Status update

Jun 27

This month Dr. Wonderful has ordered three separate blood tests on me: a cell search, tumor markers, and a chemistry panel. …All of my tests came back normal.  Normal, people, is code for boring. Medically boring: yippee!!! Since all of the evidence coming back indicates that everything is normal, Dr. Wonderful thinks we will do a scan “in the...

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She’s all in

Jun 22

She’s all in

Greta came over to me at the pool with a pouty face.  She had her arms crossed, stomped her feet, and a mega scowl, “Mommy!  My fwiend took my bucket.”  She held this pose of outrage while she waited me to save her from the worst atrocity in the world. Me, in my exaggerated happy nonchalant voice: “No problem G; it’s good to give her a turn....

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Making plans

Jun 20

It’s coming up on the the three month mark since my last scan.  Dr. Wonderful and I will discuss when we will  next scan at my next appointment (on Monday).  It could be anytime between now and three months from now (6 months total is the longest he will let me go without a scan).  The more I think about it, the more I feel better about the scanning (thus...

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Living my list

Jun 09

Living my list

Lately I’ve been making a list of words and things and actions and fluff that bring me joy.  It’s a mish-mash of inspiration: the trendy word art that is everywhere these days, my own in-process word wall, and an exercise in joy-seeking.  That’s how I see myself: I’m a relentless joy-seeker. swing high climb mountains say cheers share dessert...

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What recovering from chemo looks like

Jun 08

How am I feeling?  I’m getting that question a lot these days as I am out and about so I thought I would answer it here.  Summertime is fun: everyone emerges from the winter hibernation.  We no longer scurry from our warm cars to our warm homes; we meander and stroll and turn our faces to the sun and to each other. Per my latest scan (March 2014), I have No...

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