BACK IN THE SADDLE!

Greetings dear loyal readers!  Sorry I have missed several weeks - unfortunate new developments...  despite four different kinds of treatment this year, my buggies have continued to grow - so I'm back in chemo.  THINK SHRINK!!   While this new growth (a significant tumor in my abdomen) is not the news I hoped for, I am thinking POSITIVE and am determined to evict these unwanted tenants.  This recurrent disease is indeed a challenge, but I am determined to beat the odds!

The good news is that I had my first carboplatin/ taxol treatment yesterday, and it went very smoothly.  Today of course is the steroid high day - I cleaned house and we worked outside in the yard.  We got our load of wood for the wood stove and moved it to stack for the winter.  We put away our deck furniture and trimmed some stalks as the garden goes to bed.  It felt so fabulous to be outside enjoying a wonderful fall afternoon!

So now at least the government is reopened (what a circus that has been).  This means that federally funded cancer research can again go on.  Of course, while 800,000 people went without income, the congress continued to receive salaries AND had their gym open!  What a country...time for revolution!

Being part of a huge national strike against this domination by big money is on MY bucket list!!  Until next week... xxx