First off, Merry Christmas!
I have missed posting but I needed to gather my thoughts before I could write them down. I am usually "off the cuff" but felt that I needed to compose something epic.
Oh, screw that noise, I am just going to talk about myself, my favorite subject! Besides, all that "composing" crap is just me being lazy!
As of my last foray into the blog world, I completed chemo a week after spending a week in the hospital with an E coli infection. The infection was worse than the cancer surgery, reconstruction, recovery and chemo wrapped all together. At least it felt that way. Maybe it is like childbirth, as time progresses, you forget how bad it was.
Unfortunately, I had a C section so I have no idea how bad childbirth is as far as labor and pain go. Then I had the painless process of having two stepsons bestowed upon me.
Therefore, the infection, in my memory, has been the worst experience health wise that I can remember. As time goes on, I am sure that something will replace it. Or not. I hope I don't have anything that bad happen again. I try to take care of myself, but when I fail, I have Mark to help me.
So with this being the holiday season, I would like to say that I appreciate my family. All of them, near and far, and they are all pretty far away, Heather is the closest in proximity in California. Nick in Michigan. Tony in New York. But I have Mark here with me and that is what counts. Kids move on with their own lives. That is human nature.and I can deal with that. Except when I can't. Then Mark holds me when I cry.
Looking forward to keeping you all up to date on my status on a more regular basis, but for now, just letting you all know that I am still here and am getting stronger and healthier every day!
Happy New Year, too!
