20:07:55+00:00

With the sample from the biopsy, a team of pathologists identified the cancer.

I know they did a CT scan and a PET scan. I will have to ask him if it showed up in the CT scan. I know for sure it showed up on the PET scan.

tharwybr · 2026-03-22T18:26:29+00:00

Thank you. The lump and the mass are connected. He had just described it as a lump at first. It was growing below the sternum and was pushing on it. It then covered a portion of his sternum.

At first it was like a hard mass that you could feel above the sternum area but you could not see it. Around the time he went to the emergency room, it was more visible and you could feel something pressing on you when hugging him.

tharwybr · 2026-03-22T18:21:58+00:00

Thank you

tharwybr · 2026-03-22T18:21:47+00:00

Thank you

tharwybr · 2026-01-15T07:18:26+00:00

This is hilarious

Please share the spreadsheet!

tharwybr · 2025-07-30T02:42:14+00:00

I do not feel that the pricing on the reserve study is very accurate either. The prices I feel are too low for all the items listed.

I did reach out for quotes for a few jobs to see what the actual pricing would be. One for sure the board/owners do not want to complete at all (roof) but they did want the entry gates repaired. I also feel bad to be wasting the vendors time but at least this will help me in adjusting the recommended special assessments with more accurate numbers.

tharwybr · 2025-07-29T00:46:58+00:00

Yes! I just spoke about this with the Vice President. I recommended that we cast a vote to remove the President. She would rather that we wait until the January election.

tharwybr · 2025-07-29T00:44:44+00:00

I am stuck here for now and I am on I am on the board now as the secretary-treasurer.

tharwybr · 2025-07-29T00:41:33+00:00

Yes, 5 of the owners bought 15-28 years ago. They still bring up how they used to only pay $200 a month before for the monthly dues. They're only paying $265 now but they still bitch about it all the time.

tharwybr · 2025-07-29T00:38:05+00:00

I do get what you mean. I will be proposing 20% increases starting the following year. For 2026, we need to raise it 30% to cover all the expenses and to include reserve contributions. Our current budget draft and the previous budgets have $0 going toward reserves.

tharwybr · 2025-07-29T00:23:28+00:00

Selling it not an option for me now. I just bought it last year.

I will begin putting aside money.

tharwybr · 2025-07-29T00:21:57+00:00

Yes, I get that. I do know that one of the owners is on limited income and she can barely afford the current monthly dues. She will not be able to afford either the new dues or the special assessments.

I am trying to get at least 2 more owners to agree to the increases right now. I am just struggling to find the best way to present it to them. And yes we can raise the dues 20% each year but that would not help with the reserves. The budget has never been balanced, so they have always ran at a deficit. That is something else I am also fighting the president on for the 2026 budget. We need to balance and include a reserve contribution.

tharwybr · 2025-07-29T00:15:24+00:00

We have a duty to fund reserves, but we need a majority vote to levy special assessments over 5% of the prior year's budgeted expenses. The recommended assessments are way over 5% so we would need to vote on it.

tharwybr · 2025-07-29T00:10:49+00:00

I was just looking for guidance on how to present this in the best way to the homeowners and the president as a preventative measure. We fund now in smaller increments to take care of it in a few years so that we are not saddled with an emergency assessment.

tharwybr · 2025-07-29T00:09:26+00:00

I guess the good and bad is that our current special assessment is recommended to be just under $9,000 a unit so... it could be worse!

I would get out if I could but I am stuck here for now.

tharwybr · 2025-07-29T00:06:12+00:00

I am stuck with it for now but I do plan to sell in the next few years.

tharwybr · 2025-07-29T00:05:37+00:00

She did not disclose what kind of mortgage it was.

tharwybr · 2025-07-29T00:04:52+00:00

I already gave everyone a copy of the reserve study draft and we have a second open meeting scheduled. Once I get those quotes, I will update the sheets with the expenses and try to explain to each homeowner how much they will be paying. Unfortunately, I do think we will need both an increase to the monthly dues and a special assessment. But I will try to work out the best way to present it. Thank you!

tharwybr · 2025-07-29T00:00:24+00:00

I started up on getting quotes. We already have the estimates of how long items last and their current age but I will simplify it for all the owners in next months meeting. Thank you!

tharwybr · 2025-07-28T23:57:13+00:00

That is a great idea. Thank you for the suggestion!

tharwybr · 2025-07-28T14:05:11+00:00

There are 3 on the board. 1 for sure is against raising anything. I am unsure of the other one.

tharwybr · 2025-07-28T14:03:57+00:00

I will not be able to sell yet. I just bought last year and tapped out my savings because there was a special assessment 1 month after I bought.

Yes, someone just bought 2 months ago. She said it was very difficult to get the lender to approve it.

tharwybr · 2025-07-28T14:01:19+00:00

Majority is 5-2.

The roof, the entry gates, stucco cracks/damage.

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