I am in here.
Saw the oncologist for the first time today. Good news from the CAT scans: no metastasis; the tumor is Stage I or maybe very, very early Stage II. However, I still get to go through all the chemotherapy, radiation, and probably surgery. My hair gets to fall out in chunks. I’m glad they told me … Continue reading Friday night
The CAT scan took place last night, and was surprisingly quick. Preparing me for the scan took slightly longer than the scan itself. No gown or anything, just me and my clothes, sans jeans (metal buttons). IV contrast added, which felt something like a hot flash, so I was used to it. Twice sliding through … Continue reading I learn a new language
And today was such a beautiful day outside, even though the cold here in Cincinnati is still pretty severe. And it still was a beautiful day all through it. People like me get philosophical on days like today (and all the other kinds of days, too). Like, what would you do if something awful happened … Continue reading It's a beautiful day
That title sounds way too much like the title of an old sci-fi/mystery series. But that is indeed what I am turning into. I spend my daytime hours waiting for it to get dark in the afternoon so I can write properly. I am learning to sleep in late. Five thousand words to go. Theoretically, … Continue reading Night Writer
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