Thanks to the lovely people visiting during this Thanksgiving Holiday, I had a pleasant couple of days baking and cooking to my hearts content. Thankfully the abundance of food was matched by an abundance of help. And even more thanks for the fact that I am home and am cancer free and [...]
Its tacos with no hot sauce but that’s a far cry from no tacos at all. I ate a taco for dinner. That is my health update. Instead of measuring my progress in slow agonizing steps, things seem to be changing daily. Healing is moving faster. But I’m an ungrateful [...]
Tuesday I received the wonderful news that (although it has been cozy, friendly, pleasant and nice to be near family) my sojourn in Utah is over. I get to leave the warm sunshine of Utah and return to the frozen north country.
I had one last visit with the Mad Hatter, my surgeon [...]
On Thursday I had one more journey under anesthetic, one more trip to outpatient surgery. This time the procedure will help me overcome the aftermath of radiation therapy.
I’ve understood all along that radiation therapy would be hard on my body but up until now I’ve been absorbed mostly by worries about cancer and keeping [...]