I am back to my NEW self! Chemo is over! Radiation is over! I'm doing yoga and making jam. There is what passes for grass in my back yard! Things are definitely getting better. I still crash every few days and then sleep for 12 to 14 hours for a couple days in a row, but that will lessen with time - I have no doubt.
I kicked radiation's butt too! I didn't blister or peel. I got a little red, slightly flaky in a small area of my back, that's about it. I still look like I was sun bathing half topless - but only the girls in the change room at the gym would know that! With my parting of the ways from Brown Eyes and Blue Eyes, my only exposure is with other grungy worker-outers.
Bluesfest starts tomorrow! Syd is only away with her dad until Sunday and Logan didn't go at all this year. That means that I will have kids around during BF for the first time in many years. Bummer! Oh well, maybe they can head down and take in a show for once.
Laurie and I are biking to BF like every year. It's definitely the way to go with free, guarded bike parking for the entire festival and it's way easier than trying to get on a bus with 10,000 others at the end of the night. The weather promises to be hot and sunny so far - I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
I was supposed to meet with Doc Arnault on July 5 but it has been postponed until the 30th. It's a minor hiccup and is not much of a wait so I'm not worried. Quite a change from when I was meeting with Mirsky and couldn't wait to be cut open to remove the tumours. I like this feeling of calm and quiet resolution much better. If Mirsky had postponed a visit by over three weeks I think I would have lost my mind.
In keeping with Dr S's admonition to "not become a cancer survivor", I working towards putting the cancer behind me, but keeping the love and lessons with me as I move forward to the next 46 years. I would love if you would help me to do this. I am having a party on Saturday, July 21 at my place. (Let me know if you need the address) I am asking that, if you can, please bring a rock with you. I am going to place all these rocks in my new gardens as a symbol of the support you have all given me through this reedonkulous journey and the strength that comes from knowing one is not alone. In this way I can create a beautiful and lasting refuge in my yard and take forward the good things that have come out of the past year and leave the cancer itself far behind. I know that many of you aren't in Ottawa - or even Canada - but consider making this a holiday destination and joining us. It would be great.
Let me know who you think is a "don't miss act" at BF this year. So far my new fave is Bright Light Social Hour. They're awesome!
