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| Ah Paris! |
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| My little pink moka pot |
Going to Paris is a #1 priority for me. Just haven’t had the
opportunity yet. Yes, yes, I travel to Europe frequently but I just haven’t had
a Paris adventure yet. I’ll get there eventually. Buying an espresso machine is
another to do item. Sometimes you just need to get down to basics and get it
done (and yes, I make an awesome coffee with a stovetop moka pot).
Now that I’m on short term disability I have a lot of
thinking time.
I make mental lists. To do lists. Things I need for the
house, supermarket lists, time to clean out the closet lists. What if I have to
spend a day or two in the hospital and I haven’t organized my closet? Thinking
like that could qualify me for a role in a Woody Allen film.
Being a cancer patient has given me a lot of thinking time.
Chemotherapy is officially over. The familiar territory of the Cancer Center of
MGH Danvers will not be so familiar anymore. At least not until I start
radiation. The familiar has stepped aside for the unknown. Surgery will be
scheduled. Radiation will be scheduled. It will be a new territory. Am I
scared? Yes, a little. It’s normal. Fear of the unknown is human nature.
For my first chemo session I was a train wreck. Today was my
last session. I was a pro.
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| Great latte |
The most important
thing on my to do list right now is to get better. That, along with being with
family and friends tops the list. Oh yes. And an espresso machine!
Thank you Rosemary Grant and Dr. Erica Linden for keeping me
sane and healthy.
Yes, chemo side effects suck but I managed to live through
it with your guidance and support. I love you both.
Thanks to all my friends and family here and in Trieste,
Italy for keeping me smiling.
And most important thanks to my husband Stu and our son
Spencer for being wonderful. I couldn’t do this without you both.
Treatment stats: 1/3 down. 2/3 to go.
Chemo stats: 8 down. 0 to go.
BOOYAH! I did it!!!
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