Does anyone still look at this thing?

Debating whether or not to quit writing here since I haven't since last November!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wishing everyone a safe, blessed and peaceful Thanksgiving. There is much to be thankful for: Family, friends and even our pets! Of course, I can't leave them out. Enjoy!

So neglectful

In my mind I assume the entire world is on Facebook. I am on there regularly (okay, what I really mean is TOO MUCH!) and I completely forget about my blog. I forget that people read blogspot and not necessarily Facebook.

I have had trouble getting into a healthy, consistent routine since returning from Pennsylvania in August. I have been very apathetic about everything. I see my shrink later this week as I have been told that apathy can be a side effect of the meds I'm taking.

Good news: I am doing freelance transcription work. I got the all clear on my annual PET scan earlier this month. YAY and praise God for both things!

My sister Van visited at the end of October. We walked for the American Cancer Society's Making Strides 5K and got in some nice beach time. Becky came to visit towards the end of Van's visit. I really enjoyed their company. It was fun!

The holidays are quickly descending on us and I am already starting to get a bit blue about all of it. Missing my brothers John, Ed and my folks. The holidays just seem to intensify the loss. I'll figure out a way to muddle through it.

I have a lot of catching up to do on those of you who blog here. I've missed reading about how you are all doing! :(

P.S. I've added a "captcha" step for posting comments. I think we can all do without the Viagra spam. :P

Bon Voyage!

My niece Marissa left for Spain on Monday. She's on a scholarship to teach English in middle school. She'll return sometime next June. She hopes to enter graduate school not too long after. I'm sure this is going to be quite an adventure for her!

Also on Monday, I brought Stella to the vet. She had some blood oozing from her scar, not a lot, but it concerned me. In addition, I was concerned about a thick lump that my sister-in-law Linda discovered next to the scar. Fortunately the scar is okay and the lump is a hemotoma from the surgery. Another sigh of relief.

This weekend I'm going up to the Villages. My friend Maxine arranged a mass for John Saturday evening.

Good news!

For a change.

Stella's mast cells came back as grade 1, thank you Jesus! Benign would have been the best outcome, but this is second best and I am grateful. We just have to be on the lookout for any new growths. I was literally making myself sick with worry. I couldn't take another piece of bad news.

Linda came with me to my oncologist appointment yesterday. Everything went well. He congratulated me on 2+ years post-lumpectomy. I'll continue to see him every 6 months. I asked him about having my yearly PT scan, but he said I don't have to have it, but if it would give me piece of mind, he'd order it. I opted to have it done next month.

Marissa sat with the dogs while we were gone. Thank you!

Is it the middle of September already?

Stella's doing well. She's eating, drinking, pooping, peeing. She still is moving a little gingerly and I have to keep her from licking her scar, but she's good. I give her a pain pill once a day and an antibiotic twice a day. She really doesn't seem to be in pain, so she may not need the pain meds tomorrow. I hope and pray she will be fine going forward.

Thursday I have my long-delayed appointment with my medical oncologist. I have an MRI scheduled for early December and I should have my yearly PET scan in October. I'll ask him about that.

I was worried about leaving Stella since I'll be gone for 2 or 3 hours, but my sister-in-law Linda will come over and hang out with her. THANK YOU!

Now the wait

Back home with Stella. She has a big, ugly scar with lots of stitches. He removed 3 other growths near the one bad one. Hopefully they are just fatty tumors. Histopathology report should be back by Friday. Now we just have to wait. I'm not very good at that. :(