Like a lot of folks, I have been reflecting on the disaster that was 2016. I’m pretty happy to be moving on to 2017. It was a year of so many challenges and not fun stuff. And yet, here I am, still kicking. Christmas was actually pretty nice this year, minus the hassles of traveling. […]
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Um, I couldn’t find a fancy meme with the right quote so how about a sunset pic from Naples instead? I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving doing whatever it is you chose to do. It was a quiet day here which was perfect. The clouds kept me from the beach but that’s ok. I […]
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Gosh, I have not written here since early October. Where has the time gone? To catch you up on things….I started the book and now need to do the hard part. By the time I am done working for the day, my brain is too tired to do much besides take a nap. But I’ll […]
Read the rest of this entry »And so I decided…
Decided what, you ask? Well, I think I have decided to go ahead with trying to write a book of some sort. Yes, indeed. I figure the challenge will be writing it, not sure about the publishing part. It’s pretty easy to publish an e-book on Amazon these days. We’ll see. I started keeping a […]
Read the rest of this entry »A bit of good news!
So the CT scan results came in last week and it was all good news! No signs of cancer in my pelvic area! There was one teeny tiny nodule in my right lung which may be totally benign. Since there was no prior scan for comparison, they are going to do another can in […]
Read the rest of this entry »Happy Anniversary
So today is Twisted Kismet’s third anniversary! Time sure does fly! We’ll start with a brief update. I am officially done with the treatment plan and feel like I have mostly recovered. Next up will be a CT scan later on this week to determine if the treatment worked. I am feeling a bit anxious […]
Read the rest of this entry »Sometimes it’s all about perspective…
I know. I have neglected this blog for a long time….don’t take it personally. I just haven’t been in the mood to write here, there, or anywhere. It’s been a strange couple of months. So I have two more rounds of chemo under my invisible belt and only ONE left to go. I hope, fingers […]
Read the rest of this entry »I’m still here!
Yeah, I know, it’s been a while. The last few weeks have been a blur. I started to feel better during the fifth and final week of radiation. Not sure why that is, except that my body possibly started getting used to the daily nuking. Most of the side effects (aside from tiring easily) are […]
Read the rest of this entry »Some days are darker than others…
I really needed to read those words as a reminder to be kinder to myself. I had been doing rather well, mentally, for a couple of months. And then Thursday happened. It all started with such a trivial thing but it turned into a dark day. Many folks have this perception that cancer is somehow […]
Read the rest of this entry »Where does the time go?
How can it almost be June already? The days left in my 51st year are rapidly dwindling. So I didn’t post anything here last weekend and there are reasons for that. No, I was not out doing wonderful and exciting things. Not anything close to that. I was feeling crappy and grumpy and figured no […]
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