Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!



I have so much to be thankful for this year!!

First I am thankful to be alive and well to enjoy the Thanksgiving weekend with my family and friends.  This time last year I had no idea what was coming my way in one short month.  It has been a year of trials and triumphs to be sure.

I am thankful for my co-workers who have gone out of their way to make sure I know they are behind me 100% and they might even miss me, mostly my sarcasm ;)  I can never repay them for keeping me in their thoughts and prayers while I am away.  Their latest dislay 😀❤

I am thankful for my friends who have been with me all the way through.  They have been there if I need them and have been there when maybe I thought I didn't.  They have been understanding of my sickness,  but have also helped me feel "normal" when I needed to.  Another group of people I can never repay for their friendship.

I am thankful for my family who have been with me every step of the way.  This is a diagnosis that no family ever wants to hear.  The shock and initial despair is hard on all involved but we have bounced back together and look forward to the future, including a wedding!!


I am thankful for my dog, Lola who has been my constant companion through the entire process and done nothing but love me.

And finally, I am thankful for my husband.  30 years ago we made a promise to each other never really knowing what was to come.  He has been my rock, my friend, my companion, my love through this entire battle.  He has asked all the questions when my mind stopped at the word "cancer".  He has been there to pick me up when I was so down, who made me push myself when I thought I couldn't, my travel companion that reminds me to relax and enjoy life, and the man who takes care of me better than anyone else could.

I have visited with both my radiologist and my oncologist.  I am released from my radiologist with a visit in 3 months.  My skin has healed and is about a week away from being totally healed.  The body is an amazing thing.  To have suffered such burning and be healed again with little to no indication of how bad it was, wow.  I am now working with my Oncologist and will start my oral chemo on December 1st.  I will take 4 pills in the morning and 4 at night, two weeks on and 1 week off, for 6 months.  The last adventure.  I had a CT scan that was blurry and inconclusive so I have a retake in a week.  Shouldn't have sneezed 😕  I'm looking for good results :)

I believe the light is at the end of the tunnel.  I hope to be back to work February 6th, barring any complications.   It's been quite a year.

I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving and enjoys the chaos that is to come preparing for Christmas.